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Liquor ban lifted

Socot tourism GENERAL SANTOS CITY – South Cotabato province’s tourist arrivals could exceed the one million mark by the end of the year as the number of visitors to various attractions in the area continues to increase despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Richie Matunding, program assistant of the provincial government’s arts, culture, tourism, and museum (ACTM) unit, said Monday they recorded a total of 928,996 visitor arrivals in the province as of the third quarter of the year.

He said the figure is way higher than the tourist arrivals in the same period or from January to September last year that only reached 221,823 and went only as high as 400,511 by the end of 2020.

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BUTUAN City – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar is advocating for the enactment into law of the Media Workers’ Welfare Act. In a meeting with members of the Surigao City media on Sunday, Andanar said the bill is still waiting for the Senate’s approval.

“Please help us promote the Media Welfare's Act to be put into law as this will benefit the media industry," Andanar said.

DAVAO City – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte announced on Monday the lifting of a citywide curfew effective Tuesday until January 15 and the issuance of guidelines for a modified liquor ban.

The mayor said the modified guidelines were contained in her Executive Order No. 59 issued on Monday.

“As the city is currently at 71.77 percent for the first doses and 62.19 percent for second doses of its target number of inoculations as reported by the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, there is a need to ease and loosen restrictions following the decrease in the number of cases reported and the active vaccination rollout within the city,” she said.

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RUSH TO PARADISE ISLAND. Passengers alight from a ferry at the Benoni port in Mahinog, Camiguin on the first day of the reopening of the island to visitors on Oct. 25, 2021. photo by gerry lee gorit

HE Department of Energy (DoE) has categorically countered the planned buyout and phaseout or retirement of coal-fired power plants in Mindanao, specifying that this is not part of a scenario set in the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) in the next two decades.

“The PEP is not yet looking at decommissioning or implementing forced shutdown of power facilities, more so of coal-fired power plants.

Thus, we have not yet evaluated the buy-out cost of any fossil-fired power plant,” Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said.

The updated PEP spans 20-year planning period for the country’s energy needs – and the adjusted investment plans as well as policy enforcements are set until 2040 COAL/PAGE 7

San Franz residents dismayed AgSur’s USAD program Top 10 in Galing by townmate DJ’s link to scam is Pook Awards 2021

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, MindaNews

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Residents here were shocked to learn that a popular homegrown multitalented FM radio music disc jockey here who tried his luck in other money-making businesses in neighboring provinces turned out to be involved in a multi-million investment scam.

News posted on social media on the arrest of Arnel Aratea in Sto. Tomas town in Davao del Norte drew mixed reactions from his friends and town mates who were surprised that he was involved in illicit investment scheme flagged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Among those outspoken on social media were a friend and a close associate while

others who know him well expressed their disgust in private messages over group

chat on Facebook.

“What happened to you my friend? If you want to earn and make money that would SCAM/PAGE 7

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, MindaNews

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — The Upland Sustainable Agri-forestry Development

FLOOD IN DAVAO. Motorists wade through a flooded street in Lanang, Davao City on Tuesday morning (26 Ocotber 2021). The night before, heavy rains have spawned flooding in many parts of the city. mindanews photo

(USAD) C onvergence Program, the centerpiece program of the provincial government to uplift the lives of impoverished farmers in the upland villages, was picked as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Local Governance Programs in the country.

The Galing Pook Awards 2021 picked Agusan del Sur for its best practices in helping farmers in the hinterland areas become more productive in a sustainable way with proper technology interventions and for them to nurture these partnership as stakeholders for development.

USAD was the brainchild of former governor and now District 2 Rep. Adolph PROGRAM/PAGE 7

In Misamis Oriental, a convoy of 260 vehicles for Robredo-Pangilinan

By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews

The pro-Leni caravan moves slowly along the national highway in Barangay Bulua, Cagayan de Oro on Saturday October 23, 2021. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

LED by some 40 “Baobao” the Philippine version of the popular Thailand a u t o r i c k s h a w, “ Tu k tuk,” 260 vehicles joined the 90-kilometer strench from Manticao, Misamis Oriental to Tagoloan town to express support for Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo and

her running mate, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday morning.

The convoy was part of a caravan held simultaneously nationwide to push for the Robredo-Pangilinan tandem.

Environment activist Carl Ceasar Rebuta, who coordinated the caravan, said despite the strict quarantine

status, the convoy snaked through Tagoloan town from Manticao, a distance of 90 kilometers.

“We stayed on the national highway although we really wanted to enter Cagayan de Oro but the city is still under General Community Quarantine with heightened restrictions,” he said.

Most of the vehicles were CONVOY/PAGE 7

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Local New BARMM mentors urged to instill moral governance in teaching

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KIDAPAWAN City – The education minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Tuesday challenged newly hired teachers for Lanao del Sur to promote moral governance in educating students.

Minister Mohagher Iqbal of the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE)

issued the challenge to 203 recipients of teaching plantilla items for the schools' divisions of Lanao del Sur I and II. The 203 newly hired teachers signed their appointments and took their oath before Iqbal during ceremonies held at the Parang National High School in Parang, Maguindanao.

Of the number, 81

elementary, 37 secondary, and six Alternative Learning System (ALS) teachers were assigned to the Schools Division of Lanao del Sur I, while 46 elementary, 27 secondary, and also six ALS teachers were assigned in Lanao del Sur II. “I presume it is one of the best times in your lives,” Iqbal told the newly hired educators.

“What you got today

did not come on a silver platter, it was the product of dedication, perseverance, and blood,” he added.

He then shared that the hiring procedure was not easy.

Among the 4,229 applicants, only 203 or 4.5 percent were hired because of the limited items available.

He assured those who did not make the cut that

OUTGOING Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar can do more had his term been longer than six months.

Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano, in his speech on Sunday during

Eleazar’s visit at the Police Provincial Office (PPO) in Villanueva town, said he admired how Eleazar instilled disciplined and cleanliness among his men.

"Problem is, he is our PNP chief for only six months. How I wish he

could handle PNP for six years, not just six months, so we could have seen new police stations that are spic and span and welldisciplined policemen and women," he said.

Eleazar assumed office in May 2021 and will retire next month when the turns

56.

He witnessed the provincial government’s turnover of 10 motorcycle units worth P2.5 million to the PPO-MisOr, groundbreaking of the Provincial Director's Quarters, and completion REFORMS/PAGE 7

MisOr exec says 6 months ‘too short’ for Eleazar’s reforms

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Iqbal expressed hope that that the new teachers would help the MBHTEBARMM carry its mandate of providing inclusive and relevant education on the premise that “no Bangsamoro learner shall be left behind.”

He reminded them to instill the principle of moral governance in their teaching.

The core components of moral governance

include transparency, integrity, fairness, involvement, accountability, responsiveness, and the absence of corruption, among others.

Iqbal said he has always believed that the MBHTEBARMM is not just hiring for the sake of filling up positions. Instead, they want a dedicated workforce that will provide extra backing like imparting technical knowledge and skills to the whole Bangsamoro community. (PNA)

MODULAR DISTANCE LEARNING (It’s Implementation) GRACE C. DUBRIA-T3 Tablon Elementary School

C OV ID 1 9 has broug ht changes in the lives of the people. It affected all aspects of life especially the education system not only in the Philippines but all over the world hence bringing some changes to each and everyone’s life not only the teachers and parents but children as well.

Department of Education did its best to continue providing education to the remote learners in the new normal. The department i mp l e m e nt e d s o m a ny innovations to keep the DepEd’s torch burning. They keep on researching making

way of the implementation of the e- learning delivery mo d a lit y, t he Mo du l ar Distance Learning.

Ta b l o n E l e m e n t a r y S cho ol a d he re s to t he implementation of the new learning delivery modality which is part of the Learning Continuity Plan. Enrolment was done either in remote way through emails, onlines or through drop boxes.The teachers prepared S elfLearning Modules and other activity sheets to the remote learners. Teachers built strong communication with the parents using the different communication platform to keep in touch with each other.

The parents served as the para-teachers at home. In this learning delivery modality, the distribution and retrieval of modules were agreed by both parties but preferably it was done in school in a scheduled time and of course with the strict observance of health protocols. The grading system was based on written test and performance tasks.

Tablon Elementary School has successfully implemented t h e Mo d u l a r D i s t a n c e Learning as shown in the increase of proficiency level in their quarterly grades and the number of learners who were promoted to the next level. This success would not be possible without the help of the parents and the members of the learning community who walk with us in this journey of challenges.

The teachers of Tablon are very much willing to implement the same modality and if possible will tr y the Bichronous Learning Delivery and all others as the need arises as long as the parents and other members of the learning community will continue to support the school in carrying-out the DepEd’s vision and mission in providing education in this trying time and ensuring that there will be no child that is left-behind in the new normal.

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Nazrea – a gem pearl-fectly for you Text By MARK FRANCISCO Photos by MIKKO MAHINAY

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OUTH Sea pearls come from the whitelipped variety of the pinctada maxima oyster. This oyster is much larger than the oysters that produce freshwater pearls so the pearl that it produces is much larger as well.

Because of the rarity and sensitivity of this type of oyster, cultivation of these pearls is much more difficult, making them more expensive.

But worry no more since you can now own and flaunt South Sea pearls affordably and they are sold right here in the heart of Cagayan de Oro only at Nazrea Southsea Pearls at Ayala Malls Centrio.

Nazrea South Sea Pearls made its debut to the public last October 16 thanks to

the entrepreneurial creativity of Davao City-based businesswoman Nazrea Moctar.

Nazrea South Sea Pearls first wowed clients in this part of the country in 2015 when it opened its shop in Davao City and followed it up with a branch in Palawan in 2018.

But Moctar found a second home in Cagayan de Oro City and decided to settle down and do business in this northern gateway of Mindanao.

Nazrea South Sea

Pearls features a wide array of sets from earrings to necklaces and pendants, brooches and bangles.

“I make sure that my designs reflect those which my clientele want so I design most of the pearls myself in the millennial way,” Moctar remarked, adding that her South Sea pearls are all indigenously coming from Mindanao.

South Sea pearls are distinctively medium to very high in luster with their notable bright reflections,

Online Distance Learning DARLENE P. BONGOLTO Teacher II El Salvador City Central School

The COVID-19 has changed our education system. As a result, education has completely changed, with the rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on different platforms. Self-learning modules were not enough to suffice the education of the learners. Parents have the hard time to teach their children especially those who are working parents. DepEd offers different modalities in order to cater the needs of the learners. Amid this pandemic education must continue. Selected schools suggest that online learning must be implemented so that there will be an interaction with the teachers and parents thus, it will serve as a supplemental to the modules.

This type of learning delivery modality facilitates learning and engages learners' active participation using various technologies connected to the internet while they are geographically remote from each other.

The internet is used to facilitate learnerteacher, learner-content, and peer-to-peer interaction. Online learning may be through a synchronous or asynchronous platform; it requires both teacher and learners to have good and stable internet connection.

This LDM is one way to increase retention

of information of the learners. Initially, online class helps the school to extend their outreach to those pupils who wish to access to the education from a distance. Online class does not take whole day session. This requires a screen time depending on the level of the learners. For K-grade 3, they only spend 1.5 hours while for grades 4- 6, they are given 2 hours.

Even it is just a glimpse of an hour but still have a big impact to the learners especially in this trying times. Behind this operation, there are challenges to overcome. Some students without reliable internet access and technology struggle to participate in online classes. As for the pupils, online class is widely appreciated for its flexibility, cost effectiveness, and convenient access. With asynchronous session, the student can enjoy a more flexible schedule that conveniently fits their available time and location.

Through online class the learners engage, challenge, and learn with fun. It is one way also to strengthen the education system.

More so, it invites learners to participate, motivate, contribute, and capture their interest and attention. Truly, a good online class is effective.

with very slightly spotted surfaces, a medium nacre coating and definitely white in color.

Nazrea South Sea Pearls is located at the second level of Ayala Malls Centrio’s south wing right across the west escalator. They are open during mall hours from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily. For more inquiries, browse the official Facebook and Instagram pages of Nazrea – a gem that’s pearl-fectly for you!

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Fathers of orphans Think a minute ... Tragically, fathers are becoming a vanishing breed. Statistics s h ow t h at m i l l i o n s o f children are growing up like orphans because their fathers simply reproduce t h e m s e l v e s a n d l e av e , rather than staying home to love and raise their son or daughter. A family expert who has studied modern life says: “The vanishing father is perhaps the number one problem of the changing family today.”

There are also fathers, however, who stay in the same house with their children yet still manage to make them orphans. Someone said, “The hardest job kids face today is learning to be parents without seeing any.” They may see a man living in their home, but they do not see a loving, caring father who is involved with them. So they actually grow up like orphans. “Some fathers bring their children up, while other fathers let them down.” These are fathers who support their children with food, clothing, and an education—nothing more than what an orphanage provides.

THINK A MINUTE

JHAN TIAFAU HURST Remember: “Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” How much time together with your son or daughter have you put into their memory bank? How many memories do they have of you listening, talking, and having fun with them? If a man refuses to fulfill his responsibilities as a father, he cannot expect his wife to be a real mother either.

Without the leadership and help of her husband, the mother will eventually become discouraged. The tragic result is kids who are left to find their own way growing up without the security, love, and teaching FATHERS/PAGE 7

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Elections: Nothing but business-managed electoral system

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA COMELEC should indeed safeguard the sanctity of the electoral process, not only on trivial matters such as on various prohibitions, i.e. votebuying/vote selling, coercion, conspiracy to bribe voters, etc. but on glaring truism that Philippine elections subsist on business- managed electoral system in which the most heavily funded candidate almost always wins. Every day, there are outpourings of advertisements on TV promoting candidates, focusing on personalities, rhetorical style, body languages and the like. Ads on TV do not provide information; rather, they provide illusion and imagery.

In the Philippine context, elections are just becoming a “big circus” and social change has been so elusive especially to those who have dreamt and struggled for it. Fourteen years of Martial Law and twopeople powered revolutions have not made a dent in the societal set-up. True, there were “changing of the guards” but the tentacles of greed that rendered the country dry of natural wealth and consigned many to live in hunger and poverty have remained as formidable as ever.

My contention is that unless

the people are awakened and conscienticized on social, economic, and ecological realities, social change can never be had and the conduct of elections is just an exercise in futility. Social transformation can hardly be had in a highly skewed societal order where only a few oligarchs are in control of the economy and out of their gargantuan rakings support politicians to uphold the oligarchical interest. Such has put in clear categorical term the truism that economic power begets political power and vice versa. Let notice be served to one and all that social transformation should emanate not just from participating in elections but in the increasing social awareness that will prod the conscienticized to act to shape a society based on social justice, inclusive growth, equity and sustainable development. The “changing of the guards” may not make a significant difference unless well entrenched flawed societal structures are changed. The question is, will the next leaders have the political will to reform a quasi-feudal society and to replace the neoliberal economic paradigm that has sacrificed our people and our resource-base to the altar of greed and profit, with an alternative development model that is pro-people and pro-environment?

We all know that our country is facing an alarming ecological crisis that unless soon averted will lead to our accelerating drive towards ecological disasters as our natural resources are already seriously depleted. Based on the UN-Risk Disaster Index, the Philippines is the

4th worse hit country in the world by climate change. Of the 17 million hectares of dipterocarp forest a century and half ago, we only have less than a million hectares. The six logging companies that have massively logged our forest had violated all the forestry laws in connivance with law enforcers.

Don’t you know there are laws that prohibit cutting of trees in areas which are one thousand meters above sea level or with topography that has more than 50% gradient. The finest of tree species such as Narra, Red Lauan, Mahogany, etc. should have not been cut as provided by forestry laws.

The two hundred thousand hectares Mt. KalatunganMt.Kitanglad Ranges should have not been logged as they belong to those prohibited categories. But these loggers were so powerful. One even became mayor, congressman and governor. Don’t you know that one shipment of logs alone would earn a logger 360 million pesos, money that they have used to buy votes or to bribe law enforcers?

Of the 13 major bays in the country, 10 are already biologically dead; of the 25 major rivers, 15 are polluted or have dried-up already because of massive siltation due to illegal mining operations. How do you stop illegal mining activities in the uplands of Cagayan de Oro? Well, in 2013, Sulog, a coalition of environmentalist groups, was able to secure a Writ of Kalikasan, from the Court of Appeals. I as Presiding Officer then of Task Force Kinaiyahan together with Law Enforcers conducted law enforcement operations

and was so shocked to arrest illegal miners who were all Chinese. In their mining campsite, we saw armaments (AK-47 & Armalites) and hand grenades. We in fact had arrested three Chinese miners who to our surprise were released a month later.

Why? May kapit pala. In fact, these Chinese miners were accompanied by an elected official back to China. Ganyan ba ang iboboto ninyo?

Foreign debt problem which has reached more than eight (8) trillion pesos further aggravates environmental degradation. Debt servicing alone eats up a significant portion of our national budget.

In our frenzy to pay our debt, we relentlessly exploit our natural resources, i.e., cash exports depending heavily on polluting pesticides and fertilizers, commercial fishing destroying our coral reefs and mine tailings polluting our rivers and bays.

The Rice Tariffication Law that has buried the 5 million rice farmers to so much hunger and poverty as we allowed cheaply organically produced rice to enter our country must be looked upon meticulously.

The author of that law got the highest votes as Senator last election. Kasi tinatago sa atin ang katotohanan and through misinformation by the mainstream media. With this simple analysis and truism, now please tell me, who among the crop of candidates vying for this or that position, have the political will to effect social transformation for us Filipinos to regain back our ecological integrity, food security and make life better for our poor but struggling people?

Never belittle the little things

In the gospel, the Kingdom of God is often compared to the little things. Christ said that the Kingdom is like “a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.

When it was fully grown, it became a large bush…” Again, he said that the Kingdom is like “yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened.” (cfr. Lk 13,18-21) These words have no other purpose than to tell us that the magnificence of heaven can be reached through the little ordinary things of our day as long as we handle or do them with faith, hope, and charity.

We need to reconcile ourselves with this happy truth of our faith that we do not have to wait for extraordinary circumstances for us to reach heaven and even to have a taste of it even while still here on earth. With the little, ordinary things in our life, we have all the means

and chances to have heaven within our reach.

Sanctity, our ticket to heaven, certainly requires heroism, even to the point of martyrdom. But we can be sure that by being consistently loving in doing the little things of life, especially when they are hidden and unappreciated humanly, we would already be very heroic indeed, even approaching the level of martyrdom.

What we have to do is to learn to find Christ in the little things that comprise most of our day, if not of our whole life. Another way of saying it is to learn to refer everything to Christ, no matter how little or insignificant it is.

We should always be with Christ at every moment of our day, offering things to him, asking him questions like, “Lord, how should I deal with this particular situation, be it an exciting work, a boring and tiring moment, etc.?”

We should never dare

to do things simply on our own. Especially when we find ourselves in difficulties, in a quandary, in moments of temptation, etc., we have to go to Christ as quickly as possible and cling to him as tightly as possible.

And we should never forget to thank him all the time, for such gesture connects us with him in an abiding way. When we are with Christ especially in the little things of our day, how can we doubt about having heaven in us while still here on earth?

We therefore have to learn to find Christ in everything, doing so not in some generic, theoretical way, but in a specific, practical way, one that is abiding and active.

This, of course, is a great challenge to all of us, but if we believe in this truth and we try to conform ourselves to it and to persevere in it, for sure we can achieve a certain degree of success.

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HINTS AND TRACES

ROY CIMAGALA normal to all of us to feel Christ’s presence in all things, especially in our little ordinary events of the day, and to correspond to that presence as actively as possible. This ideal is not only for some people who we usually regard as mystics and very special people.

We can always find Christ anytime, for what it takes is only an act of faith that we try to pursue as far as we can.

If we persevere in this effort, for sure, sooner or later we can find Christ even in the most ordinary and even the ugly things of our life.

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Lacson: Pandemic Underscores Need for Inclusive National Budget THE Covid pandemic and its continuing effects underscore the need to have a national budget that is participatory, consultative, development-oriented and inclusive, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson said Monday.

Lacson, addressing the "Budget Serye 2021" of Social Watch Philippines, said the budget is the

most important tool to address social, economic and political problems, which are magnified by the pandemic.

"The national budget is the government's most important tool in achieving its goals, especially in the midst of an unprecedented health crisis when all our social, economic and political problems have magnified

Hybrid learning

By EMILY D. COMCOM Teacher I Bulua Central School

THERE is a variety of hybrid le ar ning combinations, according to subject matter experts. The best combination differs from countr y to c ou nt r y d e p e n d i ng on multiple factors. For each of the combinations, different technologies can be integrated to achieve the most suitable learning outcome.

Physical classro om activities are considered utterly important to support the mental health of children.

The dispossession of social interactions due to the disruption of the physical presence of students in s cho ols has c omp el l e d students to switch to remote learning methods. However, it is the common belief of educators that distance education does not offer the same outcome as physical classroom engagement.

However, the opening of schools in the country must be done exceptionally cautious under the complete EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late STORMSON A. LEAÑO, who died last May 13, 2019 in Salay, Misamis Oriental, and NENITA P. LEAÑO, who died last December 19, 2017 in Madonna Hospital, Cagayan de Oro City, left without any will and testament; that the said deceased, at the time of there death, left real properties consisting of Transfer Certificate of Title NO. T-72753-A situated at Block 5 Lot 4, Villamar, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, which was mortgaged to NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION under account #1421427, that the parties being all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract hereby by these presents agree to adjudicate, as they hereby adjudicate, the above-mentioned NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION under account #1421427 to MA. PORTIA L. SESCON, who will assume of all the remaining balance of the said obligation under account #1421427 and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of STORMSON A. LEAÑO and NENITA P. LEAÑO, as per DOC #461; PAGE #92; BOOK #XIX; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑo.

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sup er vision of medical experts. This also must be phased out properly with total adherence to health instructions. Specifically, the mandator y social distance norm plays the most important role in reopening schools due to the limitations in spaces available that seem not sufficient to bring in all students together. Hence, the online learning model that came into effect during the school closures must be continued perhaps until Covid-19 is annihilated, an ultimatum that is soon nearing.

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

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into massive scale," he said.

"More than ever, we must demand for a national budget that is participatory, consultative, development-oriented, and inclusive - one that equalizes opportunities for all and serves the will of our people," he added.

Also, Lacson reiterated his shared commitment with SWP and its Alternative Budget Initiative (ABI), to promote citizens' active participation in crafting the national budget.

Lacson has earned a reputation as the watchdog of the national budget, flagging and pushing for the removal of dubious and useless appropriations (a.k.a. pork barrel) from the yearly budget bill.

In August, he resigned as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, and as Chairman of the panel's Subcommittee C, so he can focus on scrutinizing the P5.024-trillion budget EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

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

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

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

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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

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

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

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

for 2022, as well as to address the advent of red flags raised by the Commission on Audit in its audit reports of several agencies.

On the other hand, Lacson has pushed for budget reform by crafting bills such as the Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment (BRAVE), which ensures resources for local development projects by downloading funds directly to the local government units.

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

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

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

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

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.

October 12, 2021.

ATTY. BERNARDINO M. BERING

Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff

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Through this partnership, GCash Scan to Pay will now be made available in 435 Generika Drugstores nationwide, so customers can easily pay through scanning Generika’s GCash QR code. GCash Cash-in acceptance will also be rolled out in select branches nationwide.

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AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION

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

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

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

Mr. RAJWINDER SINGH. An Indian citizen, desire to apply as CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER in our company “BABA BAWA KHAN LENDING CORPORATION” located at Patag, Sambaan Village, Cagayan de Oro City.

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• Ages 25-40 years old. Male Only SALARY RANGE: Php 25-30k Monthly.

NOTICE: Any local person in Cagayan de Oro City, who is competent, able and willing to perform the job/ position, may file an objection at the DOLE-RO within Thirty (30) days after publication.

Mr. ONKARVIR SINGH. An Indian citizen, desire to apply as FIELD COLLECTOR in our company “BABA BAWA KHAN LENDING CORPORATION” located at Patag, Sambaan Village, Cagayan de Oro City.

QUALIFICATION: • Valid driver’s license.

• Physically fit, Has a good work ethic.

• Ages 25-40 years old. Male Only SALARY RANGE: Php 25-30k Monthly.

NOTICE: Any local person in Cagayan de Oro City, who is competent, able and willing to perform the job/ position, may file an objection at the DOLE-RO within Thirty (30) days after publication.

meaningful as Generika Drugstore celebrates its 18th Anniversary. This year, we are working towards the digitization of our stores to ensure that we continue to expand access to quality and affordable medicines and healthcare essentials that the Filipino family deservesOur partnership with GCash enhances our ability to deliver this mission,” said Atty. Yet Abarca, Generika Drugstore President and CEO. Other than the safety of its customers, part of Generika's priority is the health and safety of its employees. GCash serves as a safe and fast facility for the reimbursements of the Generika employees.

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3 persons – RISK CONTROL SUPERVISOR

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Must know how to speak Mandarin Site high pressure welding work schedule audit and implementation.

Site high pressure welding work safety supervision.

Site gas welding, high pressure welding, low pressure welding work instructions.

Site welder training.

3 persons– CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN • • • • •

Must know how to speak Mandarin Supervise the equipment and check the operators.

Check and maintain the equipment.

Make a daily report regarding equipment monitoring.

Explain to the Filipino Operators the function of the equipment

4 persons– ELECTRICAL DRAFTER SUPERVISOR • •

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Must know how to speak Mandarin Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.

Visit proposed installation sites and draw rough sketches of location.

Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary.

Study work order requests to determine type of service, such as lighting or power, demanded by installation.

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Must know how to speak Mandarin Must know how to lead the quality assurance monitoring and review of all construction safety training programs and initiatives.

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• Must know how to performs pipe inspections and approves materials on-site for proper quality and report defects, with the ability and authority to reject materials and workmanship.

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their parents are responsible to give them.

D a d, won’t you a s k Jesus to forgive you for not fully “being there” for your children? He will help you start changing to become the kind of father your children need and deserve, so they will never again have any reason to feel like an orphan. Just think a minute.

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of the second phase of the covered court inside the provincial headquarters.

Emano said Eleazar can continue public ser vice should he decide to seek an elective position.

"If you're asking, if this policeman is decent, he is more than decent. I wish that his public service will not end as a policeman. I can see him one day, maybe in the Senate," Emano said.

Region 10 visit Since Thursday, Eleazar has been visiting police headquarters in the Northern Mindanao region under the Police Regional Office-10.

Eleazar said visiting the PPO-MisOr was "saving the best for last" as he acknowledged the accomplishments of the provincial police and provincial government in maintaining peace and order.

"We can witness the support of our stakeholders particularly our LGUs (local government units). We were able to have the chance to visit different provinces and we can see our local chief executives have been supporting programs for peace and development," he said.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late SIMPLECIA L. CABACTULAN who died DECEMBER 14, 2019 at Cagayan de Oro City.

Misamis Oriental, the said deceased SIMPLICIA L. CABACTULAN left personal property particularly described as follows: PassBook No.: 4452176; Savings Account No.: 42810008-91; Bank: Land Bank of the Philippines;Branch: Land Bank El Salvador; Amount: ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIXTYTHREE PESOS AND SEVENTY SEVEN CENTAVOS Only (Php 167,063.77) made and entered into this ____day of ____2021, in ________________by and between: the only surviving legal heirs of late SIMPLICIA L. CABACTULAN, namely: ALFREDO SALAPANG CABACTULAN widower, of legal age, Filipino, and resident of Zone 1, Poblacion, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental; CLINT L. CABACTULAN married, of legal age, Filipino, and resident Zone 4, kibonbon, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental; CHERYL C. BOCTOT, married, of legal age, Filipino, and resident Talakag, Bukidnon; CLIFF L. CABACTULAN, married, of legal age, Filipino, and resident Zone 2, Cogon, El Salvador City; and CRIS L. CABACTULAN single, of legal age, Filipino, and resident El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, herein referred to as the HEIRS; and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of SIMPLECIA L. CABACTULAN, per DOC #31; PAGE #7; BOOK #4; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. SARAH JANE F. BEHIGA. BWM: Oct. 13, 20 & 27, 2021

Military partnership Me anw h i l e , t h e 4 t h Infantr y Division (4ID) lauded the efforts of the police force in helping the Army implement Community Support Programs (CSP) in the hinterland villages of the Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions.

In a statement, Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., 4ID commander, said the PNP plays a critical role in addressing the local communist armed conflict in the their areas of responsibility, particularly law enforcement operations that can disrupt or eradicate the "aboveground works" of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front and their front organizations. (PNA)

Coal... from page 1

timeframe.

The position of the DoE is diametrically opposed to a pronouncement of the Department of Finance (DoF) that coal plants in Mindanao grid will already be traversing their ‘retirement’ phase – and this will be launched as part of the Philippine government’s decarbonization commitment during the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, Scotland next month.

Cusi qualified that while “decarbonization of the energy sector is one of the scenarios we are looking at,” that will just be tackled in the next PEP update, which perceptibly will already be latched on to the lap of the next administration.

The energy chief indicated t h e e ve ntu a l p h a s e out of the coal plants shall cover “evaluation of this scenario on the financial cost of implementing decarbonization together with its impacts and consequences.”

In Cusi’s view, “Our decarbonization scenario will look into the possibility of converting fossil-fired power plants to other fuels such as biomass, fuelwood ,etc.”

When aske d on t he planned phaseout and buy-out of coal plants in Mindanao, the power investors in the grid were unanimous in saying that their power generating facilities are “not for sale”. It is also their wish that before a policy will be committed by the Philippine government to a global climate change diplomacy,

relevant government agencies must at least discuss forward plans with them first, because these could have chilling effect on their foreign lenders and contractual obligations, including power supply agreements, that could be unduly infringed upon.

Apart from the 210-megawatt Mindanao thermal power facility in Misamis Oriental, most of the coal-fired plants in the grid are ‘new builds’ – having just reached their commercial operations in 2015 to 2017.

Notably, coal technology is also the dominant source of electricity in the region — given that development of renewables in the area is still picking up its pace.

Separately, Aboitiz Power Corporation President and CEO Emmanuel V. Rubio noted that “We have yet to understand the process, how the transition is envisioned to ensure that the grid will continue to get stable and reliable supply of electricity.”

He reminded government policymakers that “with what’s happening in Europe and China, policies and regulations need to b e reviewed thoroughly, or we could also experience shortages. The European experience is something we can all learn from.” This was partly in reference to the recent experience of the United Kingdom on switching back its coal plants as it waded through an energy crisis this year.

Rubio emphasized that the Aboitiz group, which has significant power investments in Mindanao, “fully supports a transition, we just need to make sure that we plug all the gaps and address the risks of such a program.”

Additionally, Cusi stated that the development of RE in Mindanao grid could be advanced “in a hybrid manner so as to optimize their production and availability while connected to a BESS (batter y energ y storage system).”

He cited “the observed trend in the cost of BESS is expected to help improve and make power generation from intermittent renewable energy more affordable.”

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fame as singer-entertainercomposer of Cebuano novelty songs in local events in the province which propelled him to become a politician.

Numer Plaza Lalisan, Jr., who said Aratea has been his partner as a crowd d r aw i ng s i nge r du r i ng election campaign period also expressed dismay. “ If you only stayed here in our town you would have been very popular DJ in FM stations, “ he said.

Aratea, who used the handle “DJ Kevin John,” has been in the local airwaves for many years and at times performed in local singing events. He left the town a few years back after being caught in the imbroglio of instant money-making scheme by having relationships with moneyed women.

His arrest in Sto. Tomas town on October 20 was re l at e d t o h i s a l l e g e d involvement in soliciting investments from the public at amounts ranging from P5,000 to P1 million, with a promised quarterly return of up to 30 percent.

Aratea, 47, was arrested pu rsu ant to a w ar r ant issued by Judge Vernard Quijano of the Regional Trial Court Branch 153 in Biñan City, Laguna province, for syndicated estafa and violation of the Securities Regulation Code.

The suspect was identified as the president of the group called Achievers and Golden Marketing and Consulting (AGMC), which has an office in a radio station he owns in RPJ Village, Barangay Tibalog, Sto. Tomas.

In September 2020, the SEC released an advisory warning the public to stop investing in AGMC and Achievers Golden Holdings Inc. as these did not have legal personality to solicit investments.

At that time, AGMC also had an office in the Valencia Corporate Center in Davao City.

Based on the advisory, AGMC was luring investors to its “cashback program” that accepts investments ranging from P5,000 to P1 million with a promise of profit of between 1 percent and 30 percent, depending on the amount and the investment period, which was up to three months.

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Edward Plaza in 2013 after the December 4, 2012 super t y p h o on Pa b l o s t r u c k , devastating most upland farming communities.

The affected farmers were given farm inputs and proper technology and as “farmer-enrollees” had to commit to nurture their farms to become productive.

Gov. Santiago Cane, Jr. said more than 5,000 USAD “farmer-enrollees” have started to improve their lives especially those engaged in banana and falcatta tree farming. “Our main goal is to reduce poverty incidence of our people,” Cane said after he accepted the Galing Pook Awards 2021 virtual ceremony on October 20.

Expressing gratitude to Galing Pook Awards 2021 organizing body., Rep. Plaza issued a press statement saying: “This recognition is not only a testament to the hard work and strong c o l l a b o r at i o n o f l o c a l government units, various government agencies and farmer-enrollees, but it is also an inspiration to launch more innovative programs that will improve people’s lives.”

The awardees were from different cities, municipalities, and provinces across the country, recognized by the organizers of Galing Pook Awards from among 206 entries and later trimmed down to 22 until the judges chose the top ten.

“The province of Agusan del Sur’s USAD program was a game changer for Agusanons. Its recover y

and rehabilitation strategy led to the conser vation of resources and poverty reduction among upland barangays,” said a press st ate me nt f rom G a l i ng Pook Foundation. (Chris V. Panganiban / MindaNews)

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adorned with pink ribbons or banners, tarps of Robredo and Pangilinan, paid for by their owners.

Many of t ho s e w ho p ar t icip ate d were f irst timers in attending political activities.

Retired businessman Lito Munoz said he joined the caravan because he was fed up with the extrajudicial killings and corruption in the present administration.

“I even bought a pink shirt. I flashed pink ribbons from my car window as we moved along the highway,” he said.

Lawyer Eddie Cuaresma t o o k p ai ns i n p o s t i ng “Leni-Kiko” decals on the participating vehicles.

“I have never done this kind of activism since I laid down on the highway to stop the trucks bearing illegal logs in my college days,” Cuaresma said, adding he, too, had enough of the corruption and killings.

Rebuta said there were only at least three vehicles when the caravan started in Manticao town.

He said gradually the number of participating vehicles grew in every town they passed.

“By the time we reached Tagoloan town the caravan grew to 260 vehicles with 40 Bao-bao heading the convoy,” he said.

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