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Briefly Automated grid THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said Monday that it will start testing a central control and monitoring system (CCMS) that will automate parts of the transmission network. In a statement, the NGCP said that it is staging pilot tests in its Cagayan de Oro and Cebu substations. By 2025, it hopes to equip 21 substations with the CCMS. The CCMS contains real-time monitoring software which will collect and analyze power data and equipment conditions. Using a CCMS-equipped facility will allow the NGCP to remotely operate unmanned substations and improve the operational performance of transmission facilities.
Housing crisis A HOUSE committee approved on Wednesday a resolution declaring a housing crisis and called the housing units that will become available next year inadequate to address the shortage. The House Committee on Housing and Urban Development approved House Substitute Resolution No. 1458, with its members urging the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to focus on providing housing to the poor. Legislators said the DHSUD needs to better utilize idle government land and expedite its socialized housing program in partnership with the private sector. The Department of Finance and the Philippine Guarantee Corporation were also asked to create a housing finance system that will attract private sector participation.
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RENTO, Agusan del Sur – Agrarian reform farmers in four towns of this province will no longer sell their palay at the lowest farm gate prices to exploitative traders and middlemen.
This was realized after the P21 million Rice Processing Plant was formally inaugurated here on Tuesday (March 9) where the cluster of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) groups will process their harvested palay into high grade commercial rice and sell it directly to the market. Leomides R. Villareal, Deparment of Agrarian Reform (DAR) regional director, said the farmers will be liberated from the cudgels of middlemen and unscrupulous traders since they will no longer sell their palay at the lowest farm gate prices and instead become
productive rice entrepreneurs. The 21-million plant— fully equipped with facilities like a multi-pass rice mill, warehouse power supply, recirculating mechanical b atch dr yer, f ive s olar dryers and mist polisher— is a DAR project under the Convergence of Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment (Project ConVERGE). DAR S ecretar y John Castriciones who graced the inauguration also distributed P16-million farm machines and equipment to the different farmers organizations of the province. FARMERS/PAGE 7
RICE MILLER. Jamil P. Amatonding Jr., Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II of Agusan del Sur showed Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones the milled rice from the multi-pass miller. The milled rice will be transferred to to a mist polisher to produce a high grade commercial rice letting farmers command a higher market prices. chris v . panganiban
Lumads back BTA extension By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews
L ANTAPAN, Bukidnon – Drawing support from their years of friendship, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) asked the support of indigenous peoples
as they seek for a three-year terminal extension in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). BTA Parliament Member
SACRIFICIAL OFFERING. Members of the Talaandig tribe eat the food used for sacrifice during the ritual to commemorate the 10th year of Moro-Indigenous People friendship in Songco, Lantapan town, Bukidnon on Monday. Drawing from that friendship, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao got the support from the Lumads for a three-year extension until 2025. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo
and Minister of the Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Timuay Melanio Ulama recalled their ties with the Lumads during the 10th year celebration of the Moro-IP-Settlers Kinship. “Ten years ago we bonded together and today I asked again for that support,” Timuay told a gathering of Lumad elders in the Talaandig community in Barangay Songco here. Tarpaulins indicating their support to the BTA proposal were all over the Talaandig village on Monday. “We support the extension of the Bangsamoro transition,” reads one of the signs. Other streamers congratulated the renewal of the Moro-IP-Settlers kinship. Talaandig chief Datu Migketay Saway Victorino said the kinship between the three groups is being put to test again. Victorino said like what EXTENSION/PAGE 7
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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY-Northern Mindanao solons supported priority programs and projects that will get the region’s economy back on track and increase resiliency of its industries and communities. The Regional Development Council (RDC)-10 Advisory Committee of Northern Mindanao (RAC)-10, whose membership includes Region 10 representatives, supported and endorsed to the RDC-10 Full Council the FY 2022 budget proposals of its agency regional offices, state universities and colleges, and other government instrumentalities amounting to P318.73 billion during its online meeting, March 12. The Committee also supported the region’s 171 priority catalytic programs, projects, and activities, amounting to P161.08 billion. RDC-10 Chair and Misamis Occidental Governor Philip T. Tan thanked the region’s legislators for their unwavering support to all development undertakings of this Council. “We hope for your sustained commitment as vanguards of our region’s priorities, particularly in shepherding our Fiscal Year 2022 Regional Budget Proposals,”
Tan said. RAC-10 Lead Convenor, House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, and Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez acknowledged regional partners for laying the groundwork in crafting the region’s priority programs and projects for 2022. “This concerted effort is a testament of our shared intent to protect the integrity of the budget process. Given our access to the centralized power of the national budget, let me assure every one of our strong support and commitment in safeguarding northern Mindanao’s development priorities and imperatives,” Rodriguez said. The body likewise supported PHIVIDEC’s Industrial Estate Infrastructure Program amounting to P4.884 billion, which is part of the regional budget proposal of DPWH-10 for FY 2022, and the region’s priority legislative agenda for the next two years. The RDC-10 will meet, March 19 to endorse the budget proposals to agency central offices and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for consideration in the proposed FY 2022 national budget. (NEDA10/PIA10)
BALINGASAG, MISAMIS ORIENTAL National Highway Balingasag, Barangay 4, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental Mobile Number/s: 0933-823-3161, 0933-823-3304 Tel. Number: 333-5161 CAGAYAN DE ORO P&J Lim Building, Tiano Kalambagohan St., Barangay 14, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Tel No. (08822) 727-829 / 231-6629 Telefax No. (088) 856-1947 Mobile No. 0933-823-3303 / 0943-708-7065 CAGAYAN DE ORO WAREHOUSE Warehouse 7, Bonbon Road, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Mobile No. 0917-825-4149 / 0943-708-7065 CARMEN, CAGAYAN DE ORO Vamenta Blvd., fronting CEPALCO, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Tel. No. (088) 233-2011 Mobile No. 0933-823-3159 CORRALES, CDO Corrales Ave., Barangay 29, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Telefax No. (088) 231-2055
DIVISORIA, CDO A. Velez St., Barangay 9, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Telefax No. (088) 856-1947 Mobile No. 0917-841-4000 / 0933-823-3164 GINGOOG CITY G/F Wyne Militante Bldg., Lugod St., Barangay 22, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental Telefax No. (088) 861-0104 Mobile No. 0933-823-3168 LAPASAN, CDO National Highway (FICCO Bldg.), Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Tel. No. (088) 231-6739 Mobile No. 0933-823-3160 PUERTO, CDO Purok 6, Puerto, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Tel. No. (088) 859-0574 Mobile No. 0943-708-7537 CAMIGUIN B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Telefax No. (088) 387-0491 Mobile No. 0943-708-7539
The Regional Development Council (RDC)-10 Advisory Committee of Northern Mindanao (RAC)-10, whose membership includes Region 10 representatives, support and endorse to the RDC-10 Full Council the FY 2022 budget proposals of its agency regional offices, state universities and colleges, and other government instrumentalities amounting to P318.73 billion during its online meeting, March 12. (NEDA 10)
First MisOr, CDO esports tourney kicks off Mar. 27 THE first major local esporting event of the year is set to kick off on March 27, organizers said. Debuting with four online games, the two-
day esports tournament will also see the launching of the Misamis Oriental Esports Organization (MESO), a youth-based group with the support of the Misamis Oriental provincial government. Cris Roger Olape, MESO's secretary-general, said Monday the initial games to be played at the Ayala Centrio Mall here will be Mobile Legends, NBA 2K, Call of Duty, and Tekken. Olape said team registration opened on March 12 up until March 15. "Participants need to be from Misamis Oriental. For inclusivity, we also get participants from Cagayan de Oro so we could fill for other municipalities that did not endorse participants," he said. Participants must at least be 15 years old. Olape said 152 participants have listed to join, with Tekken having the most number of players. "The tournament will also serve as our tryout. We will handpick the players based on their performance, age, personality, and attitude," he said, adding that there will also top prizes at stake. During the tryouts, Olape said chosen teams would have the potential to be part of MESO's "Misamis Oriental Pro ESPORTS/PAGE 7
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NGCP pilots Central Control and Monitoring System in CDO, Cebu T
NGCP recently launched its Central Control and Monitoring System (CCMS), a technology used to automate certain functions of the power transmission grid, particularly in substations. The system includes real-time monitoring software and hardware for the acquisition, collection, centralized monitoring, and analysis of power data and equipment conditions.
HE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) recently launched its Central Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) as part of its ongoing efforts to improve power transmission capabilities and bring the country closer to running on a Smart Grid. The CCMS technology automates certain functions of the power transmission grid, particularly in substations. The system includes realtime monitoring software and hardware for the acquisition, collection, centralized monitoring,
and analysis of power data and equipment conditions. Through the CCMS, NGCP can now remotely operate unmanned substations, improving the operational performance of transmission facilities. While only one of the major components, the CCMS is part of the company’s commitment to introduce Smart Grid technology to Philippine grid operations. A Smart Grid incorporates modern hardware and digital software to intuitively and intelligently automate the functions of the power system. This translates to improved grid security and information management,
efficient integration of the connection between generators and load customers, effective response to the needs of the transmission network, and greater reliability and quality of power transmitted by the grid. The pilot operations of the CCMS are in NGCP’s Cagayan de Oro and Cebu substations, with the company targeting to expand CCMS-enabled facilities to 21 substations around the country by 2025. “NGCP is pleased with this development as it works to keep pace with the rising standards NGCP/PAGE 7
ECC program beneficiaries receive hand prosthesis in Cagayan de Oro City THE Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) awarded hand prosthesis to two persons with workrelated disabilities (PWRDs) at the ECC REU 10 in Cagayan de Oro City on February 5, 2021. The ECC, together with Assistant Regional Director of the Department of Labor and Employment Region 10, Estrella Pahalla, and two representatives from ECC’s supplier of assistive devices, awarded hand prosthesis worth P220,000, to Edcel Ladores and Jorie Etchon. Ladores, a plant operator of a multinational company in Misamis Oriental, had an accident in March 2017 when his left hand got caught in a crushing machine. The accident resulted to the amputation of his four fingers. Fortunately, he was able to work again but this time as a leadman. Ladores received EC sickness and disability benefit through the SSS, ECC’s administering agency in the private sector. He was also assessed by the rehabilitation doctor of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, ECC’s
program partner under the Katulong at Gabay sa Manggagawang may Kapansanan (KaGabay) Program. Upon assessment, he was recommended with a cosmetic hand prosthesis. Etchon, on the other hand, had a work-related injury in July 2017 where his hand was caught by a conveyor. The accident caused the amputation of his right hand. He was able to receive sickness and disability benefits under the EC Program. He also attended the livelihood seminar conducted by the ECC and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board – X in October 2019. In the same month, ECC awarded him a P20,000.00 worth of starter kit for his hog raising business. And, after assessment by the rehabilitation doctor, he was recommended with a cosmetic prosthesis. “Nagpasalamat jud ko sa ECC sa libre na prosthesis. Hinaot unta nga daghan pa ilang matabangan sama nako” (I would like to thank ECC for the free prosthesis. I hope you will able to help more PWRDs like me), said Ladores. Physical Restoration
is one of the benefits and services of ECC’s KaGabay Program, a special economic assistance program for PWRDs. ECC provides free physical or occupational therapy services including assistive devices such as leg/arm prosthesis, crutches, and hearing aid to PWRDs.
DOLE-10 Asst. Regional Director Estrella Pahalla and ECC-REU 10 Information Stella Obice check the cosmetic hand prosthesis granted by ECC to Jorie Etchon at DOLE Region 10 office in Cagayan de Oro City on February 05, 2021
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WITH the new surge of Covid-19 cases, everyone is mandated to wear masks. That said, the President might be kidding in ordering the Interior Department and barangay officials to supply all citizens with free face masks. If this is sweet talk, then we are in for another round of rhetorics. Unlike the costly vaccines that come in trickles, masks thes e days are widely available and affordable, anytime, anywhere. What we dearly need now and very urgent at that is the availability of vaccines of any brand to all of us. Masks abound, but not
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Better with age Think a minute . . . Recently a 102-year-old woman was playing a game of golf. On a 100-yard long hole she thought she had lost her ball, only to discover she had hit it straight into the cup. A record hole-in-one by a 102-year-old woman! Who says we don’t get better with age! For many years Othmar Ammann was an engineer for the Port of New York City. But he knew he still had plenty of good years and plans ahead of him. He decided to leave his secure government job to try to fulfill his dreams as a designer and started his own engineering company. It is because Othmar Ammann was not afraid to step out of his comfort zone, our world is full of many magnificent monuments which he masterfully designed and built: the airport at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., The Iranian highway system, the New Jersey and Connecticut turnpikes, the U.S. Navy’s 600-foot radio telescope, and what was at one time the world’s longest suspension bridge in New
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JHAN TIAFAU HURST York City. To this day, designers and engineers still talk about Othmar Ammann’s many masterpieces. Actually, two of his greatest accomplishments we did not mention were New York City’s George Washington Bridge and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge—since he did those before his so-called “retirement.” Amazingly, the majority of Othmar Amman’s engineering masterworks were built after he “retired” at the age of 60—until he finished his last one, which at that time was the longest bridge in the world, when Othmar was 86-years-old! The fact is we all were BETTER/PAGE 7
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RUFFY MAGBANUA wear a mask, social distance, wash our hands. These health protocols are so simple, so easy, and if anyone finds it hard to practice these basic things -- then by all means, you deserve this: shame on you. (ruffy44_ph2000@yahoo.com)
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is a killjoy. He just told Leni Robredo to shut up. In this time of the pandemic, I can fault the President for depriving us of the hilarious remarks of the Vice President. She has a natural talent for comedic repartees which are veritable catharsis given the problems that beset the country and those of other nations as well. Don’t mind her. There is only one person who made his way to Malacanang Palace who creatively allowed himself to be the butt of the jokes -- Erap. But he did not complete his term as his Bacchanalian politics did not
foreboding as the figures showed Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte a runaway winner. She raised the specter of what the Philippines will be if another Duterte will occupy Malacanang. “A k o p a r a s a a k i n , kailangan natin ‘yun seryosong pag-aralan. Bakit ba ‘yung karamihan sa mga Pilipino, attracted sa ganitong pamumuno. Kailangan natin ‘yun harapin. So sa akin I think maraming mensahe. Marami yung malalim na mensahe kung bakit ganon at kailangan harapin natin ‘yun. kasi kung hindi natin yun haharapin, hindi natin masusulusyonan ‘yung ating mga problema bilang isang bansa." This is a classic convoluted statement coming from a Vice President and figuring out what she wants to convey is quite a challenge. Is she saying that perchance Inday Sara will run and becomes President the problems of the country will not be solved? Is she saying that she and the moribund opposition alone have the solution and
that those who said “yes” to another Duterte presidency must rethink their position? Such an affront could prod Inday Sara to run. But now Pulse Asia is saying a Bong Go - PRRD tandem is another bankable pair. However, Bong is quick to issue a statement he is not interested in. Inday Sara says the same thing but she says something cryptic in Cebuano recently which roughly translated can offer a hint to the political watchers: “whatever position I run comes October, I, as in the past, will never authorize anyone to solicit campaign funds for my candidacy." Confusing a confused enemy. All that the VP could say of late is that the Duterte administration is a “murderous regime”. Shades of Maria Ressa who once declared on CBS TV that the Philippines “is worse than any war zone”. Indeed if you have characters who do not mince words to destroy the image of the country, you need not look for an enemy as they are right in your doorsteps.
Thailand is cautiously heading to a phased reopening that is likely to kick-off this April but the doors may not fully open to welcome tourists until January 2022. Awaiting cabinet scrutiny, the latest Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ staged recovery plan identifies four distinct opening phases starting with the “Wellness Leisure area Q and Hotel Q” due to start 1 April and continue to the end of May. Wellness Leisure April to May Five provinces are eligible for relaxed quarantine rules; Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani ( Samui, Tao and Phangan islands) Chonburi (Pattaya) and Chiang Mai. Under its terms, visitors from the UAE, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and possibly India and Russia line up for less daunting quarantine rules. Groups of one to four tourists get to stay confined in their room from day one to day three, followed by restricted
access to specified hotel facilities from day four to 14. Hotels must be certified, and the plan recommends that ” health workers and risk groups should be vaccinated in the five provinces declared suitable for phase one of the reopening. Exclusive Travel Area June to September The second opening phase, “Exclusive Travel Area (Sealed route)” covers the same source market countries and the five provinces in Thailand f rom June to September. The proposed plan cuts quarantine to “10 days or less” with at least two PCR swab tests, one on arrival at the airport and two days before the 10-day quarantine ends. They are allowed access to an “area Q” at the hotel and activities organised by certified travel firms extend to other certified hotels close by and adopt strict travel bubble rules and social distancing. Sandbox October to December
Travel still remains limited to the five provinces during the Sandbox phase that runs from October to December. However, the Sandbox phase ends the 10-day quarantine entirely replacing it with a one day quarantine while they wait for their PCR Swab test results. Visitors will be eligible if they come from a country that has achieved a 70% vaccination of its resident population, rather than just the seven source markets named in the two earlier phases. Bilateral agreements with countries that have a low incidence and have vaccinated 70% of their population could be established during this phase to allow two-way travel. The Ministry states 70% of resident populations in the five provinces should be vaccinated from October to December. Self Quarantine January 2022 onwards The fourth phase, named ” Self-Quarantine Track and Trace will open
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And the number one violator is no other than the President himself who openly takes out his mask during meetings carried live by mainstream and social media. Defiant as it were, the Pre s i d e nt c ont i nu e on wielding his usual tirades against all sorts of evils — the corrupt, drug lords, and his number one nemesis, the lady VP from Naga who keeps on stalking his shadow 24/7, setting aside the most pressing problem we worry about. Meantime, in the absence of that vaccine, there are three things we can do in order to get to tomorrow:
sit well with the people. I do not t hin k t hat C h i n a , w h i c h d on at e d 1-million doses of Sinovac Coronavax, is taking VP Robredo’s position to subject the vaccines to a review by the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC). After all, over a dozen countries all over the world are using it for their mass immunization program with their heads of state getting the first jab. For a Vice President who had been in the tail end of surveys for probable presidential bets, ungrateful remarks do not ruffle the feathers of the Chinese donors. Besides even before it creates a ripple, HTAC issued a statement that they are in accord with the Food and Drug Administration decision that issued an Emergency Use Authority to Sinovac. The absurdity that Robredo herself commits is a rib-tickler. But what can be more amusing than when she finds the survey results on the 2022 “presidentiables”
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vaccines. If masks are offered free, then by all means, vaccines must come free as well, and must be available on a massive scale with a sense of urgency. And for people who refuse to wear masks amid the pandemic that has kneeled us down —and out, shame on them. Because the new Covid-19 variants, as claimed by health experts, continue on salivating us, wreaking havoc particularly in overpopulated Mega Manila, where health protocols are openly defied particularly the wearing of masks in public places.
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the travel door fully to all provinces across Thailand by January 2022 for vaccinated international travellers who pre-test negative before departure and have a “travel passport or vaccination certificate.” Eligible source market countries are those that have vaccinated 70% of their populations. Mandatory measures such as hotel or area quarantine are history but authorities would still have the option to require a one-day quarantine on arrival while waiting for a PCR swab test result. REOPENING/PAGE 7
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AMIGUIN--The five Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) pilot barangays from the Province of Camiguin received different livelihood programs from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through the conduct of turnover ceremonies last week. Barangay Manduao, Catarman received the Duck Production Project; Barangay Cuña, Sagay– Diversified Organic Farming Project; Barangay
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For the first few months since COVID19 made its presence known to mankind, we were thrown under the bus. We feared that we may never recover. The countless video conferences and webinar sessions that filled our schedules were constantly reminding us that we were trying to make it work. Keeping everything in the line is no easy feat in this pandemic. Working from home isn’t an easy feat even though we have the technology by our side. Unforeseen events such as low signal strength and lack of workspace can easily affect productivity. So, as an employee, it’s vital to make sure that you’re managing your time efficiently. But how do you manage your time when your juggling not only your private life but also work? This question is indeed hard to answer. However, there are few things that you can keep in mind to make sure you’re as productive as you can be. First, analyze what works well. If you’re a bookkeeper, you can say that the summarized documents
are useful in creating your reports and inform higher-ups of your daily stand up meetings. Make sure that you get your point across to save time. Secondly, think of the things that could be improved or changed such as excel files can be categorized yearly instead of monthly to save space Another is to remove or stop office procedures that might not fit with your team’s current situation. If some of your co-workers or department heads have office duty and others are working from home regularly, then setting up meetings face to face doesn’t work anymore. What you can suggest doing is to switch to set up daily scheduled meetings online instead. While technology has made working from home easier, this doesn’t mean we don’t encounter problems that affect our productivity. That’s why office procedures and protocols must be up to date per the new normal. Only then can we make sure that not only employees are productive.
“SAFE SCHOOLS” VICTORIO C. MARIGOMEN, JR Administrative Officer II Department of Education Division of Misamis Occidental
Every school dreams to be transformed with a better atmosphere that opens its door to learners who will be the leader of change. The learners will lead modernizations into different fields of endeavor. As such, The Department of Education believes learning is a key and vital purpose of the school. Learning with education adds value to the development of students’ potential as they grow, it molds them to become active and a responsible citizen of our local community and beyond, despite a lot of influences coming from every direction, education can help us decipher the best and the worst. Thus, the schools need to enhance and sustain the safe learning environment to foster a sense of community and connectivity to the individual to increase its awareness and concerns in the area of a safe school. An environment letting our youth to learn that justice is not all about the effort to exact punishment and retribution, but rather a true justice is about working to repair a safe and secure vision that establish healing and restoration, building a sense
of values, personal integrity, fairness, cooperation, and accountability to the larger community. Clearly, policies as well as laws, rules and regulations of schools are the only guidepost in human activity, and cannot be made as an ancillary for its basic humanity. Hence, it requires us to engage our common sense, a common concern, and a common creativity to build a better paradise for student learning. Moreover, School officials and academic personnel have the right to impose appropriate disciplinary measures in case of minor offenses of good discipline. This explains the importance in maintaining discipline and creating an effective learning environment. Disciplining our students as the main course of making a safe school requires knowledge, skill, understanding to sustain and develop behavior. Our students are important resources in our society need to be directed in building discipline, for them to have self-determination and success. Their educational foundation builds an independent life that becomes better individual.
Camiguin Provincial Director Emmanuel G. Toledo. (I challenge you beneficiaries to improve and develop these projects, because when we come back next year, and we see that the project has progressed, we will not hesitate to give more) DILG Camiguin PROJECTS/PAGE 7
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048/10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that MERCHIL MARTINEZ LOMOAY has filed with this Office a Petition for correction of clerical error in the netry of sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MERCHIL JANLAY MARTINEZ who was born on October 11, 1974 at Malitbog, Bukidnon and whose parents are ESTRELLA C. JANLAY and GREGORIO D. MARTINEZ. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 19, 2021.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF MELQUIADES Z. EDUAVE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late MELQUIADES Z. EDUAVE, who died intestate on December 12, 2001, to the best of our knowledge and information of the parties hereto the deceased left no known debts which remain unpaid that deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title TCT No. T-50353, Tax Declaration No. F-083830 and F-083831, situated in the Barrio of Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (218) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF MELQUIADES Z. EDUAVE, filed by the heirs of MELQUIADES Z. EDUAVE, per DOC #475, PAGE #96, BOOK #15, Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ISIDRO Q. LICO.
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To provide livelihood assistance to Mambajao’s RCSP pilot barangay, DOLE-Camiguin Provincial Field Office turns over the General Merchandise Project of Benhaan All In One Association worth P300,000 through its DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program. (Mambajao LGU)
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Benhaan, Mambajao– General Merchandise Project; Barangay Owakan, Mahinog– Ginger Production Project; and Barangay Butay, Guinsiliban– Enhancement of General Merchandise Project. “Akong hagit ninyo mga beneficiaries, kay palambuon ninyo kini nga proyekto, padakuon ninyo kini, because next year when we come back here, makita namo nga nilambo ang proyekto, dili kami mag dumili sa pagdugang kaninyo,” said DOLE
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To: Notice to all Members In Good Standing (MIGS) Virtual 43rd Annual General Assembly Schedule ORDER OF BUSINESS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Call to Order Proof of Due Notice Determination and Declaration of Quorum Approval of Order of Business Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the March 24, 2019 Annual General Assembly by Cluster. 6. Matters arising from the Minutes of the March 24, 2019 Annual General Assembly by Cluster 7. Confirmation of BOD Resolutions: January to December 2019 and 2020 8. Presentation of Officers’ and Management’s Reports a. Chairperson b. Joint BOD and Management c. Audit Committee d. Election Committee e. Credit Committee f. Mediation and Conciliation Committee 9. Presentation of Audited Financial Statements of 2019 and 2020 10. New Businesses: a. Approval and Confirmation of Budget for 2021 b. Appointment of External Auditors for 2021 c. Presentation and Confirmation of the Newly-elected Coop Officers 11. Other Matters 12. Adjournment All General Assemblies will be held virtually through Zoom and Facebook Live at 9:00 AM onwards on the following schedules: BRANCHES Davao, Gen. Santos, Butuan, Pagadian Maranding, Tubod LDN, Bacolod Buruun, Kiwalan, Tubod IGN, Poblacion Tominobo, Pala-o Bulua, Carmen, Cogon, Puerto, Laguindingan Manticao, Tibanga
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In celebration of 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines
Filipino Community in Rome gifts Pope Francis with Oro Artist’s Painting
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By MIKE BAÑOS
OPE Francis received an unexpected gift from the Filipino Catholic Community in Rome when he celebrated mass on 10 March 2021 at 10:00 AM (Rome time), at the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter at St. Peter's Basilica, to commemorate the 500th Year of the coming of Christianity to the Philippines.
Among the 10 concelebrants was His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle (Prefect, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples). The Philippines is the world’s third largest Catholic country (after Brazil and Mexico) and has the largest number of English-speaking Catholics. Some 60% of Asian Catholics are Filipinos. In a photo feature from Hugot Seminarista, Fr. Ricky Gente, Chaplain of the Sentro Filipino Roma, disclosed that a family gifted Pope Francis with a painting celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. Originally an entry to the recently concluded Quincentennial Painting Competition, the painting by Cagayan de Oro-based artist Ryan Aristotle A. Carreon shows Ferdinand Magellan presenting an image of Sto. Niño to Hara Humanay (Doña Juana) after the latter was baptized. “My entry aims to give fresh/new visual representations to key events in the Philippines
on 1521 using existing narratives and recent findings by modern scholars/historians,” Carreon said in a post describing his paining on his social media account. Then, unknowingly gazing into the future, he continued: “It would mean the world to me if the Holy Father in Rome gets to see/ hold a picture of this work one day, and see how the love affair of the Cebuanos to the icon of the Infant Jesus began 500 years ago.” Though his entry didn’t win the competition, by a fortunate stroke of serendipity, Carreon got to see his wish come true when his painting was presented to the pope following the March 10 Holy Mass celebrating the 500 years of the coming of Christianity to the Philippines. “This is a gift to the Pope made possible by some generous donors who acquired the work in behalf of the Filipino Catholic Christians across the globe --in celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines,” Carreon said. “I thank the Lord
for blessing me with a generous group of friends who made this childhood dream come into reality. From the donors who prefer to remain anonymous, and friends who helped me do all the necessary preparations for the turnover. and to Msgr. Limchua and Fr . Gente for this wonderful opportunity, maraming salamat po.” Remarked Carreon’s friend Lionel Dosdos, “Truly, this is the meaning of God working in mysterious ways, the painting wasn't meant to win the art competition because it was meant for a greater purpose. Congratulations again Ryan Carreón Aragón!!!” Eyewitnesses said the Pope was delighted with the painting and remarked, “Bello e impressionante!” (Beautiful and impressive!). The nun who handed the painting to Pope Francis explained to him the context of the illustration as well as its description inscribed in the back personally by Carreon. According to Carreon’s social media post describing the painting, some historians recently found that the presentation of the icon of the Infant Jesus to Hara Humanay (Doña Juana) was more of a private event than the festive ceremony that some attribute to the origin of Cebu’s famous Sinulog Festival. This is explicitly described in the account of Magellan’s Italian chronicler Antonio Pigafetta who wrote that this event was witnessed by many since it happened during one of the morning masses that were held in Cebu on 1521 which the queen attended. Carreon further said it is a common misconception that the queen was given the image of Sto. Niño on the day of her baptism. “Yes, she was shown 3 religious images but that's actually part of her introduction to Christianity (Catechism), and if these are all meant to be given as gifts, the Captain General
The painting by Oro Artist Ryan Aristotle Carreon gifted to Pope Francis by the Filipino Catholic Community in Rome.
would have given them to her right there and then, but he did not. In fact, the queen had to beg for the beautifully dressed image of the Sto Nino on top the altar, together with the other icons believed to be the busto of the Ecce Homo and the Virgen de la Cotta.” Religious icons like these are visual representations of some biblical texts and were used as visual aids by the early missionaries to indoctrinate those who can’t read, write, and understand Latin. “I thought it's about time ( since we're celebrating the Quincentennial of Christianity in the Philippines) that the two other icons are given recognition after being hidden for many years.
That's our work and contribution as artists, to fill in the gaps with visual narratives in areas of our history that are vague or needs update,” the artist added. Carreon is best known in Cagayan de Oro as the artist who did the drawings for the now Church of the Inmaculate Conception in Xavier UniversityAteneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) while still a third year undergraduate student in Development Communication at XU College of Agriculture. Known as “Mary’s Windows” the stained glass windows project was jointly undertaken by then Xavier Ateneo President Fr. Ting Samson, S.J. and Roland Peter Kraut of Kraut Art Glass. You can read more about Mary’s
Windows by clicking here. Fr. Samson was greatly impressed with a water color painting of a Filipina Madonna and Child done by Carreon exhibited at a Circulo de Arte affair at Xavier University in 2002. The Artist Ryan Carreon The artist traces his penchant for religious paintings and iconography to his early childhood in Malabon where a cousin would bring him to the Sacred Heart Church in Tugatog, where he recalls drawing a figure of the Virgin Mary with a black pencil when he was two or three years old. Although he often doodled through the years, it was not until 1994 when Carreon joined a Munting Daliri workshop where he began to learn how to handle water color, pastel PAINTING/PAGE 6
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and even oil. Before the family moved to Cagayan de Oro City in 1994, he visited Sto. D o m i n g o C hu rc h ( t h e National Shrine of Our Lady of La Naval), in Quezon City where he enjoyed the huge stained glass windows by National Artist, modernist Galo Ocampo. “I was twelve at that time, just sitting there, and dreaming, ‘One day, gagawa ako ng ganyan!” After Carreon was chosen to paint the drawings for the stained glass windows at t h e X U C h ap e l , Fr. Samson brought him to Manila to look at stained glass windows and visit art museums in Manila. He also introduced him to Kraut Art Glass. “ We v i s i t e d K r a u t A r t G l a s s’ w o r k s h o p s i n Pa s ay C it y, v ar i ou s Manila museums; we went to Angono, Rizal to visit the workshops of the late National Ar tist B otong Francisco and the galleries of Nemiranda and the Blancos to help me see their works and hopefully inspire me in mine.” “I really wanted to visit the works of Botong Francisco: he has been my inspiration for these stained glass windows.” C a r r e o n’s r e l i g i o u s themed paintings have also been exhibited in prestigious events such as the annual Kristo Manila art exhibit inspired by the Passion of the Christ, which aims to raise awareness about cultural heritage, particularly the role played by Christian iconography in Philippine culture and the arts. “This is art and culture t h at t r u ly e volve s an d endures. Ecclesiastical art and Christian iconography have a rich history. When we v i s it ou r chu rch e s , many of them centuries old, we sometimes forget that the images, from the retablos to the frescos on the ceilings and walls, are contributions to the history of local ecclesiastical art, and they must be included in cons er vation ef for ts being made for the church structures,” said Fr. Harold Rentoria, head of the NCCASCH, who graced the 2014 exhibit launch joined by Carreon. “It is heartwarming that artists continue to embrace this genre using their own contemporary styles.”
Teams," which the group envisions to represent the province in national and international esp or ting competitions. Established only this year, Olape said MESO aims to create an environment of "unified spirit of solidarity... among young individuals, while striving to champion a community that is fair, engaging, welcoming and uplifting". (PNA)
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There is also a caveat that “most residents in Thailand will have been vaccinated by January 2022,” which will represent a major challenge for public health authorities. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed last week 30 million people should be inoculated by the year-end based on orders for 63 million doses. So far, it has vaccinated just over 44,400 people in high-risk areas around Bangkok. The Ministry’s time-frame and staggered reopening are outlined in a 10-page PDF presentation presented to officials, police, tourist police and leaders of the travel and hospitality association that constituted semi-public hearing meetings in the five provinces last week. On the sidelines of the Phuket meeting, a high ranking official shared the PDF with TTR Weekly and suggested two pilot projects involving an estimated 80 Russians could be initiated by the first week of April to introduce phase one, “Wellness Leisure”, to Phuket. Howe ver, t he entire four-phase scheme remains subject to a Covid-19 Situation Administration (CSSA) review and the Thai Cabinet’s approval. Once those hurdles are crossed, the proposed ministerial regulations become active once they are published by the Royal Gazette.
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the Lumads did 10 years ago when the BTA leaders were still seeking for the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, they would be behind the latest advocacy of the Moros. He said the Lumads in the past have always supported the Moros in their time of need. “We again will help you in your quest for peace and development,” Victorino said. The Moros, Lumads and settlers have been meeting here every March 8 to rekindle the special kinship between them, according to Victorino. “No pandemic will stop our celebration,” he told the small Moro delegation who went to Songco last Monday.
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“We have the President who loves the farmers, the agrarian reform beneficiaries, and he has mandated me to distribute the agricultural lands to the farmers as soon as possible. And I, being one of the Secretary of our President believes that the farmers are considered as one of the true heroes of our country,” Castriciones said. Castriciones said President Rodrigo Duterte gave DAR a clear mandate to deliver all the necessary assistance for the farmers. He disclosed that the President would like to leave a legacy, that this a d m i n i s t r at i o n h e l p e d uplift the economic lives of the people, particularly the farmers of this country. The large-scale dryer and rice milling plant are jointly funded by the International Fu n d f or Ag r i c u lt u r a l Development (IFAD) and the Philippine government as part of Project ConVERGE’s P110million allocation for the agrarian reform farmers in the municipalities of Veruela, Trento, Bunawan and Sta.
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Josefa, or what is collectively called as the VETREBUNS cluster known for its rice production, processing and marketing. Local government units in the VETREBUNS cluster allotted 20 percent of the project’s costs as their counterparts. The plant will be operated by the Southern Agusan Seed Producers Cooperative (SASEPCO), which will serve as consolidator of the rice produce from three other agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations: Kahugpungan sa Malahutayong Mag-uuma Para sa Ekonomikanhong Kalambuan (KAMMPE), La Fortuna Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LAMUPCO) and Baug CARP Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BARBMPC). Already, the organized agrarian reform farmer cooperatives have cornered a P16-million rice supply deal with the Department of Social Welfare and Development after winning the competitive government bidding. They were able to secure a certification from the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PHILGEPS) with the technical assistance and capability building training from the DAR Provincial Office in Agusan del Sur. T h e B u r e au o f Ja i l Management and Penology and the D.O. Plaza Memorial Hospital will follow suit in ordering thousands of bags of rice from them. Jamil P. Amatonding Jr., Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II, said the farmers under Project ConVERGE will be liberated from the cudgels of middlemen and unscrupulous traders since they will no longer sell their palay at the lowest farm gate prices and instead become productive rice entrepreneurs. Amatonding said the project, when realized in April, will in a way address the problems of farmers from the negative effects of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), which also affected farmers in the VETREBUNs cluster. Maximo Gegato, SASEPCO manager, said 20 of their 200 members stopped planting rice and instead grew bananas because of heavy
losses in their harvest last year as a result of declining prices of palay. He said traders pegged the palay prices at P700 to 800 per 50-kilo bag from what used to be P1,000 to P1,400 before the implementation of RTL. But Amatonding assured that the sad plight of the farmers on the bad effects of RTL will be a thing of the past as the VETREBUNS farmers are expected to increase their yield by 30 percent when they will fully benefit from the cost-effective mechanized farming system. Amatonding said the modern farm inputs would boost the production of the rice farms while significantly re du c i ng t he e x p e ns e s incurred, especially during the planting season. Based on the results of their strategic plan with the farmers, Amatonding said expenses will be reduced significantly from what used to be P37,000 per hectare, which drove the farmers further into the quagmire of indebtedness from the traders. He explained that if a farmer yields P74,000 per hectare, with the mechanized inputs that lessen their expenses, a net income will go as high as P45,000 to P50,000 per hectare.
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Provincial Director Rhona Pedraza-Abadilla urged the barangays to continue to develop and sustain the projects provided to them.
“We hope nga magpadayon ang inyong kasib ot ug kamainiton dili lang taman sa pagdawat sa programa apil na ang mapalambo niini,” said Abadilla. (We hop e t hat your e nt hu s i a s m a n d w a r m welcome to the projects will continue and that you will double the gains that you have received in your barangay) T h r o u g h t h e R C S P, national government agencies a n d l o c a l g ov e r n m e nt units converge to address governance gaps and needed inter ventions to attain sustainable peace and development. Abadilla also challenged the barangay officials to strengthen their support as local officials in the implementation of the RCSP. “Dako kayo ang inyong responsibilidad kay kinahanglan, as barangay officials, kamo ang naa sa tugkaran, mulantaw ug mosubay kung kadtong nahatagan ug mga proyekto, napaayo ba o napalambo ba nila,” Abadilla added. (You, as barangay officials, have a big responsibility since you must be at the forefront to monitor and check whether those who have been given projects have improved or truly benefited from it) Camiguin has taken a preventive and proactive measure in the i mpl e me nt at i on of t he RCSP in order to sustain the insurgency-free status of the province, Abadilla said. (DILG Camiguin/PIA10)
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Real Estate Insights for First Time Buyers
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TALPINAS Development Corporation (IDC) Chairman and CEO, Architect Romolo
V. Nati, has been invited to participate as the keynote speaker at the TGFI Real Estate Online
Conference, with the title “Building and Investing in your First Home'' that will be held on March 20-21,
2021. Arch. Romolo V. Nati is among specially selected experts who will share ideas and
perspectives on real estate and urbanization specifically in the Philippines, where Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC), a publicly listed ItalianFilipino company, has developed eco-friendly mixed-use projects in Northern Mindanao, such as its flagship development, Primavera Residences, followed by Primavera City, both awarded by The International Property AwardsAsia Pacific as Best Mixed-use Developments in the Philippines. The event program has also some other very prominent speakers lined up such as former NREA President and Chairman Alejandro Manalac, now Chairman of Havitas Development Corporation; together with Mr. JJ Atencio the Chairman and CEO of Januarius Holdings, Inc., Pete Felix, President of Phinma Properties; Anthony Leuterio, the Founder of Filipino Homes
and Gino Olivares, the President of OSHDP just to name a few. This two-day event will try to address many first buyers’ concerns, offer solutions and give precious insights directly through the testimony of important real estate thought leaders, experienced industry experts and licensed professionals. With today’s demand for sustainability and health, IDC has always been a company that stood by its design philosophy in committing to build sustainable real estate projects in harmony with the environment to bring value to investors, endusers, and the community. Arch. Nati was also featured in National Geographic Magazine ASIA as “One of the Philippines’ new business leaders “ and in Bloomberg Philippines as a “Thought Leader”. Interested attendees can register for free on the following website: www. tgfiph.com/reoc