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Going back to business pushed THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is proposing to allow all businesses to remain open at all alert levels but varying operating capacities.

“The idea is business activities, economic activities should continue at all alert levels and you just change the operating capacity. So at least there is still (business) continuity,” DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said in an interview with ABS CBN News Channel (ANC) Thursday.

He added that operating capacity should be reduced when an area reached Alert Level 4.

More ODA THE Philippines' active official development assistance (ODA) portfolio reached $30.7 billion last year, a 46.6 percent increase from the previous $20.9 billion in 2019, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported Monday.

Based on NEDA’s recently released ODA Portfolio Review Report for CY 2020, the active ODA portfolio consisted of 30 program loans, 76 project loans, and 251 grants.

Among these, 59 loans and grants were signed in 2020, consisting of 20 program loans ($8.2 billion), 14 project loans ($2.9 billion), and 25 grants ($140 million).

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HE Energy Regulator y Commission (ERC) has ordered two electric co op eratives (ECs) to stop passing on to their customers the charges on “reinvestment fund for sustainable capital expenditures” (RFSC) pending compliance to regulatory mandate on the submission of documents that will determine the extent of collections that they already cornered on the specified cost-item.

The power utilities meted with that stop-collection order are Camiguin Electric Cooperative Inc. (CAMELCO) and Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative Inc. (BUSECO).

“The ERC orders were issued pending the ECs’ compliance with the regulator’s directive to submit an update on their respective RFSC collection as approved by the Commission,” the industry regulator said.

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CAMINERO. A caminero (road construction worker) struggles to carry a whole sheet of resin-coated plywood along Iligan City’s circumferential road in Barangay Del Carmen. This landslide-prone part of the newly built diversion road is now being repaired, installing concrete walls on both sides. mindanews photo by bobby timonera

Meranaw mayors, NGO unite in fight against tuberculosis

By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews

CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER. Local tourists have fun in the crystal clear waters of a beach resort in Glan, along Sarangani Bay. mindanews photo by bong s. sarmiento

MARAWI City — Twentythree year-old “Ben” (not his real name) wanted to work abroad to help support his family in Saguiaran town, Lanao del Sur. He prepared his travel documents after a restaurant accepted his application to

5 firms in Koronadal penalized for violating COVID-19 protocols

By MINDANEWS

KORONADAL City – Five business establishments here have been meted with fiveday temporary closure while 82 others received warnings from the city government

for violating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety protocols.

Mayor Eliordo Ogena said Wednesday the penalty was based on the series of

random surprise inspections conducted since last week by a composite team commissioned by the local government.

He said the five businesses that were ordered closed for PENALIZED/PAGE 11

work as a waiter in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in February 2020.

After he completed all the requirements, Ben went to Manila to take the final medical checkup for his departure.

“My family had to borrow money to buy my plane ticket for Manila. We are not rich.

I needed the job to support them,” Ben said.

Ben is one of the thousands o f Me r a n aw r e s i d e nt s still struggling to survive the squalid conditions in temporary shelters after the 2017 Marawi siege drove them away from their homes. The five-month urban warfare between government troops and the Islamic State-inspired

Maute Group uprooted over 350,000 civilians and destroyed the core of Marawi.

As of May 31, some 17,446 families (87,230 individuals) remained displaced due to the Marawi siege, data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) showed. The UNHCR said the COVID-19 pandemic heightened the health risks of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their communities because of limited access to health care.

When the medical findings came out, the world came crashing down on Ben. The clinical tests found him to have mild pulmonary tuberculosis, a contagious, airborne disease that mainly UNITE/PAGE 11

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GINGOOG City -- The Local Government of Gingoog City now aims to develop its agricultural and industrial sector to cull Communist Terrorist Group-New People's Army (CTG-NPA) influence in their area as support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order (EO) 70 or the whole of nation approach in ending local communist armed conflict.

“As far as from what we

can remember way back in in the 1980’s, ang Gingoog City ay isa po siya sa major producers ng coffee sa buong pilipinas, but dahil po sa insurgency during that time maraming barangay ang nag declare ng no man’s land so kaya po, talagang binalik nating ang suporta para sa mga farmers,” said Gingoog City mayor Erick Cañosa during the Network Briefing News with Communications Secretary Martin Andanar,

September 15.

With Gingoog City having a huge bulk of its landmass as public forest lands (both classified and unclassified forests). The city composing of 79 barangays, of which 29 are classified as urban and 50 as rural barangays, now rallies its various communities through its ‘GOLD’ strategic direction, which stands for Good governance and accountability, Opportunities

for agriculture tourism and sports development, Livelihood development and implementation, and Delivery of health, education, and social services (GOLD).

Cañosa said they have now appropriated a P180 million budget for agricultural development programs in Gingoog with an additional P3 million as support to farmer associations and

Zambo cops, BOC seize P5.7-M smuggled cigars ZAMBOANGA City – Joint police and Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives have seized some PHP5.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in the waters off this city, a top police official said Thursday.

Col. Rexmel Reyes,

Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said the smuggled cigarettes were seized around noon Wednesday southeast of Tumalutap Island, here.

Reyes said the joint police and BOC operatives

have launched seaborne patrol and intercepted two watercraft manned by nine crew following receipt of information about an inbound shipment of cigarettes from nearby Basilan province.

Reyes said one of the

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cooperatives for their daily living and initiatives, such as developing dairy centers, capacitating agricultural groups, and developing infrastructures in strong coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA).

“Meron tayong coastal area and meron din tayong farmland area na nasa sa bundok na dito po naka focus ang GOLD strategic directions, nagbigay po tayo ng hanapbuhay as support sa farming like for example po sa fast tracks sa rice, corn,

and banana,” he added.

By unifying its diverse communities and developing its agri-industrial sector, Cañosa hopes that it will build the right building blocks to completely counter CTG-NPA propaganda in their area and finally attain sustainable long-lasting peace in Gingoog.

“We are working as one, tayo po ay nag fo-focus sa (we are focusing on) GOLD strategic direction, and its opportunities,” he said.

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Cyberspace safety in the new normal

By DEARLY A. CAGALAWAN Tingalan Integrated School

For many children and teens, social distancing during the COVID-19 global pandemic means that the only contact they will have with their peers will be done virtually. As a result, they are using social media and apps like TikTok, FaceTime, and Zoom a lot more frequently than in the past. And although there is much good that can come from these online interactions—like giving kids important connections to the outside world—they are not without risks.

With social distancing firmly in place and the vast majority of schools teaching remotely, it stands to reason that kids are going to be online now more than ever.

After all, their education is pretty much dependent on the Internet.

Teachers are using programs like Google Classroom, Moodle, Zoom, Canvas, Web-Ex, and Blackboard.

Some are even using Roblox, Twitch, Minecraft, and YouTube.

Consequently, learners are stuck at home and being forced to use online platforms for learning.

Aside from the increased screen time for learning, many kids just enjoy being online during their free time. Even when there isn't a global pandemic, learners tend to spend more time in front of the screen when school isn't in session.

With this, we have to assess if the cyber space is still safe for the learners, especially in this new normal. Is the cyber space still safe?

One of the cases in cyber space is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices such as cell phones, computers, and tablets.

Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, text, and mobile applications (apps) or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else, causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior.

Moreover, there is sexting.

Sexting is the sharing and receiving of sexually explicit messages and nude or partially nude images via text messages or apps. Sexting, while commonly occurring off school grounds, also occurs on school property, with content being sent and viewed on cell phones. Of note is that possession of sexually explicit photos received by sexting can be considered a type of possession of child pornography from a legal perspective.

Learners may also become victim to sextortion, possibly via ransomware, if they engage in sexting. Sextortion occurs when someone threatens to distribute private and sensitive material if not provided with images of a sexual nature, sexual favors, or money.

Ransomware is a particular form of computer malware in which perpetrators encrypt users’ files, then demand the payment of a ransom for users to regain access to their data. Ransomware can also include an element of extortion, in which the perpetrator threatens to publish data or (possibly sexually explicit) images if the victim does not do what the perpetrator wants, such as provide nude photos.

Thus, as teachers, we really have to deal with a lot of considerations in the new normal education.

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Cebu Pacific brings home 346 Filipinos via Bayanihan flights

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HE Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), brought home this week 346 Filipinos from Dubai via two Bayanihan flights, in response to the government’s call to repatriate overseas Filipinos who were stranded in the Middle East.

The Bayanihan flights on September 27 and 29 were mounted by CEB in coordination with the Philippine government’s special working group.

Passengers on these flights received an additional 25 kg baggage allowance, meal upgrades and a gift pack from Universal Robina Corporation (URC).

Upon arrival, the passengers were

required to follow current health protocols, including a mandatory 15-day/14-night quarantine stay in a pre-booked, accredited facility.

Another RT-PCR test will be taken in seven (7) days.

The cost of quarantine accommodation and testing for land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are shouldered

by Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA); while the Philippine Port Authority covered the cost for sea-based OFWs. CEB has coordinated with the hotels accredited by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) to ensure that there

are adequate facilities for OFWs and their dependents.

The accredited hotels for the September 27 flight were Go Hotels Airport, Go Hotels Ortigas, Holiday Inn Galleria, Sheraton

RWM and Go Hotels North Edsa.

For the September 29 Bayanihan flight, the accredited hotels were Go Hotels Ortigas, Go Hotels Ermita, Eurotel North Edsa and Lub d Makati.

"While we await the easing of restrictions for international travel, we are glad to keep assisting our government in its repatriation efforts.

We know a lot of our kababayans abroad

have been wanting to fly home and it is our honor to enable them especially as we enter the holiday season,” said Alex Reyes, Chief Strategy Officer at Cebu Pacific.

Since July, CEB has safely flown more than 4,600 Filipinos from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, India, Vietnam, Lebanon and Bahrain through bayanihan and DFAarranged charter flights.

CEB operates the widest domestic network in the Philippines covering 31 destinations, on top of its eight (8) international destinations. Its 74-strong fleet, one of the youngest in the world, includes two (2) dedicated ATR freighters and one (1) A330 freighter.

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Training for parents (Pt.1) Think a minute . . . Scientific studies have shown that if you put a frog into boiling water, it will jump out immediately to save its life.

But if you put that same frog into water that is normal room temperature, then raise the heat of the water very slowly, the frog will just sit there until it boils to death!

Why? It gets comfortable with the water at each slightly raised temperature, so it does not realize how dangerously hot its environment has become—until it is too late.

In a similar way, our ch i l d re n’s l ive s c an b e destroyed if we do not realize how gradually they are being negativelhy influenced by their bad social environment of the wrong friends—and even by our daily bad examples as their parents. Before we know it, our kids have grown older without becoming the honest, self-controlled, loving and courageous adults we want them to be. Even though we are living with them every day, we fail to see the dangerous direction their character and friends are taking them. We need

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST to save our kids from this destructive, increasingly “hot water” by changing our unhealthy parenting habits before it is too late.

Today and tomorrow we will talk about a few of the most important things that can help us train our kids well, so they can become the honorable adults we want them to become.

First, nagging and yelling at our children can become a bad daily habit that is actually counterproductive and does not work. An angry family is not a happy family! We might think getting angry will get our kids to obey; but the more we yell and nag, the more our kids learn TRAINING/PAGE 11

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA “Come gather ‘round people wherever you roam and admit that the waters around you have grown. And admit that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone, if your time for you is worth savin’. Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone. For the times they are a-changin.”

This opening salvo of the song, “The times they are a-changin,” popularized by Bob Dylan in the ’60s, speaks well of the socio-economic realities besetting Philippine society today, spawned by a highly skewed structural set-up with all the social flaws that go with it. Glaring is dehumanizing poverty, hunger, joblessness, massive corruption, inequities, social injustice which is the logical consequence not just of the pandemic that has put the country in so much disarray but more of a highly skewed societal order where people are poor as they are devoid of power to have access and control over their resources.

Who controls? Who profits?

Who decides? Only a few elites, conglomerates and oligarchs where economic power begets political power.

We have to reckon with a development paradigm that is

only successful in consigning so many to live in the slum area and that is assaulting the environment that sustains life.

The lyrics of the song literally warns us of rising waters that have already devastated limbs, lives and properties in a country that is number three in the world worst hit by climate change based on the report by the UN’s Disaster Risk Index.

For a determined and united people working together to effect social change and to nurture God’s vanishing creation, a glimmer of hope rises in the horizon. Poverty, hunger, inequities, social injustice and ecological disasters have no match against an empowered people who have come together through their cooperatives to launch a collectivist counter culture.

Carr ying the theme, “ KO O P E R AT I BA N G MATATAG: Tumutugon sa mga hamon, Daan sa pag Bangon, Nagbibigay Pag-asa sa Makabagong Panahon,” t h e m ore t h a n 1 8 , 0 0 0 active cooperatives nationwide with some 15 million members are joining hands, serving notice to one and all that they have awakened, and through their collective efforts, they will win back the future for their children.

These cooperatives are now firmly advancing the essence and DNA of cooperativism which is members-owned (no one shall be left behind); value-based and principles driven (hindi nagkulang sa paninindigan); and most importantly, sustainability that is ecologically sustainable with social inclusion and

good governance devoid of corruption.

By virtue of Presidential Proclamation Nol. 493, October is their month and will therefore carry out activities to put cooperativism in the public imagination and consciousness, anchored on the truism that cooperativism is the only democratic process now that can liberate the people from the pangs of hunger and poverty. October is the month of the poor and the hungry as it reels-off punctuated with important celebrations that put to the fore issues of poverty and hunger and what are being done to resolve these pressing issues by mobilizing their collective potentials, energies and experiences. October 16 is World Food Day by virtue of the United Nations’ Resolution while October 17 is the Day of Overcoming Extreme Poverty. October is also the month of the Indigenous Peoples who are now the poorest of the poor as their Ancestral Domains have been land-grabbed and if they resist, they are being killed. In fact, in the last five years, some 63 IP leaders have been murdered by powerful entities that cannot moderate their greed in cohort with power-that-be. Go to Butong, Quezon and you will see more than 1,000 families from the Manobo-Pulangihon Tribe living under shattered tents along the highway, eating just “kamote” once a day or nothing at all. For five years now, they have been living in extreme poverty as their 1,111 hectare-Ancestral Domain has been land-grabbed by a powerful corporation whose

President is the Mayor of Quezon, Bukidnon.

It i s a won d e r f u l coincidence that all of the above-mentioned celebration fall together in the same month as these events are inextricably linked and the issues they carry are very much related.

This month is the apt time for all of us to pause and reflect on issues of poverty, gross inequities and social injustices not only nationally but also globally.

As embodied in the 17 Sustainable Development Goas (SDGs), all the nations in the world have targeted the eradication of hunger, poverty, gross inequities, social injustice, climate change, violent extremism and the promotion of peace, health, gender equity, and sustainability carrying the theme, “ Transformative Cooperatives for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace.”

Tr a n s f o r m at i o n h a s become imperative in a world that has given so much veneration to the profit motive that has captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities a n d e v e n o f re l i g i o n s groups. There is so much denigration of spirituality as humanity is now buried in so much consumerism and materialism.

Indeed, cooperatives are not transactional but transformational. Based on studies, out of 4.4 billion p eople in de velopment countries, 1.3 billion live on less than $1/day; 2.8 billlion on less than $2/day, 821 million people are struggling OCTOBER/PAGE 11

Continuing Christ’s redemptive mission Christ’s redemptive mission is very much an ongoing af fair, and he involves all of us actually in this business. Those words that he addressed to his apostles, giving them their mission, can be considered as addressed to us also.

“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few,” he said, “so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” (Lk 10,2) The task, of course, is overwhelming and we are asked to give our all. But we should not worry because Christ will always be with us. It’s his work, after all, before it is ours. We should just cooperate with him.

In this regard, we have to give special attention to what may be considered as the new mission lands nowadays where we do not have to go far to carry out this duty. This can be done right where we are.

Yes, there is no doubt we are all meant to be apostles of Christ, to be his ambassadors.

That’s simply because we are

meant to be like Christ, to be ‘another Christ,’ and so we share also in his redemptive mission which is a continuing affair as long as we are still in this world.

No wonder then that Christ would just choose his apostles seemingly at random. He would just pass by a certain place, and upon seeing someone, he would just say, “Come, follow me.”

And wonder of wonders also, the person called would just follow him without question.

In fact, it is said that the person called would leave everything behind (“relictic omnibus”).

We are all meant to be apostles of Christ with the lifelong concern for doing apostolate, taking advantage of all the occasions and situations in life. Vatican II spells it out very clearly.

“The Christian vocation is by its very nature a vocation to the apostolate.” (Apostolicam actuositatem, 2) So, anyone who wants to b e tr uly consistent to his Christian identity and calling should

realize ever deeply that he is called to help others get closer to God. This is what apostolate is all about.

We need to be familiar with this Christian duty. We have to do apostolate, and we need to see to it that the zeal for it is always nourished, stoked and fanned to its most intense degree.

We have to understand t h o u g h t h at i n d o i n g apostolate, we should rely only on Christ’s power. Thus, Christ in commissioning his apostles, told them to “take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money…” (cfr. Lk 9,1-6) He will provide for everything that we need.

And nowadays, we seem to get more convinced that the new mission lands are not anymore those places and people who are far away from the mainstream, those who still are kind of primitive in their culture and deprived even of the basic material necessities, or who are still into their own pagan ways.

Of course, due attention

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ROY CIMAGALA and evangelization should continue for them. These should never stop.

But we are more convinced that the new mission lands are the more developed countries that are in the middle of the mainstream world but are very far in their faith. More than far from the faith and from God, they look more like resistant and even against God and anything that has to do with religion. They are more challenging since the attention and evangelization to be given to them require a more complex strategy.

We have to give special attention to these new mission lands!

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58th IB strengthens security ties with eastern MisOr corps

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LAVERIA, Misamis Oriental--In line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for a whole of nation approach in ending local communist armed conflict, the 58th Infantry “Dimalulupid” Battalion (58IB) alongside the Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Officer (MisOr-PPO) facilitated its Security Management Forum at the 58IB Headquarters in Poblacion, Claveria.

Spearheaded by 58th IB Commanding Officer Lt. Col Ricky L. Canatoy together with MisOr PPO Chief PIU Police Lt. Col. Adolfo C Mercado and 58th IB Executive Officer Maj. Hermilando T. Corvera Jr, the group met with various security managers and officers from Eastern Misamis Oriental corporations to discuss critical investment, Infrastructure, and Protection Security Operations (CIIPSO).

Opening of class S.Y. 2021-2022

EMMA CONCEPCION T. SOGO-AN Teacher I Dr. Gerardo Sabal Memorial National High School Claveria, Misamis Oriental

OPENING another school year during the Covid-19 pandemic was a success even as we teachers continue to deal with the same challenges under distance learning.

DepEd especially the Division of Misamis Oriental celebrates with great joy its success in opening classes for the second year in the time of Covid.

We opened classes last year.

We successfully ended them.

Now we are opening another school year. Isn’t that success worthy of celebration?

Despite the challenges, SY 2020-21 ended last July. Still

and all, there is much success to celebrate and build on. We did what was considered impossible in five months. We translated printed learning materials into television, radio, cell phone, tablet and walkie talkies.

This month, we are opening SY 2021-22 as we celebrate the victory last year. The challenges we are facing now are even tougher than those we battled last year. It is not a repeat of last year because events do not necessarily repeat themselves.

There will be no repetition of the experiences that we had, challenges that we had during the past academic year.

Among the participating security officers and representatives were from national and international companies such as the Del Monte Philippines Incorporated, Coca Cola Beverages Philippines Misamis Oriental Plant, San Miguel Corporation SL Harbor, San Miguel Brewery, STEAG State Power Inc, among others which comprises the bulk of the province’s economic activity.

During the forum, 58IB discussed the current threat situation

thereby affecting the critical installations and projects all around Eastern Misamis Oriental, followed by questions and concerns that were answered by the panelists, and an exchange of ideas transpired to intensify the campaign against NPA’s extortion activities and atrocities against heavy equipment and machinery by these huge firms.

“This isn't just for our benefit, it goes above and beyond. We are here to work together for the

greater good, which is why you are here in the first place. This entire discussion, as well as the formation of your security organization, is just the start.,” Canatoy said, expressing his gratitude to the members of the Security Organization for their support and cooperation.

The participants agreed to create an organization called Security Organization for Eastern Misamis Oriental or SOFEMO, with induction of officers followed upon

its creation while the 58IB and PPO-MISOR commanders serve as advisers.

“The Army is doing all possible to prevent the NPA's atrocities and other violent activities.

What we ask from you is your fervent cooperation in not succumbing to their extortion tactics or engaging in negotiations with them. I'm looking forward to working with you to build a stronger, more fruitful partnership,” Canatoy said. (58th IB/PIA-10/ Misamis Oriental)

Mental Health Wellness among Teachers: A must

By DESIREE MARIE M. GRANADA Tingalan Integrated School

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers, school counselors, and school employees have remained acutely focused on supporting their learners and continuing to do their jobs at this time. In some cases, this may mean teaching, care-taking (whether for children or other loved ones), and continuing to work through the same challenges that anyone else is. While resources related to mental health have been (rightfully) front and center for supporting learners, parents, and others, less focus has been paid on maintaining the mental health of the educators who are also trying to find balance in our new way of living and remote teaching. That’s why we put together some mental health tips for teachers that can help during COVID-19.

Now, more than ever, we need to be incredibly kind to ourselves to help maintain mental wellness. We teach learners this all

of the time– the basics of self-compassion, kind self-talk, and growth mindset. Now is the time to also turn it inwards. In doing so, you’ll benefit your own mental wellness and also be able to model it for others in your life.

Collectively, we need to acknowledge that we are in the midst of a pandemic and distance learning– and that it is not business as usual. Things are going to be different, and that is okay. We can’t expect to be as productive, or on top of it, or together as we once could. If you are one of those, like many, who is trying to balance educating with care-taking or educating your learners on top of your own kids, there is no possible way that you can be all things to all people all of the time. By setting small, realistic goals and expectations around what you actually could be capable of, you will be setting yourself up to feel much more

fulfilled and help maintain your mental health.

There are certain things that you simply cannot control right now: who will be impacted by COVID-19, whether it will be you, how things will evolve. But there are some things that you can control: how you spend some of your time, what you choose to prioritize, what types of media you consume (and how frequently) and your mindset, to name a few. By focusing on the things that you can control and prioritizing the ones that are healthy, you can help to put your mental wellness front and center.

If you feel like you are having a tough time, and are struggling in any way with enjoying things, balancing your mood, or finding time to take care of yourself– or if you have any thoughts of hurting yourself– please reach out to a counselor, or with our family or our friends.

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HON. MAMINTAL ADIONG JR. Governor of Lanao del Sur and

HON. MOJAM RAKI-IN ADIONG Vice Governor of Lanao del Sur

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

Plaintiff,

meters, as shown on the attached Sketch Plan and Narrative Technical Descriptions, and particularly described as follows:

22. However, since the subject property is covered by Section 112 of C.A. 141 and defendants are not entitled to compensation for the Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way, the provisional deposit representing the 100% BIR zonal value of the said affected area amounting to SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY PESOS (Php71,260.00) should remain in custodia legis until this case is resolved with finality.

SPL. CVL. ACTION NO. 068-07-2020

- versus –

– for –

Expropriation HEIRS OF SPOUSES NENITA G. JERUSALEM and GOMER JERUSALEM, namely: Gomer G. Jerusalem Jr., Rody G. Jerusalem, Roy G. Jerusalem, Marelyn G. Jerusalem, Merly Sauter, Marilou Jerusalem, Mercy Salatzki, and Jean J. Tibon,

Defendants. x------------------------/ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: MERLYN J. SAUTER MARILOU JERUSALEM MERCY J. SALATZKI Brgy. Bulod, Tubod, Lanao del Norte

G R E E T I N G S! WHEREAS, on July 13, 2021, the Court issued an order granting the petitioner’s Motion to Serve Summons by Publication, which reads as follows:

“On record is a Motion for Leave of Court to Effect Service of Summons

by Publication to defendants Merlyn J. Sauter, Marilou Jerusalem and Mercy J. Salatzki. Finding the same motion to be proper and in order after plaintiff complied with the requirements of the rules, the same is hereby granted. Let a summons by publication be served to defendants Merlyn J. Sauter, Marilou Jerusalem and Mercy J. Salatzki whose last known address are respectively at Brgy. Bulod, Tubod, Lanao del Norte”

WHEREAS, Petition reads: COMPLAINT (With Urgent Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Possession)

Plaintiff, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), by counsel, respectfully states that:

1.

Plaintiff is a private corporation created and existing under Philippine laws, with principal office address at NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. It may be served with notices and other court processes through its Right-of-Way Department (ROWD) – Mindanao Division, Maria Cristina, Iligan City, copy furnished the afore-mentioned principal office.

2.

Pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9511, plaintiff was granted a franchise to operate, manage and maintain, and in connection therewith, to engage in the business of conveying or transmitting electricity through a high-voltage back-bone system of interconnected transmission lines, substations and related facilities, systems operations, and other activities that are necessary to support the safe and reliable operation of a transmission system and to construct, install, finance, manage, improve, expand, operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair and refurbish the present nationwide transmission system of the Republic of the Philippines.

3.

Under Section 4 of the same law, NGCP was granted the power of eminent domain, subject to the requirements of the Constitution and existing laws.

4.

Plaintiff is engaged in the business of transmitting electric power from the generating plants of power producers to distributors. As such, plaintiff’s business is imbued with public interest.

5. To address the country’s growing power demand and ensure continuous, reliable and efficient power supply, there is a need to interconnect the three (3) major power grids of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a single national grid. Aside from the sharing of systems reserve, the interconnection will also help optimize utilization of indigenous energy resources such as natural gas in Luzon, geothermal in the Visayas and hydro in Mindanao. Owing to this necessity, plaintiff must immediately construct the transmission lines that will transmit power to distributors of electricity not only in Mindanao but also in Luzon and Visayas. This undertaking is for the use and benefit of the public and part of it is known as the MINDANAO-VISAYAS INTERCONNECTION PROJECT (MVIP), integral part of which is the KAUSWAGAN-LALA 230kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (Project).

6. The said MVIP of NGCP is the first project certified by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an Energy Project of National Significance (EPNS) pursuant to R.A. 7638 of DOE Act of 1992, as amended, entitled to all the rights and privileges provided under Executive Order No. 30, series of 2017, as evidenced by the Certification dated 8 May 2018 issued by the Energy Investment Coordinating Council. It is targeted to be energized by December 2020.

7. Defendants HEIRS OF SPOUSES NENITA G. JERUSALEM AND GOMER JERUSALEM, SR., namely: Gomer G. Jerusalem Jr., Rody G. Jerusalem, Roy G. Jerusalem, Marelyn G. Jerusalem, Merly J. Sauter, Marilou Jerusalem, Mercy J. Salatzki, and Jean J. Tibon, are all of legal age and Filipinos. They may be served with notices, summons and other processes of this Honorable Court at their respective addresses, to wit:

8.

The property subject of this complaint is a parcel of land, identified as Lot No. 1518, PLS-31 situated in Brgy. Bulod, Tubod, Lanao del Norte registered in the name of the late Nenita Geraldi married to Gomer Jerusalem per Original Certificate of Title No. P-1710 and declared in the name of Gomer Jerusalem per Tax Declaration No. H-050310 (22).

9.

The total area sought to be expropriated consists of 10,180 square

the ministerial duty of the trial court to issue the writ of possession in favor of the plaintiff, without need of any further hearing. Therefore, the Honorable Court can already immediately issue to the plaintiff an order to take possession of the property and start the implementation of the project.

Machine copies of the BIR zonal valuation and Report on the Count of Improvements are attached and made as integral parts of this complaint.

10. A careful scrutiny of Original Certificate of Title No. P-1,710 shows that it was issued by virtue of a free patent pursuant to Commonwealth Act (CA) No. 141. As such, it is subject to all conditions and public easements and servitudes recognized and prescribed by law, especially those mentioned in Sections 109, 110, 111, 112, 113 and 114 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended.

11. provide:

Sections 111 and 112 (as amended by P.D. 1361) of C.A. 141

“Sec. 111 – All persons receiving title to lands under the provision of this Act shall hold such lands subject to the provisions hereof and to the same public servitudes as exist upon lands owned by private persons xxx.

"SEC. 112. Said land shall further be subject to a right-of-way not exceeding sixty (60) meters in width for public highways, railroads, irrigation ditches, aqueducts, telegraph and telephone lines, airport runways, xxx and similar works as the Government or any public or quasi-public service or enterprise xxx may reasonably require for carrying on their business, with damages for the improvements only.

“Government officials charged with the prosecution of these projects or their representatives are authorized to take immediate possession of the portion of the property subject of the lien as soon as the need arises and after due notice to the owners. xxx" (Emphasis supplied)

12. Such legal easement has been consistently recognized and applied by the Supreme Court in a long line of cases, where it ruled that a landowner whose property is subject to the legal easement imposed by Section 112 of C.A. 141 is not entitled to compensation for the portion thereof covered by the 60-meter easement of right-of-way, except only for the value of the existing improvements that will be affected.

13. Considering that plaintiff is a private corporation performing a public service, it is a quasi-public entity entitled to enforce such easement of right-of-way of up to 60 meters in width on the subject property without cost, except for the improvements that will be damaged by the project.

14. As shown in the aforementioned said sketch plan, plaintiff’s project merely imposes a ten (40)-meter wide easement of right-of-way over the subject property, which is well within the sixty (60)-meter wide easement reserved under Section 112 of C.A. 141.

15. To enable plaintiff to construct and maintain the Project, it is both necessary and urgent to enforce an easement of right-of-way pursuant to Section 112 of C.A. 141 and/or acquire the portion of the subject property, to ensure stability and reliability of the power supply in Mindanao and other regions of the country.

16. Plaintiff negotiated with defendants, informing them of its intention to take immediate possession of Lot No. 1518, PLS-31 for the implementation of its project. Plaintiff likewise offered defendants the value of the improvements to be affected by its project and the acquisition cost for Affected Area-Tower Site. However, no agreement was reached between the parties. Hence, plaintiff has no other recourse but to file the instant complaint.

17. Sec. 13 of R.A. 11361 provides that Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure governs plaintiff’s expropriation cases. Under Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff may already enter and possess the subject property during the pendency of the expropriation case.

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

19. Without prejudice to the applicability of Section 112 of CA No. 141, plaintiff hereby serves for purposes of the issuance of writ of possession, simultaneous with the filing of the instant Complaint, a Notice to Take Possession upon defendants and shall deposit with the Honorable Court the total amount of FOUR HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE PESOS AND 94/100 (Php409,969.94), equivalent to 100% BIR zonal value of the total affected area of the subject property, plus the cost of improvements to be affected by the Project. Such total amount to be deposited by plaintiff includes the 100% BIR zonal value of the Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way amounting to Php71,260, which defendants are not entitled to receive by virtue of Section 112 of CA 141, but plaintiff is willing to deposit only for purposes of issuance of writ of possession.

20. Notwithstanding that R.A. 10752 does not specifically apply to plaintiff, it shall deposit the said amount with this Honorable Court consistent with the purpose of the said law and OCA Circular No. 113-2019 to simplify the deposit requirement in expropriation cases for the benefit of the defendants and in the interest of immediate implementation of projects intended to benefit the public.

21. Upon deposit of the provisional amount, plaintiff would have fully complied with the requirements for the issuance of a writ of possession as mandated by law. In a long line of cases and in accordance with OCA Circular No. 113-2019, once the above requirements are complied with it, it becomes

23. Plaintiff intends to present three (3) witnesses, namely: a) Engr. Herminigildo D. Itoc, b) Engr. Nolito L. Notar, and c) Arthur J. Bongcawil to establish, among others, NGCP’s authority to exercise the power of eminent domain, the propriety of its exercise in this case, and the bases for the determination of the just compensation. Copies of their Judicial Affidavits (with attached Exhibits “A” to “M”) are attached as Annexes B, C and D and made an integral part hereof. Plaintiff intends to present additional witnesses if necessary.

PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered, plaintiff most respectfully prays that this Honorable Court: 1. ISSUE a Writ of Possession in plaintiff’s favor authorizing it to enter and take possession of the portion of the property subject of this complaint that will be affected by the construction and implementation of the Project, with a total area of 10,180 square meters, more or less, described in paragraphs 8 and 9 hereof; order all defendants to vacate the portion of the subject property; and direct the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assist plaintiff in the implementation of the said writ of possession so that project construction can immediately commence even during the pendency of the case; 2.

ISSUE an Order of Expropriation declaring the existence of a legal easement imposed by Section 112 of C.A. No. 141 over Lot No. 1518, PLS-31 and confirming plaintiff’s lawful right to enforce such easement of right-of-way, to take possession of and to occupy the 10,180-square meter portion of defendants’ property as specified in paragraphs 8 and 9 hereof; 3. ISSUE a Judgment declaring and confirming plaintiff’s lawful right to enforce an easement of right-of-way, take possession of and occupy the 10,180-meter Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way of defendants’ Lot No. 1518, PLS-31 as specified in paragraphs 8 and 9 hereof, for the construction and implementation of the Project, at no cost, except for the value of the improvements affected by plaintiff’s project; 4.

DIRECT the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Tubod, Lanao del Norte to return the amount of Php71,260.00 deposited by plaintiff once the Honorable Court confirms that defendants are not entitled to compensation for the 10,180-square meter Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way, as specified in paragraphs 8 and 9 hereof, pursuant to Section 112 of the Commonwealth Act No. 141 and applicable jurisprudence; 5. DIRECT: a. The Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to register and annotate the Order of Expropriation and Judgment on the OCT No. P-1,710 or any certificate of title that may hereafter be issued covering the property subject of this case; b. The Municipal Assessor of Tubod and/or Provincial Assessor of Lanao del Norte to cancel Tax Declaration No. H-050310 (22) and issue new and separate tax declaration in the name of plaintiff covering the portion of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein.

Plaintiff prays for other relief just and equitable under the premises.

Iligan City for Tubod, Lanao del Norte, __________, 2020.

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

By: LUIS MANUEL U. BUGAYONG PTR No. 9344633 – 01/06/2020 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010191/Rizal Chapter MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012003 Roll of Attorneys No. 38002 GORDON S. MONTOJO PTR No. 9344642 – 01/06/2020 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010193/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012024 Roll of Attorneys No. 44910 JULES BOY R. VALDEZ PTR No. 9344639 – 01/06/2020 - Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 012616/ 03-28-2014 / Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012045 / 07-09-2018 Roll of Attorney’s No. 63350

By:

RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT – MINDANAO DIVISION NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Maria Cristina, Iligan City KERTH JOSSEF M. ABLANQUE PTR No. 9357974 – 01/02/2020 – Iligan City IBP Lifetime No. 012019 MCLE Compliance No. VI-0011641 Roll of Attorneys No. 60170 JUNELLA G. LIMPANGOG-ABARQUEZ PTR No. 9360825 – 12/12/19 – Iligan City IBP No. 099828 – 12/26/19 – Iligan City MCLE Compliance No. V-0022527 Roll of Attorneys No. 58980

NOW THEREFORE, the above mentioned Defendants are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, her ANSWER to the abovequoted petition within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon petitioner’s counsel at his given address indicated in the petition. Defendants are further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, September 1, 2021.

FLORENCE O. PEROCHO Legal Researcher II/OIC – Clerk of Court

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION SPL. CVL. ACTION NO. 061-07-2020 OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, – for –

- versus – Expropriation HEIRS OF REMEDIOS GAGARRA, Namely: Alfredo G. Rulona, Nicolas G. Rulona, Melecia R. Guevarra, Norma R. Antonio, Arturo G. Rulona, Santos G. Rulona, Efren G. Rulona, and Ordanita R. Mañigos; HEIRS OF HERMINIGILDO GAGARRA, Namely: Elizabeth O. Gagarra, Hope G. Lazarro, Charity G. Villano, Faith G. Villoria, Sherwin Gagarra and Zenbie Stuart Gagarra, Defendants. x---------------------------/ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: HOPE G. LAZARRO CHARITY G. VILLANO FAITH G. VILLORIA SHERWIN GAGARRA Brgy. Austin Heights, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte

G R E E T I N G S! WHEREAS, on June 30, 2021, the Court issued an order granting the petitioner’s Motion to Serve Summons

by Publication, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows: “When this case was called for hearing, only party-plaintiff is in Cout. Atty. Palad, counsel for the plaintiff manifested that they have filed a Motion for Leave of Court to Effect Summons by Publication. Finding the same to be meritorious, the same is hereby granted. Let an order be issued allowing the plaintiff to effect service of summons by publication.”

WHEREAS, Petition reads: COMPLAINT (With Urgent Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Possession) Plaintiff, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), by counsel, respectfully states that:

1.

Plaintiff is a private corporation created and existing under Philippine laws, with principal office address at NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. It may be served with notices and other court processes through its Right-of-Way Department (ROWD) – Mindanao Division, Maria Cristina, Iligan City, copy furnished the afore-mentioned principal office.

2. Pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9511, plaintiff was granted a franchise to operate, manage and maintain, and in connection therewith, to engage in the business of conveying or transmitting electricity through a high-voltage back-bone system of interconnected transmission lines, substations and related facilities, systems operations, and other activities that are necessary to support the safe and reliable operation of a transmission system and to construct, install, finance, manage, improve, expand, operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair and refurbish the present nationwide transmission system of the Republic of the Philippines.

3. Under Section 4 of the same law, NGCP was granted the power of eminent domain, subject to the requirements of the Constitution and existing laws.

4.

Plaintiff is engaged in the business of transmitting electric power from the generating plants of power producers to distributors. As such, plaintiff’s business is imbued with public interest.

5.

To address the country’s growing power demand and ensure continuous, reliable and efficient power supply, there is a need to interconnect the three (3) major power grids of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a single national grid. Aside from the sharing of systems reserve, the interconnection will also help optimize utilization of indigenous energy resources such as natural gas in Luzon, geothermal in the Visayas and hydro in Mindanao. Owing to this necessity, plaintiff must immediately construct the transmission lines that will transmit power to distributors of electricity not only in Mindanao but also in Luzon and Visayas. This undertaking is for the use and benefit of the public and part of it is known as the MINDANAO-VISAYAS INTERCONNECTION PROJECT (MVIP), integral part of which is theKOLAMBUGAN-LALA 20kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (Project).

12. Section 13 of R.A. 11361 provides that Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure governs plaintiff’s expropriation cases. Under Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff may already enter and possess the subject property during the pendency of the expropriation case.

13.

14. In compliance with the notice requirement, plaintiff hereby serves, simultaneous with the filing of the instant Complaint, a Notice to Take Possession (Annex “H”) upon the defendants.

15. To comply with the deposit requirement, plaintiff, notwithstanding that R.A. 10752 does not specifically apply to it, shall deposit with the Honorable Court an amount equivalent to the 100% of the BIR zonal value of the land sought to be expropriated plus the cost of the affected improvements, in the total amount of ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY PESOS AND 85/100 (Php110,620.85) consistent with the purpose of the said law and OCA Circular No. 113-2019 to simplify the deposit requirement in expropriation cases for the benefit of the defendants and in the interest of immediate implementation of projects intended to benefit the public.

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

17. In a long line of cases and pursuant to OCA Circular No. 113-2019, once the above requirements are complied with it, it becomes the ministerial duty of the trial court to issue the writ of possession in favor of the plaintiff, without need of any further hearing. Therefore, the Honorable Court can already immediately issue to the plaintiff an order to take possession of the property and start the implementation of the project.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, premises considered, plaintiff most respectfully prays that this Honorable Court:

1.

ISSUE a Writ of Possession in plaintiff’s favor; authorizing plaintiff to enter and take possession of the property subject of this complaint that will be affected by the construction and implementation of the Project, consisting of a total area of 2,021 square meters, more or less, as described in paragraph 9 hereof; demolish the affected structures standing therein; order all defendants to vacate the same; direct the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assist plaintiff in the implementation of the said writ of possession so that project construction can immediately commence even during the pendency of the case and/or for the conduct of the counting of affected improvements, if necessary;

2.

ISSUE an Order of Expropriation declaring that plaintiff has a lawful right to take possession and acquire the affected property specified in paragraph 9hereof;

3.

After the determination of just compensation, to authorize the payment thereof by plaintiff to the defendants after deducting the capital gains and documentary stamp taxes for the transfer of the affected portion ofLot 6527B, PSD-123508-020585, in the name of plaintiff, all other outstanding taxes under the National Internal Revenue Code, and all outstanding realty taxes and dues under the Local Government Code, which plaintiff shall remit to the Government; 4.

ISSUE a judgment after determination of just compensation, declaring plaintiff as the lawful owner of the affected portion of Lot 6527-B, PSD-123508-020585consisting of a total area of 2,021square meters, more or less, described in paragraph9hereof; 5. DIRECT: a. The Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to register the Order of Expropriation and Judgment on the TCT No. T-16,970and issue a new transfer certificate of title in the name of the plaintiff with respect to the portions of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein. b. The Municipal Assessor of Kolambugan and/or Provincial Assessor of Lanao del Norte to cancel Tax Declaration No.H-020486 (07)and issue new and separate tax declaration covering the portions of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein.

Plaintiff prays for other relief just and equitable under the premises.

Quezon City for Tubod, Lanao del Norte, __________, 2020.

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

By:

LUIS MANUEL U. BUGAYONG PTR No. 9344633 – 01/06/2020 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010191/Rizal Chapter MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012003 Roll of Attorneys No. 38002

6.

The said MVIP of NGCP is the first project certified by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an Energy Project of National Significance (EPNS) pursuant to R.A. 7638 of DOE Act of 1992, as amended, entitled to all the rights and privileges provided under Executive Order No. 30, series of 2017, as evidenced by DOE Certification dated 8 May 2018 attached as Annex “A”. It is targeted to be energized by December 2020.

GORDON S. MONTOJO PTR No. 9344642 – 01/06/2020 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010193/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012024 Roll of Attorneys No. 44910

7. Defendants HEIRS OF REMEDIOS GAGARRA, namely: Alfredo G. Rulona, Nicolas G. Rulona, Melecia R. Guevarra Norma R. Antonio, Arturo G. Rulona, Santos G. Rulona, Efren G. Rulona, and Ordanita R. Mañigos, are all of legal age, Filipinos, and residents of Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Isabela City, Basilan Province, where they may be served with notices, summons, and other processes of this Honorable Court.

JULES BOY R. VALDEZ PTR No. 9344639–01/06/2020 - Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 012616/ 03-28-2014 / Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-12616 / 07-09-2018 Roll of Attorney’s No. 63350

8. Defendants HEIRS OF HERMINIGILDO GAGARRA, namely: Elizabeth O. Gaggara, Hope G. Lazarro, Charity G. Villano, Faith G. Villoria, Sherwin Gagarra and Zenbie Stuart Gagarra, are likewise all of legal age, Filipinos, and residents of Brgy. Austin Heights, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, where they may be served with notices, summons, and other processes of this Honorable Court.

9.

Plaintiff intends to expropriate portion of a parcel of land, identified as Lot No. 6527-B, PSD-123508020585 situated in Brgy. Austin Heights, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. The said lot isregistered in the name of Heirs of Remedios Gagarra represented by Nicolas Rolona per Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-16,970 and declared in the name of the late Herminigildo Gagarra, per Tax Declaration No. H-020486 (07), respectively. It is more particularly described below together with the affected area sought to be expropriated consisting of 2,021 square meters, as shown in the attached Sketch Plan and Technical Descriptions.

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

RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT – MINDANAO DIVISION NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Maria Cristina, Iligan City By: KERTH JOSSEF M. ABLANQUE PTR No. 9357974 – 01/02/2020 – Iligan City IBP Lifetime No. 012019 MCLE Compliance No. VI-0011641 Roll of Attorneys No. 60170 JUNELLA G. LIMPANGOG-ABARQUEZ PTR No. 9360825 – 12/12/19– Iligan City IBP No. 099828 – 12/26/19 – Iligan City MCLE Compliance No. V-0022527 Roll of Attorneys No. 58980

Machine copies of the BIR Zonal Valuation applicable to the subject property and Report on the Count of Improvements are attached and made as integral parts of this complaint.

10. To enable plaintiff to construct and maintain the Project, it is both necessary and urgent to acquire, upon payment of just compensation, the portion of the defendants’ property, to ensure stability and reliability of the power supply in Mindanao and other regions of the country.

11. Plaintiff negotiated with defendants, through Elizabeth Gagarra and Zenbie Stuart Gagarra, for the acquisition of the affected portion of the subject property and to pay the cost of improvements therein that may be damaged by the construction of the transmission line project. However, no agreement was reached between the parties.

NOW THEREFORE, the above mentioned Defendants are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, her ANSWER to the abovequoted petition within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon petitioner’s counsel at his given address indicated in the petition. Defendants are further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, August 4, 2021.

FLORENCE O. PEROCHO Legal Researcher II/OIC – Clerk of Court

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undocumented cigarettes.

The Novemb er R ain crewmen were identified a s He n r y Adj i l a n i , 5 9 (skipper); Alih Pusung, 24; Rasid Asmara, 18; and, Sajel Askalani, 26.

M/V Adzmie B oy was manned by Adzmin Sawadjaan, 50 (skipper and owner); Al Hailil, 28; Mijar Middun, 23; Middun Hasim, 64; and Lacson Jawharan, 33.

Reyes said the confiscated smuggled cigarettes consisted of 73 master cases of New Berlin; 27, Bravo Red; 28, Astro Red; five, Fort Menthol; 24, Cannon Menthol; and, five, Astro Menthol.

He said the confiscated cigarettes were turned over to the B O C for proper disposition.

He lauded the operating unit for the successful antismuggling operations and assured the public that the ZCPO will remain steadfast in the fight against all forms of illegal activities. (PNA) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH AND SALE K NO W A LL M EN BY T HES E PRESENTS:

The Importance of Literacy in the Classroom ARLENE N. LOPEZ Teacher I Aquino Elementary School

Literacy is the ability to read and write and use written information and to write appropriately in a range of context. It involves the integration of speaking, listening, viewing and critical thinking with reading and writing, and includes the cultural knowledge which enables a speaker, writer or reader to recognize and use language appropriate.

Many teachers focus on the importance of literacy in their classrooms, displaying word walls, putting labels on everyday objects, providing signs, and schedules, to illustrate the importance to them as to how words can be used every single day and their significance. There are countless ways to incorporate literacy into a child’s life.

Ever ything that teachers do can affect students’ interest and engagement with literacy.

Using strategies and resources to encourage students to be more literate can determine their success in academics as well as real life.

It is important for teachers to make a classroom environment where their students feel confident

about reading and wanting to be successful.

The wall will have many posters providing why it is important to read and author quotes that will have the students asking questions and using their critical thinking skills. Overall, the classroom will be a warm and inviting environment so that every students’ feels safe and ready to learn.

For that reason, it is extremely important that educators make a great effort to get to know their students’ and their reading abilities, their strengths and weakness in the reading area and most importantly, to have extended knowledge of how to teach literacy.

That the late HILARION B. CALAMBA & NECITAS L. CALAMBA who died intestate at Mambajao, Camiguin; that the deceased spouses left a parcel of land with Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-8569 situated at Volcan, Naasag, Mambajao, Camiguin, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINE (1,609) SQUARE METERS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH AND SALE, filed by the heirs of HILARION B. CALAMBA & NECITAS L. CALAMBA, in favor of EVELYN M. LANGILAO, per DOC #183; PAGE #19; BOOK #XVIII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. BERNA GIFT C. GONZAGA-DIMACALING. BWM: Oct. 1, 8 & 15, 2021

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF BENJAMIN AMONTOS TAGAM JR., WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF GRACE V. TAGAM K NO W A LL M EN BY T HES E PRESENTS:

That the late VALENTIN E. ACENAS who died intestate on April 17, 2020, in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, that the deceased left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. TCT-138-2019000082, Tax Declaration No. F-043118, situated in Brgy. Lunotan, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of THIRTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TEN (32,510) square meters, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of VALENTINE E. ACENAS, in favor of MARIA AISSA C. AQUINO, per DOC #227; PAGE #46; BOOK #1;Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JOHN RAPHAEL M. PELINGGON.

That the late SPS. LEA G. IDULZA and FAUSTINO L. IDULZA, and siblings and sole heirs of MARIA G. IDULZA, single who all died intestate last December 17, 2011, that on the death of the decedent they left real properties, described as follows with TCT No. T-152270 situated at Galope Compound Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND HUNDRED THIRTY (1,130) square meters, more or less, TCT No. T-152271 situated at Galope Compound Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE (1,865) square meters, and TCT No. T-77988 situated at Galope Compound, Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (2,998) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of SPS. LEA G. IDULZA and FAUSTINO L. IDULZA, and siblings and sole heirs of MARIA G. IDULZA, per DOC #10; PAGE #2; BOOK #CXI; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDDIE C. CUARESMA.

That the late BENJAMIN AMONTOS TAGAM JR., (deceased) was married to GRACE V. TAGAM and the spouses were endowed with two (2) children, namely: HANTHONY CYREY V. TAGAM and KEANU PAULO V. TAGAM; BENJAMIN AMONTOS TAGAM JR., died intestate or without a will on July 14, 2019 in Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental. Upon his death, he left payable debts at Social Housing Finance Corp. (SHFC) under the name of Association Villview Lumbia Homeowners Association, Inc. Located at Lumbia Cagayan de Oro City with Account No. 31411740075 with an Outstanding Principal Balance in the total amount of Forty Four Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty One and Sixty Nine Centavos (P44,881.69) and without any issue before and during the marriage; WHEREAS, the above-named parties are now the heirs and co-owners of said parcels of land more particularly described as follows: Lot Area: 141.36 square meters, Location: Villview, Lumbia Homeowners Association, Registered Name: Benjamin Amontos Tagam Jr., Lot No.: Blk No. 4, Lot No. 5 and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF BENJAMIN AMONTOS TAGAM JR., WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF GRACE V. TAGAM, filed by the heirs of BENJAMIN AMONTOS TAGAM JR., per DOC #384; PAGE #77; BOOK #58; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JUVY IND V. ARUBIO.

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DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH ABSOLUTE SALE K NO W A LL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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Atty. ‘Migs’ Nograles on being fashionably confident, comfortable, and proud of her roots As a practicing lawyer in her hometown in Davao, Atty. Margarita “Migs” Bendigo Nograles embodies a fashion sense that reflects her love for Mindanaoan culture – the details and intricacy of the weaving of the tribes, the colors, the unique combination of all of it – are some of the distinctive characteristics that amazes her about the ethnicity.

As a woman she perfectly epitomizes someone who is capable of leading and managing a busy lifestyle yet still

taxation law.

Migs fashion motto is “Dress how you want to be seen and for yourself; be yourself and be unique and comfortable in your own skin,” relates the modernday woman, and wellschooled lawyer. She always relies on her own sense of fashion, “but my niece would tell me I’m a very vintagepreppy type of girl.”

Among the admirable figures in the world of politics and laws, Migs looks up to these women and fashion icons Alexandria

her brand, Kaayo, Modern Mindanao,” she intimates. “And of course, staying closer to my heart, I would have to say my mom, Bebet, and sister, Tinky. I really wouldn’t be where I am today without both of them. They’re some of the strongest women I know who always excel in everything that they do and look great while doing it, effortlessly. I can only hope to be half as beautiful and talented as both of them—the ultimate beauty and brains.”

Through Kaayo, Migs

prominent politician and lawyer Prospero “Boy” Castillo and his beautiful wife, Rhodora Bendigo Nograles.

Migs is equally proud of her other siblings Dra. Kristine, Cabinet Secretary Karlo B. Nograles, and Congressman Jericho B. Nograles.

All while dressed to the nines, and being a woman-on-the-go, as described in an article about her at Lifestyle Asia last year, Migs wants to focus on her advocacy -- that is, to make the legal and

radiating the admirable grace and poise of a lady, and at the same time, embracing her roots and culture.

She makes it a point to dress comfortably when at work no matter how busy her day would turn out to be.

She has perfected the art of power dressing.

“Being comfortable in your skin and feeling good, and confident about yourself, is what power dressing means to me,” shares the 30-year-old partnerlawyer in a Davao-based firm Nograles Ilagan Sagarino Selgas Cayco Aban & Dabi Law (NISSCAD Law), which executes a little bit of everything – civil law, criminal law, corporate law, family law, and

Ocasio-Cortez, and Amal Clooney. The former is the youngest woman ever to serve in the US Congress, and the latter a well-known barrister specializing in international law and human rights. At the home front, she admires her lovely mom Rhodora “Bebet” Bendigo-Nograles, sister Dr. Kristine NogralesHugo, and her sisterin-law, Marga who owns Kaayo Modern Mindanao.

“I admire my sisterin-law, Marga. On top of being a supermom to my nephews and niece and awesome wife to my brother, Karlo, she has really made a name by carrying our Mindanaoan culture through

has been able to help uplift and promote the Mindanaoan culture. “I always try to wear Kaayo as it really shows the Mindanaoan culture,” she says. And even on her regular day to work outfit, she mixes jeans with either a Kaayo top or blazer. “Sometimes I have to wear suits for when there are hearings.

I actually love suits.”

For career women out there, Migs encourages them to “be comfortable in your own sense of fashion, never dress to impress anyone else but yourself,” she advises.

Born on the feast day (September 29) of The Archangels, the natural-born leader Migs is the youngest daughter of the late

justice system accessible to the general public through her own show, Ask Atty. Migs, a program that gives free legal aid and advice to people across the nation.

Five to 10 years from now, she sees herself “growing my firm with more associates so that we can handle more load and work across the region. For my brand, Ask Atty. Migs, that it will still be there so we can help more people in need of legal assistance,” she says with so much optimism for brighter years ahead.

To know more about Atty. Migs Nograles, like and follow her official Facebook page https:// www.facebook.com/ askattymigs.

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to tune us out and take us less seriously. Then we may actually lose control and seriously hurt our children with our words, or even physical harm, to force them to obey us simply out of fear.

The healthiest, most effective way to discipline our kids is to take away their favorite possessions or privileges for a short time. This way they learn the natural consequences of their own bad choices and behavior. Then, they have only themselves to blame. That is how they learn to control themselves and change for the better.

Today you can ask Jesus to forgive you for whatever wrong, unhealthy ways you have been teaching and disciplining your kids? Only He can help you change so you do not make the same mistakes with your kids that your parents possibly made with you. Just think a minute.

ERC Chairperson Agnes T. Devanadera primarily cited that the CAMELCO had been passing on RFSC charges of P0.5324 per kilowatt hour (kWh) while BUSECO had been collecting P0.2508 per kWh on their respective customers.

“The Commission will not tolerate any stakeholders’ noncompliance of our directives. We will closely monitor the respective compliance of CAMELCO and BUSECO on the submission of the requirements,” the ERC chief said.

She further stated “their failure to comply with the said directives shall constrain the Commission to impose the appropriate sanction/s if warranted.”

With the ‘cease collection’ order of the ERC, it was indicated that the RFSC charges will be temporarily removed from their customers’ electric bills.

“The ERC, upon review of the records, found that CAMELCO has not complied with the Commission’s directive for it to submit a third party audit report with respect to the additional RFSC rate that is being collected from its member-consumers,” the regulatory body noted.

Further, the Camiguin power utility was directed “to submit an update of its capital expenditures (capex) projects, including sufficient justification for each project and an update on its RFSC collection as approved by the Commission.”

In the case of BUSECO, the ERC qualified that the power firm already submitted third party audit report but has yet to furnish the regulatory body an update report on its RFSC collections.

“BUSECO was directed to submit to the ERC its update on the additional RFSC collection after the period covered by its 3rd party audit report – particularly from August 2014 up to the present; and an update on its RFSC collection as approved by the Commission pursuant to the RSEC-WR (Rules for the Setting of Electric Cooperatives’ Wheeling Rates),” the industry regulator said.

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to meet their basic food need requirements on daily basis.

Each year, 15 million people die of poverty-related causes, most are children. That is worse than the pandemic.

Why? Because of corporate globalization where only 1% of the population control the economy. Don’t you know that the eight (8) wealthiest corporations on earth have an asset greater than the combined assets of 3.5 billion people on earth or half of the world’s population. While there are millions who are hungry, yet a rich family in California, USA prepared a cake worth $42,000. In the Philippines, the Social Weather Station, in a survey disclosed that 17 million are subsisting on $1/day while 43 million of 42/day.

It also disclsed that 15% of household heads reported that their families had experienced hunger, without having anything to eat, at least once in the last 3 months during this time of pandemic. What is horrible is at a time when there is so much poverty and hunger, Sen. Imee Marcos has disclosed recently that some 67 billion pesos has been corrupted in what is called by the Senate Blue-Ribbon Committee as a premeditated plunder that has caused so much alarm to the Filipino people!

“There is a battle outside and it is raging. . . It will soon shade your windows and rattle your walls . . (the flawed societal order) is rapidly fading. For the times thay are a-changing.”

So goes the song. Yes, it is a war against dehumanizing poverty, climate change, s o c i a l i nj u s t i c e , g ro s s inequities and corruption.

It is a struggle for food security, ecological integrity, and social transformation not through the fire-power of guns but by the strength of the human spirit through cooperativism! Mabuhay and KOOPERATIBA!

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at least five days involved two swimming resorts, two bars, and a used clothing or “ukay-ukay” shop.

The concerned establishments failed to comply with the minimum health standards, including the observance of safe physical distancing and wearing of face masks by customers and workers, he said.

“With a heavy heart I did that because I want to send the message to everybody that

while we want the economy to grow and want the economy not to be disturbed, we want also everyone to observe the basic health protocols,” Ogena said in a radio interview.

He said the 82 other establishments were given citation tickets and warnings for failing to fully comply with health protocols.

“Hopefully they will be more careful and others will be more careful because we are not joking here, he said.

The mayor said the composite team will continue to conduct surprise visits and inspections in the coming days on business establishments within the city’s 27 barangays.

He earlier issued a memorandum renewing the mandate of the team as endorsed by the department heads and members of the city’s incident management team.

The team is headed by the City Health Office and backed up by personnel from the City Licensing Office, Community Affairs Office, City Environment and Natural Resources Office, and the city police.

Ogena said it is important for the local government to sustain the compliance monitoring on business establishments to control the spread of COVID-19 in the city.

He said businesses and residents need to strictly follow the health protocols as it is the most effective measure to stop local transmission.

“If they will not do that, we might be overwhelmed by COVID. We have to do a balancing act,” the mayor said.

As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, the active COVID-19 cases in the city dropped to 532, after reaching an all-time high of 779 on Sept. 19.

The confirmed infections in the city since last year already reached a total of 5,714, with 183 related deaths and 4,999 recoveries. (MindaNews)

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affects the lungs.

In its 2019 report, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that about one million Filipinos were afflicted with tuberculosis.

It is the number one global killer among the infectious diseases before the COVID-19 pandemic reared its ugly head in December 2019 in China, which spread and continues to ravage many countries around the globe, according to the WHO. The Department of Health (DOH) said that tuberculosis kills an average of 70 Filipinos a day despite it being a preventable and curable disease.

Data from the Lanao del Sur provincial health office showed that there are 171 residents afflicted

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with tuberculosis while another 3,319 in 11 towns have early signs of the disease.

Mayors, NGO unite Johayma Diama, project manager of Maranao Development Center (MARADECA) Access TB program, said they have been helping address the tuberculosis problem in Lanao del Sur with the assistance of the Philippine Business for Social Progress, the largest business-led nongovernment organization in the country that operates at the nexus of corporate citizenship, sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Diama said that what they did first was to hire mobile X-ray clinics and deployed them to 10 of Lanao del Sur’s 39 municipalities to detect individuals afflicted by the disease.

She said the people were surprised because this was not done before.

“Our tactic was to bring the X-ray clinics to the towns rather than ask the residents to come to Marawi,” Diama said.

Diama said they meet initial stiff resistance from some residents, who feared that they would be stigmatized if found that they are sick with TB. She said they sought the help of the town mayors in asking the residents to avail the X-ray clinics.

“The situation changed when the town mayors help in asking their residents. More people came to the clinics because their leaders asked them to do so,” Diama said.

Diama said the results were encouraging, with some 6,000 residents availing of the mobile clinics and have themselves X-rayed.

She said that 171 residents were suspected to have TB and these are mostly from ages 60 to 80 years old.

Of the 171 residents, Diama said 47 elderly Maranaos were confirmed positive with TB when their sputum was examined using the GeneXpert machine for tuberculosis in Marawi.

‘Lucky Ben’ Ben went home dejected after the restaurant owner no longer wanted to hire him because of his medical condition.

Back in his hometown in Saguiran, he went to the municipal health office to seek treatment.

The municipal health office in Saguiaran had Ben X-rayed, and was able to confirm that he was indeed sick with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Ben has been taking daily medication of anti-tuberculosis drugs that was made available for him free of charge.

Dr. Apasrah MacumbalMapupuno, of the Lanao del Sur

Provincial Health Office, said that Ben was “lucky” that the municipal health office still have anti-TB drugs to treat him.

She said the province had already ran out of anti-tuberculosis drugs for TB patients, which were supposed to be readily available and given free of charge.

Mapupuno said most of the budget of the provincial government for treating tuberculosis has been realigned to combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The treatment for tuberculosis has taken a back seat because of COVID-19,” she said.

Mapupuno said the GeneXpert machine for tuberculosis molecular laboratory at the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City was also used for testing COVID-19 cases since the pandemic emerged in 2020.

“Most of the money for the early detection of tuberculosis and other diseases also ran out as the money went to the fight against the coronavirus,” she said.

Due to lack of funds, Mapupuno said the salaries for the drivers of motorcycles who collected the sputum tuberculosis samples from Lanao del Sur’s 39 municipalities were not paid.

Treatment of tuberculosis involves taking antibiotics medicine for a minimum of six months.

A patient must complete the medication, otherwise he or she could develop drug-resistant TB. Treating and curing drugresistant TB is complicated.

Inappropriate management can have life-threatening results. Drugresistant TB should be managed by or in close consultation with an expert in the disease, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, TB disease treatment by the Lanao del Sur government has been side-tracked for a year now, Mapupuno reiterated.

She said they are especially concerned of the cramped houses in temporary shelters in Marawi City where thousands of IDPs like Ben have been staying, as such situation could worsen the incidence of COVID-19 and tuberculosis in the province.

For her part, Diama expressed optimism that with the public and private sectors working together, addressing health issues such as tuberculosis “won’t be a hard battle to win.”

Diama urged the mayors and other local officials to continue supporting the fight against tuberculosis, noting that their influence will help a lot in the campaign to eliminate tuberculosis in the country.

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WE, CHRISTIAN KURT C. BARDILAS and SARA SUE C. BARDILAS, both legal age, Filipino citizens, married and single, and a resident of Blk. 3 Lot 15 PNR Subd., Barra Opol, Misamis Oriental, respectively, hereby freely and voluntarily declare and state that: 1. We are the legal and sole heirs of the deceases CARMEN C. BARDILAS, who died on August 29, 2021 at Barra Opol, Misamis Oriental; 2. The deceased died intestate, without leaving any Last Will and Testament, and without any outstanding debts; 3. The deceased left the following property/ies to wit:

a. Bank account maintained with Banco de Oro (BDO) branch of Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City in the amount of __________________ Plus interest accruing; 4. Pursuant to Section 1 of Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, we do hereby adjudicate unto ourselves the above described property/ies in equal shares pro-indiviso; 5. That true copy of this Extra-Judicial Settlement had been published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation as certified by the said newspaper, hereto attached as ANNEX “A” to form as an integral parts hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto affixed our hands and signatures below this SEP. 28, 2021 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

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Architect Romolo Nati discusses the importance of Infrastructure for Economic Growth

Infrastructure was at the center of the discussions during a recently concluded virtual summit named “Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels”. Important speakers from the government and the private sector contributed to an overall exceptional event that followed up on the current state of the Build, Build, Build agenda and discussed the various bottlenecks and solutions for the slightly afflicted sector.

The two-day summit was held on the 16th and 17th September 2021 and

featured, among others, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar as well as Ms. Anna Mae Lamentillo, DPWH Build Build Build Committee Chairperson who discussed the progress of the construction projects of DPWH. The first day saw also Mr. Andres Pizarro, Sector leader, Transport, Infrastructure Development Region 1 Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) discuss the financing of infrastructure while companies like Fosroc Prime Star Global,

Bentley, Michigan, Midas, and Phoenix Asphalt Philippines discussed the various applications of their products.

The discussion panel that followed included Mr. Greg Smith, Managing Director, Global Programme Director, International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), Ms. Gizelle Mae Lim, Manager Capital Projects & Infrastructure, PwC Philippines, Mr. Simon Mannion, Senior Tunnel Manager Megawide, and Dr. Enrico C. Paringit, Executive

Director, DOSTPCIEERD. On the second day, the topics were slightly more colorful with Sec. Berna RomuloPuyat, Department of Tourism (DOT) who underlined the importance to work on the tourism infrastructure to strengthen the postpandemic recovery and make sure the Philippines can catch up with some of its neighboring peers. Atty. Maria Dionesia A. RiveraGuillermo, Head of Legal and Research Division, GPPB listed the legal and practical bottlenecks

and solutions for government procurement, especially during these emergency situations and times of calamity.

The most inspiring speaker on that second day was certainly Arch.

Romolo Valentino Nati, Chairman & CEO of Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) who explained the “Strategic Importance of Infrastructure for Economic Development and Inclusive Growth in the Philippines”. He made an important example of how infrastructure drives investment decisions even in the case of his company IDC who decided to invest in Cagayan de Oro within Pueblo de Oro Busines Park, a prime infra development in Uptown CdO, dubbed to be the BGC of Northern Mindanao.

The same criteria were used with their Miramonti Residences in Sto Tomas Batangas, where the strategic South Luzon Expressway was one of the main reasons for the investment to develop a 23 story multi-purpose ecofriendly building right at the Sto Tomas exit and within yet another prime infra and business park: the LISP III Business Park.

He further stressed that infrastructure connects market stakeholders and communities which, together with real estate development, is the foundation for unlocking economic growth. Architect Nati is a thought

leader for sustainable development and green architectural design. During his presentation, he also asserted that infrastructure needs to consider sustainability and go beyond simple functionality. His own passive green design features that are applied in both Miramonti Residences and Primavera City are a testimony on how natural features can be used to improve the resident's living environment.

To end the second day a very inspired group of panelists discussed Philippine Infrastructure Construction Opportunities and Challenges. Mr. Joey Radovan, Vice Chairman, JLL Philippines, Ar. Maan Shayne Pausanos, Specifications Manager, FOSROC Prime Star Global, Mr. Simon Mannion, Senior Tunnel Manager, Megawide, Mr. Andres Pizarro, Sector leader, Transport, Infrastructure Development Region 1 Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) engaged in a very colorful discussion which ended the event.

During these times of uncertainty, it is important to see that infrastructure projects are carried forward as these will be the pillar for future growth.

Events like these give hope not only to the related stakeholders but also to those local communities who are ultimately the beneficiaries of the planned projects.