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Briefly Safety seal DAVAO City– The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday urged all establishments to apply for a safety seal to entice more consumers.

In a statement, DTI 11 (Davao region) Director Ma. Belenda Ambi said the Safety Seal Certification Program would benefit both the consumers and establishments.

“With the Safety Seal, the consumers are assured that the shops or stores they are visiting are compliant with the government’s guidelines. As a result, the establishments carrying such a certification would gain the public’s confidence.

It must be noted, though, that they need to meet certain requirements first before getting a Safety Seal,” Ambi said.

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Power demand up due to economic resurgence

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By ANTONIO L. COLINA, MindaNews

AVAO City — The demand for electricity in Mindanao has significantly increased in the first semester of this year, driven by the “resurgence of economic activities” on the island, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said.

During his presentation on “Mindanao Economic Situ at i one r” v i a Z o om on We d ne s d ay, R ome o Mo n t e n e g r o, a s s i s t a n t secretary of MinDA, said Mindanao noted an uptick in electricity consumption, bringing the current power

HOME. Flag-draped casket containing the remains of 1Lt. Sheena Alexandrea Tato is brought inside their home in Davao City on Friday, July 9, 2021. 1Lt. Tato, a nurse, was among those who perished in the fatal crash of a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft in Sulu. mindanews photo by manman dejeto

BARMM solons to prioritize passage of 10 salient reg’l laws COTABATO City– Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BTABARMM) have agreed to prioritize the enactment of 10 key legislative measures for this year.

This, after BTA members, completed Thursday their four-day strategic planning for the passage of BARMM priority measures under the European Union-funded Support to Bangsamoro Transition program.

“In general, the local government, electoral, and revenue codes remained the priority bills of the parliament,” BTA Majority Floor Leader Lanang Ali Jr. said in a statement Friday.

He identified seven other important measures that are set for passage this year as the Bangsamoro Agro-Fishery Code; Bangsamoro Labor Code; Budget/ Appropriations Act (FY 2022); L aw Strengthening or Replacing the Regional Madrasah PASSAGE/PAGE 11

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demand back to a level prior to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

He s ai d Mi nd ana o’s current daily consumption averages from 1,800 to 1,900 megawatts (MW) amid the pandemic compared with 1,300 to 1,400 MW beginning

Green energy TWO PROGRAMS that combine agricultural and renewable energy development in off-grid areas of Mindanao were recently launched as part of the rural growth strategy for the southern Philippines.

One project, the Integration of Productive Uses of Renewable Energy for Sustainable and Inclusive Energization in Mindanao (I-PURE Mindanao), will cover 10 pilot areas that are already agriculturally productive but lack power supply to expand.

With 4.5 million euros (P264.91 million) worth of funding from the European Union (EU), I-PURE Mindanao will set up solarpowered facilities to run coffee dryers, ice-making machines, and irrigation systems in communities in the Bangsamoro and Soccsksargen regions.

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May last year. Prior to the pandemic, Montenegro said daily power consumption was averaging between 1,700 MW and 1,800 MW. Mindanao has 27 provinces and 33 cities across six regions.

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Boosting cooperative sector in Bangsamoro THE programs for the cooperative sector are laid down in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

One of which is the construction of a two-story Cooperative and Women Multipurpose Building in Barangay Batulawan, Pikit, North Cotabato.

The project worth PHP4.6 million was included in the 2020 Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) of the Office of Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Member of Parliament Diamila Disimban-Ramos.

The Bangsamoro Ministry of Public Works (MPW) Maguindanao I District Engineering Office is the implementing agency, under the leadership of Minister Eduard Guerra.

In a news release on Friday, Ramos said this institutional project will provide jobs for the Bangsamoro people.

“Sa pamamagitan nito at sa agapay ng ating lokal na pamahalaan at ng Bangsamoro Government, mayroon na BOOSTING/PAGE 11

UNSTABLE PORK PRICES. A meat dealer prepares pork inside Agdao Market in Davao City. Vendors have lamented the unstable supply of pork as the swine industry has yet to recover from the impact of African Swine Fever (ASF). mindanews photo

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Local Crash survivor thankful to serve his province

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AMBOANGA City– One of the soldiers who survived in the July 4 Air Force plane crash is thankful that God has kept him alive to grant his wish to serve Sulu, his home province.

“Malaking pasasalamat ko sa Diyos naka-survive ako. Excited ako mapunta ng Jolo para makapag-

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serbisyo (I am so thankful to God that I survived. I am excited to be in Sulu to serve),” Sgt. Al-Ameen Sahibuddin, a native of Jolo, Sulu, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview on Saturday.

Sahibuddin, who is on his 21st year in service, was assigned in Caraga

Region since the time he enlisted in the Philippine Army.

He said his first assignment was with the 26th Infantry Battalion (IB) and then with the Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division, Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de

Oro City.

“Mag-rereport ako sa unit ko para mag-serbisyo sa Jolo kung magaling na ako (I will report to the unit to serve Jolo once I recover),” said Sahibuddin, assigned to the 35IB in Patikul, Sulu.

He wished to serve in his home province until he retires from the military

Andanar to LGUs: Go the extra mile in public service delivery LIANGA, Surigao del Sur – Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar on Saturday urged his fellow public servants to go the extra mile to ensure that the public programs and projects are delivered to people at the grassroots.

In his message during the launch of the 128th Malasakit Center at the Lianga District Hospital, Andanar reminded local

government unit officials to also intensify the fight against corruption.

“Sa akong mga kauban sa serbisyo publiko ug sa atong mga lokal government units, usa lang ang among hangyo: ayaw intawon ninyo lisodlisoda ang atong isig ka Pilipino. Magtinabangay ta arun mas mulambo pa ang atong mga komunidad (To my fellow public servants and to our local government units, we only

ask one thing from you: Do not put our fellow Filipinos in a difficult situation.

Instead, let us help each other in order to have a more progressive community),” he said.

“Pahingusgan usab nato ang kampanya batok korapsyon. Let’s go the extra mile to serve the public better and more efficiently (Let us also intensify the campaign against corruption. Let’s

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Andanar represented Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, at the event.

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Sahibuddin is among the 14 soldiers recuperating at the Heroes Ward of Camp Navarro General Hospital (CNGH).

He recalled that he was seated near the fuselage during the flight from Cagayan de Oro to Jolo, Sulu and he held tight when the plane crashed in Sitio Amman, Barangay Bangkal, Patikul, Sulu.

“Kumapit lang ako kasi natabunan din ako ng mga bagahe (I braced myself since I was pinned by the baggage),” he said which also protected him as the plane caught fire.

The soldier added that he was lucky he did not lose consciousness despite the impact of the crash and he was able to run

upon seeing an opening and did not mind the raging flames.

He even managed to pull some of the survivors to a safe distance and removed their smoldering uniforms.

Sahibuddin said he was relieved and thankful at the sight of the soldiers and other first responders at the crash site.

He also expressed sympathy to the families of the soldiers who died.

The Lockheed aircraft was transporting soldiers to Jolo to be deployed to their battalions. Around 96 people were recorded in the C-130's flight manifest, including three pilots and five aircrews.

The death toll stands at 52-- 49 troops and three civilians. (PNA)

Teaching Procreates Life MAYDY B. MAGHILUM SSHT-I SENOTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OROQUIETA CITY DIVISION

The verities of teaching unfold human life.

There are good truths of learning and teaching. An institution as an avenue of learning has been requiring if possible good teachers and good administrators who are as happy teachers and happy administrators; they are professionals who are called to serve with positive attitude to learners. As professionals it is best encouraged to serve the academe and the learners bearing good and positive attitude. Basically,

teachers as an epitome of good values may remember that teaching is a profession.

It is a not merely a profession to teach learners the target competencies for the day, but a teaching profession associated to ministry. Ministry as it is personally stated means educational evangelization. It is a ministry of spiritual journey for education purposes.... for teaching, teaching to application and application for human life development.

The service rendered daily by teachers hallmark not just professional and personal dimensions but spiritual dimensions for learners’ development. The reasons why teaching has been called as an educational ministry may credited to the statement that teaching is a service for inspiration and motivation. It is not only a show of waving hand and nodding head of acknowledgement to learners and to teachers greeting in the class or in the lobby, but a cheerful grin of beauty showing enthusiasms of love, respect, and inspiration to learners and to teachers. It is profession that is more than pedagogy but of spiritual dimension because human development does not only require learning the life skills but more on the unfolding of g o o d v a lu e s w h e re enthusiasm, love, respect and other positive traits are needed. It is an involvement of values of both teachers and learners to make the entire educative process a spiritual journey. Teachers as purveyors of truths exude life and they generate better version of integrity and credibility. The grand truths of teaching are more on spiritual dimension beyond learning the theory. It is a not only teaching, learning and applying the pedagogy but of teaching, learning and applying how to procreate human life and another human lives through spirituality.

Banking&Finance 3 Over 31K borrowers benefit from gov’t’s Islamic banking sector’s interest-free loan growth slows down

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SOME 31,409 borrowers have benefitted from the zero-interest loan funded by the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, or the Bayanihan 2, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported.

During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Wednesday, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said a total of P4.79 billion were already rolled out by the Small Business (SB) Corp. to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that were affected by the pandemic.

As of July 6, Lopez said nearly P4.57 billion worth

of loans were approved for 30,345 MSMEs under the Bayanihan CARES (Covid-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises).

Under the CARES for Travel (Tourism Rehabilitation and Vitalization of Enterprises and Livelihood), in partnership with the Department of Tourism, SB Corp. approved 436 applications with loans amounting to P188 million.

Lopez said loan uptake from the tourism industry remains low as many tourism establishments are reluctant to borrow if their sectors are still closed.

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HE COUNTRY’S Islamic banking industry is unlikely to see new players in the near-term as other lenders have little interest in venturing into the sector, likely due to the risks and costs of offering these products, S&P Global Ratings said.

The debt watcher said in a note on Tuesday that while there is a potential market for would-be players in the country, Al Amanah Islamic Investment Bank is likely to keep its position as the “sole Shari’ah specialist in the next few years.”

“We don’t expect material progress from other banks given they have not shown much interest in serving this market. This could be due to high cost of setting up branches in the region as well as potentially higher credit risk due to the low-income profile of the borrowers,” S&P said.

Islamic banks operate under Shari’ah-compliant principles such as the non-involvement of riba or interest. It also allows fundraising through “sukuk,” a bond-like instrument.

In December 2019,

the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released BSP Circular 1069, which provided guidelines for the establishment of Islamic banks and banking units, and Circular 1070, which set the Shari’ah governance framework.

The issuances were released following the enactment of Republic Act 11439 in August 2019, which provided for regulation and organization of Islamic banks in the Philippines, with BSP as the regulator in charge.

BSP officials said they have received inquiries

about Islamic banking from interested parties, but no applications to establish an Islamic bank or banking unit have been submitted so far.

S&P said there are opportunities for new entrants to the sector as financial inclusion in the country remains low. Only 29% of the Philippines’ adult population have accounts with financial institutions as of 2019, leaving 51.2 million unbanked, based on data from the central bank.

“About 5%-6% of the population is Islamic, BANKING/PAGE 10

BSP seen to keep accommodative policy sans add'l stimulus measure THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) accommodative monetary policy is expected to remain amidst the deceleration of inflation rate last June to 4.1 percent to buoy the economy sans an additional stimulus measure.

In a report on Tuesday, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said he expects the BSP’s record-low overnight reverse repurchase (RRP) rate of 2 percent to

remain until the foreseeable future, as well as possible cut in banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) since the economy greatly needs these.

“The economy still needs all the support measures that it could get to help sustain recovery from Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, especially in view of the adverse economic effects of the 1.5-month lockdown measures in NCR (National Capital Region) Plus since the

latter part of March 2021,” he said.

The BSP has done the heavy lifting for the economy since last year as the government remains conservative on spending to address the impact of the pandemic, with economic managers saying this is necessary since no one knows when the pandemic will end.

Last year, the central bank’s key policy rates were slashed by a total of 200 basis points to encourage more banks to

lend and for businesses and consumers to borrow.

Also, banks’ RRR have been cut by as much as 200 basis points to ensure that financial institutions will have adequate liquidity to boost their lending activities.

Monetary officials have reiterated the central bank’s bid to keep an accommodative policy to help lift the economy given that inflation remains elevated.

In the first half of this year,

the inflation rate averaged at 4.4 percent, still above the government’s 2-4 percent target band.

Monetary authorities expect the elevated inflation rate to last until the third quarter of the year, with the full-year average projected at 4 percent.

Ricafort forecasts inflation to drop below 4 percent by July but to again accelerate and peak by September or October due to the typhoon season and the impact of base effects. (PNA)

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Manobo-Pulingayon Tribe suffering extreme poverty? Why?

Some one thousand families of the Manobo-Pulingayon Cultural Community are currently living in makeshift shanties along the highway in Quezon, Bukidnon and these families currently don’t have any source of livelihood, safe shelter, basic services and access to potable water.

Their current living condition include consumption of kamote at least once a day for sustenance as they are often than not left with no choice but to eat only kamote due to the lack of financial capacity to buy enough food for their families. To make matters worse, the members of the community are drinking water from the very same river where they are also bathing and as a result, some of the children are having diarrhea. Children are also becoming more malnourished and with their current plight, kids are tied up at night so as to prevent them from

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Life with people (Pt.2) Think a minute… A pop song said: “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” But to learn how to live happily and successfully with others, we must first unlearn our unhealthy, bad habits and ways with people.

Sometimes we run away rather than work through our dis ag re ements and differences. Like a child who gets angry and says: “I’m going home. I’m not going to be your friend anymore!”

Our feelings get hurt—so we quit our job, end a friendship, even get a divorce. “We take the easy way and just move on rather than grow up.”

But if you keep moving on from one relationship to another, you will never have the success, satisfaction and rewards of close, lasting relationships.

Many couples could learn to live happily together if they did not resort to this revenge or payback mentality.

But lashing out and hurting the other person just makes things worse and is the most damaging way to deal with our differences—including the lasting pain and problems

THINK A MINUTE

running in the highway and from getting hit by the passing trucks and cars.

Why is this cultural community push to extreme poverty? Before I zero-in on the horrible social injustice c om m itte d ag ai nst t he Indigenous People, may I first dwell on what is really extreme poverty.

In the book entitled, “Age of Sustainable Development,” t h e a m a z i n g a u t h o r, Jeffrey D. Sachs, described extreme poverty as a multidimensional concept. Poverty is typically described as the lack of adequate income, but extreme poverty should be understood in more general terms as the inability to meet basic human needs for food, water, sanitation, safe energy, education, and a livelihood.

Extreme poverty as described

by Mr. Sachs means “lacking modern energ y for safe cooking, such as natural gas, with the household instead

relying on wood -burning stoves that cause chronically smoke-filled homes and the subsequent respiratory diseases in the children.

Extreme poverty often means that households cannot secure decent schooling for their children.”

No doubt, for five years now, the Manobo-Pulingayon Tribe has been living in extreme poverty as they cannot meet their basic needs. For them, life is a daily struggle for dignity and even for survival. Now election is fast approaching. May I ask, what have the politicians done to reduce extreme poverty?

Nothing! In fact, it is they who have caused extreme poverty as they cannot moderate their greed in connivance with national agencies of government.

As reported to me by the leaders of the IP community, “the conditions of the IP community were brought

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA about by the issue on their Ancestral Domain which began when the Kiantig Development Corporation continued to plant pineapple in their plantation in the area without the free and prior consent of the ManoboPulingayon Tribe Indigenous Cultural Community despite the fact that the Forest Land Grazing Management Agreement (FLGMA) and their lease contract with the DENR has already expired.”

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We sadly learned that fatalities arising from COVID-19 has just breached the “tragic milestone” of 4 million mark.

Wikipedia, quoting WHO, reports that the United States led with 606K, closely followed by Brazil, 529k and India, 405K. Other countries which over 100,000 deaths included the following: Russia (138K), United Kingdom (128K), Italy (128K) France (111K), and Colombia (111K).

Countries below 100K but

over 50K included: Poland (75K), South Africa (63K), Indonesia (62K) and Ukraine (54K).

Surprisingly, China where COVID-19 was first reported had only 4,636 fatalities, which is even lower than the Philippines’ 25,196. Does that mean that the Chinese Sinovac is much better than other vaccines? Or is China fudging its figures?

Japan had 14,848. Still Japan’s Prime Suga has declared a state of COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo. Australia had 910. But Sydney is now implementing the following health measures. 1) Outdoor public gatherings limited to 2 people. 2) People must stay within 10 kilometers of home. 3) Browsing in shops is prohibited. 4) Only one person per household per day may leave the home for shopping. 5) Funerals limited to 10 people.

Vietnam had only 102 fatalities but is not taking any chances. The government has postponed the Vietnam SEA Games to 2022 due to Covid-19 woes.

Singapore and Brunei reported the lowest fatalities with 36 and 3, respectively.

While the vaccine supplies lasted, the City of Manila went all out on a vaccination splurge, jabbing 125,598 in 3 days. Manila registered its highest single day vaccination at 43,011. But I guess that will have to slow down. Metro Manila LGUs are suspending for two weeks the vaccination of first-timers due to the delayed arrival of new supplies.

First it was Alpha ( detected in the UK), followed by Beta (detected in South Africa) then Gamma (detected in Brazil). And now, Delta (detected in India). These Greek letters are used by

scientists to designate the different variants of COVID-19. Some variants are designated either as Variants of Interest or Variants of Concern. These variants supposedly will respond differently to the standard medication. Some variants are deadlier than others. What should concern us most is how to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible. Let us not be choosy about the vaccine brand. Getting vaccinated is still better than having no vaccination at all. Meanwhile, whether vaccinated or not, we should always observe proper health protocols – wearing face mask and face shields, physical distancing and frequent and proper washing of hands.

Ayala Young Leaders Congress Eighty-four young leaders from colleges and universities COVID-19/PAGE 10

The unfolding of a grand alliance SOMETHING there is that

the entire nation is simply

discomfiting and could paralyze them to inactivity and defeat. They had been busy speculating on whether or not Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is running for Vice President and cheering Sen. Manny Pacquiao aimless shotgun accusation of alleged corruption in the Duterte administration.

However, Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Dick Gordon finds Pacquiao’s charges ridiculously hollow.

Most of the issues he raised were rehashed and he was accusing the wrong people.

He could face multiple cyber cases of libel if he is not a senator. He presented himself as a political science graduate purportedly to prop his Presidential ambition but

Suddenly the opposition wo ke up f rom a d e e p stupor. Six political parties which were previously at odds are gravitating into a grand alliance committed to unequivocally support Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte as their common candidate for President i n t h e 2 0 2 2 e l e c t i ons .

Sometime in January this year, she was quoted as saying that she would only run for president in 2022 if the opposition would also support her candidacy and help her win the election.

She said then that with only a six-year term in office she cannot accomplish her goals if the political parties are fragmented.

So here we are.

JHAN TIAFAU HURST the opposition will find in comic disbelief. through which we put our kids. We would have much happier lives if instead we simply admitted our faults and did what is needed in our marriage, parenting, and other relationships.

The first ingredient of successful relationships is communication. With no communication, you have no relationship. At the end of our life, some of our biggest regrets will be all the things we did not say to the ones we love. We so often misunderstand and misread people. That is why we need to kindly tell each other how we truly feel and not pretend everything is fine.

The sooner we open up and PEOPLE/PAGE 10

The Davao Mayor is overwhelmed by the public call for her to run and the multi-party commitment of support. I asked her about her reaction and her message was crisp and clear: “thank you to all the political parties who gave me their unqualified support”, adding that she “will use the time to ask the people”.

By my last count, there are effectively six political parties coming together in an unprecedented alliance with Hugpong Ng Pagbabago the regional political party organized and chaired by Mayor Inday Sara. They have pledged their unqualified support giving her a free hand who to pick as her running mate.

Let’s weigh them all in. Lakas-CMD of former

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JUN LEDESMA Presidents Fidel Ramos and Gloria MacapagalArroyo formally declared its unequivocal support for Mayor Inday Sara.

“The Lakas-CMD will extend its full and unqualified support not only to the presidential candidate to be selected by Mayor Sara Duterte’s HnP but also to its chosen vice-presidential ALLIANCE/PAGE 10

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The Running Justice, Gabriel T. Ingles

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HE Court of Appeals Visayas Station Executive Justice, Gabriel T. Ingles, former President of IBP Cebu City Chapter took time out from his busy schedule to share with us how he got into running, the Cebu Executive Runners Club and his memorable running

events.

Justice Gabby: " I have always loved and been involved in sports.

Since my elementary days I played softball in school, backyard basketball, loved watching boxing with my father, but enjoyed more track and field. During my high school and college days at Christ the King

Mission Seminary I played basketball and was chosen a varsity member.

While studying law I shifted to playing lawn tennis and after more than ten years of it I decided to shift to long distance running. It was during this time that I was able to join the Cebu Executive Runners Club.

Memorable were the times that I joined races outside of Cebu City, even going home to Bohol to run, but most memorable were the times that I finished a number of 21-kilometer races. Unfortunately, I was not able to join a full marathon and ended my running when I suffered a torn achilles tendon forcing me to shift to brisk walking after more than ten (10) years of active distance running.

How were you able to do running despite your work, as a lawyer, law professor, and during your early years as an RTC judge?

Justice Gabby: The answer is simple. Selfdiscipline.

What motivated me to discipline myself is what I learned from my seminary days. “Mens sana in corpore sano.”

A healthy mind in a healthy body.

Discipline means waking up early or finding time to do practice runs and take rest when necessary; knowing your pace and mastering, if possible, the necessary arts of

nutrition and fluid replacement.

What is your message for those who are starting with the sport and those who are joining the 1st law and justice virtual run?

Justice Gabby: On the day of the run shepherd your energy and run at your own pace. At water stations, walk while you drink to make sure you get enough fluid. As your run progresses keep aware of how you feel.

Listen to your body and yourself. Be patient and do not be carried away by others because sometime along your run you will realize you have passed other runners not so much because you increase your speed, but because they slowed down.

According to a Zen proverb: “Just move and the way will open.”

Always remember that it is not about winning, but enjoying the time finishing the race. “It's not your finishing that's important but the kind of time you have finishing” (Art Castellano, Director of New Jersey Marathon).

Always keep in mind, “it is not the mountain or the distance we conquer but ourselves” (Edmund Hillary).

“Just finishing will have a profound effect on your confidence and self-esteem” (Henry Gibble).

See you all at the finish line! Enjoy your run!

5 Surefire Ways That Students Can Benefit from Radio-Based Instruction (RBI)

BY IRIS M. MORQUIALA

Because of the Covid - 19 Pandemic which made the world pause for its normal businesses and affairs, the Philippines as well as the Department of Education is now challenged to perform its directive in protecting and promoting the right of every Filipino learner to quality, equitable, culture-based and complete basic education. With this, the Radio Based Instruction (RBI) is now introduced in the countryside and this becomes a new challenge for teachers and school administration how they can manage this new teaching method, an alternative education while the country is experiencing the challenges of the pandemic.

Here are five ways students can benefit from this new medium of teaching introduced by many schools in the country.

Students would improve their listening skills. – Since students only listen to their teachers on a certain radio frequency, they are always excited to listen and wait

for the scheduled daily broadcast.

Teachers who have a beautiful pickup on the microphones would have the advantage since their voices add more excitement to the airwaves.

Teachers should be witty at times.

– This skill in radio broadcasting is very important, as being witty could help avoid boredom while the radio-based teaching method is going on. You need to make your students laugh and feel comfortable with you so that they would continue to listen until the class is completed in 30 minutes or more.

Te a c h e r s s h ou l d e n c ou r a ge students to take notes. – Taking down notes is very vital in this type of online class especially for those whose memory is not okay, or those that are forgetful. The students should take note of the instructions because there is a quiz before the radio session ends. Since if the examination would be given after a few days, there is a great tendency many would fail because they forget

the topics discussed by the teacher.

Teacher-student participation should be considered. – Although your students are miles away a student-teacher engagement is available. Teachers could challenge their students to call using their mobile phones and join an active discussion of the subject being discussed. In this way, students would learn more about the main subject as they would be able to share their thoughts and ideas on the subject matter.

Give them an advance assignment on t he next dis c ussion. - RBI teachers are encouraged to give advance assignments on the next day's radio broadcast. In this way, students would have the time to try to research the subject and they become very participative during the radio program. Since they would know the topic in advance and have the time to research in Google and books, they become excited about the time the broadcast would start.

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A Brown expects profits from power, water units

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ISTED A Brown Co., Inc. is expecting its power generation portfolio and its water business to contribute to the company’s flow of income as it moves to expand in these segments.

“We expect projects in the power generation, irradiation, and bulk water segments to be income contributors in the future as they progress in development,” Robertino E. Pizarro, president and chief executive officer of A Brown, said in a press release on Tuesday.

The company will expand its power generation portfolio, which will include wholly0owned unit Vires Energy Corp.’s combined-cycle floating liquefied natural

gas (LNG) power plant in Simlong, Batangas.

Meanwhile, its other unit Irradiation Solutions, Inc. is putting up an e-beam commercial sterilization facility in Tanay, Rizal. Construction will begin this year for completion by the second half of 2023.

Its AB Bulk Water Co. business segment aims to expand to Opol and Laguindingan corridors and further expand its services in Cagayan de Oro City.

For its real estate offerings, the company plans to build a “masterplanned” community in Tanay, Rizal, as well as a golf and retirement estate in Bukidnon.

A Brown is also eyeing to add new phases to

Advantages of technology in education

By ABIGAIL L. LAGUS Teacher III Labinay National High School

TECHNOLOGY can be beneficial when talking about students with special needs or requirements. For example, for children with poor coordination, lack of focus, and public anxiety, a laptop or tablet combined with a distant learning will allow them to be up with their peers.

A ls o, since many modern technology options give students the ability to see how well they are doing compared to the average level of all other students, it can motivate them to push harder for their education and future.

Many of the programs and grants that have been c re ate d to e nc ou r age learning to give rewards

or certificates also help make the overall learning process more enjoyable.

Using technology in education is good for the environment. Have you ever imagined the amount of paper and the number of trees that can be saved if every school integrated digital textbooks into the learning process?

The primary goal is quite realistic in 2021 because current technology use in education makes a huge step in saving the ecosystem. For instance, now, teachers often submit their homework and assignments through email.

Students get opportunities to learn vital skills through technology.

A GREAT WORK OF COLLABORATION! By: MARGIE A. EDULAN Teacher 1 Jacinto Nemeño Integrated School District 10 Manaka, Ozamiz City

Being in the middle of nowhere, there is always a single ray of light that will shine in the middle of the night and can lead us into the right path. Parents nowadays are teachers ‘agent in delivering lessons towards their children.

They can be consider as the “light” in doing their job as facilitators of learning at home. An additional burden? No! Simply because parents should always be the first teachers of their children as to home is the first school.

In the delivery of the best education towards our learners, isn’t a sole re s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e teachers. Parents and teachers are partners since then, in addition to the stakeholders and other community people. With all

these people behind, COVID 19 Pandemic never hinder learning and education continuously served to our young individuals in its new form-the new normal. It is the “BLENDED LEARNING”. Since we don’t have sustainable internet connection, the modular learning deliver y was chosen.

Ind e e d, p are nt s’ cooperation in the module distribution and retrieval is a great indication that constant support from them is an essential part towards the learning process.

Teachers are frontliners!

Parents are facilitators!

They worked hand in hand so that the youngsters of today’s generation will be able to achieve their goal.

What a great work of collaboration!

its existing property developments, including in West Highlands in Butuan City, Coral Resort Estates in Misamis Oriental, and Teakwood

Hills in Cagayan de Oro City.

The company’s shareholders approved the reclassification of its authorized but unissued

capital to give way to 50 million preferred shares, which will be offered to the public. A Brown expects to net up to P1.5 billion from the offer.

PNB Capital and Investment Corp. was assigned as the transaction’s sole issue manager and lead underwriter.

Closed biz amid Covid-19 down to 10% in June DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez reported Wednesday that the number of enterprises that closed their operations amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic went down to 10 percent in June.

During the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Lopez said the easing of community quarantine restrictions has allowed more businesses to resume operations whether partial or full.

Establishments that are fully operational in June were at 44 percent, while partially opened but not yet in full capacity was at 46

percent.

When the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus was under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ (MECQ), closed businesses climbed to 16 percent.

However, June numbers are still far prior to the reimposition of ECQ and MECQ in NCR Plus.

Closed businesses in March were only at 4.3 percent, those in partial operation at 39.3 percent, and those in full operation at 56.4 percent.

Aside from a lower number of closed businesses with easing of restrictions, Lopez said the number of companies that reported decline in sales slowed down to 53.8

percent in June from 61.7 percent in May and 67.8 percent in March.

The trade chief said the latest unemployment rate in June at 7.7 percent showed that the impacts of the pandemic have eased as the economy reopens.

Lopez said the movement of the NCR Plus toward general community quarantine has reduced the estimated displaced workers to 765,454 workers from more than 1.4 million displaced workers during the MECQ. “As we are reopening, we are able to bring back jobs and basically be able to reduce the unemployment figures,” he added.

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Nickel Asia unit eyes P885-M syndicated loan A SUBSIDIARY of mining firm Nickel Asia Corp.

(NAC) plans to enter into a syndicated loan agreement this month amounting to P885 million to fully fund solar power projects.

NAC said in a stock exchange disclosure on Wednesday that the parties included in the planned syndicated loan are its subsidiary,

Jobin-SQM, Inc. (JSI) as borrower, the Manila branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Security Bank Corp. as lenders; Security Bank Corp.–Trust and Asset Management as facility agent and collateral trustee; and SB Capital Investment Corp. as sole issue manager and lead arranger.

Meanwhile, JSI shareholders, namely: NAC, Emerging Power, Inc., and TBEA International Engineering Co. Ltd. will serve as share collateral security grantors and sponsors.

“A portion of the proceeds of the syndicated loan will refinance the existing loan of JSI from NAC which was used by

JSI for its solar power plant expansion projects that commenced in 2020,” the disclosure said.

On July 6, NAC’s board of directors approved the company’s obligations in relation to the syndicated loan. “[It approved] the pledge and delivery for the benefit of the lenders of stock certificates evidencing the shares beneficially owned by NAC in JSI to secure the obligation of JSI as borrower; and the guarantee by NAC of the Debt Service Reserve Account of JSI pursuant to the syndicated loan,” the disclosure said.

“The board of directors further authorized NAC to negotiate, agree and execute the Omnibus Loan and Security Agreement, the Share Collateral Security Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, and any other document required in connection with the syndicated loan on behalf of NAC for the benefit of the lenders,” it added.

Sought for additional comment, NAC VicePresident for Corporate Communications Jose Bayani D. Baylon said the syndicated loan will fund the completion of a 100-megawatt (MW) solar plant project in Subic.

“It is being taken out by JSI, one of NAC’s renewable energy subsidiaries, for which the shareholdings of NAC and its co-investors in JSI will be pledged to secure the loan,” Mr. Baylon said in a mobile phone message.

According to NAC, JSI is a firm that has business interests in solar power generation and currently operates a 32-MW solar power plant in Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

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Rcwestcdo Hauls Awards and Recognition during Discon 2021

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HE Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro (RC West CDO) was declared a multi-awarded Club during the 2021 District Convention of the Rotary International District 3870 held virtually on June 25-26, 2021. It is a fitting recognition for the outstanding performance of the Club during the Rotary Year 2020-2021 in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic.

On top of these awards are the Most Outstanding Club (Large Clubs) and Most Outstanding President (MOP) for its President, Mr. Hipolito “Pol” Balandra.

Out of the Rotary International 7 areas of focus, RC West CDO received 5 most outstanding awards for the following projects: 1) for water and sanitation- Sky Hydrant (water filtration system) project; 2) for Basic Education and Literacy- 38th Most Outstanding

Public School Teacher Award, Distribution of Computer Tablets to Senior High School UPLIFT scholars, Project Lipad Papel and Paambit- 20 projects; 3) for Economic and Community Development - Webinar on Mitigating Measures to Address the Adverse Effects of COVID 19 to Workers and Employers; 4) for Support to Environment -Deployment of Artificial Coral Reefs in Bayabas project, and; 5) for Peace and Conflict Resolution -Webinar on Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution. The Club also received outstanding award for its project, Dakilang Ina, Ikaw Na, under the Maternal and Child Care area of focus and a merit award for World Day Against Polio projects, under the Disease Prevention and Treatment area of focus.

Other most outstanding awards received by RC West CDO include: 1) Club Bulletin; 2) Club

Administration; 3) Public Image; 4) Assistant Governor- Immediate Past President Franco Catajoy, and; 5) Rotary Spouse – Ms. Gilda Brito.

More awards were received by the Club as the 2021 DISCON closed. The Club also received the following awards: 1) Outstanding Achievement Award –Rotary Citation; 2) Outstanding Club Secretary – Ms. Riaflor Lorejo; 3) Outstanding in Membership Growth and Development for Highest Retentions Rate; 4) The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Awards – Highest Number of Contributed Sustaining Members; 5) TRF Awards- Highest Contribution to Annual Program Fund; 6) Efficiency Award for the TRF Chair – Past Assistant Governor Ferdinand Espiritu; 7) Efficiency Award for Club Membership Committee Chair – Past District Secretary Rogelio Uy; 8) Best Presentation of Club Achievement

Report; 9) Registering Highest Number to the Virtual DISCON; 10) Governor’s Citation for Club Presidents who have completed his/her term; 11) Plaque of Recognition for beneficiaries of the RY 2020-2021 District Grants; 12) Plaque of Appreciation for Donation Provided to Project Typhoon Ulysses, and; 13) District Award for President-Elect Clifford Roa. RI District 3870 also recognized the major donors to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and one those major donors comes from the Club in the person of Charter Member and Past District Governor Aldrico Mañus.

Rotaract Club of West CDO and the Interact Club of Balubal National High School that are supported by RC West CDO were also recognized for their achievements during the rotary year. The Interact Club of Balubal National High School was

declared as one the top 5 Interact Clubs in the District. The Rotaract Club of West CDO received the following awards: 1) Platinum Award for supporting the environment with its project, the House of Nemo; 2) Best District Project – the House of Nemo; 3) Exemplary and Most Outstanding Rotaractor Award – Ms. Nichole Tuba, and; 4) Bronze Award for Professional Development Service.

These multiple awards will serve as inspiration to every member of RC West CDO, Rotaract Club of West CDO and the Interact Club of Balubal National High School as they continue their rotary journey to the next Rotary Year. They will continue to put into action the Rotary motto: Service Above Self and this year’s theme: Serve to Change Lives. (Contributed by: Atty. Maria Gloria AbraganTango, Public Image Director, RY 2020-2021).

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Globe 1st PH company to set science-based goals for climate action

STEPPING up its advocacy for climate action, Globe became the first and only Philippine company listed by the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi) to

commit to Business Ambition for 1.5 and has officially joined as a participant of the Race to Zero. The company has been a supporter of the #RacetoZero global

Parusa o Paaalala Ni: MARITES Q. JONE Teacher 1- San Antonio Elem. School District 4-Ozamiz City Division

Dito sa mundo ang lahat ay may pagbabago, Hindi natin maikakaila ang pagdating nito, Ikaw ,ako lahat tayo ay may pagkakaiba, Sa pananaw, prinsipyo at ideolohiya.

Hindi lubos nanaintindihan, Ang kaganapang panlipunan, Tayo ay nagsasakripisyo at apektado, Nitong pandemyang gumimbal sa mundo.

Lahat tayo ay may tungkulin at karapatan, Maging maayos ang sariling kalusugan, Ngunit hindi natin hawak ang kapanahunan, Pandemyang nararanasan Diyos lang ang may alam.

Isipin ng mabuti at pagmuni-munihan, Ang pangyayari ngayon sa sanlibutan, Ito ay parusana dapat pagbayaran, At paaalala upang magabayan.

Isa-isahin at muling palaganapin, Mga mabubuting kaugalian at adhikain, Ating mahalin at pagyamanin, Upang mga ninuno ay masisiyahan sa atin.

Sige nga’t ating balikan, Ang “kusang palo” ay nasaan?

Kusang gagawa kahit hindi inuutasan, Ito ngayon ay naglaho o balewala man lang.

Kawang-gawa at bayanihan noon, Minsan nalang kung mangyayari sa ngayon, Sana ay bukas-palad ang ating pagmamalasakit, Pagtulong sa kapwa ay magagawa kahit anong pait.

Pagmasdang mabutiang mga dalagita’t binatilyo, Lalaki at babae ay siguradong-sigurado, Na walang imikan pindot sa gadget ang mauulinigan, Ito ang kinahuhumalingan ng ating mga kabataan.

Pakikipagkaibigan at pakikipagkapwa, Pakikipag-usap sa kaedad na may sigla at tuwa, Ang pakikipagsalamuha sa kapwa ay nawawala, Iilan ito sa mga kaugaliang binalewala.

Ang mga kabataan ay mag-umpukan, Paglaro at pagbugtungan ang kinagigiliwan, Simpleng kwentuhan kaligayahang lubos, Mga gawain ito na ibinaon sa limot.

Hindi rin nawawala ang Panginoon sa eksena, Bitbit ng mga kabataan noon rosas na puti at pula, Alay sabatang Jesus at Inang Maria na sinasampalataya, Hanggang ngayon kaya ito ba’yginagawa?

May ibang dala ang kaunlaran ng kaalaman, Mga anak ay palaging una at lamang, Kung putak sa bibig ang pag-uusapan, Respito sa magulang ay unti-unting nakalimutan.

Ang paggamit ng po at opo sa pagsasalita, Paggalang sa mga magulang at nakatatanda, Ngayon sa mga balbal na pananalita, Sabay sa uso kaya nagiging pinakamakata.

Ang pagmamano sa nakatatanda, Sa magulang o kakilala, Ito’y mabuting kaugalian, Na kinalimutan ng iilan.

Sana ay mapagtantong lahat ng tao, Pagiging magalang ay tanda ng pagkakaroon ng respito, Kapayapaan at katiwasayan ang dala nito, Kung pagbibigay halaga ay isasapuso.

Bilang isang mamamayan sa lipunang ginagalawan, Tayo ay may tungkulin at responsibilidad, Na kahit sa murang edad pa lamang, Ay dapat ipinamalas na ng ating mga magulang.

Kaaya-ayang pagmasdan, Kung lahat tayo ay magtutulungan, Kahit sa simpleng gawaing pangkomunidad, Pagiging malinis ang munting hangad.

campaign, spearheaded by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and COP26 Presidency, and the GSMA, an international mobile industry body, since its launch in 2020.

Globe’s commitment to establish science based targets and netzero emissions by 2050 are in line with the Paris Agreement and #RacetoZero Campaign.

The Paris agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. Race to Zero is the UN-backed global campaign rallying nonstate actors – including companies, cities, regions,

financial and educational institutions – to take rigorous and immediate action to halve global emissions by 2030 and deliver a healthier, fairer zero carbon world by 2050.

All members are committed to the same overarching goal of reducing emissions across all scopes swiftly and fairly in line with the Paris Agreement, with transparent action plans and robust near-term targets. Led by the HighLevel Climate Champions for Climate Action – Nigel Topping and Gonzalo Muñoz – Race To Zero mobilizes actors outside of national governments to join the Climate Ambition Alliance, which was

launched at the UNSG’s Climate Action Summit 2019 by the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera.

Its sibling campaign – Race to Resilience – was launched at the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit. It is the UNbacked global campaign to catalyse a step-change in global ambition for climate resilience, putting people and nature first in pursuit of a resilient world where we don’t just survive climate shocks and stresses, but thrive in spite of them.

“We recognize the critical need to take action now to counter climate change. The imminent crisis is already threatening people, businesses, and economies worldwide. Companies like ours have a vital role to play, utilizing innovations, technologies, and expertise to decarbonize our operations and serve as a guidepost for other organizations to follow,” said Ernest L Cu, Globe President and CEO. Over the next 24 GLOBE/PAGE 9

Pros of Covid-19 on the Abilities of Students By: ELLA CLEOFE O. BARQUEZ – PASCO, MAEd T – III

Education does not come to an end after when a student received his/her systematized lessons and completed tasks assigned by his/her teacher. Education does not as well emerge and b e conf ined only within the four-cornered classroom throughout a set timetable. Education should not be compromised. It can happen without going to school and being good at classes. It can transpire along with having new skills or enhancing existing ones at homes. These are made possible through the government implemented d ist anc e l e ar n i ng - a correspondence education or home study that allows students to have limited or no face-to-face interaction with their teachers while continuing education in this COVID-19 circumstance.

Distance learning has been altering the plane of the education system for quite a while. Now, it is an indisp ensable phase and a voguish tool in the wider prospect of both lower and higher education. Aside from its core ground of ensuing an alternative means to learn specified subject matter in the modular and digital sense, it made education more well-rounded, paving the way to technical and time-management skills.

As a component of students' coursework, they will expectedly necessitate utilizing digital learning medium and gaining familiarity with new devices and software. Although somewhat other students, even teachers, may have encountered technical hurdles across imparting knowledge, it is eminent for equipping them to communicate effectively online with content, peers, and teachers. It would also be critical for future uses, especially on being versed employees someday in

Advantages of today's technology

By JULIETA VERTUDAZO Benoni Elementary School Benoni, Mahinog, Camiguin

the 21st-century business community that work with colleagues worldwide over different time zones and face prevalent collaboration engines and content management systems.

Moreover, students in distance learning have absolute freedom on whether to pick when, how, how much, and so on they prefer to study, in the absence of fellow students and teachers that check what they are doing in their respective seats.

This ample liberty denotes full independence and accountability of students over their education which sequentially expects them exceptional selfdiscipline - coordinating and controlling themselves and managing their time suitably. Students' tasks are not very time-limited which take place about a week, antithetical to the face-toface setup, granting them the opportunity to juggle learning while earning money or performing roles as part of households (also with teachers).

In a nutshell, distance learning mo dif ies the space that students and teachers of all levels and ages associate and access information. Its influence is contingent both on the student and the institution executing the transition.

Being technical literate and time-efficient is swiftly becoming the high-grade inf luence for lifet ime learning, a worthwhile investment for students, teachers, and on the pursuit of the Depar tment of Education.

TECHNOLOGY is taking t h e w o r l d by s t o r m , impacting almost every sphere of our daily routine.

While tech tools open new horizons for freelancers and many small businesses, they completely transformed e du c at i on by ma k i ng teaching and learning more effective. Are you interested in how technology benefits the learning process?

Technology makes the teaching process easy. First of all, education is one of the main sectors that has been ruined by the COVID-19 health crisis with social distancing measures meaning schools and universities worldwide could be closed for the foreseeable future. However, thanks to developing technology into the learning system, teachers are able to continue

lessons, and students don’t lag behind.

What is more, since audio-visual presentations took an important place in the modern education system, each student will understand precisely how knowledge can be applied in practice. Today, teachers usually use projectors and computer presentations to deliver any type of information or instruction, thereby improving the level of comprehension within the class. In addition, websites have been created to benefit those who cannot write an essay or experience difficulties in other subjects. Technology helps track your progress. Today, both teachers and students can rely on platforms and tools that help them to keep track of the individual achievements of students.

Teachers are Warriors!

By: IVY THERESA A. SUGANOB Teacher 1- Jacinto Nemeno Integrated School District 10- Ozamiz City Division

We, the teachers of this so called new normal of education are called “Warriors”. This is because the teaching and learning process is on war as of this time. There is a need for teachers to fight against drop outs, lack of home facilitators and of course lack of parents’ constant support in the distribution and retrieval of modules.

Whe n a l l of t he s e h app e n , t e a c h e r s are warriors to personally deliver the learning kits as it is called in the battle: “Sulong mga Kapatid!” High mountains being hiked under the heat of the sun or even under the rain are some of the sacrifices being

rendered by teachers. What is the most heartbreaking battle is when modules are retrieved unfortunately answers are invisible.

Top of it, like real warriors in the battle field, we are armored with great compassion, dedication, passion and love towards our work. Teachers are warriors to light the path of each individual entrusted throughout the school year.

Wit h or w it h out pandemic we are teachers who fight for our children to become the best that they can be in the near future.

Teachers are fighters and fighters are warriors. Thus, teachers are warriors in their own field teaching.

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Nickel... from page 6

“In June 2021, the Energy Regulator y Commission (ERC) granted JSI a provisional authority to operate its 30-MW solar power plant expansion, bringing the total operational capacity of its solar power plant to 62 MW,” NAC said in the disclosure.

For the first quarter, NAC posted an attributable net income of P584.1 million, a turnaround from a net loss of P89.34 million in the same period last year, due to higher ore selling prices.

Globe... from page 8

months, Globe will set verifiable science-based targets through SBTi, which will independently assess the company’s direct and indirect emissions reduction targets. SBTi enables private companies to set sciencebased emission reduction targets. It is a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Direct emissions include fuel combustion on-site from owned vehicles and generator sets, while indirect emissions cover electricity purchases and use of the organization.

Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP, one of SBTi’s partners, said: “The science is clear: to limit the catastrophic impacts of climate change, we must ensure warming does not exceed 1.5°C. The ambition is high, but it’s achievable — and sciencebased targets give companies a roadmap for getting there.

Corporations worldwide have an unprecedented opportunity to be at the very forefront of the transition to a net-zero economy — and there is no time to lose.”

Globe has been making significant inroads towards its sustainability goals in recent years. Since 2019, the company has shifted to buying energy directly from power plants producing renewable energy. Today, its headquarters in Taguig,

together with six offices and facilities in Makati, Quezon City, Tarlac, and Cebu, are powered by renewables. More locations are scheduled to start running on alternative sources of energy.

Likewise, the company has deployed over 7,400 Green Network Solutions such as hybrid generators, free cooling systems, and lithium-ion batteries to reduce its carbon footprint while opting for renewable energy solutions like solar panels and fuel cells at its cell sites.

These initiatives complement the company’s continued implementation of t he inter nat iona l lyrecognized Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015) under t he Integrated Management Systems (IMS). IMS also covers process quality and occupational health and safety across the organization.

To ensure best-in-class sustainability practices, Glob e, e arly t his ye ar, announced its support of the Task Force on ClimateRelated Financial Disclosure (TCFD) which forms the foundation of the company’s climate change strateg y moving forward.

“Business as usual is no longer an option. Setting and working towards sciencebased targets will help protect our consumers and us against future disruptions. The zerocarbon transformation of Globe’s business is already unlocking many economic opportunities, enhancing competitiveness, creating jobs, and sustainable growth.

Doing good makes good business sense,” Cu added.

From waste management to electronic SIM cards to cashless transactions, the company’s wide range of sustainability programs make operations more efficient and produce new revenue streams.

This commitment coincides with the Philippine Environment month. In line with this celebration, Globe is encouraging Filipinos to take part in climate action by properly disposing of electronic waste (e-waste).

Globe At Home rewards its customers who swap their existing devices in exchange for new, advanced WiFi units with its “Swap and Save” campaign. Customers will receive a 500-peso discount for Globe MyFi LTE-Advanced and Home Prepaid WiFi LTE-Advanced devices when they drop-off their existing prepaid Globe MyFi, WiFi stick or Home Prepaid WiFi at any of the 48 participating Globe Stores

on or before August 21 this year.

Globe’s SBTi commitment supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG), specifically UN SDG No. 13 calling for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

To learn more about how to create a Globe of Good and make a difference visit https://www.globe.com.ph/ about-us/sustainability.html.

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Parents as Facilitators in the New Norms of Teaching By: ARJIE P. BACO Teacher 1- Bongbong Elementary School District 9- Ozamiz City Division

The occurrence of COVID-19 changed ever ything worldwide.

Social gatherings and other forms of mass parties are no longer allowed. Face to face schooling is prohibited thus, school children are banned to go to school for their education.

F o r t u n a t e l y, o u r leaders in education made admirable innovation on how to cater school children to continuously provide their education even if pandemic rises to its high level. Still, there will be productive school year amidst pandemic.

What an abrupt change from traditional teaching into a new on! Can parents handle teaching for home schooling? How can the

teaching and learning process be possible? These are some of the queries about this matter.

For all we know that teaching is a profession and teaching is a job and workload for teachers.

Parents are only reinforcers.

It is very sad to note that at this moment of the new normal of education, parents are teachers and t he y are called home facilitators.

From distribution of modules down to the ret r ie va l, p arents are cooperatively doing their part as molders of young individuals. They all make teaching a possible one!

Salute to all parents: Our teachers in the new norms of teaching!

Gaming as a teaching tool

By OMEGA JOY L. LAGUS Teacher I Capucao C. Elementary School

WHILE gaming thrives as a $120 billion industry built around entertainment, its application has charted new and exciting territory in recent years. Militaries use them for training exercises, smartphones apply their principles to t r a ck f it ne ss , and, in classrooms, they are w i eld e d as a to ol for teaching.

And they’re not entirely a new phenomenon in s cho ols, eit her. Many teachers have always used games. It’s nothing new.

That experiential education is, of course, more relevant than ever thanks to the presence of COVID-19.

Creative repurposing of tools happen all the time to meet the needs of users in specific contexts. In this case, the intent was to help students understand a game and then to engage them to think of ways to modify one or more mechanic so that the game could find an enhanced purpose, a new audience, a new level of complexity, or a new learning outcome. This design experience offers many insights to students from the perspective of playing the original game and making a remixed game.

It also helps to humanize the process of learning and engagement that games offer to players.

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People... from page 4

honestly talk about our real feelings, the sooner we will be happier and healthier.

A second ingredient we need for strong, happy relationships is acceptance.

Can you honestly say to people: “I accept you just as you are. You can make your own choices and mistakes, say what you really feel, and I will never reject you.

I will always accept you even if I do not approve of the wrong things you do or say.” Do you have that kind of honest, unconditional love for others?

F i n a l l y, t h e t h i r d ingredient we need for s u c c e s s f u l , m atu re relationships is forgiveness.

Since we’re human, we all hurt each other and need forgiveness many times. Yet we often fail to truly forgive others when they hurt us.

That is why we desperately need the only One Who can.

It is only with Jesus’ kind of real love and power that we can forgive daily like that.

Won’t you ask Him to forgive you for all of your wrongs and hurts you have caused people? Ask Him to take full charge of your heart every day—so you can begin to communicate, accept, and forgive others just as He has you. Just think a minute.

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About a thousand hectares of their Ancestral Domain has Been transformed into a pineapple plantation to satisfy the consumerist needs of the people in rich countries while the Philippines cannot even produce enough food for its people! As reported, the Manager of that corporation is no less than the present mayor of Quezon, Bukidnon.

In a Manifesto, t he Chieftains of the Tribe has appealed to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte requesting the immediate intervention of His Excellency for the tribe to be installed the soonest time possible for them as “legitimate heirs to take hold of the said Ancestral Domain to be relieved from extreme poverty, so much hunger and sickness.” The truth is, no less than a good friend, Mr. Ceazar Soriano, has presented this extreme poverty scenario is his PTV-4 Program, “Magandang Gabi Pilipinas” in the two episode entitled, ‘AGAW LUPA, AGAW BUHAY!” three months ago but until

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now, nothing has been done. In those episodes, it was mentioned that some 63 IP leaders have been murdered since 2016 for what? For resisting AGAW LUPA! Meron bang naaresto?

Wala! Aang tanong po ng mga IPs, KAMI PO BA AY TAO OR BASURA? Good to die fighting for IP’s land rights because they are now rested with MAGBABAYA! But for those who are still living, they are now living in shattered tents, experiencing so much hunger, sickness and poverty.

Despite such grim scenario, nasaan ang tulong? Wala!

Well, am not surprised.

Indeed, based on an OXFAM Study, the contemporaneous so-called civilized society is giving so much veneration to the profit motive that has already captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities and even of religious groups.

We are now buried in so much consumerism and materialism and so much denigration of spirituality.

Those biblical lines of “serving the least of our brethren, of feeding the hungry and giving water to the thirsty,” are all empty rhetorical.

Gospel of lies, advertisements, self-promotion and wrong information continue to control the mainstream media.

While the Earth is facing its 6th extinction, nothing is heard about climate change as the 19 fossil Companies will never allow the reduction of the money rakings at the tune of 17 trillion dollars a year of 10 million dollars every minute.

Billions of species have already become extinct because of the continuing crime committed by corporate globalization against the environment, against humanity and against God. Siguro, galit na ang Panginoon to a humanity that is in deep slumber, even sacrificing Mother Earth (GAIA) and the people to the altar of greed and profit!

Perhaps, COVID-19 is a wakeup call!

May I give notice to one and all that when we die, all of us will be judged not on wealth, fame and power that we had acquired in our lifetime but HOW WE HAVE SERVED THE LEAST OF OUR BRETHEREN. Let us now liberate those living in extreme poverty especially the 15 million Indigenous Peoples from the quagmire of extreme poverty! – All for the greater glory of the formless, Unmanifested Being called God.

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all over the country gathered for the first-ever virtual Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) on July 3.

AYLC was launched in 1998 as the Ayala group’s flagship youth development program to nurture commitment, foster patriotism and idealism, and encourage faithful stewardship among young Filipinos. The annual leadership summit , which is now on its 23rd year, will be held online over the next five weeks.

Explained AYLC Program Director and Ayala Chief HR Officer John Philip Orbeta: “We decided that now, more than ever, the formation of servant leaders is both relevant and compelling.”

Continuing the AYLC amidst the pandemic , he explained, entailed new approaches to the program design from nominations to selection to execution to “make sure that the online AYLC has all the elements that make the Congress a life-changing experience”.

“We have themed this first-ever online AYLC as “Leaders Reimagining Hope”.

We believe that all of you in this AYLC cohort are certainly capable of bringing hope to others especially during this difficult and challenging time,” said Ayala President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala in welcoming this year’s delegates. “We trust that you will take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn and connect with others and find ways to magnify your positive impact.”

“As young people, there are so many things that we see in our society that we want to change,” said Pasig Mayor Victor Ma. Regis “Vico” Sotto.

Sotto, 32, spoke of his journey in public service and shared his thoughts on preparing one’s self for leadership in whatever field , including clarif ying intentions, building competency through knowledge and experience, knowing and staying true to one’s purpose, and creating a network of people with aligned values and commitment.

Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal The Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal (KCMR), my home club, recently unveiled a commemorative marker at the Tunasan Elementary School, one of the club’s adopted schools.

Tu n a s a n E S , u n d e r Principal Jennifer S. Joson, has been the recipient of 150 Globe pre-paid wifi gadgets to assist students in their online learning. The milestone event was witnessed by Kiwanis Philippine Luzon District Governor Mauro M. Cocjin, Kiwanis 4-D Lt. Governor Flordeliza “Baby” Ruiz, and KCMR officers and members led by President Larry Molera, President-Designate Richard Ordoñe z, Past Dist r ic t Governor Boy Valencia, Director Myra Santos, Past Presidents Dante Corpuz, Greg Banlasan, Randy Garcia, Hector Manalo and Past Lt. Governor Toting Bunye.

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from page 4 candidate," Lakas-CMD President and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez were quoted by the press last week.

Former President Joseph Estrada and his son, former Senator Jinggoy, have also announced that Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino is prepared to sign an alliance with HnP to cast their support for Inday Sara’s candidacy.

People’s Reform Party of the late Sen. Miriam Santiago, through its member and Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, had repeatedly confirmed it is forming an alliance with HnP. The Nationalista Party led by Manny and Cynthia Villar has yet to come up with a statement on a possible alliance with HnP but the Marcoses who belong to NP and still keep the solid north intact are perceived to be solidly pro-Duterte.

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara and Sen. Imee Marcos outside of politics are friends.

It was Imee who told me that with the unprecedented Trust and Approval rating of PRRD, he can virtually dictate the outcome of 2022 elections, adding that she is all the way for Inday Sara should she run for President.

On the other hand DPWH Sec. Mark Villar is one of the best-performing assets in the Duterte Cabinet and we all know what and where the Villars’ best options are.

I will not speculate on Mayor Isko Moreno’s National Unity Party but I heard of ongoing talks with HnP. And of course PDP-Laban the ruling party. With all the

noise created by Pacquiao, the party leadership is intact and the Pacman does not really matter. The coterie of Antonio Carpio, VP Robredo, Antonio Trillanes, Kiko Pangilinan, and Leila de Lima needs him for his money so anytime he can jump ship. Like a malignant tumor, PDP-Laban will excise him anytime.

Mayor Inday Sara early on declared that she will not join the political party of her father as she is comfortable with Hugpong Ng Pagbabago. But even then the party leadership of PDP-Laban is certain that whatever unfinished projects the PRRD administration had will only be pursued to completion by another Duterte administration.

Six political parties each with different ideologies and persuasions are a force to reckon with. If PRRD made history for being the first local government official from Mindanao to have been elected into office, we are witnessing the unfolding of yet another annal in history when leaders from different political spectrums and their constituents are united in a grand alliance to continue with the efforts to make this nation great again under the leadership of the iron lady from Mindanao.

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residing in highly underbanked regions. So, there is a potential market to capture,” the credit rater said.

Despite this, S&P expects Al Amanah to continue to be the leader in Islamic banking initiatives,

including the opening of branches or Islamic finance windows. The lender has been under the control of state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines since 2008.

T h e d e b t w a t c h e r, however, noted that Al Amanah was not spared from the coronavirus p a n d e m i c’s i mp a c t , a s borrowers’ capacity to pay was affected by the crisis.

“Al Amanah saw a sharp cont rac t ion in its lo an portfolio and a multi-fold jump in provisions for credit losses during 2020. As a result, the bank’s net losses for the year widened by 15% to P86 million,” S&P said.

Meanwhile, across S outheast Asia, Islamic financing is expected to continue to grow faster than conventional banks, benefiting from government support and the large Muslim populations in some economies.

S&P expects Islamic banks in Malaysia and Indonesia to c ont i nu e e x p and i ng their loan b o oks faster than their traditional lender counterparts. Meanwhile, Islamic financing in Brunei is seen to keep pace with the banking sector’s growth as it already takes up a significant share of entire industry there.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late RAMONITA CAARE and ELENO N. CAARE, who died on August 16, 2002 and December 2, 2009 all at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, died intestate leaving two (2) parcels of land with TCT No. T-46590 situated at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN (319) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and TCT No. T-46591 situated at Molugan, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY SIX (726) SQUARE METERS, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTELEMENT OF ESTATE OF AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of RAMONITA CAARE and ELENO N. CAARE, per DOC #99; PAGE #20; BOOK #LXVII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. LYNN AMOR L. PACLARPANULAYA.

That the late MANUEL SABANAL and BERNARDA ADINO SABANAL, who died on January 21, 1975 and April 3, 2016 at Cagayan de Oro City, without any will, that said decedents died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that the said decedents, at the time of their death, left certain conjugal real properties with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14138 situated in the District of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14139 situated in the District of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and Transfer Certificate of Title No. P-5604 situated at Barrio Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND (1,000) square meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of MANUEL SABANAL and BERNARDA ADINO SABANAL and BERNARDA ADINO SABANAL, per DOC #431; PAGE #87; BOOK #CXXVII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DALE BRYAN D. MORDENO.

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Montenegro said the reduction in power demand in Mindanao was blamed on the imposition of stricter quarantine measures such as lockdowns in major urban areas of the island, forcing heavy load users such as major industries and other commercial establishments to either suspend operations or op e r at e at re du c e d capacity. “ We s t i l l h a v e o u r malls operating at reduced capacity. We have big hotels in Davao not in operation yet we still are able to demonstrate high demand of electricity, indicating resurgence of economic activities considering that ap a r t f r o m h o u s e h o l d c onsu mpt i on , ut i l i z i ng our energy resources are commercial establishments and indust r ies here in Mindanao,” Montenegro added.

The increasing demand for power is an “encouraging indication” of economic activities, he said. “ The emergence and resurgence of economic activities in certain businesses and establishments, especially those that are able to relate to the demands of time, especially those into food business or businesses that are ver y much still operational even with the EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF BARCILISA M. BRAZA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT: That the late BARCILISA M. BRAZA, who died intestate on September 12, 2018 in Cagayan de Oro City, the decedent at the time of her death maintained the following personal and real properties with Parcel 1- Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-137-2018001200 situated in the Barangay Upper Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN (216) square meters, Parcel 2- Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-137-2017008127 situated at Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN (127) square meters, more or less, Parcel 3- Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-137-2017009425 situated at Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (131) SQUARE METERS, more or less, Parcel 4- Tax Declaration No. 13000 situated at Bakid IV, Monching, Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay, containing an area of 1,554 square meters, Parcel 5- Tax Declaration No. 13-002200275 situated at Monching, Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay, containing an area of 13,0506 Hectares, Parcel 6- Tax Declaration No. 13-002200276 situated at Monching, Siay, Zamboanga, Sibugay, containing an area of 25,1751 hectares, a) BANCO DE ORO (BDO) Unibank, Inc. Zamboanga-Ipil Branch under PESO Saving Account No. 003158001823, b) Banco de Oro (BDO) Unibank, Inc. ZamboangaIpil Branch under Dollar Savings Account No. 1031500121099 with a deposit balance of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY NINE & 01/100 DOLLARS ($17,449.01), c) Banco de Oro (BDO) Unibank, Inc. Zamboanga-Ipil Branch under PESO Savings Account No. 003150017283, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF BARCILISA M. BRAZA, filed by the heirs of BARCILISA M. BRAZA, per DOC #457; PAGE #92; BOOK #51; Series of 2018, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARISSE GAY G. LICO-ABALDE. BWM: July 12, 19 & 26, 2021

current quarantine measures put in place,” he said.

He said major companies have resume d business op e r at i ons at a dju ste d levels, jacking up the need for electricity.

T h e l o a d prof i l e of Mindanao comprises 60% household and 40% commercial establishments, according to Montenegro.

He s aid hous ehold consumption of electricity has also increased as operations of some establishments shifted to work from home, necessitating additional household equipment that demand more usage of power.

Despite the pandemic, he said other small establishments are thriving and expanding their operations “to deal with the demand brought about by the realities of pandemic because they are producing goods or services that are needed during this period.”

“They have to expand capacities to be able to deal with demand and therefore have to make use of energy consumption and that is also likely among the contributory factors for us reverting back to pre-COVID level. An uptick indicates something is happening because every product, every output, and every service that is being produced will have to take into account that it is using electricity,” he said. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews) EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE DECEASED LEONIDO AND ROSITA TAGUD WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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k ayong m a s a s an d a l ang institusyon na magpapalawak ng mga oportunidad para matulungan kayo sa inyong kabuhayan (Through this, and with the help of our local government, you now have an institution you can rely on and will open more opportunities for you and your livelihood),” Ramos said.

Ramos added that the Bangsamoro government led by Chief Minister Ahod ‘Al Hajj Murad’ Ebrahim i s re a ch i ng out to t h e Bangsamoro people who will be benefiting from the services and programs.

Some of the areas the Bangsamoro government focuses on are those under the Special Geographic Area which includes 63 barangays in North Cotabato including Barangay Batulawan in Pikit.

C o o p e r a t i v e Development Authority (CDA) National Assistant Secretar y Pendatun Disimban welcomed the project for the Bangsamoro cooperatives which has a great impact on community development.

“Ka h it m an t ayo ay nagmula sa iba’t ibang lugar, pinili nating magsama-sama para sa iisang layunin.

Ang proyektong ito ay may dalang napakalaking impact sa komunidad at ang lahat ay makasisigurado na ang building ay mapakikinabangan at maasahan ng taong bayan ( We h a v e c a m e f r o m dif ferent places but we chose to be united for a

That the late LEONIDO TAGUD who died intestate on March 06, 2000, in Northern Mindanao Medical Center, CDO; and ROSITA TAGUD who died on _________________ _,in______________________ the decedent at the time of his death, left a real property with Original of Certificate of Title No. E-504 situated Barangay Tamboboan Claveria Misamis Oriental, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE DECEASED LEONIDO AND ROSITA TAGUD WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of LEONIDO TAGUD, to negotiate and enter into a Lease Agreement with DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and establishment under Philippine Laws and with principal office address at 11th Floor, Udenna Tower, Rizal Drive Cor. 4th Ave., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City herein represented by its authorized representative, MGEN. RODOLFO D. SANTIAGO AFP (RET.), per DOC #323; PAGE #65; BOOK #CXXII; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RAMIL G. CARREON.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION/ SETTLEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late MAGNO M. RIVERA, who died on April 7, 2020, at Cagayan de Oro City; That during his lifetime, he was able to acquire a parcel of land with OCT NO. 2015000097 situated at Barrio of Indahag, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THREE (223) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION/ SETTLEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of MAGNO M. RIVERA, in favor of PHIL ALKOFERO L. ABROGAR and ABRAM PHILIP L. ABGROGAR, represented by: RUBY LIM ABROGAR (VendeeMother), per DOC #374; PAGE #73; BOOK #42; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry ATTY. EVANGELINE TADLAS-CARRASCO.

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common goal. This project will have a great impact on the community and this building will be utilized for ever yone’s benefit),” Disimban added.

Joining Disimban was with CDA Assistant S e c r e t a r y Ab d u l s a l a m Guinomla and CDA Region 12 Director Amenodin Elias.

M P W Ma g u i n d a n a o District Engineer Avila Ab ob a kar hop es t hat this building will bring development for the welfare of each resident of Pikit and the cooperative sector.

“Ang proyektong ito ay para sa ikakaganda ng kooperatiba at buhay ng mga tao sa Pikit. Insha Allah, ito ay sana magbunga ng magandang resulta para sa pag-unlad ng community dito (This project for the development of cooperatives and the people’s lives in Pikit. Insha Allah, may tis bring good results in terms of the development of the community here),” Abobakar said.

B atu l aw an B ar ang ay Chair Bailana Matalam also thanked the Bangsamoro government and Ramos for the project.

“Halos lahat ng program sa Barangay Development Plan sa Batulawan ay nandito na, naibigay na rin samin. Kaya maraming salamat sa ating mga leaders sa BARMM pati kay Ma’am MP Jam [Diamila Ramos] sa lahat ng tulong para sa amin.

Di namin ito sasayangin (Almost all programs under the Barangay Development Plan here in Batulawan are given to us. Thii is why we thank our leaders in the BARMM, especially Ma’am MP Jam for her help. We will make good use of these),” Matalam said.

N a s s e r G a y a g a y, representative of the LGU and the 63 barangays in Pikit, Cotabato, added that “this is now the time when all agencies converged to develop all areas in BARMM. This is the way for us to have equal opportunities so we can rise together.”

The g roundbre a k ing ceremony of the project was held last June 18.

A ceremonial groundbreaking was also held for the Cooperative and Women Multipurpose Building at the town of Tamparan, Lanao Del Sur. Me anw h i l e , an ot h e r

multi-purpose project is set to start in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao.

Last May, Ramos also led the groundbreaking of the TDIF Solar Powered Water System Project at Grand Mosque, Masiu, Lanao Del Sur which is just one of the many projects of BARMM. The recent activity in June gave at least seven cooperatives from Lanao D el Sur, Maguindanao, and Pikit mini rice mills with de-stoners and 10KVA generator sets which was proposed by Ramos and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisher ies and Ag rar ian Reform led by Minister Mohammad Yacob.

B e i ng a c o op e r at ive advocate R amos filed Proposed Resolution 331 in the Bangsamoro Pa r l i a m e nt c a l l i n g f or t h e i mpl e m e nt at i on of Section 24, Article XIII of the Bangsamoro Organic Law on the enactment of a Bangsamoro Cooperative Code.

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Graduate Education Act of 2003; Indigenous People Code; Bangsamoro Research and Development Agenda; and the creation of Ranao Development Authority.

Ali, a lawyer, said though the list of target legislation serves as a guide to keeping the parliament on track, and w i l l not limit t he BTA-BARMM, the region’s interim lawmaking body, from passing more legislation necessary for securing the welfare and development of the region.

“At least, we have a clearer direction now as to what bills, from the standpoint of the BARMM Cabinet and the BTA, must be prioritized in our upcoming sessions,” he said.

BARMM Cabinet S e cre t ar y Mohd Asni n Pendatun, meanwhile, said other pressing bills included the enactment of the region’s gender and development code, the establishment of the children’s code, the creation of a youth development center, and the determination of transitional justice, among others.

Currently, there are 114 bills and 434 resolutions filed before the BTA plenary.

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a s s i s t a n c e t o i n d i g e nt patients. The assistance may be monetary aid for burial, transportation, and out-of-pocket expenses that are not currently paid for or sufficiently covered by insurance benefits under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

“Ang panahon nga sige pa kamo pila para makahanap ug pambayad o assistance, tapos na! kay ang malasakit center mao ang motubag sa inyong kinahanglan (Those days where you have to line up in various agencies for assistance are over. The Malasakit Center is the answer to your needs),” Andanar said as he encouraged patients there to avail of the services.

“Inyuha ning kwarta ug gibalik lamang ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ug Senador Bong Go sa inyuha busa pahimusli ninyo (This is your money and President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go is only returning it to you, so make use of it),” he added. (PR) from page 3

“They are hesitant to borrow because there is no assured business income for them now to pay the loan,” he added in Filipino.

This is despite the CARES program allowing a bigger loan amount for tourismrelated MSMEs. Average loan for the tourism sector is around P430,993, Lopez said.

Meanwhile, the trade chief is optimistic that the utilization of the budget for CARES for Travel loan will increase with the easing of restrictions in areas under modified general community quarantine.

The CARES program is also extended to displaced overseas Filipino workers under the Bayanihan HEROES program.

Lopez said 628 OFWs got their loan approvals amounting to P35.57 million.

The CARES program offers zero-percent interest loans with a generous grace period.

MSMEs borrowing under the CARES loan may start their payment six months after receiving their loan.

(PNA)

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Feature Kagay-anon is finalist in Ateneo de Manila tilt F

By MARK FRANCISCO

IFTEEN-year-old Joseayn Dennies Paloma Albasin from Cagayan de Oro City is one of the 12 finalists this year for the AIESEC Youth Leadership Awards 2021 of Ateneo de Manila University.

AIESEC is an international association of Economics students and is the world's largest youth-run

organization with more than 88,000 members globally.

AIESEC at AdMU is one of the prestigious collegebased student groups in the country.

The AIESEC in Ateneo Youth Leadership Awards 2021 aims to recognize the youth who have been creating a positive impact in their community.

Albasin (who is

affectionately called Chill) is a finalist under the Junior Enterprising Mind of the Year category.

Chill is head teacher and innovator of Play Learn and Grow with Chill, a class which aims to help nurture and inspire young minds to grow into confident, kind and socially aware individuals.

A Voice Teens season 2 alumna and a vocal student of Maestro Marvin Gayramon, Chill uses her musical

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influence to civic concerns.

For instance, she spearheaded the donation drive/charity recital last December 2020 for the benefit of the girls (ages seven to 18) who need special care, of the Youth with A Mission Nehemiah House.

The girls were provided with their personal hygiene kit, basic clothing and food good for two months.

She was also a volunteerperformer for The Maestro Christmas concert which

provided assistance to the underprivileged children with special needs of The Heart at Play Foundation.

As part of C9 local dance crew, Chill was one of the dance teachers/performers for Ayala Mall's Mall into Shape, a national online activity for everyone at home to dance, to learn a new choreography, to get healthy and stay in shape amidst the pandemic. (C9 is a lineup member of the prestigious Domination HIPHOP Ph.) Occasionally, she also performs in weddings,corporate and charitable events.

A multi-talented person, Chill was a wushu practitioner and a chess varsity in her elementary years. She was also one of the 20 Earth champions (ambassadress) at Little Miss Earth Philippines in 2014.

A consistent anti-bullying advocate since age 8, her efforts have been recognized by notable personalities like Ms. International Ahtisa Manalo, Asian Supermodel Ms. Ella Eiveren Lubag, LGBT advocates Paulo Castro and Jujiin Samonte to name a few.

Chill has also been consistently donating boxes of kiddie vitamins which she would personally solicit from pharmaceutical companies, to school children.

She was part of the student body which provided and personally handed food and medical kits to the soldiers during the Marawi siege.

She joined the outreach

activity of Rotateens (Surigao City Chapter) by sending them boxes of vitamins and school kits to be given away.

For her numerous involvements at a young age, Albasin received the 20 Most Empowered Women in CDO award, the Youth Leadership Excellence Award (Jaycees) and Student Leader Award (SM Cares).

Chill has been a consistent first honor student since pre-school and graduated junior high just recently at Oro Christian Grace School.

She also received academic scholarships from the following prestigious schools : Oro Christian Grace School, University of Asia and the Pacific, Enderun Colleges and Ateneo de Manila University She will enter her senior high leading to collegiate studies this August at University of Asia and the Pacific taking up Masters degree in Integrated Marketing Communication.

"Trust your own training process and do not compare your growth and small victories to others. When you only want the best result, you will do everything in your power (correctly and kindly) to get there. Everything else will follow," Chill says.

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