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Briefly Banana support THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will set aside P262.7 million, partly from stimulus funds, for the banana industry, supporting measures to rehabilitate farms hit by Panama disease and develop diseaseresistant varieties.

Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said around P100 million has been appropriated under Republic Act No. 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan II) to rehabilitate banana farms hit

by Panama disease, also known as fusarium wilt.

Fusarium wilt is caused by a soil-borne fungus.

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Halal plant THE local government of Mati City in Davao Oriental will establish a Halal-certified dressing plant for chickens, a major project aimed at making the popular surfing spot of the province globally competitive, Mayor Michelle Nakpil-Rabat said.

During the Regional Consultative Forum and Promotion on Halal Food Industry on Thursday, Rabat said the construction of the plant would get a budget of P45 million to support the industry in Mindanao.

“Rest assured, from the City of Mati, we will be supporting this. Mati is now going to build a P45-million dressing plant for our chicken. While it is not yet there, we will make sure that it will be Halal so that we can be competitive in the world because the whole world now is practicing Halal. When you say, ‘buy chicken, this is halal, buy beef this is halal.’ We will do the same with Mati, so globally we will be competitive,” she said.

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HE Department of Transportation (DOTr) will establish two new airports in Mindanao.

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro said on Tuesday that the construction of the New Zamboanga International Airport and the Central Mindanao Airport Development Project in B ar ang ay Taw ant aw an , M ’ l a n g m u n i c i p a l i t y, Cotabato province would cost the government P13.93 billion and P150 million, respectively.

He said that around P200 million was already

downloaded to the local government of Zamboanga City for the acquisition of the airport site in Barangay Mercedes, but ac tual construction has yet to commence.

Zamboanga City has an existing international airport located in Moret Field in Barangay Canelar.

MinDA S ecretar y Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol, in a post on his social media account, said that the New Zamboanga International AIRPORTS/PAGE 7

Region 11’s inflation rate in September lowest in PH

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City — Region 11 posted an inflation rate of 0.8% in September, the lowest among the 17 regions in

the Philippines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

The PSA, however, said

the region’s latest inflation figure increased slightly from 0.2% reported in August.

The region is composed of the provinces of Davao de INFLATION/PAGE 7

MINDANAO’S world-class coffee beans will soon be available on Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer based in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Felicitas

B. Pantoja, chief executive officer and founder of Coffee for Peace Inc. Pantoja, the lone Asian awardee of the prestigious 2020 Oslo Business for Peace

Award, said in an email that Coffee for Peace was approved by the American multinational technology firm last Sept. 24 to put COFFEE/PAGE 7

Mindanao coffee beans to be sold on Amazon

WOMEN WEAVERS. Members of Elian Bangsamoro Women and Youth Producers Cooperative in Barangay Elian, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao weave mats, bags, sandals and other products made from dried and dyed pandan leaves to overcome economic difficulties brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. The cooperative gets support from Islamic Relief Australia. mindanews photo by jules benitez

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Over half of Covid-19 cases in Caraga locally transmitted: DOH-13

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UTUAN City – The Department of Health in Caraga (DOH-13) said that more than half of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the region, including this city, are classified as local transmissions.

In a presser Wednesday (Oct. 7), DOH-13 said it recorded a total of 840 local transmissions in the region or 51 percent of the 1,633 confirmed Covid-19 infections in the

area.

The count is also based on the latest recorded infections in the area as of Tuesday (Oct. 6), in which 31 new cases were added in the regional tally.

Aside from local transmissions, DOH13 said that a total of 303 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) are infected with the virus in the area, or 19 percent of the total number of cases, while returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs)

counts for 63 cases or four percent.

“Increase in infections among healthcare workers is also recorded in the region with 246 cases as of Tuesday or 15 percent and 70 cases for front-liners or four percent,” the agency said.

On Tuesday, DOH-13 Regional Director Jose R. Llacuna, Jr. said they are closely watching some areas in the region for the possibility of local transmissions of the virus.

Camiguin has no complaints in Covid response THE province of Camiguin has the lowest coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the Northern Mindanao region, and received zero complaints in the management of patient care facilities.

Rhona Abadilla, provincial director of the Department of the Interior of Local Government (DILG), said on Wednesday there were no negative feedbacks given by returning residents who underwent the standard quarantine protocols.

Abadilla said the province has 64 isolation units, with 603-bed capacity in the 56 barangays in the province's five towns.

During the Network Briefing News with Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said each town and barangay in the province has established their own Covid-19

protocols for locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs).

"There is an agreement with the barangay or the LGU and the families of locally-stranded individuals in providing the food for those who were sent to isolation units. Also, most of the overseas Filipino workers

or returning overseas Filipinos are staying in hotels and they are the ones who shoulder the payments," he said.

As of Tuesday, Camiguin recorded the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in Region 10, with 20 cases since March, and only one active case so far.

Meanwhile, the RESPONSE/PAGE 7

Though he did not mention the specific areas, Llacuna said the move aims to prevent the spread of infections in these areas the soonest possible time.

Butuan City, as of Tuesday, has the highest local transmission cases with 599 or 70 percent of

the 854 total confirmed cases.

Infections among healthcare workers here are recorded at 150 cases or 18 percent while front-liners are 37 or four percent.

A total of 41 LSIs were also infected with Covid-19 here comprising

five percent of the total cases, and ROF at 18 or two percent.

With the 31 new cases announced Wednesday, Caraga Region now has a total of 1,633 confirmed Covid-19 cases with 1,072 recoveries, 495 active cases, and 66 recorded deaths. (PNA)

The Nature of Administrative Work

By AMAYLYN M. PESCADOR

Regardless of the industry that you are working in, there will always be an administrative aspect connected to your work activities.

"Administration" generally refers to organizational tasks such as scheduling, record keeping, and policy writing.

Moreover, administrative work may encompass a broad range of tasks. This may include general office management, phone calls, handling customer inquiries, supporting the employer, cler ic a l work (such as record maintenance and data entry), or a number of other functions.

While people who do administrative work are often conceived as "pencilpushers," they actually help keep large corporations run their operations more efficiently. As a matter of fact, the administration

department of a company is considered as the backbone of the entire organization.

Administrative workers act as a bridge between the various divisions of an institution, which provides a seamless flow of knowledge and information from one unit to the other. Therefore, an institution’s operations will not function efficiently without an effective administration steering the rudder.

It is often assumed that an administrator's responsibility i s n ot e s s e nt i a l t o an organization’s success and is often given less importance.

Yet without the involvement of an administrator, an institution can never operate in a stable manner. Some of the most relevant abilities that an effective administrative worker includes the following: - A clear understanding

of the general concepts of administrative tasks - Effective office management skills - Keen awareness of administrative procedures - Strong organizational skills - Strategic planning abilities - Knowledgeable about the ins and outs of administrative work Administrative work is one of the primary drivers of high productivity and effective performance in the workplace. Administrative work enables one to be wellcoordinated, be an excellent communicator, and improve customer service skills. And although administrative skills are essential in administrative positions such as office managers and receptionists, they are also valuable in almost any profession.

Alternative Learning System in Drug Rehabilitation Center RUBENETH V. SALAZAR SST-I

In response to the Department of Education program to educate the out-of- school youth and adults who are confined inside the drug rehab centers, Division of Cagayan de Oro City Alternative Learning System (ALS) East 2, started the ALS literacy program headed by the Schools Division Su p e r i nt e n d e nt , E l e n a M. Borcillo, CESO V and class session facilitated by Rubeneth Salazar, ALS East 2 District Coordinator, last June 2016 in partnership with Region 10 DOH-Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center spearheaded by TRC Chief, Dr. Benson C. Go, MD, DSBPP and Chief Health Program Officer, Cristopher M. Amata, RP, MPA. There was a total of forty learners (basic literacy, elementary and secondary

level) enrolled in the program.

These learners were so eager to finish their education which gave them hope to truly achieve their positive outlook in life after their treatment.

Their different struggles and challenges brought by their mistakes regardless of their economic status made them realized the value of respect, discipline, humility and love of family.

To keep the fire burning, ALS-East 2 learning

facilitators continued the class sessions with different planned activities for class integration of learners suited to their learning needs. This includes sports, basic food processing, handicrafts, teaching demonstration etc. as a way to show compassion and bring comfort to the learners being part of the ALS family. Until now, ALS session continues to give hope to the residents to finish their basic education.

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Gradual reopening to bring back vibrant economy: DTI TRADE Secretary Ramon Lopez said the country must continue to reopen business activities to bring back jobs and the vibrant Philippine economy.

Commenting on the latest survey of the World Bank, the National Economic and Development Authority, and the Department of Finance, Lopez said the gradual and safe reopening of businesses will revive the economy.

According to the survey, there is a high level of uncertainty among firms in the Philippines on when to resume their operations as well as their outlook on employment and sales.

Of the 74,031 surveyed firms, 40 percent reported to temporarily suspend their operations and 15 percent said they will have to close permanently.

About 45 percent said ECONOMY/PAGE 6

PH market now more open to startups

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HE coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has made big companies notice startups as they have the digital knowledge to enable the ‘big guys’ to operate amid the global health crisis.

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Covid Vs. Education NILA V. DAIS Teacher 1 Tudela Central School Division of Misamis Occidental

The Covid-19 pandemic is foremost health crisis worldwide. Many countries have decided to close almost of t he e st abl ish me nt s except hospitals and food production factories and industries. In the early stage of pandemic in our country, the government implemented quarantines and lockdowns to stop the spreading of the virus.

The government regulate t h e op e n i n g of s om e establishment including all learning institutions to avoid physical contact that can lead to people be infected by the virus.

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The pandemic brings fear to people because covid-19 brought a lot of lives not only in the Philippines but all over the world.

The government imposed health measures to stop the spreading of the virus. Some of these health measures are physical distancing, wearing facemask and wearing face shield. Physical contact is no longer allowed.

Even though face-to-face interaction is no longer allowed, the Department of Education finds ways to continue the education of the students. DepEd imposed blended learning

such as online learning and modular learning. In these mode of instructions, the students can be learned even without the traditional way of teaching: the face-to-face teaching-learning process.

Not this pandemic can stop the students to acquire knowledge and wisdom to be a hope of tomorrow.

Even in times of pandemic, DepEd teachers still continue their services through innovative way of teaching-learning process.

The advocacy to mold the young minds to become somebody is still warm to the heart of teachers.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) Tuesday, Kickstart Ventures, Inc. co-founder, senior vice president and treasurer Dan Siazon said the Philippine market becomes more open to talk and engage now with startups, a key behavioral change in the local market.

“Generally, if you ask a bank to talk to a startup, there’s no way. They will

always go for the IBM or the blue-chip company for the solution. But that is changing, we see (it) even in our portfolio. There are opportunities opening up, with the ‘big guys’ willing to talk to ‘small guys,” Siazon said.

To provide an investment-friendly environment for startups, he said the Philippines needs to implement

“a lot of structural improvements” adding this will also attract foreign startups to expand in the country.

Gravitas Prime director for venture strategy Joseph de Leon said the pandemic has accelerated the local startup ecosystem and also tested its resilience.

De Leon added there has also been a rapid STARTUPS/PAGE 6

Pepsi-Cola activates online platform for home deliveries PEPSI-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI), the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the country, has expanded to e-commerce business to widen customer reach amid community quarantine measures.

In a statement Tuesday, PCPPI said its e-commerce website pepsiproducts.ph started to receive online orders from customers on October 5 and also providing in-home deliveries.

“With mobility restrictions brought about by varying phases of lockdown, we have decided to adopt e-commerce to our overall operations to heed the call of our customers who wish to have more access to our product while they are at home,” PCPPI president and chief executive officer Frederick Ong said.

Ong added that going online allows the company to counter business disruptions due to the

limited foot traffic to physical stores.

“Pepsiproducts.ph is another way to make our products more accessible to entrepreneurs who want to venture into the distribution business. We are positive that this new revenue stream can boost PCPPI’s sales outlook in the months ahead,” he said.

Ong said the company has hired separate administrative and delivery personnel that DELIVERIES/PAGE 6

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Life with people (Pt. 1) Think a minute… Have you ever thought how easy life would be if you did not have to deal with people? But it would also be very empty!

In spite of our problems with people, they are what make our life worth living. Think about it. With no people, we have no love...and what is life without love? It is so true that at the end of our life, all that really matters are the people we shared it with. The sooner we learn how to live happily and successfully with people, the sooner we will have our best life possible.

But the first step in learning is to unlearn our unhealthy, bad habits and ways of relating to others.

We need to open our mind to new and better attitudes in getting along with people. If we ourselves are not willing to change, we cannot change our life. Fortunately, it’s never too late. I have seen people 80-years-old “turn and learn” how to better love and live with people.

One of our bad habits of dealing with people is playing the “blame game”—whether it is a husband and wife blaming each other, a brother

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST blaming his sister, children blaming their parents, or when we blame other races and cultures for our problems.

Adolf Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s problems. The Roman Empire blamed the Christians for its failures and decline. But until we honestly face the facts, and take responsibility for our wrong attitudes and ways of living, we cannot change our relationships and life for the better.

Another bad habit we have is judging people. We think we know what is wrong with everybody else, but we do not see what’s wrong with ourselves. We put labels on people just because they are LIFE/PAGE 7

this Friday afternoon five o'clock one-timer.

It's the painful loneliness that sets in when broken relationships cut you off from people you actually value very much. When you know the former warm spot in your heart will remain c ol d. It h app e ns m any times, when life goes on while death, separation, breakup, or alienation cuts you off from these people who could eliminate your loneliness.

Yes, a variety of things could happen when this kind of loneliness turns a world into an island. We are on the way to isolationism,

figuring that if we can't find someone significant to share life with, we might as well wrap ourselves up in pity.

O r h ow ab out t h i s ?

We can turn to God. His presence can take away the loneliness. His care can neutralize our concerns.

His love can warm that cold spot in your heart.

What do you t hin k?

You're the 'only lonely' on t h i s g l ob e ? Ta l k to God! Listen to Him! Read Psalm 23 ('The Lord is my shepherd') and realize that He is talking to you. Let Him take away your loneliness. +++ Email: dor ingklau s@

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Fausto Orasan, known as Datu Sandigan, the Chieftain of the Higaonon Tribe in Cagayan de Oro, was a courageous environmental warrior but had no weapon except his great passion to protect God’s vanishing creation which he considered the highest form of worshipping Magbabaya.

He was never cowed, no fear at all after seven attempts to his life, rained by a barrage of bullets from high-powered g u ns but m i r a c u l ously escaping death. I would joked with him that “duna gyud ka anting-anting Datu” and he would reply, “kung si Magbabaya naa kanato, kinsa

man ang mobatok kanato.”

On the 8th attempt to his life, he finally met Magbabaya. Those bullets sprayed at his back while driving a motorcycle 3:30 in the afternoon in Barangay Tuburan six years ago which was done in a traitorous manner may have silenced him but not his cause. Never will these diabolic killers stop a cause that is greater than any life. As Khalil Gibran said, “Death is stronger than life, but love is stronger than death.” That love for a fallen comrade will put him to remain in our hearts … forever.

I know for certain that he is now in the loving embrace of God. Each one of us is a little consciousness, just like a little stream of consciousness that has no other destination but to the Ocean of Consciousness called the Unseen Being, the Unmanifested, the essence of the Essence!.

But for Datu Sandigan who had no fear to give-

up his life to protect God’s vanishing creation, that is, in fact, a manifestation that his consciousness was indeed linked to that Ocean of Consciousness, because only that kind of spiritual connection will make one surrender his earthly life. Yes, everything is inter-connected in the universe, be it a simple flower or a distant star.

For courageously protecting God’s vanishing creation – the forest ecosystem – and for being a threat to the greedy illegal miners, he was murdered and until now, the killers are still scot free.

In San Vicente, Sumilao, Bukidnon, the more than 5,000 hectares of the Ancestral Domain of the Higaonon Tribe led by Bae Merlita Mayantao, had been fenced in 2015 by rich and powerful ranchers with well-armed security guards or “goons.”

When the Tribe stood firm to protect their Ancestral Domain right, there was an order to kill them. As narrated by Bae Mayantao,

on july 12,2016, at more or less 5:45 in the morning, her group were drinking coffee when the “goons” of the miners who were armed with different kind of long arms came and without warning, just let loose barrage of bullets that killed on the spot three tribal members, namely: Reymar Mayantao (son of Bae Mayantao), Cenon Nacaytona and Rogen Sindangan. Three more were wounded, namely: Albert Mayantao, and Lelian Mayantao (children of Bae Mayantao) and Ely Dalita.

For protecting their tribe’s Ancestral Domain right, three were out rightly killed and three more wounded!

Last year, Bae Lea, a lady Datu from San Fernando, Bukidnon was shot to death.

Bae Leah was a known charismatic leader who fought for her tribe’s water right. The message is Res Ipsa Loquitor (the thing speaks for itself!) That is, when you fight for your rights of your natural resources be it forest, KILLINGS/PAGE 7

East Asia and Pacific: Pandemic 'Triple Shock' hitting economies across region Developing East Asia and the Pacific region has been hit with a triple shock: the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic impact of shutdowns, and the ensuing global recession. What do countries in East Asia and the Pacific need to do in order to move from containment to recovery?

Swift action will be needed to ensure that the pandemic does not hamper growth and increase poverty for years to come, according to From Containment to Recovery, the World Bank’s October 2020 Economic Update for East Asia and the Pacific.

Domestic economic activity is reviving in some countries that have so far contained the spread of the virus. But the region’s economy is heavily dependent on the rest of the world, and global demand remains subdued. The region as a whole is expected to grow

by only 0.9 percent in 2020, the lowest rate since 1967.

While China is forecast to grow by 2.0 percent in 2020 – boosted by government spending, strong exports, and a low rate of new COVID-19 infections since March, but checked by slow domestic consumption – the rest of the EAP region is projected to contract by 3.5 percent.

Prospects for the region are brighter in 2021, with growt h exp ec ted to b e 7.9 percent in China and 5.1 percent in the rest of the region, based on the assumption of continued recovery and normalization of activity in major economies, linked to the possible arrival of a vaccine. However, output is projec ted to remain well below pre-pandemic projections for the next two years. The outlook is particularly dire for some highly exposed Pacific Island Countries where output is

projected to remain about 10 percent below pre-crisis levels through 2021. Based on the upper-middle income poverty line of $5.50 a day.

In the wake of COVID-19, EAP governments have, on average, committed nearly 5 percent of their GDP to strengthen public health systems, support households, and help firms to avoid bankruptcy. However, several countries have found it hard to scale up their limited social protection programs, on which they previously spent less than 1 percent of GDP, and continued support will put pressure on government revenue bases.

“COVID-19 is not only hitting the poor the hardest, it is creating ‘new poor.’ The region is confronted with an unprecedented set of challenges, and governments are facing tough choices,” said Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for East Asia and

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“But there are smart policy options available that can soften these trade-offs - such as investing in testing and tracing capacity and durably expanding social protection to cover the poor and the informal sector.”

The World Bank report warns that without action on multiple fronts, the pandemic could reduce regional growth over the next decade by 1 percentage point PANDEMIC/PAGE 7

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Holcim reiterates readiness to support Mindanao recovery amid Covid-19

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EADING cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, Inc. recently shared the company’s commitment to support the development of Mindanao amid the

Covid-19 pandemic highlighting its strengths in health and safety and commercial innovation as key contributions to recovery.

In a virtual media briefing with the

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) on September 02, Holcim Philippines Senior Vice President and Chief Finance Officer Jena Rojas provided an overview of the company’ Health,

Cash, and Cost framework in responding to the challenges of Covid-19.

She was joined by MinDA Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro as well as representatives from the Department of Public

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D i g i t i z at i o n a n d t h e automation of operations have been re-defining the work and business landscape for most part of the past decade, and will continue to do so in the coming years.

Wh e n it c om e s t o the business landscape, organizations across the board have been leveraging digital technologies at an unprecedented pace to keep their existing operations afloat.

Organizations are also using digital solutions and services to take up new opportunities, pivot to new areas, and enable remote working, all while reducing overhead expenses. As a result, companies that have embraced digitization are seeing a revenue growth advantage.

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it: The power of digital will fuel the growth of businesses in the years to come. India itself is home to close to 500 million internet subscribers, thanks to the reduced prices of smartphones and government-led initiatives such as ‘Digital India’ giving a fillip to the acceptance of internet-based services among the masses.

With the whirlwind pace at which transformations are taking place, education, skilling and reskilling are taking centre-stage to retrain and redeploy millions of workers. According to another McKinsey survey, nearly 66 percent of the surveyed organizations saw the need to significantly invest in retraining and upskilling workers and a d d re ss g ap s brou g ht about by digitization and automation.

Works and Highways Region XI and XII offices.

"Our company responded quickly and effectively to the challenging situation and we remain confident in bouncing back and sustaining our commitment to support our partners. Our response is focused on three areas: Health, Cash and Cost.

The first priority is keeping our people healthy and safe, second is making sure that we preserve our cash so we can support our company needs and third is being mindful about costs so we only spend for the most essential aspects of the business," she said.

Rojas also introduced the company’s new leaders for its facilities in Misamis

Oriental and Davao Plant Managers, Arnold Pepino and Sam Manlosa, who respectively talked about Holcim Philippines’ efforts to be more prudent on costs and make operations safer from Covid-19.

Rojas noted noted that its Mindanao plants are both headed by Mindanawons, the first time in the company's history.

Meanwhile, Holcim Philippines Senior Vice President for Sales William Sumalinog discussed the company’s readiness to support Mindanao's manufacturing industry in becoming a stronger contributor to development during the Mindanao Business Conference on September HOLCIM/PAGE 6

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they are unsure when to reopen their businesses.

“That’s why we have to continue the gradual and safe reopening, to bring back the vibrant economic activities, jobs that will restimulate demand to revive the industry sector,” Lopez told the Philippine News Agency in a text message.

Last week, the DTI issued a memorandum circular allowing more business establishments and activities in areas under general community quarantine to operate at full capacity. Most of these are in the services sector where face-to-face transactions are lesser.

The document also allows restaurants and fast food establishments to extend their operations up to 24 hours to cater to graveyard shift workers, especially in the information technology and

business process outsourcing sectors.

Moreover, the survey shows that many firms have turned to digital solutions to adapt to the new normal.

Us e of digital solutions is high among s e c tors of infor mat ion and communications technology, professional services, education, tourism, financial activities, arts and entertainment, rental and leasing, health, and real estate, among others.

On the other hand, most companies in transportation, wholesale and retail trade, food services, agriculture, and motor repair are not utilizing digital platforms, the survey said. (PNA)

Startups... from page 3

digital adoption in Southeast Asia as people that are e x p e c te d to d o on l i ne transactions by 2025 are already onboard.

Life is an Art of Letting Go!

ROSEMARIE T. MINTANG Canibungan Proper Elementary School Division of Misamis Occidental Teacher I

They say that the happiest people in this planet are those who have mastered the art of letting go. Why is it so hard to let go? Most people are adamant to change and find themselves stagnant.

They don’t have the nerves to let go of the old ways and the courage to try something new.

A perfect example that could teach us a lesson is the colourful and beautiful butterfly sipping the nectar of a lovely flower. In fact, most photographers are willing to spend hours just to witness and capture this breath-taking moment. But behind the lens, awaits a more captivating story. The life cycle of a butterfly starts when the mother lay its eggs on leaves and bark of trees. Eventually, the eggs will not hatch into a colourful butterfly. On the first stage, eggs will become an ugly lar vae wrapped on its blanket called “cocoon.” After weeks of sleeping inside its blanket, the larvae will finally go out and say goodbye to its cocoon and slowly flap its colourful wings towards its next destination, a lovely flower. This process is called metamorphosis.

Interestingly, not only butterflies are product of metamorphosis. Our daily life is a metamorphosis in progress and we are its product in the making. We are converted as we get along with the constantly changing life’s scenery. Success largely depend on how effective we are in embracing the impact of change. It also depends on how fast and how good we are in reacting to different situation.

On the other hand, people who are proud and arrogant resist change and find themselves suffocated

“I think this time is a clear reminder that change is coming; it is already here.

And I think a lot of startups and a lot of us individually are basically reevaluating, revaluing, and reinventing ourselves and opportunities,” he said.

A survey of the World Bank, the National Economic and Development Authority, and the Department of Finance reported that many companies have turned to digital solutions to continue their businesses amid the pandemic. (PNA)

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will focus on the online venture.

The beverage firm is piloting its e-commerce business in the south part of Metro Manila -- Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, and Parañaque as well as in San Pedro and Biñan in Laguna, and Carmona, Cavite.

PCPPI also targets to expand its e-commerce service in different parts of the country.

“We s ee this digital program as part of our efforts to promote safe and sustainable business practices in the hopes of growing with our people, customers, and partner communities,” Ong added. (PNA)

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in their own cocoon of problems and anxiety, stuck and blanketed by emptiness and depression. People who are too slow to react and doesn’t have the courage to step out in their comfort zone are the ones being left behind.

There is no permanent thing in this world. Change is irresistible, conspicuous, and very abrupt sometimes!

Whether we are ready or not, there is no choice, we really have to move on and bump the forces that might destroy our cocoon for good and for the better. Challenges might come our way as we move away from our comfort zone yet it is the only venture that could lead us to a greener pasture. It’s essential to be passionate with the challenges and be inspired to create a mechanism which could eventually become a new mantra as we go along with life’s journey. There is no secret or magic behind the success story of Henry Sy, a small boy who used to shine the shoes in the streets of Manila but became a giant tycoon dominating the mall and bank industry in the country. The lesson?

We really need to let go of who we are in order to become a better person.

Whatever profession that we are in right now, whatever struggles we face every day, don’t forget to master the best art that you could learn.

The art of letting go!

I nv e s t m e n t s G o v e r n o r Napoleon Concepcion and Oro Chamber President Robertino Pizarro.

Sumalinog noted that the Department of Trade and Industry had identified p o or inf rast r uc tures as among those holding back manufacturing in t he Phi l ippine s in a policy paper on raising the industry's competitiveness.

He added that Holcim is well equipped to support partners build these structures in Mindanao as seen by its recent Davao plant upgrade, roll out of ne w bui ld ing s olut ions such as road infrastructure cement Solido and pavement repair solution SuperFastCrete, and other digital innovations. " As y o u c a n s e e w e are not slowing down especially at this time when the government has deemed it ess ential to continue upgrading infrastructures in the country. Doing so does not only raise the level of competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, but also shield t h e e c on omy f rom t h e blows of the pandemic. We remain confident that we are well equipped to deliver great value and support to builders working to improve t h e c omp e t it ive n e s s of Mindanao’s manufacturing sector and all our stakeholders in the region who are united in their dreams of a better Mindanao," he said.

DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez

DTI targets to roll out AI roadmap next year

By KRIS CRISMUNDO, PNA

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) targets to implement the roadmap for the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) next year, Secretary Ramon Lopez said.

At the virtual launch of AI Coalition Wednesday, Lopez said the roadmap will help the country to be an “AI center for excellence” in the region, backed by the rich local talent pool and vibrant innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The DTI, together with the Asian Institute of Management, is crafting the AI Roadmap for Industry that covers agribusiness, manufacturing, and services industries.

Lopez said prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak in the country, some industries were already rolling out AI in their operations particularly among banks.

There were also several startups offering AI solutions

to consumers and businesses, making day-to-day transactions more accessible to the public, the trade chief added.

Lopez said at the onset of the pandemic, AI technologies have been helping the country navigate the new normal.

“Aside from chatbots taking over as businesses limit human-tohuman interaction, AI technologies have been used in contact tracing, health assessment and monitoring, knowledge management, and addressing supply chain issues,” he said.

Lopez added the country has several programs like the Philippine skills framework that will reskill and upskill the local workforce to adapt quickly on the future of work with AI. “With AI technologies, we can future-proof our country from the Fourth Industrial Revolution even as we gain more opportunities to create more inclusive economic growth. Through AI, we can create a better normal in a post-Covid-19 future even as we realize President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s dream of giving all Filipinos a better quality of life,” he said. (PNA) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION BETWEEN HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late ARTURO FUENTES who died on March 24, 2007 at Poblacion Sagay Camiguin and PRAXEDES FUENTES who died on March 25, 2017 at Camiguin General Hospital, without any will; that the said deceased at the time of their death left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-28375 situated in the District of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT (438) Square Meters more or less, WHEREAS, the Parties hereby AFFIRM, CONFIRM AND AGREE as they actually AFFIRMED, CONFIRMED AND AGREED the subdivision and/or Partition of the above-described parcel of land, as APPROVED SUBDIVISION under PSD-10-078868 with their respective Lot Assignments, to wit: A. Lot 1-A, PSD-10-078868 with an area of ONE HUNDRED NINE (109) Square Meters, more or less, assigned in the name of ANTONIO E. FUENTES; B. Lot 1-B, PSD-10-078868 with an area of ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) Square Meters, more or less, assigned in the name of FLORENCE F. AMOR; C. Lot 1-C, PSD-10-078868 with an area of ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) Square Meters, more or less, assigned in the name of GLADYS E. FUENTES; D. Lot 1-D, PSD-10-078868 with an area of ONE HUNDRED NINE (109) Square Meters, more or less, assigned in the name of ARTURO E. FUENTES JR., and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION BETWEEN HEIRS, filed by the heirs of ARTURO FUENTES and PRAXEDES FUENTES, per DOC #194;PAGE #39;BOOK #CXII; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JORGE S. MAGDAONG,JR.

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a little different than us, and we do not have to do any real thinking or care enough to truly get to know that person.

Even though we hate it when someone labels and judges us like that!

Remember, “The soft skills are the hard skills.” Precisely cutting and polishing diamonds takes far greater skill than smashing rocks with a hammer. It takes a bigger heart and mind to truly understand and love people as they really are and need. It takes more wisdom, strength, and social skill to see both the good and bad qualities of people, yet accept them and love them in such a way that they want to change and improve. After all, that is what we need them to do with us!

Won’t you ask Jesus to start changing you? He wants to help you grow a bigger, more compassionate heart toward other people? He will also broaden and deepen your mind to start understanding and wisely loving each person, just as He does you. Just think a minute…

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per year, with the greatest impacts being felt by poor households, because of lower levels of access to healthcare, education, jobs, and finance.

School closures due to COVID-19 could result in a loss of 0.7 learningadjusted years of schooling in EAP countries, according to analysis in the report. As a result, the average student in the region could face a reduction of 4 percent in expected earnings every year of their working lives.

Public and private indebtedness, along with worsening bank balance sheets and increased uncertainty, pose a risk to public and private investment, as well as to economic stability - at a time when the region urgently needs both. Large fiscal deficits in EAP are projected to increase government debt on average by 7 percent of GDP in 2020. The report calls for fiscal reform to mobilize revenue through more progressive taxation and less wasteful spending.

In some countries, the stock of outstanding debt might already be unsustainable and require greater external support.

At the same time, the crisis is accelerating pre-existing trends in trade, including regionalization in EAP, a relocation of some global value chains away from China, and faster growth in digitally-delivered services, but also increasing pressure to revert to protectionism.

“Many EAP countries have been successful in containing the disease and providing relief, but they will struggle to recover and grow,” said Aaditya Mattoo, Chief Economist for East Asia and the Pacific at the World Bank. “The priorities now should be safe schooling to preserve human capital;

widening narrow tax bases to avoid cuts in public investment; and reform of protected service sectors to take advantage of emerging digital opportunities.”

Killings...

from page 4 minerals, land or water, you will be erased from the face of the earth!.So don’t!

Lately, more Chieftains came to see me to report on the many murders inflicted to their respective tribes in the different municipalities of Bukidnon –i.e., Kalilangan, Maramag and Kibawe – for what? For standing up to their rights which are well pronounced in the IPRA Law. In fact, based on the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples which the Philippines is one of the signatories: “Indigenous Peoples have the right to a c c e s s t o a n d promp t decision through just and fair procedures for the resolution of conflicts and disputes with State and other parties, as well as to the effective remedies for infringements of their individual and collective rights. The details on these various killings will be in my next columns The Indigenous Peoples are not disposable wastes.

They are human beings with dignity and whose culture is the embodiment of thousands of years of consciousness which is oneness with all of God’s creation. But for those who are so engrossed in unbridled materialism and consumerism, so blinded by instant pursuit of wealth and power, be loggers, miners and wily corrupt politicians, who are sacrificing the people and environment to the altar of greed, wealth and power, they have no even an iota of consciousness, and it ever, such consciousness is linked not to the sublime but to the mundane and to a rotten system that is now collapsing as it is devoid of spirituality.

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Airport was a commitment project of the Philippines to the Brunei, DarussalamIndonesia-MalaysiaPhilippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).

BIMP-EAGA is a 25-yearold sub-regional economic cooperation initiative in Southeast Asia designed to spur economic development in the lagging sub-economies.

The new airport project, which will feature a new terminal, six jet bridges, and a modern control tower, will have a 3,440-meter runway to accommodate heavier aircraft, according to Piñol.

Construction will start next year, he said.

For the Central Mindanao Airport Development Project, Montenegro said the government already commenced the construction of the perimeter and frangible fence last June while the constructions of the taxiway and apron expansion, which cost P92 million, are already 26.6-percent completed.

He added there is an ongoing coordination between

the DOTr-Soccsksargen area development office and provincial government of Cotabato for the establishment of Inter-Agency Monitoring and Advisory Committee.

Mindanao is composed of Caraga Region, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Piñol said the project, which was identified as a priority project to promote inclusive and balanced rural development in Mindanao, would complement the operation of General Santos City International Airport and Awang Airport in the municipality of Datu Odin Si nsu at , Mag u i nd ana o, b o o s t i n g “e c o n o m i c activities of the area where many agricultural products, including highly perishable fruits, come from.”

He said the C entral Mindanao Airport would be operational before President Rodrigo R. Duterte would step down in 2022.

The Central Mindanao Air p or t w i l l s e r ve t he provinces of North Cotabato, Maguindanao, Su lt an Kudarat, Davao del Sur and the southern towns of Lanao del Sur and Bukidnon, he added. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

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up its its products on the e-commerce website to widen the market reach of Mindanawon coffee growers.

“The benefit of digital selling is that they would be able to add to their existing for m of market ing, by reaching would-be buyers online, which would mean wider exposure,” she added.

She said they would use Amazon to sell the green beans from Mindanao.

She said they are also helping cof fe e far mers transition to online selling to bridge the gap between sellers and buyers through other digital platforms, including Facebook, Google my Business, and Instagram, to cope with the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the thriving local coffee industry.

“The Coffee for Peace can help by marketing the farmers and their coffee by promoting it as the one they use for their shop and signature drink. Another one would be toll roasting for the farmers and helping them market it online. They can bring the green beans to our roastery for roasting, which would add value to their product,” she said.

She added that Coffee for Peace is currently working on the accreditation of its facilities with the Food and Drug Administration, which will become a gate pass for the Mindanao-grown coffee beans to enter other countries.

She said that Coffee for Peace’s page would be transformed into an online meeting platform to link growers and potential buyers, adding such move would assure buyers that the roasted

coffee beans are of high quality.

She said farmers who may use the Coffee for Peace platform should have undergone the training and are members of Kapeyapaan Farmers Association (KFA).

Pantoja said she wanted her company to be a medium to close the gap between growers and buyers, as microsmall holder farmers would not have enough capital to have their facilities certified with Global Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point.

“This also protects the buyers that what they are drinking is clean, safe and good quality coffee,” she said.

While their online platform is planned for launching next year, she said the company roasts on demand, catering to local orders anywhere in the country.

“Under the new normal operation, we have restrategized and our company has decided to start a pilot program for our KFA. We will accept the first 20 farming families that we will train near our model farm in Purok Mahayahay in Bansalan, Region 11. We have started our initial meeting and have gathered our baseline data.

This will be a new set of communities that we will add to the existing communities that we have trained and bought from since 2008,” she said.

She said that this will be the pilot move “for bringing each farmer to a point where they understand digital transformation and how it can work for them and Coffee for Peace.” (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental and Davao City.

Bicol Region in Luzon reported the highest inflation rate at 4.5% last month from 4% in August.

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

was the only one of the six regions of Mindanao that sustained a decreasing inflation rate, from 2.4% in August to 2.3% last month.

The Zamboanga Pe n i n s u l a ( R e g i o n 9 ) increased at 2.2% in September from 2.1% in August, Northern Mindanao (Region 10) at 2.6% from 2.1%, Soccsksargen (Region 12) at 2.9% from 2.4%, and Caraga at 3.2% from 2.9%, according to PSA. The agency earlier reported that the headline inflation in the Philippines slowed down to 2.3% last month from 2.4% in August, owing to the slowdown in the inflation for the heavilyweighted food and nonalcoholic beverages which eased at an annual rate of 1.5% during the month, from 1.8% in August.

Slower inf lation was re c ord e d for a l c oh ol i c beverages and tobacco at 12.9%; clothing and footwear, 1.8%; and furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house, 3.7%.

The annual rate in the index of recreation and culture declined by 0.5% during the month. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ ADJUDICATION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late SPOUSES EDUARDO UGSOD BAGUIO and JUANITA MUGOT BAGUIO, who both died intestate and without leaving a will on December 2, 1958 and October 12, 1972 at Lugait, Manticao, Misamis Oriental, that to the best knowledge of the herein PARTIES, the decedent left to known debts whatsoever; that at the time of his death of the above decedents they were declared owner and possessor of a parcel of land with Tax Declaration No. 08.24.0001.00075 situated at Jampasan, Poblacion, Lugait, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND SEVENTY SIX (4,076) Square Meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ ADJUDICATIONWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES EDUARDO UGSOD BAGUIO and JUANITA MUGOT BAGUIO, per DOC #175; PAGE #36; BOOK #57; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AUDIE G. PADUGANAN. BWM: Oct. 2, 9 & 16, 2020

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Department of Education's (DepEd) Division of Camiguin recorded a high number of enrollees with 23,944 or around 93 percent of target enrollees in public elementary schools.

Schools Division Superintendent Edgardo Abanil said they coordinated with the local government units to implement a system for receiving and returning of learning modules.

C u r r i c u l u m Implementation Division Chief Emelia Aclan also said parents and learners could also communicate with their teachers through call or text if they encounter difficulties with understanding the modules.

"To ensure that the students have understood the modules, the teachers will conduct assessments. They will be oriented next week on how they will assess the knowledge gained by the children," she said.

Aside from the modules, DepEd-Camiguin also sought help from Island Cable TV Corp. in airing television-based lessons. (PNA) DEED OF SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: I, GASPAR D. BADELIC, Filipino, of legal age, married, and a resident of San Miguel Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, hereinafter referred to as VENDOR; that Vendor the owner of a motor vehicle with MAKE/SERIES: ISUZU ELF; TYPE OF BODY: FLAT BED;PLATE NUMBER:KBD456; ENGINE NUMBER: 4BEI309480; SERIAL/CHASSIS NUMBER:TLD54BOF20533;CR NUMBER:14248766-0 dated 5/24/2012; OR NUMBER: 177220595 dated 5/24/2012, and has been the subject of an DEED OF SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE, in favor of SILVESTA M. PIQUERO, per DOC #247;PAGE #50;BOOK #122; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIO N. C. ALBARECE, C.P.A. BWM: October 9, 16 & 23, 2020

EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE AMONG THE HEIRS OF BIENVENIDO A. RIVAS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late FLORA D. TIDOR, who died intestate on March 20, 2010 at Purok 3, Poblacion, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, that the deceased at the time of his death left Three (3) Residential lands, with TCT No. T-178759 situated at Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE (112) Sq. Meters, more or less, and TCT No. T-61034 situated at Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN (116) Sq. Meters, more or less, and TCT No. T-177811 situated in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) Sq. Meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of FLORA D. TIDOR, per DOC #295;PAGE #59; BOOK #124; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. BUENAVENTURA E. SAGRADO.

That the late PONCIANO DAAYATA who died on ___________ at ___________, Philippines and died without issues; that the said deceased above-mentioned died intestate without leaving any known debt which has remained unpaid or unsettled up to the present, and all the obligations incurred during his death were all paid and/or settled, that the deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land with ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. E-3928, situated in the Barangay of Malanang, Municipality of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN (986,397) SQUARE METERS, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION/SETTLEMENT OVER A PARCEL OF LAND, filed by the heirs of PONCIANO DAAYATA, per DOC #160; PAGE #32; BOOK #50; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS.

That we, HEIRS OF BIENVENIDO A. RIVAS, namely; LUZ G. RIVAS, of legal age, widow, Filipino; ANNE LLORAINE R. GOLEZ, of legal age, married, Filipino, and RICHARD G. RIVAS, of legal age, single/married, Filipino and residents of Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, after being duly sworn, hereby declare and, MANIFEST: That the late BIENVENIDO A. RIVAS, who died intestate on May 14, 2020 at Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, that to the best of our knowledge and information the deceased left no will and no known debts which remain unpaid whatsoever; that the deceased at the time of his death left a Residential Land, located at Bulua, (Zone 1) Cagayan de Oro City, and covered

by TCT No. T-176511, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) Square Meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE AMONG THE HEIRS OF BIENVENIDO A. RIVAS, filed by the heirs of BIENVENIDO A. RIVAS, per DOC #437; PAGE #87; BOOK #XVIII; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO.

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