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Briefly Subsidy for agri sector BUTUAN City – To cushion the impact of an oil price increase on the agriculture sector in the Caraga Region, a one-time P3,000 fuel subsidy will be given each to 3,802 corn farmers and fisherfolk in the area. “Of the 3,802 beneficiaries for the fuel subsidy, around 2,186 are fishermen while 1,616 are corn farmers,” Department of Agriculture – Caraga (DA-13) Director Ricardo Oñate Jr. said during a press conference Monday. Oñate said DA-13 and its attached agencies, such as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Caraga Region (BFAR-13), are also finalizing the list of names of beneficiaries for the subsidy program.

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ENERAL Santos City -- The series of increases in fuel prices has started to take its toll on the tuna fishing industry here, with some operators reportedly considering suspending operations to avoid further losses.

Dominic Salazar, president of the Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries Inc. (SFFAII), said Tuesday that tuna fishing companies and other operators have been recording significant spikes in their operating costs due to the situation. Industry players had estimated that fuel costs, specifically diesel, take up about 60 percent of the total expenses of a regular fishing operation, depending on the distance HURTING INDUSTRY. Traders haggle for the prices of fresh tuna stocks unloaded at the fish port complex in of the fishing grounds. General Santos City. mindanews file photo by bong s. sarmiento TUNA/PAGE 11

Plastic waste problem worsens amid election season

BUTUAN City – The construction of the P325million Siargao Island Medical Center (SIMC) in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte is expected to begin anytime soon, an official said Monday. “The PHP325-million SIMC is a Level 2 hospital as stipulated in Republic Act (RA) 11500,” Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco Jose Matugas II told the Philippine News Agency in an interview. R.A. 11500 got the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte on Nov. 13, 2020.

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DAVAO City — Concerns over plastic waste pollution are mounting amid the election seaso as national and local candidates in the May 2022 elections invest heavily in non-biodegradable campaign materials like banners and tarpaulins, a Davao Citybased environmental group said.

Atty. Mark Peñalver, executive director of Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), in a statement on Friday, called out politicians for posting their campaign materials in areas not designated as common posting areas, a recurring problem every

election. He said many of these banners are even nailed on tree trunks. He said the use of nonrecyclable materials is a setback to environment goals, which are often neglected during campaign season. “The single-use plastic waste generated during the campaign causes choking of WASTE/PAGE 11

Mindanao progress DAVAO City — Ranking officials based in Mindanao have expressed hope that the next President of the country will continue to nurture the progress initiated by the Philippine Army on the island. In an interview on Monday with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the Army's 10th Infantry Division (ID) commander, Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin, said whoever gets elected will earn the respect and trust of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Mempin added that the next Philippine leader must also support the AFP and its programs, including its further modernization.

DOLE pays out 6K Odette survivors in CDO AT least 6,650 beneficiaries here who survived Typhoon Odette last year received their salaries from the emergency employment scheme of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a statement Monday, DOLE–Northern Mindanao (DOLE-10) said Director Albert E. Gutib led the payout series of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) from 20

low-lying barangays in the city between February 23 and March 9. DOLE-10 - Cagayan de Oro City Field Office Chief Emmanuel G. Toledo said most of the beneficiaries lost their belongings and houses were destroyed by the heavy rains and flooding. Toledo said the majority of the beneficiaries were informal sector workers – ambulant vendors, pedicab PAYS/PAGE 11

MANANGGETE. At the heart of Davao City, in the grounds of the 60-year-old Water Front Hotel, Dodoy Osorio, 40, gathers tuba (coconut wine) every day. He inherited the job as mananggete (coconut wine gatherer) from his father. He sells the tuba to hotel guests and in nearby barangays, earning an average of P400 a day. mindanews photo by jules l. benitez

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EMPOWERED WOMEN. Female soldiers from the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division (4ID) in partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Finance Center Multi-Purpose Cooperative (AFPFC) distributed 500 assorted relief packs to the victims of Typhoon Odette to residents of Barangay Consolacion and Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City (4ID)

AMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City–In celebrating Women’s Month, female soldiers from the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division (4ID) in partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Finance Center Multi-Purpose Cooperative (AFPFC) distributed 500 assorted relief packs to the victims of Typhoon Odette to residents of Barangay Consolacion and Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City. Lupon Chairwoman Roxanne Roa Consuelo Fuentes of Barangay Consolacion expressed her gratitude to the women soldiers leading the activity, echoing her constituents’ sincere amazement to the AFP for the assistance provided amidst the continuing challenges of the pandemic. “We are women and proud, thus,

we are thankful to our Commande, MGen. Wilbur Mamawag for empowering the women soldiers of 4ID. In an organization dominated by men, the role of women is equally given importance,” said Staff Sergeant Marlycel Saliling, one of the women soldiers’ facilitators. In a statement, 4ID Commander MGen. Wilbur Mamawag underscored the women soldiers’ participation in nation-building and how their active participation in uplifting the affected communities can be a source of inspiration. Mamawag also lauded the AFPFC’s effort in continuously partnering with 4ID in providing assistance to typhoon victims. Last week, 500 assorted packs were also donated by the AFPCC to the different barangays of Surigao del Norte. (4ID/PIA-10)

DHSUD rolls out more housing projects in M'nao BALINGASAG, Misamis Oriental--Days after rolling out housing projects intended for indigenous peoples (IPs) in Luzon, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) led by Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario launched more shelter projects for IPs in Mindanao. Secretary Del Rosario spearheaded the signing of a memorandum of agreement and groundbreaking ceremonies for five housing projects intended for members of the Higaonon tribes in Region 10 and 13, in line with the Department’s mandate

MORE HOUSING FOR MINDANAO IPs: DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario is joined by Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner, Commanding General of the Philippine Army, and Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, Mayor Alexis Quina, in spearheading the signing of a memorandum of agreement and groundbreaking ceremonies for five housing projects intended for members of the Higaonon tribes in Regions 10 and 13. (DHSUD-CDMRD)

of providing Filipino families access to decent, sustainable, resilient, and more affordable housing communities. The housing projects under the government’s BALAI Housing Program will be funded using developers’ incentivized compliance to balanced housing, under the scheme, 250 housing units will be established in Barangay Kibanban in Balingasag town and Barangay Minalwang in Claveria--both in Misamis Oriental, and in Barangay Kamagong in Nasipit and Barangay Bokbokan in Las Nieves in Agusan Del Norte; and Barangay Sinakungan in Esperanza, Agusan Del Sur. “These projects are in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive of prioritizing IPs in the provision of safe, resilient and affordable housing communities,” Del Rosario shared. Aside from the housing HOUSING/PAGE 11

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Industry group supports gov’t-owned crude stockpiling

HE Independent Philippine Petroleum Companies Association (IPPCA) supports the establishment of a governmentowned strategic petroleum reserve as one of the long term solutions to address the volatile oil prices in the global market. IPPCA chair Fernando Martinez said in a Senate Energy Committee hearing Monday the stockpiling facility should be for

crude as it is safer to store this than diesel and gasoline. “It’s strategic to store crude because you don’t need to dispose (of ) it immediately unlike diesel or gasoline,” Martinez said, adding that diesel and gasoline have shelf life. He said the industry has proposed to the government to convert land in Batangas and Bataan for strategic reserve facilities as both provinces have

ports. Martinez also reiterated a proposal for the central bank to put the country’s reserves not only in dollars or gold but also in “black gold”. IPPCA has opposed the proposal of increasing the monthly inventory requirement for diesel and gasoline from 15 days to 30 days as this means oil players have to spend more on importing fuel products.

The industry group said the oil players are now spending P15 billion additional capital to import the same volume of petroleum products amid the soaring prices in the world market. Expanding the monthly stock requirement will further increase the capital needed to import fuel products, and this could not be met by small independent players, Martinez added.

He said oil firms will also take all the losses when prices plunge after doubling their inventory. Meanwhile, Martinez said the government should look into mechanisms on when to suspend the oil excise tax. Instead of suspending the excise tax after three months of oil price hikes, he added it should be suspended after a month. (PNA)

PH exports expand CAMPI eyes 17% hike in auto industry sales for 2022 for 11 straight months recovery of the global market. Electronic products remained the country’s top dollar earner with total receipts of $3.5 billion, sharing 58 percent to the total exports in January. For agricultural products, coconut oil exports registered the highest growth last January at 110.1 percent to EXPORTS/PAGE 11

PHILIPPINE exports sustained its growth for 11 consecutive months in January 2022 as export revenues expanded by 8.9 percent to $6.04 billion from $5.5 billion in the same period in 2021. In a statement Friday, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said this is an encouraging development as it signals

THE Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) targets the local automotive vehicle industry to expand by 17 percent in terms of volume of sales this year. “As the economy reopens, the safety and health of the public is paramount to prevent another wave of virus infections and cause disruption anew to the recovery of the industry, which targets to sell

336,000 units this year -- a 17-percent increase from the actual volume last year,” CAMPI president Rommel Gutierrez said in a statement Thursday. Last year, CAMPI alone registered a 20-percent sales increase selling 268,488 units in 2021. On the other hand, the group of vehicle importers reported an increase of 14 percent last year with a total of 58,916 unit sales. Meanwhile, CAMPI members’ vehicle sales

Ang Pato ni Bato ni: JENNIFER R. NOB

Sa Bayan ng El Salvador City may isang batang nagngangalang Bato. Isang umaga, si Bato ay pumunta sa ilog upang maligo. Habang siya ay naliligo, mayroon siyang nakita na pato na nakahiga sa ilalim ng punong kahoy. Agad niyang nilapitan ang nakitang pato. Kaya naisipan ni Bato na iuuwi ito bago hanapin kung sino ang may-ari. Ngunit sa kasamaang palad, halos nalibot na ni Bato ang buong bayan ng El Salvador City hindi parin niya makita ang may-ari ng pato. Kaya napagdesisyonan na lang ni Bato na alagaan na lang niya ito. Kahit wala pa syang alam kung paano mag-alaga. Magpapatulong na lang siya sa kanyang mga magulang. Pinangalanan ni Bata ang Pato na Nato. Araw-araw niya itong pinapaligoan at pinapakain bago siya pumasok sa paaralan. Mabait na pato si Nato kaya napamahal na ito

sa kanya. Sa subrang pagmamahal ni Bato sa pato ay hindi na iba ang turing nito, kaya’t tinatabi na niya ito sa pagtulog. Tuwing Sabado sinasama niya itong mamasyal sa plasa at sinu-suotan ng damit. Bawat taong nakakakita sa kanila ay nasisiyahan. Dahil ngayon lang sila nakakita ng bibong pato. Hindi lang bibo si Nato kundi nakikipaglaro din ito sa mga bata. Isang araw, habang namamasyal sa plasa si Bato. May isang lalaki na biglang lumapit. Sabay tanong “sayo ba ito?” o..o..po! Nanginginig na sagot ni Bato. “Alam mo bata hindi ako magkakamaling ito ang nawawala kong alaga” sabi ng lalaki, sabay kuha sa pato. Umuwi si Bato sa kanilang bahay na nakatulala at umi-iyak, sabay upo sa upuan. “Bato, anak ano ang nangyari sayo? May umaway ba?” tanong ng ina. Napahagolgol ng iyak si Bato at

hindi makasagot, sabay alis papuntang kwarto. Sa sobrang lungkot ni Bato nagkasakit siya dahil ayaw niyang kumain. Lingid sa kaalaman niyang ganun din ang nararamdaman ng pato. Kaya nagpasya ang may-ari na ibigay nalang ito kay Bato kaysa naman mamatay ito sa kamay niya. Labis ang lungkot ang nararamdaman ng ina ni Bato kaya naisipan niyang ibili ito ng bagong pato. Nang may biglang kumatok, “ sandali lang” sambit ng nanay. Patawarin niyo po ako Aling Beta. Alam kung si Bato lang ang magpapasaya sa alaga ko, kaya ibibigay ko na ito sa kanya. Narinig ni Bato ang boses ng pato, kaya dali-dali siyang bumaba “Nato alaga ko! miss na kita! hindi ko kakayanin kung mawawala ka!” sabay yakap sa alaga. Sa pangyayaring iyon, nanumbalik ang sigla sa mukha ni Bato at ng alagang pato.

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in February this year still registered a decline. However, the decrease is slower compared to the start of the year. CAMPI said vehicle sales declined by 7.3 percent to 24,304 units in February 2022 from 26,230 units last year. The decrease slowed down from an 11.2-percent drop in year-on-year sales in January. On the other hand, industry sales improved by 17 percent in February compared to January 2022 sales of 20,765 units after a 25.4-percent month-onmonth decline at the start of the year. Gutierrez attributed the recovery of the market to the declining

coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in February following the surge in January due to the Omicron variant. “The February 2022 sales have regained a double-digit growth amid the improved consumer confidence as the country has shifted to ‘low-risk’ for Covid-19 classification, according to the government report –a welcome development for the industry,” he added. Month-on-month sales, the commercial vehicle segment jumped by 22.8 percent to 18,390 units in February from 14,981 units in January. Passenger car sales rose by 2.25 percent to 5,914 CAMPI/PAGE 11

OVERLOAD EMOTIONS CHARISMA M. DELA CERNA T-II Governor Pelaez Elem. School Medina South District

Education is essential to the future of our country. Many are constantly searching for the best way to educate children nowadays. Face to face education is the best solution. Are you ready to go to school? A question that answers with a big YES and full of excitement to all children. Maybe there are others who refused and says No but majority of us are waiting to be free again. Hunger to see the outside world! Can’t wait enough to be back in school to do daily routines; wake up early, wearing uniform with smiles, peering with schoolmates and classmates, learning with fun in school with their real teacher. The question is, Is the World ready to be normal? Hope to be so…. for everyone gets excited too to see the world be normal again as what we used to long before. The excitement and worries about going back to school to have face to face classes is something each one of us need to wrestle with. Why? Virus is still not fully eradicated, people are not all well

therefore Pandemic is still here that our naked eyes can’t see. Some people say we need fight more stay home and learn to be safe, some say we need to move and fight forward against pandemic by pushing ourselves outside to do things like before. Parents are at risk in this kind of decision to let their children join the face to face classes or let their own kids to stay at home learning with them. Excitement over safety should be weigh thoroughly. Decision wise is in need today. The Government and the Department od Education is ensuring always the safety of our school children. Let’s join all forces together and support the fight against pandemic to end soon.

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Blind But Can See (Part 2)

KIM'S DREAM

Sometime In 2016, no less than President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visited and embraced a brave 31-yr-old 1st Lt. soldier by the name of Jerome Jacuba who was then lying in bed totally blind in V Luna Hospital in Quezon City. His blindness was an offshoot of a battle he bravely fought in Maguindanao, manifesting a courageous stand against those forces who fought to put Mindanao in their stranglehold. A year after that, I together with my key staff in the Cooperative Development Authority touched base with these gallant blind and wounded soldiers and upon their request, organized them as Wounded Soldiers Agriculture Cooperative as they are facing bravely another war – that is, the war against poverty. That year during the height of the Marawi Crisis, I brought Lt. Jacuba, the elected Chairman of the Cooperative and some Coop officers to Marawi and had them met in a Cooperative Summit the cooperatives of the displaced persons (IDPs) who were former combatants of the MILF & MNLF who were then organized into cooperatives but who were once in combat

with the militar y where 1st Lt. Jerome Jacuba was leading. This time, they belong to one family, the cooperative family. I then told 1st Lt. Jacuba that in front of him were thousands of former MILF/ MNLF combatants who like the wounded soldiers are now cooperative members. In his speech, 1st Lt. Jacuba declared: BEFORE WHEN I HAVE EYES, I COULD NOT SEE; TODAY THAT I AM BLIND, I CAN SEE THT THE WAR IN MINDANAO CANNOT BE STOPPED THROUGH ARMS AND BULLETS BUT THROUGH C O O P E R AT I V I S M B Y EMPOWERING THE POOR AND THE OPPRESSED TO FIGHT POVERTY, GROSS INEQUITIES AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES - THE ROOT CAUSES OF MINDANAO WAR. ANG PROBLEMA PALA AY KAHIRAPAN AT SOCIAL INJUSTICES AT ANG PANGL ABAN PALA AY HINDI BARIL O BALA KUNG HINDI A N G PA G K A K A I S A PARA L ABANAN ANG ECONOMIC CONTROL NG IILAN!” Yes, Chairman JJ as I call him, may be physically blind but not so economically, socially, politically and more so, spiritually. What is even more amazing is that Chairman JJ and all the wounded soldiers and a l l t h e for m e r M N L F \ MILF combatants are now being assisted by the cooperatives nation-wide through the “Koop Kapatid Progam” to regain hope and to fight another “war,” this time, against poverty, gross social inequities and

WITH just two months to go before May 29 elections, the air smells of murk and campaign speeches rise to a crescendo heavy with identical promises. Debates are no longer informative and entertaining save for the incisive questions from Prof. Clarita Carlos. Watching and listening to so many candidates upstaging each other for a single position require endurance and patience. We have heard them all and I am aghast why the Commission on Elections would still want one more debate of their own and warn candidates of sanctions if they dodge it. Professor Carlos has set the standard and she is a hard act to follow. What’s really puzzling with elections and politicians

is that they all believe they can win. Survey outfits that include S ocial Weather Stations, Pulse Asia, Publicus Asia, Octa Research Group, and Laylo Research Strategies have come out with identical results with Bongbong Marcos leading with more than the total votes of his adversaries. Other than what the survey results convey is the revelation of serious mas o chistic tendencies among the aspirants. I am amazed by not a few candidates wasting time, money, and energy still forcing themselves on the electorates when their scores in surveys hardly even breach 5%. A number of presidential aspirants for example cannot even achieve a 1% and have become irrelevant.

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Almost irresistible Think a minute… During the Korean War a South Korean civilian was arrested by the North Koreans and condemned to be executed. But when the young North Korean leader learned that the prisoner was not a soldier but the head of an orphanage caring for young children, he decided to let him live. However, he ordered that the prisoner’s son be executed in his place. So the prisoner’s 19-year-old boy was shot and killed in front of his father. After the war ended the United Nations captured this young North Korean leader who had ordered such a terrible murder. He was put on trial for his war crimes and condemned to death. But before he was executed, the South Korean father whose innocent son had been brutally killed, asked for mercy for the man who had ordered his son’s horrible murder. The father said that the North Korean leader had been young when he ordered his son to be killed and had not fully understand what he was doing. “Give him to me,” said the father, “and I will try to teach him a kinder,

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST better way of life.” T he Unite d Nat i ons granted this rare, amazing request of the father to take the murderer of his son into his own home and care for him. The father’s love completely changed the heart of that young, murderous North Korean leader into a kind and compassionate man. The greatest force in the world is real, unconditional love that forgives and shows mercy even to our worst enemies. In fact, it is the only kind of love that has the power to change our human heart. A wise person said: “The best way to defeat your enemy is to make him ALMOST/PAGE 11

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social injustice. Through cooperativism, there are a lot to see and to discover. Indeed, we are living in a world that is changing profoundly, where extraordinary phenomena are becoming ordinar y, d e e p e n i n g i n e q u a l i t y, decline in social justice, ecological turbulence due to cl i m ate ch ange an d v iolent ext remism t hat even created a Filipino suicidal bomber. There is apparently a dysfunction of the present development model that is the growthat-all-cost that is likened to a giant-off-balance. So as not to fall, it has to run and in running, it steps on communities, forests, seas, rivers, agricultural lands and even on people, especially the poor and oppressed Indigenous Peoples whose ancestral domains are being land-grabbed by the rich and powerful in cohort with power-that-be, leaving havoc on its path. Is the ownership of the rich means the dispossession of the poor? This is the root cause of war which no less than Chairman JJ had seen. Indeed, as declared by Chairman JJ, there are a lot to see, to reflect upon and to understand socioeconomic-environmental realities. We must see that we have already lost our ecological integrity and security as we have allowed a few greedy loggers and miners to massively exploit our natural resources in connivance with the very a g e n c y o f g ov e r n m e nt mandated to protect the ecosystems. Indeed, the relevance

Comedic nightmare How c a n a Wa l d e n Bello win over Davao City Mayor and Vice Presidential aspirant Inday Sara Duterte by calling her “coward” simply because she would rather be on the campaign trail than stand before the TV klieg lights? Walden has not seen the face of terror and deals with it with the wit and courage that the Davao Mayor went through. Bello, who was once a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines, stayed too long in America at the height of terroristic activities of the New Peoples' Army and the separatist element in Davao and Mindanao for that matter. He was oblivious to what was happening and I excuse him for not being aware that from this environment a woman

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of cooperativism is now being seen during these most challenging times t o d e m o c r at i z e w e a lt h and p owe r i n a h i g h ly skewed societal order where only a few cartels, conglomerates and oligarchs are in control. In fact, as the wounded soldiers and former combatants are now harnessing their collective spirit and potentials, they are joining Filipinos from all walks of life, to put power where it rightfully belongs – to the people so that those in the margins can be drawn into the mainstream of development processes. Enough of the selfish pursuit of instant wealth, power and selfaggrandizement. Yes, the Filipinos are now serving notice to one and all that they have awakened and will not allow anymore poverty, corruption, apathy and deceits. It is time for collective action to unfetter the people from vicious cycle of poverty and to uproot the causes of negative peace, war and conflict. Chairman JJ has seen that! Former MILF/MNLF combatants have seen that! They are now shouting as they have shouted after the declaration of Chairman JJ in that Marawi Cooperative S u m m i t : “A L L A H U AKBAR- MGA PAGARI AKON, SAMA-SAMA NA TANU KOOPERATIBA. ISA LANG ANG ARMAS NATIN NGAYON – KOOPERTIBA NA!” With that declaration, we are now ending the second longest war in the world – the Mindanao War! If the blind can see that truism, why can’t we?

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LETTERS FROM DAVAO

JUN LEDESMA with true grit and intellect, an alpha in the family, was molded to be a strong and decisive leader. With the campaign period for local candidates just in the offing, the din of electoral sound bites will mercifully awaken those who insist they will win and realize that what they had been through was just a bad comedic nightmare.

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Challenges in children’s learning during the Covid-19 pandemic By MAITA SHANE P. DECIPULO, RN

PANDEMIC school closures threaten to widen wealth inequalities both within and between countries. We’re running the risk of a lost generation. It’s a now or never moment to turn things around. Without urgent action, many countries can end up without the skilled workers they need for their future development. Children in low and middle-income nations have been disproportionately affected as their schools tended to shut for longer and they were less able to access remote learning. Plus, there is also the risk of social inability in countries where a large number of youths are left

without skills, jobs or hope. On top of that, school closures have increased child labor, adolescent pregnancies and early marriages. And many parents impoverished by lockdowns can no longer afford to send their children to school. Educators say the world is at a crossroads. Reopening classrooms is not enough. Schools must assess children and adapt curricula to help them catch up. It is a common problem worldwide with some teachers saying children have not only forgotten what they have learnt but how to learn. My children’s future depends on the education they get right now.

SILVER LININGS of the pandemic: Finding the positive during difficult times CHARISMA M. DELA CERNA T-II Governor Pelaez Elem. School Medina South District

“Every time we talk about public health, we should talk about mental health. And every time we talk about Covid-19, we should talk about mental health." -the condition of being sound mentally and e mot i on a l ly t h at is characterized by the absence of mental illness and by adequate adjustment especially as reflected in feeling comfortable about oneself, positive feelings about others and the ability to meet the demands of daily life. Life was stressful b efore t he p andemic, but new challenges have contributed an additional toll. Virtual homeschooling, staying safe, financial hardships, teleworking, keeping up with new information and coping with sickness and death can make life feel like a never-ending game. Isolation, which can lead to loneliness, has hit people of all ages. Many children and adolescents have been missing out on opportunities important for social development How you manage the stress is crucial to finding respite from the pandemic and it comes back to the basics. Being safely outdoors and around trees, "as part of the public health team," can improve your overall health. When you can, take time to wind down and disconnect from the news. Focusing "on the basics to get sleep, to eat healthy meals, to move throughout the day, to spend time with pets and loved ones" are going to be critically important. Taking care of ourselves and each other should be ever ybody's

focus as we continue living despite the pandemic. The silver linings? The mental burden of the pandemic has facilitated more honesty and empathy around mental health, which is key to dismantling the stigma that deters some individuals from seeking help. Another positive is that more people have been either reaching out for help or serving others — whether it's donating to an important cause, grocery shopping for neighbors or cheering on those who serve the public. Being kind has its own benefits for mental health. S om e p e op l e h av e found solace in telehealth services, a growing trend in receiving care that can be easier and more accessible. And many are picking up hobbies and endeavors — including meditation, gardening, adopting pets and baking bread — that could help make you feel better at times. There are definitely things here that are going to exacerbate each other. I really hope that above a l l, t h is is re a l ly t he moment when we break down barriers to talking ab out m e nt a l h e a lt h , because I think the most important thing we can do — as professionals and in our families and in our communities — is to talk about it.

PLDT pursues submarine cable project in Dipolog City to boost internet services in Mindanao.

PLDT's submarine cable project in Dipolog strengthens Mindanao network

LDT, the Philippines’ largest, fully integrated network company, fortifies its fiber network in Mindanao, as it began cable-laying operations in Dipolog City. Connecting the company’s submarine fiber optic cable from the municipality of Zamboanguita in Negros Oriental, this new segment will beef up services for Zamboanga del Norte and the whole of Mindanao. During the ceremonial cable-pulling activity at the Dipolog Boulevard, Mayor Darel Dexter Uy said, “We thank PLDT for choosing Dipolog – which is a strategic area, for this submarine cable project. This development will boost our efforts to promote digital technology, generate jobs, support livelihood and recharge our economy. Dako kaayo nig katabang. Daghang salamat. (This is a huge help. Thank you.)” “We are highly confident that expanding PLDT's fiber network through this project in

Dipolog City will allow us to provide better services for our customers in Mindanao. With this, we hope to further support the growing connectivity requirements of more enterprises and businesses who are central to the economic recovery of the region," said Benbrackie Melasa, PLDT Mindanao Head for Corporate Relationship Management. When completed, the project will loop in more than 700 kilometers to the company’s fiber network, improving resiliency and service quality for both fixed and wireless services in Mindanao. This enables more businesses to utilize a fast and reliable network, as local economies begin to recover from the effects of the pandemic. "We continue to strive to level up our customers' experience by expanding our fiber network, which powers our 4G and 5G mobile networks and our fixed broadband network, serving families and businesses nationwide," said Mario G. Tamayo, Head of Technology at

The project will be central to economic recovery in the region.

PLDT and Smart. "As the economy continues to open up with the easing of pandemic restrictions, connectivity remains to be key to empowering Filipinos' increasingly digital lifestyles, enabling livelihoods, online education, hybrid workplaces, day-to-day transactions and even entertainment needs. With and without the challenges of the pandemic, PLDT is here to support the connectivity needs of Filipinos, wherever they may be in the country,"

Tamayo added. This initiative is part of PLDT's nationwide network expansion efforts. As of end-December 2021, PLDT’s fiber footprint has expanded to 743,700 kilometers. This fiber infrastructure also supports Smart's mobile network, which covers 96% of the population from Batanes to TawiTawi. Network-related initiatives made up the bulk of the P89 billion spend for 2021. For 2022, PLDT is expected to invest between P76-80 billion in demand-driven capex.

OFFICIAL LAUNCHING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESEARCH PORTAL, “E-SALIKSIK” JIMMY U. CASTRO Head Teacher 1 Tawantawan Integrated School Tawantawan, Initao, Misamis Oriental

Pursuant to the promotion of the culture of research across the basic education system and an environment of evidence-informed policymaking, the Department of Education (DepEd) through the Planning Service-Policy Research and Development Division (PS-PRDD), in partnership with the Information and Communications Technology Service (ICTS), developed the official research portal, E-Saliksik. E-Saliksik shall serve as the official repository of education research in the Department and make education research more accessible to aid evidence-based actions. The research portal also seeks to encourage the conduct and use of research from school to the national level through the sharing of knowledge. As part of its national roll out,

PS-PRDD will lead the conduct of the Official Launch of the Research Portal, E-Saliksik on March 14,2022 (Monday) at 9:00 a.m. and will be live streamed through the DepEd Philippines Facebook Page. The official launch will showcase and demonstrate the salient features of the research portal for participants to get familiarized with and encourage all users to optimize the use of the portal in line with its purpose. All DepEd officials and personnel from the Central Office, regional offices, schools division offices, public elementary and secondary schools are enjoined to participate the official launch of the research portal. Non-DepEd research partners will also be invited to attend the said activity. The research portal is very useful

to teachers especially to those who are planning to write/conduct and use research and those who are aspiring to make education research in their schools that will address current problems/issues and concerns. The research portal will also be used as a reference to teachers who are making other studies as a basis of improving teaching learning in schools. The sharing of researches is also similar to sharing of knowledge necessary in the development of bureau and as basis for policy making in the Department of Education and even other agencies concerned with. The portal as a general work of teachers and administrators will reflect the enthusiasm of teachers and educators in improving the education processes thru research.

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Nadine Lustre stars in Greed Securing a better future and a life free from the worries of tomorrow these are some of the things that most of us work hard for our whole lives. We sacrifice and bet everything for it, we stay hungry, motivated, and sometimes, if necessary, we tend to have a need for Greed. Philippine’s Multimedia Princess Nadine Lustre is set to shock the Vivamax audience around the world with her newest acting piece - GREED, a suspense thriller co-starring Diego Loyzaga and directed by Yam Laranas. Be the first to experience Nadine’s return to the movies this March 16 on Vivamax Plus. Set in a remote village, a young couple finally has the chance to free themselves from the hardships of life and start anew as they win the biggest prize in the lottery. Not wanting anyone to know about this great news, the couple decides to keep it a secret until they have moved to a different town. But a former neighbor learns about their dumb luck and tries to steal it from them. What follows after is a nightmare of a hunt fueled by dark intentions

and selfishness. Nadine’s last movie was Indak in 2019. For sure, the fans and moviegoers have been wanting to witness her award-winning actress once again. And with Greed, it is certain that you will see a different Nadine Lustre in the film. Greed is Nadine Lustre’s first Vivamax Original movie. It also stars Diego Loyzaga. He has become a household name and has top-billed other Vivamax’s original contents, including Death of a Girlfriend, House Tour, Bekis on the Run, Dulo,

The Wife and Adarna Gang. Equally matching the film’s premier cast is its outstanding and awardwinning director, Yam Laranas, the director of Aurora, an official entry to MMFF and starring Anne Curtis. Laranas is also the director of other Vivamax Original Movies, Death of a Girlfriend and Paraluman. Prepare for a violent chase full of Greed, this March 16, 2022, on Vivamax Plus. Vivamax Plus is available for active subscribers of Vivamax. Look for Vivamax Plus

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 39 Cagayan de Oro City PHIVIDEC INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY, Applicant.

LRC CASE NO. LRC-2017-046 LRA Record No. E-ORD-2017000079

3rd NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING Finding the verified Application for Registration over a parcel of land situated at Barangay Tambobong, Municipality of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of Nine Hundred Fifty Five (955) square meters, more or less, to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is set for hearing on 15 August 2022 at 2:00 pm, hereby requiring all those who may have interest over said parcel of land to appear on such time and place, and show cause why the application should not be granted. Let copies of this Notice be published, at the expense of the applicant, in the Official Gazette, and once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Cagayan de Oro City and the Province of Misamis Oriental. Let copies hereof with the Petition attached be posted at the bulletin boards of the following offices and buildings, to wit: Municipal Hall of Villanueva, Miasmis Oriental, Barangay Hall of Tambobong, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, where the land subject of this application is situated, and this Court, for at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of hearing. Applicant is further ordered to furnish a copy of this Notice and the Petition to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Registrar of Deeds of the Province of Misamis Oriental, the Land Registration Authority and to the occupants and adjoining owners of the lot subject of this Petition at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of hearing. SO ORDERED Cagayan de Oro City, 6 December 2021 (SGD) MARITES FILOMENA B. RANA – BERNALES Presiding Judge BWM: March 2, 9 & 16, 2022

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Children’s Battle CHARISMA M. DELA CERNA T-II Governor Pelaez Elem. School Medina South District

All people in the world faces different struggles but nowadays children in the country faces different battle in the field of education which contributes another loads to most parents. Some parents find it difficult to teach their own children for many reasons; some are working, don’t even know what and how to start teaching worst some don’t have the time teach. School children used to go to school to learn but today they need to stay home to learn without teachers but only parents and families. But still parents do their utmost part to become an instant teacher. It hurts to see these scenarios but we need to face it strongly. Teachers also are saddened to see learners stay out of school, scared if they learn the right way. Pandemic changed many things but despite the harsh reality we are experiencing right now, we Filipinos have a unique way of finding means to survive and look at it with a different perspective. These changes, no matter how hard it is for some, have turned into what we call the new normal. However, the Department of Education has been firm on its stand that

“Learning must continue”. Different learning modalities have been considered and explored making sure each will be the best fit for children’s needs and interests in continuous learning. After 2 years of implementing this modular learning, it is noticed that children lost their interest for they got bored staying at home. They wanted to explore outside again with peers and classmates. But still the DepEd is trying to reach this matter that is why limited face to face classes in some part of the country are implemented today. Safety of the young children is being protected as always. Every child’s battle is heard by all most especially the DepEd. It is ensure by the Department that learning is taken so safely. No children should be left behind amid World Pandemic.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 22 Cagayan de Oro City JINQUE T. BANAAG CV-FMY-2018-292 Petitioner, -versus- FOR: BEZALEL B. BANAAG DECLARATION OF NULLITY Respondent. OF MARRIAGE x------------------------------------------/ ORDER (For Publication) wit:

WHEREAS, in the Petition, the address of respondent Bezalel B. Banaag stated to

“Block 6, Lot 31, Portico Subdivision, Grand Europa, Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City.’’ WHEREAS, the Summon intended for respondent was not being served to him personally. WHEREAS, pursuant to A.M No. 02-11-10-SC, the Court then issued an Order for the Summons for Publication dated September 7, 2018. WHEREAS, the petition was published in the newspaper of general circulation, to wit: “Tempo” dated February 14, 2019. WHEREAS, in view of the publication, the Court then has acquired jurisdiction over the respondent, Bezalel B. Banaag. WHEREAS, the Court then issued a Judgement dated August 27, 2020 the dispositive portion of which, stated to wit: “WHEREFORE, the foregoing premises considered judgement is hereby rendered declaring NULL and VOID the marriage entered into by petitioner JINQUE T. BANAAG and respondent BEZALEL B. BANAAG on June 20, 1998 at San Agustin Metropolitan Cathedral (Registry No. 98-1916), Cagayan de Oro City and officiated by Rev. Fr. Alexander E. Borres. Let a decree of absolute nullity be issued after compliance with Articles 50 and 51 of the Family Code of the Philippines.” WHEREFORE, premises considered, let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation for a period of three (3) weeks. To monitor status, set this case on May 12, 2022 at 8:30 o’çlock in the morning. SO ORDERED Done this 24th day of February 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines BWM: March 16, 23 & 30, 2022

SGD GIL G. BOLLOZOS Acting Presiding Judge OCA Circular No.06-2020

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION SPL. CVL. ACTION NO. 114-07-2021 OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, – for – - versus Expropriation HEIR OF FORTUNATO SOMONTAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF FORTUNATO SOMONTAN, Defendants. x--------------------/ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF FORTUNATO SOMONTAN Address cannot be ascertained G R E E T I N G S! WHEREAS, on December 6, 2021, the Court issued an order granting the plaintiff’s Motion to Serve Summons by Publication, which reads: “On record is a Motion for Leave of Court to Effect Service of Summons by Publication to defendants Unknown Heirs of Fortunato Somontan. Finding the same motion to be proper and in order after plaintiff complied with the requirements of the rules, the same is hereby granted. Let summons by publication be served to defendants Unknown Heirs of Fortunato Somontan. SO ORDERED.” WHEREAS, Complaint reads: COMPLAINT (With Urgent Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Possession) Plaintiff, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), by counsel, respectfully states that: 1. Plaintiff is a private corporation created and existing under Philippine laws, with principal office address at NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. It may be served with notices and other court processes through its Right-of-Way Department (ROWD) – Mindanao Division, Maria Cristina, Iligan City, copy furnished the aforementioned principal office. 2. Pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9511, plaintiff was granted a franchise to operate, manage and maintain, and in connection therewith, to engage in the business of conveying or transmitting electricity through a high-voltage back-bone system of interconnected transmission lines, substations and related facilities, systems operations, and other activities that are necessary to support the safe and reliable operation of a transmission system and to construct, install, finance, manage, improve, expand, operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair and refurbish the present nationwide transmission system of the Republic of the Philippines. 3. Under Section 4 of the same law, plaintiff was granted the power of eminent domain, subject to the requirements of the Constitution and existing laws. 4. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of transmitting electric power from the generating plants of power producers to distributors. As such, plaintiff’s business is imbued with public interest. 5. To address the country’s growing power demand and ensure continuous, reliable and efficient power supply, there is a need to interconnect the three (3) major power grids of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a single national grid. Aside from the sharing of systems reserve, the interconnection will also help optimize utilization of indigenous energy resources such as natural gas in Luzon, geothermal in the Visayas and hydro in Mindanao. Owing to this necessity, plaintiff must immediately construct the transmission lines that will transmit power to distributors of electricity not only in Mindanao but also in Luzon and Visayas. This undertaking is for the use and benefit of the public and part of it is known as the MINDANAO-VISAYAS INTERCONNECTION PROJECT (MVIP), integral part of which is the KOLAMBUGAN-LALA 20kv TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (Project). 6. The said MVIP of NGCP is the first project certified by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an Energy Project of National Significance (EPNS) pursuant to R.A. 7638 of DOE Act of 1992, as amended, entitled to all the rights and privileges provided under Executive Order No. 30, series of 2017, as evidenced by the Certification dated 8 May 2018 issued by the Energy Investment Coordinating Council. Hence, the immediate completion and energization of the said project is critically important. 7. Defendant Dr. Juanito Yu Somontan, Heir of Fortunato Somontan, is of legal age, Filipino and a resident of Brgy. Poblacion, Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, where he can be served with summons, notices, and other processes of this Honorable Court. 8. Considering that the other UNKNOWN HEIRS OF FORTUNATO SOMONTAN as well as the other alleged owners whose identities and specific addresses cannot be ascertained despite diligent inquiry, plaintiff undertakes to cause service of summons to them by publication pursuant to Section 14 and 15, Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure. 9. Plaintiff intends to expropriate portion of a parcel of an unidentified and unregistered land situated in Brgy. Muntay, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. The said property is declared in the names of Heirs of Fortunato Somontan under Tax Declaration No. H-130008 (07). It is more particularly described below together with the affected area sought to be expropriated consisting of 1,248 square meters, as shown in the attached Sketch Plan and Technical Descriptions.

PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered, plaintiff most respectfully prays of this Honorable Court to:

Copies of the BIR Zonal Valuation applicable to the subject property and Reports on the Counts of Improvements are attached and made as integral parts of the complaint. 10. To enable plaintiff to construct and maintain the Project, it is both necessary and urgent to acquire, upon payment of just compensation, the portion of the subject property, to ensure stability and reliability of the power supply in Mindanao and other regions of the country. 11. Plaintiff negotiated with defendants for the acquisition of the affected portion of the subject property and to pay the cost of improvements therein that may be damaged by the construction of the transmission line project. However, no agreement was reached between the parties. 12. Considering the urgent need for plaintiff to enter the subject property to implement and commence the necessary construction activities for its Project, plaintiff has no other recourse but to file the instant complaint. 13. Pursuant to Section 13 of R.A. 11361, Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure governs plaintiff’s expropriation cases. Under Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff may already enter and possess the portion of the subject property during the pendency of the expropriation case. 14. Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure states that: “SEC. 2. Entry of plaintiff upon depositing value with authorized government depositary. – Upon the filing of the complaint or at any time thereafter and after due notice to the defendant, the plaintiff shall have the right to take or enter upon the possession of the real property involved if he deposits with the authorized government depositary an amount equivalent to the assessed value of the property for purposes of taxation to be held by such bank subject to the orders of the court. Such deposit shall be in money, unless in lieu thereof the court authorizes the deposit of a certificate of deposit of a government bank of the Republic of the Philippines payable on demand to the authorized government depositary.” [Emphasis supplied] 15. In compliance with the notice requirement, plaintiff notified defendants through a Letter Offer of its intention to file an expropriation case if the possession over the subject property cannot be timely secured and/ or issues regarding compensation for the subject property cannot be resolved except through judicial intervention. Plaintiff further serves, simultaneous with the filing of the instant Complaint, a Notice to Take Possession (attached as Annex “A”) upon the defendants. 16. To comply with the deposit requirement, plaintiff, notwithstanding that R.A. 10752 does not specifically apply to it, shall deposit with the Honorable Court an amount equivalent to the 100% of the BIR zonal value of the land sought to be expropriated, including the cost of improvements therein, in the total amount of ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE PESOS (Php195,665.00), consistent with the purpose of the said law and OCA Circular No. 113-2019 to simplify the deposit requirement in expropriation cases for the benefit of the defendants and in the interest of immediate implementation of the Project intended to benefit the public. 17. Upon deposit of the provisional amount, plaintiff would have fully complied with the requirements for the issuance of a writ of possession as mandated by law. 18. In a long line of cases and OCA Circular No. 113-2019, once the above requirements are complied with it, it becomes the ministerial duty of the trial court to issue the writ of possession in favor of the plaintiff, without need of any further hearing. Therefore, the Honorable Court can already immediately issue to the plaintiff an order to take possession of the portions of the property and start the implementation of the project. 19. Moreover, it must be emphasized that an expropriation proceeding is an action quasi in rem, wherein the fact that the owners of the property are made parties is not essentially indispensable insofar as it concerns the immediate taking of possession of the property and the preliminary determination of its value, including the amount to be deposited. 20. An action quasi in rem names a person as defendant, but its object is to subject that person’s interest in a property to a corresponding lien or obligation. In a proceeding quasi in rem, jurisdiction over the person of the defendant is not a prerequisite to confer jurisdiction on the court, provided that the latter has jurisdiction over the res. 21. The purpose of summons in actions quasi in rem is not the acquisition of jurisdiction over the defendant but mainly to satisfy the constitutional requirement of due process. Since the issuance of writ of possession is ex-parte, ministerial, and non-litigious in nature, the issuance thereof, even prior to the service of summons, will not violate defendants’ right to due process as the same can be done even without defendants’ participation. Besides, the issuance of a writ of possession does not prevent defendants from raising objections to and defenses against the expropriation of their property. 22. Plaintiff intends to present three (3) witnesses, namely: a) Engr. Licinio B. Capili, b) Engr. Nolito L. Notar, and c) Michael E. Encarnado to establish, among others, NGCP’s authority to exercise the power of eminent domain, the propriety of its exercise in this case, and the bases for the determination of the just compensation. Copies of their Judicial Affidavits (with attached Exhibits “A” to “H”) are attached as Annexes B, C, and D and made an integral part hereof. Plaintiff intends to present additional witnesses if necessary.

1. ISSUE a Writ of Possession in plaintiff’s favor; authorizing plaintiff to enter and take possession of the property subject of this complaint that will be affected by the construction and implementation of the Project, consisting of a total area of 1,248 square meters, more or less, as described in paragraph 9 hereof; demolish the affected structures standing therein; order all defendants to vacate the same; directing the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assist plaintiff in the implementation of the said writ of possession so that project construction can immediately commence even during the pendency of the case; direct the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to enter the Writ of Possession in the Primary Entry Book and annotate the same in the Registration Book pursuant to Section 69 of Presidential Decree No. 1529; 2. ISSUE an Order of Expropriation declaring that the plaintiff has a lawful right to take possession and acquire the affected property specified in paragraph 9 hereof; 3. After the determination of just compensation, to authorize the payment thereof by plaintiff to defendants after deducting the capital gains and documentary stamp taxes for the transfer of the affected portion of the unidentified lot, in the name of plaintiff, all other outstanding taxes under the National Internal Revenue Code, and all outstanding realty taxes and dues under the Local Government Code, which plaintiff shall remit to the Government; 4. ISSUE a judgment after determination of just compensation, declaring plaintiff as the lawful owner of the affected portion of the unidentified lot consisting of a total area of 1,248 square meters, more or less, described in paragraph 9 hereof; 5. DIRECT the Municipal Assessor of Kolambugan and/or Provincial Assessor of Lanao del Norte to cancel Tax Declaration No. H-130008 (07) and issue new and separate tax declaration in the name of plaintiff covering the portion of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein. Iligan City for Tubod, Lanao del Norte, 28 January, 2021 NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Power Center, Quezon Avenue cor. BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City By: WFH LUIS MANUEL U. BUGAYONG PTR No. 0599223 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010191/Rizal Chapter MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012003 Roll of Attorneys No. 38002 WFH GORDON S. MONTOJO PTR No. 0599215 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010193/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012024 Roll of Attorneys No. 44910 WFH JULES BOY R. VALDEZ PTR No. 0599221 – 01/04/2021 - Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 012616/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012045 Roll of Attorney’s No. 63350 RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT – MINDANAO DIVISION NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Maria Cristina, Iligan City By: SIGNED KERTH JOSSEF M. ABLANQUE PTR No. 9890045 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP Lifetime No. 012019 MCLE Compliance No. VI-0011641 Roll of Attorneys No. 60170 SIGNED JUNELLA G. LIMPANGOG-ABARQUEZ PTR No. 9890044 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP No. 128123 – 01/04/21 – Iligan City MCLE Compliance No. V-0022527 Roll of Attorneys No. 58980 NOW THEREFORE, the above mentioned Defendants are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, their ANSWER to the above-quoted petition within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon plaintiff’s counsel at their given address indicated in the complaint. Defendants are further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. Tubod, Lanao del Norte, March 7, 2022. (SIGNED) FLORENCE O. PEROCHO Legal Researcher II/OIC – Clerk of Court BWM: March 9, 16 & 23, 2022

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION SPL. CVL. ACTION NO. 127-07-2021 OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, – for – - versus Expropriation HEIRS OF DULCESIMA C. ROQUE, ET.AL. Defendants. x--------------------/

8. Plaintiff intends to expropriate portion of a parcel of registered land identified as Lot No. 6456, PLS-89 EXT situated in Brgy. Muntay, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. Said property is registered and declared in the name of the late Dulcesima C. Roque, per Transfer of Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-8189 and Tax Declaration (TD) No. H-130230 (07), respectively. It is more particularly described below together with the affected area sought to be expropriated consisting of 2,478 square meters, as shown in the attached Sketch Plan and Technical Description, as follow:

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO:

HEIRS OF SPOUSES JUANITO C. ROQUE and ELEONOR ROQUE, namely: JUANITO KARL P. ROQUE OTHER UNKNOWN HEIRS Cebu City ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS WHO COULD NOT BE PERSONALLY SERVED WITH SUMMONS G R E E T I N G S! WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, the Court issued an order granting the plaintiff’s Motion to Serve Summons by Publication, which reads: “On record is a Motion for Leave of Court to Effect Service of Summons filed by the plaintiff and it appears from the Sheriff’s Return of Summons that defendants Heirs of Spouses Juanito C. Roque and Eleonor Roque, namely: Juanito Karl P. Roque and Other Unknown Heirs whereabouts, cannot by diligent inquiry be ascertained, as prated for in the Plaintiff’s aforesaid motion, let summons by publication be served upon defendants Heirs of Spouses Juanito C. Roque and Eleonor Roque, namely: Juanito Karl P. Roque and Other Unknown Heirs and all other defendants who could not be personally served with summons in a newspaper of general circulation, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a local newspaper. Meanwhile, the defendants are given sixty (60) days after the completion of the last publication of summons to file with this court their Answer to the complaint filed against them in the above-captioned case. SO ORDERED.” WHEREAS, Complaint reads: COMPLAINT (With Urgent Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Possession) Plaintiff, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), by counsel, respectfully states that: 1. Plaintiff is a private corporation created and existing under Philippine laws, with principal office address at NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. It may be served with notices and other court processes through its Right-of-Way Department (ROWD) – Mindanao Division, Maria Cristina, Iligan City, copy furnished the afore-mentioned principal office. 2. Pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9511, plaintiff was granted a franchise to operate, manage and maintain, and in connection therewith, to engage in the business of conveying or transmitting electricity through a high-voltage back-bone system of interconnected transmission lines, substations and related facilities, systems operations, and other activities that are necessary to support the safe and reliable operation of a transmission system and to construct, install, finance, manage, improve, expand, operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair and refurbish the present nationwide transmission system of the Republic of the Philippines. 3. Under Section 4 of the same law, plaintiff was granted the power of eminent domain, subject to the requirements of the Constitution and existing laws. 4. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of transmitting electric power from the generating plants of power producers to distributors. As such, plaintiff’s business is imbued with public interest. 5. To address the country’s growing power demand and ensure continuous, reliable and efficient power supply, there is a need to interconnect the three (3) major power grids of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a single national grid. Aside from the sharing of systems reserve, the interconnection will also help optimize utilization of indigenous energy resources such as natural gas in Luzon, geothermal in the Visayas and hydro in Mindanao. Owing to this necessity, plaintiff must immediately construct the transmission lines that will transmit power to distributors of electricity not only in Mindanao but also in Luzon and Visayas. This undertaking is for the use and benefit of the public and part of it is known as the MINDANAO-VISAYAS INTERCONNECTION PROJECT (MVIP), integral part of which is the KOLAMBUGAN-LALA 20kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (Project). 6. The said MVIP of NGCP is the first project certified by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an Energy Project of National Significance (EPNS) pursuant to R.A. 7638 of DOE Act of 1992, as amended, entitled to all the rights and privileges provided under Executive Order No. 30, series of 2017, as evidenced by the Certification dated 8 May 2018 issued by the Energy Investment Coordinating Council. Hence, the immediate completion and energization of the said project is critically important. 7. Defendants HEIRS OF DULCESIMA C. ROQUE, namely: Heirs of Juanito Roque, namely: (1) Juanito Karl P. Roque; Heirs of Esmeraldo Roque, namely: (1) Ma. Sylvia R. Ilagan and (2) Mario Silvino P. Roque; and Heirs of Josefa Luzminda Roque Echiverri, namely: (1) Rosalie Sabina E. Yanong, (2) Angeli Solidad R. Echiverri, (3) Emma Michelle Echiverri, and (4) Enrico R. Echiverri, are all of legal age and Filipinos. They may be served with summonses, notices and other processes of this Honorable Court at their respective addresses, to wit:

Copies of the BIR Zonal Valuation applicable to the subject property and Reports on the Counts of Improvements are attached and made integral parts of this complaint. 9. To enable plaintiff to construct and maintain the Project, it is both necessary and urgent to acquire, upon payment of just compensation, the portion of the subject property, to ensure stability and reliability of the power supply in Mindanao and other regions of the country. 10. Plaintiff negotiated with defendants, through Enrico R. Echiverri and Ma. Sylvia R. Iligan, for the acquisition of the affected portion of the subject property and to pay the cost of improvements therein that may be damaged by the construction of the transmission line project. However, no agreement was reached between the parties 11. Considering the urgent need for plaintiff to enter the subject property to implement and commence the necessary construction activities for its Project, plaintiff has no other recourse but to file the instant complaint. 12. Pursuant to Section 13 of R.A. 11361, Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure governs plaintiff’s expropriation cases. Under Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff may already enter and possess the portion of the subject property during the pendency of the expropriation case. 13.

Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure states that: “SEC. 2. Entry of plaintiff upon depositing value with authorized government depositary. – Upon the filing of the complaint or at any time thereafter and after due notice to the defendant, the plaintiff shall have the right to take or enter upon the possession of the real property involved if he deposits with the authorized government depositary an amount equivalent to the assessed value of the property for purposes of taxation to be held by such bank subject to the orders of the court. Such deposit shall be in money, unless in lieu thereof the court authorizes the deposit of a certificate of deposit of a government bank of the Republic of the Philippines payable on demand to the authorized government depositary.” (Emphasis supplied)

14. In compliance with the notice requirement, plaintiff notified defendants through a Letter Offer of its intention to file an expropriation case if the possession over the subject property cannot be timely secured and/or issues regarding compensation for the subject property cannot be resolved except through judicial intervention. Plaintiff further serves, simultaneous with the filing of the instant Complaint, a Notice to Take Possession (attached as Annex “A”) upon the defendants.

PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered, plaintiff most respectfully prays of this Honorable Court to: 1. ISSUE a Writ of Possession in plaintiff’s favor; authorizing plaintiff to enter and take possession of the property subject of this complaint that will be affected by the construction and implementation of the Project, consisting of a total area of 2,478 square meters, more or less, as described in paragraph 8 hereof; demolish the affected structures standing therein; order all defendants to vacate the same; directing the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assist plaintiff in the implementation of the said writ of possession so that project construction can immediately commence even during the pendency of the case; direct the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to enter the Writ of Possession in the Primary Entry Book and annotate the same in the Registration Book pursuant to Section 69 of Presidential Decree No. 1529; 2. After issuance of Writ of Possession, ISSUE an Order of Publication allowing plaintiff to effect service of summons to Defendant Unknown Heirs of Juanito Roque, Juanito Karl P. Roque, and other defendants, if applicable, by publication, pursuant to Sections 16 and 17, Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedures; 3. ISSUE an Order of Expropriation declaring that the plaintiff has a lawful right to take possession and acquire the affected property specified in paragraph 8 hereof; 4. After the determination of just compensation, to authorize the payment thereof by plaintiff to defendants after deducting the capital gains and documentary stamp taxes for the transfer of the affected portion of Lot No. 6456, PLS-89 EXT, in the name of plaintiff, all other outstanding taxes under the National Internal Revenue Code, and all outstanding realty taxes and dues under the Local Government Code, which plaintiff shall remit to the Government; 5. ISSUE a judgment after determination of just compensation, declaring plaintiff as the lawful owner of the affected portion of Lot No. 6456, PLS-89 EXT consisting of a total area of 2,478 square meters, more or less, described in paragraph 8 hereof; 6.

DIRECT: a. The Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to register and annotate the Order of Expropriation and Judgment on the TCT No. T-8189 or any certificate of title that may hereafter be issued covering the property subject of this case pursuant to Section 85 of Presidential Decree No. 1529; b. The Municipal Assessor of Kolambugan and/or Provincial Assessor of Lanao del Norte to cancel Tax Declaration No. H-130230 (07) and issue new and separate tax declaration in the name of plaintiff covering the portion of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein. Plaintiff prays for other relief as just and equitable under the premises. Iligan City for Tubod, Lanao del Norte, 3 April, 2021.

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Power Center, Quezon Avenue cor. BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City By:

15. To comply with the deposit requirement, plaintiff, notwithstanding that R.A. 10752 does not specifically apply to it, shall deposit with the Honorable Court an amount equivalent to the 100% of the BIR zonal value of the land sought to be expropriated, including the cost of improvements therein, in the total amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE PESOS AND 60/100 (Php255,412.60), consistent with the purpose of the said law and OCA Circular No. 113-2019 to simplify the deposit requirement in expropriation cases for the benefit of the defendants and in the interest of immediate implementation of the Project intended to benefit the public.

WFH JULES BOY R. VALDEZ PTR No. 0599221 – 01/04/2021 - Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 012616/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012045 Roll of Attorney’s No. 63350

17. In a long line of cases and OCA Circular No. 113-2019, once the above requirements are complied with it, it becomes the ministerial duty of the trial court to issue the writ of possession in favor of plaintiff, without need of any further hearing. Thus, as cited in the said OCA Circular: “Municipality of Cordova v. Pathfinder Development Corporation cases emphasizes the mandatory issuance of the writ of possession upon the receipt of the required deposit. “No hearing is actually required for the issuance of a writ of possession, which demands only two (2) requirements: (a) the sufficiency in form and substance of the complaint; and, (b) the required provisional deposit x x x x Upon compliance with these requirements, the petitioner in an expropriation case is entitled to a writ of possession as a matter of right and the issuance of the writ becomes ministerial.” (Emphasis supplied) 18. Moreover, it must be emphasized that an expropriation proceeding is an action quasi in rem, wherein the fact that the owners of the property are made parties is not essentially indispensable insofar as it concerns the immediate taking of possession of the property and the preliminary determination of its value, including the amount to be deposited. 19. An action quasi in rem names a person as defendant, but its object is to subject that person’s interest in a property to a corresponding lien or obligation. In a proceeding quasi in rem, jurisdiction over the person of the defendant is not a prerequisite to confer jurisdiction on the court, provided that the latter has jurisdiction over the res.

21. Plaintiff intends to present three (3) witnesses, namely: a) Engr. Licinio B. Capili, b) Engr. Nolito L. Notar, and c) Michael E. Encarnado to establish, among others, NGCP’s authority to exercise the power of eminent domain, the propriety of its exercise in this case, and the bases for the determination of the just compensation. Copies of their Judicial Affidavits (with attached Exhibits

WFH LUIS MANUEL U. BUGAYONG PTR No. 0599223 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010191/Rizal Chapter MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012003 Roll of Attorneys No. 38002 WFH GORDON S. MONTOJO PTR No. 0599215 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010193/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012024 Roll of Attorneys No. 44910

16. Upon deposit of the provisional amount, plaintiff would have fully complied with the requirements for the issuance of a writ of possession as mandated by law.

20. The purpose of summons in actions quasi in rem is not the acquisition of jurisdiction over the defendant but mainly to satisfy the constitutional requirement of due process. Since the issuance of writ of possession is ex-parte, ministerial, and non-litigious in nature, the issuance thereof, even prior to the service of summons, will not violate defendants’ right to due process as the same can be done even without defendants’ participation. Besides, the issuance of a writ of possession does not prevent defendants from raising objections to and defenses against the expropriation of their property. Considering that there are other unknown Heirs of Juanito Roque and that the specific address of Juanito Karl P. Roque cannot be ascertained despite diligent inquiry, plaintiff undertakes to cause service of summons to them by publication pursuant to Sections 16 and 17, Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure.

“A” to “K”) are attached as Annexes B, C, and D and made an integral part hereof. Plaintiff intends to present additional witnesses if necessary.

RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT – MINDANAO DIVISION NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Maria Cristina, Iligan City By: SIGNED KERTH JOSSEF M. ABLANQUE PTR No. 9890045 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP Lifetime No. 012019 MCLE Compliance No. VI-0011641 Roll of Attorneys No. 60170 SIGNED JUNELLA G. LIMPANGOG-ABARQUEZ PTR No. 9890044 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP No. 128123 – 01/04/21 – Iligan City MCLE Compliance No. V-0022527 Roll of Attorneys No. 58980 NOW THEREFORE, the above mentioned Defendants are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, their ANSWER to the above-quoted petition within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon plaintiff’s counsel at their given address indicated in the complaint. Defendants are further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. Tubod, Lanao del Norte, March 7, 2022. SIGNED FLORENCE O. PEROCHO Legal Researcher II/OIC – Clerk of Court BWM: March 9, 16 & 23, 2022

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte

area sought to be expropriated consisting of 15 square meters, as shown in the attached Sketch Plan and Technical Description, as follow:

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION SPL. CVL. ACTION NO. 135-07-2021 OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, – for – - versus Expropriation HEIRS OF SPOUSES JUANITO C. ROQUE AND ELEONOR P. ROQUE, ET.AL. Defendants. Copies of the BIR Zonal Valuation applicable to the subject property and x--------------------/ Reports on the Counts of Improvements are attached and made integral parts of this complaint. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: 9. To enable plaintiff to construct and maintain the Project, it is both necessary and urgent to acquire, upon payment of just compensation, the portion of HEIRS OF SPOUSES JUANITO C. ROQUE the subject property, to ensure stability and reliability of the power supply in and ELEONOR ROQUE, Mindanao and other regions of the country. namely: JUANITO KARL P. ROQUE 10. Plaintiff negotiated with defendant Juanito Karl P. Roque via phone call, OTHER UNKNOWN HEIRS for the acquisition of the affected portion of the subject property and to pay Cebu City the cost of improvements therein that may be damaged by the construction of the transmission line project. However, no agreement was reached between ALL OTHER DEFENDANTS WHO COULD NOT the parties. BE PERSONALLY SERVED WITH SUMMONS 11. Considering the urgent need for plaintiff to enter the subject property to G R E E T I N G S! implement and commence the necessary construction activities for its Project, plaintiff has no other recourse but to file the instant complaint. WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, the Court issued an order granting the plaintiff’s Motion to Serve Summons by Publication, which reads: 12. Pursuant to Section 13 of R.A. 11361, Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure governs plaintiff’s expropriation cases. Under Section 2 of “On record is a Motion for Leave of Court to Effect Service Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff may already enter of Summons filed by the plaintiff and it appears from the Sheriff’s and possess the portion of the subject property during the pendency of the Return of Summons that defendants Heirs of Spouses Juanito C. expropriation case. Roque and Eleonor Roque, namely: Juanito Karl P. Roque and Other Unknown Heirs whereabouts, cannot by diligent inquiry 13. Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure states that: be ascertained, as prated for in the Plaintiff’s aforesaid motion, let summons by publication be served upon defendants Heirs “SEC. 2. Entry of plaintiff upon depositing value with authorized of Spouses Juanito C. Roque and Eleonor Roque, namely: government depositary. – Upon the filing of the complaint or at any Juanito Karl P. Roque and Other Unknown Heirs and all other time thereafter and after due notice to the defendant, the plaintiff defendants who could not be personally served with summons shall have the right to take or enter upon the possession of in a newspaper of general circulation, once a week for three (3) the real property involved if he deposits with the authorized consecutive weeks in a local newspaper. government depositary an amount equivalent to the assessed Meanwhile, the defendants are given sixty (60) days after value of the property for purposes of taxation to be held by such the completion of the last publication of summons to file with this bank subject to the orders of the court. Such deposit shall be in court their Answer to the complaint filed against them in the abovemoney, unless in lieu thereof the court authorizes the deposit of captioned case. a certificate of deposit of a government bank of the Republic of SO ORDERED.” the Philippines payable on demand to the authorized government depositary.” (Emphasis supplied) WHEREAS, Complaint reads: 14. In compliance with the notice requirement, plaintiff notified defendants COMPLAINT through a Letter Offer of its intention to file an expropriation case if the (With Urgent Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Possession) possession over the subject property cannot be timely secured and/or issues regarding compensation for the subject property cannot be resolved except Plaintiff, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), by counsel, through judicial intervention. Plaintiff further serves, simultaneous with the filing respectfully states that: of the instant Complaint, a Notice to Take Possession (attached as Annex “A”) upon the defendants. 1. Plaintiff is a private corporation created and existing under Philippine laws, with principal office address at NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner 15. To comply with the deposit requirement, plaintiff, notwithstanding that BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. It may be served with notices and other court R.A. 10752 does not specifically apply to it, shall deposit with the Honorable processes through its Right-of-Way Department (ROWD) – Mindanao Division, Court an amount equivalent to the 100% of the BIR zonal value of the land Maria Cristina, Iligan City, copy furnished the afore-mentioned principal office. sought to be expropriated, including the cost of improvements therein, in the total amount of SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE PESOS 2. Pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9511, plaintiff was granted a franchise (Php6,675.00), consistent with the purpose of the said law and OCA Circular to operate, manage and maintain, and in connection therewith, to engage in No. 113-2019 to simplify the deposit requirement in expropriation cases for the business of conveying or transmitting electricity through a high-voltage the benefit of the defendants and in the interest of immediate implementation back-bone system of interconnected transmission lines, substations and related of the Project intended to benefit the public. facilities, systems operations, and other activities that are necessary to support the safe and reliable operation of a transmission system and to construct, install, 16. Upon deposit of the provisional amount, plaintiff would have fully complied finance, manage, improve, expand, operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair and with the requirements for the issuance of a writ of possession as mandated by refurbish the present nationwide transmission system of the Republic of the law. Philippines. 17. In a long line of cases and OCA Circular No. 113-2019, once the above 3. Under Section 4 of the same law, plaintiff was granted the power of eminent requirements are complied with it, it becomes the ministerial duty of the trial domain, subject to the requirements of the Constitution and existing laws. court to issue the writ of possession in favor of plaintiff, without need of any further hearing. Thus, as cited in the said OCA Circular: 4. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of transmitting electric power from the generating plants of power producers to distributors. As such, plaintiff’s “Municipality of Cordova v. Pathfinder Development Corporation business is imbued with public interest. cases emphasizes the mandatory issuance of the writ of possession upon the receipt of the required deposit. “No hearing is actually 5. To address the country’s growing power demand and ensure continuous, required for the issuance of a writ of possession, which demands reliable and efficient power supply, there is a need to interconnect the three only two (2) requirements: (a) the sufficiency in form and (3) major power grids of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a single national substance of the complaint; and, (b) the required provisional grid. Aside from the sharing of systems reserve, the interconnection will also deposit x x x x Upon compliance with these requirements, the help optimize utilization of indigenous energy resources such as natural gas petitioner in an expropriation case is entitled to a writ of possession in Luzon, geothermal in the Visayas and hydro in Mindanao. Owing to this as a matter of right and the issuance of the writ becomes ministerial.” necessity, plaintiff must immediately construct the transmission lines that will (Emphasis supplied) transmit power to distributors of electricity not only in Mindanao but also in Luzon and Visayas. This undertaking is for the use and benefit of the public 18. Moreover, it must be emphasized that an expropriation proceeding is an and part of it is known as the MINDANAO-VISAYAS INTERCONNECTION action quasi in rem, wherein the fact that the owners of the property are made PROJECT (MVIP), integral part of which is the KOLAMBUGAN-LALA 20kV parties is not essentially indispensable insofar as it concerns the immediate TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (Project). taking of possession of the property and the preliminary determination of its value, including the amount to be deposited. 6. The said MVIP of NGCP is the first project certified by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an Energy Project of National Significance (EPNS) 19. An action quasi in rem names a person as defendant, but its object is to pursuant to R.A. 7638 of DOE Act of 1992, as amended, entitled to all the subject that person’s interest in a property to a corresponding lien or obligation. rights and privileges provided under Executive Order No. 30, series of 2017, In a proceeding quasi in rem, jurisdiction over the person of the defendant is as evidenced by the Certification dated 8 May 2018 issued by the Energy not a prerequisite to confer jurisdiction on the court, provided that the latter Investment Coordinating Council. Hence, the immediate completion and has jurisdiction over the res. energization of the said project is critically important. 20. The purpose of summons in actions quasi in rem is not the acquisition of 7. Defendant Heir of Spouses Juanito C. Roque and Eleonor P. Roque, jurisdiction over the defendant but mainly to satisfy the constitutional requirement Juanito Karl P. Roque, Jr., is of legal age, Filipino, and is reportedly residing of due process. Since the issuance of writ of possession is ex-parte, ministerial, in Cebu. Considering that his specific address cannot be ascertained despite and non-litigious in nature, the issuance thereof, even prior to the service of diligent inquiry, plaintiff undertakes to cause service of summons to him by summons, will not violate defendants’ right to due process as the same can publication pursuant to Sections 16 and 17, Rule 14 of the Revise Rules of Civil be done even without defendants’ participation. Besides, the issuance of a Procedure. In the same manner with the Unknown Heirs of Spouses Juanito writ of possession does not prevent defendants from raising objections to and C. Roque and Eleonor P. Roque, since their identities and whereabouts cannot defenses against the expropriation of their property. be ascertained, plaintiff undertakes to cause service of summons to them by publication. 21. Plaintiff intends to present three (3) witnesses, namely: a) Engr. Licinio B. Capili, b) Engr. Nolito L. Notar, and c) Michael E. Encarnado to establish, 8. Plaintiff intends to expropriate portion of a parcel of registered land identified among others, NGCP’s authority to exercise the power of eminent domain, the as Lot No. 7, (LRC) PCS-20902, situated in Brgy. Muntay, Kolambugan, propriety of its exercise in this case, and the bases for the determination of the Lanao del Norte. Said property is registered and declared in the name of the just compensation. Copies of their Judicial Affidavits (with attached Exhibits late Juanito C. Roque married to Eleonor P. Roque, per Transfer Certificate “A” to “K”) are attached as Annexes B, C, and D and made an integral part of Title (TCT) No. T-8179 and Tax Declaration (TD) No. H-130210 (07), hereof. Plaintiff intends to present additional witnesses if necessary. respectively. It is more particularly described below together with the affected

PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered, plaintiff most respectfully prays of this Honorable Court to: 1. ISSUE a Writ of Possession in plaintiff’s favor; authorizing plaintiff to enter and take possession of the property subject of this complaint that will be affected by the construction and implementation of the Project, consisting of a total area of 15 square meters, more or less, as described in paragraph 8 hereof; demolish the affected structures standing therein; order all defendants to vacate the same; directing the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assist plaintiff in the implementation of the said writ of possession so that project construction can immediately commence even during the pendency of the case; direct the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to enter the Writ of Possession in the Primary Entry Book and annotate the same in the Registration Book pursuant to Section 69 of Presidential Decree No. 1529; 2. After issuance of Writ of Possession, ISSUE an Order of Publication allowing plaintiff to effect service of summons to Defendants Juanito Karl P. Roque, Jr. and other Unknown Heirs of Spouses Juanito C. Roque and Eleonor P. Roque, by publication, pursuant to Sections 16 and 17, Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure; 3. ISSUE an Order of Expropriation declaring that the plaintiff has a lawful right to take possession and acquire the affected property specified in paragraph 8 hereof; 4. After the determination of just compensation, to authorize the payment thereof by plaintiff to defendants after deducting the capital gains and documentary stamp taxes for the transfer of the affected portion of Lot No. 7, (LRC) PCS-20902, in the name of plaintiff, all other outstanding taxes under the National Internal Revenue Code, and all outstanding realty taxes and dues under the Local Government Code, which plaintiff shall remit to the Government; 5. ISSUE a judgment after determination of just compensation, declaring plaintiff as the lawful owner of the affected portion of Lot No. 7, (LRC) PCS20902 consisting of a total area of 15 square meters, more or less, described in paragraph 8 hereof; 6.

DIRECT: a. The Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to register and annotate the Order of Expropriation and Judgment on the TCT No. T-8179 or any certificate of title that may hereafter be issued covering the property subject of this case pursuant to Section 85 of Presidential Decree No. 1529; b. The Municipal Assessor of Kolambugan and/or Provincial Assessor of Lanao del Norte to cancel Tax Declaration No. H-130210 (07) and issue new and separate tax declaration in the name of plaintiff covering the portion of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein. Plaintiff prays for other relief as just and equitable under the premises. Iligan City for Tubod, Lanao del Norte, May 5, 2021.

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Power Center, Quezon Avenue cor. BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City By: WFH LUIS MANUEL U. BUGAYONG PTR No. 0599223 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010191/Rizal Chapter MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012003 Roll of Attorneys No. 38002 WFH GORDON S. MONTOJO PTR No. 0599215 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010193/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012024 Roll of Attorneys No. 44910 WFH JULES BOY R. VALDEZ PTR No. 0599221 – 01/04/2021 - Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 012616/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012045 Roll of Attorney’s No. 63350 RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT – MINDANAO DIVISION NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Maria Cristina, Iligan City By:

SIGNED KERTH JOSSEF M. ABLANQUE PTR No. 9890045 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP Lifetime No. 012019 MCLE Compliance No. VI-0011641 Roll of Attorneys No. 60170 WFH JUNELLA G. LIMPANGOG-ABARQUEZ PTR No. 9890044 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP No. 128123 – 01/04/21 – Iligan City MCLE Compliance No. V-0022527 Roll of Attorneys No. 58980

NOW THEREFORE, the above mentioned Defendants are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, their ANSWER to the abovequoted petition within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon plaintiff’s counsel at their given address indicated in the complaint. Defendants are further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. Tubod, Lanao del Norte, March 7, 2022. SIGNED FLORENCE O. PEROCHO Legal Researcher II/OIC – Clerk of Court BWM: March 9, 16 & 23, 2022

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late ANECITO N. BACALSO died intestate at Gango, Libona, Bukidnon on Janaury 7, 2017, leaving a parcel of land situated at Gango, Libona, Bukidnon, consisting of ELEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (11,231) square meters, land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. ET-264 and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND, filed by the heirs of ANECITO N. BACALSO, per DOC #35; PAGE #7; BOOK #40; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. REYNALDO A. VITORILLO.

That the late ROSA OLAPE who died _____ at ________, Philippines, at the time of her death left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-16024-A situated in the Poblacion, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE (225) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of ROSA OLAPE, in favor of DAISY CORAZON P. CATULONG per DOC #159; PAGE #325; BOOK #380; Series of 2013 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MACODI M. AGUS.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. ) PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE ) SS. AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS I, EDUARDO B. MAGSALAY, Filipino, of legal age, married to Mrs. Teresita L. Magsalay, and a resident of Purok 1, Liangan East, Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and say; 1. That my older brother deceased Federico Magsalay was the lawful holder and possessor of a Certificate of Land Title with No. P-11872; 2. That I was the one who kept the said document; 3. That I used to put the said document to an envelope; 4. That the said document was accidentally misplaced beyond my control; 5. That diligent effort to locate and search in places where I could put, the said document was nowhere to be found; 6. That said document was not confiscated by the authorities of government by any reason. Neither I violated any rules and regulations; 7. That I am executing this affidavit to attest to the truth of the forgoing facts and to request for a renewal of said document. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 2nd day of September 2019 at Maigo, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. EDUARDO B. MAGSALAY Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, a notary public in and for Maigo, Lanao del Norte this 2nd day of September 2019. Affiant personally came and appeared with his SSS's ID with No. 10-0427704-5 issued at Zamboanga City, bearing this photograph and signature, known to me as the same person who personally signed the foregoing instrument before me and avowed under penalty of law to the whole truth of the contents of said instrument.

Doc. No. 207 Page No. 42 Book No. 02 Series of 2019.

ATTY. ABDUL MAHID M. ATI Notary Public Serial No. 18-199 untile December 31, 2019 Roll No. 67588 - IBP No. 048058 IBP Lifetime No. 017308. 05/19/2018 TIN No. 462-870-589 PTR No. 8326184 7/30/18 ILIGAN CITY, LANAO DEL NORTE

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in five major markets, namely, Europe, the United States, Japan, Canada, and Australasia, reaching $35.3 trillion, says a recent report released by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. Investors now integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activities into investment decisions. They now devote funds to lowcarbon and energy-saving projects. At least $90 trillion is expected to be spent on climate-smart infrastructure by 2030, EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late RODOLFO CARAS and CORAZON CARAS, Lot No. 802, Pls-727, situated at Brgy. Christian Village, Wao Lanao Del Sur which parcel of land with Original Certificate of Title No. CLOA-1062; containing an area of TWENTY NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY THREE (29,823) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of RODOLFO CARAS and CORAZON CARAS, in favor of JESSIE JOHN F. HABLO, per DOC #2004; PAGE #401; BOOK #VII; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. REMEDIOS G. GUIAB. BWM: March 16, 23 & 30, 2022

according to the World Bank. Consumers are making clear shifts to more sustainable products and services. The 2020 Sustainable Market Share Index by the NYU Stern School of Business Center for Sustainable Business and IRI (Internationalized Resource Identifier) revealed that there is now 7.1 times faster growth with sustainable consumer packaged goods than conventionally promoted products. Today’s employees make career choices based on their employers’ responsibility towards the planet. A survey conducted by Ernst & Young, LLP in 2020 revealed that 34 percent of 2,054 teens and young adults in the US said that they are extremely keen on environmental issues. Companies need to become sustainableminded and reduce their carbon footprints if it is to attract millennial and Gen Z job applicants in the years to come. As sustainability becomes even more integral, what can businesses do to ensure

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that they can turn themselves into sustainable enterprises? Unlocking Possibilities using Innovation, Technology The foundation of a sustainable enterprise revolves around core business processes and their sustainability drivers. To enable these core processes, organizations need a robust digital core, a foundation in optimizing not just the top and bottom but also the green line for sustainable business success. Embracing digital tools to become more intelligent is also necessary to cater to four dimensions: climate action, circular economy, holistic steering and reporting, and social responsibility. Technology also serves as a tool to achieve zero emissions, zero waste, and zero inequality. However, becoming an intelligent and sustainable enterprise is particularly challenging due to the accelerated disruptions of unexpected global phenomena, such as the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn.

These upheavals underscore the need for enterprises to adapt constantly. Amid a ‘never normal’ world, businesses must be ready to rapidly evolve and change how their work is executed, often requiring redesigning business plans and processes. Transforming into an Intelligent Enterprise One of the organizations that have recently strengthened its digital core is Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC). With its diverse set of assets held through its operating companies, MPIC has been helping rehabilitate, maintain, strengthen, and improve vital services in the country through the years. It has several subsidiaries covering toll roads infrastructure, power and water utilities, and healthcare institutions, among others. With such an extensive portfolio of companies, MPIC faced disparate financial reporting systems among its subsidiaries, inconsistent data sets, complex closing cycles, and high-volume manual DRIVER/PAGE 11

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina

Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar R.A. 10172 (Gender) NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In Compliance with Rule 7 of R.A. 10172. A notice is hereby served to the public that IRISH-MAY LATAO RODRIGUEZ has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error-Change of Gender from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of IRISH-MAY LATAO RODRIGUEZ who was born on MAY 12, 1994 at (HOME) TAGUITIC, KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are DEOGENES BAYA RODRIGUEZ and MERLYN MANLANG LATAO. Any person adversely affected by saids petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that JENNIFER BANGOT APALISOC has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from MARYGEN to JENNIFER in the birth certificate of MARYGEN C. BANGOT who was born on SEPTEMBER 02, 1973 at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are LION E. BANGOT and EBAGRIA C. CAINOY. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MARCH 25, 2022.

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your friend.” However, it is not natural for us humans to forgive like that, it’s supernatural. As the saying goes: “To err is human, but to forgive is divine.” The only way we humans can fully and freely forgive our enemies is if God controls and rules our hearts. This is why that South Korean father, who was a true Christian and follower of Jesus, was able to forgive and love the North Korean leader who had murdered his son. The power of forgiveness is almost irresistible. Almost! Because we can still refuse to ask and receive forgiveness. But then we pay the highest price for our pride and rejecting God’s forgiveness; because without it we cannot be freed from our guilt and live in a right relationship with our Heavenly Father. Our Creator has already paid the penalty for our wrong heart and sinful living with His own life. You simply and sincerely need to ask Jesus to forgive you for your sins and living your own way. Then, He can start changing you from the inside out. He will even empower and free you to forgive others as He forgave you. Just think a minute.

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$178.8 million. Top export markets for Philippine merchandise during the month include the United States, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Amid the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, Lopez hopes that the impact of the conflict “will be shortlived” so it does not massively disrupt the country’s postpandemic recovery. (PNA)

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units from 5,784 units during the same period. “The industry is anticipating to see a continued recovery this month as the economy further reopens, downgrading to the least restrictive Alert Level 1 in major areas, including the National Capital Region s t a r t i n g t h i s m o n t h ,” Gutierrez added. Two-month sales of the industry declined by 9.2 percent to 45,069 units from 49,610 units in the same period last year. Both passenger car and commercial vehicle segments’ sales dropped by 23 percent and 3 percent, respectively. (PNA)

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units, the construction of five tribal halls in each location, as well as a multi-purpose covered court in Barangay Samay, Balingasag, will also be included in the projects. Del Rosario said such undertakings are part of the government efforts under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s initiatives to insulate IP villages in the far-flung communities from communist influence. "These projects will ensure the safety of our IPs, and keep them away from harm both natural and man-made,” he added. The latest IP housing

projects will be implemented jointly by DHSUD and the local government units concerned, supported by various stakeholders including the Philippine Army, TESDA, National Commission for Indigenous People, and partner nongovernment organizations. (DHSUD/PIA-10/Misamis Oriental)

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The price of diesel here increased to as high as P79.35 per liter on Tuesday as the latest round of adjustments formally took effect amid the rising prices in the global market “The fishing industry is already feeling the pain brought about by the fuel price increases. Some players I talked with are e ven considering to temporarily stop their operations if this will continue,” Salazar said in an interview with Brigada News FM. He said fishing operators might have no other option later on as it is not also viable to continue a losing operation. Salazar acknowledged that such situation might lead to much bigger negative effects, among them the increase of fish prices and related goods, and job losses for industry workers. He s aid SFFA I I has been engaging with the city government and other national agencies for possible remedies. The local government has supported the group’s call to the national government to suspend the value-added tax and excise tax on fuel as immediate relief, he said. “We might be able to sustain our operations if these taxes are removed,” said Salazar, who is also the president of tuna fishing group South Cotabato PurseSeiners Association. During the 20th National Tuna Congress in 2018, which was hosted by SFFAII, industry players passed a resolution urging the Office of the President, through the Department of Finance, to revisit the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion Act or the Train Law and “to totally remove the excise tax on petroleum products that are directly used by the masses, otherwise exempt such products from being imposed with the excise tax, provided the same are used for fishing and fishery activities.”

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Salazar also called on the national government, especially the Department of Agriculture, to control the entry of fish imports into the country amid the situation. This will enable fishing operators and ordinar y fishermen to sell their catches at favorable market prices, he said. Dubbed the country’s “tuna capital,” the city hosts six of the country’s seven tuna canneries and related industries that employ around 120,000 people. The industry exports around $57.89 million worth of fresh, chilled and frozen tuna annually to the global markets. In 2021, the city fish port complex reported fish unloading of 234,894 metric tons and ser ved 12,979 foreign and domestic fishing vessels, the highest among the eight regional fish ports operated by the Philippine Fishe r ie s D e vel opme nt Authority. (Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews)

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from page 1 drainage, ingestion by stray animals, land, and water pollution, thereby causing adverse impact on human health and the environment,” he said. He encouraged voters to vote for leaders who prioritize environment and climate justice in their agenda. Citing Section 9 of the Fair Election Act of 2001 or R.A. 9006, Peñalver said “posting of campaign materials may only be allowed in common poster areas in public places such as plazas, markets, barangay centers, and the like.” “Any trees, plants, shrubs in any public grounds” should not be designated as common poster areas under the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10730 dated November 17, 2021, he said. He called on the poll body to ensure candidate’s strict compliance with the regulations “considering the problems already plaguing our city.” He said most of these campaign materials will not be recovered by politicians and will likely end up in the landfill. Peñalver told local and nat i ona l c and i d ate s to be “more responsible for their waste,” “spare the

trees” from their campaign materials because they can be detrimental to the condition of the trees, and collect their wastes after elections win or lose. “We urge government a g e n c i e s t o c h a mp i o n much-needed policies and practices that will protect our environment from further degradation due to the political activities leading to the 2022 elections,” he said. He said numerous election materials can already be seen in many places following the start of the national campaign on February 8 but added he expected more plastic wastes once local campaign starts on March 25. “Only a fraction is likely to be recycled. On top of spoiling the view, these advertisement banners installed ever y election made with plastic do not decay well when buried and release toxic materials into the air when burned. Like the illegally dumped wastes below the campaign materials, this type of waste is always left unattended,” he said. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

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from page 1 drivers, motorcycle taxi drivers, marginalized fisherfolk, small farmers, solo parents, and persons with disabilities. Out of the 6,650 beneficiaries, 3,382 were women informal sector workers. One of the beneficiaries was Linda Lubid, of Barangay Punto d, w ho has b e en suffering from goiter and was temporarily displaced from her work as a security guard and deprived of any medication. Her condition was aggravated when Typhoon Odette hit the area, and she could barely afford to supply her family’s basic needs. “I can now buy medicines through my TUPAD salary,” Lubid said. Another was pedicab driver-beneficiary Kein C. Torrepalma, 24, who said the pandemic disrupted his source of income. During the typhoon, his house was destroyed by the flooding and most of his belongings were lost. TUPAD is temporary emergenc y employment offered under the DOLE

Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program to the displaced or disadvantaged workers. Beneficiaries under this program will be given an average of 10 to 90 days’ work with compensation based on the prevailing highest minimum wage in the region. (PNA)

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processes to meet regulatory requirements and financial reporting standards. To address this challenge, MPIC became the first organization in the Philippines to adopt cloud technology through RISE with SAP. This Business Transformation as a Service (BTaaS) solution offering helps them consolidate, modernize, and standardize their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems on a single platform. Powered by SAP S/4 HANA digital core in the cloud, MPIC can streamline operations across its subsidiaries, gain insights into end-to-end performance with process analytics and simplify its accounting, financial close, treasury, and risk management processes. The integration into cloud is part of the group’s sustainability philosophy of integrating business and environmental stewardship in their investment strategies. As a leading infrastructure investment company, MPIC is committed to contributing to the achievement of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with UN (United Nations) SDG 9, which seeks to ‘build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation’ as its anchor. However, companies like MPIC cannot manage what they cannot measure. So, they must capture, monitor accurately, and then optimize the sustainability drivers in crucial business processes enabled by a strong digital core. The recent integration helps improve its operations and augment its sustainability initiatives, especially since SAP embeds sustainability into its core business processes. It helps us deliver the visibility and velocity required to inform and drive better business decisions to our customers through embedded, validated, real-time data in a holistic, integrated manner. ‘More than just an option – it's a necessity’ While previously companies had to opt between profitability and sustainability, with the right partner and system, this will no longer be the case. As an advocate of intelligent and sustainable enterprises, I believe that those who move first will win in the long run. As the world demands organizations to step up and do their part in addressing the impact of climate change, it is time for businesses to take the necessary steps to make sustainability an integral part of corporate performance. Though profitability still matters, new dimensions of achieving it have been added – sustainability and purpose. It determines how the organization is seen and perceived by the public. Any business that puts sustainability on the same footing as financial performance will emerge on top.

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HE newest, third tower is ready for investors. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro, Filinvest Land's maiden project in the city, is expanding. Filinvest Land recently launched its third building for condo development as it saw the completion of the first two of five buildings ahead of schedule. This resort-inspired community is set to welcome more residents soon with the construction of the third building earmarked to start mid of this year. "We are excited to add a new structure to Filinvest Land's landmark development in Cagayan de Oro. Our third building in One Oasis Cagayan de Oro will give more Kagay-anons the opportunity to own their dream home within a green and sustainable community. As we complete the community, we also hope that Filinvest

Land's P1-billion estimated additional investment in Cagayan de Oro will contribute to the economic progress of the city," said Tristan Las Marias, executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Filinvest Land, lnc. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro is an urban oasis that takes the form of an Asian Balinese-inspired master planned community of midrise residential buildings. A project from the developer's lifestyle brand, Aspire by Flimvest, One Oasis Cagayan de Oro is set withina sprawling 2.7-hectare property at the heart of downtown Cagayan de Oro City. Kagay-anons can experience the benefits of living in this sustainable, green community by choosing between a one bedroom, 28-square meter unit or a two-bedroom, 31 square meter unit with prices starting upwards of P3 milion.

Green Filinvest Land brings nature's benefits closer to its residents. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro's master plan dedlicates over 50 percent of the development to open spaces. This includes landscaped lush greens, resort-themed amenities and a tree-lined road network. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro strikes a delightful balance between seven-storey residential buildings and rejuvenating lush greenery. Health Pnysical and mental well-being are also vital in Filinvest Land's resort-themed condo communities. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro boasts of a slew of amenities that inspire a healthy lifestyle amid low-density environs. A clubhouse and fitness building, an outdoor basketball court, a swimming pool, a kiddie pool, a dedicated children's play area, jogging trails,

walking paths, and a multipurpose hall all give kids and kids-at-heart ample space to lead more active lives. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro's buildings also allows an abundant flow of natural light and ventilation which helps lower energy consumption. Life Tech Filinvest Land strategically positions its developments in key cities and suburban areas. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro is located at Rosario Limketkai Avenue, conveniently located in the heart of the city - close to just about anything you need. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro's condo units are flexible living spaces primed for fiber Internet, WiFi and telco services ideal for work-from-home and remote-learning setups. Dreams Built Green One Oasis Cagayan de Oro is designed and crafted with care to give its residents a life connected

to nature. Yuppies, startup families, returning overseas Filipino workers or individuals who want to invest their money in real estate will find One Oasis Cagayan de Oro a compelling choice. It is no wonder that Filinvest Land, one of the country's largest developers, was recently recognized as one of BCI Asia's Top 10 Developers in the Philippines for the 10" year and as the Best Developer in Mindanao in the Dot Property Awards. One Oasis Cagayan de Oro is part of the developer's extensive portfolio with over 250 projects in over 50 key areas nationwide. For those who want to call One Oasis Cagayan de Oro their home, One Oasis Cagayan de Oro provides excellent value for investment. Interested clients may contact (0917) 545-7788. For more info, visit www. AspirebyFilimvest.com.