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Guru’s retention pushed T H E N o r t h e r n Mindanao Federation of Transport Cooperatives (Nomfedtrasco) has requested the Department of Transportation and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) central office to retain the current LTFRB director in region 10.

In a statement on Saturday, July 1, the Nomfedtrasco acknowledged LTFRB-10 director Aminoden Guro, whose expertise can be very essential to fastening the implementation of Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) in the region.

In a press briefing, Nomfedtrasco general manager Luzviminda Escobidal told reporters that Guro should be the one to finish the PUVMP as he was the one who started the program in Northern Mindanao region.

Lamitan airport ZAMBOANGA City – The city government of Lamitan is embarking on an ambitious airport project to boost its development as well as that of Basilan province.

Mayor Roderick Furigay said Saturday they have started the acquisition of land in the area where the airport will be constructed.

Furigay said the lots they have acquired are in the Barangays of Calugusan, Balas, Boahan, and Ubit, which were identified by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) as the ideal site for the airport.

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Camiguin imposes ban on entry of pork meat

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HE province of Camiguin has imposed a temporary ban on pork meat and by-products from outside the island after the Department of Agriculture-Northern Mindanao (DA10) confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF).

The announcement of Governor Xavier Jesus Romualdo released late Saturday likewise asked hog raisers not to engage in swill feeding or the feeding of food scraps and adopt appropriate biosecurity measures.

"The public is likewise advised that the slaughter of pigs outside of the municipal slaughterhouses is a criminal offense punished under Republic Act 9296, otherwise known as the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines, as

amended by RA No. 10536," the announcement read.

Under the said law, selling, transporting, and offering or receiving for sale or transportation in commerce of illegally slaughtered pork are criminal offenses.

Illegally slaughtered pork will be subject to confiscation.

In an advisory signed by DA-10 Executive Director Carlene Collado, blood specimens submitted by the Provincial Veterinary BAN/PAGE 7

FIRST SESSION. Misamis Oriental Vice Gov. Jigjag Pelaez presides over the first Regular Session of the 19th Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Monday, July 4, at the Provincial Capitol. photo by gerry lee gorit

ERC reports higher retail power rates

By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

The Energ y Regulator y Commission (ERC) has reported an increase in the average rate offer in the electricity retail market space at P4.05 per kilowatt hour (kWh) as of April this year; from a leaner average of P3.63 per kWh weighted average as of its monitoring report in 2021.

The electricity retail

market rate is for the so-called contestable customers, which refer to the segment of endusers that can already directly contract their electricity needs with their preferred retail electricity suppliers (RES) under the dictum of Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) policy of the restructured power sector.

ERC said the number

of contestable customers already hovered at 1,897, accounting for total demand of 3,924.53 megawatts within the review period. This particular customer sector has current threshold of contestability at least 500 kilowatts (kW) of demand within a prescribed period under the RCOA rules. But ERC has also allowed recently the pilot implementation of HIGHER/PAGE 7

Red tide BUTUAN City – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has maintained its red tide alerts in two areas of the Caraga Region. In its latest shellfish bulletin, the BFAR said Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur and Litalit Bay in San Benito, Surigao del Norte remain positive for red tide. “Latest laboratory results indicated that shellfish collected in said areas still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit,” the BFAR bulletin issued Thursday said.

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WOODEN BRIDGE. Villagers walk towards a wooden bridge in isolated Barangay Daladap, Mamasapano in Maguindanao. mindanews photo by bong s. sarmiento

The dengue-carrying Aedes egypti mosquito, so full.

With my blood? mindanews photo by bobby timonera

Dengue outbreak declared in BARMM

By FERDINANDH B. CABRERA, MindaNews

COTABATO City – The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) has declared a dengue outbreak after the mosquito-borne disease claimed 18 lives from January to June this year.

Dr. Zul Qarneyn Abas, BARMM health minister, said there were only two deaths during the same period last year.

As of June 30, Abas said, MOH-BARMM has recorded 928 dengue cases across the region. “ We s u r p a s s e d t h e a l e r t t h re s h ol d or t h e epidemiological threshold,” he said, adding the increase was almost three or four times

from last year’s 398 cases.` He noted that Lanao del Sur, Marawi City and Maguindanao registered the highest number of dengue cases.

At the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center, the number of dengue cases was also alarming for health frontliners.

CRMC chief Dr. Ishmael Dimaren said that as of Friday over 600 dengue cases had been admitted to the hospital, although many were already discharged.

He said MOH-BARMM has donated a 100-bed isolation facility for dengue patients to address the rising number of cases.

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OWWA-10 aids 880 OFWs via reintegration program

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY --Responding to the needs of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)-10 provided over P16.3 million livelihood assistance to 880 OFWs in 20202021 through the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay program.

"During sa pandemic, mostly atong mga distressed kay nangaterminate sila nga wala sa panahon kay tungod kay nag-pandemic, nag-

close ang ilang mga kompanya. Naa sa'y uban didto nga distressed gyud kay nabiktima sa mga maltreatment, mga illegal recruiters. Mao na sila ang pwede maka-avail," said Eugene Mesias, OIC Programs and Services Division of OWWA-10 during the Talakayan sa PIA, July 4 at SM Downtown Premier, here.

(During the pandemic, most of the distressed OFWs are those who were terminated from their work because their companies have closed.

There are also those who were distressed because

they became victims of maltreatment, illegal recruiters. These are the people who can avail of the program) From the said number, OWWA-10 provided livelihood to 395 OFWs amounting to P7.3 million in 2020 and P8.92 million worth of livelihood assistance to 485 OFWs in 2021.

To avail of the benefits of the said program, repatriated distressed OFW members should secure their OWWA membership records, application form with AIDS/PAGE 7

Eugene Mesias (right), OIC Programs and Services Division of OWWA-10 says the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)-10 provided over P16.3 million livelihood assistance to 880 OFWs in 2020-2021 through the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay program during the Talakayan sa PIA, July 4 at SM Downtown Premier, Cagayan de Oro City. (SAYU/PIA-10)

Quarrying, health sectors top contributors to 2021 NorMin GRDP THE National Economic Development Authority in Region 10 (NEDA-10) has identified quarrying and human health industries as the top-performing sectors in 2021.

During Monday's

socioeconomic status briefing, NEDA-10 Director Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño said the two industries contributed 4.7 percent to the 2021 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).

"Quarrying industry in the region saw a continuous operation despite the pandemic because of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ program of the Duterte GRDP/PAGE 6

DavNor gets choco processor, road, bridge projects from DA-PRDP DAVAO City – Three big-ticket subprojects of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project

(DA-PRDP) worth P337.5 million were turned over to the province of Davao del Norte over the weekend.

In a statement Saturday, DA-PRDP said the projects were officially handed over to the municipalities of New Corella, Kapalong, and Rehoboth Agriculture Cooperative (RACO) in Panabo City.

The first subproject turned over was the 15.354-kilometer “Rehabilitation of Poblacion – Limbaan -Suawon – Macgum farmto-market (FMR) with two bridges” worth P209 million.

The “Rehabilitation of Capungagan -Boundary San Miguel Farm Market Road” subproject was also transferred to the Municipality of Kapalong.

The 10.6-kilometer FMR road has provided access to barangay roads going to Florida, Mabantao in Kapalong town and Linao, Sawata in the Municipality of San Isidro and New Loon in the Municipality of Asuncion.

The subproject which is worth P108 million will support the value chain of existing commodities in the area such as cacao, cardava banana (saba in the Philippines), and coconut.

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY - No less than the regional director of National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA-10) RD Manuel Orduña delivered an inspirational message at Kiosko Kagawasan in Cagayan de Oro, during the inauguration

of Pres Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos on June 30, 2022.

Orduña, in his message, mentioned the substantive achievements of NTF ELCAC in particular, and the Duterte Administration in general in bringing about peace, order

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and development in the country; and, pointed out the convergence of efforts of all stakeholders in providing services to our people.

He called on the audience to as well extend all-out support to the next Administration in its

quest for unity, peace and development.

He pointed out the convergence of efforts of all stakeholders in providing services to our people.

Part 2 of the program was the symbolic distribution of food packs and other items led by COCPO Director

P / Colonel Aaron Mandia.

Another resource person during the activity was a former NPA amazon, identified as @Lala, was the “FR Resource Person,” who narrated her unfortunate experiences inside the CTG, called on the audience to be watchful

of their children and protect them from being lured or enticed into joining CTG front organizations.

It is worthy to note that for the past few years, this “best practice” of holding Peace Concert and related “convergence activities” of the different stakeholders initiated by COCPO has become the norm during red-letter days.

Moreover, there had been no more militant mass actions conducted by members of CTG front organizations in CDO since the implementation of EO70, considering that most of the key organizers and mobilizers for CTGinstigated mass actions have had returned to mainstream society now helping in the Government’s “Information and Education Campaign,” while the few remaining have had went underground facing various Criminal Cases.

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Parents' training (Pt. 2) Think a minute . . . Yesterday we learned from the boiling frog that it is easy to become so accustomed and comfortable with our emotionally and spiritually unhealthy parenting habits that we do not see the dangerous direction we are leading our kids. Before it is too late, we need to start changing the negative, hurtful ways we may be raising and teaching them.

First, we learned not to use anger, yelling and nagging to train our children. It does not truly work, nor does it make a happy family.

Second, we parents must earn our child’s respect. It is easy to get your child to fear you, but it will take your time and love to earn their true respect. This is greatly important, because your child’s respect for your authority is going to determine his respect for all other kinds of authority: his school teachers, bosses, l aw s a n d g ov e r n m e nt , along with everyone else he will live and work with.

If you want your children to accept your authority and values when they are

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST teenagers, you must first earn their respect by your daily good example during their younger years. As an expert family counselor says: “Rules without relationship bring rebellion.”

We parents can damage, even destroy, our children through overly strict, harsh and unloving punishment that hurts them emotionally through cruel, unkind words or even physical harm to our kids. A child should never be laughed at and his feelings not valued and cared about by his or her father and mother. A parent who regularly hurts and humiliates their child will eventually lose their TRAINING/PAGE 7

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His Excellency as Secretary of Agriculture

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA It is so amazing to know that no less than President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos will be the one to act as the Secretary of Agriculture. I can only surmise that His Excellency has seen the glaring paradox besetting agriculture that must be rectified. Don’t you know that the Philippines is the biggest importer of rice in the world, even bigger than what China is importing?

With its population of 106 million Filipinos, our country is importing some 2.5 million metric tons of rice annually while China with a population of some 1.5 billion people is only importing some 2 million metric tons.

Su c h t r u i s m s p e a k s of a glaring paradox that while the Philippines is an agricultural countr y, we cannot even satisfy basic

staples, i.e., rice and milk for our people. Don’t you know that our country has the biggest plantations in the world, oozing with high value crops such as pine-apple, banana, palm-oil, supplying the consumerist needs of the people in advanced countries while 85% of Filipino children are malnourished, based on the data of the Food and Agricultural Institute, as we are not producing enough food for our people? As an agricultural countr y, any short or long term development plan can be won or lost through agriculture and thus, far we are losing based on the research study of the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (UN-FAO).

Such Study has disclosed that in the last decade, “Philippine agriculture has contributed to the Gross National Products (GNP) only .02 per cent and the rural communities are the most affected by climate change and protracted war.”

Confronted with extreme poverty, 3 of 4 young farmers have already left farming and have gone to the urban centers to work as janitors, waiters, drivers and if beautiful, as dancers.

Mr. President, please have the Rice Tariffication Law be a subject of thorough review as such law passed three years ago has impoverished the 5 million rice farmers in the country. We have allowed the entry of cheaply grown rice from Vietnam and Thailand to the detriment of our rice farmers. Why is this so? After the signing of the Asian Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) in Cebu in 1997, the King of Thailand took off his crown and kingly robe and worked with the Thai farmers.

The King ordered the Thai farmers not to use chemicals, i.e., inorganic fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide, as these toxic chemicals are not only acidifying the soil but also kill beneficial insects.

He also ordered not to use tractors but carabaos because the waste of the carabaos will be used as organic fertilizer.

With that paradigm shift from conventional to sustainable rice farming, the Thai farmers were able to lower down the production cost of rice to only P5 per kilo.

The Filipino farmers have all these years been tied-up to conventional agriculture, tied-up to the use of chemicals and are producing rice at P15 to P20 per kilo. With

the entry of cheaply grown rice that is just being sold in our country at about P10 per kilo, no way can our rice farmers compete. For every peso-lost, the equivalent of a billion peso is lost from agriculture. Such is not only true to rice but also to corn when during the height of the harvest season, cheap corn substitutes entered our country at the expense of our corn farmers.

Mr. President, in my sorties around Mindanao, many farmers’ cooperatives have reported to me that “MARAMI NA PO ANG NAGPAKAMATAY NA MGA MAGSASAKA DAHIL BAON NA SA UTANG.” How can we win back agriculture to benefit our poor but struggling people that are now suffering not only from ecological degradation but from lack of food? You are right Mr. President in handling the agriculture department because there are some policies which have been crafted by the allies of the oligarchs at the expense of the poor farmers.

Indeed, everyone is profiting from farming, i.e., the seed and fertilizer dealers, the compradors, the usurers, the RECTIFY/PAGE 7

If 'ifs' and 'ands' were pots and pans...

A phrase that advises against wishing for impossible or absurd things to happen. The full phrase is "If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands."

A: "If only my parents would give me a car, life would be so much easier." B: "Yeah, well, if ifs and ands were pots and pans, right?"

A still longer version: If wishes were horses, then beggars could ride / If turnips were watches, I'd wear one by my side / If ifs and ands were pots and pans / There would be no work for tinkers. Dandy Don Meredith often recited a similar a somewhat similar phrase about wishful thinking that involved candied nuts We l l , l i f e d o e s n ' t only consist of addition, subtraction, multiplication

and division. Life has ups and downs and everyone tries to survive in his own clock-shell surrounded by a dangerous ocean. Life is stuffed with plenty of excuses, and we are s omet imes unable to apologize and say a meaningful "sorry" at the right moment.

Excuses don't know the question of age. I still have two significant examples to share: The church was crowded. confirmation. A woman came too late. Traffic jams. In need of help, the woman looked to the left and then to the right. It looked like a young man liked to help her. He murmured, "Show up a bit, the LOLA likes to sit down". The situation looked problem-free at that moment. But after

taking a deep breath, the LOLA realized the young man's comment. She was just 38 years "young"! With uneasiness she looked at the youngster, who started smiling at her. How old could he be? 14 or 15? A very big difference already to her age. Then suddenly, the young man realized his inappropriate remark and stuttered, "Sorry Madam, please excuse me! If I would have only known...!"

Choked with emotions, I also listened to the story of my former editor colleague in Germany several years ago.

Her mother had expelled her from life. Only while laying on her deathbed, her mother did offer a plea in extenuation because of her lifelong fault.

Excuses because one is

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embarrassed or with a simple alibi can be found at every corner. Did you, my dear reader, count already, how many times you used the term "IF"?

Just to mention this example, which I noticed s e veral times f rom my students. " If I could pass my German language exam, my DORING/PAGE 7

‘The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few’ FAMOUS words of Christ that present to us the stark reality of our condition here on earth. (cfr. Mt 9,37) There are just so many things to do and accomplish in our life and yet there are only a few hands to do them.

Speaking alone of our temporal affairs, not to mention our ultimate spiritual and supernatural goal, the challenge we face is indeed overwhelming. But let’s have a faith-based hope and do whatever we can to meet the challenge as adequately as possible.

For this, we need to develop a keen sense of vocation. It should be clear to all that everyone has a vocation. Everyone is called

by God to carry out a mission that ultimately is a matter of our salvation. That, of course, involves our sanctification and our part in the continuing redemption of mankind by doing apostolate.

To be sure, no one comes to existence by mere accident nor by pure chance and divine caprice. God does not create us at random. Even a person who is considered unwanted by his parents or is conceived through rape is already a person planned and loved by God from all eternity. This is a fundamental truth about ourselves that we should never take for granted.

Thus, we should try to develop this sense of vocation as early as possible. And this

can mean as early as when one is still a child, already beginning to be aware of what and who he or she is.

This normally should start in the family, with the parents playing a major role in this affair since they are our first teachers here on earth.

The parents should be quick in sowing the seeds of this sense of vocation by making the child aware that he or she just did not come from them but from God. And that he or she also belongs to God. This basic truth should always be reinforced all throughout the process of bringing up and educating the child.

T h e p are nt s s h ou l d therefore plant the rudiments

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ROY CIMAGALA of piety in their children, mainly through their example and with them doing the appropriate catechesis. Their children should see them praying and having a special and pious regard to God. When the children see the love between them and feel ABUNDANT/PAGE 7

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Peso still competitive; weakness benefits exporters, OFWs: Diokno

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EW Finance chief Benjamin Diokno said the depreciation of the peso is not that bad as it remains in the middle of the pack compared to other currencies of Asian neighbors, adding the local currency is still competitive.

The local currency weakened to 55-level against the US dollar on Wednesday, which authorities and economists point to the impact

of stronger dollar due in part to continued increase in Federal Reserve’s key rates and the Russia-Ukraine war on global commodities prices.

Diokno told reporters Wednesday night that the right way to assess the peso’s performance is its real effective exchange rate, or how it compares with other competitors.

“We are at the middle so our currency is competitive,” he

said, adding the unit that has posted the highest depreciation so far is the Japanese yen followed by the Indian rupee.

Diokno said that if the local unit is “very competitive”, which means you will need less peso in exchange for a US dollar, it will benefit, among others, those who have the capacity to travel abroad and those who consume goods being sold overseas.

He said the weakness of the

peso will benefit beneficiaries of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the exporters.

Meanwhile, Diokno said the new administration will be opportunistic in tapping the foreign capital markets to boost financing for its projects.

“But right now, I think, our bias is to rely on domestic borrowings,” he said.

Diokno said that in the past, the government had an issue with paying its foreign

debt because of the peso’s devaluation and the lack of dollar reserves.

“It’s different now. We’re far from that already,” he said, citing “the doctrine is if you have three months worth of imports cover, you’re okay.”

He said most or around 80-85 percent of government’s foreign loans are medium and long-term tenors thus, it will take a longer time to pay.

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Diokno confident Medalla to sustain game-changing reforms in BSP

Metrobank is the Best Domestic Private Bank in the country ASIAMONEY recognizes Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) as the 2022 Best Domestic Private Bank in the Philippines.

According to Asiamoney, performance indicators noted for consideration include relative performance versus competitors, successes in achieving market share, coping with difficult or changing market conditions, among

others.

The Bank’s Private Wealth team was established in 2016. Since then, the business has rapidly and successfully captured the attention of the Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) segment in the Philippines. Through Private Wealth, customers are able to have access to the entire product suite of the Metrobank Group.

“Metrobank’s ability to meet the needs of

Motivation: An Integral Part in Teaching a Lesson By: KIMBERLY T. CLAPANO Teacher I Tangub City Central School Central District A Division of Tangub City

Motivation and the learning process are interconnected.

It is simply the moving power that elicits vigorous effort to learn or to do things and it is generally occupies an important place in human learning. It is important to attempt to get the learners’ attention or the learner’s state of readiness before anything else. This is because motivation increases alertness, vigor, and wholeheartedness of the teaching process.

This motivation comes in two forms: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

Intrinsically motivated learners are those who are naturally motivated to do their learning tasks. On the other hand, extrinsically motivated learners are motivated by external rewards. In the classroom, motivation drives many behaviors and it is necessar y to understand its importance

and functions as part of the lesson.

In a special classroom setting, wherein learners are those who have special needs, motivational activities are essential and needed. These motivational activities include gameb as e d le ar ning w here learners actively engaged in a games and plays. Doing or using game as a form of motivation provides opportunities for deeper learning and help learners to experience pleasure in learning. However, the effectiveness of learning depends upon the strength of the motive and continuous motivation helps learners to concentrate to the lessons to be learned.

Motivation is the very he ar t of t he le ar ning process and it is an integral and fundamental part in teaching a lesson neither in a regular nor in special education classroom.

wealthy clients in an agile and smart manner went a long way during the worst volatility in the past year.

It also helped Metrobank stay miles ahead of peers,” says Asiamoney Editor Rashmi Kumar.

Kumar also cites specific performance highlights. Metrobank Private Wealth’s assets under management and client base grew by a compounded 30% and METROBANK/PAGE 6

FINANCE Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Monday he is confident that new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla will continue the gamechanging reforms he implemented under his previous leadership of the institution, which include its rapid shift to digitalization and other measures that has kept it ‘agile and innovative’ amid the pandemic-induced crisis and other challenges to the country’s financial system.

In his first speech as Finance Secretary at the BSP’s 29th anniversary and turnover ceremony, Diokno recounted the time of uncertainties at the height of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic when he was BSP governor, and how the institution provided “a sense of confidence and predictability” during this period.

Diokno said through these trying times, the BSP

The Importance of Effective Communication with Children By: MARY JANE M. BONTUYAN T-I South I-A Central School

Having positive interactions with children requires effective communication since it promotes their g row t h and l e ar n i ng .

Children's conf idence can be developed and supported through effective communication.

Additionally crucial are your efforts to put the kids at ease, make them feel secure, and demonstrate your dependability. Additionally, it ' s c r u c i a l to ut i l i z e excellent communication while dealing with kids in order to offer them clear instructions and educate them how to do the same.

This will enable them to build healthy relationships with other people as well as with you.

Building respectful connections with young people requires effective communication since doing so will make them feel valued and help them treat others with decency. It will demonstrate to young

people that their opinions matter and are respected.

Additionally, just like with children, it will demonstrate to young people that you are trustworthy and that they are worth listening to, which contributes to the development of positive relationships. It is crucial because it can help young people develop a sense of worth and provide them the skills they need to succeed in life.

E f f e c t i v e communication is important in developing relationships with children, young people, and adults as it helps us to understand t h e o t h e r p e r s on , t o form a relationship with trust, and to air out any differences that we may have. It also helps us to have a clear understanding of each other. Effective communication will help to make people feel valued and show that what they have to say is important.

ensured the continuity of much-needed financial services and remained sensitive to the needs of its fellow Filipinos by providing financial relief, incentivizing lending, and facilitating access to more financial services.

He added that even amid a pandemic, “it has remained business as usual” for banks, money changers, and other BSPsupervised institutions.

“We have gone through a crisis like no other, with no emergency response playbook to which we

could refer. But we kept our eyes on the ball.

We remained agile and innovative. We boosted market confidence.

We implemented extraordinary liquidity measures,” Diokno said.

The BSP also worked closely with other agencies and stakeholders in getting financial reforms, such as the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer Act and the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act passed in Congress to provide SUSTAIN/PAGE 6

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Lanao Del Sur City/Municipality: Marawi NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with the publication requirement under sec. 3 of RA 10172 amending Section 5 of RA 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that GLENAPHIL B. MALINIS has filed with this Office a petition for change of gender from MALE to FEMALE in the birth certificate of GLENAPHIL B. MALINIS who was born on June 02, 1994 at MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR and whose parents are PHILIP MINOZA MALINIS and GLENDA DANDOY BARCELONA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 20, 2022.

(SGD) RAWIA NAGA PANGADAPUN CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

BWM: July 6, 13 & 20, 2022

Mr. BALJIT SINGH. An Indian citizen, desire to apply as GENERAL MANAGER in our company “GOOD WEALTH LENDING LOANS CORP.’ located at Aluba Brgy. Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City.

QUALIFICATION: • Valid driver’s license.

• Physically fit, Has a good work ethic.

• Ages 25-50 years old. Male only.

SALARY RANGE: Php 30-35k Monthly.

NOTICE: Any local person in Cagayan de Oro City, who is competent, able and willing to perform the job/position may file an objection at the DOLERO within Thirty (30) days after publication.

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It would also address the lack of access road from the farm to market, long travel time, and high rate of postharvest losses.

Meanwhile, one enterprise subproject was a ls o inaugurate d – t he “Cho colate Pro cessing” which was turned over to RACO in Panabo City.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late GILMORE J. DINGAL and DAHLIA S. DINGAL, who died on May 31, 2019 and January 31, 2007 at Cagayan de Oro City, that the late Spouses left several properties to wit: TCT No. 137-2015003469 situated in Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIVE Square Meters, (205), more or less, TCT No. 137-2015003471 situated at Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIVE Square Meters (205), more or less, TCT No. 137-2015003472 situated at Tablon, Cagayan de Orto City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FOUR Square Meters (204), more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of GILMORE J. DINGAL and DAHLIA S. DINGAL, per DOC #377; PAGE #76; BOOK #44; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ADONIS ARC P. GUMAHAD. BWM: June 29, July 6 & 13, 2022

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF PARCELS OF LAND AND BUILDING AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late JOSE B. OBENZA, JR. who died on December 25, 2007 at CDO Medical Center, Inc., Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and died without issues; that said deceased died intestate without leaving any known debt which has remained unpaid or unsettled up to the present, at the time of his death left a Properties with Tax Declaration No. G-159858 Building situated in Lot 4 & 5 Villa Candida Subd., Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City with an a floor area of THIRTY SIX (36) SQUARE METERS, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-69415 Tax Declaration No. G-159857 situated in the Barrio of Bulua, city of Cagayan de Oro City, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIFTY EIGHT (58) SQUARE METERS, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-69414 Tax Declaration No. G-159856 situated in the Barrio of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIFTY FIVE (55) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF PARCELS OF LAND AND BUILDING AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of JOSE B. OBENZA, JR., per DOC #201; PAGE #41; BOOK #1; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. SALVADOR O. PACANA. BWM: June 29, July 6 & 13, 2022

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The said subproject aims to boost the cacao industry not just in Panabo City but the entire Davao del Norte.

“RAC O is lo oking forward to producing more 100 percent dark chocolate,” the statement added.

DA-PRDP Support Office Mindanao Director Abel James Monteagudo said in his message that the enterprise subproject of RACO is a blessing to cacao farmers in the province.

He added that the DAPRDP provided them with s upp l i e s an d m at e r i a l , processing equipment and m a ch i n e r y, a m i n iv an , and one unit chocolate processing building.

The subproject worth P20 million will support the 150 beneficiaries by increasing their income and ensuring that the cooperative has a sure market for their chocolate products.

“Through this support, t h e y c a n n ow u p s c a l e their existing chocolate production by the use of the said facilities and equipment since they can meet the quality and standard set by their buyers,” Monteagudo added. (PNA) NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Intestate Estate of the Late ADELINA MENDOZA AGUILAR who died intestate on September 18, 2021 at Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City is the subject of the Adjudication by her only and sole Heir and Surviving Spouse, ROGELIO GREGORIO AGUILAR, located at Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City by and among the Heirs as per Doc. No. 178, Page No. 36, Book No. XXXVI, Series of 2022 of Notary Public Oscar P. Musni, Roll of Attorneys No. 30311.

BWM: June 29, July 6 & 13, 2022

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORIA REVOCADO CARILLO KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late GREGORIA REVOCADO CARILLO who died in Iligan City on January 31, 2020 without any will; at the time of her death left a certain real property with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 149-2017000808 situated Kapatagan Public land Subdivision, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED (600) SQUARE METERS, and RESIDENTIAL BUILDING with an area of 57.26 situated at Poblacion, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, covered by Tax Declaration No. ___________ and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORIA REVOCADO CARILLO, filed by the heirs of GREGORIA REVOCADO CARILLO, per DOC #134; PAGE #28; BOOK #XVII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GERARDO D. PAGUIO. BWM: June 29, July 6 & 13, 2022

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administration,"Cariño said.

In the human health and social work sectors, the region recorded 149 public health workers who have regular jobs.

"If we include workers under job orders (contracts), it can reach thousands," said Kathleen Emillie Navarra, NEDA-10 communications officer.

Meanwhile, Northern Mindanao's 4.7 percent GRDP in 2021 ranked seventh in the country's regional economies.

The region's GRDP per capita also increased to 5.1 percent in 2021, or P172,022 compared to P163,728 in 2020.

Cariño said there is a possibility for the regional economy to continue recovering if Nor thern Mindanao’s coronavirus disease 2019 alert status remains at Level 1. (PNA)

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relief to pandemic-hit sectors and safeguard consumers from unethical and fraudulent financial schemes.

Diokno also cited the BSP’s hand in the approval of the Gold Law, the Philippine Identification System Act, the Islamic Banking Law, and the amendments to the BSP charter prior to the pandemic.

He said the BSP acted prudently in issuing monetary p ol i c i e s and e x p and e d opportunities to boost digital payments and financial inclusion among Filipinos.

“We have kept a patient hand on our monetar y policy levers in the face of rising inflation to allow our economic recovery to gain a stronger foothold,” Diokno said.

“Our banking sector DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ROMEO A. GAMUTAN, died intestate and without debts and leaving behind as his legal, forced and direct heirs the person named-above as the Surviving Spouses, Sons and daughter, the deceased left the following Properties with Title No. T-44913 situated at Zone 3, Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR (174) square meters, and a one-storey residential building situated in this land with Tax Declaration No.: F019149, Residential Land and Building Title No. T-25155 situated at Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental, and a one storey residential building situated in this land with Tax Declaration No. 941500412095, Residential Land with Title No. P-38380 situated at Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE (771) square meters with Tax Declaration No. 15-0632565, Residential Land with Title No. T-69411 situated at Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters with Tax Declaration No. F-171990 and Stock Investment Globe Telecom Stock Certificate No. GMA 84701 of ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED (1,600) SHARES, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of ROMEO A. GAMUTAN, per DOC #116; PAGE #25; BOOK #36; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry ATTY. XANDRA EBDALIN. BWM: June 29, July 6 & 13, 2022

continues to be sound and stable –the result of good corporate governance and appropriate risk management practices, as well as sound banking sector regulations and a robust supervisory framework,” he added.

Acknow le dg ing his confidence in the new BSP Governor, Diokno said he is certain that the central bank’s Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap will make significant strides under Medalla’s leadership.

“There are many more improvements in store for us and for the Filipino people.

You and I have so much to offer in the service of our country regardless of what hat we wear,” Diokno said.

“I am confident that with the leadership of your new team captain –Governor Medalla– and the Monetary Board, you will continue to deliver game-changing reforms and bring the BSP even closer to the Filipino people,” he added.

On his watch, Diokno said the BSP promoted green finance, studied the feasibility and policy implications of issuing a central bank digital currency, and released the Philippines’ first-ever polymer banknote.

Diokno also cited the BSP’s rapid shift to cloudbased communication tools to accommodate work-fromhome arrangements, which increased its efficiency during the pandemic lockdowns.

Seeing things from a broader perspective, Diokno said the pandemic has accelerated the innovation and digitalization of BSP products and services.

Some of these include the electronic submission of bids and online conduct of procurement activities, and maximizing the use of e-documents, e-signatures, and even online payments.

“We have our own version of “Build, Build, Build” in the BSP. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, we expanded our existing facilities and built new structures,” Diokno said.

He added: “Not many know this, but we also have an Electronic Security EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CROMWELL R. BAUTISTA who died intestate Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, last July 24, 1989 that during the lifetime of the deceased he is lawful co-owner of parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-65417 situated in the Barrio of Kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR (774) square meters, more or less, and Technical Description Lot 2-E-1 situated in the District of Kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN (217) square meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of CROMWELL R. BAUTISTA, in favor of MARIANITA M. SARSONAS, per DOC #270; PAGE #54; BOOK #90; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. QUITILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR. BWM: June 22, 29 & July 6, 2022

Modernization Project, which is intended to enhance BSP security operations with the use of the latest security technolog y that is fully integrated and meets global standards.”

The project aims to unify security systems in all BSP regional offices and branches t h r o u g h a c e nt r a l i z e d command center.

Diokno envisions it to not only optimize the central bank’s security manpower resources, but also “have realtime data and video analytics for faster decision-making and quicker response, rescue and recovery efforts, if and when needed.” (PR)

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23%, respectively, since 2016; and this surge was bolstered with the growth of the Bank’s strength from six relationship managers to twenty by end2022. “ These show that Metrobank is serious about its wealth management ambitions. This makes it Asiamoney’s winner of the Best Domestic Private Bank in the Philippines for 2022,” Kumar adds.

Private Wealth aims for a consistent alignment of its service delivery platform to the Bank’s culture of delighting the customer: particularly one that produces solutions that EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LYNDEL A. DESQUITADO, who died intestate on August 19, 2019; that the deceased at the time of his death left One-Half (1/2) Share certain properties with Contract to Sell- Lot 2, Block 11, Phase 2 situated in the Barrio of Upper Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED FORTY TWO (642) SQUARE METERS, more or less and Condominium Certificate of Title No. 002-2015010932 Unit 38W, 8 Adriatico Tower 1, Residential containing an area of 33.51 square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of LYNDEL A. DESQUITADO, per DOC #291; PAGE #59; BOOK #CXXXVII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ABRAHAM S. OLEGARIO, JR. BWM: June 22, 29 & July 6, 2022

address the high expectations of the UHNW segment.

While this award clearly validates the effectivity of the Bank’s current product suite, operating structure, culture of accountability and teamwork, and committed action, the team will continue to work on unearthing its clients’ needs, developing product options, channel capabilities and service processes that will cater to clients’ requirements.

“We are honored to be named the Best Domestic Private Bank in the Philippines. This award is a validation of our focus and commitment to our UHNW client base. Wealth management and preservation for the ultra-high-networ th is a challenging task which goes beyond financial management. More importantly, it involves the perpetuation of the family legacy. This is why it is equally important to ensure the general well-being of family members across different stages of life. There’s a lot more work to be done on this front. Our goal at Metrobank Private Wealth is to be our clients’ most trusted financial advisor and to develop a relationship with them that will span generations,” said Lizette Perez, Senior Vice President and Head of Metrobank Private Wealth.

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) as the 2022 Best Domestic Private Bank in the Philippines.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CERARDO K. PASARDAN, SR., and DIOSDADA PASARDAN who died intestate at Cagayan de Oro City, at the time of their death left certain real property with Transfer Certificate Title T-168515 situated in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, with an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO (132) sq. meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of CERARDO K. PASARDAN, SR., and DIOSDADA PASARDAN, per DOC #500; PAGE #100; BOOK #XVIII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCO P. ESPINO BWM: June 22, 29 & July 6, 2022

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He said that since dengue cases are also increasing other parts of the country, climate change could have something to do with in.

He noted that even during “summer”, the term Filipinos use to refer to the country’s dry season, there was plenty of rain.

To contain the surge, Abas asked provincial and municipal health officials to come up with a more aggressive strategy to arrest the outbreak.

Foremost among the strategies is to seek everybody’s participation in eradicating dengue viruscarrying mosquitoes, he said.

“Second is we will intensify our advocacy on practicing the 4S strategy,” he added.

The 4S strategy refers to search and destroy, seek immediate action, say no to indiscriminate fogging, and self-protection measures.

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Office (PVO) were subjected to laboratory tests by the Regional Animal Disease D i a g n o s t i c L ab or at or y (RADDL-10).

After receiving reports of 14 pig deaths in Pandan, Mamb aj a o, t he P VO conducted an initial disease outbreak investigation on June 22.

On June 30, eight of 18 swine blood samples sent to RADDL tested positive for ASF. A f t e r re c e i v i n g t h e RADDL results, the municipal government of Mambajao and the provincial government proceeded to depopulate infected premises and all backyard pig farms within 500 meters of the infected premises.

T h e m ov e m e nt a n d transport of pigs outside of Pandan have also been prohibited.

Romualdo urged hog raisers in the province in areas with no confirmed ASF cases so far to obtain livestock insurance from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation.

"We call on the public not to panic and engage in the spreading of unverified, misleading, or false information. With ASF now in the province, the swift and immediate containment of the disease is the prime objective of the provincial and municipal governments," he said in his announcement.

(PNA)

With aggregation, the ERC expects increase in the number of retail customers in the power sector because adjoining areas of endus ers c an a lre ady p o ol their demand so they can participate in the retail market.

Lower tariff as well as i mprove d s e r v i c e s h a d always been the enticement for customers to shift to retail suppliers – especially the energy-intensive large scale customers opting to save costs on their electric bills.

In pre vious mont hs, however, energy markets had seen fuel costs soaring to unprecedented levels.

This is being viewed as a major contributing factor to the escalated power rates being offered, even in the retail market.

With the newly-enforced retail aggregation being piloted by the University of the Philippines (UP) and Manila Electric Company (Meralco), ERC Chairperson A g n e s T. D e v a n a d e r a sounded off that “electricity consumers will be more e n l i g ht e n e d a b o u t t h e benefits of retail aggregation which ultimately is for the consumers to have the power to choose from among the electricity suppliers that offer better rates and better services.”

The array of customers t hat c an p ar t icip ate in re t ai l a g g re g at i on w i l l include: subdivisions; villages; business districts; special economic zones; condominium buildings; commercial establishments such as malls; mixed-use development complexes; and other geographical areas that are proximately situated and can be seamlessly measured by metering devices.

As defined by the ERC, t h e r e t a i l a g g r e g at i o n p ro g r a m “ i s a s c h e m e wherein two or more endusers or all end-users within a contiguous area joined together and are treated as a sing le contest able customer, based on the current threshold demand prescribed under the rules.”

Devanadera opined that by expanding RCOA’s reach via retail aggregation, this shall serve as an “enabling and empowering move that offers consumers alternative means to manage their power consumption from the volatility of power rates that are sensitive to external factors such as fuel and the current global crisis.”

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child’s love and respect for them. The child will fear you enough to obey you when they are young, but later as a young adult they may deeply resent you for years, even their lifetime.

A third important principle is to show your love to your child after you have needed to discipline and punish him. Let him know that you will always accept him, even if you do not approve of his bad behavior and attitude. Remember, punishment is not something we do TO our child, but something we do FOR our child, so he can build real happiness and success from his good character we have helped him develop. That is how we communicate to our child: “I love you too much to let you think and behave wrongly.”Love should be the reason for everything we say and do with our child.

Today, won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for your mistakes as a parent? Then ask Him to help you love and teach your children the way they need and are designed for. Just think a minute.

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middlemen but not those who are working so hard under the excruciating heat of the sun and the coldness of the rains – the poor farmers.

Mr. President, napagiwanan na po ang Pilipinas lalo na ang mga magsasaka, mga mangingisda at mga katutubo dahil ang kinayayaman ng mga oligarko nagreresulta sa paghihirap ng mga ecological people. After losing the 17 million hectares of dipterocarp forest due to massive illegal logging in the past and massive illegal mining that resulted in the biological death of our rivers and bays, we have already lost our ecological integrity as well as our food security.

We now are in urgent need of a transformative leader for people, planet, prosperity and peace.

Mr. President, having met and inter-acted with you before when you were then a Senator and yours truly as Under Secretary and Chairman of the Cooperative Development Authority, you have told me of your roadmap to have peace in Mindanao by organizing the Indigenous Peoples and the former combatants of the MNLF & MILF into cooperatives.

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aggregation of customerdemand within contiguous or adjacent areas while full implementation will be enforced by yearend.

“Ag g re g at i on of t h e electricity requirements of end-users whose total m o nt h l y av e r a g e p e a k demand is at least 500kW within a contiguous area shall be implemented effective on 26 December 2 0 2 2 ,” t h e E R C h a s stipulated.

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Yes, your Excellency, you are indeed correct as the only way to stop the 2nd longest War in the world – the Mindanao War – is by uprooting the root causes of war which is hunger, poverty, inequities and social injustices. Now, I know that when Your Excellency decided to be the one to handle the Department of Agriculture, you are the most awaited transformative leader to leap agriculture to greater heights as indeed, any short or long-term development plan can be won or lost through agriculture. Under your amazing leadership, agriculture will surely make life better for our poor but struggling people. As I told you before in one of our meetings in your office when you were still a senator, “THE PEOPLE UNITED CAN NEVER BE DEFEATED!”

centered instead of selfcentered.

Only in this atmosphere of piety should the topic of vocation be brought up directly with the children, explaining the why and wherefore of it. The children should be made aware that God has a particular vocation for them and that they have the duty to discover it. Of course, this has to be done in a gradual way, without putting pressure on the children.

We need to understand the real character of our vocation.

It is about God inviting us to be with him, to correspond to the reality that God is already with us and wants us to actively participate in his plan for each one of us, which can assume an infinite variety of forms and ways.

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partner would be very proud of me!" Sure, not only he, but also me, as your German language professor in Davao City.

"If there would be a God, there wouldn't be so much misery, poverty, and war on earth!"

Well, if that's the way it's got to be...? If there is no other way?

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from page 4 their parents’ love for them, then the children will find it easy to relate themselves with God in faith and love.

This is a big challenge for the parents nowadays since, with so many fascinating developments around, the children can easily fall into self-absorption and selfindulgence. The parents should be ready to handle this danger very well. They should come out with appropriate plans and means to help their children become God-

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personal undertaking that the cash assistance will be used solely for livelihood activities, proof of repatriation, proof of displacement, and proof of residency.

Aside from the said program, OWWA-10 also supports the returning OFWs directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-OWWA Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP) program that covered 11,649 OFWs in the region with a financial assistance of P10,000 for each of the displaced OFW. OFW groups also got livelihood assistance from OWWA-10 via Tulong PUSO (Pangkabuhayan sa Pag-unlad ng Samahang OFWs) where 36 groups with 747 members were aided with P9.35 million grant.

Helping OFW dependents Aiding the dependents of OFWs in completing their education, OWWA-10 offers the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP)-a scholarship grant to qualified dependents of OFWs consisting of a maximum of P60,000 per school year until the completion of baccalaureate course (4-5 years), where the region aids to 157 scholars.

They also have the OFW Dependent S cholarship Program (ODSP), which offers financial assistance amounting to P20,000 per school year to qualified dependents of OFWs

who receive a monthly salary of not more than US $600.

Currently, there are 240 scholars in the region.

"Naa ta'y mga slots nga i-allocate every province so sa incoming first year, duna kita'y 13 ka slots per province.

Naa pud ta'y 12 ka slots para sa mga incoming 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year. So all in all, 25 ka scholarship slots per province," Mesias said.

(We allocated slots for every province. For the incoming first year, we have 13 slots per province. We also have 12 slots for the incoming 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year college students. So in total, we have 25 scholarship slots per province) For survivors of deceased OFWs who were active OWWA members at the time of death and families of OFWs who are incarcerated/convicted and meted out the death penalty in foreign countries, OWWA10 offers the Education and Livelihood Assistance Program for the Dependents of Deceased OFW Members (ELAP) where the region has 222 scholars.

Interested scholarship applicants will just have to visit the nearest OWWA Regional Welfare Office.

To further help OFWs in determining necessary inter ventions from the government, OWWA-10 will hold the Regional Conference for OFW Organizations and Partner Stakeholders, July 5-6, 2022, here. (RTP/PIA-10) EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED SPOUSES ELECTO ANLAGAN and GENOVEVA D. ANLAGAN with ADJUDICATION OF SHARES and WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ELECTO ANLAGAN who died on FEBRUARY 13, 2001 and GENOVEVA D. ANLAGAN who died on April 7, 1989 who died intestate, without Will or Testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity, that deceased SPOUSES ELECTO ANLAGAN and GENOVEVA D. ANLAGAN left a parcel of land with ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE BILANG P-35552 situated at Balagnan, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 3,802 square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED SPOUSES ELECTO ANLAGAN and GENOVEVA D. ANLAGAN with ADJUDICATION OF SHARES and WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of ELECTO ANLAGAN and GENOVEVA D. ANLAGAN, per DOC #027; PAGE #006; BOOK #CLXXII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CRISTINA TERESA A. MORENO-OCIONES. BWM: July 6, 13 & 20, 2022

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The Officers of the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro lead by President Isidro Bong Butaslac and thier spouces lead by President Annabelle Butaslac during the 75th induction and turn over ceremony at Mallbery hotel July 2, Cagayan de Oro City

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY - With the active participation of Rotarians all over the world, a lot of worthwhile projects have been distributed to children, community groups and less fortunate people.

In this city, The Rotary Club of Kalaayan has also continued its commitment to serve the children at an elementary school, by giving them hygiene kits and snacks.

The kids, who were surprised by the projects of RC Kalayaan, have nothing to say but thanks to the generosity of the Rotarians, their families and benefactors.

The reported project, it was learned, was a kicked off project of the group for New Rotary Year 2022-2023.

The hygiene kits and snacks were successfully distributed by no less than District Governor Elect (DGE) Gilda "Gigi" Go together with her son Rtn Martin Go Rafanan, Club Service Chair; RCK CDO

Club President Lilibeth Layagon; and other Club Officers of Rotary Club of Kalayaan Cagayan de Oro, on July 1, 2022.

Meanwhile RI President-elect Jennifer Jones urges Rotarians to engage more with each other and use these connections to build partnerships that change the world. With this year's theme: IMAGINE ROTARY, the call is for all Rotarians to act to make their dreams become a reality and to make the most of their club experiences.

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