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AGRICULTURE Secretary William Dar has reiterated his request to Japan Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Shinya Fujiki to lower the tariffs imposed on Philippine bananas.

“I would like to request your support for the preferential tariff rate of zero percent for Philippine bananas in Japan, which currently imposes an 18-percent tariff during the winter season and 8 percent during the summer,” Dar said in a statement.

Japan used to be the largest importer of Philippine bananas for nearly three decades (1991-2017) until China took the spot, buying more than 1.1 million tons in 2018. This redounds to a 56-percent increase from 2017 banana imports.

Fasttracking rehab DAVAO City -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has organized a task group to accelerate the rehabilitation of quake-stricken communities in the island.

MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol appointed Executive Director Janet Lopoz to head the Earthquake Rehabilitation Task Group, which was organized on Monday to ensure a faster delivery of assistance to the victims of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the southeastern part of Mindanao on October 16.

Piñol said the task group will also validate and assess the extent of damage, injuries, and the number and identities of the fatalities.

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By JIGGER JERUSALEM, PNA

ARAWI City -- When she and her members returned to their cooperative store after the five-month Marawi siege in 2017, Jamalia Abdulmalic said they knew they would find something in common with most of the city's residents -- they would be left with nothing.

"When we returned, it was empty.

Everything was gone,” said Abdulmalic, the general manager of Al-Sahara Producers Cooperative, composed

of farmers who pool resources to improve their yield and market their products under a single entity.

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Mindanao leaders grieve over Pimentel's death

By NOEL PUNZALAN and ALEXANDER LOPEZ, PNA

COTABATO City -- The outpouring of grief and sympathy over the death of former senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. has continued, with Mindanao leaders recounting the

public servant's major contributions to the island.

Officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim GRIEVE/PAGE 9

SALUTE TO A STATESMAN. Honor guards salute during the wake of the late former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr. at the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City on Sunday. His body will be flown to his home city of Cagayan de Oro today for necrological service at the City Hall where he once served as mayor. photo grab

CDO to lead the way for M’danao industrialization

By MARK FRANCISCO, Reporter

M I N DA NAO i s ab out t o b e transformed into the country's largest industrial hub with Cagayan de Oro

City at the heart of it.

Local and foreign industry leaders LEAD/PAGE 9

Camiguin guv imposes strict rule on pork entry

By GERRY LEE GORIT, Reporter

ABUNDANT HARVEST. Both residents and tourists taste the sweet lanzones in the town of Mambajao last Sunday. The eat-all-you-can of the 500 kilos of lanzones was to show the abundance of lanzones every year.

This year the price of lanzones in Camiguin has gone down to P10 per kilo. photo by gerry lee gorit

MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – The provincial government of Camiguin has imposed a selective pork and pork products ban as the African

Swine Fever has swept Luzon.

Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental already imposed a temporary RULE/PAGE 9

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Local DA, LBP provide cash aid Banana farmers urged to Agusan Sur farmers to try sorghum farming BUTUAN City – Rice farmers in the province of Agusan del Sur, whose incomes were affected by the decrease in the prices of palay this year, were provided cash assistance by the Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region (DA-13) through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).

A total of 332 rice farmers from San Francisco, Agusan del Sur received cash assistance totaling P4.9 million on Monday (October 21), DA-13 said in a statement. The cash assistance is under its Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance for Rice Farmers (SURE Aid)

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Under the SURE Aid, rice farmers were given cash cards loaded with P15,000.

The loan is payable without interest for eight years, inclusive of the sixmonth grace period payable semi-annually in any LBP branch..

SURE Aid was approved during the 66th Governing Council Meeting of ACPC in August this year to provide loan assistance to rice farmers as immediate relief from the impact of lower palay prices.

The program also intends to help rice farmers regain their capacity to continue rice production despite the losses they encountered due to the decrease in the prices of palay. (PNA)

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AVAO City -- Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairman Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol urged banana growers on Friday to consider sorghum farming while recovering from the effects of Fusarium wilt or Panama disease.

"Planting sorghum does not require you to overhaul the terrain of your fields so it will be easier to grow, and these are guaranteed to grow in your fields with lesser maintenance,"

he said, during the Banana Fusarium Wilt Management Forum in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

He also noted that sorghum produces thrice the amount of yield from one planting alone.

It can also be used to feed livestock, which is another source of

livelihood for the farmers.

"A hectare planted with sorghum can feed at least 20 heads of livestock in a year," he said.

Piñol also assured farmers who will venture into sorghum farming that a startup capital will be made available from a private company in the United States, which will

donate seeds.

As to its market, Piñol assured that a company from Thailand is willing to buy sorghum at P12 per kilo.

"Unless we don't give access to the farmers, there will never be progress in the countryside," Piñol added.

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Education is life

By DANTE M. HALLASGO

Education plays a vital role in our lives. In every endeavor we take, education is present, education is there. Education is a continuous process, learning is a continuous process. Whether we are in the formal school or not, we constantly adhere and adapt education as part of our life.

Education is not only

taught and sought in the f or m a l s c h o o l . In o u r home, our parents teach us everything, from words first spoken to words instilled in our minds that we should value. From opening and closing our hands to teaching and assisting us for our first walk. Every action we make, there is education.

In formal education,

as the government has institutionalized f r e e e d u c at i o n f o r a l l through building and institutionalizing public schools, making policies and guidelines for the good and welfare of the school children, the learners, we as teachers are dedicated and committed in delivering quality education to them.

It is not only the thrust of the government to educate our youth but it is also the thrust of the public school teachers to educate them and further make and grow them as useful members of the community and citizens of this country, and further anchor in nation-building.

As public school teachers, we should give our best interest in educating the school children for our common good and the good of our children’s children.

We should uphold to value education. Education is life.

Life is education.

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Motoring

Toyota Rolls Out “Start Your Impossible” National Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting Weekend

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OYOTA Motor Philippines (TMP) recently led 1,900 volunteers spread out across 35 locations nationwide for its very first “Start Your Impossible” National Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting weekend.

Held in partnership with TMP’s dealership network, NGO and LGU partners plus various coastal communities all over the Philippines, the volunteers were able to plant 40,000 mangrove propagules and collect 1,200 sacks of waste by the end of the activity.

“With each and every volunteer cleaning up the coasts and planting mangrove seedlings, all spread out across 35 locations nationwide, we are indeed starting our

impossible, one place at a time. If we continue doing these small acts for our environment, soon our big vision of building sustainable communities will become possible,” says TMP President Satoru Suzuki during the opening program at Lian Mangrove Park, in Batangas.

The coastal cleanup and mangrove planting activity is part of “Start Your Impossible” initiative which is Toyota’s global movement that enables and empowers people to move past challenges and defy limits in order to reach their goals and make a difference in society.

In the Philippines, Toyota’s Start Your Impossible movement is inspired by Filipino champion para athlete Ernie Gawilan who,

as someone who grew up and honed his swimming skills in a coastal community in Davao, has been advocating for cleaner oceans. Gawilan, together with fellow para athlete Edwin Villanueva and his team from the Philippine Paralympic Committee joined the coastal clean-up and mangrove planting activity in Batangas.

With this event, TMP is helping Gawilan bring his advocacy all over the county.

TMP mobilized its employees and dealership network to conduct cleanups and mangrove planting in coastal areas of Metro Manila and the following provinces: Batangas, Bulacan, Rizal, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Ilocos Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Mindoro, Negros

Oriental, Samar, Bohol, Cebu, Bukidnon, Davao, Agusan del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Lanao Del Norte, South Cotabato.

“Wag po tayong magsawang tulungan yung mundo natin,” says Ernie Gawilan, “maraming salamat kasi may mga tao pang nagpapahalaga sa kalikasan.”

This is just one of TMP’s Start Your Impossible initiatives. Locally launched last November 2018 during the Toyota Classics, TMP has accomplished numerous projects under Start Your Impossible.

To support the country’s Paralympic athletes, the proceeds of the aforementioned classical benefit concert was donated to Filipino Para-Athletes through

the Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) for their training requirements such as sports wheelchairs. TMP also donated a 29-seater coaster which was turned over last January 2019 to help the PPC and para-athletes’ mobility and transportation requirements.

Last May 2019, TMP started a 10-day Swim Clinic that aims to encourage aspiring swimmers aged 6 to 14 to take the first step in their athletic journey, and pursue their interest in swimming. TMP is looking forward to more programs and projects – be it in the area of environmental protection, sports and youth development, and overall sustainable mobility – to encourage more Filipinos to start their own impossible.

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Climate-controlled Think a minute…What kind of climate do you enjoy living in? Did you know that you can live in the exact climate you want! I’m not talking about the weather climate, but the more important cl i m ate of you r home.

The daily mood of your marriage and family. Just like a garden or plantation lives and grows best in a certain kind of climate, so does your marriage and family.

Your wife or husband and children live happiest when you control the climate of feelings and emotions in your home. We do this by the way we talk and treat each other. The way we react to the daily problems, mistakes, or disagreements we may have. Do you wish your family was more peaceful and happy? That you and your wife or husband did not argue and fight so much?

That your kids were more happy and confident?

Well, no one is forcing you and your family to live in that kind of unhappy atmosphere. It’s your choice.

You must decide to be the first to change and control your own heart, moods,

THINK A MINUTE

JHAN TIAFAU HURST and anger. You can’t have a peaceful, happy marriage and family until you yourself first have peace and happiness in your own heart. Jesus can give you that kind of peace, power, and self-control you need.

Then you can help create the loving, happy climate in your home. It’s never too late to change. So today, why not ask Jesus to forgive you for your past anger and lack of self-control with your family? Then ask Him to take charge of your heart, marriage, and family, so you can finally start enjoying a satisfying, peaceful climate in your home everyday—for the rest of your life.

Just Think a Minute…

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My tips that you can use now to create a more balanced life:

1. Rise and shine – Wake up an hour earlier. It may be tough in the beginning but easing into your morning instead of rushing will produce a more peaceful day. You’ll often hear this as a common denominator among CEO’s and entrepreneurs offering advice on being successful.

D o w hate ver you want with the time, some ideas wou l d b e to; ge t s ome work done while you have uninterrupted time, have coffee in quiet, prepare a healthy meal for the day, exercise, or read.

2. Build downtime into your schedule – looking ahead, schedule time with family and friends. This way, even when work life is

busy, you can manage your time around your already scheduled downtime like you would any meeting on your calendar.

3. Eliminate activities that don’t serve you– limit t i m e w a s t e d on s o c i a l m e d i a s it e s , g o s s ipi n g with colleagues and other mindless activities. Take sto ck of ac t ivit ies t hat don’t enhance your career or personal life, and reduce the time you spend on them.

4. Exercise – exercise is ess ential to physical and ment a l he a lt h. We know there are countless studies that show a direct correlation between health, productivity, and energy levels and exercise, yet it is

still a challenge to squeeze it in a busy schedule. Find an exercise you enjoy and a time in the day that works for you, before work and b e fore you r hous ehol d wakes, at your lunch hour, or in the evenings perhaps.

Then commit to that time throughout the week.

Us e FitBit’s to track activity and motivate regular exercise; this is also great for team building.

5. Meditate – Meditation is not just for the zen, and has huge benefits when it comes to reducing stress and becoming more aware.

Anyone can do it, and anyone can benefit from it. Learn to become more mindful in the present moment (even when

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JEROME DE LA FUENTE you are a busy professional).

Check the Headspace app offers an introduction to medication. Just use the app to walk you through it, at just 10 minutes a day.

6. Relax – take some TIPS/PAGE 11

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PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO In a re c e nt Bl o omb e rg a r t i c l e w r i t t e n b y Ia n Sayson and Tom Redmond, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Aya l a II, t he chair man and CEO of Phi lippine based conglomerate Ayala Corp, said that a CEO from outside the family is one option w hen the group passes power to new leaders.

Part of his legacy, he said, has been paving the way to make such move possible.

"I like to think the team we have in place could provide leadership at any point for

Ayala if my brother and I were to disappear".

Business Beyond Self In an earlier interview

by Dhanin Chearavanont, Southeast Asia's richest man and senior chairman of family owned conglomerate CP Group, he once remarked that in the future, "professional" leaders in various fields should run the group together, including t hos e f rom outside t he family.

He also said that he has "forbidden the children of any of our families from entering CP's core business, namely agricultural and food products. Of course, this included my own sons."

Wit h est imate d overa l l earnings of US$400 Billion from the 19 companies listed across sto ck exchanges in Bangkok, Shanghai and Hong Kong, Dhanin must have a compelling re a s on for d i s a l l ow i ng the assumption of family

members in critical and sensitive positions of the group.

So what do the two leaders have in common? It all boils down to powerful values: leadership, competence and qualifications. These are values worth embracing by any family-owning business and their leaders in their desire to anoint the most qualified and deser ving successor than can lead their conglomerates to the next cycle of greatness!

S a d l y, t h i s l e g a c y building mindset of anointing the most qualified and deser ving successor (not necessarily a family member) is more of an exception to the norm.

Tradiational founders and business leaders still insist on appointing their own flesh and blood regardless of qualifications. To a sane mind, it is a recipe for disaster and a bad case in point is the story of Dr.

Wang.

"He is my son. He can do it."

Let me share the story of Dr. Wang, the founder of a once distinguished global giant and NYSE publicly traded Wang Laboratories.

Long before Apple became a household name, Wang L a b, f ou n d e d i n 1 9 5 1 , lorded over the technology landscape.

In 1982, Wang generated revenues of more than a billion dollars, and by 1989 sales registered $3 billion.

The growth also produced 24, 800 dedicated employees but in just a matter of three years, the group filed for b an k r uptc y prote c t ion.

The group's fatal flaw? Its founder thought it was a family business, until it was too late. One of the major causes that contributed to the company's failure was Dr. Wang's insistence that his ill equipped and SUCCESSOR/PAGE 11

Be welcoming to our differences and conflicts Y E S , i n s t e a d of b e i n g afraid, irritated and s t re s s e d out w h e ne ve r we have differences and conf licts with others, let’s be welcoming to them and take advantage of them. A lot of good can actually be derived from them, even if we are not exempted from being pained and mortified by them.

Ou r d i f ference s a nd con f l ic ts, wh ich by t he way are unavoidable in our life, can actually occasion genu i ne love a nd ma ny other virtues to develop and grow. They can purify us, smoothing out the rough edges of our personality, and fine-tuning our views, opinions and preferences.

They can give rise to the development of patience and compassion, and the pursuit for the truth and justice is guaranteed to be more authentic even if it is also arduous.

They can actually expand our world of knowledge and understanding, and trigger

the dy namics of a more meaningful unity among ourselves, not in spite of but rather because of our differences and conf licts.

The unity we are speaking of here is not uniformity, but one t h at i s r ic h l y nuanced and capable of accommodating everyone.

Most importantly, they c a n g ive a t remendou s g row t h in our spiritua l life, freeing us from being at the mercy of our personal, ea r t h ly a nd tempora l conditions. They contribute g reat ly i n ou r ef for t to make ourselves more and more like Christ who is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity.

Ou r d i f ferences a nd conf licts are a fact of life.

T he y c a n s pr i n g f rom a l l k i nd s of sou rces — t e mp e r a m e nt , c u lt u re , socio-economic and p ol it ic a l s t at u s . T he re a re racia l a nd relig ious differences, etc.

These differences and

conf licts must be part of our human condition and are an integral element in the providence of God over all of us. As such, they are part of our life. We just have to learn to live with them and try our best to use them according to God’s providence. The general pattern of how to live and make use of them is given to us by Christ himself who had to go through the most extreme kind of difficulty and conf lict.

There is no use attempting to quash them altogether. We may sort them out to simplify things a bit, but we should never think that there will come a time when there will be no differences and conflicts among ourselves. Instead, what we have to do is to refer them to Christ to have an idea of how to handle them.

This does not mean, of course, that there are no good and bad things, no right and wrong, no fair and unfair situations. This

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ROY CIMAGALA does not mean that within these categories, there are no varying degrees of good and bad, right and wrong.

This does not mean that we should just be indifferent to these differences and conf licts if only to achieve a semblance of unity and harmony.

We have to proclaim, in season and out of season, what is t r ue, good a nd beautif u l as def ined for us by our faith, by Christ himself, but we should not respond with anger, hatred, violence to anything that CONFLICTS/PAGE 11

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Taiwan Excellence Returns With Technology and Smart City Concept at Taiwan Expo 2019 T

HE Taiwan Excellence Pavilion is creating a major buzz during the Taiwan Expo 2019, held in Davao for the first time, as visitors are treated to some sterling products and hi-tech gadgets. The overwhelming response received during the first edition of the Expo urged the participation of Taiwan Excellence this year as well. The two-day expo on the 8th and 9th of November will showcase products from more than

Promoting good use of gadgets among learners

By ALONA B. BAGOLBOL Teacher III Babanlagan Elementary School

The apps that can serve as a huge educational purpose could be used in the learners free time. We are sure that the apps are not part of the curriculum.

The school provide learners with the information they need to understand and pass the class. Whether the ipod or cellphone has information or not is irrelevant. If the student wishes to use the device as a form of study on their own time is fine, but to manage work at school in unnecessary. Therefore, devices at school are just an increased chance of distraction and fooling

around that hold absolutely no benefit to the student. We know that the ipod and phone are not all fun and games.

They have education and values to then as well. There are apps that you can get that serve a huge educational purpose to them. Some people did not agree with the banning because they said it can be used for research and learning and emergencies. There are also learning apps in devices. Well, it's okay if we bring phones to school as long as we know how to control and how or when to use it. Yes, it's

important. We can really use it for emergencies. We must teach everyone especially learners to use their devices for important matters.

Once caught using devices for entertainment, we can let the teachers confiscate it so that the learners will learn their lesson.

And, learners are in the school to learn. Well, they can use their gadgets in a positive way and can integrate it in their learning but teachers also should promote the good advantages of the new technology.

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Taiwan Excellence is the highest mark of distinction bestowed upon the best of Taiwanese innovations since 1993 and has honored many innovators over the past 27 years. The aim of the award is to encourage continual innovation in product quality, design and image; and winners of the coveted title are selected on multiple strict criteria including their R&D, design, product quality, and marketing model.

In recent years, Taiwan Excellence has made itself known in the Philippines through various activities such as Taiwan Excellence 3x3 Hoop Challenge, exhibitions in shopping malls and leading trade shows. These hands-on interactions are a hit with Filipinos and have helped to extend the reach to businesses and consumers.

Taiwanese technology has always been well regarded internationally and Taipei City was

even ranked by Business Insider as Asia’s most high-tech city for two consecutive years in 2017 and 2018. Taiwan’s solid R&D, excellent design track record and production capabilities are instrumental in its success and Taiwan Excellence recognizes the best of the best.

During the twoday event, the Taiwan Excellence pavilion will prove to be a major highlight as it showcases a range of tech products that define the innovation of Taiwan.

Coming to Taiwan Excellence Pavilion, visitors will have a chance to individually interact with a series of breakthrough technologies, which span across various categories, including information and communication technology (ICT), home appliances, leisure & health care and smart building solutions.

These state-to-the-art technologies are invented to bring a more convenient life and satisfy Philippine EXPO/PAGE 11

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Environment

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Cimatu supports bill on forest management, seeks protection of foresters thru Enforcement Bureau

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Roy A. Cimatu expressed support for policies that will guarantee increased public awareness on forest and natural resources conservation, sustainable forest management and climate change.

This developed as Cimatu said measures to boost the forestry sector are currently being discussed in Congress including House Bill 9088 or the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) bill.

“The approved version of SFM Bill or House Bill No. 9088, highlights the institutionalization of participatory development and management through forest management units,” Cimatu said during the opening of the National Convention of the Society of Filipino Foresters, Inc. (SFFI) in Legaspi City.

In his Keynote Speech read by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) OICAssistant Secretary for Staff Bureaus Ricardo Calderon, Cimatu underscored that the SFM bill will immensely revitalize and liberalize the forestry sector.

The environment chief said the DENR will continue to partner with the public and private sectors to create and implement policies and programs for the conservation and sustainable utilization of existing resources and rehabilitation of degraded resources.

“In the meantime, I plan to build on what we currently have and continue to come up with environmentally-sound, economically viable, and socially-responsible policies to further enhance the forestry sector,”Cimatu added.

He said the protection and maintenance of at least eight (8) million hectares of vegetated areas in the country, especially those in the Sierra Madre and Cordillera mountain ranges in the main island of Luzon and in Mindanao, remain a big challenge to the DENR. “We cannot tolerate illegal activities to persist right under our very noses. To protect our natural resources from both natural and manmade degradation, we can only enforce the laws and regulations, which as you all know, have been lauded by the international community” Cimatu said.

The DENR chief proposed looking into watershed-based forest land planning, development and

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management and the construction of new water harvesting facilities which are needed to curb scarcity of water, citing the water shortage experienced in Metro Manilain March and April, at the height of the summer months.

Cimatu also said that renewable energy resources such as hydroand biomass-based energy production can be derived from forestlands and could hasten government projects such as the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration which requires double energy production.

Also in the department’s proposed policies are Forest Investment Road Map to encourage private sector investments and the acceleration of the establishment of tree plantations in production forests, and SFM agreements to harmonize various guidelines and streamlining procedures and requirement in the issuance of forest tenure instruments.

In addition, the DENR also recommends a National Forest Monitoring System and Carbon Accounting, Verification, and Certification System to increase private sector investment in forest protection, With the recent killing of DENR forest ranger, BienvenidoVenguillar Jr. by suspected illegal loggers in El Nido, Palawan, Cimatureiterated his appeal for the creation of an Enforcement Bureau under the DENR. “The proposed bureau will primarily benefit our foresters who are exposed to various risks and dangers when they

perform their tasks on field,” said Cimatu.

He added the bureau “will surely curb not just illegal logging but also the rampant smuggling of wildlife species and other environmental crimes.”

Cimatuchallengedthe foresters and their colleagues from allied professions in the convention to work hand-in-hand with the Department to “collectively work out ways to balance both the regulatory and

developmental approaches to environment protection, conservation and economic development.”

Foresters, Cimatu said, are responsible for the proper implementation of the government’s policy on selective logging and total log ban and the preservation of the environment.

Around 2,450 foresters gathered for the threeday National Convention of the Society of Filipino Foresters (SFF) in Legazpi City, Albay.

IN ANIMALS, infections are fought by the immune system. Studies on an unusual virus infecting wild koalas, by a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Queensland, reveal a new form of "genome immunity." The study appears October 10 in the journal Cell. earRetroviruses, including pathogens like HIV, incorporate into the chromosomes of host cells as part of their infectious lifecycle. Retroviruses don't usually infect the germ cells that produce sperm and eggs and are therefore usually not passed from generation to generation, but this has happened several times during evolution.

Out of the entire 3 billion nucleotides of the human genome, only 1.5% of the sequence forms the 20,000 genes that code for proteins -- and 8% of the human genome

comes from fragments of viruses. These pathogen invasions of the genome have sometimes been beneficial. For example, a gene "co-opted" from a virus is required for formation of the placenta in all mammals, including humans.

Retroviral infection of germ cells has been a rare but important driving force in human evolution.

But how the germ cells in mammals respond to pathogen invasion has not been previously described and might be quite different than other cells of the body.

KoRV-A is a retrovirus sweeping through the wild koala population of Australia and is associated with susceptibility to infection and cancer.

KoRV-A spreads between individual animals, like most viruses. Surprisingly, KoRV-A also infects the germline cells, and most wild koalas are born with this pathogen as part of KOALA/PAGE 11

Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed.

The findings, published today in the journal Science Advances,

are based on years of excavations and challenge current thinking about human movement in the region -- long thought to have been inaccessible and uninhabitable to anyone but modern humans. The new evidence is leading researchers to reconsider the routes our early ancestors took as they moved out of Africa into Europe and demonstrates

their ability to adapt to new environmental challenges.

"Until recently, this part of the world was seen as irrelevant to early human studies but the results force us to completely rethink the history of the Mediterranean islands," says Tristan Carter, an associate professor of anthropology at McMaster University and lead

author on the study. He conducted the work with Dimitris Athanasoulis, head of archaeology at the Cycladic Ephorate of Antiquities within the Greek Ministry of Culture.

While Stone Age hunters are known to have been living on mainland Europe for over 1 million years, the Mediterranean islands were previously HUMANS/PAGE 11

Information & Communication Teaching: A Trend of 21st Century Instruction

By ALONA B. BAGOLBOL Teacher III Babanlagan Elementary School

Children are visual learners.

They learn fast when they see it and touch it. Aside from being visual learners, children love playing games.

With these characteristics of the 21st century learners, the teacher has a very significant role in dealing and handling these children in this kind of classroom setting.

As a teacher, one must

keep abreast of the latest trend in teaching. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is today’s trend in education. The use of ICT devices in the classroom help the teachers in delivering the academic instructions to the children. The use of television, DVD players are oftentimes useful to illustrate Science topics through short

videos.

More over, the Department of Education has a computerization program in which the department distributes computer packages to every school.

This computer package is placed in an e-classroom.

It is manned by a computer l i t e r a t e t e a c h e r. T h e computerization program

of the department continues and gives more support in the so-called e-teaching, which means teaching using electronic devices as instructional aid.

The D ep ar t ment of E d u c at i o n e nv i s i o n e d that Philippine education will align to the global trend of education and it competitiveness.

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PANGUTANA NI MENZIE MONTES:

Broadcast Journalist of i-fm Cagayan de Oro

HELLO SIR UNSAY REACTION NINYO SA GIINGON NI MAYOR OSCAR MORENO NGA NAPASAGDAN ANG MISOR PARTICULAR NA SA HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATION, INFRA UG TANAN DAW. PUYDE KO KA ASK UG REACTION NI GOV.

ANI? Ipa Research ang iyang CIO. Ang ilang problema, na busy sila ug plano unsaon pag Guba si Gov. Bambi Emano.

Hasta ang National Anthem gipatulan, bisag unsa na lang nga mud slinging and character assasination, All for

political posturing.

Wala kalimti ni Gov. Bambi ang iyang obligasyon. Iyahay tag trabaho kay lain lain man tag gi alagaran, ug Duna man gani mga butang nga nataligaman ang Gobernador siya ra mismo ang manubag sa mga katawhan sa lalawigan.

Si Bambi Emano wala manghilabut nila ug giunsa nila pagdumala ang Syudad. Tungod sa ilang sige ug pangaway ug sige’g pangatake nalimut na hinoon sila nga nagkatag na diay ang fecal coliform sa Cagayan de Oro river apil ang kadagatan sa Brgy.

Bonbon. Unsa may ilang gi buhat aron mabalik ang ka Limpyu sa Tubig?

Naguba ang computer

sa Police station kay nagbusagak ang tubig ulan gikan sa atop nga arang dagkua ug buslot, City council gi kawatan ug mga computer monitors, pag apaw sa tubig sa kalsada inig bunok sa ulan, dili tiaw tiaw nga problema sa trapiko, naa pay tulis diin dali nga gibasol sa City hall ang kaluya sa kapulisan.

Ang pahimangnu ni Bambi Emano simple ra, Tul-ira ang hiwi, ninduta ang bati, Limpyuhi ang hugaw, Wagtanga ang bahu ug Han-aya ang Gubot sa Syudad sa Cagayan de Oro ug Serbisyohi ang katawhan sa walay kinutubang diwa sa pag-alagad. Dili kay mag sige ug pang Guba, panaway ug pangatake.

Jasaan-Claveria Provincial road project, gisubhan na BALOR P19,998,743.32 nga proyektong dalan sa lungsod sa Jasaan ug Claveria ang gisubhan na niadtong Oktubre 15, 2019, ang dalan nga mosulbad sa suliran sa katawhan, hilabina maguuma nga hilabihang nagkinahanglan niini.

Si Mrs. Arsenitas Vadom, molupyo sa Jasaan, nagkanayon nga mapasalamaton kaayo kini ngadto kang Gobernador Bambi Emano sa proyekto nga gipatuman sa gobernador sa ilang lugar, kung diin dugay nang panahon nga sila

nagdamgo sa susamang proyekto, apan karon lang intawon sila natunolan.

“Nagpasalamat ko kang Gob. Bambi Emano kay iyang gi ayo amoang dalan nga sa una guba gayud kaayo ug lisod ang sitwasyon sa mga taga dinhi,” matud pa ni Mrs.

Usa ka dakong proyekto sa pagtul-id sa kadalanan sa lalawigan ang nakumpleto ug giturnover sa Pangagamhanang lokal sa Misamis Oriental ngadto sa lungsod sa Jasaan. Gawas sa giturnover nga sementadong dalan, laing proyekto na usab ang gipahigayonan sa Groundbreaking ug Capsule Laying. Kini mao ang dugang Repair and Improvement sa Jasaan-Claveria Provincial Road.

Vadom.

Nanguna si Gobernador Bambi Emano sa groundbreaking and capsule laying ceremony nga gipahigayon sa Purok 4, Upper Natubo, Jasaan, alang sa paghatag paglaum sa katawhan sa lugar ug mobalik ang ilang pagsalig sa pamunuan sa nasangpit nga lungsod human kini gipasagdan sa milabay nga administrasyon.

Ubos sa tema: “Dalan sa Kabukiran Ampingan, Abot sa Kaumahan Mapuslan”, ang pundo niini gikan sa Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) sa Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Didto mitambong sa kalihukan sila si Board Member Saysay Emano, PROJECT/PAGE 11

Emano nakurat nga gilungkab ug nakawatan ang City Council NAKUGANG si Gobernador Bambi Emano sa balita nga gilungkab ang buhatan sa City Council ug gikawat ang Lima (5) ka computer monitors pipila ka adlaw ang nakalabay.

Kini ang komento sa Gobernador isip reaksyon sa pamahayag ni Station 1 Investigator Police Corporal Roselyn Mediante nga gibana banang anaa sa alas 10 ngadto na alas 11 ang takna sa gabie sa dihang gisudlan kini sa wala pa maila nga kawatan.

Matud niini, gihimong source of entry ang sliding glass window sa City Council Office rason nga

naka sulod kini sa opisina.

“Asa na man diay ang mga himantayun diha sa city hall nga wala man maka bantay sa ilang kaugalingong tugkaran? pangutana ni Emano ngadto ni Moreno, Uy ug Sabugaa.

Dili pa lamang dugay gihulga ni Antonio Resma sa Clearing Operation Composite Team nga sudlon ang compound sa kapitolyo aron gubon ang mga struktura.

Wala mahimuot ang Gobernador niini tungod kay propedad na kini sa kapitolyo ug gawas na sa Bisan unsang gahum sa City hall ug katungdanan

Intensifying good education among learners

By WINDLER E. SANDOVAL

As we get older, we develop a theory of getting a good education. Getting a good education depends on the person. Our parents also play a part in preparing you to receive it. From the first day of school parents want them child to do well in school. They encourage their child to do homework, study, and help them when needed. Parents want the best for their children.

Some people think that getting a good education depends on the school you attend. Just because someone sends their child to private school does not make their education better than a child that has attended public school. Going to intercity or suburban school is looked at when determining who has received a good education.

It is ever you make out of it.

It all depends on whether

or not you want to sit there and take in what the teacher is teaching.

The knowledge gained through education enables individuals' potential to be optimally utilized owing to training of the human mind. This opens doors of opportunities enables individual to achieve better prospects in career growth.

E duc at i on has pl aye d a paramount role in the modern industrial world.

This is attributed to the fact prospective employees must be qualified adequately to perform various tasks e f fe c t ively. E du c at i on enables the society to interpret the world around them rightly, innovating to new ways and means that conform to their environment.

Let us all have a good education.

Pupils and technology

By ALONA B. BAGOLBOL Teacher III Babanlagan Elementary School

The social media has indeed greatly impacted and af fec ted our lives today, greatly including the lives and behavior of our young ones, our school children, our pupils. In this digital age, mostly everyone of us have cellular phones, Twitter, Facebook, and are knowledgeable enough to handle and m an a ge d i f fe r i ng an d various social media sites in the world wide web.

Yes, it has advantages and disadvantages.

On the other hand, at school, we can always integrate the use of the internet and the social media to our pupils. We can give them sites and pages that they can study over and visit and learn something from it. That is why, teachers must do the research first, check the page or what before suggest it to the pupils. We must be the one who will screen it first. As we cannot control what these pupils would do while using the internet, it is of great deed that should

remind them of the pros and cons when doing such.

We should always lead to social networking sites that would best fit their taste.

Also sites that would uplift their moral and good values is best plus they can read and learn short stories and then probably encourage them to apply and follow it.

Exactly, we do not have the control over our pupils but we can always remind them to be always good and be responsible when using the internet, the most encourage them to think before they click sites and pages. As teachers, we should always remind them to use this new technology for their own development and betterment.

As these new discoveries have positive effects, we should not forget that they will surely have negative impacts as well and that it depends on them on how they will use it. The best, we should always guide our pupils and bring them to their desired path.

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ni Emano ang pagpanalipud sa tanang kabtangan nga iya sa mga katawhan sa lalawigan.

Si Emano midugang nga dunay lahi lahi nga problema ang matag lokal

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

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Humans... from page 6

believed to be settled only 9,000 years ago, by farmers, the idea being that only modern humans -- Homo sapiens -- were sophisticated enough to build seafaring vessels.

Scholars had believed the Aegean Sea, separating western Anatolia (modern Turkey) from continental Greece, was therefore impassable to the Neanderthals and earlier hominins, with the only obvious route in and out of Europe was across the land bridge of Thrace (southeast Balkans).

The authors of this paper suggest that the Aegean basin was in fact accessible much earlier than believed.

At certain times of the Ice Age t he s e a was much lower exposing a land route between the continents that would have allowed early prehistoric populations to walk to Stelida, and an alternative migration route connecting Europe and Africa. Researchers believe the area would have been attractive to early humans because of its abundance of raw materials ideal for toolmaking and for its fresh water.

At the same time however, "in entering this region the pre-Neanderthal populations would have been faced with a ne w and cha l leng ing environment, with different animals, plants and diseases,

all requiring new adaptive strategies," says Carter.

In this paper, the team details evidence of human activity spanning almost 200,000 years at Stelida, a prehistoric quarry on the northwest coast of Naxos.

Here early Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and earlier humans used the local stone (chert) to make their tools a n d hu nt i n g w e ap o n s , of w hich t he te am has une ar t hed hundreds of thousands.

Reams of scientific data collected at the site add to the ongoing debate about the importance of coastal and marine routes to human movement. While present data suggests that the Aegean could be crossed by foot over 200,000 years ago, the authors also raise the possibility that Neanderthals may also have fashioned crude seafaring boats capable of crossing short distances.

This research is part of the Stelida Naxos A rc h e o l o g i c a l P ro j e c t , a l a r g e r c o l l a b o r at i o n involving scholars from all over the world. They have been working at the site since 2013.

For more on the project, visit t he Stelida Naxos Archeological Projec t's website: https://www.stelida. org/english (Story Source: Materials p ro v i d e d b y Mc Ma s t e r University. Original written

by Michelle Donovan / www. sciencedaily.com)

Strengthening character education

By ALONA B. BAGOLBOL Teacher III Babanlagan Elementary School

Character education, in a simple term, is a loose version of the building of learners' moral character and ascendency through values education.

Values education has been one of the attached learning area in which it caters same importance and significance as the other subject learning areas. Values in any sense should always be lived up and uphold by our school children, our learners specifically our youth of today.

As the Department of Education believes that the values of each student should be instilled in every way, each

By ARIS RUSIANA Medina National Comprehensive High School

In every classroom setting, one of the challenges that posts among public school teachers is how to entice students to like and love the various subject learning areas and further, on how to maintain and sustain it. Aside from being able to provide the quality of education to the students, it has become one of the primary concerns among teachers, as noted that how they perceive the learning subject areas, it is also how they are going to respond to it. One of the core challenges, encouraging and indulging the students’ level of alertness during the Science subject discussions, lessons and classroom activities.

As a Science subject teacher, it has been of passion and strength that teaching Science means teaching life to the students.

Science per see as a subject is quite difficult.

Some students love Science, but others do

1st NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE EJF File No. D-2019-390 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 filed by BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Philippines with principal place of business at BPI Family Bank Center, Paseo de Roxas, corner De la Rosa Sts., Makati City, herein represented by Maria Theresa C. Toring, its Assistant Manager for its Cagayan de Oro Branch with business address at BPI Bldg., C.M. Recto Ave., Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro against Sps. Armand Glenn C. Pagute and Jonalita G. Pagute, legal ages, with residence and postal address at Purok 13, Poblacion, Manticao, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which, as of September 11,2019 amounts to EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND FOURTEEN PESOS AND SENVENTY EIGHT CENTAVOS (Php 889,014.78), Philippine currency, plus the stipulated interest and penalty accruing thereafter, and attorney’s fees, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on December 17,2019 at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the office of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 44, Initao Misamis Oriental to the bidder, for cash and in Philippine currency, the following property with all their improvements, to wit: TCT No. 136-2016000099 A PARCEL OF LAND, (Lot 3, PCS-10-000317 OF THE CONSOLIDATION PLAN SUBDIVISION OF LOT 1-D-4 & PSD-1-D-7, PSD-10-005807) SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MANTICAO, PROV. OF MIS. OR., ISLAND OF MINDANAO BOUNDED ON THE N., ALONG LINE 1-2 BY LOT 1-D-8; ON THE E., ALONG LINE 2-3 BY LOT 1-D-C, BOTH OF PSD-10000587; ON THE S&W., ALONG LINE 3-4-1 BY LOT 2 OF THE CONSOLIDATION PLAN PCS10-000317. BEGINNING AT A POINT MARKED “1” ON THE PLAN BEING N. 52 DEG. 17’E., 1883.87 M. FROM BLBM NO. 1, MANTICAO,MISAMIS ORIENTAL; THENCE XXXXXXXXXX CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX HUNDRED TWENTY (620) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Prospective buyers may investigate themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrance thereon, if any there be.

In the event that the auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held immediately on the next working day without further notice.

not. It has always been an inner battle as I always aspire and dream not only to teach the subject but to also see them apply their valuable learnings to their different daily life endeavors. One strategy I emancipated is having the daily quiz.

Having quizzes daily in Science discussions and lessons does not only update and keep track on students’ academic learnings on the basics and fundamentals of the subject but it has improved as well their level of alertness.

Level of alertness as they now have the inspiration and encouragement to study their lessons in order to get good scores in quizzes; students have now been proactive and responsive in dealing with the subject.

Moreover, this strategy has impounded the students to understand more and

value the teachings of Science as a subject.

They will be able to appreciate more of it as it does not mean only to planets, the Milky Way, the Earth but to life in general.

And yes, they will always remember its life lessons, the moment they are being hooked into it.

To my fellow teachers in the Science subject, I hope we will become more encouraged and inspired not only in dealing with Science but in teaching, imparting, and sharing it as well to our students. Yes, educating generations is not as easy as one, two, and three or as easy as the A, B, C but its fruits are rewarding and cannot be tangled and complemented by any peso.

Kudos to all Science teachers out there!

My salute and let us continue delivering and showing our students what life has to offer!

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 19 Cagayan de Oro City IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF THE MINOR SYD DANIEL AND TO CHANGE HIS NAME TO SYD DANIEL ARANZADO TAN

R-CDO-19-03171-SP

SPOUSES DIVINE GRACE ARANZADO TAN & SAMSON ALARAN TAN, Petitioners. x---------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course. Let the Initial Hearing thereof be set on January 20, 2020 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before this Court located at Hall of Justice-Cagayan de Oro City, Goldridge Building, Masterson Avenue corner Pedro N. Roa Avenue, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. Interested persons may file their opposition on or before the aforesaid date of hearing and to attend the hearing of this Petition.

At the expense of the Petitioners, let this Order be published once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Cagayan de Oro City and the Province of Misamis Oriental.

The Court Social Worker is hereby directed to conduct a Home Study on the adopting parents and a Child Study on the adoptee, reports of which shall be submitted to this Court within SIXTY (60) days from receipt of this Order. She is also directed to conduct counselling sessions with the adopting and biological parents.

Petitioners are likewise ordered to have all their documentary evidence including their Judicial Affidavits of that of their witnesses pre-marked before the Acting Branch Clerk of Court to establish compliance with jurisdictional requirements on January 13, 2020 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon, failing which this shall not be calendared for initial hearing and/or appropriate sanction imposed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Done this 7th day of October, 2019, in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

(SGD) JAY FRANCIS C. RATUNIL

Sheriff IV

BWM: Oct. 23, 30 & Nov. 6, 2019

As believed that whichever how high our intelligence is it is nothing when we have poor values and a poor attitude. That is why values education should not only be taken as subject but a lifetime material as well. Learning the character education does not only confide within the four walls of the classroom but it is a lifetime goal.

As teachers, let us always remind our learners that how high our intelligence maybe, it is nothing and will be immaterial the moment we will lose our character education, our values education.

Effectiveness of daily quiz on improving the level of alertness among students in Science lessons

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental

October 7, 2019 at Initao, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

pupil should therefore be shaped and molded for them to become good citizens of the community and the country. That is why, the subject Values Education has been an integral part of the curriculum, for our school children be nourished with good values and good attitude that could somehow they can use as an asset and as an instrument for them to land better jobs in the future.

Values education is an important subject in which teachers can integrate character education among learners.

BWM: Oct. 23, 30 & Nov. 6, 2019

(SGD) EVELYN J. GAMOTIN-NERY Presiding Judge

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Rebuild... from page 1

With the help of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), however, coop members managed to pull themselves from the brink of bankruptcy, thanks to the PHP350,000 financial aid granted by the government's cooperative arm.

Al-Sahara Producers Cooperative is just one of the 103 local coops the CDA has assisted to pick up the pieces and reestablish their businesses after the war.

CDA chairperson Orlando Ravanera said the local cooperatives that received financial and technical assistance represent farmers, fisherfolk, vendors, women, and internally-displaced persons, totaling at least to some 4,347 members.

"Cooperatives are a vital societal force that could contribute to the country’s progress and development as it reduces poverty and empowers the disadvantaged sectors of society," Ravanera said on Thursday.

R avanera conceded that more should be done to help local cooperatives, pointing out that before the war broke out Marawi alone had 173 coop organizations representing at least 9,000 members.

Since 2018, he said CDA has already released PHP76 million under its “Marawi R ehabi lit at ion t hroug h Cooperativism Project,” which is super vised by government agencies under the Task Force Bangon Marawi.

Ravanera said the project is in line with CDA's mandate "to promote the viability and growth of cooperatives as instruments of social justice, equity and economic development."

Ravanera believes that armed conflict and violent extremism could be countered through the cooperative movement.

"Cooperativism is about empowering the poor and vulnerable especially in taking full control resources in Mindanao. We believe cooperativism is the only effective approach in achieving true peace in the region,” he recently wrote in a local newspaper column.

Another coop organization that benefited from the CDA project, the Darussalam Jamah Marketing Cooperative, managed to turn things around after closing shop at the height of the siege.

“It was so hard when we came back (to Marawi), we all went back to zero,” said Darussalam Jamah Marketing Cooperative general manager Titing Marangit Dipandi.

Dipandi said that without the cooperative getting back on its feet, most of its members would have no other means of livelihood.

Pila Consumer Cooperative member Normalah Jabbar said they are grateful that government agencies such as the CDA have extended financial aid to their group.

The all-women coop sells

ready-to-wear clothes and manages a grocery store inside the so-called Most Affected Area (MAA) of the siege.

With CDA’s financial help, Jabbar said they managed to "rebuild their coop, starting from scratch."

R avanera was here Thursday along with several he a ds of nat i ona l l i ne agencies to mark the second anniversary of President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of Marawi as being freed from terrorist influence.

Islamic State-inspired militants laid a five-month siege on the city on May 2017, displacing most of the city's 200,000 residents. (PNA)

Lead...

from page 1 are set to gather here next month for the Philippine Industrial Summit in Mindanao next month.

"Mindanao is on the roll. It's only proper to host the summit in the island," said PIEMO Industries Association president Augustus Adis.

The summit is held in cooperation with the Phividec Industrial Authority headed by administrator Franklin Quijano.

Adis said goal is to help fasttrack the industrialization of Mindanao in particular by ushering in local and foreign industries and government institutions.

He said the island can provide dependable power for continuous processing and production.

“Furthermore, it has an abundance of fuel and infrastructure which can help ensure that products are t ransp or ted wit hin the island, nationally and internationally,” Adis added .

So far, the Philippine Industrial Summit in Mindanao has gotten support from the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the Japanese and Chinese consulates of Davao C it y, P h i l ippi n e Ne w s Agency (PNA), Mindanao Development Authority ( M i n DA ) , D e p a r t m e nt of Tourism (D OT) and Ph i l ippi ne Inst itute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).

Cagayan de Oro - being one of the largest regional contributors to national GDP - make it the perfect location for the summit.

This will be held November 26 to 27 at Limketkai Luxe Hotel. There will also be an exhibit and job fair at Limketkai Event Center.

Rule... from page 1

total pork and pork products ban in September 2019.

C am i g u i n G ove r n or Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said Sunday that the province has been proactive in monitoring all meat and plant products coming into the island as a precaution against spread of diseases.

The ASF is a virus that affects pigs with 100 percent mortality rate but it cannot be transmitted to humans.

T h e D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture in region 10 said that they are closely watching all products coming in from Luzon.

Cagayan de Oro City and Tagoloan sea ports and the Laguindingan Airport is put under close monitor to prevent pork products from Luzon from coming in into the region.

The pork industry in the Philippines is worth 250 bilion pesos and region 10 contributes betwen 9-10 percent or roughly around 25 billion pesos.

"We have been doing it for a long time since we are an island, we had much control of the products coming in," Romualdo said.

"As soon as you step at our port, you pass through a foot bath and we had our provincial veterinary office inspecting meat and poultry coming it," Romualdo added.

Romualdo however said that they have a selective ban with conditions that pork and meat products must have a Bureau of Animal Industry approved clearances, "Without it, it cannot enter the island," Romualdo said.

Camiguin is among the top 5 most visited province in the country with an almost a million tourists visiting the island known for its volcanoes, cold, hot and soda springs, island hopping and diving.

Balancing food supply for the local and tourists consumption is precarious balancing act as this tourist haven relies mostly for its food supply from mainland mindanao and the Visayas and Luzon.

Romualdo added that even though the ASF is noncontagious to humans, the local government is also protecting its local swine growers from being affected.

"We had porks and siomai who came in, but we turn it back to the mainland because it has no certifications," Romualdo said.

"So long as you have cer tif ications f rom the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), we will allow entry of those pork products," Romualdo added.

Not only did the local government turned down pork products, it also did not allowed the entry of 150 cross-bred Lanzones, the Island's main fruit product because it may carry diseases that can damage the Lanzones here.

Meanwhile, the Northern Mindanao Hog R ais ers Association (NorMinHog) assured the public here that locally grown hogs are safe to eat and that the ASF have not reached Mindanao yet, "We want to urge the people that our pork is safe to eat, there is nothing to worry," Jun Tan of NorMinHog said.

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Mindanao (BARMM) pointed out that the late senator "fought against tyranny and dedicated his life in pursuit of democracy and that his love for the country is manifested in several of

his landmark legislation and countless efforts to represent the marginalized."

In a statement on Monday, the regional government said that as a statesman, the former Senate president had championed the cause of "his fellow Mindanaoans, including that of the Bangsamoro."

“We are grateful for his contributions during the long history of the Bangsamoro peace process: from the creation of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, his support for the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law and his efforts to push for Federalism — all of which are, of course, centered from his love for our people and the country,” the BARMM said.

BARMM Interim Chief Minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim also acknowledged Pimentel's vision for a peaceful Mindanao and his effort to lay the foundation for Filipinos to live a better life.

In the Caraga region, members of the House of Representatives recounted Pimentel's contributions to empower local government units (LGUs).

Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Jose Francisco Matugas II described Pimentel as “a champion of local governance, an icon of democracy, a legend, a patriot, a true statesman, and a great Mindanaoan.”

“A s a M i n d a n a o a n legislator, I thank you, Senator Nene, for your life of sincere public service and for your faith in the Filipino people. If it were not for you, there would be no LGUs and model local government units would not be discovered," Matugas said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

Agusan del Norte 1st District Rep. L awrence Lemuel Fortun, on the other hand, said he was saddened with the “passing of a pillar of the anti-dictatorship struggle in Mindanao, a staunch advocate of democracy and human rights, a true patriot.”

Fortun expressed hope that the country would “not run out of Nene Pimentels,” adding that the late senator’s e x ampl e and h is stor y would continue to inspire the Filipino people and the coming generations.

On her Facebook account, Agusan del Norte 2nd District Rep. Maria Angelica Rosedell AmanteMatba said, “The province of Agusan del Norte conveys its deepest condolences to the families of the bereaved local autonomy icon and well-respected statesman, Senator Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr.” Matba added that Pimentel’s "genuine concern and audacious vision" for the country would never be forgotten.

Surigao del Sur 2nd District Rep. Johnny Pimentel described the late senator as a complete statesman and a stalwart of democracy.

“Former Senate President Nene Pimentel, the father of PDP-Laban, was one of the

most important figures who shaped modern Philippine democracy,” Rep. Pimentel said.

He a d d e d t h a t t h e senator “lived a life that championed the political rights and freedom of the Filipino people,” and laid the strong foundation of local

empowerment as the father of the Local Government Code.

Pimentel died on Sunday morning, October 20, at the age of 85. His body is flown today to his home city of Cagayan de Oro where his body will be displayed at the City Hall until Friday. (PNA)

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Samsung Galaxy Fold coming to the Philippines soon

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Category-defining foldable device inspires new mobile experiences with custom UX, mobility and powerful multitasking

OLLOWING the successful launch of the Samsung Galaxy Fold last month where it sold out in a number of countries, Filipino consumers now get to take part in unfolding the future of devices as Samsung brings this new categor y of mobile technology to the Philippine shores soon.

Galaxy Fold was designed to inspire new experiences: When closed, users can access essentials on the cover display comfortably with one hand, and when opened, they can explore new ways to multitask, watch videos, play games, and more, on its immersive 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display.

During the past several months, Samsung has been refining the Galaxy Fold to ensure it delivers the best possible experience. Not only did Samsung improve the Galaxy Fold’s design and construction, but also took the time to rethink the entire consumer journey.

“The categor ydefining Galaxy Fold is

a device that defies the barriers of traditional smartphone design.

Now, we’re excited to release this pioneering mobile technology, and allow consumers to experience it for themselves,” said DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics. “Consumers have responded positively to larger screens, and the Galaxy Fold’s revolutionar y

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Workers of energy firm STEAG State Power Inc. promote the importance of emergency preparedness during the on-going commemoration of its 2019 Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) at its power plant site in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Hundreds of rescue and emergency responders from its host communities participated in various events that include the first-ever Rescue M.A.R.C.H. (Mass Assembly for Rescue and Care for Humanity) Challenge conducted in the PHIVIDEC area. The annual event is part of the company’s commitment to helping improve the emergency and disaster preparedness of its various community stakeholders amid several calamities like the earthquakes that jolted some parts of Mindanao recently.

form factor offers a bigger, more immersive screen without sacrificing portability.

This is what we call innovation of new mobile experience in action.”

First-of-its-Kind User Experience The Galaxy Fold combines users’ favorite smartphone and tablet features to deliver a new kind of mobile device and a first-of-its-kind user experience—from a new form factor and materials to its unique foldable UX, versatile camera and premium performance. Samsung worked alongside partners to create an entirely new UX that will change the way mobile devices are used and to take full advantage of the foldable design with its cover and main displays. As a result, the device opens up new possibilities for users.

The Galaxy Fold transforms how users capture, share, and edit mobile content. When closed, you can shoot a quick video, and then simply open the device to watch it on a larger screen—with App Continuity, the video seamlessly transitions from the cover display to the main display.

With Multi-Active Window, you can run multiple apps at once in real-time and effectively multitask: Edit footage, browse through the

photo galler y for still shots, and read emails from friends and coworkers, all at the same time.

With a 5G-ready option, Galaxy Fold users in select markets can take full advantage of their carriers’ fastest speeds. The Galaxy Fold 5G harnesses the full power of nextgeneration connectivity for streaming and downloading highresolution videos and other content, as well as graphics-heavy games, at super-charged speeds.

By allowing ever yone to do more with the 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display, the Galaxy Fold is changing the way people consume content and multitask.

Ever y Galaxy Fold comes with exclusive access to specialized customer care ser vices – including one-onone access to Samsung experts, and a 24/7 support hub online or over the phone.

Samsung will further elaborate on its plans in the Philippines to ensure ever y aspect of the Galaxy Fold experience is as extraordinar y as the device itself.

For more information about Galaxy Fold, please visit news.samsung. com/galaxy, www. samsungmobilepress. com or www.samsung. com/global/galaxy/ galaxy-fold.

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Tips... from page 4

quiet time for yourself to reflect and make time to do things you enjoy. There is an art about literally, doing nothing. That means no phone, social media, tv, etc. It’s shown to create calmness and create space in your mind for new ideas.

But, if your idea of relaxing is watching some tv shows, go ahead. Just try not to fall asleep to it as research shows that can negative effects on your sleep.

7. Volunteer – Giving back and volunteering your time in your community provides stress relief and gives you a sense of a c c o mp l i s h m e nt w h i l e helping others. It’s also a great way to offer your skills and learn key leadership attributes. Encourage the staff to take one volunteer day a year during work hours. So if finding the time is an issue, talk to your boss about implementing a similar program.

8. Turn off your phone – You can’t be in 2 places at the same time. If you’re enjoying dinner with your family yet looking down at your phone, the perception is you would rather be with your phone.

Make yourself fully available when spending quality time with family and friends.

9. Get back to nature – Ev i d e nc e show s t hat spending time in nature can provide a restore your mental well-being, relieve stress, boost your creative juices, and more. Even though a trip to a national forest would be nice, any green space, park, community garden or similar will do.

1 0 . P l a n a n a n nu a l vacation – Okay, actually it’s 10! Consider it a bonus, because this one can be lifechanging on its own. Take a vacation (or vacations if possible) throughout the year. The Dalai Lama said, “Once a year go someplace you’ve never been before”.

The memories and experiences that you gain from taking a vacation are truly priceless. If you have a hard time getting away, plan ahead. This helps you stay committed to the dates you plan to travel and gives you time to save funds for the trip.

Conflicts...

from page 4 may differ or contradict what our faith teaches, what Christ has shown us. And so, like Christ, we have to expect to suffer and even die for what our faith tells us about how to handle our differences and conf licts.

Let us remember what the Letter to the Hebrews tells: “For this world is not our permanent home. We are looking forward to a home yet to come.” (13, 14) We should not be afraid to appear defeated and to have lost in this world as long as we gain the permanent and eternal home meant for us in heaven. (cfr. Mk 8, 36) We have to acknowledge the reality of these

differences and conf licts all the way to their most extreme degrees. But they should not make us think that it would be better that there be no such differences and conf licts.

Successor... from page 4

unprepared son succeed him.

A 1992 Computerworld p i e c e a b o u t Wa n g Laboratories' demise pinned the problem on a strong desire to build a company with a family lineage. And when Dr. Wang made his son Fred, President, the report noted that many people within the company had concerns: "For years, there have been quiet concern about Fred. Members of the board of directors had worried that Fred did not have the experience, the judgment - the overall heft - to lead the company. Ever since the middle of the 1980s, outside directors had made repeated efforts to persuade the Doctor to bring in a professional manager - to give Fred an impressive title if needed but to avoid placing the young man in operational control of this sprawling, worldwide corporation in the thick of the most competitive industry on earth."

Doc Wang would not yield. To the directors he said: "He is my son. He can do it."

To be continued...

Expo... from page 5

consumers.

Sharing Smart City Solutions In conjunction with the exiting products on display, t h e Ta i w a n E x c e l l e n c e Pavilion organized a smart city seminar, Transform Cities with Technological Solutions from Taiwan, to share Taiwanese experience in this area with Philippine counterparts. Davao has become a well-developed tourist destination in the Ph i l ippi nes and one of the most booming tourist destinations that tourist want to visit. Besides, the government is gearing up to improve its competitiveness in tourism by investing more and more resources for tourism-related service and facilities. During Taiwan Excellence smart city seminar, there will b e c omp a n i e s , s u c h a s G E O S AT Ae r o s p a c e & Te c h n o l o g y p r o v i d i n g smart agriculture solutions w it h Un m a n n e d a e r i a l ve h i c l e s y s t e ms ( UAV ) and Cal-Comp Technology offering AI smart robots for SM Group and 7-Eleven in the Philippines, to share their technological s olutions for the smar t c i t y. We a n t i c i p a t e t o prov i d e d i f fe re nt i d e as for city planning or city transformation and give p e opl e b e tte r l iv i ng or tour ist ic exp er ience by innovative technology and eco-friendly solution from Taiwan.

Emano... from page 7

Yuta, paninduta una ang bati nga trapiko, limpyohi ang hugaw nga sapa ug dagat diin nagkatag ang fecal coliform, wagtanga ang bahu ug hanaya ang gubot sa Cagayan de Oro” kusganong hagit ni Emano.

Nagalaum si Gobernador B ambi Emano nga ang mga opisyal sa Syudad dili magpunay ug pangguba pinaagi sa pagsablig ug mga isyu aron tapin-an ang g r ab e ng k aw at u g magbaton ug gamay’ng kaulaw ug limitasyon sa ilang kaugalingon.

Project... from page 7

Boboy Sabal, Nancy Madjos, D e x t e r Ya s a y, L a n o y Winstanley, Wayne Militante, ug Kerwin Soldevilla.

Mapasalamaton uyamot si Jasaan Mayor Redentor S. Jardin ug si Vice-mayor Juan Po sa katumanan sa ilang mga pangandoy.

Si Kapitan Francisco T. Longkiao sa Brgy. Upper Natubo, nagkanayon dakung kapuslanan pohon ang nasangpit nga proyekto panahon nga mahuman na kini.

“Kaning gihimo sa atong pinalanggang Gobernador sa atong lugar, dako kaayo og tabang kay kini ang gihatag niya nga proyekto mapuslan gayud sa katawhan,” dugang ni Kapitan Longkiao.

Sa kasamtangan, nagsugod na ang pagtrabaho sa JasaanClaveria Provincial road, laing proyekto nga magdala og dugang ekonomikanhong kalihukan sa tanang molupyo sa duha ka lungsod, hilabina mas daghan kanila ang ma kasu lo d s a t rab a ho, susama sa panday, mason, labor ug uban pa. Ug, matud ni Gobernador Bambi Emano, di li k ini moundang s a pagpangita’g paagi nga masemento ang kadalanan sa probinsiya nga gamit uyamot kaayo sa publiko.

Koala... from page 6

the genetic material of every cell in the body. The team used t his system to see how germ cel ls respond to a ret rov ir us. T heir findings suggest that that germ cells recognize an

essential step in the viral life cycle and turn it against t he i nvader to suppress genome infection. These s t ud ie s she d ne w l ig ht on interactions between v i r uses a nd t he genet ic "blueprint," written in the genome. " K o R V- A i n f e c t i o n of the koala germline is happening now, and lets us look at genome evolution in real time," says William E. Theurkauf, PhD, professor of molecular medicine at UMass Medical School, a senior author of the study. " W hat we a re seei ng with koalas is something that every organism on the planet has gone through.

Animals get infected by re t rov i r u s e s t hat enter the germline cells. These viruses multiply and insert i nto t he ch romos ome s , a ltering host genome organization and function, and the process continues until the invader is tamed by the host. At the end of t his infection cycle, t he host has cha nged," says co-senior author Zhiping Weng , profe ssor i n t he Program of Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology at UMass Medical School.

"What we've uncovered, we believe, is an "innate" genome immune system that can tell a virus from one of your genes," says Theurkauf. "We think this is getting at how your genome says, 'This is something we want; this is a gene.' And, 'That is something we don't want; that's a virus'."

Most host gene s a re i nter r upted by spacer sequences called introns, which are removed in a process called splicing, to produce functional mRNAs t hat can ma ke proteins.

Splicing is a hallmark of normally cellular genes.

Re t rov i r u s e s a l s o have introns, which are removed to make a protein that forms the envelope that surrounds the virus particle. However, these invaders also have to produce an "unspliced" RNA, which is essential to replication and infection.

The appears to be critical, as germ cells recognize these virus-specific RNAs and chop them into a distinct class of small RNAs, called "s en s e" pi R NA s , w h ic h

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block the formation of the virus. Preliminary studies suggest that this process is conserved from insects to mammals.

The tea m is work ing to expand their findings.

"First, we're trying to figure out is how the virus got into the germline in the first place," says Weng. She and Theurkauf will conduct addition experiments to determine the machinery in the cells that recognize t he d i f ferenc e i n v i r a l R NA, a nd, f ina l ly, t hey hope to better understand the process of chopping up t he u n s pl ic e d R NA t ra nscr ipts, so t hey a re no longer functional.

"We think we can sort t h at out by lo ok i ng at koalas," says Theurkauf.

This work was supported by in part by the National Institutes of Health and the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation.

(Story Source: Materials provided by Cell Press / www.sciencedaily.com.)

Farmers... from page 2

Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib noted that alternative crops are some of the short-term measures that will ensure a stable income for the farmers while the fusarium wilt issue is being resolved.

"This is why we are working with the Department of Agriculture (DA) in developing tissue culture varieties which will counter fusarium wilt in the long run so that our farmers can go back to growing bananas," he said.

He assured that assistance and support will be provided should they consider the crop as an alternative measure.

"We will be channeling some of our calamity funds to purchase backhoes, to help you start with sorghum farming," Jubahib said.

However, the governor also urged the banana farmers to look for other options.

(PNA)

Preventing bullying in school

By ALONA B. BAGOLBOL Teacher III Babanlagan Elementary School

Bullying can threaten learners’ physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact t heir abi lity to le ar n.

However, bullying does not only happens in school but it is also present in their own homes and it causes a different behavior to the child, to the learner that is why the best way to stop bullying is to better stop it before it happens, before it occurs.

To b e t t e r a d d r e s s bullying, teachers can somehow use these following strategies and apply it in t heir ow n setting. 1) Assess bullying in your school- conduct assessments in your school to determine how often bullying occurs, where it happens, how pupils and adults intervene and whether the prevention efforts are working; 2) Engage parents and the youth- it is important for everyone to work together to send a unified message against bullying, launch an awareness campaign to make the objectives known to the school, parents, and community members and

better establish a school safety committee or task force to plan, implement and evaluate your school’s bu l l y i n g pro g r am ; 3 ) Create policies and rulescreate a mission statement, code of conduct, schoolwide rules and a bullying reporting system, these will establish a climate in which bullying is not accept able and b etter of f c om mu n i c ate and disseminate it widely; 4) Build a safe environmentestablish a school culture of acceptance, tolerance and resp ec t, us e staf f meetings, assemblies, class and parent meetings to establish a positive climate at school, and reinforce a positive social interaction and inclusiveness; and 5) Educate learners and school staff- build bullying prevention material into the curriculum and school activities and train teachers and staff on the rules and policies and give them the skills to intervene consistently and appropriately.

As teachers, yes we can do it and we can make a difference in doing so.

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The Memorandum of Agreement Signing Ceremony was led by Pilipinas Shell Retail Territory Manager Vince Ibasco, Pilipinas Shell Retail Territory Manager Fons Cepeda, Pilipinas Shell District Manager – Mindanao Llex Denia, Toyota Cagayan de Oro Senior Vice President Dr. Johnny Lu, Toyota Cagayan de Oro Executive Vice President and General Manager Peter Lim Lo Suy, and Toyota Cagayan de Oro Vice President for Operations Engr. Eric Uy.

Toyota CDO recommends Shell as official fuel brand

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ILIPINAS Shell and Toyota Cagayan de Oro(CDO) have reaffirmed their partnership with the latter recommending Shell as the official fuel for all their vehicles.

Both companies’ dedication to quality and customer satisfaction has led to an expansion of the alliance from CDO to other Toyota branches in North Mindanao.

Toyota Cagayan de Oro Senior Vice President Dr. Johnny U. Lu notes that this collaboration is only the extension of a historical partnership that began way back in 1960, when his father owned a Shell station in Kibawe, Province of Bukidnon.

“We are driven by the intention of contributing in making Toyota more accessible to its customers. For the past 50 years, we’ve been delivering quality products and services in the Northern and Western Mindanao. Through this partnership, we will be able to continue enhancing the energy landscape

in the Southern Philippines,” Lu said.

Toyota Cagayan de Oro joins Toyota Manila Bay and Toyota Talisay (in Cebu) in declaring Shell as their fuel brand of choice.

Their customers will be given an efficient head start for their journeys with a Welcome Kit

containing Shell Fuel vouchers and a Motorist Guidebook with tips for effective car maintenance and worry-free travels.

“We are glad to be joined by the Toyota Cagayan de Oro group in integrating our aspiration to secure a more sustainable energy future and continue to cater to

the growing needs of millions of motorists in the region,” Llex Denia, Shell Retail District Manager for Mindanao said.

Shell has also established the North Mindanao Import Facility (NMIF) as part of their continued commitment in making the future

in the Mindanao region. The facility is one of Shell’s pillars in helping provide energy security for Visayas and Mindanaoas it upgrades the downstream infrastructure, improving the country’s energy resilience through an increase in oil

stockpile.

On its 105 years of partnering with the Philippines in nation-building, Shell continues to power progress through more and cleaner energy solutions that focus on safety and social responsibility.

For more information, visit www.shell.com. ph.