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Briefly Bigtime rollback FUEL PRICES could start retreating starting next week after the Dubai benchmark for crude oil sold to Asia receded from its highs, Energy Secretary Alfredo G. Cusi said.

“The good news now is that in the past two trading days of oil… Dubai Crude (averaged) $104.79 per barrel,” Mr. Cusi said. “Last week it reached an average of $122.61.”

He was speaking at a meeting of the Cabinet with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, which was taped and released to the public early on Wednesday.

P200 subsidy AN additional P200 per month subsidy has been proposed to help beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cope with the rising fuel prices.

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III proposed the retention of excise taxes on fuel and use the money to be collected to extend subsidies to households belonging to the bottom 50 percent of the society, as well as drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) and farmers and fisherfolk. “ This is sustainable.

This is something that we can sustain and something that we can afford at this time. So I hope that, Mr. President, you will support these recommendations,” he said during President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s Talk to the Nation aired Wednesday morning.

Deregulation review T H E r ev i e w o f t h e o i l deregulation law will continue because expectations that fuel prices will retreat soon cannot yet be counted on to provide relief to the public, legislators said on Wednesday.

“That is a BIG IF. Even (if fuel prices fall), there is no assurance that it will not spike again in the future,” Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani T. Zarate said in a Viber message.

Calls to suspend the excise taxes on fuel could be canceled if prices drop, while fuel subsidies will only continue if sectors kept being impacted by the oil price hikes, Marikina Rep. Stella Luz A. Quimbo said.

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Bangsamoro's investment code set to stir devt: exec K

By BONG S. SARMIENTO, MindaNews

ORONADAL City — Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim has vowed to be the principal author of the region’s investment code in a bid to further attract investors to the area, a senior economic manager said.

Lawyer Ishak Mastura, chair of the Bangsamoro Board of Investments of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOIBARMM), said they have submitted to Ebrahim the draft Bangsamoro Investment Code, which contains the investment and incentives regulations that will be applied in the region.

“Considering the importance of this bill, the Chief Minister himself, being the principal promoter of investments in the BARMM, has signified that he CODE/PAGE 7

PRICE ROLLBACK. A pump attendant prepares to update the prices of fuel at a gas station in Davao City.

Gas companies is expected to implemented bigtime price rollback this week. Oil prices went up in recent weeks due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. mindanews photo

PANLUGBAK. Mother and child drop chains of beads into a hole during the annual pangampo ritual of the Bukidnon-Daraghuyan tribe in Olanguhon village in Barangay Dalwangan, Malaybalay City last week. The act, called panlugbak, symbolizes burying one's sins and asking forgiveness for them. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno

Oca open to 4-day ERC reviews proposed lifting workweek schedule of secondary cap suspension CAGAYAN de Oro Cit y mayor Oscar Moreno on Friday said he is open to the recommendation of a four-day workweek amid the prevailing oil price hikes in the country.

In an online briefer, the city chief executive said the lical government here is ready to implement the proposal if approved by the national government.

"If that is with the legal effect, of course, we will

implement that," he said.

Moreno's remark was in response to the proposal of Nat ion a l E c onom ic Development Aut horit y Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua on Tuesday for a fourday workweek scheme to conserve energy and alleviate work-related expenses amid the series of fuel price hikes.

However, the local chief executive emphasized the need for "extra analysis" WORK/PAGE 7

By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

THE Energ y Regulatory C om m i s s ion (E RC) i s reviewing the proposed lifting of the P6.245 per k i l o w a t t h o u r ( kW h) secondary price cap (SCP) at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) after an appeal from the power generators due to soaring fuel prices in the world

market.

The generation c o m p a n i e s (G e n C o s) reportedly met with ERC C ha i r p er s on A g ne s T. Devanadera to discuss their appeal for the temporary lifting of the spot market’s secondary cap — because if that is sustained amid the skyrocketing coal, oil and gas

prices globally, the power industry players would be incurring losses and that will be a counterproductive move when it comes to the country’s bid for additional capital flow in the sector.

ERC C om m issioner Floresinda B. Digal noted there is “continuous study and ongoing review” relative to the SCP, although that LIFTING/PAGE 7

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HE Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Battalion (8IB) and Indigenous Peoples (IP) leaders have collaborated to resolve the long-standing feud among IP clans in Malaybalay City in Bukidnon province to protect and ensure the survival of their community.

In a statement released on Friday afternoon, 8IB Commander, Lt. Col. Anthony Bacus, said resolving the feud between IP clans is a priority as conflicts among them could be exploited by the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People’s Army - National Democratic Front (CPPNPA-NDF).

“The IP leaders play a significant role in their communities. They serve

as the first responders against natural calamities and, more importantly, against the deception and exploitation of (the) CPP-NPA-NDF. So it is important to strengthen and build conflict-resilient IP communities,” Bacus said.

On March 16, two prominent IP clans in Bukidnon – the Dela Mance and Daluniag clans – set aside their differences and agreed to sit down and talk during the “Panastas” held at the Old City Hall in Malaybalay.

Both clans signed the peace agreement as stipulated under Republic Act 8371, or “The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997."

According to the 8IB, both families thanked the government for its efforts

to end the feud through the “Panastas”, the IP tradition and custom used as a medium to achieve just and lasting peace in the IP community.

The term “Panastas” comes from the vernacular words “Panas”, which means to erase, and “Tas”, which means to cut off.

The Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of Malaybalay City, Renato “Datu Makayuba” Sumbungan, and the 403rd Infantry Brigade, the 8IB, and other members of the City Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (CTF-ELCAC),

facilitated the customary “Panastas."

Based on the oral history among IP communities, the two clans have fought each other for decades, which sometimes resulted in fatalities on both sides.

The warring clans' respective leaders said

the historic settlement provided them a respite and signals new hope for a better future.

Also present were the Datus of Malaybalay City and Cabanglasan, along with their Balyans who performed the rituals during the "Panastas."

(PNA)

Surigao Sur vice guv, wife nabbed for estafa BUTUAN City – Police authorities have arrested the vice governor of Surigao del Sur and his wife for estafa charges.

In a report Friday, the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) said that Vice Governor Librado Navarro, 64, and his wife Maylene, 47, were arrested by virtue of an

arrest warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 42 in Medina, Misamis Oriental.

“They were arrested at around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17 in San Andres, Barangay Maharlika, Bislig City,” the SDSPPO report said.

The arrest was carried out by the personnel of Bislig City police station and the 1st Company of the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Mobile Force, the report added.

No bail bond was recommended for the

arrest of the vice governor and his wife, whose known residence is in Ericsson Subdivision, Poblacion, Bislig City.

Police said the couple is now detained at the Bislig police station for proper disposition.

Meanwhile, PRO13 Director, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., said that Navarro’s wife is a resigned Sangguniang Bayan member of the municipality of Talisayan in Misamis Oriental.

In a separate press statement Friday, Caramat

warned the public not to get involved in investment scams, emphasizing that “no such thing as groups or companies guaranteeing high returns on investment in a short period.”

He added that the Philippine National Police in Caraga has always warned citizens about investment scams.

“The Caraga police will pursue and apprehend perpetrators regardless of your title, as long as you have culpability in our law,” Caramat said. (PNA)

DBM-10 spearheads regional ComDev virtual confab

by JASPER MARIE O. RUCAT

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--The Department of Budget and Management (DBM)-10 spearheaded the 1st quarter virtual meeting of the Regional Committee on Devolution (ComDev) to discuss updates on the implementation of Mandanas-Garcia Ruling of the Supreme Court, March 17.

DBM-10 Regional Director Rudylia C. Parrel says because of this Mandanas-Garcia Ruling

of the Supreme Court, the local government units (LGUs) are now expected to provide more services given that starting 2022, LGU budgets will be augmented.

In the region a total of 20 national government agencies (NGAs) will have devolved functions, which means some or most of their programs will be turned over to the LGUs for implementation.

During the virtual

meeting, DBM-10 Assistant Regional Director Nonito dela Cruz shared that as of March 3, 2022, a total of 18 out of 20 NGAs have already submitted their Devolution Transition Plans (DTPs) to the DBM central office.

Among the agencies with devolved plans include Bureau of Local Government and Finance (BLGF) under Department of Finance, Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Tourism (DOT), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

For the DOH-10, fully devolved functions to the local government units include program and budget for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, leprosy, integrated management of childhood illness and diabetes.

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THE Independent Philippine Petroleum Companies Association (IPPCA) supports the establishment of a government-owned 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 PHP15 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)

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EBU City – Fiber internet provider Converge ICT Solutions has more than doubled its net income in 2021, driven by its aggressive penetration into Visayas and Mindanao homes.

In a financial briefing with the media, the company said its net income reached PP7.2 billion in 2021 from P3.4 billion the previous year, while consolidated

revenues surged from P15.7 billion to P26.5 billion.

Dennis Anthony Uy, Converge ICT chief executive officer and founder, said the company’s entry into Visayas and Mindanao has contributed to its aggressive port rollout, along with the continued turn-in of subscribers in Luzon, while existing markets pushed up residential business

revenues by 83.2 percent.

“Our network has now passed 10.9 million homes and we’re covering around 42.5 percent of Philippine households.

We’re confident of meeting our accelerated goal of reaching 55 percent of all households by 2023,” Uy said.

Maria Grace Uy, company president and co-founder, said the rollout of over 650,000 ports in the fourth quarter

brought its total port deployment to 2.4 million in 2021, bringing its total residential subscriber count to 1.7 million by year-end.

“We sustained our industry-leading trifecta with another record financial performance in 2021,” she said, referring to the company’s 69.2 percent year-on-year revenue growth and 20.9 percent return on invested INTERNET/PAGE 7

DTI lists over 16K delivery riders for fuel subsidy SOME 16,233 delivery riders from four last-mile delivery service (LMDS) platforms are qualified for the fuel subsidy provided by the government to ease the impact of soaring oil prices.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) chief of staff and Undersecretary Ireneo Vizmonte said the agency has submitted the list of accredited delivery riders qualified for fuel subsidy to the Land Transportation Franchising and

Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

“Ito ay ginagawa natin in coordination with platforms, iyong mga last-mile delivery service provider. Sa kanila po natin kinukuha yung mga pangalan, sino po ba iyong mga accredited independent riders,” Vizmonte said in a radio interview Friday.

The DTI obtained the list of independent riders from LMDS providers, and the department reviewed the list to ensure there is no name

duplication from the four LMDS platforms.

Vizmonte said independent riders are those with no employeremployee relation with the LMDS companies.

“Sa delivery riders ay pinag-iisapan ay through e-wallet dahil meron na sila noon to receive their subsidy, ‘di na kailangan ng bagong card,” he added.

Public utility vehicle drivers are getting P6,500 credited to their Pantawid Pasada cards.

The LTFRB earlier said delivery riders may

be getting subsidies lower than P6,500.

The government has allocated P2.5 billion for fuel subsidies this year once global oil prices hit an average of $80 per barrel for three straight months.

The global oil market has been trading at over $100 per barrel.

With the skyrocketing oil prices, the government proposed to double the fuel subsidy for the transport sector, as well as the agriculture and fisheries sectors. (PNA)

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Win over worry (Pt. 2) Think a minute… A woman worried for 40 years that she would die of cancer.

She never got cancer and eventually died of old age.

She wasted more than half of her life worrying about the wrong thing! Today we will continue our strategy for winning over worry.

One thing we must do is to simply “let humans be human.” In case you have not noticed, absolutely no one is perfect, including you. So simply accept the fact that every day people around you are going to make mistakes and be less than perfect. After all, they have to do the same with you.

You cannot fight the facts of life. Each and every day something will not go your way. As my grandmother used to say : “Who said life’s fair?” Because it’s not!

“Bad things happen to good people.” We must learn to handle life’s unfair treatment and circumstances gracefully.

Flow with life, like a river flows around the rocks and obstacles in its way.

For example, sometimes you may have to pay more

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Flawed Political System: Root Cause of Poverty & Social Injustice

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Let us serve notice to and all, especially to our honorable c a n d i d at e s t h at s o c i a l transformation can never be had as no Ceasar, no messiah, no charismatic leader can change a highly skewed pyramidal societal order if the flawed political, social & economic systems and structures remain unchanged.

To those who have dreamt, advocated, struggled and even died for it, social change has been so elusive all these years despite 14 years of Martial Law and two people powered revolutions. The structures and systems that are breeding poverty, gross inequities

and social injustices have remained as formidable as ever.

We l l k n o w n s o c i a l scientists and nationalists have identified the flawed p olitical system as the root cause of the problem, describing it as colonial and exclusive that is producing a highly skewed pyramidal socio-economic order where only a few hundred families aptly called oligarchs are in control. On the economy, three questions loom: Who controls? Who decides? Who benefits?

Certainly, not the bulk of the people but a few elite controlling a cartelized economy anchored on the contemporaneous growthcentered development paradigm and where economic power begets political power. This truism mocks the fundamental constitutional declaration that “in a democratic and republican State, sovereignty resides with the people and all governmental powers

e m a n a t e f r o m t h e m .”

Patronage politics is the culprit where economic power begets political power and when in power, these elected leaders will serve not the interest of the people but those of the oligarchs, cartels and conglomerates.

The f lawed political system which is both colonial and exclusive has caused the exploitation of the people and the massive plunder of ecological wealth. Philippine society is now characterized as ecologically fragile, rating the country as the top three hardest hit in the world by climate change where the occurrence of ecological disasters becoming a new normal. Philippine society has also been described as over-crowded, number twelve in the world in population.

In the rural areas, four of five are living in poverty causing them to migrate to the urban centers.

Some 14 million Filipinos are described as unemployed or underemployed, the

reason why some 6 thousand Filipinos are going abroad every day to find jobs in other countries. To date, there are now 10.5 million who are Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

A m i d s t p o v e r t y, inequities, social injustices and ecological degradation looms violent extremism.

The imperative need to re-structure Philippine society has now come of age as the citizenry are now being socially, politically and economically enlightened.

The revolution initiated by the National Democratic Front, after five decades, has struggled to make a dent as such revolutionary approach seems to be alien to the culture of the Filipinos whose mind-set has been captured by unbridled materialism and consumerism. Even Christianity has not made a dent in empowering the people amidst religious apathy and morale collapse. Let it be known that when right PEACE/PAGE 6

Thirty pieces of silver The phrase “30 pieces of silver” is a proverb in many modern languages. It refers to someone who has sold out and taken money, high office or personal gain in exchange for betraying a person or an important cause.

Have you ever b een betrayed by someone you trusted? Perhaps even a friend? Using words like trust, betrayal, and friend in a sentence doesn’t paint a comforting picture. Yet, our savior was betrayed and sold for 30 pieces of silver. Today when we hear the phrase, it immediately brings to mind a traitor or someone who would sell out a friend. There is also a level of curiosity that surrounds the coins. What exactly did Judas receive to betray Jesus? Was it worth it to him?

T h e a p o s t l e Ju d a s , probably also called Thaddeus

or Jude, being a brother of James and Jesus, started as a fer vent follower of Christ. Then, suddenly he changed. He felt that Christ didn't satisfy his worldly expectations. The church, like Christ, is always loved by its true followers and is always hated by its apostates.

Till today - no matter what belief you are in... .

Judas didn't leave the apostolic community to become a Pharisee or a critic of Christ. He leaves to become a traitor! Such a traitor will always find fault or a misinterpretation of human teaching. Judas gathered reasons that he, himself, had heard and witnessed to justify his betrayal. Yes, we all also know such people who betray us and sometimes a whole nation.

A Jewish mob tried to throw Christ down a cliff,

but nothing happ ened.

Soldiers tried to arrest Him, but nothing happened. The Pharisees tried to entrap Him to no effect. It needed a friend -maybe a good friend! - to betray Him. He escaped from all, but not from the treason of a friend. "It would have been better for that man if he had not been born!" No such sentence was hurled, for example, to Pilate or Herod.

The lesson for all of us is very clear. A bad politician or one of our neighbors can be the foulest thing on earth.

A bad pagan cannot be 1/10 corrupt.

"Do not betray another man's confidence!" the bible teaches us. But Judases can be found everywhere. Just as fire is not born from snow, so is the seeker after worldly honors not seeking heavenly ones. or have you ever seen the snow catch fire?

HAVE MY SAY

KLAUS DORING

The maladroit politician named Judas betrays his voter and elector through beautiful soft promises while corrupting a whole nation.

The neighbor, who declares how much he loves his family while going on unhindered destroying the environment is also named Judas... .

Judas' sins are really not rare. We commit it every day.

Someone who has changed his ideals away from the ideals of SILVER/PAGE 6

Our Mayor 1976 was an eventful year

Pelayo, Ernie Millama, Nards

which really bonded

providentially for Muntinlupa as well. It was the year when a group of then young community leaders met and organized the Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal, now one of the premiere service clubs of the city.

Among the group were Dr. Jose Yason, Jr., who became the club’s charter president, Diony Alog, Boy Valencia and Romy Tan (who eventually became governors of Kiwanis Philippine Luzon District), Dante de Mesa, the brothers Hector and Cesar Manalo, Paning Espeleta (who became a municipal then city councilor), Greg Inocencio, Lito Dulay, Honor Santiago, Nelson Manzanero, the brothers Joe and Dading Alcaraz, Eli Bicaldo, Rudy

Tom Gonzalez, and a young lawyer-businessman Jimmy Fresnedi.

I remember Jimmy as reserved and soft-spoken but ver y active in club activities. Jimmy eventually became the club president – a distinguished one at that – a few years later. A very eligible bachelor, Jimmy was then courting a pretty bank employee – Lor Obong - who would later become his first lady.

While the Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal principally engaged in meaningful community projects which benefitted children, the club members never neglected to have fellowship activities.

One such activity was the Christmas caroling project

Kiwanettes . For two weeks in December, the Kiwanians would exercise their vocal chords practising Christmas carols and then go around Muntinlupa, Parañaque and Las Piñas serenading preselected benefactors.

Ten years later, the 1986 People Power Revolution took place. President Cory Aquino started replacing incumbent local officials with her Officers-in-Charge or OICs. Civic groups, including t h e C o r y ’s C r u s a d e r s and the Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal, started vetting candidates for the position of OIC Mayor of Muntinlupa . Without me knowing it at the time, the Kiwanis Club of Muntinlupa Rizal submitted my name to

JHAN TIAFAU HURST for me p ers ona l ly and Tan, Rudy Kwan, Monsignor the Kiwanians and their than your fair share of s o m e t h i n g . Ju s t d o i t generously and move on.

After all, your relationships are much more important than a little money. Assume that you will probably get cheated in life about 10% of the time, and that you may lose about 10% of your possessions. Remember, they are just “things” that get old, rusty and broken anyway.

Plus, you cannot take them with you when you leave this life.

Just as we need kindness and grace from others for our faults and mistakes, we need to give grace to those around us. Then we will not suffer nearly as much tension, stress WIN/PAGE 6

SPEAKING OUT

IGNACIO BUNYE Ka Jaime Ferrer (a trusted confidante of President Cory) as a fifth candidate to fill in the position. The rest is history.

When I assumed office as OIC Mayor, I tapped tested and proven hardworking Kiwanians to join my transition team. Paning Espeleta assisted me as Municipal Administrator.

MAYOR/PAGE 6

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By RENE VELEZ MALFERRARI

E are all aware that there are many skin care service clinics that have proliferated in our city nowadays. The big question is: which of these will you trust for your dermatological needs?

Aesthetic Medicine, as we all know, is one of the many branches of medicine. But this must be managed and operated by someone who is a competent health care professional – someone like Aesthetic Medicine Specialist Dr.Haidee of Dr.Haidee Laser and Aesthetics Clinic.

Its founder, Haidee Mondejar Libre, MD, is a 2010 graduate of Xavier University’s Dr. Jose P.

Rizal School of Medicine and has been a practicing physician for more than ten years. But Dr. Haidee’s passion to enhance one’s beauty has landed her a calling in Aesthetic Medicine.

“I love to practice beauty enhancement, I love to boost confidence in people and promote selflove,” she says.

With numerous trainings from prestigious skin health institutions, Dr. Haidee is a welltrained Clinical and Aesthetic Doctor of the Philippine Association of Primary Skin Health Physicians.

Dr. Haidee Laser and Aesthetics has served 5 provinces in the CARAGA REGION for more than 3

years. Established in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur in 2018, Dr. Haidee opened and premiered in providing excellent and the highest quality and affordable skin health and aesthetic services in the CARAGA Region using top of the line machines.

Since then, Dr. Haidee has expanded and opened 2 branches in Butuan City and Cagayan de Oro City.

Dr. Haidee Laser & Aesthetics was inaugurated last February 2022.at Unit B15 2/L Lifestyle District, Corrales Ext., Cagayan de Oro City.

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PLDT, Smart turn over School-In-A-Bag to Kidapawan IP schools TO HELP preserve culture and educate the youth with Indigenous People’s traditions, PLDT and Smart Communications turned over a “School in a Bag” (SIAB) package to the Schools Division of Kidapawan City in Mindanao, to be used by the Obu Monuvu learners in the IP schools

in Barangay Ilomavis and Balabag.

SIAB is a portable digital classroom package which includes a laptop, a Smart LTE Pocket WiFi for teachers, tablets for students, teacher’s guide and digital learning resources for elementary students.

“We are grateful for

this partnership with Smart as this will help students appreciate more their roots and respect their heritage, while learning,” said Dr. Natividad G. Ocon, Superintendent of DepED Kidapawan.

To make learning more engaging, the technologybased learning package

has digital educational materials such as contextualized Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) and 10 #LearnSmart apps that teach literacy and numeracy in the Mother Tongue.

“One of the goals of this project is to properly document the culture and heritage of

the IP communities, and integrate them in the learning materials. These materials, developed with the help of DepED and the culture bearers, are also available even for non IP learners to promote inclusivity in education,” Smart Community Relations Head Stephanie V. Orlino said.

As the project involves the Obu Monuvu community, National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Cotabato Provincial Officer Eric Raz emphasized that the conduct of this project must be culture-sensitive and appropriate.

“We hope that whatever will be included in the learning materials which will be published

and used by the students are authentic and respectful of the traditions of the IP community. We must carefully identify Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKSP) that are not supposed to be shared digitally like rituals,” Raz explained.

To secure community participation and approval of the project, NCIP conducted a consultation with the Manobo Apao Descendants Ancestral Domain of Mt. Apo (MADADMA) Council of Elders to authorize DepEd and Smart to integrate IKSP in the development of learning resources that would include their language, history, arts, traditions and practices.

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Teachers as Agents of Education amidst Pandemic By: CHERYL B. PALANAS Teacher I Sinusa Integrated School Ozamiz Ciy Division

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10 5F and 6F Trinidad Building, Corner Capistrano-Yacapin Streets, Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT (AEP) Notice is hereby given that the following employers have filed with this Regional Office application/s for AEPs.

March 15, 2022 SGD. ALBERT E. GUTIB OIC - Regional Director

BWM: March 21, 2022

In education, teachers as agents of change are increasingly seen as an important individuals to the successful operations of school, of an institution and other teaching fields.

These teachers are change agents who can triumphantly transform young individuals into a responsible citizen in a community or even in the country.

Wi t h t h e p r e s e n t situation in a new normal set up of education, it doesn’t change the fact that teachers in the classroom are more important than any other individuals in educating children. There is really a need of someone, strong enough to understand diverse learners, someone who can tackle different tasks in just one setting and

someone who can bring the learning process into reality and into the real teaching world, and that SOMEONE is the teacher.

Today, teachers and s cho ols s c r ambl e d to f ind ways and me ans for online resources and master remote teaching techniques, methods and strategies. This pandemic alters the traditional mode of teaching into a new one.

But, this situation does not affect the role of a teacher as agent of change.

In fact it made the teachers more inquisitive, braver and technologically updated.

Amid this health phenomenon and occurrence, teachers stand still, head up high, stronger than anybody else to embrace changes in education.

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and worry, but instead have deeper happiness and peace with others.

“Worry does not take away tomorrow’s problems.

It only takes away today’s strength.” Winning over worry is an “inside” job. The battle is in your mind and heart. Jesus said: “Who can add a single hour to his life by worrying! Each day has enough trouble of its own, so live one day at a time.”

Jesus promises that if you do your best, He will take care of the rest. If you put your life in His hands, you will have nothing left to worry about, since everything that is out of your control will be in His control. It is an amazing deal! Remember, if you can trust God to manage the entire universe, you can

trust Him to manage your life. So won’t you ask Him to take control of your heart and life, including its pressures and problems, so He can give you His inner peace and power to win over worry, no matter what you’re facing.

Just think a minute.

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wing extremism and religious fundamentalism become the order of the times, such leads to the death of democracy and the democracy of death that has now put humanity in a doomsday clock of one minute before midnight because of collective insanity that has captured the ego-ic mindset of world leaders.

Unknown to many, there is now looming a countervailing force to rectify social wrongs by harnessing the collective power of the people, where those in the margins are now

drawn into the mainstream of development processes.

It is the empowering and liberating path, addressing the root cause of poverty which is the powerlessness of the people to have access and control over their resources.

This is well provided for by the 1987 Constitution that “the State shall advance cooperativism as instrument of social justice, equity and economic development.”

Yes, Cooperativism is the re-structuring tool because its DNA is one that is membersowned, value-based and sustainable. It is the one to dismantle the control of the oligarchs of the economy through legal and peaceful means. Its time-honored and universally-accepted cooperative principles zeroedin on being democratic and inclusive to replace what is colonial and exclusive.

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Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 38 Cagayan de Oro City IN RE: PETITION TO CANCEL DOUBLE REGISTERED BIRTH CERTIFICATE 2003-341

SPEC. PROC. NO. R-CDO-21 00100-SP

ELENE LASCO LUMACANG-ORTIZ

Petitioner LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF EL SALVADOR CITY,

Respondents.

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AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION

ORDER Finding the petition for cancellation of birth certificate of petitioner to be sufficient in form and in substance, the same is hereby given due course and set for initial hearing on March 31, 2022 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court on which date, time and place, all persons who may have any opposition to the petition herein sought, may appear to show cause why said petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing.

Likewise, let this Order be posted for at least ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing at the bulletin Board of this Court, the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental and the City Hall of El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental.

Furnish copies of this Order and the Petition to the Offices of the El Salvador City Prosecutor, Solicitor General, and the Local Civil Registrar of El Salvador City SO ORDERED February 21, 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City

BWM: March 7, 14 & 21, 2022

development paradigm that is giving so much veneration to the profit motive that has already captured the mindset of all governments, all universities, all institutions and all religious groups must now be replaced by cooperativism where the number one capital is not money but the human capital.

Developing the human capital is in line with the biblical truism: “What would profit a man if he gains the whole world but suffers the loss of his soul.” The call now is not of having more but of BEING more. OKEY LANG KULANG TAYO NG PERA PERO HINDI TAYO NAGKULANG SA PANININDIGAN! We must now fight for what is right, what is true and what is just to stop corruption which has created vultures that have sucked the country dry of resources.

The 18,000 active cooperatives in the Philippines w it h s om e 1 5 m i l l i on members are now front-lining social transformation for people, planet, prosperity and peace. This is in consonance with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development G o a ls to stop p over ty, hunger, social injustice, gross inequities, advance gender and development, protect the environment and the health of the people, among others.

Indeed, cooperatives are now scaling the heights

(SGD) EMMANUEL P. PASAL Judge

That I am the legal heir of RAUL A. DE LA RAMA and JUANA M. DE LA RAMA, who died within any last will and testament on June 13, 2021 and June 11, 2021, that at the time of their deaths, the decedents had no debts, liabilities or obligations to any persons, agency or institution; that the decedents at the time of their deaths left with A. Transfer Certificate of Title Lot No. T-18061, B. Transfer Certificate of Title Lot No. T-45168 situated in the Barrio of kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, C. Transfer Certificate of Title Lot No. T-38142, D. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-38141, E. Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. 132367, situated at Brgy. Pagina, Jagna Bohol; F. A Savings account at Development Bank of the Philippines with a Savings Account No. 5-23148810-6, G. A time deposit certificate at Development Bank of the Philippines with Time Deposit Certificate No. 1536729; H. A savings account at Union Bank of the Philippines with Savings Account No. 109563837652; I. A savings account at Landbank of the Philippines with Savings Account No. 2416-2283-05; and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION, filed by the heirs of RAUL A. DE LA RAMA and JUANA M. DE LA RAMA, per DOC #274; PAGE #55; BOOK #43; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ROWELL B. VALLEDOR. BWM: March 7, 14 & 21, 2022

becoming a beacon of light amidst the darkness of poverty and powerlessness.

M A BU HAY ANG KOOPERATIBA!

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the church and declares it to the world, anyone who leaves the church or the religious order and proclaims it to the world, "night had fallen on his soul"!

When Julius Caesar was being assassinated what hurt him was not the stabs of Caius but the presence of his friend Brutus. We might never know it, but we could be carrying on our lips the kiss of Judas or very ready to pay the thirty pieces of silver. +++ Email: doringklaus@gmail. com or follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicslmusic. blogspot.com.

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from page 4 Honor Santiago agreed to temporarily head the business license office. Cesar Manalo became my finance officer.

Jimmy Fresnedi became my municipal attorney. When the time came in 1988, I asked Jimmy to run as my Vice Mayor.

As Vice Mayor, Jimmy was also the Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan. He supported me by shepherding the passage of important ordinances and resolutions which would help pave Muntinlupa’s road to cityhood. Health, education EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late MAJALAH CECILIA E. BEJA who died on July 11, 2012 at Cagayan de Oro City, died intestate, without Will or Testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity, MAJALAH CECILIA E. BEJA, together with DATE G. BEJA, is the absolute and registered owner of two parcels of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-31115 situated in (the Brgy. Of Barra, Municipality of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIXTY FIVE (65) square meters, more or less and Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-31116 containing an area of SIXTY FIVE (65) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of MAJALAH CECILIA E. BEJA, in favor of OMAIRA PANGANDAMUN ALUG, per DOC #313; PAGE #63; BOOK #LXXIX; Series of 2018 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. NOEL G. BACAL. BWM: March 7, 14 & 21, 2022

and welfare legislation provided an enabling environment that would catapult Muntinlupa as a “business friendly LGU”, a safe and caring community.

Jimmy’s support was “all weather”, especially when the going got tough. The case in point was the passage of Kapasyahan 45 which rescinded the lease contract between the municipality and a market cooperative which was then running the Alabang public market. On its face, the contract’s nullity was very apparent. There was no public bidding. The term of the contract exceeded five years – the legal limit for the lease of public markets. The lease rental was unconscionable - only P35,000 monthly versus the total sub-lease rentals amounting to P700,000 monthly.

The general manager of the market cooperative went to the Sandiganbayan and charged those who signed and implemented Kapasyahan 45 with violation of Section 3-E of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. For some reasons which I still could not understand, the Sandiganb ayan S e cond Division rendered a judgment convicting me, Vice Mayor Jimmy Fresnedi, Councilors Carlo Tensuan, Roman NIefes, Nemesio Mozo, Rufino Joaquin, Nolasco Diaz, Roger Smith and Barangay Captain Rufino Ibe, sentencing us to from 6 years to 10 years in jail. Fortunately, the Supreme Court had a better understanding of what we did to protect Muntinlupa. The SC acquitted us.

Throughout our trial, Jimmy Fresnedi never wavered in the belief that the passage of Kapasyahan 45 was the right thing to do. I can not say the same for a few who denied their participation in the passage of Kapasyahan 45 to get off the hook.

When I attended Muntinlupa’s 27th cityhood anniversary last March 1, I felt justifiably proud like most Muntinlupeños to have had Jimmy Fresnedi as Muntinlupa’s second longest serving mayor.

He first served from 1998 to 2007 and then from 2013 to the present. The achievements of the “little man with the big heart” are visible everywhere – a responsive and efficient bureaucracy, public infrastructure, school buildings, health facilities, lowcost housing, sports facilities, livelihood assistance, disaster response, and effective response to the Covid pandemic. Looking back to 1988, I tell myself that I could not have chosen a more worthy partner in public service and future successor.

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will be the principal author or sponsor of the bill under the parliamentary system of the BARMM,” Mastura said in a statement.

The cre at ion of t he Bangsamoro region is the key component of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, the peace agreement signed by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2014 after 17 years of negotiations.

Ebrahim, also chair of the MILF, has been conducting foreign investment missions to lure investors to t he conflict-torn region.

Mastura said the RBOIBARMM is targeting the passage of the law before t he end of t he Duter te administration. President Rodrigo ends his six-year term on June 30, 2022.

The draft bill for the proposed investment code will still undergo a review by the Inter-Agency Technical Work ing Group (TWG), headed by RBOI-BARMM and composed of the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tou r i sm, t he M i n i s t r y of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform and EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED LEO RENATO R. MABULAY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LEO RENATO R. MABULAY, who died without any will; that the said deceased, at the time of his death, left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title NO. T-43883 Lot 2752, Cad-237 situated at Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY SIX (1,536) Square Meters, and Lot 2754, Cad237 containing an area of FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO (48,772) Square Meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED LEO RENATO R. MABULAY, filed by the heirs of LEO RENATO R. MABULAY, per DOC #46; PAGE #10;BOOK #LI; Series of 2013 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DALE BRYAN D. MORDENO. BWM: Mar 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2022

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DONATION/WAIVER KNOW ALL MEN BY THE PRESENTS: That the late ENG HUA UY CHIU who died on 9 January 2011 at Cagayan de Oro City; that the deceased left the following real properties with T-48482 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (325) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS, T-48483 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (344) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, T-48484 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (344) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, T-48485 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED AND TWO (302) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DONATION/WAIVER, filed by the heirs of ENG HOA UY CHIU, per DOC #445; PAGE #89; BOOK #37; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIA LEONITA Q. GO. BWM: Mar 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2022

the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Management.

The TWG will also include the Bangsamoro AttorneyGeneral, he said.

The draft bill, entitled “An Act Providing for the Regional Investment and Incentives Law, otherwise known as, the Bangsamoro Investment Code, Providing for t he S t r u c t u re a nd Functions of the Regional Ba ngsa moro Boa rd of Investments in accordance with its Devolution from t he n at ion a l B o a rd of Investments,” is seen as a key regional response and c o mp l e m e nt a r y p o l i c y initiative to the slew of e c onom ic re for m l aw s enacted during the Duterte administration, such as t he Corporate Recover y a nd Ta x Incent ives for E nt e r pr i s e s (C R E AT E) Act, t he a mend ment to the Public Service Act, the amendment to the Foreign Investment Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Act and the M icrog r id System L aw, among others.

“Wit h t he econom ic reforms under the Duterte a d m i n i s t r a t i on t a k i n g shape, the BARMM has to become economically more competitive and keep up with the times,” Mohamad Pasigan, a member of the Board of Governors of the RBOI-BARMM, said. “ T h e C R E AT E l a w provides a uniform fiscal incentive scheme for all I nve s t me nt P r omot ion Agencies, including t he R BOI-BAR MM, but t he BARMM can provide for better ease of doing business in t he reg ion t hr u t his proposed bill by enhancing the effectiveness of the service delivery of our agency,” he added.

The BAR MM is EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE RED OCTAVIANO KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late RED OCTAVIANO who passed away on June 11, 2021 in Kabasalan, Zamboanga, Sibugay, owned and left behind a parcel of land (fishpond, with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-17-388 situated in the Barrio of Gusawan Monching, Siay, Zamboanga del Sur, comprising an area of Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Square Meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE RED OCTAVIANO, filed by the heirs of RED OCTAVIANO, per DOC #469; PAGE #94; BOOK #129; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FELIX D. LACUBTAN. BWM: March 7, 14 & 21, 2022

composed of the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and TawiTawi and the cities of Marawi, Lamitan and Cotabato, and 63 villages from six towns in North Cotabato.

The BARMM was created in January 2019 after the plebi s c ite t hat r at i f ied Republic Act 11054 of the Organic Law for the BARMM.

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The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc. (PIPPA), in particular, had stated that “due to the current crisis involving Russia and Ukraine, the Philippines is experiencing an alarming increase in fuel costs,” that if passed on will trigger dramatic spikes in the electric bills of consumers.

The power generators argued that the escalating fuel prices in the world market “are events beyond our control,” hence, they are batting for reasonable cost recoveries for increase in their fuel expenses – and one measure they are eyeing would be the propounded interim suspension of the SCP in the spot market.

“The EPIR A (Electric Power Industr y Reform Act) created the WESM as a market that provides proper and accurate price signals which determines future investments in the power industry. The secondary price cap only distorts the true cost and is not reflective of the real situation of the energy sector,” PIPPA opined.

As a matter of fact, the agg r upat ion of GenCos na r rated t hat “a s ea rly as 2014, PIPPA has been advocating the removal of the secondary price cap to provide proper price signal for additional investments in the generation sector.”

It qualified that if ‘true price signals’ are manifested via the spot market, “more investments will lead to sufficiency in supply and competitive rates.”

The group stressed “the increase in fuel/coal prices is not only an issue of electricity price but also in making sure that investments will not falter. As such, PIPPA will continue to advocate for the removal of the secondary price cap.”

It was in June last year when the ERC decided to shorten to just three days (or 72 hours) the time threshold

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as to when the SCP shall be enforced to prevent sustained spikes of prices in the WESM. The threshold had been originally at five (5) days or 120 hours.

In that same ruling, the industry regulator further mandated the imposition of regional or island secondary price cap mechanism “which shall be applied when the grid interconnection is on outage.”

The ERC emphasized that the enforcement of the SPC “upon breach of a P9,000 megawatt-hour (or equivalent P9.00 per kWh) rolling average price over a 3-day period aims to protect the public and prevent the repetition of excessive and unreasonable high market prices.”

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on the four-day workweek a r ra ngement , say i ng it would affect the employees' productivity.

"It's very simple: you work less, your productivity is also lessened. I am okay with that for as long as it will not affect the productivity in our country," he said.

Moreno, a banker by profession, underscored the importance of high productivity in helping the nation's economy to bounce back from the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

"I am very worried that it might lower, it might slacken and weaken our productivity.

The increased productivity is very important in our workforce which is very important in rebounding the economy," he explained.

President Rodrigo Roa Duter te is ex pec ted to announce on March 21 his decision on the proposal to adopt a four-day workweek schedule.

On March 15, oil companies had increased pump prices for the 11th straight week.

Prices of diesel went up

by PHP13.15 per liter and gasoline by PHP 7.10 per liter.

Kerosene prices also rose by PHP 10.50 per liter.

However, the Department of Energy said on Friday that prices of diesel and gasoline are expected to decrease by PHP12 and PHP6 per liter, respectively, next week. (PNA)

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Partially devolved include Human Resources for Health (HRH) deployment, health f a c i l it i e s e n h an c e m e nt program, disease surveillance of f icers, family health, nutrition and responsible parenting, sexually transmitted disease, food and water borne diseases, filariasis and dengue rapid test.

Richa Baang of DOH10 said some equipment or medicine are not available locally, that is why the budget is retained with DOH. Further, the proposed timeline of the devolution transition plan that for 2022, the DOH-Central O f f i c e wou l d stop t he procurement of individualbased commodities with PhilHealth financing if there are local markets and supply chain readiness or else it will be retained with DOH-CO. For DTI, projects identified to be devolved include Negosyo Center, One Town One Product, Livelihood Seeding Program–Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay, Shared Service Facilities and DTIComprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.

Meanwhile, for DSWD, this year devolved programs i nclu d e suppl e me nt ar y feeding, assistance to persons with disabilities, comprehensive project for street children and Transition of National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) of Centenarian for Older Persons. (JMOR/PIA-10)

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capital (ROIC) higher than the average of broadband players in the Asia-Pacific region.

Uy said the company also maintained its strong credit profile as reflected in the Philippine Rating Service (PRS) AAA credit rating with Stable Outlook given by PhilRatings for its upcoming maiden bond issue.

The proceeds of the bond issue will be used to partly fund its capital outlay requirements this year.

C o nv e r g e I C T a l s o an n ou n c e d du r i ng t h e briefing it has earmarked higher capital expenditures

of P26 billion to P28 billion this year, with bulk allotted to fund the expansion of its access network nationwide and further extension of fiber backbone.

It spent P25 billion for capital expenditure (capex) last year, with fiber backbone reaching 103,000 kilometers passing through 495 cities and municipalities across the country. (PNA)

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“ We w e l c o m e t h i s development for as long as it is compliant to the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan of MADADMA. We thank PLDT and Smart for their continued support for the betterment of our com mu nit y,” sa id Dat u Br ig ido Ba roro, Jr., I P Mandatory Representative of Barangay Ilomavis.

The program to help educate IP yout h whi le preserving their culture is part of a broader PLDT and Smart program to help ensure access to education for all, with their #NoLearnerLeftBehind advocacy.

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NGCP awarded Quality, Safety, Environmental, and Resilience Re-certifications

POWER transmission service provider and grid operator adds another notch on its belt as

it receives Integrated Management System (IMS) re-certification for ISO 9001:2015 (Quality

Management Systems), ISO 14000:2015 (Environmental Management Systems), ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational

Health and Safety Management Systems), and ISO 22301:2019 (Business Continuity Management

Systems).

IMS combines all processes of an organization into a unified system. NGCP’s IMS certifications are a confirmation of the company’s strict observance of international criteria covering management and speed of processes, cost effectiveness, and streamlined services. The company has been certified for IMS processes since 2012.

NGCP is currently re-certified for four aspects. Quality Management focuses on the organization’s activities to meet stakeholder requirements and ability to continuously improve its effectivity and efficiency. Environmental Management gauges the organization’s efforts to reduce its environmental impact. Safety Management identifies and manages all safety and risk factors, as well as focuses on the safety culture within an organization. Business

Continuity Management measures the organization’s capability to implement strategies and contingency measures to prevent loss and disruptions to its operations, especially during natural and manmade disasters.

“NGCP is proud to have received this recertification. This is proof that NGCP’s operations are world class and have passed muster on the international arena. Our adherence to strict standards and processes define how we do business. The public can rely on us to run the transmission business with the highest level of operational standards,” NGCP said.

NGCP is a Filipinoled, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s electricity transmission grid, led by majority shareholders Vice Chairman of the Board Henry Sy, Jr. and Co-Vice Chairman Robert Coyiuto, Jr.