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Fuel subsidy GENERAL Santos City – Public transport operators and drivers here lauded on Friday the national government’s move to provide them with fuel subsidies amid the increasing prices of petroleum products.

Orly Sabelita, chairperson of GenSan Transport workers Alliance (GTA), said the subsidy will give them much-needed relief from the series of fuel price increases in the past several weeks that caused regular and premium gasoline prices to soar to as high as P65 per liter.

He said they are currently working with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for the availment of the subsidy.

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BIMP-Eaga gets renewed support for sub-regl'devt A

Vax for minors THE local government here on Friday has rolled out its "pediatric vaccination" drive against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for minors aged 12 to 17.

The ceremonial inoculation saw the initial batch of youth, accompanied by their parents and guardians, getting vaccinated at the city-run JR Borja General Hospital.

Merlyn Uy, the mother of 16-year-old Gabby, said in a video streamed online that she encouraged fellow parents to get their children vaccinated so they could get protection from the Sars-Cov-2 virus, which causes the Covid-19.

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SIAN Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa has reaffirmed A D B’s s u p p o r t f o r a rapid economic recovery, infrastructure development, and regional cooperation at the 14th Brunei Darussalam– Indonesia–Malaysia– Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP–EAGA) Leaders’ Summit.

Ports upgrades DAVAO Ciry — Port development in Mindanao will stimulate the logistics industry and position the southern island as a viable hub for imports that will then be transshipped south to north as an alternative to importing through Manila, a Mindanao business leader said.

Ricardo F. Lagdameo, chairman of this year’s Davao Investment Conference (ICon 2021), said it is cheaper to import through Mindanao and from there distribute goods to the rest of the country, compared to landing the imports in Manila, which suffers from congestion. Additionally, shipping rates are more expensive going south.

“I would encourage importers to look at the reverse and we do have several of them that are doing that already.

We have less congestion, domestic shipping is cheaper going the other way around,” Mr. Lagdameo, president of Davao-based Damosa Land, Inc., said on Oct. 27 during the third in a series of webinars leading up to the investment conference on Nov. 11-12.

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RESPITE FROM COVID. Youngsters spend All Souls’ Day (2 November 2021) skateboarding around the capitol grounds in Malaybalay City. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno

The summit was attended by Brunei Darussalam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia President Joko Widodo, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, and Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

“ADB is honored to serve as BIMP– EAGA’s regional development advisor.

We know that when adversity strikes, coordinated action will help your countries endure the crisis and build SUPPORT/PAGE 7

Zambo mayor set to talk with Resumption of DOE over higher fuel prices 24-hour bus operations

By FRENCIE CARREON, MindaNews

in Davao pushed

ZAMBOANGA City – Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco and a designated official of the Department of Energy (DOE) are set to meet at City Hall today to discuss the unusually higher pump prices of fuel in the city.

This marks the first discussion with the DOE on the matter following Climaco’s call for the agency’s intervention to lower fuel

prices to help the people of Zamboanga.

While petroleum prices have been rising all over the world the past few months, Zamboanga City’s average fuel prices are higher than most cities in Mindanao by four to seven pesos per liter, according to the DOE’s weekly posts on comparative fuel pump prices in the island.

Energy Secretary

Alfonso Cusi on October 22 designated lawyer Rino Abad, director of the DOE’s Oil Industry Management Bureau, to “look into the matter” as his response to Climaco’s complaint letter on the relatively high prices of fuel from gas stations in the city.

Climaco on Monday personally did the rounds in the city’s different gas stations, asking personnel FUEL/PAGE 7

L E G I S L AT O R S i n t h e Lower House are seeking to investigate the process of right-of-way acquisition from private landowners for the China-funded Mindanao Railway project.

In a joint resolution filed Friday, ACT-CIS Rep. Eric G. Yap and Davao Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte filed House Resolution 2321 calling for the appropriate House committees to investigate the matter, claiming disparities between the market value of

the land and the offers made.

“Among the properties covered include those located in Barangays New Visayas and Datu Abdul Dadia, both in Panabo City, among others,” according to the resolution.

T h e D e p a r t m e nt of Tr ansp or t at i on ( D o Tr ) earlier rejected a request by landowners and businesses in Toril, Davao City to relocate a Mindanao Railway facility due to concerns about the impact on land values.

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IP MONTH. Leaders from the Bukidnon, Umayamnon and Talaandig tribes hold a ritual on Sunday in Malaybalay City to mark the end of the Indigenous Peoples Month celebration. They also tackled how to address government shortcomings in promoting their rights to self-governance and cultural integrity. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno

House probe sought on land acquisition for railway project

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City – The Land Transportation Franchising a n d R e g u l at or y B o a rd (LTFRB)-Davao is planning to resume the 24-hour bus operations at the Davao City Overland Transportation Terminal (DCOTT).

DCOTT manager Aisa Us op tol d D av a o C it y Disaster R adio (D CDR

87.5) on Tuesday that this plan came after some bus operators requested for a 24-hour operation of buses to and from this city.

This af ter t he lo c a l government lifted the 9 p.m.to-4 a.m. curfew and 24/7 liquor ban effective October 26 until January 15, 2022 BUS/PAGE 7

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Lanzones Festival 2021:

Thriving good produce, hope for Camiguin C AMIGUIN-Marking a year of abundance, revived economy, and hopeful people, Lanzones Festival 2021 is seen as an opportunity to magnify the many wonders of the island, thus, the theme, "A Celebration of Hope."

Responding to the adverse effects of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, Camiguin has come a long way in finding balance both in economy and health since March 2020.

"We currently live in challenging times but we have managed once again to create and do something memorable and meaningful. We should all be proud of all that we’ve accomplished," Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said during the Lanzones Festival 2021 Closing Ceremony, November 1.

Finally opening its door for tourism starting October 25, the province kicked off its festivity with numerous good fortune for the people including the delivery of 4,000 COVID-19 vaccines and provision of financial assistance from the Department of Tourism (DOT), and the improvement of Camiguin Airport through the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

"The past week truly has given us so many reasons to be hopeful.

Through the many Lanzones festival activities, we all witnessed the talent, creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, cheerfulness, resilience, optimism and the ability to cooperate for the greater good of our province, the beautiful and clean Camiguin," Romualdo added.

Representatives from Mambajao perform the Sadjaw Kinamigin, which portrays a synthesis of expressive forms inspired from the heartbeats of everyday living, from ordinary stories narrated in grace, rhythm and colors.

(Lanzones Festival)

Looking forward Unceasingly working for the development of the province, the governor said they will ensure that the economic recovery

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Extending his gratitude

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to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Bong Go, Sec. Francisco Duque, and Sec. Charlie Galvez for providing the province with enough COVID-19 vaccines, Romualdo said, “Muabot ta og 65,000 first dose lang, dili nako mu-require og RT-PCR sa tanang turista musulod sa Camiguin.”

(Once we reach the inoculation of 65,000 residents of Camiguin, even if they're only at first dose, I will no longer require the RT-PCR [reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction] test to all tourists who will visit Camiguin) Further boosting the opening of tourism in the province, Romualdo

also announced the availability of flights in the province to include the Cebu Pacific Flights for Cebu-Camiguin, Camiguin-Cebu routes starting November 9, 2021; and Manila-Camiguin, Camiguin-Manila routes starting November 15, 2021, which are scheduled every Monday and Friday.

Flights via Philippine Airlines will still be finalized for CebuCamiguin, CamiguinCebu, and ManilaCamiguin, CamiguinManila routes.

As for intensifying care for the environment, Romualdo said, "As promised, ang Ambassador sa Spain mutabang sa atong kalimpyo sa Camiguin; it’s a grant nga initially ilang ihatag sa ato ang solid waste management and our solar farm dinhi sa Camiguin." (the Ambassador for Spain will help in maintaining cleanliness in Camiguin; it's a grant that will initially be given to us in the solid waste management and our solar farm here in Camiguin) He also added that the water system in the province will also be prioritized, especially with the reopening of tourism in Camiguin.

Festival activities 2021 Though held online, the provincial government ensured participation on various Lanzones Festival 2021 activities.

The virtual activities included Paksoy Design Competition, Danz with Lanz Tiktok Dance Challenge, Datu Daw Bai Ta Buwahanan Festival King and Queen Contest, Online Singing Superstar, Inter-Municipality Cooking Contest, and the Pabili Cami Ugmad Online.

The festival also featured the Sadjaw Kinamigin, which is more than just a set of curated movements necessary for the creation of dance CAMIGUIN/PAGE 6

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A milestone for AC Health - over 500,000 COVID-19 doses have been administered since launching the COVIDShield program in July.

AC Health celebrates halfway mark to 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administration;

Ayala Group successfully vaccinates 90% of regular employees Manila – AC Health has administered over 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, breaching the halfway mark of its 1 million dose target.

Since its official launch in July, AC Health, through its COVIDShield program, has been inoculating members of priority groups across different LGUs, Ayala Group employees and their dependents, and partner companies across 25 active vaccination sites in key priority areas around the country, including NCR, Bulacan, Laguna, Pampanga, Batangas, Cebu, Davao, Palawan, among others.

This large-scale initiative is in support of the Philippine National Vaccine Deployment Program and complements the public sector’s efforts to vaccinate majority of Filipinos at requisite scale and speed to achieve optimal protection. Moreover, over 50,000 regular employees across the different Ayala parent companies have been vaccinated. This brings the vaccination rate of the Ayala group at 90%, with majority of the remaining employees scheduled for vaccination in the next few weeks.

“Three months after launching our COVID-19

Ayala Corporation Chairman, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala with AC Health President and CEO Paolo Borromeo and Ayala Corporation Chief Human Resource Officer JP Orbeta visit frontliners at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay, one of 25 COVIDShield vaccination sites.

vaccination program, we are proud to have administered almost 560,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for partners and clients, as part of our contribution to the country’s response to the pandemic. Within the Ayala Group, we have successfully achieved a 90% vaccination rate for our regular employees. Through consolidated efforts of the entire AC Health network, together with the DOH and the IATF, local governments and the private sector, we will continue to work hard to achieve our country's

vaccination goals,” said AC Health President and CEO, Paolo Borromeo.

Last September 28, Ayala Corporation Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, together with AC Health President and CEO Paolo Borromeo and Ayala Corporation Chief Human Resource Officer JP Orbeta visited 4 sites to give support to the medical frontliners and COVIDShield staff.

“We are grateful to our healthcare frontliners who are the true heroes of this pandemic. During this time of uncertainty, we owe a lot to

their unwavering dedication and sacrifice to help our fellow Filipinos be protected and to keep our nation safe,” added Borromeo.

The COVIDShield program provides comprehensive COVID-19 vaccine administration services from ensuring vaccine supply, proper scheduling, vaccine administration to post-vaccine surveillance. AC Health is on track in achieving its goal of administering 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as the next tranches of privatelyprocured vaccines arrive in the country.

Education as foundation for national development JAMES MICHAEL M. TRONIADO T-III/TIC Sicot Elementary School

EDUCATION provides a foundation for development, the groundwork on which much of our economic and social well being is built. It is the key to increasing economic efficiency and social consistency. By increasing the value and efficiency of their labor, it helps to raise the poor from poverty.

Education in every sense is one of the fundamental factors of development.

No country can achieve sustainable economic development without substantial investment in human capital. Education enriches people's understanding of themselves and world.

It improves the quality of their lives and leads to broad social benefits to

individuals and society. Education raises people's productivity and creativity and promotes entrepreneurship and technological advances. In addition it plays a very crucial role in securing economic and social progress and improving income distribution.

Clearly the educational provisions within any given country represent one of the main determinants of the composition and growth of that country’s output and exports and constitute an important ingredient in a system’s capacity to borrow foreign technology effectively. For example: health and nutrition, and primary and secondary education all raise

the productivity of workers, rural and urban; secondary education, including vocational, facilitates the acquisition of skills and managerial capacity; tertiary education supports the development of basic science, the appropriate selection of technology imports and the domestic adaptation and development of technologies; secondary and tertiary education also represent critical elements in the development of key institutions, of government, the law, and the financial system, among others, all essential for economic growth. Empirical evidence at both micro and macro levels further illuminates these relationships.

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Business Plan (Pt.2) Think a minute . . . ”The reason some people are successful is that they put their plan and work together for a plan that works.”

Yesterday we started a plan for success both in our job and career, as well as in our personal life, so today we will complete the course.

Rule number three: Be productive. This means we learn to use our time and talents efficiently and e f f e c t i v e l y t o pro du c e something others think is worth having. It may be a good product or service or both. But to do this we must maintain our high standard of quality in our work. The world-famous musician Paderewski said: “When I miss a week of practice, my audience knows it. When I miss a day, I know it.”

This takes daily discipline and commitment to improving ourselves and our service to others. We must keep sharpening our skills, learning to use new and b e tte r te chnol og y, even learning from our competitors. Remember: “The enemy of the best is second best.” “Good enough”

THINK A MINUTE

ORLAN R. RAVANERA He was then the over-all Chieftain of the Higaonon Tribe in Cagayan de Oro. He w a s a c o u r a g e o u s environmental warrior but has no weapon except his great passion to protect God’s vanishing creation which he considered the highest form of worshipping Magbabaya (Creator). He was never cowed, no fear at all after seven attempts to his life, rained by bullets from high-powered guns but miraculously escaping death. I would jokingly tell him, “duna gyud ka antinganting Datu” and he would reply, “kung si Magbabaya naa kanato, kinsa man ang mobatok kanato?”

On the 8th attempt to his life, he finally met Magbabaya, ending-up in Magbabaya’s warm embrace for giving

up his life to protect God’s vanishing creation. Those bullets sprayed at his back while driving a motorcycle 3:30 in the afternoon in Barangay Tuburan seven years ago which was done in a traitorous manner may have silenced him but not his cause. Datu Sandigaan was a passionate member of SULOG, a coalition of people’s organizations that I led in implementing the Writ of Kalikasan, issued by the Court of Appeals in 2013. Through his assistance, we were able to arrest illegal Chinese miners whose campsite we found high caliber weapons, i.e.

Armalites, AK-47 and hand grenades. But never will these diabolic killers stop a cause that is greater than any life.

As Khalil Gibran said, “Death is stronger than life, but love is stronger than death.” That love for a fallen comrade will put him to remain in our hearts . . . forever.

I firmly believe that he is now in the loving embrace of Magbabaya! Each one of us is consciousness, a stream of consciousness that has no other destination but to the Ocean of Consciousness, the Unmanifested Being, the Formless, the Great Stillness

and Spaciousness called God. For Datu Sandigan who had no fear to give-up his life to protect the billions of species now becoming instinct, such is a manifestation that his consciousness was indeed linked to that Ocean of C ons ciousness b e c aus e only that kind of spiritual connection will make one surrender his earthly form.

Yes, everything is interconnected in the Universe, be a beautiful flower or a distant star. Indeed, Datu Sandigan had not lost his life for he is life, he was consciousness that is the source of all life as we are all that!

But for those who are so engrossed in unbridled materialism and consumerism, so blinded by instant pursuit of wealth and power, be loggers, miners and wily corrupt politicians who are sacrificing the people and Mother Earth to the altar of greed, wealth and power, they are buried in so much unconsciousness, they have no iota of consciousness and if ever, their consciousness is linked not with the sublime but with the mundane and to a rotten system that is now collapsing as it is devoid of pure consciousness called

Time to decide What is the right time to decide what to do in the future?

I think there is no right time to decide, because in your childhood you want to become something, as you grow your field of interest changes. Most importantly your wish doesn't remain the same life time, at every stage of life it will differ. When you explore many fields your interest will keep on changing. Whenever you decide what you want to become at that point only start preparing for that and that is the right time you can say. Off course, there is a limitation for this. If you are a hard worker it will take a long time, but if you are a smart worker you can finish the same task in optimal time.

Anytime actually, you can decide now, right now what you want to do in future, but the wish to follow up that decision is up to you.

Life changing decisions come from the most humbling moments in life, like when you are taking a dip or having a bath.

If you mean matters such as education or decisions that may or may not shape your future, then I should say anytime that is well beforehand and can be easily planned.

You can go t hroug h much of life deliberately avoiding hard decisions.

But sometimes you have no choice: the situation forces you to make a decision.

Consider an example from t he sp or t of mou nt ai n climbing.

Sooner or later, every mountain climber faces a dreaded section of slick granite that offers no ledges or cracks to grasp. When you climb such a wall, you can abandon the climb. Or, you can risk a move like "the pendulum". The pendulum works the way it sounds: as high above you as you can reach, you fasten a loop with a metal nut and slide the rope through the loop.

Then you climb down a few feet, dangle on the rope's end, and try to swing across the sheer section. It takes nerve!

The author of Hebrews wrote to people who faced just a climactic, can't-turnback decision. It involved not a mountain climb, but their entire future.

My motto is always:

Remembering our dead

JHAN TIAFAU HURST rarely is!

This leads to rule number four: Be motivated by a passion and purpose that gets you up every morning.

“Fire in your heart will melt the lead in your feet.”

Without this desire and drive, your best plans will never happen. There is a deep satisfaction that only comes from knowing you are fully using your abilities and training to become the best you can be.

Yet, even if we did all this, we still need a purpose bigger than just our own personal desires and dreams.

Something that is truly worth giving our life and time to.

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Datu Sandigan Fausto Orasan: A Tribute

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We should be most thankful that as a people, we Filipinos still have a deep and strong devotion to those of our brothers and sisters who have gone ahead of us to eternal life. Sad to say, in some places that are often blighted by the virus of the so-called progress and modernity, such regard for the dead is waning, if not is practically lost.

We know in our heart of hearts that the death of a person never means some kind of banishment not only from our memory but also from existence itself. We somehow believe, even before we are taught by our Christian faith, that the dead continue to live on, but in another state which we actually call

as our definitive life for all eternity.

We believe that our life here on earth is not the definitive one. It is something like a training and testing ground for our definitive life with our Creator. And we are convinced that we are not making up this belief.

Just the same, we have to revisit and restrengthen our belief in the Christian doctrine of our faith about the so-called ‘Last Things.’

In fact, we need to feel at home with it, since it would certainly play an important role on how to arrange and direct our life here on earth.

The doctrine of the ‘Last Things’ refers to what would happen to us at the end of

our life here on earth. These ‘Last Things’ are death, judgment, hell and heaven, with purgatory as a transitory state.

With death, I suppose we cannot question that anymore.

It is a daily occurrence. But we may have to exert some effort to believe in the Christian faith about judgment, hell and heaven.

Yes, there are truly such things. Even if we are to go by our human reasoning alone, we would find our life here on earth completely useless and meaningless if there would be no judgment, hell and heaven.

But we have to be careful with tackling this matter with our reason alone.

spirituality.

Untill now, the killers are still scot-free. Knowing that the picture of logging and mining operations which were done illegally, is just a “tip of the iceberg” (one-tenth known, nine-tenth hidden), I wonder who really ordered the killing of Datu Sandigan?

Did the killers know that Datu Sandigan’s advocacy in stopping illegal logging and mining in the uplands of Cagayan de Oro was in line with the order of the Court of Appeals in connection with the issuance of the Writ of Kalilkasan o r t h e E nv i r o n m e nt a l Protection Order upon the petition of SULOG and the environmental movements in Mindanao. The Court of Appeals had indeed ordered in 2013 that government agencies (DENR, EMB AND MGB), the LGUs and Law Enforcers (AFP, PNP AND NBI) including the Bureau of Immigration (as there were foreigners acting as tourists but involved in theft of minerals) and SULOG (a multi-sectoral environmental coalition of cooperatives, church-based organizations, academe and tribal groups) TRIBUTE/PAGE 6

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KLAUS DORING Whatever makes you feel bad, leave it. Whatever makes you smile, keep it.

Have fun living it too. Follow your passion. +++ Email: dor ingklau s@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or visit my www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot. com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com.

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ROY CIMAGALA

Without the light of faith, our reason can give us all sorts of explanations. It can lead us to some exciting insights but in the end, it can lead us nowhere. It can only give us so much light. It cannot capture everything.

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Lacson: LGUs Should Have Claveria low income Greater Autonomy, Accountability scholar graduates to Implement Mandanas Ruling college thru DOLE

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ITH greater tax revenue shares come greater accountability.

On this note, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson batted Tuesday for greater autonomy alongside greater accountability for local government units as they start getting an increased share of government tax revenues starting in 2022.

Lacson, a champion of empowering LGUs in implementing local development projects, said this is the key to true decentralization in the country while minimizing the chances of corruption in the use of the bigger revenues.

"Sa tingin ko mas makakabuti na bigyan ng laya ang LGUs. Kaya lang, palakasin natin ang reportorial at accountability. Bigyan sila ng responsibility mag-report kung paano sila nag-implement ng pagbaba ng projects (It would be for the best if we give LGUs the proper autonomy. But the LGUs EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late STORMSON A. LEAÑO, who died last May 13, 2019 in Salay, Misamis Oriental, and NENITA P. LEAÑO, who died last December 19, 2017 in Madonna Hospital, Cagayan de Oro City, left without any will and testament; that the said deceased, at the time of there death, left real properties consisting of Transfer Certificate of Title NO. T-72753-A situated at Block 5 Lot 4, Villamar, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, which was mortgaged to NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION under account #1421427, that the parties being all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract hereby by these presents agree to adjudicate, as they hereby adjudicate, the above-mentioned NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION under account #1421427 to MA. PORTIA L. SESCON, who will assume of all the remaining balance of the said obligation under account #1421427 and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of STORMSON A. LEAÑO and NENITA P. LEAÑO, as per DOC #461; PAGE #92; BOOK #XIX; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑo.

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must have additional accountability, including the responsibility to report how they implement their local projects)," he said in an interview on DZRJ radio.

Starting 2022, the country will implement the Mandanas ruling that increases local governments' share of tax revenues.

Under the Supreme Court ruling, Internal Revenue Allotments (IRAs) will increase from P695.5 billion in 2021 to P959 billion in 2022 - a growth rate of 37.9 percent. The ruling is expected to be fully implemented by 2024.

But Lacson said the government also has to make the proper EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ARTEMIO N. REMEDIO died intestate on July 20, 2009 in Camp Phillips, Bukidnon, Philippines, leaving a certain parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-73939 situated at Barrio of Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) Square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of ARTEMIO N. REMEDIO, in favor of MARIA PERPETUA M. YBAÑEZ (VENDEE), as per DOC #382; PAGE #77; BOOK #CXIV; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RAMIL G. CARREON. BWM: Oct. 20, 27 & Nov. 3, 2021

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adjustments to make sure decentralization involves not only functions but also funds.

"As we speak, the 2022 budget's compliance to the Mandanas ruling is only on paper. While functions have been devolved, the funds are still with the central offices in Metro Manila," Lacson lamented.

Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, likened the Philippines' economy to being in an Emergency Room, even as he and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III are offering their brand of leadership to address the situation.

"Ang ino-offer namin Kakayahan, Katapatan, Katapangan sa pagsagupa ng problema ng bansa (We are offering our brand of KKK in solving the problems of the nation)," he said.

One of the programs the Lacson-Sotto tandem plans to implement should they win in 2022 are: * to fully fund the implementation of the Universal Health Care Act EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

That the late BERNARDO S. LAGAO passed away on November 30, 1989, while ANGELINA B. LAGAO passed away on February 18, 2015, both were residents of Cagayan de Oro City at the time of their death; at the time of their death left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4678 situated at Barangay Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City with an area of TWO HUNDRED FOUR (204) square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of BERNARDO S. LAGAO and ANGELINA B. LAGAO, per DOC #263; PAGE #53; BOOK #3; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. KATRINA G. MORDENO.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late GERT LEIBLING who died in Mambajao, Camiguin on July 1, 2021 without any Will; that the said deceased, at the time of his death left a Real Property with TD/ARP No. 04000204575 situated at Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR AND FORTEEN (164.14) SQUARE METERS, that the parties hereto being all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract, hereby by these presents agree to adjudicate and assign, as they hereby assign, as they hereby assign and adjudicate, the above described real property to RICO LEIBLING; And has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of GERT LEIBLING, as per DOC #87; PAGE #18; BOOK #XLII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CARLO C. BORROMEO. BWM: Oct. 20, 27 & Nov. 3, 2021

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CLAVERIA, Misamis Oriental--Jackie Ann S. Sagabal, 23, from Claveria town thanked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 after graduating recently with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) - Claveria as a scholar-beneficiary under the Workers Organization Development Program’s Isabelo Delos Reyes (WODPIDR) Scholarship.

“WODP taught me to persevere and be optimistic in life which I believe will help me as I enter the world of work,” Sagabal said.

DOLE-10 Misamis Oriental Provincial Field Office Chief Errol A. Natividad said Sagabal’s mother, Gemma Salcedo was a member of Agrotech Workers Association, which made her qualified under the said program.

Despite financial challenges, Sagabal persevered to continue her studies and maintain good grades to finish her degree, her journey as a student

was never easy especially for boarding, school, and personal expenses.

As one of DOLE’s mission to protect workers and promote their welfare, the WODP serves as a facilitating mechanism in strengthening trade unions and other workers’ organizations while also providing educational opportunities to officers and members including their dependents for selfdevelopment, growth, and be an effective change agent in their organization and in their personal lives.

“I am very thankful to DOLE-10 and to the people behind my scholarship, especially to Ma’am Alice Tinhay, who readily answers my queries regarding the scholarship; and to Chief Natividad, thru the leadership of Regional Director Albert E. Gutib, who opened doors for educational opportunities.

I have not made this far without their help by granting me as one of the scholarbeneficiaries. In return, I studied well until I received my desired diploma.” she said. (DOLE-10/PIA-10/ Misamis Oriental)

OFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE: EJF NO. 21-99 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale in accordance with the provision of Republic Act No. 720 as amended files by PROSPERO ALBANO OF Raw-an, Lala, Lanao del Norte, MORTGAGE, against AMELITA R. SANTIAGO and GLENDA R. SANTIAGO of legal ages, MORTGAGORS executed on April 4, 2013 to satisfy the Mortgage Indebtedness, the principal obligation which has been overdue in the amount of FOUR MILLION (Php4,000,000.00) PESOS exclusive of interest and penalties, Sheriff’s expenses, publication and other related incidental expenses despite lawful demand, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on November 30, 2021 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning to 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Session Hall of this Court to the highest bidder, for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in the Philippine Currency, the following described real property with all improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. (T-6075) 149-2021000472 Registry of Deeds for the province of Lanao del Norte

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WODP scholarship

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12th Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

Made and entered into by and between: NENITA C. LEIBLING and RICO C. LEIBLING all of legal age, Filipinos, and are residents of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin, herein referred to as the HEIRS; That the above-named HEIRS are the only surviving and lawful heirs of GERT LEIBLING who died intestate on July 1, 2021; that the deceased, at the time of his death left certain money deposited in the following banks: 1.

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES Camiguin with account number 0991064963; 2. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES Camiguin with 0991070516; 3. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK camiguin with account number 403110052730; and 4. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK Camiguin with account number 403110026146; and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of GERT LEIBLING, as per DOC #207; PAGE #42; BOOK #XXXVIII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CARLO C. BORROMEO.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

to provide free health care for all Filipinos * internship programs for the youth and emergency employment programs to help Filipinos who lost their livelihood to the pandemic * comprehensive targeted fiscal stimulus packages for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), implementation of eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, and grant of employee-retention tax credits * a holistic approach to ending the illegal drug menace, which will include drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation instead of law enforcement alone Lacson added he wants to leave behind a legacy where Filipinos have regained their dignity and self-respect - and what follows is just as important: restoring trust in the government.

"Pinaka-important ang tiwala ng mamamayan sa ating pamahalaan (The trust of our people in government is very important)," he added.

A parcel of land (Lot 757-A of the subdivision plan Psd-204050, being a portion of Lot 757, Pls-13, Lala Public Land subd. LRC CAD. REC. NO. H. PAT. V-23888), situated in barrio Panguil, Municipality of Kolambugan, (NOW) LALA, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE is registered in accordance with the provision of Section 103 of the Property Registration Decree in the name of MONICO SANTIAGO, Filipino, of legal age, married to ARACELI MENDOZA with their address at Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. Bounded on the North, along lines 1-6 by Lot 757-B of the subdivision Plan; on the West, Along lines 6-7 by Lot 777, pls-13, Lala Public Land subdivision, on the South along lines 6-7 and 8-9, and 9-10, by Lot 756, Pls-13 Lala Public Land subdivision; and on the West along line 10-1, by Lot 757-E of the subdivision Plan. Containing an area of Forty Two Thousand Three Hundred Twelve (42,312) Square Meters, more or less.

Entry No.: 2021000616, dated: July 30, 2021 at 9:40:51AM. Real Estate Mortgage: Executed by Amelita R. Santiago, surviving spouse of the Late MONICO SANTIAGO and GLENDA R. SANTIAGO represented by CINDERELA S. MORALES, referred to as the MORTGAGORS, IN FAVOR OF PROSPERO ALBANO, referred to as the MORTGAGEE for the sum of Php4,000,000.00 in accordance with Doc. No. 142; Page No. 32; Book No. 106; series of 2013; of Notary Public of Tubod, Lanao del Norte; ATTY. FLORENDO OPAY, DATED April 04, 2013.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-mentioned time and date.

In the event the Public Auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on December 1, 2021 without further notice.

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

October 12, 2021.

ATTY. BERNARDINO M. BERING

Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff

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we started: you find success and happiness as you help others find it. That is the greatest success a human can achieve, because it is the true, satisfying success our Maker designed us to have.

Remember, when we know that God Himself is with us, we cannot lose, since He works everything together for good when we live for Him and His purpose.

Won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for living your wrong way and to take charge of your life every day? Then, He can help you start living His plan and principles for your success in this great business called life. Just think a minute.

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references to these last things, and we are always encouraged to be watchful in this life so that we tread the right path to our destination. Yes, our life here is like a journey, a pilgrimage to our definitive home which is actually in heaven where God is, from whom we came and to whom we belong.

Said in another way, our life here on earth is all about

the ongoing creation of our own selves with God as the Creator and us as our own co-creator with God. That’s because God wants us to correspond to what he wants us to be, that is, to be his image and likeness, to be his children, meant to share in his divine nature and life.

In a sense, our creation is a joint venture between God and us, and the completion of this venture would be at our death and at the end of time when, hopefully, we can, with God’s grace and our effort, truly become God’s image and likeness and the dignity of being God’s children definitively achieved.

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to undertake actions to clear Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Iligan, from all sorts of illegal mining and logging activities.

What pains me no end is that puzzling question, why must it be Datu Sandigan coming from the civilian component (SULOG) who must die? All those mandated by the Court of Appeals from government agencies have the primary duties to protect the environment, receiving salaries and allowances.

Datu Sandigan, a passionate SULOG member, was just a volunteer working to stop illegal mining on a Sunday while officials of government were taking a rest. As I have said, the killing of Datu Sandigan was just a “tip of the iceberg!” We in SULOG have been shouting that justice be done in the killing of a dear colleague, an environmental warrior and hero par excellence!

Well, on the second thought, I am not surprised.

Having been in the environmental movement for five decades, there is no such thing as rule of law in the environment as our dipterocarp forest in those elevated areas more than one thousand meters above sea level or in hilly areas with more than 50% slopy gradient, logging is prohibited by existing environmental laws. There should never have been cutting of trees in those prohibited areas but all the finest trees in these environmentally critical areas have been logged from 1950s to 1990s, in gross violations of existing laws which only stopped when Task Force Macajalar bravely took direct actions through human barricades. We were able to

Succeeding Brigada Eskwela and Oplan Balik Eskwela together ALMA T. RESUMA Natumolan Elementary School Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental

“It takes a village to educate a child.” This is a usual but powerful saying when pertaining to education.

The global pandemic only proved the significance of this statement.

Cheerless to say, Education is mostly affected by the COVID-19-caused crisis.

Children are not allowed to school and instead study in their homes through modules guided by their respective parents and guardians and online classes for those who have computer sets and Internet in their homes.

2020 has been a challenging year. Even though vaccine is available, 2021 is not even safe yet. We can only hope for the best. However, as what 2020-2021 school year proves, partnership is powerful. It allows massive, positive solution to a problem.

It c an b e re me mb e re d that the partnership and collaboration among local gove r n me nt u n it s , ou r health workers, government offices, private organizations

school administration, fellow teachers, parents and students and other stakeholders made it possible for all of us in education sector overcome the challenges and obstacles of that year, that year that made a history known to mankind. It is partnership that allowed everyone to have collective efficacy, the shared belief that together, they can solve the problems at hand.

One act of partnership is what we had with our partners, the Local Government Units and private sectors in the recently concluded Brigada Eskwela and Oplan Balik Eskwela. They have given inkind donations that are very useful. Some of them donated school materials such as bond papers and computer ink for the module printing. Some have been kind enough to donate school supplies for our pupils such as papers, pencils, notebooks, bags, prepaid load cards, alcohol and face masks and shields.

Some provided construction

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION

That the late CERINO S. CASTRENCE who died intestate and without issue on 11 December 2018 in Cagayan de Oro City, further at the time of his death, he had no debts, liabilities or obligations to any person agency or instituition.

During Cerino’s lifetime he was absolute owner of 179 of stock of Oro B & W Corporation which are all clean and unencumbered, as proof of his ownership, he was issued shares of stock with the following particulars:

And has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION, filed by the heirs of CERINO S. CASTRENCE, as per DOC #280; PAGE #57; BOOK #22; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ROBERT W. RAYPON. BWM: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 &10, 2021

materials for the schools to prepare it if in case face to face classes will be possible s o on. Surely, te achers, parents and teachers already missed to gather everyone in school and are prayerful that COVID-19 ends so that it would be possible.

Preparing the school also means welcoming parents or guardians when they turn in modules or have concerns to tackle personally, provided that basic health protocols are followed. Other than these are volunteers who helped in repairing and maintaining the schools.

“It takes a village to educate a child.” Yes, indeed.

Our school is hopeful that everyone will stay cooperative in enhancing our educational system, as well as programs, projects and activities. For it is in this way as well that learners will be continuously nurtured and empowered until the day they will succeed.

stop the passage of some 50 ten-wheeler loggings trucks passing Cagayan de Oro every day from 11 O’clock in the evening to 5 O’clock in the morning when the Cagayanons were all asleep.

These logging activities could not be stopped even by those Check-Points as we were told that each logging truck with armed men escort was paying P5,000 to those in the Check-Points. Thus, we have lost not only the finest trees but all the billions of flora and fauna species living in our dipterocarp forest for millions of years plundered by the powerful untouchable log gers in cohor t wit h agencies tasked to enforce environmental laws.

I remember confronting a former DENR Regional Executive Director (RED) telling me in 1991 when we were barricading logging trucks, telling us that “the loggers and miners are more powerful than the government.” And another DENR RED telling us in the City Council hearing after I presented the horrible realities on logging and mining sometime in 2010, “better legalize these illegal activities because we cannot stop them!”

If I remember right, my outright response was, “You know Director, if that be the case, you better legalize kidnapping, hold upping and even rape because the victims are just very few. But when you allow these illegal activities on mining and logging to continue, a great number of people especially those living in the vulnerable areas will become victims of environmental disasters, in fact, am afraid thousands

will die.” If I may recall, they all laughed and called me a “prophet of doom!”

Well, Sendong came just a less than a year after those laughter leaving on its path the deaths of more than 3,000 people and rendering 11,000 families homeless.

Somehow, the people have been awakened. But the Filipinos have the tendency to have amnesia as still we cannot moderate the greed of these miners and loggers whose determination to kill is as strong as their greed.

With that death of our b eloved D atu w ho had willingly sacrificed his life so that others may live, let us serve notice to one and all that we will leave no stone unturned and call resoundingly for justice. That is the least that we can do.

Better still, let us continue the fight for ecological integrity and security, all for the greater glor y of Magbabaya. Datu Sandigan had sacrificed so much to put in clear categorical term the statement that in in this country, no one is above the law; all must bow down to the majesty of the law because we follow the rule of law and not of men. But that is a blatant lie! No such thing as rule of law in environment; it is the law of the illegal loggers and miners, plundering our natural resources for selfaggrandizement as many have become mayors, c ong re ss me n and e ve n senators, supported by these plunderers of our natural resources.

Datu Sandigan, you are now-*-+ resting in the loving embrace of our Creator, Great Consciousness, the Unmanifested that is

manifested through the billions of life forms now becoming instinct. Indeed, death has no match against your strong will to protect God’s vanishing creation.

Let us feel the essence of God’s creation, be forest, mountains, rivers, seas and savor the beauty of a flower those essence, just like a song, seems to come from the Great Beyond. Wake-up all who are victims of the fallacies of life, so engrossed in the mundane.

Datu Sandigan had leaped to the Great Beyond, a life that is far greater than this life.

But his consciousness will always be with us, oneness with all of God’s creation as that oneness is TRUE LOVE as exemplified by our environmental hero, Datu Sandigan Fausto Orasan – our warm embrace and never ending love!

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choreographies. As it portrays a synthesis of expressive forms inspired from the heartbeats of everyday living, from ordinary stories narrated in grace, rhythm and colors.

Trivia short clips were also posted online highlighting the nature of Lanzones, how it is planted and nurtured.

R e m i n d i n g C amiguingnons on the beauty that the province possesses, Romualdo said, "Just like Camiguin’s Lanzones trees that endured volcanic eruptions and harsh conditions to produce the sweetest Lanzones on the planet, we too will come out of this better, stronger and sweeter so today and indeed everyday we always celebrate hope." (RTP/PIA10/Camiguin)

Strength-based education JAMES MICHAEL M. TRONIADO T-III/TIC Sicot Elementary School

STRENGTHS-based education involves a process of assessing, teaching, and designing experiential learning activities to help students identify their greatest talents, and to then develop and apply strengths based on those talents in the process of learning, intellectual development, and academic achievement to levels of personal excellence.

The process of strengths-based education involves educators intentionally and systematically discovering their own talents and developing and applying strengths as they work to remain current in their fields, to improve their teaching methods, to design and implement their curriculum, and to establish programmatic activities to help students discover their talents and develop and apply strengths while learning substantive knowledge, acquiring academic

skills, developing thinking and problemsolving skills, and demonstrating their learning’s in educational settings to levels of excellence.

In essence, strengths-based education involves educators discovering their own talents and developing and applying strengths as they help students do the same in learning and completing academic tasks to optimal levels of personal excellence.

The sequence of a strengths-based educational programming: a) First discover your talents. b) Then develop and apply strengths in the areas where you have the greatest interest in achieving. c) As appropriate, apply your talents to areas where you struggle -- the places that some people call weaknesses.

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a strong and lasting recovery,” Asakawa said.

“ADB supports BIMP– EAGA’s work, aligned with Asean revitalization, to maintain open markets, strengthen supply chains, support vibrant economic zones, and promote digital integration.”

Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, ADB has provided $875 million through its Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility to help Indonesia and the Philippines procure and deliver safe and effective vaccines.

ADB provided an additional $1.5 billion to each countr y in quickdisbursing loans to support their Covid-19 response.

ADB support includes infrastructure connectivity projects in locations key to regional cooperation in Indonesia and the Philippines.

B I M P– E AG A w a s established in 1994 and has expanded transport networks through land, sea, and air; cross-border energy projects; and initiatives that contribute to more vibrant trade. Under the BIMP–EAGA Vision Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City BUKIDNON TRANSPORT MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE (BUKTRAMCO) Rep. by: MELVIN L. EREDEROS Applicant/Petitioner. CASE NO. R10-EV/S-PUJ 2021-11-2805

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT/ PETITIONER request for the Extension of Validity of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO AND VICE VERSA and with the use of ONE (01) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on November 10, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ Petitioner shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least Ten (10) Days prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general/ local circulation.

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

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 2nd day of November 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER BWM: Nov 3, 2021

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ, SERVANDO H. DIEZ, PILAR D. LA-AB, CESAR H. DIEZ, at the time of their death left a certain parcel of land with Original Certificate of Title No. (OP-18948) 102-2018000105 situated in the Barrio of Bagakay, Municipality of Sibonga, Province of Cebu, Island of Cebu, containing an area of TWENTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (20,233) SQUARE METERS, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ, SERVANDO H. DIEZ, PILAR D. LAAB, CESAR H. DIEZ, per DOC #253; PAGE #51; BOOK #51; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS. BWM: Nov. 3, 10 & 17, 2021

2025, the program aims to develop a more competitive manufacturing sector with value-added production; establish the subregion as a food basket for Asia through sustainable agriculture and fisheries; and position BIMP– EAGA as a well-connected, mu lt i - c ou nt r y tou r i s m destination.

A D B’s w o r k a l i g n s w it h t h e B I M P– E AG A Vision 2025 and its focus on connectivity, economic c or r i d or d e v e l opm e nt , tourism, and environment.

ADB has provided assistance to enhance project management systems, i n s t i t u t i o n a l c ap a c i t y, and cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and subregions.

It is also working with BIMP–EAGA governments to identify transformative recover y strategies and manage regional cooperation in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. (PR)

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on the current prices.

The mayor said there are 56 gas stations and four bulk supply sources, with a handful of companies owning depots in Zamboanga City.

She has invited businessmen to join in the dialogue with the DOE representative.

“The fuel prices issue in Zamboanga City is getting worse,” Pedro Rufo Soliven, president of the Zamboanga Chamber of C ommerce Industry Foundation, said in a telephone interview.

“We call for the suspension of excise tax on fuel,” Soliven said, adding that “such is the fastest remedy, then revisit the deregulation law as well as provide price stabilization subsidy to cushion the impact of spiraling prices.”

Gasoline station operator Oliver Ong denied collusion in the pricing among gas stations, citing that the federation of petroleum dealers of Zamboanga City discourages collusion.

“Fuel pricing is dependent on world market price.

Other companies invest on freight, and engage in market competition,” he said.

Ong added: “Petron has taken steps for lowering price after the July coordination meeting. Positive steps were taken, with costs reflected at MOPS [referring to Mean of Platts Singapore] prices. Any operator is not at liberty to set a price. There’s even a

sanction if we have a high price in Petron. In other stations, they are not required to follow certain restrictions in big amounts.”

When Climaco was reminded Tuesday morning that she was set to review the differential costs of gasoline and diesel with the businessmen, she acknowledged that said business group is key to the city’s economic growth and development.

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The DoTr said any changes to the project will cause delays and could affect another transport project, the High Priority Bus System.

DoTr officials also said that they are considering expropriation to hurr y the construction process along with a view towards achieving partial operations for the Mindanao Railway by October 2022.

The filers of the resolution, Mr. Yap and Mr. Duterte, said the investigation will review the laws governing right of way acquisition for possible amendments that will ensure adequate compensation and protections for land owners.

T h e Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n department has signed a deal with the consortium composed of China Railway Design Corp. and Guangzhou Wa n a n C o n s t r u c t i o n Supervision Co., Ltd. for the first phase of the Mindanao Railway project.

The first phase consists of eight stations along a 100-kilometer line connecting Davao City to Tagum, Davao del Norte and Digos, Davao del Sur.

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from page 1 as the cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are going down. The 24/7 liquor ban and curfew have been enforced since November 2 and November 20, 2020, respectively.

She said the LTFRB-Davao has yet to discuss this plan with other local government units, considering the travel restrictions imposed in other parts of Mindanao.

“The LTFRB director has yet to coordinate with other municipalities, provinces, and cities where buses will be passing through because the implementation of the guidelines and protocols varies,” Usop added.

She said that the DCOTT has been seeing fe wer p ass engers amid

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the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the previous years.

Usop said bus trips to and from Davao City average 300 trips daily, even days before All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days.

Before the pandemic, she

said daily bus trips during this season usually peaked 1,500.

She said buses are required to continue to follow the requirement of 50% seating capacity and installation of barriers to enforce physical

distancing among passengers.

The major bus companies operating in the terminal are the Bachelor Express, Yellow Bus Line, LCI Bus Line, ACF Bus Lines, Holy Infant Tours, Mindanao Star and the Davao Metro Shuttle.

Caring for employees always a top priority for Globe EMPLOYEES are a company’s backbone. For Globe, extending care to customers and providing better connectivity experience especially amidst challenging times happen because of their hard work.

Therefore, the company’s relentless dedication in treating people right to create a Globe of good is evidenced by initiatives to ensure the overall well-being of its workforce.

“Doing our part in helping the nation rise above this pandemic is not simply about what we do externally for our customers and the community, but also what we do internally to care for our employees,” said Ato Jiao, Globe Chief Human Resource Officer.

Last year, Globe promptly ensured all-around employee assistance through a holistic COVID-19 support package.

It boosted digitalization efforts to limit in-person contact and exposure, and allow employees to remain agile and efficient despite the logistical constraints. Globe particularly kept an eye on frontline workers providing essential service on-site.

They were provided with safe lodging, meals, personal protective equipment (PPEs), vitamins, transportation, hazard pay, and insurance to help alleviate anxiety.

Focusing on employees’ health and wellbeing, the company enhanced its existing medical insurance coverage, even going as far as fully shouldering medical expenses of those infected by the virus.

Konsulta MD, AC Health, and Maxicare provided a hotline that employees and their dependents can consult with for urgent health concerns anytime, anywhere. A partnership was also forged with MindNation and HopeChat to care for employees’ mental health through virtual psychologists to help alleviate isolation and anxiety during these pressing times.

To maintain active

employee engagement, Globe adopted a multi-faceted strategy focusing on the happiness, well-being, and continued growth of each employee despite challenges and limitations of an evolving work environment. Employee engagement sessions went virtual with learning and fitness sessions, talk shows, fun and educational webinars, and podcasts. Globe held 16 wellness webinars, and released 53 posts during Wellness Wednesdays, an initiative where Ka-Globe can talk about wellness in an online community.

Various chatbots were also developed to help ease employees into the new working style. Digital Usher for Disasters and Emergencies or DUDE is a chatbot which serves as daily health check-in for employees and enables COVID-19 support as well as access to mental health partners. Wanda was also developed as a recognition chatbot to enable employees to send special e-cards to one another, enabling them to nurture Globe’s culture

of recognition even while working apart.

Leaders kept in touch and maintained regular interactions through virtual town hall meetings led

by President and Chief Executive Officer, Ernest Cu. More than being kept abreast of key developments and updates on the business and the organization as a whole, these sessions were great opportunities for employees to directly ask questions and air concerns to the leadership team. While the Philippines is still battling the virus, Globe continues to listen to its employees and provide the necessary assistance to keep them safe, secure, and productive.

Globe strongly supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly UN SDG No. 3 on providing good health and well-being. Globe is committed to upholding the United Nations Global Compact principles and contributing to 10 UN SDGs. To know more about Globe, visit www.globe.com. ph.

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abal-habal and other unique Mindanao tricycles are highly improvised two-wheeled single motorcycle known as the undisputed lastmile land transportation vehicles. These twowheeled vehicles usually traverse in the long, some narrow roads, and steeper, rougher terrains of Mindanao. It can also transport at least six passengers, including baggage ranging from vegetables and groceries to livestock like chicken yet to be included, until there is space to fit. Little did we know, as the spotlight for progress and growth started hitting Mindanao, Mindanaoans started realizing to step up their ride too.

Now, Mindanao is the powerhouse for the sixty percent of the over sixty thousand population of Bajaj three-wheelers in

the Philippines.

Bajaj RE was the first Bajaj threewheeler well-loved by the Mindanaoans now perfectly used as pampasada. Later, business models such as Bajaj Maxima Z “Ang multi-purpose partner sa Negosyo” and Bajaj Maxima Cargo “Delivering Powerful Solutions” both with the more powerful 236.2 CC DTS-I engine, heavy duty CV Shaft that can carry heavy loads thru difficult terrain, and dual front fork suspension to continuously absorb shock and harsh motions, were introduced and continued to be accepted. The combination of a symmetrically arranged configuration, powerful engine, and world class engineering made these Bajaj Three-wheeler

models the modern icons of Mindanao’s last-mile land transport.

Apart from these, Bajaj Three-wheelers’ spacious cabins can surely carry any kinds of loads with carrying capacity ranging from 310kg up to 520kg.

Personal or business use? Starting at Php 182,888 SRP, you can now avail of the World’s No. 1 Three-wheeler and limitlessly customize it the way you want. All of them are gasoline-fueled with fuel injection system making them

environment and budget friendly packed with worry-free aftersales parts and service.

In October 29 and 30, Bajaj joins with the National Federation of Transportation Cooperatives (NFTC) in holding the 1st

Mindanao Transport Cooperative Congress in GenSan with the talks on transport modernization during this new normal. To know more about Bajaj Three-wheelers, visit www.bajaj.com.ph or fb.com/BajajPhilippines.

the Alcantara Group— the companies behind the development—are reimagining Davao City’s commercial spaces by offering only the best in retail, business, leisure, culture and art in the estate.

Azuela Cove is set to become the pride of Davao. The estate is highly accessible to prestigious residential villages and key commercial and business areas in the city. On top of its retail and events offerings, Azuela Cove is also home to open parks for fitness and outdoor

activities. In addition, the estate is only 20 minutes away from the Davao Airport, making it an ideal launching pad or resting point for any business or leisure sojourn in Davao.

According to Andreas Tuason, the gallery’s managing partner, the Azuela Cove brand is well aligned with Galerie Raphael’s vision for Davao’s art market.

“Azuela Cove’s target demographics coincide with our dedication to fine arts and goal of catering to an experienceseeking audience in a relaxed yet vibrant district,” he said.

“Our first branch was established in BGC, an Ayala development, so we look forward to the comforts and conveniences that Ayala has continuously provided its partners through the years,” said Mr. Tuason. “The proximity of Azuela to our target Davao market and the social connectivity of an Ayala development is an advantage for Galerie Raphael, especially with

the niche market for the visual arts.”

“An art space like Galerie Rapahel is essential for building a vibrant community in Azuela Cove,” added Anton Hechanova, VP and GM for Alsons Land Corp. “Art spaces serve as a conduit for the exchange of ideas and bridging cultural divides.

They support civic pride and deepen our ties with Mindanao’s culture and history. We are excited for the next series of shows and events at the gallery.”

Aside from watching for these upcoming events, discerning Davao art collectors on the lookout for works by particular artists may also visit Galerie Raphael to check their buying options. The gallery is open from 10am to 6pm every day at the Retail Block 2 of Azuela Cove at Km 7 Lanang, Davao City. Art patrons may also check: www.galerieraphael. com.ph; or follow @ galerieraphaeldavao on Instagram, and Galerie Raphael Davao on Facebook.

Galerie Raphael Opens in Davao’s Azuela Cove Good news for Davao’s art lovers: Galerie Raphael, one of the country’s top galleries for modern and contemporary art, has just opened its doors to the public in Azuela Cove, Davao City.

“This is an exciting development not only for Azuela Cove but also for the entire Davao province,” said Ayala Land VP and Sr. Estates Development Head, Yeng Tupaz. “Galerie Raphael is a force in the Philippine art scene. We are happy to have one of the top names in fine arts dealership right here in Davao.”

Only the best for Davao Galerie Raphael was established in 2006 as one of the first art galleries to open in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. The gallery soon set the pace for the growth of BGC’s now thriving art market as it became one of the prime art destinations in BGC, inspiring the establishment of other galleries and arts venues in the area.

With over 15 years of experience in the

country’s contemporary and modern art scene, Galerie Raphael brings a finely curated selection of artworks by the country’s foremost artists to Davao.

The gallery carries works by art legends, such as National Artist Arturo Luz, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, and Abdulmari Imao, as well as Presidential Medal of Merit Awardee Juvenal Sanso, and master of neo-genre art Dominic Rubio. It also represents some of the brightest new names in Philippine art, including Katrina Cuenca and Ombok Villamor.

The gallery fittingly opened in Davao this October with a landmark show by Victor Secuya— one of Davao’s homegrown talents and one of the country’s widely collected names in abstract expressionism.

Upcoming exhibitions at Galerie Raphael Davao include shows by Jomike Tejido and Kublai Millan.

Azuela Cove Set beside Davao Gulf with vast views of Samal Island and Mt. Apo, Azuela Cove is Davao City’s 25-hectare prime waterside lifestyle district. Ayala Land and