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ASF scare THE HOG INDUSTRY is claiming lost revenue of about P10 billion two months after the emergence of African Swine Fever (ASF) on farms in Luzon, the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said.

SINAG also urged the government to charge the importers of two containers of allegedly infected meat products from China, which has been battling the virus for over a year now. The products were reported to be “misdeclared” and were seized at the Port of Manila.

“The industry has lost P10 billion in the past two months,” SINAG said in a statement.

Sorghum DAVAO City – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has proposed the planting of sorghum in banana farms that have been affected by Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease, to provide an alternative income to farmers and allow the land to recover.

MinDA Chair Emmanuel F. Piñol put forward the proposal to banana stakeholders last week in a forum held in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

“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 less maintenance,” Mr. Piñol said in a statement after the meeting.

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AVAO CITY -- A delegation of 20 businessmen from the different regions in Mindanao has embarked on a five-day trade mission in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia spearheaded by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), starting Monday (October 28) until November 1.

Heading the delegation is MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol who expressed support to the sustainability

requirement of the newlyrevived Davao-Manado air connectivity serviced by TRADE/PAGE 11

MinDA backs sorghum to counter Panama disease

By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

SCARED. Office workers carry a woman on a stretcher who fainted after a quake hit Davao City yesterday morning (October 29). The magnitude 6.6 earthquake emanating from Tulunan in North Cotabato was felt as Intensity 6 in Davao City. mindanews photo by manman dejeto

6.6 quake jolts Mindanao: 2 killed

DAVAO City – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has proposed the planting of sorghum n banana farms that have been affected

by Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease, to provide an alternative income to farmers and allow the land SORGHUM/PAGE 11

By MINDANEWS

KORONADAL City -- Two persons were killed, while thousands of students and workers scampered for safety, a number of them suffering injuries when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolted parts

of Mindanao at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday, 13 days after a magnitude 6.3 quake also struck Mindanao, with epicenters both in Tulunan, North Cotabato.

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Bambi, Juliette donate bags for shipment of SoKor trash

By MARK FRANCISCO, Reporter

MISAMIS Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano and Rep. Juliette Uy donated a total of 5,000 tonner bags to be used to ship back the 5,000 tons of Verde Soko that are still stranded at

Phividec Industrial Estate compound in barangay Sta. Cruz, Tagoloan town.

In a ceremony held Tuesday (October 29) at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) DONATE/PAGE 11

TONNER BAGS. Misamis Oriental provincial board member Gerardo Sabal III (center) ceremonially hands over to Bureau of Customs Collection District 10 head John Simon (right) a tonner bag to be used in packing the Verde Soko trash. Also in the picture are provincial board member Erick Khu (second from left) and deputy collector Marvin Mison (left). photo by ercel maandig

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MinDA, DILG to launch $500-M water project

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AVAO City – To provide water supply in remote villages of Mindanao and Palawan, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) are set to launch the $500-million Mindanao Rural Water Supply project on November 22 here.

The program aims to establish Solar-Powered Water Supply and Desalination Facilities in barangays across Mindanao, including the island provinces of Sulu and Palawan, according to a MinDA press statement on Monday.

MinDa said the project materialized after DILG Secretary Eduardo Año and MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol both agreed to jumpstart the ambitious project during an inter-agency meeting recently.

“Soon, each barangay in Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan will have clean water for drinking and irrigation,” Piñol said.

The solar-powered water supply project will be offered in three packages.

The first package is the solar-powered rural combo water program, which will provide water both for drinking and excess water for small irrigation projects for vegetable

farms and backyard livestock projects.

Coastal and island communities will get solar-powered desalination water projects, while the solar-powered irrigation systems, which are the third package will be for rice and high-value crops.

An estimated USD$500 million loan from Israel will be used to fund the project, which is channeled through the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).

“All governors and mayors of towns and cities of Mindanao, including, Palawan, are expected to be present during the rollout of the program,” Año said.

According to MinDA,

local government units (LGUs) could avail of the loan with concessional interest rates and will also be provided with capacity-building training to implement the projects as an income-earning

economic enterprise.

Piñol said it will be the first massive program that will address the twin problems of remote barangays -- water for drinking and water for irrigation.

“The availability of safe drinking water is necessary for better health of rural people while the excess water for irrigation improves agricultural productivity”, Piñol said.

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Public, private sectors join hands to help Caraga hospitals BUTUAN City -- The collaboration through public-private partnership forged between the Philippine Army and a private corporation has conveyed noteworthy impacts to three district hospitals in the Caraga (Region 13).

The 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3SFBn) of the Army and the Solaire Resorts and Casino recently joined their resources to upgrade the facilities of two district hospitals in Surigao del Sur and one community

hospital in Agusan del Sur province.

In a statement released Sunday, 3SFBn CivilMilitary Operations (CMO) Officer, 1st Lt. Krisjuper Andreo J. Punsalan, said the partnership has facilitated the donation of 380 bedsheets, 250 face towels, 200 hand towels, 550 bath towels, 1,250 pillowcases and 500 bathroom mats to Lianga District Hospital and Marihatag District Hospital in Surigao del Sur and Bayugan City Community Hospital in

Agusan del Sur. The deliveries to the hospital facilities, Punsalan said, were completed on Saturday (October 26).

He added that the donation was designed to increase the quality of healthcare services of these hospitals to the people of the two provinces.

Ending insurgency In the same statement, Lt. Col. Joey B. Baybayan, commander of 3SFBn, said public and private partnership may complement the success of the whole-of-nation approach to end local communist armed conflict.

Baybayan said healthcare is among the issues that people clamor in the area during the conduct of Needs Assessment Survey (NSA) of the Army through its Community Support Program (CSP).

“This simple initiative can somehow provide comfort and quality service to any resident who will be admitted in their respective district and HOSPITALS/PAGE 11

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Cebu Pacific, AirAsia launch new domestic routes

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OW-COST carriers Cebu Pacific and Philippines AirAsia, Inc. started operating new domestic flights.

The Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific launched a direct flight between Cebu and Busuanga, which is the gateway to Coron, Palawan.

The operation of the CebuBusuanga flights is being carried out by Cebu Pacific’s

wholly owned subsidiary Cebgo.

“The first flight departs Cebu at 7:25 a.m., and arrives in Francisco B. Reyes Airport at 9:00 a.m.; while its return flight leaves Busuanga at 9:20 a.m. and arrives in Cebu at 11:00 a.m.,” Cebu Pacific said in a statement on Monday.

“The second flight leaves Cebu at 10:25 a.m., and lands in Busuanga at 12:05 p.m.; while its turnaround flight departs at

12:25 p.m. and arrives at 2:10 p.m.,” it added.

Apart from the new CebuBusuanga route, Cebu Pacific, along with Cebgo, flies to 37 domestic and 27 international destinations.

Meanwhile, Philippines AirAsia started offering its thrice-daily service between Manila and Bacolod on Monday.

For the Manila-Bacolod route, the first 80-minute flight

will depart Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 8:20 a.m., and the last one will depart Bacolod at 9:30 p.m.

“We are excited to celebrate this milestone and to paint the Negros Island skies red.

AirAsia’s presence in the region will make air travel more affordable not just for Negrenses but for everyone who wants to explore this part of the country,” AirAsia Philippines

Chief Executive Officer Ricardo P. Isla said during the inaugural ceremony at the BacolodSilay International Airport on Monday morning.

Bacolod is the 11th domestic destination that AirAsia Philippines operates out of Manila. Overall, the carrier has more than 500 domestic and international flights weekly coming from its hubs in Manila, Clark, Cebu and Kalibo.

German auto electronics firm weighs future in PH CONTINENTAL Temic, world’s leading automotive electronics manufacturer based in Germany, will be weighing the future of its Philippine operation depending on the final outcome of the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act (CITIRA) bill, which seeks to overhaul the country’s incentive system to exporters.

In an interview at the SEIPI 4th Quarter General Membership Meeting and CEO Forum, Continental Temec Electronics Philippines General

Manager Glenn Everett told reporters their two plants in Laguna produces cutting- edge products for automated driving and have the capability to produce new product innovations.

“Yes, we produce these products here to support automated driving and increase our capacity. So, I am hopeful we work positively and collaboratively to make CITIRA conducive to business. If it goes badly it will hurt our business, and if it goes well it will encourage our business,”

said Everett.

Continental has already closed down 5 global plants as it restructured operations to support changes in the automotive industry where demand is moving towards solar and electric-powered vehicles and automated driving.

Global demand for diesel vehicles has gone down as consumers also slowly shift to environment-friendly technologies. There have been no new investments also for diesel-powered vehicle engines.

Everett, however, said that this global

restructuring did not affect the Philippine operations.

“No, not at all,” said Everett noting that the Philippines produces safety electronics such as auto braking, speed sensors and radar systems that they supply to every original equipment manufacturer in the world primarily to Korea, Japan and a bit to Europe and NAFTA (US-CanadaMexico) countries.

The Philippines is home to Continental Temec’s R & D center.

They also have two industrial engineering

centers that design new machines to make auto products. The local unit of Continental AG of Germany employs 2,500 people in the country.

“There are many modules of radar and cameras and there are different variants for every car so we made innovations,” said Everett adding automated driving technologies are growing 25 times more.

“We build cuttingedge products right now in the Philippines it is great it is working,” said Everett, who is also SEIPI

chairman. Thus, they need the CITIRA to be kind to their industry.

CITIRA seeks to remove the generous 5 percent tax on gross income earned which export firms registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) enjoy on a perpetual basis. This will be replaced by a reduced corporate income tax from the current 30 percent to 20 percent overtime.

“I want CITIRA resolved in a positive way for exporters because ELECTRONICS/PAGE 10

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Cleaning house Think a minute…A man wa l ke d into a crowde d store in a small town. It was noisy and full of people.

Ever y b o dy w as t a l k i ng and going about their own business when suddenly a woman yelled out loudly to a man: “Hey two-timer!

Did your wife finally forgive you?” That store which was loud and noisy suddenly became amazingly quiet.

Why? Because a nice, juicy bit of gossip was just thrown out and nobody wanted to miss it!

Someone said that when we gossip about others it’s like forcing our way into someone else’s house to clean it for them. We do it not because we’re being kind and helpful, but so we can make them look bad and show everybody else how dirty that person’s life is.

The worse we make them look, the better we think we will look in comparison.

But it’s usually the opposite.

People usually know how good you are by what you say about others, not by what others say about you. Do you remember the rhyme: “Sticks and stones may break

THINK A MINUTE

JHAN TIAFAU HURST my bones, but words will never hurt me?” It’s not true! Many people have been hurt far more by criticism and gossip than by sticks and stones.

Even if it is true that a teenager got into trouble, or that man committed adulter y, or that person said something very wrong, t he y may have le ar ne d from their mistake and changed already. But our cruel, unkind gossip about them is wrong and evil, and something we ourselves ne e d to st ar t chang ing today! The only person’s life you have the right and responsibility to correct is your own. That other CLEANING/PAGE 10

WEDNESDAY|OCTOBER 30, 2019

Climate change only for the poor?

I think, this question has been answered already many times. Fact is: climate change exacerbates inequalities, not only in poor, developing c ou nt r i e s , but a l s o i n indust r i a lize d, we a lt hy ones. But, the poor should be given special importance when planning, experts and German National Television's author Irene Banos Ruiz say.

Since the topic "Climate Change" arrived already the last global spot, climate hysteria grows. As drought, flooding and fires lay claim to headlines and landscapes across the world, and as countries and cities grapple with the cost of it all, the highest price is already being paid — by those who are poor or marginalized, Ruiz voiced out. And yes, she is so very

right.

Such are the findings of a recent study by researchers Noah S. Diffenbaugh and Marshall Burke. It reveals that the economic gap between rich and poor countries would have been smaller without the climate crisis.

Eight of the ten countries most affected by extreme weather events — such as hurricanes and monsoon rains — between 1998 and 2017, were developing nations with low or lower-middle income, the Global Climate Risk Index of the NGO Germanwatch shows.

"Regions like Southeast Asia are very vulnerable, not only because they are often hit, but because they lack resources to deal with the impact," David Eckstein,

co-author of the Index, told DW. Of course, living in the Philippines and experiencing the climate change here since decades, I wasn't surprised any more reading the answer to the question: Where is the most extreme weather?

1.Puer to Rico, 2.

Honduras, 3. Myanmar, 4. Haiti, 5. Philippines, 6.

Nicaragua, 7. Bangladesh, 8. Pakistan, 9. Vietnam, 10. Dominca. Although natural disasters are not new, climate change increases their frequency and intensity, making it harder for those affected to cope with the impacts.

"Often, these countries are in the process of rebuilding when they're struck again by an event," Eckstein said.

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KLAUS DORING Oxfam International says the two cyclones that hit Mozambique in rapid succession earlier this year left 2.6 million people in need of food, shelter and clean water. Thousands have had to look for a new place to live.

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PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO In early December 2018, 74-year-old William (not his real name), the founder of a Singapore based trading company (annual revenues of US$800 M) retired as its President to focus solely on the Group’s investments in other industries. This was William’s second retirement as the first retirement in 2012 happened suddenly after a medical finding prompted him to step back from operations. The transfer of leadership was so abrupt that the then 32-year old son

Victor (not his real name) was unprepared to assume full control.

Faced with a performance that was declining year on year and to cover for Victor’s limited experience, t h e e nte r pr i s e b e c am e overstaffed and ineffective.

After 3 years of lackluster growth and appeals from senior managers for a change in leadership, the group saw the urgent need to seek the founder’s intervention.

While recuperating, William resumed work as President.

In one of my governance sessions with the family s ometime March 2016, William confided to me that he was set to appoint a nonfamily successor. Jimmy (not his real name) is a 55-yearold professional manager and a 25-year veteran that worked under the founder during their struggling and growth years. Jimmy started from the ranks initially as a salesman and gradually

made it as Group COO of the conglomerate.

When asked why he chose his group COO over his son Victor, William replied that Jimmy has the experience and can do a better job minus the emotions that a family member brings to the table. He explained that when you bring in qualified professionals to run the business and ably supported by an independent Board, the business can be more agile and results oriented.

He also believed that “at this stage of the enterprise, the risks far outweigh the rewards so sourcing of a deep talent pool was a major and critical step in pursuing growth.” And the only way to achieve it is through the hiring of professional talents that share the same strategic intent as the founder.

And true to form, William initiated organizational reform and power decentralization. He

persuaded some founding memb ers including his wife to retire early, and purposely reduced family influence in the company.

Young professional managers replaced old ones in key positions. By the end of 2017, the Group’s executive team had only professional managers and one family member left, Victor. The founder believed that talent was naturally attracted to the organization because of “appropriate incentives, structures, policies and accountability systems all put in place.”

He also started emp ower ing the B oard comprising of half non-family members and made them part of the decision making process. There were times he resented sharing power and authority and for more than a year, struggled with Chinese succession traditions related to his eldest son who was BUSINESS/PAGE 10

Without preconditions and ulterior motives OUR dedication and fidelity to whatever vocation or commitment of love that we may have, be it in single blessedness or in marriage, in priesthood or in lay life, should b e s o pure and completely gratuitous that we would pursue and develop it without preconditions and ulterior motives.

This is what is proper to us as shown in the life of the very pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity, Jesus Christ himself. He gave himself completely to us in total obedience to the will of his Father.

Like him, we should just give our all, in spite of the ups and downs, the routine and surprises of our life. We should not count the cost, nor make preconditions and keep some ulterior motives.

We should be willing to give up everything to be faithful to our vocation.

Remember Christ saying, “Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after

me, cannot be my disciple… whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.” (Lk 14, 27.33) But given the way we usually are, i.e., since we are always prone to count the cost, put preconditions and keep ulterior motive, we really would need to continually purify and renew our dedication and fidelity to our vocation. We have to be realistic about this fact of life. We have to learn to give up things for the sake of our commitments.

Such dedication and f idelity can on ly show the authenticity of our commitment of love, and of our faith and trust in God and in his providence.

Whatever happens, even in the grip of great suffering and death, we simply should just stick to what we promised to God and to the others.

Again, let’s remember what Christ said about abandoning ourselves in his hands when confronted

with great difficulties and trials. “Consider the lilies how they grow. They toil not, they spin not, and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you…?” (Lk 12, 27-28) We know that God will take care of ever ything.

What we cannot complete in spite of our efforts, he will complete. What we cannot perfect, he will perfect it.

This conviction should always be with us.

And by doing so, we would be invincibly convinced that we are doing right.

The ideal situation is that there would be no doubt or hesitation in giving ourselves completely to God and the others. Let’s leave behind any preconditions we may have in mind in dedicating ourselves to our vocation.

This, obviously, will

HINTS AND TRACES

ROY CIMAGALA re qui re s ome t r ai ni ng .

We have to aim at having the proper understanding and attitude of w hat a commitment of love is. Let always remember that it is God who takes the initiative to call. He is the one who gives the vocation. And he takes care of everything.

Ours is simply to correspond. This correspondence should be based on God’s love as shown to us by Christ himself. We really have no reason to doubt our vocation and commitments, as long as MOTIVES/PAGE 10

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SEC issues cease and desist order vs. 6 online lending operators THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to stamp out illegal lending activities with another cease and desist order covering six online lending operators.

The Commission en banc issued the order on October 24, enjoining the operators and owners of Batis Loan, Happy Credit, Easy Cash, Wahana Credit & Loan Corp., PesoMaMa and Light Kredit to immediately cease and desist under pain of contempt from engaging in, promoting and facilitating unauthorized lending activities.

The order extends to the agents, representatives and promoters, the owners of the hosting sites and all persons acting for and on behalf of the online lending operators.

The SEC also ordered the online lending operators to cease from offering and advertising their lending business through the internet and to delete or remove promotional presentations and offerings of such lending business from the internet including the lending applications that

they operate.

Furthermore, the Commission directed any and all persons and entities carrying out, abetting or promoting lending business or similar activities without the requisite license to immediately cease and desist from engaging in such lending activities until they have incorporated and have secured the requisite certificate of authority to operate as lending or financing companies.

Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9474, or the Lending Company Regulation Act of 2007, requires that a lending company be established only as a corporation. It further provides that “no lending company shall conduct business unless granted an authority to operate by the SEC.” Any person who shall engage in the business of lending without a validly subsisting authority to operate from the SEC may face a fine ranging from PHP10,000 to PHP50,000 or imprisonment of six months to 10 years or both, under Section 12 LENDING/PAGE 10

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Bangko Sentral exec sees 6.5% domestic growth in Q4 '19

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HE latest assessment

by Philippine monetary officials shows better growth figures for the domestic economy in the second half of 2019, with an expansion to as much as 6.5 percent in the last quarter.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr. on Friday said estimates for the third quarter growth is 5.8 percent to 6 percent, higher than the 5.5 percent average in the first half of the year, on account of increase in government spending.

“And then for the fourth quarter, we are looking at a much-improved figure. Actually, 6.5 percent can be reachable by the fourth quarter,” he told reporters after the inflation briefing at the central bank office in Manila.

Government expenditures grew by 5.5 percent year-onyear in the first nine months this year, an improvement from contractions recorded in the

early part of the year due to the inability of the government to spend according to the program after the delay in the approval of this year’s national budget.

Authorities and economists alike forecast better growth results in the second half of the year since the national budget was signed into law last April.

Dakila said the impact of higher government spending on domestic output is expected to be enhanced by Christmas season-related spending, which, in turn, will further benefit from the sustained deceleration of the rate of price increases.

Last September, inflation slowed further to 0.9 percent from the previous month’s 1.7 percent while the nine-month average is 2.8 percent, at the lower half of the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent target band.

The domestic inflation rate was elevated in 2018 due to supply-side factors, particularly because of higher rice prices that were pushed by low supply.

This problem was addressed

by the combination of monetary measures through the 175 basis points hike in BSP’s key rates and the boost in rice supply after the release of stocks from all National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses and the Rice Tariffication Law that took effect last March.

After peaking at 6.7 percent in September and October last year, the inflation rate has slowed although an uptick was recorded last May when it rose to 3.2 percent from the previous month’s 3 percent.

Dakila declined to give indications for the inflation figure for last October but noted that “coming from the pattern of inflation that we saw last year September and October were the high points.”

“And therefore just because of the base effects you will see the impact of the high inflation last year will be lower inflation,” he added.

The latest 2019 inflation forecast of the BSP is an average of 2.5 percent. (PNA)

Environment 6 Cimatu renews call for creation of DENR Enforcement Bureau as another forest ranger killed in N. Ecija S Advertising and Editorial E-mail : businessweekmindanao@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

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ECRETARY Roy A. Cimatu has called for the swift passage of a measure that would establish an Enforcement Bureau within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as another Forest Ranger from Nueva Ecija died two days after he was shot several times by an unknown assailant.

Cimatu condemned in the strongest terms the killing of Forest Ranger Ronaldo Corpuz, who was assigned at the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in the

municipality of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

Reports reaching the DENR central office in Quezon City showed that Corpuz was shot multiple times by an unidentified assailant while he was closing the gate of their house at around 7:35 pm on October 25.

Corpuz was then brought to the Premier Hospital in Cabanatuan City, where he underwent surgery to remove the bullets from his body. He, however, was declared dead on October 27.

“This senseless attacks against forest defenders must come to an end,”

Cimatu said, as he called on the police to go after Corpuz’s killer.

Corpuz was the third environmental worker killed this year.

Gaudencio Arana, a long-time DENR informant also assigned at CENRO Muñoz, was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding assailants on September 11.

On September 4, suspected illegal loggers stabbed DENR Forest Ranger Bienvenido Veguilla Jr. to death using a jungle bolo in El Nido, Palawan. Five of the six

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

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Roy A. Cimatuexpressed 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) OIC-Assistant 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 man-made 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 watershedbased forest land planning, development and 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 hydro- and biomassbased 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-inhand 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 three-day National Convention of the Society of Filipino Foresters (SFF) in Legazpi City, Albay.

Manila, private firms launch 'incentivized' plastic waste program

By LADE JEAN KABAGANI, PNA

THE Manila City government, in partnership with the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and various private companies, on Saturday launched an incentivized plastic waste collection program as part of efforts to address the country's waste problem and save Pasig River from pollution.

Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna said the community-based program dubbed as 'Kolek, Kilo, Kita para Walastik na Maynila'

aims to maintain a healthy relationship among residents, the local government unit (LGU) and private partners in protecting the environment.

"Residents here are encouraged to collect their light plastic wastes and surrender it to the Unilever Philippines, every kilo of plastic waste corresponds a PHP10 worth of Unilever's home care products as their incentive," Lacuna said.

"This is (a) partnership along with (Mayor Isko

Moreno's) Pera sa Basura Program, the residents will be compensated but not in (monetary form).

Instead, they will be getting usable products," she added.

Lacuna reiterated Mayor Isko Moreno's call for proper waste disposal and solid waste management.

Unilever Philippines chairman and chief executive officer Benjie Yap said collection centers are installed in every barangay accessible to the residents.

The collection of the plastic waste materials will

'KOLEK, KILO, KITA'. Residents fall in line waiting for their turn to weigh their plastic wastes at the launch of the 'Kolek, Kilo, Kita para Walastik na Maynila' on Saturday (Oct. 26, 2019). Under the program, residents will get PHP10 worth of homecare products from Unilever Philippines for every kilo of collected plastic wastes. (PNA photo by Lade Kabagani)

be twice or once a month depending on the agreed schedules of a certain barangay and Unilever counterparts.

Yap added the company

will be accepting plastic waste products-regardless of its brand, as long as these are recyclable.

"To make sure that plastics will not end up in

the oceans and landfills instead will be converted into fuel, residents can also benefit from the product incentives. So we

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After a decade in existence, Families in Therapy finally inaugurates office

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AMILIES in Therapy – a group that has been offering rehabilitation for drug addicts since 2005 – has finally found a home after more than ten years in existence.

Last Monday, Families in Therapy led by Dr. Ruel Billones and psychometricianbusinesswoman Gracie de Dios opened its office inside Sgt. Stan Boodle Camp along Akut St. right in front of Pilgrim Christian College in Cagayan de Oro City.

The two were joined by a few of the ten recovery coaches of Families in Therapy.

Families in Therapy was started by Billones in 2005 when he was still based in Cagayan de Oro City, having earned a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.

At the time, Billones’ best friend-neighbor was taken away to rehabilitation due to

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drug abuse. The episode devastated Billones so much that he decided to help in countering the drug problem. That was more than ten years before Rodrigo Duterte became President of the country, leading his war against illegal drugs.

Billones introduced the tried and tested 12-Step Philosophy drug rehab module and injected certain psycho-dynamic

concepts that he had learned. Together, he translated the module in the vernacular Cebuano.

Billones scouted the healthy constituents in Bugo (those who weren’t involved in the drug problem) and trained them how to become recovery coaches. These recovery coaches encouraged their neighbors who were into substance abuse to immerse in the program. A

full program would last up to two months long with one session per week at three hours a session.

“Wala pa naimbento ang word nga tokhang, nag-sige na mi og tokhang sa mga kasilinganan – tuktok hangyo nga unta ila mi dawaton ug dawaton usab nila ang kabag-ohan sa ilang kinabuhi,” Billones said.

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Planta sa Oolong Tea sa Gingoog, operational na sa Disyembre SA bulan sa Disyembre ning tuig, laumang magsugod na ang operasyon sa bag-ong planta nga gipatukod ni Gobernador Bambi Emano alang sa mas paspas nga produksiyon sa Oolong Tea sa Bryg.

Kalagonoy, dakbayan sa Gingoog.

Garbong gipahibalo ni Provincial Agriculture Officer Jose Apollo Pacamalan nga sa dili pa matapos ang tuig mosutoy na ang taas nga abot sa mga mag-uuma sa Oolong Tea pinaagi sa modernong planta alang sa massive production sa tsa-a nga mas abunda ang pagdaghan dinhi sa Misamis Oriental.

"By December, mag-operate na ang planta sa Oolong Tea. Nakaabot na ang mga machine pang mechanized gikan sa DTI. Ang building nasugdan na og himo, og hopefully by 90 days mahuman na…

by first week," matud ni Pacamalan.

Gitawag tea processing center building, maoy halad ni Gobernador Bambi alang sa Higaonong maguuma sa Kalagonoy, human madiskobre nga diay taas ang demand sa Oolong Tea sa merkado, hilabina pag-export man diay kini nga klase sa ilimnong pampakalma.

Nahimutang ang processing plant sa bukid nga bahin overlooking sa Macajalar Bay, maoy isa sa nagpakusog sa farm tourism dinhi sa Misamis Oriental.

Pasalamat ni Mr. Pacamalan ang kagamhanan sa Gingoog, pinaagi ni Bise Mayor Peter Unabia, kinsa hugot nga nagasuporta sa programang panginabuhian sa katawhan sa dakbayan pinaagi sa plantasyon nga gipalambo sa amahan sa lalawigan.

"Malipayon kita sa liderato sa Gingoog suportado kaayo nila ang Oolong production. In fact, sa among paghisgot hisgot, ang city government mag invest sa expansion sa nursery sa Oolong Tea," butyag ni Mr. Pacamalan.

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GCash makes investing possible with P50 FILIPINOS can now kickstart their investment journey for the price of a donut or a cup of milk tea, thanks to leading mobile wallet GCash, which is bringing investment to the mobile wallet.

Invest Money, a feature in the GCash app, is an online platform that allows users to invest in

mutual funds straight from their smartphones for a minimum of only P50, making it the cheapest and most accessible investment vehicle in the country.

The price of entry is roughly the value of a fancy donut at Krispy Kreme or half the price of a large milk tea, a come-on for beginners in investments

or those afraid to put their hard-earned money at risk.

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As of October, GCash users have opened 432,000 Unit Investment Trust Funds (UITF) accounts in the Peso Money Market Fund of GCash’s partner

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ATRAM Trust Corp., the first stand-alone trust corporation in the Philippines, pioneered global feeder funds in

the country, providing Filipinos access to offshore investments in the United States, Europe, Asia and other emerging markets.

The firm manages 13 UITFs. “The figures indicate that more Filipinos are now trying to grow their money through Invest Money because the usual barriers

Steffany Mae Eballes, Juliana Yzabel Ocot and Sean Denniel Ocot walk the runway in Gil Macaibay creations during Strike A Pose Season 7 held last October 27 at Limketkai Rotunda in Cagayan de Oro City. Strike A Pose is the culmination of a series of model workshops by Macaibay held annually. take you photography/mark francisco/supplied

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

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

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

for investing have been eliminated—the cost has been cut and the complex details of the investment process have also been removed,” said JF Darre, Chief Data Officer and Head of Financial Services at Mynt.

Aside from not requiring a large amount of money, GCash also does not ask interested investors to go to a bank to open an account or submit documents such as tax returns and payslips.

All it takes to become an investor is to download the GCash app, register and answer a few questions for verification with just a few taps on the mobile phone.

With the Invest Money feature, users can also monitor closely the performance of their investments and redeem them whenever and wherever they want.

To make investing through the mobile wallet app more rewarding and convenient, GCash said it was working to add more mutual fund options, such as Bond Fund and Equity Fund.

“We are also working on adding more functionality to the app and creating a better user experience to make investing a more enjoyable habit for Filipinos,” Darre said.

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

(SGD) EVELYN J. GAMOTIN-NERY Presiding Judge

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MISSING PERSON Name: BALTAZAR BALDONADO Address: Saray, Iligan City (1996)

Kung naa pa siya'y mga anak palihug kontaka kini nga numero 0949-488-1271 ug pangitaa si Samuel Genovia o di ba si Aida Bullen.

BWM: October 23, 25 & 30, 2019

Publication Notice R.A 10172

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Salay, Misamis Oriental NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 7 of RA No. 10172, notice is hereby served to the public that Courtney C. Edquila has filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly in her SEX from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of Courtney C. Edquila who was born on September 21, 1993 at Looc, Salay, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are Buenaventura A. Edquila and Vilma A. Cabotad.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than November 7, 2019.

MDN: Oct. 30 & Nov. 6, 2019

(SGD) MARCEL L. CUI Municipal Civil Registrar

Electronics... from page 3

CITIRA is very good for domestic industries but exporters have significant tax increases,” he added.

As such, Continental’s future investments would depend a lot on how the tax rules under CITIRA develop.

“If the environment is positive, definitely we will add new capacities but if becomes uncompetitive we will not.

We compete everyday and if cost increases then we will not be competitive,” said Everett, who has been working on and off in the Philippines for 15 long years.

In the Continental global sourcing, companies have to compete against each other in terms of cost.

“For instance, if Toyota needs a product, the company puts quotes and the best cost that’s where it’s located so if we become uncompetitive, we cannot win. So, we are always struggling to become competitive,” said Everett.

Continental Temec has also production operations in more than 100 locations globally, making it easier to shift production in other hubs in the region.

Meantime, Norb er to Viera, senior vice president o f A m k o r Te c h n o l o g y Philippines, said the industry is expected to post a flat growth this year on several factors causing uncertainty in the local market.

Viera said these factors include the trade war, no new killer products, and the taxation and incentives issue, among others.

He, however, expects the industry to perform better next yea when all of these factors have been resolved already.

SEIPI President Dan Lachica also reiterated at the forum that $1.2 billion worth of investments in the electronics industry went to Thailand, Vietnam and China at the onset of the proposed massive overhaul of the exporter’s incentives.

Lending... from page 5

of the Lending Company Regulation Act. Certifications issued by the Commission’s Company Registration and Monitoring Department (CRMD) showed that Batis Loan, Happy Credit, Easy Cash, Wahana Credit & Loan Corp., PesoMaMa and Light Kredit were not registered as corporations or partnerships.

The CRMD further attested that the online lending operators were not issued the necessary certificates of authority to operate as lending companies nor had pending applications for such.

Investigations by the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protec tion D epar tment ( E I P D ) c on f i r m e d t h e existence and operation of the online lending applications, which have been advertising on social media.

The EIPD further found that the online lending operators have gained access

to personal information stored in borrowers’ mobile phones, including s o cial media accounts, contact numbers and email addresses, through their mobile applications.

T h e on l i n e l e n d i n g operators then used such information to exact prompt payment. They would send a text blast to the borrower’s contacts to inform them about the borrower’s indebtedness and his/her supposed refusal to pay the amount due. In other cases, the borrower would be threatened with legal action or public shaming.

A number of complainants said the abusive collection practices of the online lending operators, their agents and representatives have caused them depression and sleepless nights, ruined their reputation and adversely affected their health.

“Considering that these Online Lending Operators are not incorporated entities or have no Certificate of Authority to Operate as L ending C ompanies or F i n a n c i n g C omp a n i e s , the lending activities and transaction are illegal and must be immediately stopped by this Commission,” the cease and desist order read.

“Moreover, the abusive collection practices engaged in by unlicensed online lending companies c on s t itut e u n f ai r d e bt collection practices which are expressly prohibited under SEC Memorandum Circular No. 18, Series of 2019 (Prohibition on Unfair Debt Collection Practices of Financing Companies and Lending Companies).”

The SEC pre v iously issued three cease and desist orders covering a total of 42 online lending applications f o r o p e r at i n g w i t h o u t incorporating and securing a certificate of authority.

Theraphy... from page 7

Therapy is involved in the mandate d C ommunitybased Drug Rehabilitation Program (CDRP) in all the ten barangays of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

There are already 512 completers of the program as of presstime.

The success of the program is highly dependent on the completers’ willingness to change and completely turn away from illegal substances while at the same time channeling their time and resources to more productive ways, according to Billones.

So why the Families in Therapy. “It’s because when you are involved in drugs, it isn’t just you who are affected.

It involves the whole family.

During rehabilitation, family members involve a great role in transforming the struggling person.”

Cleaning... from page 4

person’s life is their own problem. It is not your job or right to talk about it to others. Remember, “What goes around comes around.”

So the same bad things we told about others might also happen to us! Then,

guess who people will be gossiping about? You. So if you’ve been hanging around with people who gossip and criticize others, you can decide right now to stop. If you will just ask Jesus Christ to forgive you, He will. Then Jesus will give you His powerful love for others, so instead of hurting them you will want to help them. You’ll even defend and stand up for them when others talk badly about them. Then, someone just might do the same for you when the gossipers are talking badly about you.

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Business... from page 4

expected to replace him. He also had to fend off appeals from relatives and old friends who felt that Victor should have been a better choice as the heir apparent.

But William was quick to defend using an old adage, “what’s best for the family may not necessarily be best for the business.” He felt that the company needed professional managers to sustain future growth. So when Jimmy was officially appointed and made a bold statement that strategic change is essential to manage complexity, William’s thoughts were crystallized and in one of their executive meetings, he confidently declared that, “business unit heads will all be professional managers, and my family will always stay in the role of shareholder.”

To be continued...

Climate... from page 4

According to the Switzerland-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre they were among seven million — out of a total 10.8 million people internally displaced between January and June this year — forced to leave their homes because of weather-related disasters and earthquakes.

But even people who do not currently live in extreme poverty are at risk of becoming poor. I listened Harjeet Singh, climate policy lead with the NGO ActionAid International, during a television interview..

He recently visited the Sundarbans, where land has been swallowed by rising sea levels. "People there had resources, but their lives have been completely devastated by climate change impacts," he said. "They've fallen into the poverty trap."

He witnessed a similar situation in Senegal's Saloum Delta, where sea level rise is making it hard for communities to farm or fish. That's how people "become ultra poor and migrate without any resources, and become unskilled labor in urban areas," he explained.

Economic disparities due to climate change aren't unique to poorer countries. A 2017 study published in the peerreviewed journal, Science, says higher temperatures in US states such as Arizona will lead to a more intense use of cooling systems, which in turn implies greater energy use and higher costs for consumers.

Some northern states, however, could benefit through reduced heating use, among other factors. In Maine, for instance, the most northeasterly US state, the gross county product could increase by up to to 10%, while in Arizona it could fall by as much as 20%, the study shows.

In the Spanish capital, Madrid, over 20% of households are at risk of energy poverty — the lack of capacity to keep homes warm in winter and cool in summer, a study requested by regional authorities shows.

Allow me to quote Eckstein from Germanwatch again, who says that initiatives to help countries recover are important, "but what is also necessary is for these countries to prepare in advance."

I.e. Bangladesh, he says, has improved its position in the Climate Risk Index because it deals with climate change impacts better than other countries. Among other measures, it has built seawalls to prevent flooding and introduced early warning systems to evacuate people on time.

Social protection mechanisms to help people relocate and learn new skills also matter.

"If relocation needs to happen, it has to happen in a much more planned manner," Singh said. But since the affected countries often lack the economic and technical capacity to go this far, international support plays a decisive role, he added.

Singh agrees that preventive planning is the key to reducing the inequality gap intensified by climate change.

"Current players are leading us to a 3 degrees [Celsius] warmer world," he said. "We really hope that we don't reach that point, but our planning has to be with that thinking."

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we always refer them to God. And from there, we have to develop the relevant virtues and skills.

Yes, we should always have in our mind the example of Christ’s fidelity and dedication to his mission. Our understanding of dedication and fidelity that is short of its requirement to be identified with Christ would not go far. It would just be creating a bubble, a false concept of fidelity that would burst in a matter of time.

We have to purify our m o t i v e s i n d e d i c at i n g ourselves to our vocation.

Love, the love of God should completely inspire us in our dedication and fidelity. In that way, we can truly be fruitful and at the same time enjoy peace and joy in spite of the difficulties and sacrifices involved.

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Garuda Indonesia.

“This is actually the first leg of activity in support of the sustainability requirement of the Davao-Manado air connectivity that we launched last 27 September,” Piñol said in a press statement on Monday.

MinDa said the delegation will meet their counterparts from the private sector and key officials of the government of Manado and North Sulawesi, including the Philippine Consulate– Manado to discuss potentials of increasing economic engagements as well as forging new partnerships between and among the participants of the focus areas.

“The trade and business mission aims at increasing trade exchange for fruits, rice, vegetables and poultry products of Mindanao,” Piñol was quoted as saying.

During the launching of the Davao-Manado air route last month, a business-tobusiness matching was held here between businessmen of the two cities (Manado and Davao) in support of the route's revival.

The joint tourism business matching meeting organized to help boost the viability of Garuda Indonesia's foray into Mindanao raked in over PHP1 million in negotiated sales.

MinDA International Relations Division Chief Jonathan Miral explained that the business mission was a precursor initiative of MinDA and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 11 to support the air route, which is a priority project under the BIMPEAGA (Brunei-IndonesiaMalaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area) cooperation.

"We will be doing similar activities with the support of other Philippine-EAGA lead agencies because the people of the sub-region should reap the benefit of air connectivity and the only way to do that is to sustain the load requirements,” Miral said.

He added that MinDA, together with the Department of Tou r i s m ( D O T ) , i s also planning to organize a M i n d a n a o To u r i s m Familiarization Mission to the same focus area, tentatively

by December.

He said the initiative has already been discussed with DOT Assistant Secretary Myra Paz Abubakar during the BIMP-EAGA BUDAYAW Festival’s Tourism Expo coordination meeting in Waterfront Hotel last October 23. (PNA)

Sorghum... from page 1

to recover.

MinDA Chair Emmanuel F. P i ñ o l p u t f o r w a r d the proposal to banana stakeholders last week in a forum held in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

“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 less maintenance,” Mr. Piñol said in a statement after the meeting.

Reynaldo A. Araneta Jr. of Diamond Farms Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries C o op e r at ive e x pre s s e d support for the plan, which he said would also benefit their members, none of whom have been affected by the infestation, as growing sorghum could help stop the spread of the soil-borne disease into other farms.

“At le ast we (fel low f a r m e r s ) w i l l h av e a n alternative crop while we allow the farm to recover,” Mr. Araneta said.

Areas that have been infected by Fusarium wilt cannot be replanted with banana unless the infestation is fully eliminated, or new cultivars that are resistant to the disease are introduced.

Mr. Piñol said sorghum commands a good price in the global market with potential buyers lined up, including one based in Thailand.

He also said an American company has offered to provide support through planting materials.

Quake... from page 1

Nestor Naricso, 67, a retired ambulance driver of the South Cotabato Provincial Hospital, was killed when portions of a concrete wall on the second floor of the Marbel Evangelical Church Ministry Inc. along Langka Street in Purok Bagong Sikat, Barangay General Paulino Santos, collapsed.

According to caretaker Isaiah Donaire, Narciso was working at the ground level when the quake struck and the concrete debris hit him on the head. Narciso was rushed to the provincial hospital but expired along the way.

In Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, 15-year old Jessie Rial Parba, a Grade 9 student at the Kasuga National High School, was also hit by a debris from a collapsed wall.

Work and classes were suspended in several parts of Regions 11 and 12 following the Magnitude 6.6 earthquake that jolted Mindanao anew Tuesday, officials said.

In Koronadal City, Mayor Eliordo Ogena suspended classes in all levels and also ordered the suspension of work in the public and private sectors following the strong quake with the epicenter traced 26 kilometers (km) northeast of Tulunan, North Cotabato.

Students, workers and shoppers in this city, the seat of government of Region 12, rushed out of buildings.

Several individuals were brought to various hospitals here after they fainted.

Damages were also monitored to hit several infrastructure in the region.

Anton Maganto, Department of Education Region 12 spokesperson, said classes were also suspended in the cities of Kidapawan and General Santos City as

of 10 a.m.

“The power to suspend classes rests with the local government units,” he said.

But school principals can also suspend classes if they assessed that the buildings are not safe for students and teachers following an earthquake, Maganto added.

Electricity was cut down here but was restored less than an hour after the tremor.

Patients were brought out of public and private hospitals in this city following the quake.

I n D a i g , Tu l u n a n , North Cotabato, Tsai Via, a kindergarten teacher, posted on her FB page an appeal for help to rescue them, with photographs showing injured young students.

“Please, we need rescue as soon as possible. We are not able to call or contact anyone. We are just lucky if this gets uploaded. There is no signal. Our building has collapsed. A lot of kids here.

Please!” Via wrote.

In another post, this time with photos of the collapsed schoolbuilding, Via wrote: “This is all I can do to ask for help. We can’t call or message anyone. Bardown na mga building namun. We are still here at the school ground.

Wala pa namun nadouble check kung naa pai bata sa sulod. Galihok pa lupa. (We haven’t double checked if there are still students inside.

The ground is still shaking,” Via wrote, adding in all caps, “WE NEED RESCUE! AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.” In her next post, accompanied by a photograph of a wounded student, Via asked for “financial help for this student po for hospitalization. I hope LGU Tulunan could help us. Please!

I hope u’ll read this. Di mi katawag gyud as of now (We can’t call as of now). We are here at Centeno Hospital.”

Tulunan Vice Mayor Maureen Villamor told reporters that five persons, mostly pupils, were injured when seven of their classrooms at Daig Elementary School in Barangay Daig, collapsed.

Of the injured, two were rushed to the nearest hospital while the rest were given first aid.

Tw o t e a c h e r s a l s o sustained injuries while a pregnant teacher felt pain in her stomach.

Villamor said that two of the seven damaged classrooms at had totally collapsed and were considered not fit for learning.

Villamor said that based on their monitoring, they found at least 197 pupils and eight teachers of the school suffered trauma as a result of the strong quake and aftershocks.

In Davao City, Mayor Sara Duterte ordered a suspension of classes in public and private schools from kindergarten to post-graduate studies as the quake might have caused structural and electrical damage to buildings and houses.

“A l l s ch o ol ow n e rs , teachers, and other school personnel are hereby instructed to subject

school structures to a safety inspection with a qualified eng ine er imme di ately,” Duterte said. (see other story).

Also in Davao City, two persons were injured while several infrastructure sustained minor to major cracks.

Based on the report of Davao City Police Office, injured were 38-year old Sher win B aca l la Cuico and 36-year old Jane Yabo Tagalo, both employees of the Mintal branch of the Tagum Cooperative. They were brought to the Davao Adventist Church after a signage of their office building fell on them as the workers evacuated outside.

In Cagayan de Oro City, City Information Officer Mar i c el R ive r a C as i no said the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) which operates a seismograph, re c ord e d t he qu a ke at magnitude 4 for the city and adjoining province of Misamis Oriental.

Casino said classes in all schools were suspended in Cagayan de Oro as city officials and owners check school buildings for damages.

She said one person was brought to the hospital after the ceiling of the Teleperformance call center at the Ayala Centrio cracked.

The management of Ayala Centrio mall ordered the closure for today closed the establishment on Tuesday, The quake registered Intensity 7 in Tulunan, Makilala and Kidapawan City in North Cotabato and Malungon in Sarangani; 6 in Davao City, Koronadal and Cagayan de Oro; 5 in Tampakan, Surallah and Tupi towns in South Cotabato; and Alabel in Sarangani; 4 in General Santos City and Kalilangan in Bukidnon; 3 in Sergio Osmena Sr., in Zamboanga del Norte; Zamboanga City; Dipolog City and Molave town in Zamboanga del Norte; and Talakag in Bukidnon; and 1 in Mambajao in Camiguin.

Several aftershocks followed, including a Magnitude 6.1 quake shortly before 11 p.m.

(Rep or ts f rom B ong Sarmiento, Froilan Gallardo, Ferdinandh B. Cabrera, Manman Dejeto, Antonio Colina, Malu Cadelina Manar and Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

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Simon welcomed the donation of the two officials, saying this is a significant development in fasttracking the shipment of the rubbish.

The Customs official said they now have the 5,000 tonner bags needed to load the 5,000 metric tons of recyclable plastic and assorted trash back to the shipping containers.

He said that it will take the whole month of November for workers to load back the garbage.

Once 50 containers are loaded to the vessel that will ply the cargo back to its origin port in South Korea, the vessel will be allowed to leave port.

Simon said a representative o f t h e E nv i r o n m e n t a l Management Bureau (EMB) will obser ve the whole duration of the packing because they will be the ones to sign off the export clearance of the reexportation.

Hospitals... from page 2

community hospitals,” he added.

The 3SFBn commander also expressed gratitude to the management of Solaire Resorts and Casino for providing the identified district hospitals with the needed facilities through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program component.

He likewise commended the local government units (LGUs) in Marihatag, Lianga and Bayugan City for their commitment in providing continued quality health services to their constituents.

“We can see that publicprivate partnership can greatly impact the wholeof-nation approach to end local conflicts by addressing the basic issues through convergence in corporate s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y,” Baybayan said.

Building schools for IPs Baybayan also mulls forging partnerships with other private corporations to help build schools in their areas of responsibility, particularly in the communities of indigenous peoples (IPs).

He said the project can be done with the support of the LGUs, the legitimate IP

leaders and the Department of Education (DepED).

The building of schools through partnerships will address the illiteracy problem in IP communities and will help end the exploitation of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), including their front organizations.

Baybayan said CPP’s front organizations are exploiting the IP communities through various fundraising schemes.

Education was among the issues raised in a recent dialogue between the provincial government of Surigao del Sur, the LGU of Lianga, the party-list group Bayan Muna, and the militant IP group MAPASU (Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod) last week in Lianga town.

The military said the militant group MAPASU continued to defy compliance with DepED’s requirement to provide better education to the IP children.

Instead, they tried to convince the provincial government of Surigao del Sur to pull out the Community Development Teams (CDTs) in the area.

The militant groups failed to convince the leadership of Surigao del Sur to remove the CDTs during the dialogue.

“Without the military, communist NPAs can terrorize the locality and government agents in the far-f lung sitios making development through delivery of basic social services impossible and the hinterlands fertile for a protracted conflict,” Baybayan said. (PNA)

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AboitizPower-Coal Business Unit attains 5 million safe manhours For AboitizPower, safety is the topmost priority.

This way of thinking is instilled in the culture of its employees. As a testament to this commitment, AboitizPower-Coal Business Unit (AP Coal BU) recently clocked in 5 million safe manhours without lost time injury (LTI) last Oct. 1, 2019.

The company celebrated the milestone in a simultaneous thanksgiving across its facilities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

With an average of over 800 people working inside the power plants in Davao City and Toledo City, this achievement is a significant milestone in upholding a culture of safety.

During the celebration, AP Coal BU President and Chief Operating Officer Danel Aboitiz gave insights on what he believed could

lead the team to the next safety milestone.

“Ultimately, living our values and culture is the one unifying call to action that each one of us can support in our own way. We need to highlight owner’s mindset and teamwork. I’d like to encourage you all to be vigilant of safety risks and constructively engage your teammates. Do not be afraid to point out opportunities for improvement. Let’s work together and take steps to make our workplace safer,” said Danel.

The AboitizPower-Coal Business Unit manages and operates the coalfired power generation assets of the Aboitiz Power Corporation. Therma Luzon, Inc. (TLI), Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI), and Therma South, Inc. (TSI) primarily comprise the Coal Business Unit.

SAFE AND HAPPY. AboitizPower Coal Business Unit recently clocked in 5-million safe manhours without lost time injury last Oct. 1, 2019. The significant milestone is a testament to the culture of safety being inculcated in all AboitizPower team members.