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'Unang Biyahe' DAVAO City – Davao Oriental homegrown artists are holding their first major art show, "Unang Biyahe" (First Trip), at the La Herencia Davao Art and Events Pavilion along Torres Street here.

The exhibit features 90 works of Prisma de Oriente, a mix of 14 seasoned and upcoming artists from Mati City, Davao Oriental.

It will run until Nov. 21 and is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Admission is free.

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Speedy disposition THE Regional Prosecution Office (RPO) 10 (Northern Mindanao) on Monday said it has maintained its position as having the best performing regional prosecution offices in the country for the past two years.

During the online flag ceremony of the provincial government of Misamis Oriental on Monday, Regional Prosecutor Merlynn Uy said the public prosecutors have contributed to the filing of criminal cases that were resolved at a rate of more than 90 percent, in the different provinces of Northern Mindanao.

"All prosecution offices in the region have performed exceedingly well in the past years, more so, in 2019 and 2020... that is why we were adjudged number one nationwide, (as a) topperforming region," she said, referring to records from the National Prosecution Service, the prosecutorial arm of the Department of Justice.

MINORS ALLOWED. Like other malls in Cagayan de Oro, SM Uptown is empty after it was ordered closed to the public at the height of the pandemic last year. mindanews file photo by froilan gallardo

More red onions from China seized

By GERRY LEE GORIT, Reporter

RED onions placed inside 18 container vans estimated to be worth P57 million from China were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC-) with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture (DA) at the Mindanao Container Terminal subport in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, officials said Tuesday.

According to BOC, the imported items were declared as cream, flavored nuts, and other food products.

When both agencies inspected the containers, they found out the cargo were of red onions, said Federico Laciste Jr., DA assistant secretary.

“As per our inspection, it is all red onions, the inspection initiated by

in the intelligence information from subtask group Food Security,” Laciste said.

“This is technical smuggling. The smugglers have not learned their lessons,” said John Simon, MCT subport collector, during an interagency press conference held at the BOC office at MCT. Laciste said that the Sub-Task Group Economic Intelligence’s (STG EI) mandate is to address price manipulation, smuggling, hoarders, and profiteers in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The DA has an interest in smuggled agricultural and food products as these pose threats not only to the consumers ONIONS/PAGE 6

TARTING yesterday, Nov. 11, minors below 18 years old may go inside malls and shopping centers in Cagayan de Oro City.

The cit y C OVID-19 Operations Center issued the guidelines allowing minors inside these establishments provided they are accompanied by their parents or adults.

“Infants can also go inside the malls and shopping centers as long as they are accompanied by their parents or adults ,” COVID-19 governance cluster head Oliver Egypto said.

But lawyer Jose Edgardo Uy, chair of the city Regulatory Compliance Board said the MINORS/PAGE 6

SNIFFING DOG. A PDEA agent lets a K9 dog sniff the seized red onions for any traces of illegal drugs at the Mindanao Container Terminal subport in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Tuesday, Nov. 9. photo by gerry lee gorit

CDO govt orders cemetery vendors to dismantle stalls

Rabbit meat ZAMBOANGA City – The Zamboanga Rabbit Meat Producers Association (ZRMPA) opened here on Saturday an eatery that serves as the group’s outlet to introduce its product.

The eatery is at the residence of Ariel Reyes, ZRMPA secretary, in Sitio Logoy Grande, Barangay Talon-Talon at the back of the Talon-Talon Elementary School.

“We are eyeing to open a restaurant but since the association has no enough funds, we decided to start a business by opening up an eatery,” said Efren Arañez Jr., ZRMPA board of director, in an interview.

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THE CAGAYAN de Oro city government has called on vendors to dismantle their stalls inside the public cemetery here as groundwork for the initial phase of the area's redevelopment project will begin soon.

The city's local environmental and natural resources office (CLENRO) announced that the remaining vendors at the Bolonsory Memorial Park have until Wednesday, November 10, VENDORS/PAGE 6

CEBU Pacific (CEB) resumed Tuesday, Nov. 9, its direct flights to Camiguin from Cebu, becoming the first carrier to do so since the pandemic.

On top of this, CEB will launch its newest Manila-

Camiguin route on November 15, 2021.

“We are pleased to restart tourism in the island and look forward to having more passengers onboard,” says Xander Lao, CEB Chief RESUMES/PAGE 7

CebuPac resumes direct Cebu-Camiguin flights LOCALLY-PRODUCED SPRING ONIONS. While farm products like the red onion from China are swarming the lical markets, these farmers in Brgy. Lupiagan, Sumilao town in Bukidnon prepare newly harvested spring onions for delivery to buyers. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno

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HE Army's 89th Infantry Battalion (89IB) on Wednesday turned over to social workers a 13-year-old girl said to be a “child warrior" of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) following her rescue in Barangay San Jose, San Fernando, Bukidnon.

In a statement, 89IB commander, Lt. Col. Donald P. Gaffud said the rescued child was brought to the municipal social welfare and development office (MSWDO) of Talaingod, Davao del Norte, where she originally resides, and will subsequently be returned to her family.

On November 9, troopers from the 89IB troops and barangay officials in San Jose rescued the 13-year-old from the hands of an NPA group operating in the area.

According to the child, she escaped from the unit led by a certain Ida Marie Montero, secretary

of NPA's Southern Regional Command-5 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee.

Together with the NPA group, the child said she was evading the ongoing focus military operations conducted by the 1003rd Brigade, under the 10th Infantry Division in San Fernando, Bukidnon.

MARAWI City -- The European Union’s Support to Bangsamoro Transition (SUBATRA) Programme, in partnership with the Bangsamoro Attorney General's Office (BAGO), is supporting Bangsamoro lawyers thru the conduct of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) starting Nov. 9, 2021.

The MCLE ensures that

the regional government’s lawyers are kept abreast with law and jurisprudence to maintain the profession's ethics and enhance the standards of the practice of law.

"Since 2001, the Supreme Court has required members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to undergo a 36-hour MCLE every three years," said Sha Elijah

Dumama-Alba, BARMM's attorney general.

Dumama-Alba said that many of the IBP-member lawyers in BARMM could not comply with the MCLE requirement because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"MCLE is a condition precedent for maintaining the bona fide status of a lawyer.

Without the certification of MCLE, BARMM lawyers cannot continue to engage in the practice of law," she further said.

MCLE includes topics on legal ethics, trial and pre-trial skills, alternative dispute resolution, updates on substantive and procedural laws and jurisprudence, legal writing and oral advocacy, and international law and international conventions.

"The modality of the MCLE is asynchronous, an online platform. Our lawyers are given until December 15, 2021, to finish the 36-hour MCLE course," DumamaAlba said, adding that the lawyers can accomplish the

courses right in the comfort of their homes.

The MCLE is part of the capacity development interventions implemented by the BAGO in partnership with the EU-funded SUBATRA Programme.

SUBATRA helps BARMM lay the foundation for lasting peace and development in the region by strengthening the capacities of its institutions to establish an enabling democratic governance environment during the transition period.

In his message during the opening ceremony of the MCLE training, Christoph Wagner, Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation to the Philippines, said the establishment of an enabling legal environment during the transition relies on the capacity of BARMM lawyers to provide sound legal advice and contribute efficiently to the drafting of transitional codes and priority legislative measures. (BIO/PIA Lanao del Sur)

EU, BAGO back Bangsamoro lawyers thru MCLE training

According to Gaffud, the child suffered from hunger, fatigue, stress, and psychological trauma while she was with the NPAs. Gaffud condemned the heinous act of the NPA in snatching and "destroying the future of precious children just for the sake of their selfish and unpopular ideology". "(The girl) is only one of the many child combatants who were forcefully recruited by the CTGs (communist terrorist groups) and were made to believe in their deceptive propaganda.

She disclosed that her six-year-old brother is

currently also with the CTGs," the 89IB statement said.

The Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines, meanwhile, has been formally designated as a terrorist organization by the AntiTerrorism Council on June 23, 2021, citing it as “an integral and separate part” of the CPP-NPA created in April 1973. (PNA)

Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao: A Subject of Life By: CHRISTINE LUZ Z. BONIAO

In the field of education nowadays, how many of our teachers teaching in Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao like it very much? Try to find teachers who a r e m a j o r s i n Va l u e s Education or Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao, you can rarely find even one in a school. This means that EsP teachers are scarce in the field.

The K to 12 Curriculum offers Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao to our learners yet teachers

w ho are h and l i ng t he subject are not actually Values Education majors.

Consequently, we cannot guarantee that teachers who are not majors in Values Education but are handling EsP classes love this subject they are teaching. Only a few can appreciate teaching this subject. Aside from the reason that this subject is not their field of mastery, many found teaching this subject boring.

Nonetheless, b eing chosen as an EsP teacher calls for a great challenge b e c aus e t h is subj e c t is not just a mere subject nomenclature in the Key Stages 1-3 but a subject of life. To be an EsP teacher means opening your heart and your whole being for service to our clientele-the learners.

Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao is not just instilling the knowledge and skills in the minds of our learners but as much as possible we teachers want to shape the whole being of an individual learner. As teachers, we want to make EsP subject as a subject of life where they learn how to manage living their lives ever yday, how they give meaning to their lives and how they can contribute for the common good not only in their families but also in the community where they live. It is always the desire of EsP teachers to develop the affective domains (feelings, emotions, attitudes) of our learners. Let’s not allow our learners to get hooked with their gadgets and forget to live a procreative life.

At this time of pandemic, I challenge the EsP teachers to bring our learners to t h e re a l wor l d an d l e t these learners realize that the virtual world is only temporary and that real life is just in front of them.

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KEY government officials reiterated their support for the growth of the shrimp industry, one of the major aquaculture commodities

in the country, during the virtual 13th Philippine Shrimp Congress.

Senator Cynthia Villar, Chairperson of

Teaching visual arts

By ANECITO R. FUERTES Jr. Secondary School Teacher III Ozamiz City National High School

THE responsibilities of a visual arts teacher include teaching drawing, painting and color theory to groups of students in a school.

In this career, you create an exciting and creative learning environment and demonstrate your own creative skills and artistic techniques to aid in your students’ learning process.

You are expected to either follow a preset curriculum or develop your own lesson plan using various art resources from drawing, painting, graphic arts and 2D/3D media.

Other duties include working with school management to establish student and faculty art e x h i b i t i o n s . Yo u a r e expected to be involved in the local art community, develop relationships with local and visiting artists and continue developing your artistic abilities.

Visual arts is not just a subject. It is a way of

life. It embodies the way we dress, the hairstyles we flaunt, the makeup on our faces, the decor at our weddings, the ambiance of our livings rooms and so on.

The importance of this art form however goes beyond aesthetics and has taken its rightful place within classrooms at all levels of the education system. The Covid-19 pandemic has most certainly forced visual arts educators to make the needed transition from face to face teaching to delivering a practical based subject in an online modality.

the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, and Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, in her keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the event on Tuesday, recognized that the shrimp aquaculture industry of the Philippines is continuously growing and provides huge income to the country, provide jobs to the people, and secures food supply to the people.

“The Philippine shrimp industry has been successfully exporting to the strict Japanese market.

The Philippines is an archipelagic country and

it can go a long way in developing its municipal waters and aquaculture farms," she said.

"There might be a lot of challenges in the industry during the pandemic but the government, the research institution, and the industry players, and local fishermen and shrimp farmers must focus on establishing a partnership and support system for the industry to thrive,” she added.

Villar also emphasized the importance of collaboration and being competitive. “The government policy should be supportive

of the shrimp industry for it to flourish. This can only be achieved when stakeholders talk to each other, draft their suggestions to (the) government and for the people from BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) to listen, analyze, and synthesize these suggestions for the benefit of the industry as a whole. The Philippines should look at the models of India, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia in their successful shrimp industry and learn from them as well,’ she said.

The 13th Philippine Shrimp Congress brought

together shrimp producers, hatcheries, feed millers, exporters, suppliers, experts, and institutions promoting and supporting the growth of the shrimp industry in the country.

“These are once every two years’ time for the industry to get together to rekindle spirits, friendships, learn new things, explore possibilities, and work together for the future,” said this year’s Congress Chairperson Norberto O. Chingcuanco.

Chingcuanco also emphasized that sustainable and SUPPORT/PAGE 7

Cebu zone locators optimistic of economic recovery CEBU City – Cebu's export zone locators cited government assistance and trusted international delivery partners as key factors in alleviating the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in special economic zones.

John Arffy Ceniza, information officer of Philippine Economic Zone Authority-Mactan Export Processing Zone (PEZAMEPZ), said on Thursday

while the global pandemic severely disrupted the operations of their valued PEZA locator enterprises, the sustained operations of their locator-partners have contributed to the country's economic recovery by maintaining jobs and contributing to export income.

"With PEZA's balancing act, 98 percent of our locator-partners remain operational and are now adapting to the ‘new normal’," he said in a statement.

Logistics providers have weighed in with their capability to help SMEs deliver to international customers during the pandemic.

They continue to play a vital role in ensuring continued cross-border commerce and in providing valued support to overcome pandemic or customs-related issues that arise in the course of doing business with foreign markets.

Two of Cebu’s premier locator firms,

TMX Philippines and Hatquarter, exemplify how PEZA-registered enterprises have stepped up to overcome the unique constraints imposed by the lingering Covid-19 pandemic.

In 1979, TMX was established in Cebu as the first locator of the MEPZ. The global watch maker further built on Cebu’s advantages like its pool of creative, highly trainable and Englishlanguage fluent workforce, OPTIMISTIC/PAGE 7

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The sweat of success Think a minute . . . Former prime minister of England, Winston Churchill, became so famous for his speeches that he was called The Greatest Speaker of the 20th Century. He was also famous for his quick wit.

Yet amazingly, he was not a naturally gifted speaker.

On the contrary, early in his life Churchill had such a bad speech problem that people mocked him and made fun of the way he talked.

Do you know how Churchill completely changed to become The Greatest Speaker of the 20th Century? He studied and wrote his speeches word-for-word on paper.

Then he practiced them countless hours in front of a mirror. He worked at saying each word just the right way with exactly the right facial expression. He also practiced pausing and pretending to struggle to find the correct word, although he knew exactly what he was going to say. So even though Winston Churchill was not a naturally good speaker, he disciplined and trained himself to become a great

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA How time flies! Six more weeks and it will be 2022 already; then a few more months, new leaders will appear, the winners in the forthcoming elections. Time flows like running ripples in that brook called life aptly described by Shakespeare as “like a walking shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more, a story told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Some new-age philosophers called time as just an illusion; what matters is the now!

One’s concept of time varies. It is measured in so many ways, – titles, wealth,

learning, experiences, number of children or marriages, victories, failures, travels, friends. There are those who measure time in terms of the intangibles as in experiencing the depth and width of life.

For the romantics, they advance some poetic lines like, “it is better to have loved and lost rather than to have not loved at all.”

For those who are said to be avatars, time doesn’t exist at all for life continues here and beyond. And when love is in one’s heart, time and space have no meaning for love transcends everything.

Not even death can have power over that supreme force in the universe as the beloved is always carried in one’s heart, in one’s inner consciousness – forever.

For in truth, we are all embodied spirit (Conscious Awareness). The body is time-bounded, but the spirit (Consciousness) (who we really are) is not. And so, when we recognized our true selves – as beyond time and space – time becomes an illusion. Thus, it is in this

light that it behooves upon all of us to instill in ourselves those inner qualities – love, courage, kindness, patience, compassion, goodness – so as not to succumb to the whims and caprices of the time.

From the mundane to the sublime. Truly, such is the most liberating process, freeing us from that fear of death that has no power over our Consciousness manifested through actions.

Perhaps, it is that kind of spirituality that goes with the new era which is now in the offing as taught to us by ancient wisdom based on the position of the earth in the cosmos. It is the teaching of all major religions that there is someone coming to liberate us and all the while we have been waiting. The truth is, what we have been waiting for is really ourselves, our spiritual awakening to harness our inner power in that realm of heightened spiritual consciousness.

Recognize that Conscious Awareness, that is actually you, prior to becoming form.

Yes, you are human (body)

2022 polls the race of the dead THERE had been so many arguments and extraneous explanations about who should get the credit for the enforcement of the 13thmonth pay. Let’s face it, the strict implementation of the 13th-month pay was during the time of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos. The “dictator”, as the opposition would label him, decreed it.

Well, it’s almost December and the 2022 elections is a little over six months away. Expect the election battleground to be littered with muck, claims to greatness, distortions of facts, and murders. For lack of credentials to back their plans and promises, candidates this early have resorted to desperate schemes, disqualifying an adversary among them.

Nobody ever bothered

t o re s e a rc h a b out t h e 13th-month pay since its enforcement nearly five decades ago. It surfaced only recently after BongBong Marcos started to grab the lead in the presidential race when Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte announced that she is not running for the top post as early as September. [ Just like all others, those backing BBM started to come up with their respective stories to boost the chances and defend their candidates.

The pink squads of Leni Robredo occupy vast spaces in social media platforms. An Archbishop painstakingly defended her for saying that vote-buying is not a mortal sin. Of course, the favorite staple is the longdeparted Marcos but this

is not stopping the Marcos supporters from coming out with what they believed were virtues and performance of the Marcos regime. Among these, they claim, is the 13thmonth pay.

But success has many fathers. Vera Files, a Facebook fact-checker, came out with a long story to dispute that the 13th-month pay was Marcos’.

The concept, according to VF, came from a lawyer from Negros, a certain Zoilo dela Cruz, who was close to Marcos. Dela Cruz, VF explained, took advantage of the legislative power of the dictator, to pass the decree based on his concept. In the end, after kilometric and winding dissertations, Cory Aquino got the credit.

This reminds me of the Agrarian Reform Law

Let’s be grateful always JHAN TIAFAU HURST one.

You and I can never succeed in life without discipline and hard work.

It takes sweat to succeed in our job and career, in school, in sports, in our marriage, and in family. Even if you are born into a rich family, or with an intelligent mind and natural talents, you still have to work hard to truly succeed by making the most of what you were given. Even after we get the best education and training possible, we still must continue to practice and improve our skills throughout our lifetime. If we don’t, we simply will not reach our potential, not to mention keep up with our SWEAT/PAGE 7

but you are more than that, you are the being.

That discover y of enhancing our collective potentials, I believe, will be the key to the establishment of a new order and a new paradigm that will provide the nurturing spirit for Mother Earth to survive from all the pains inflicted upon Her by the present development system that is consuming Her. It is in this light that the wind of change is now hovering upon the earth.

It is so amazing to witness the on-going shift as many countries are now undergoing fundamental change. The use of fossil fuel and coal-plants to provide energy has been acknowledged to have been contributing massively to climate change. There is now an on-going shift to clean and renewable energy, otherwise, we will not survive to reach the 22nd century as the earth warms and the oceans rise.

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THAT gospel episode about the 10 lepers who were cleansed of their leprosy (cfr. Lk 17,11-19) reminds us that God always expects us to be thankful to him.

To be sure, it’s not because God just wants to be thanked always for the many favors he gives us. It is more for our own benefit.

G o d d o e s n ot n e e d anything from us. What he wants is that by being thankful to him, we learn to be with him always since we are his children, created in his image and likeness.

He wants to share his life with us. God loses nothing if we choose not to be with him. But without him, we are the ones who would lose everything.

A thankful heart will never be alone and sad. It recognizes the many blessings and good

things that it continues to receive. And it knows where they come from, and also for what purpose they are given.

It will always be a happy heart.

To be grateful is a necessity for us. It does us a lot of good.

It keeps alive the reality that we depend on God and others for everything. It strengthens our intimacy with him, and our awareness that whatever happens in our life, God is always in control.

It makes us keenly aware of the all-powerful and merciful providence of God. With that providence, we would know that even the dark, negative things in life have meaning and purpose. They, at least, give excitement and beauty in life, because life, without these elements and when it only has all things bright and rosy, would be boring.

It ke e p s u s hu mbl e and simple, otherwise, we start inventing things and distorting reality. It keeps our feet on the ground even as we let our mind and heart soar to the high heavens.

G r at itu d e f or m s an essential part of our relation with God. It is the adequate response we give upon seeing the continuous attention and care God gives us. It makes us stick to the reality of our life. It keeps us from inventing a world unhinged from its Creator and from others.

In short, it keeps us to be with God, which is what is proper to us. To be ungrateful can only make the many good things God has given us to turn sour and dangerous. It will only be a matter of time before these blessings would spoil us.

To be always grateful

LETTERS FROM DAVAO

JUN LEDESMA of the Philippines. For decades, agrarian reform was the centerpiece of several administrations. So many bright ideas were put into it but the tenants were never emancipated. A law was finally crafted and passed the Philippine Land Reform Law during the term of the late Diosdado Macapagal but the problem of enforcement POLLS/PAGE 7

HINTS AND TRACES

ROY CIMAGALA should be a basic attitude to have. It corresponds to the radical reality that we all depend on God for everything, and in a relative way, also on others. We have to be wary of the many things that can undermine this truth.

Let’s hope that we can take this business of being always grateful seriously. Let’s not allow any opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to pass. And GRATEFUL/PAGE 7

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Lacson questions overprocurement of vaccines Presidential candidate, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, questioned on Wednesday a possible oversupply of COVID-19 vaccines for 2022, saying that the government seems to be procuring more than what Filipinos need.

"Why are we procuring so many doses of vaccines?" Lacson asked of Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, during the deliberation of the proposed P5-trillion 2022 national budget.

“117 million doses plus the 195 million na already secured. That would include 'yung donations, that’s a total of 313 million doses. Kung i-divide natin ng 2 doses, 150+ million Filipinos,” added Lacson.

According to the senator’s calculations, that is way more than what is needed for 68.2 million adult Filipinos, or even the total Philippine population

projected at 111 million next year.

"It seems that we might have an oversupply of procurement. We have to break down the figures for better understanding," said the chairman of Partido Reporma.

In the same hearing, Sen. Angara announced that the Bureau of Internal Revenue is investigating 45 government-contracted suppliers with questionable procurement of pandemicrelated supplies. According to Lacson, this is the fruit of strict senate inquiries.

“Contrary to the President's earlier assertions, Senate inquiries definitely serve the purpose of making those abusing public funds accountable and liable for their misdeeds - not to mention the laws that may be crafted thereafter,” Lacson said in a statement.

He added that to prevent corruption and underutilization

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of the national budget, the government should devolve its procurement of supplies and implementation of projects to local government units, something that he plans to do when he becomes President.

“Time and again we have witnessed bad

procurement by the DOH and other line agencies. I've nothing against procurement of drugs and medicines but if we're wasting money for the procurement of nearly expired or expiring drugs, what's the sense of spending a lot of money?" he said.

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GCash, the country’s most widely used financial app, is now available as a payment option at SM Markets, the country’s leading food retailer and mother brand of SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket and Savemore Market.

With 48 million active users, the largest financial app in the country will provide greater convenience for millions of SM Markets customers in the greater Manila area and nearby provinces.

“The new normal brought about a lot of new and unique challenges Filipinos were only able to solve through digital payments, and we are happy that leading institutions in the Philippines, like the SM Group, were very quick to adapt to the needs of the country.

We are thrilled to partner with and enable digital payments for SM Markets”, said Martha

Sazon, President and CEO of GCash.

GCash is so huge in the Philippines it has surpassed global social media and entertainment apps such as Instagram, Viber and Netflix. GCash had 46 million users as of July 2021, accounting for 60 percent of all Filipinos over 15 years old.

GCash has 15 million logins and 10 million transactions per day and is expected to hit P3-trillion in gross transactions this year, or three times its value in 2020.

SM Markets, the supermarket business of SM, is “Happy to Serve” more communities around the country as it expands its presence online.

SM Markets Online, via https://smmarkets. ph/ is currently available in 70 branches in Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao and key cities in Luzon and Visayas. It is targeting to be available in 100 locations covering most of the key areas in the country by the end of 2021. SM Markets is the mother brand of SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket, and Savemore Market.

“To serve our customers safely and conveniently, we continue to innovate and broaden our digital presence to offer more touchpoints for our customers and communities in synergy with our brick and mortar stores. Our main focus is improving our service all the time to give customers the best shopping experience,” SM Supermarket President Jojo Tagbo said.

With an option for pick-up or delivery and multiple payment options such as GCash, SM Markets Online is a onestop shopping platform for those who prefer to do their shopping online and want value for their hard-earned money.

SM Markets Online showcases all basic necessities as well as select premium or

specialty items. The assortment ranges from fresh meat, poultry, seafood, fruits and vegetables to canned goods, bread, condiments, snacks, and beverages. One can also order for baby needs, personal care items, household products, pet food, international favorites and of course, the house brand SM Bonus.

The GCash payment facility of SM Markets was designed and built by Paynamics Technologies, a leading payment solutions provider.

“Paynamics solves the payment acceptance and payout pain points of all businesses— from small, medium to large enterprises, especially during this extraordinary pandemic that has rendered some SMEs cash-strapped and inefficient in their operations,” said Paynamics CEO Mylene Chua-Magleo. “Our promise has always been to deliver secure, efficient and reliable electronic payment solutions.”

The turn-key, secure ePayment solution of Paynamics connects multiple acquiring banks and financial institutions to a vendor’s e-commerce portal.

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city government stood pat on its decision not to allow residents who are not fully vaccinated in malls and other public areas.

Uy said establishment security guards were instructed to check the vaccination cards of their customers who want to go inside.

“I suggest that you should carry your vaccination card always because these will be checked by the security guards,” Uy said in the press briefing yesterday.

Egypto said the carrying of vaccination cards will become mandatory replacing the barangay exit pass issued last year by the city government.

“Guards will no longer check the barangay exit passes. You do not have to carry them anymore,” he said.

He said the barangay exit passes is no longer a requirement in traveling around the city.

The “No Vax, No Entry” policy of the city government rebuffed the stance taken by local anti-vaccination advocates, who sent “cease and desist” letters to Mayor Oscar Moreno and Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Emano to stop the inoculation drive.

Mary Clair Tan, Jeria Miras, Bob Lagumen, and journalist Joey Nacalaban, the group leaders said the government vaccination campaign is “worse than extra-judicial killings and it is a genocide.”

The National Inter-Agency Task Force chose Cagayan de Oro as one of the pilot areas where COVID-19 restrictions were eased.

The national IATF placed the city under Alert Level 2 after its COVID-19 cases dropped starting last month.

The City Health Office

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rep or te d on ly s i x ne w infections on Thursday with zero death and only 502 active cases in the city isolation units.

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but also to the agriculture industry.

“We don’t know what the smuggled onions contain and it could harmful to the country’s agriculture,” Laciste said.

Simon said that this is not the first time that onions from China were intercepted in MCT. Fourteen 40-foot cargo containers were already intercepted at the MCT this year.

The total estimated value of intercepted smuggled Onions at the MCT is around 90 million pesos.

For his par t, DA-10 director Carlene Collado said that they support the implementation of the STG-EI saying that such interception will help local Onion farmers sell their produce as a fair market price.

DTI region 10 Officerin-Charge Ermedio Abang said that if the local market is flooded with smuggled Onions, it is the farmers that will be affected.

“If these go out into the market, it will affect the income of our farmers and may cause hazards to our local crops,” Abang said.

Ac c o r d i n g t o At t y.

Roswald Joseph Pague of BOC-10, this year alone, they have filed 25 cases against smugglers in the region.

“The cases are in court, some are still awaiting arraignment,” Pague said.

Laciste said that they are going to file cases against the consignee and will ask the BOC for the destruction of the smuggled onions.

Laciste said 18 containers were under consignee R2H

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Trading declared as various importable products such crustaceans, acidified cream, breaded shrimp, flavored nuts, curdled cream milk, smoked crawfish and bread improver but found out to be misdeclared red onions upon physical inspection by the STG EI composite team from DA, DTI, NICA, DA- BPI PQS10, BFAR R10 together with B O C Inspectorate team led by Pague, port of CDO deputy collector for admininistration.

Said shipment does not have the required SPSIC w h i ch i s a m an d ator y requirement to ensure that the agri products are not health hazard and free from harmful pests.

STG EI Alternate Chair, DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo, made a letter request to BOC Comm. Rey Guerrero after receiving info that said shipment contained smuggled agri products which led to the immediate action of the STG EI Operation Team after the letter request was approved

by Comm. Guerrero.

This STG EI initiated operation with the support of the BOC that led to successful seizure of this 18 Reefer Containers is part of the relentless effort of the taskforce to curb smuggling of agri products and secure the welfare of the farmers and fisherfolks and at the same time protection of consumers.

T h e i ns p e c t i on w a s w i t n e s s e d by DA R 1 0 Regional Exec. Dir Carlene

Collado and Regl.Tech Dir. Carlota Madriaga, DTI OIC Dir R10 Ermedio Abang, PQS R10 Chief Manuel Barradas, FIQS R10 Miguelito Lim, representative from NICA R10 together with BOC Port of CDO led by Collector for Admin Atty Roswald Pague, Chief CIIS Oliver Valiente and other members of the inspectorate team.

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In an inter view with C L E N R O c h i e f E n g r.

Armen Cuenca said affected vendors will be provided with alternative livelihood and commercia l sp aces where they can put up their stalls.

He said informal settlers at the cemetery have also been asked to leave by the city housing and urban development section.

As of Monday, some 107 stalls and makeshift houses have been demolished.

Late last month, the city government has started the four-phase redevelopment project on the 19.8-hectare public cemetery at the cost of PHP367 million.

As the first step, CLENRO closed the cemetery from the All Souls' Day visit last week, and families whose loved ones were buried

in the areas affected by the project have already been asked to star t the pro cess of having their loved ones transferred.

Cuenca said almost half of the affected graves have already registered for the transfer.

"Deadline (for the claiming and transfer of the remains) will be on Nov. 14 at the site where the new crematorium building and columbarium will be constructed," Cuenca said.

He added that under the new project, some graves have to be relocated because of the additional facilities that will be built.

After the deadline, CLENRO will collect the u ncl ai me d re m ai ns for safekeeping.

"Af ter June 1, 2022, if there will be no more claimants on the remains, we will lay the unclaimed remains in an ossuary, with a giant cross," he said.

Rogelio Dosol, a c e me te r y st af f b or n i n Bolonsor y in the 1970s, s ai d he w it ne ss e d how the area was turned into a public cemetery in the 1980s. From then on, he said his neighbors started finding a living by selling

candles and gravestones in the area.

Dosol said his vendor friends will have to find a t e mp or ar y s ou rc e of income until the project's completion on Nov. 1, 2025.

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EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTELEMENT OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF SPOUSES BENJAMIN AND ROSTICA GOCHOCO AND PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

That the late FERNANDO V. TEVES who died intestate on August 5, 1992 at Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental and NILDA C. TEVES who died on December 4, 1994 at Cagayan de Oro City, without leaving any debts nor obligations, during their lifetime, the decedents were the lawful and registered owners of a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-41542 situated in the District of Canitoan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN (377) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE SPOUSES FERNANDO V. TEVES AND NILDA C. TEVES WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of FERNANDO V. TEVES and NILDA C. TEVES, in favor of MARIA ANA C. CASINO & ERNESTO L. CASINO, per DOC #389; PAGE #78; BOOK #57; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. PERSEVERANDO L. ARAÑA, JR.

That the late ISABEL P. CABALLERO who died on June 9, 2012 at Cagayan de Oro City, the deceased at the time of his death left a certain parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-58460 situated in the Barrio of Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (218), square meters, more or less, that We, the HEIRS OF ISABEL P. CABALLERO, have agreed and covenanted to CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto the HEIR-WAIVEE RYAN T. CABALLERO, who is our first cousin, the ownership and possession of a ONE HUNDRED NINE (109) square meter portion of the abovedescribed property denominated as Lot 2-A as his share in the estate of the decedent. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the forgoing premises, we hereby waive and renounce, as by these presents, hereby WAIVE AND RENOUNCE our share, right and participation over Lot 2-A to and in favor of RYAN T. CABALLERO and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS & DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of ISABEL P. CABALLERO, per DOC #278; PAGE #56; BOOK #XIX; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ROLAND E. COLLADO.

That the late SPS. GAVINO LABIS AND VICTORIA C. LABIS, who died on 09-15-1966 and 10-20-1970 in Cagayan de Oro City, without leaving any last will and testament; at the time of his death left a parcel of land with Original Certificate of Title No. P-2364 situated in Taytay, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN (6,287) SQUARE METERS,and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPS. GAVINO LABIS AND VICTORIA C. LABIS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, That for and in consideration of the sum of SIX HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED PESOS ONLY (P661,800.00) Philippine Currency, receipt in full of which is hereby acknowledged fom the VENDEE, SPS. CHANITO B. JAGONAL AND ROSANA B. JAGONAL, We, HEIRS OF SPS. GAVINO LABIS AND VICTORIA C. LABIS do hereby SELLS, TRANSFERS, and CONVEYS, to the VENDEE, their heirs and assigns, the portion of 4,748 of the above-described property covered by ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-2364 including all the improvement found therein; filed by the heirs of SPS. GAVINO LABIS AND VICTORIA C. LABIS, per DOC #110; PAGE #22; BOOK #219; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI.

That the lat e BENJAMI N GOCHOCO died on January 22, 1995 and ROSTICA GOCHOCO died on August 7, 2007, both at Salay, Misamis Oriental without a will and debt, that during the lifetime of SPOUSES BENJAMIN AND ROSTICA GOCHOCO, they acquired a real property located at Lanise, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, covered by Tax Declaration No. 0512001004576, for and in consideration of the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 50,000.00) Philippines, the HEIRS/ VENDORS hereby TRANSFER AND CONVEY unto the VENDEE, JESSICA MARCIAL, her heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest Lot: 1199-H with an area of ONE THOUSAND HUNDRED SQUARE METERS (1,500), Absolute and irrevocable and free from any liens and encumbrances; for and in consideration of the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 80,000.00) the HEIRS/ VENDORS hereby TRANSFER AND CONVEY unto the VENDEE, SPOUSES TEDDY AND CHAI AM AMBA, their heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest Lot 1199N with an area of ONE THOUSAND (1000) SQUARE METERS and Lot 1199-B with an area of EIGHTY HUNDRED (800) SQUARE METERS, absolute and irrevocable and free from any liens and encumbrances; For and in consideration of the sum of ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php1,300,000.00) the HEIRS/ VENDORS hereby TRANSFER AND CONVEY unto the VENDEE, SUSAN TONG, her heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest Lot 1199-O with an area of TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE METERS and Lot 1199-R with an area of NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (9,629) SQUARE METERS, absolute and irrevocable and free from any liens and encumbrances; that heirs by agree that LOTS A,C,D,E,F,GI,J,K,L,M,P, AND Q, shall be adjudicated to JULITA GANAPIN, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTELEMENT OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF SPOUSES BENJAMIN AND ROSTICA GOCHOCO AND PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of BENJAMIN GOCHOCO and ROSTICA GOCHOCO, per DOC #216; PAGE #44; BOOK #3; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. SYLVAN GERALD L. SABIO.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS & DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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competition.

Most importantly, it takes daily discipline to develop our heart and character to become the very best person we can be. We must learn to change our way of thinking and living every day. It’s not easy to quickly forgive someone who hurts us. It’s not easy to always put the needs and feelings of our spouse and children first before our own. It’s not easy to always be honest no matter what we can get away with or how much it will cost us.

That is why we desperately need help.

To day you can star t getting all the help you will ever need—by asking Jesus to take full charge of your heart and character. Remember: “God will do for you what you cannot do for yourself, but He will not do for you what you can do.” So with His power and help, plus your work and sweat, you can start making the changes you need to fully become the human being He created you in His likeness to be. Just think a minute.

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must now heal the wounds of Mother Earth and those of Her children, damaged all these years through false religions and western development materialistic and consumerist paradigm that have sacrificed the people and the ecosystems to the altar of greed, profit, fame and power.

We will welcome 2022 with courage and with our abiding faith that in truth, humanity has metamorphosed spiritually to establish a new earth. This time, it is our hope that the change will not just be in dates but in our social and spiritual consciousness manifested through our collective actions for change! Remember – you are Consciousness even prior to taking a form (body).

That Consciousness is life manifested in different forms – be humans, flowers, stars or galaxies. Life is sacred and we are all inter-connected. No fear of death. Consciousness never dies being eternal.

When Consciousness blooms, there will be a new heaven and a new earth, unfettered from the egoic mind, from an insane collective mindset that is killing the earth!

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came in the way to successful implementation.

In 1971, then-President Ferdinand Marcos signed the Code of Agrarian Reform of the Philippines. Exactly one year after declaring martial law he issued Presidential Decree No. 27 placing the entire country under a land reform program. The dictum was “Land for the actual tillers”. It was the start of the real emancipation of tenants from the bondage of the soil.

Hundreds of thousands of tenants received certificates of land transfer. Landlords

assailed Marcos for they were allowed only to retain seven hectares of land they own, even going to zero retention if the arable lands remain to be uncultivated, but they cannot do anything since the country was under the aegis of martial law. This was however overtaken by events following the Edsa People Power Revolution.

In 1987, then-President Corazon Aquino crafted her own land reform edict calling it “Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program” or CARP. The program is a radical departure from Marcos ‘land for the actual tillers’ in that CARP mandates “land for the landless”. Her administration assailed the Marcos decree dubbing it “confiscatory”.

Wikipedia dedicated several paragraphs on the programs of agrarian reform in the Philippines from the pre-colonial days, American to Commonwealth period, Roxas and to Macapagal all the way to the Cory Aquino, Fidel Ramos, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. but spared only TWO sentences on Marcos land reform program.

But what of CARP? It was designed to save the 6 ,0 0 0 plus he c t ares of Hacienda Luisita owned by the Cojuangco family from operation land transfer by issuing the tenants stocks certificates instead of land titles. These led to long legal disputes and the massacre of protesting farmers and the impeachment of a Supreme Court Chief Justice who favored the distribution of the hacienda lands to the tenants.

CARP deprived actual land tillers of owning lands they had been tilling for years. Why? Any Tom, Dick, and Harry who are without land were qualified to own land under Cory’s CARP. Many white-collar workers who know their way in the bureaucratic maze out-maneuvered the poor tenants who were listed in the census undertaken by the Department of Agrarian Reform before the operation land transfer commenced.

Thus, many agricultural lands were converted into subdivisions because many CARP beneficiaries were not actually farmers. In fact, they abhor the smell of the earth.

With Mayor Inday Sara opting out of the presidential race, the issues of concern have shifted from “continuity of Duterte’s programs and reforms” to establishing the ultimate judgment on who,

between Aquino and Marcos, served the nation well. Leni Robredo personifies the Aquino regime, BongBong his father. The rest of the candidates are irrelevant.

Let’s watch and listen. This is the race of the dead.

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let’s see to it that we do it sincerely, coming from the heart, avoiding the pitfall of doing it mechanically.

For this, we need to train our hearts to be truly thankful, quick to realize its basis and purpose. For sure, we would be making a very beautiful world if we manage to be consistently grateful. We would have an environment that is healthy and vibrant, quite immunized to the evils of this world.

We would know how to be at home with God while we explore the world!

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a factor which prompted the company to pour in additional investments to expand its Global Distribution Center in the country.

Hatquarter is a PEZAregistered corporation mainly engaged in manufacturing quality headwear products.

The sole manufacturer of PUMA brand for head accessories/caps, the company has been in business for more than 30 years. Its team, highly skilled and with a meticulous eye for details, is lauded for producing high-quality headwear.

D at a d r aw n f rom a sur vey last May by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) revealed that 73 percent of businessmen and manufacturing industry st a keholders express e d optimism about the overall recovery of the sector in Cebu by next year.

The DTI projected a strong economic performance due to the reopening of more economic activities and more aggressive vaccination rollout in the country.

Floreza Alpuerto, chief of the Board of InvestmentsCebu Extension Office, said the availability of a trainable workforce and the stable supply of electricity in Cebu will enable industries to achieve maximum production.

As the economy slowly reopens, Alpuerto said they expect increased demand for essential goods and services

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and thus, a comparable increase in manufacturing activities.

“We are also hopeful that through the CREATE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises) Act, there will be an increase in Cebu's investment appeal, particularly in manufacturing businesses that are looking to diversify their supply chains," she added.

President Rodrigo Duterte last March 26 signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11534 or the CREATE Act that aims to attract more investments and maintain fiscal prudence and stability by introducing reforms to the corporate tax and incentives system. (PNA)

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e nv iron me nt - cons cious growth of the shrimp industry is vital for it to be able to continuously contribute to national food security and economic growth.

“Wh e n it c om e s to economic growth, we are especially talking about livelihood opportunities that the shrimp industry creates even to the remote areas of the country. The industry has also reached the level of awareness that we need to take care of our environment as our livelihood relies on the quality and sanitation of our environment,” he said.

T h i s y e a r ’s S h r i mp Congress provides a virtual platform to exchange ideas, updates, strengthen networks, meet partners, open markets, and learn from people with a wide range of experience and expertise. It carries the theme, “Philippine Shrimp Industry: Its Paradigm Shift to Sustainable New Normal.”

Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Chery Marie Natividad-Caballero also took cognizance of the economic contribution of the shrimp industry as one of the major commodities of the country as the Philippines has been ranked 4th top producer of shrimp in Southeast Asia and 8th in the world.

“Monodon-producing provinces are Pampanga, Lanao del Norte, Camarines Norte, Pangasinan, and Misamis Occidental. We look forward to strengthening more government partnerships with you particularly those in the private sector to level up the

production and help you achieve a more competitive status in your businesses, as we aim to also provide similar support to the improvement of the vannamei in Sarangani, Cebu, Zambales, Cagayan, and Bohol, and other emerging areas,” she explained.

For his part, DA-BFAR National Director Eduardo Gongona, during a virtual press briefing at the sidelines of the event, emphasized the agency’s support to the shrimp industry.

“We reiterate our support to the industry. We assure the industry that the government will continue to extend all the necessary interventions to scale up the shrimp industry and our goal has always been focused on sustainable growth and inclusive progress of the fisheries sector,” he said.

O t her of f ici a ls w ho at t e n d e d t h e o p e n i n g ceremony of the said event are Roberto O. Gatuslao, president, PHILSHRIMP & NPPC; Department of Finance (DOF) Secretar y Carlos “Sonny” G. Dominguez III, Undersecretary Mercedita A. Sombilla, National Economic and Development AuthorityR e g i on a l D e ve l opm e nt Group; and Honorable Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Food House of Representatives. (PR)

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Commercial Officer.

Seats to Camiguin are priced at P88 base fare until December 15, 2021.

Travel period is from Nov. 9 until December 31, 2021.

Camiguin Island requires arriving tourists to create an account on cleancamiguinqr. com and upload necessary documents, such as a filledout h e a lt h d e cl ar at i on form, along with a proof of complete COVID-19 vaccination.

Apart from this, travelers must also present a negative RT-PCR (swab) test result – taken at least 72 hours before departure if from Luzon; taken at least 48 hours before departure if from Visayas and Mindanao.

Tourists also need to upload proof of confirmed booking from an LGUaccredited establishment or a clearance from the Municipal Health Officer of the municipality if staying in a private home.

Once complete, tourists need to download their ID with QR code and save a copy for presentation prior flight.

All tourists need to take an antigen test on their fifth day at the island.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

JOHN LANCELOTTE C. RASONABE CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2021-09-2262

GSF TRUCKING SERVICES Rep. by: GIL ANTHONY D. FERNANDEZ CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2021-09-2498

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of TWO (2) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by the Board on November 24, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at this Board on whice date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 9th day of November 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by the Board on November 24, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at this Board on whice date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 9th day of November 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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K-Cheen Wings - the taste you can souvenir Interview by MARK FRANCISCO with entrepreneur KRISTINE CADIGAL

1) Why is it called K-Cheen Wings? Can you tell us more about your name?

K-Cheen Wings was created by my screen name (as a singer) and the highlighted product which we sell chicken wings. I used to perform on stage or live gigs before the pandemic. My friends call me Ktine short for Kristine and since Ktine is too common, it became kteen as my screen name. Back to our business name, K-Cheen is also derived from "keychain". I want it to be like a souvenir to all our customers so they could always remember the taste we ser ve 2) What inspired you to be in the chicken w ings business? Did you take up culinar y studies? Or do you

love cooking since childhood?

Aside from I love to eat chicken, pandemic crisis and raising my child inspired me a lot to do small businesses.

I didnt take up culinar y studies, actually it's based on experience and research.

3) Specifically, why chicken w ings? And tell us on what makes your chicken w ings more delicious over other brands?

Since chicken wings is the most consumed than any other meat esp for the health consious individuals, chicken is high in protein, low in calories and low in fat and cholesterol. B eing ser ved in hot, crispy and tender chicken to our customers makes it more delicious than other brands and you can really taste from

skin to skin and bones to bones with our sauces and dip.

4) Can you mention here the f lavors, the siz es and their price.

As of now we have

5 f lavors: variants are Hot buffalo, Garlic Parmesan, Honey Glaze, Honey BB Q and Sriracha. We ser ve drumettes and wingettes in 4, 6, 8, 20,

30 and 50 pcs with P99, P149, P189, P460, P690 and P1,120 respectively.

We also accept bulk orders and booking for future events.

5) Where does your

supply come from? How do you ensure that the quality of the chicken is the best?

We got our supply from our local brand by being freshly delivered and checked to assure the best quality of our chicken.

6) What is the number to call for orders?

Are they for deliver y or meetup? Are you available on deliver y apps?

For orders and bookings, you may call/ text 0916-901-5785.

DM our messenger through facebook.com/ kcheenwings. In the meantime, we deliver in indahag area only in the other hand, deliver y and meet up outside the location is limited and preferabbly for bulk and scheduled orders only - we are still working on for the area around the city. SO ON TO LAUNCH!