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Skills training MARAWI City -- The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Philippines and Holcim Help h av e j o i n e d hands w i th the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) to provide local residents with a skills enhancement training program.

UN-Habitat and Holcim Help, the corporate citizenship program of Holcim Philippines, Inc., signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding with Tesda to train interested individuals in carpentry and masonry.

The 26-day skills training program targets 300 community h ome p a rtn e r s of Bar angay Dulay Proper, the first project site for the first 109 permanent houses to be built, according to Christopher Rollo, Country Program Manager of UN-Habitat Philippines. (D. SUSON/PNA)

Employment outlook PHILIPPINE businessmen are maintaining a positive employment outlook despite a weaker sentiment in the third quarter of the year.

Results of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) thirdquarter Business Expectations Survey (BES), conducted from July 10 to September 10, showed that respondents’ e mp l o y me n t outl ook r em ai n on positive territory at 19.6 percent, although this is lower than the 26 percent recorded in the previous quarter’s survey.

“This suggests that more firms will continue to hire new employees, although the number that said so (is) lower compared to the Q2 2019 survey result,” the central bank said in its report.

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Phividec seeks investors to spur industrialization T Thank you for trusting us!

By ERCEL MAANDIG, PNA

HE administrator of the Misamis Oriental-based Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation (Phividec) Industrial Authority said the country needs more investors to create industries using local resources and maximize national industrialization.

Lawyer Franklin Quijano said the development of national industries will be the primary topic during the November 25-27 Philippine

Industrial Summit to be held in this city.

Organized by the PIE-MO Industries Association Inc. in PHIVIDEC/PAGE 9

PUV MODERNIZATION. Bukidnon Gov. Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. (left), accompanied by Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 10 chair Aminoden Guro (right), inspects modern public utility vehicles during a PUV modernization awareness caravan held Tuesday (Sept. 24) at the Bukidnon provincial capitol grounds in Malaybalay City. Zubiri vowed to expedite the formulation of the province's local public transport route plans to pave the way of opening new route franchises in the province. photo by mark francisco

Mindanao organic rice Zubiri to fasttrack formulation finds market in US

By DIGNA BANZON, PNA

DAVAO City -- Organic rice produced in Mindanao now has access to the United States (US) after an agreement between farmers and an American marketing group here on Friday.

Dr. Adr i an Tamayo,

communications head of the Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA), said Saturday the deal would allow American consumers access to organic rice and the heirloom Adlay variety ORGANIC/PAGE 9

of route plan in Bukidnon

By GERRY LEE GORIT and MARK FRANCISCO, Reporters

MAL AYBAL AY Cit y -Bukidnon Gov. Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. on Tuesday has assured Land Transportation

Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) officials for the swift formulation of the province's local public

transport route plan.

Zubiri made his remarks after two LTFRB officials - Technical Division chief Joel Bolano and Region 10 ROUTE/PAGE 9

31 campus journalists grab Journalism Excellence Awards

By MARK FRANCISCO, Reporter

NO TO XU SALE. Residents light a candle during a rally protesting the plan to sell the Xavier University campus at Corrales Avenue at the Magsaysay Park last Saturday. photo by gerry lee gorit

T H I RT Y ON E c ampu s journalists – seven college students and 12 high school students – were proclaimed winners in The 5th Mindanao Journalism Excellence Awards held last Monday (September 23) at Ayala Malls Centrio in Cagayan de Oro City.

The 31 winners were the following: The winners were EXCELLENCE/PAGE 8

OUTSTANDING. Leigh Rondina (center) and Daniela Y. Marabiles, both of Agusan National High School in Cagayan de Oro won first and second places, respectively, in the News Scriptwriting for Radio Category (Filipino) while Rodrigo Alcayde Jr. of Central Mindanao University Laboratory High School took 3rd place.

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2 Guv: Renaming ComVal to Davao de Oro will spur dev’t PANTUKAN, Compostela Valley -- The provincial government here is optimistic about the approval on the renaming of this province to Davao de Oro, saying this would cater to development since it would mean that it is closer to Davao City.

Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, in an interview on Saturday, said the move would pave the way for the creation of more economic zones in the province.

Apart from that, the governor added that the province is rich in natural resources and has a stable economic status, which could entice more investors.

Uy disclosed that based on the Commission

on Elections (Comelec) Resolution 10600, the plebiscite on the ratification of the law renaming the province as Davao de Oro has been set on December 7.

It was set from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m., wherein counting and canvassing of votes will immediately follow.

He added that a total of P54 million was allotted for the conduct of the plebiscite on the said date.

"Comelec has numerous lined up activities in the memorandum. They will also spearhead the information dissemination campaign," he stressed.

Representatives Maria Carmen "Maricar" Zamora, RENAMING/PAGE 9

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PCOO eyes gov’t communication training center in Xavier U

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HE Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) is eyeing a possible partnership with Xavier University on the plan to establish a strategic government communication academy in Northern Mindanao.

As the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security for Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), Communication Secretary Martin Andanar offered to collaborate with the university in creating a program to intensify literacy efforts and provide immersion opportunities to students.

“As an (alumnus),

I would like to reach out (and extend) any assistance I can give while I am here, by means of paying forward, for this institution and the students as well,” Andanar said as he briefed Xavier’s key heads on the proposed training facility during a recent meeting.

He said his interest in becoming a media man began at Xavier University.

The strategic communication training facility, planned to be set up in Bukidnon province, seeks to capacitate government information officers on effective information dissemination and public relations.

The budget plan for the training academy is already approved in principle by the departments of finance

and budget, Andanar said, adding that the academy can also be a venue for development communication students to harness their skills and acquire exposure and knowledge in the field.

“LGUs (local government units) are not open to media. They don't have communication strategies. That is why strat CENTER/PAGE 9

PARTNERSHIP. Communication Secretary Martin M. Andanar poses with professors of Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City on Sept. 9, 2019. The Presidential Communications Operations Office is eyeing a possible partnership with Xavier University on the plan to establish a strategic government communication academy in Northern Mindanao.

(Photo courtesy of PCOO)

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Motoring

TOYOTA’S NEW HYBRID ERA BEGINS WITH THE ALL NEW COROLLA ALTIS A NEW hybrid era begins as Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) announces the full model change of its longest-running model.

The launch of the AllNew Corolla Altis marks another milestone in TMP history as the model is the first in its lineup to feature three of Toyota’s latest technologies in one

variant.

“The All-New Toyota Corolla is the first-ever model to be launched in the Philippines that completely embodies our philosophy of EVER BETTER CARS,” says TMP President Satoru Suzuki.

“With Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) which is the new standard of design and engineering,

it provides EVER BETTER PERFORMANCE. With Toyota Safety Sense (TSS), it offers customers EVER BETTER LIVES. And with Hybrid Technology, it helps create an EVER BETTER WORLD.” In line with the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, environmentfriendly technology is made more accessible with the introduction of the All-New Corolla Altis 1.8V HV variant. Competitively priced at Php1.58M, and backed by its loyal brand following and established legacy, the All-New Corolla Altis is a perfect entry-point for Filipino customers wanting to shift to HEV technology.

The 1.8V HV variant is powered by a VVT-I, 4-Cylinder In-Line DOHC, 16 Valve engine

with 1,798cc displacement and electric motor, 121hp total system maximum output, and 142Nm maximum torque @ 3,600 rpm. Drivers can experience a smooth and quiet ride with better fuel efficiency while the battery self-charges during the

drive. Three driving modes are available (Sport, Eco, Normal), giving the driver more control.

The 1.8V HV is the second variant in the TMP’s official lineup to feature Toyota Safety Sense (TSS). While some available features were

already introduced in the Hiace Super Grandia Elite, such as thePre-Collision System (PCS), Lane Departure Alert (LDA), and Automatic High Beam (AHB), severalnew features are introduced in the All-New Corolla Altis ALTIS/PAGE 11

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A former president used to consult the Feng Shui of Mahatir.

On the lighter sidethis Feng Shui man told him having long ears means a very long life!

He resisted bargaining if it can at most be only up to 99 yeears old. The expert asked why?

He replied, I don't want to be the first president of the Philippines with century eggs!

On a heavy note in the advent of a gambling game scandal fallout with a peer, he asked the expert what should he done?

Expert says the art of war applies, kill the traitor!

But the president was too kind he didn't need. Yet an eavesdropping general

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Life with people (Part 2) Think a minute… A pop song said: “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” But to learn how to live happily and successfully with others, we must first unlearn our unhealthy, bad habits and ways with people.

Sometimes we run away rather than work through our disagreements and differences. Like a child who gets angry and says: “I’m going home. I’m not going to be your friend anymore!”

Our feelings get hurt—so we quit our job, end a friendship, even get a divorce. “We take the easy way and just move on rather than grow up.” But if you keep moving on from one relationship to another, you will never have the success, satisfaction and rewards of close, lasting relationships.

Many couples could learn to live happily together if they did not resort to this revenge or payback mentality.

But lashing out and hurting the other person just makes things worse and is the most damaging way to deal with our differences—including the lasting pain and problems through which we put our kids. We would have much

THINK A MINUTE

present tried to do it! And failed resulting to a historical ouster of him or her and his or her boss!

Such too were M artial Law Feng Shui years!

February 7 was a given Feng Shui say for snap elections by a fake Feng Shui and what happened?

On the other side mutineers asked a Feng Shui giving incognito birthdays as to who will join enrile in a mutiny? fVR or General Ramos was chosen unknownst to hi until then!!

Fast forward, per an aide an ambitious general aside from kissing asses in her storied career of collect, attack, kidnap, even assassinate, with moist eyes for the presidency as instructed by a Feng Shui master a decade ago kissed the

floor of the grounds before the Rizal monuument in Luneta around wee dawn in the belief he will run and win as president.

Well almost!

Yes you read right, her!

If you were to laughingly believe rumor has it too in the most conspiracy of grapevines she was the assassin of an unsolved perfect assassination of a national figure. If that be true as it may she has caused national indignity and perfidy to a nation not only once but twice over!

Yet she still urinates in the men's room in the August halls of Congress? At least three of them do it in the men's room accordingly to unimpeachable sources. One has good cobduct, the other a recidivist and one a ninja

FENG SHUI MASTER

MASTER ALDRIC closet queer.

His or her Feng Shui story bears watching in the context of bureaucrat robber capitalism dialectical Feng Shui!

Who is she? Your guess is only as speculative as mine surely as the sun rises every morning and cock crows STORY/PAGE 11

Don't starve our farmers LETTERS FROM DAVAO

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Feng shui in his or her story

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JUN LEDESMA DEAR Sec. William Dar sir.

You do not solve the problem of rice farmers by asking the local government units to buy their palay (unmilled rice).

Neither will you be able to solve their plight by extending them palliative monetary dole-outs. You should not pass the buck to the LGUs. That is not their mandate. It is your office fiat. Bypassing the responsibility to the LGUs, it is obvious that you do not know the problem that beset our farmers and your office is bereft of solutions on

how to address their plight.

By giving dole-outs you are encouraging mendicancy.

Farmers are not asking for alms. Neither do they need the oft-repeated “modernization and mechanization” program from the Department of Agriculture which does not come anyway. What they need is the reasonable price of their freshly harvested play and if you can solve that you are on the way to improve their productivity and to hit your target.

I wonder whether you know the implication of why I say “freshly harvested palay”. I surmise you knew, since you are a technocrat, and given that premise, I expect that this should be your primordial concern.

However, for the sake of our President Rodrigo R. Duterte, his cabinet members and Sen. Cynthia Villar who is the author of tarrification law, here’s a brief on why freshly harvested and threshed paddy

palay spells the fate of the farmers.

Having been born to a farmer and grew up past my teens in our modest farm in Midsayap, Cotabato, I have seen the travails of my father and of our neighbors.

Our barrio was a farming community. I do not pretend to have any technical or academic knowledge about how they grow rice at IRRI but I know how to cultivate farms, plant and grow rice and I have seen the frustrations and simple joys of farmers.

Freshly harvested and threshed paddy palay viability could only last three to five days depending on the weather condition during or soon after harvest. After this period, because of its moisture content, the quality of palay will start to deteriorate. In Ilonggo we call this condition “sinaputan” and maybe rancid in English.

Afraid their palay will go to the hogs and poultry feeds,

farmers are forced to sell their harvest at the buyers' price.

The first five days, therefore, is the most crucial period in a rice farmer’s life.

Farmers plant rice simultaneously for this is generally influenced by the weather and distribution of irrigation water. As a consequence, they also harvest their crops at the same time. During offseason, the price of palay is high but come harvest time this plummets like what is happening presently. Farmers are at the mercy of traders and it is even worse these days because traders now have an additional weapon to threaten farmers - they can always import rice on account of Villar’s law. For now, traders have hoarded rice and the National Food Authority has thousands of tons of rice in its bodega.

T h e D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture must help our FARMERS/PAGE 11

What if you died tonight? (Part 2)

I am challenging the family members to heed my call on the importance of preparing for a future event like death or disability.

Procrastination as they say is a thief of time and has no place in any organization.

JHAN TIAFAU HURST Let me be straightforward.

Are the issues below happier lives if instead we happening? If left unresolved, simply admitted our faults any one issue can trigger and did what is needed in an avalanche of conflict our marriage, parenting, and among family members that other relationships. can spillover to the next The first ingredient of generation. successful relationships is Family members have communication. With no limited communication skills communication, you have and are unable to handle a no relationship. At the end future conflict especially of our life, some of our when you are gone biggest regrets will be all There is a brewing conflict the things we did not say There is an urgent need to the ones we love. We so to establish harmony within often misunderstand and the family misread people. That is why The goals and values of we need to kindly tell each the family are unclear other how we truly feel and There is no clarity on not pretend everything is fine. Roles and Responsibilities The sooner we open up and There is no accountability honestly talk about our real There is no For ma l feelings, the sooner we will Succession Plan LIFE/PAGE 11 There is a huge gap

between generations in terms of work attitude, mindset, and values Senior generation control is triggering tension Next Generation sense of entitlement is triggering more tension Planning the family’s business future is a process and there are several stages that must be initiated.

Firstly, the patriarch or matriarch must address critical issues related to family involvement in the business.

Family members wear many hats all at the same time. How does a business leader distinguish between his or her role as president of the enterprise and his or her role as mother or father?

How can a parent distinguish between his/ her unconditional love over his/her children and a parent/ business leader exacting performance over them?

The same question goes for the younger generation.

Do they expect special

treatment because they wear son or daughter hats?

To address the dilemma, the family must develop a family constitution or a char ter that highlights shared values and vision as the cornerstone of the family agreement.

A constitution can only be effective based on two areas: it should have specific policies governing familybusiness relationships and it is activated immediately right after signing lest it becomes a useless piece of document. Sadly, every month without fail, my firm in Asia, the Wong + Bernstein Family Business Unit has been approached by family members complaining why their family constitution prepared by other consultants remain ineffective.

Thirdly, a constitution reinforced by a shareholder’s agreement should be prepared. The latter is a legally and enforceable document that regulates shareholder behavior and act as a deterrent

FAMILY BUSINESS COACH

PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO for erring family members/ shareholders. Without a Shareholder’s agreement, the constitution is empty!

And lastly, the senior leaders must prepare a 5 to 10-year succession plan that can prepare the next generation members to assume leadership based on a future event.

Why are these interventions nonnegotiable? Even the best family businesses that I have coached must work hard at governance and relationship building. It does not end with WHAT IF/PAGE 11

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IT took about a year and half for the AirAsia Group to get 100 million passengers -- from hitting the 500 million mark in March 2018, to 600 million mark this September -and AirAsia Philippines chief executive officer Ricardo Isla is confident such trend would continue.

"We are confident of this growth trajectory, especially in the Philippines as we continue to expand our network.

As a case in point, our launching of the ManilaBacolod flight next month will give Filipinos more reasons to fly with us," Isla told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) over the weekend.

He noted that business has been good for the entire AirAsia Group.

"Capacity growth in second quarter of 2019 was up by 19 percent compared to the same period last year. Passengers carried for the second quarter was recorded at 12.8 million, an 18% growth year-onyear, resulting in a load factor of 85%," he added.

The Philippine branch alone has added an 18% capacity in the second quarter, increasing frequencies of its domestic

routes. Earlier, AirAsia Philippines announced that it has flown 2.2 million passengers in the second quarter of 2019, up 22% from the 1.81 million passengers in the same period last year.

"What makes us unique from other lowcost carriers is that we redefine low-cost flying, since guests have control over how they fly. They pay only for what makes an ideal flying experience.

We offer affordable fares accompanied by a variety of choices on meals, baggage allowance, as well as in-flight shopping," Isla said.

Last Friday, the AirAsia Group announced it has already hit the 600 million mark. With that, the Group is offering 600 million promotional seats starting Monday (September 23) until September 26, for travel period between February 10 to December 15, 2020.

Passengers of AirAsia Philippines may avail of the promo for as low as PHP60.

The carrier celebrates for every 100 million passengers it has flown since it started in 2001.

For instance, Thai national CAPACITY/PAGE 11

By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

AVAO City — Homegrown retailing company New City Commercial Center is rolling out next month its credit card, NCCC Credit Card, its partnership with Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. In a statement over the weekend, the retailer said its representatives, those of the bank and the solutions provider GHL Systems Philippines, Inc.,

signed the agreement in June for the release of the credit card.

It said the card will “provide its customers more payment options” and it will replace its NCCC Kanegosyo Rewards Card used by wholesalers and sari-sari store owners.”

“The regular Rewards card holders may also avail of the credit card,” it added even as it pointed out that the same card can be used in other

merchants that are partners of the bank.

For those who will use the card in the company’s stores and other retail shops they will be given a point for spending P20 that can be redeemed with the company.

Its NCCC Rewards Club, its loyalty program that started in 1991, has about 270 members in here, in Tagum City in Davao del Norte and Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.

In May, Lafayette A. Lim, NCCC Group

HOLCIM PHILIPPINES, Inc. has completed new storage and loading facilities in its Bulacan plant that will boost production moving forward.

The listed cement manufacturer said in a statement that it inaugurated on Sept. 11 a new warehouse with six additional loading bays and new packing and loading machines in Norzagaray, Bulacan.

The company said this will improve its storage capacity and speed up the transfer of products on truck for faster customer service. The facility mainly serves the National Capital Region and Central Luzon, areas whose construction industry saw double-digit growth in 2018, Holcim Philippines noted.

Holcim Philippines’ de-bottlenecking activities for the Bulacan plant started in January 2018

as it sought to ramp up operations amid the expected increase in cement demand due to the government’s infrastructure program.

“This is the third site we are holding inauguration activities this year as our company continues investments to strengthen our ability to support our customers nationwide,” Holcim Philippines President and Chief Executive

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of Companies chief executive officer, said that the conglomerate, which also has a resort and a department store in Palawan, “is looking at ways to tap technology to benefit our customers.”

At that time, the company announced its partnership with TraXion Tech, Inc., to provide credit line to cooperatives and companies that their members and employees, respectively, can use in shopping in its supermarkets and other retail outlets.

Officer John Stull said in a statement.

Holcim Philippines introduced new facilities in its Bacnotan, La Union and Davao City plants in March and August, respectively.

“This is part of our greater commitment to provide a reliable supply of cement especially at this time of strong construction activity, which we will continue HOLCIM/PAGE 11

Holcim completes new facilities

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Exhibitors sa ‘Tienda sa MisOr’, mapasalamaton

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APASALAMATON uyamot ang exhibitors sa tibuok semana nga “Tienda sa MisOr”: A MisOr Food Exhibit sa Centrio Ayala Mall atol sa kasaulogan sa

Tourism Week sugod Setyembre 16 padulong Setyembre 20, 2019.

Mao na kini ang ikaduhang tuig sa pagpahigayon sa display of best practices ug produktong gama sa

molupyo sa lalawigan sa Misamis Oriental.

Gikan sa pagkaon, lagutmon, souvenir ug mga pasalubong, dakung oportunidad ang exhibit nga mapaila dili lamang sa tibuok Pilipinas apan

tibuok kalibotan ang nagkadaiyang lamian ug nindot nga mga produkto sa Misamis Oriental.

“Gov, salamat kaayo sa imong suporta sa among pagpaninda sa

MisOr. Dako kaayo’g ikatabang sa amo nga lungsod,” matud pa ni Ms. Joan Lupoy, usa sa mga exhibitor gikan sa lungsod sa Laguindingan nga display sa Biko Dukot.

Bisan si Mr. Edward Pelesco, mamaligyaay’g barquillos ug polboron sulod na sa 10 ka tuig, dakung pasalamat sa gobernador sa oportunidad nga maka-display sa iyang produkto sa Centrio Ayala Mall nga libre, walay bayad ug hamugaway pa gayud.

Pipila lang si Ms. Lupoy ug Mr. Pelesco sa nahatagan ug oportunidad nga makapasundayag ug

makabaligya sa ilahang produkto sa Tienda sa MisOr. Gawas nga mailhan pagsamot ang ilang binuhat sa Misamis Oriental lakip na sa Cagayan de Oro, mas mitaas pa gayud hinuon ang ilang halin.

Usa lamang ang Tienda sa MisOr food exhibit sa mga daghan pang aktibidades sa Tourism Week celebration nga gisuportahan gayud ni Gobernador Bambi Emano ubos sa iyang programa sa pagpalambo sa turismo, ang programa nga karon nakatubag intawon sa pagsulbad sa kapobrehon dinhi sa lalawigan sa Misamis Oriental.

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Banking&Finance

Dominguez declines GlobalMarkets citation

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INANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has decided not to accept an award naming him as among the current exemplary Finance Ministers in the world, saying he is just doing his job.

In an e-mail to Dominguez dated August 21, 2019, a copy of which was sent to journalists

Monday, GlobalMarkets/ GlobalCapital Managing Editor Toby Fildes said the newspaper, which is published for the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meeting, has named Dominguez the “Finance Minister of the Year for Asia Pacific.”

“You have been a very safe pair of hands in a

tough 12-month period for the government of the Philippines. You've been left alone to fight for the President's tax reform packages, to oversee the 'Build, Build, Build' campaign, which goes on despite perennial tussles over the budget between parliament and Senate,” it said.

The letter pointed out

that while the Finance chief is “close to Duterte, even the longest and most cordial relationships can go sour when politics intrudes.” “…but that hasn't happened. With your CEO (chief executive officer) style, you have kept your head down and your focus on keeping the Philippines economy on an upward

Things to know about cash cards BANKS and technological solutions companies continue to introduce new products that cater to specific groups such as those who love shopping and traveling, and take-up is strong not only because of incentives but security features as well.

However, some people said the limit on the amount they can load in their prepaid cards is smaller compared to the amount they can spend when they use their credit cards.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) Friday that the regulatory loading limit for a cash card is PHP100,000.

But Fonacier stressed the load cap “is not absolute.”

“EMIs (electronic money issuers) can always request for a higher limit provided that the purpose

and use can be justified and there are mechanisms in place to ensure that such cash cards will not be used for money laundering and other illicit activities,” she added.

Cash cards are now in demand since people have started to realize its benefits such as safer to carry than cash, and because the central bank continues to push for the increase of electronic payments, with a target for it to reach 20 percent of total transactions by 2020.

Earlier this month, Filipino-owned infrastructure platform firm OmniPay and global payments services company Diners Club International Ltd. launched their tie-up for the dollar-denominated OmniPay Diners Club Forex Prepaid Card.

A plus for this card is it comes with a mobile app that allows holders to do real-time card-to-

card transfer, and quick response (QR) payments on top of the usual balance inquiry, which can only be done through automated teller machines (ATMs) for some prepaid cards.

OmniPay President and Chief Executive Officer Simoun Ung said ensuring the safety of the cards issued by their partner company is a must, and is one of the challenges they need to face to be ahead of the pack.

“I guess one of our advantages is that we built our own and operate our entire IT (information technology) infrastructure,” he said.

Ung said the company has noticed “a lot of pent-up demand” for payments card, and projects an additional 2 million OmniPay Diners Club Forex Prepaid Card issuance by its first year.

He stressed hey have put in place measures to prevent their cards from

being used for money laundering.

“We do all traditional (measures) but more importantly, I think the KYC (know-yourcustomer) has to be very strong. And one of the things that we're working with the central bank on this to do an e- KYC,” he said.

Ung noted they intend to undertake the KYC process by getting prospective customer’s biometrics.

“You can do things like that. That's part of our front-end mitigation for the risk for money laundering,” he said.

“And the backend, of course, we track where the money goes. You can do that in terms of the velocity checks -- whether we see a lot of same cards or same series of cards all spending at the same place and those types of things are on our system,” he added. (PNA)

BSP, SEC to come up with policy vs. social media-based lenders CEBU City – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday said it has been working closely with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in crafting a clear-cut policy against lenders who are offering loans using social media as a platform.

Lawyer Elmore Capule, senior assistant governor and general counsel of BSP, said the central monetary board received

information on individuals or groups that offered loans through social media and ended up shaming their debtors who failed to pay their obligations.

“What we have to have is a memorandum of agreement as to where our jurisdiction starts and up to what is their (SEC) jurisdiction,” Capule said on the sidelines of the regional information campaign on the

amendments of the BSP charter at the Marco Polo Hotel here.

Under the Lending Company Act, investors or entities that offer money for lending as a business need to incorporate and register with the SEC, he pointed out.

“If they don’t incorporate or register as a lending company, they are criminally and administratively liable,” he

stressed.

Capule said the BSP has jurisdiction over lending firms because of their power to supervise activities like “credit granting,” which is essentially lending.

“We are looking at credit-granting entities which may have an impact on the entire economy,” he explained.

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The Importance of Parent/Teacher Collaboration Article Written by SYLVIA AUXTERO TABORADA | Teacher II | Alae Elementary School| Alae, Manolo Fortich Bukidnon

In every school, parentteacher partnerships are important as a primar y tool in helping a child be successful at school.

Parents and teachers learn the worth of teamwork and collaboration as they create an ideal atmosphere that supports the success of every child. A child's education can be greatly enhanced by their parents' involvement in the classroom and at home.

Teachers and parents provide a vital support system to help pupils’ achievement.

When parents and teachers

communicate and work together effectively, it can significantly influence the pupils’ long-term success.

Parent-teacher conferences are set every quarter which is the time to get the school cards of every pupil and for an opportunity to discuss a student's academic prog ress or b ehav iora l problems encountered in school. There were times that I have to set special conference with parents for urgent matters that should be attended to immediately.

Parents and teachers work

together in sharing the same goals and that is for the betterment and success of every child. Keeping the lines of communication open to parents and teachers matters a lot. Teachers cannot do the work alone but the parents could extend help by setting aside time for schoolwork at home. Parents can also act as volunteer in classroom repairs. It is important to remember that when investigating student success outcomes, parent and teachers are involved in a child’s education. It is also

necessary to continue it as a culture in all schools so that every child can attain the success for every child truly deserves. In every student success, there is always a combination of teacher collaboration and parent engagement.

path,” it said.

The citation is scheduled to be presented at the GlobalMarkets Awards ceremony on October 19 at the Ballroom in National Press Club (NPC) in Washington DC. Dominguez, through his chief of staff, Anita Linda Aquino, thanked the publication for the recognition.

She, however, said that it is “with deep regret that as a matter of course, Secretary Dominguez does not accept awards in the performance of his duties.”

“Clearly, the efforts exerted by the team which Secretary Dominguez is part of, is bearing fruit in

various aspects, such as the Tax Reform initiative and the Build, Build, Build program,” she added.

For one, the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, which is the first package of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), has allowed the government to increase revenues, and the workers with an annual income of P250,000 and below to be exempted from paying income tax.

The law has helped boost domestic spending, as well as additional funds for the administration’s infrastructure program.

(PNA)

The Greatest Innovations

By SOL P. ACERON

Giving people an image of what learning could be like is really important part of improving education. Students, teachers, administrators, parents, policy makers and community members have remarkably similar views of what education looks like and those views have not changed much we were in school.

There are a lot of innovations in teaching particularly in the Department of Education.

SREA, Phil- IRI , Text2teach and others.

Innovation is considered as a process of change rather that the dissemination of novel ideas. It can be defined also as a planned change in response to perceived problems rather than as an introduction of some new method or technique. It is the process of innovation which is critical rather than content, and it is by examining problems and processes rather than the new methods and techniques that we hope to analyze institutional le ar ning . (C ounci l of Europe Symposium in the Reform and Planning of H.E , Oxford, 1974).

The text2teach is the greatest innovation that I enjoyed with, when I was a teacher at City Central School. It is not only me who is enjoying this innovation but also my pupils. The text2teach aims to present interactive multimedia educational videos that e n hanc e t he l e ar n i ng experience of pupils inside the classroom. This project is part of the innovation of the Department of Education on ICT4E (Information Communication Technology for Education) program which uses the latest technolog y like the internet and laptop computer , to help improve education in the country. It also seeks to improve the

quality of teaching in Grades 5 and 6 in public schools by providing highly interactive, easy –to-use learning more exciting and meaningful among the pupils.

Luckily , our school before was one of the schools which has been given this kind of technology for their pilot implementation. We experienced how ICT can be effective tool to reach out to more learners and its use elevated to a higher purpose.

Using q Nokia N95 8GB mobile phone, 387 interactive , educational videos in Mathematics, Science and English are preloaded into the phones for the teachers to use in class.

A teacher simply plugs the phone into a TV and plays the video lesson for the day in the classroom for the students to enjoy and learn. The role of the teacher is just an operator, facilitator, observer and others.

According to Lapus, the educational videos created for the project, which would last 3-5 minutes, will? Bring Science, Mathematics and English subjects to life, illustrating key concepts, skills and competencies that students are expected to master?

These video lesson plans a ls o help ma ke teachers? Lives easier and are compliant with the Basic Education Curriculum, he said.

I thank God that innovation like this came up to make the work of the teacher easier.

The education department began the proj e c t i n 2 0 0 3 w it h more than 700,000 public elementary students from 2 0 3 s ch o ol s e nj oy i ng text2teach technolog y.

It had the cooperation of the Ayala Foundation ,Nokia, Globe Telecom and Seameo-Innotech.

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DOTr Allocates P100M for Laguindingan Airport Expansion in 2020 NEP T

By MIKE BAÑOS

HE Department of Transportation has allocated P100 million (M) for the expansion of the Laguindingan Airport ((IATA: CGY, ICAO: RPMY) in Misamis Oriental in the National Expenditure Program (NEP, or Budget) for 2020.

This was confirmed by Cabinet Secretary Karlo B. Nograles during the recently concluded 28th Mindanao Business Conference in Iligan City.

“For the 2020 budget, the DOTr proposed funding for the aviation sector amounting to P865 million for the development of airports and the upgrading of airport facilities,” Nograles said.

“Of this figure, P100 million will be allocated for the development of Laguindingan Airport”.

“The Laguindingan Airport Original Proponent Proposal is undergoing NEDA vetting and we believe that this will soon be approved,” he added.

DOTr previously allocated P90-M under its 2019 budget for the procurement of consultancy services for the preparation of detailed engineering and design for the expansion of the passenger terminal building.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Region X (PCCI-X) and its affiliate chambers and organizations passed a resolution a year ago requesting DOTr Sec. Arthur Tugade to prioritize the development and expansion of Laguindingan Airport within the next five years (2019-2023).

“Actually, DOTr’s response was to re-open the proposed expansion project to a PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP),” said Ma. Teresa R. Alegrio, Region 10 Governor, of the PCCI which spearheaded the resolution.

“Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC) has been granted the Original Proponent Status (OPS) by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and the NEDA Investment Coordinating Committee (NEDA- ICC) is currently reviewing the revised proposal including the new budget of P42.7-Billion (B).

Next step is for NEDA Board to finally approve the proposed

expansion, then subject it to a Swiss Challenge within 30 days,” she added.

The resolution was signed by the chambers of commerce and industry of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Kaamulan (Bukidnon), Ozamiz and Marawi, the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Industries (COCI), Cagayan de Oro Hotels & Restaurants Association (COHARA), Misamis Oriental FilipinoChinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MOFCCII), Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, PhilExport 10, Oro Bankers Association, CDO ICT Council and Cagayan de Oro Travel and Tours Association (COTTA).

Executive Order (EO) 230 (Reorganizing the National Economic and Development Authority) established the interagency Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) as one of the committees under the NEDA Board engaged in rationalizing national public investments and expenditures.

The PCCI-X resolution noted that the original proposal to improve the capacity and operations of the Laguindingan airport included upgrading the facilities /equipment to conform to international standards, specifically, the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Airport along with the expansion of other necessary facilities and support infrastructure.

The Laguindingan Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project aims to upgrade the current facilities of the Laguindingan Airport such as expansion of the Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), apron and runway extension, and improvement of existing airport facilities to support safer aircraft operations, increased passenger and cargo traffic, and capacity expansion.

Originally, the project was included as one of the five Regional Airports Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects of the DOTr and CAAP. However, the NEDA Board approved the proposal of the DOTr in 2016 to unbundle the five airport

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University; NEWS WRITING (ENGLISH) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Ray Alfonso Sabio I – Liceo University, 2nd Jeatrice Nicole G. Carlos – Central Mindanao University, 3rd Felicit y V. Orate – Bukidnon National High School; NEWS WRITING (FILIPINO) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Rigil Kent Calantoc – Central Mindanao University, 2nd Jericho E. Bacala – Danao National High School, 3rd Adrian Dalion; SPORTS WRITING (ENGLISH) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Samantha Camila B. Cagulada, 2nd Glenn Malapad Ral - Danao National High School; SPORTS WRITING (E NG L I S H ) C OL L E G E CATEGORY 1st Scarlete E. Casimero – Bukidnon National High School, 2nd K isha K la ir Mag lu nsud – Liceo U-RNP; PHOTO JOURNALISM (ENGLISH) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Mary Ella Aesa Jardenico CMU, 2nd Xymon D. Rosales – Liceo U-RNP, 3rd Kyrah

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the following: FEATURE W R I T I NG (E NGL I SH) COLLEGE CATEGORY 1st Regina Nelliee C. Arquiza – Xavier University, 2nd Kezia Moriah A. Cañon – Xavier University, 3rd Ma. Mellisa Angelica C. Agawin – Xavier University; FEATURE W R I T I NG (E NGL I SH) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Zoe Flores, 2nd Porseus St rong R ayos – Liceo University, 3rd Jorigae M. Abales – Central Mindanao U n i v e r s i t y ; F E AT U R E W R I T I NG (F I L I PI NO) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY, 1st Mark Hudson Sabit – Danao Natonal High School, 2nd Dar yl Campos, 3rd Azelia Cassandra Cobaria – Liceo University; NEWS W R I T I NG (E NGL I SH) COL L EGE C AT EG ORY 1st Bea Roselle J. Somera – Xavier University, 2nd Ivan Logencito S. Oran – Xavier University, 3rd Jaymilyn S . G eron i mo – X av i e r

Aboitiz InfraCapital's Vision for Proposed Laguindingan Airport Check In Area by 2022 (courtesy of AIC) projects that were approved by the NEDA Board in 2014 under PPP scheme. The rationale for the proposal is to expedite early completion of PPP selection and awarding.

Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) submitted to DOTr in 13 August 2018 an unsolicited proposal for the Upgrade, Expansion, Operations, and Maintenance of the Laguindingan Airport.

The proposal was submitted to NEDA-ICC Secretariat for review which subsequently required AIC to revise it using the Operating and Maintenance (O&M) contract it awarded for the Clark International Airport.

“Because of the NEDA-ICC wanting us to copy the O&M contract from Clark, we basically had to start from square one, rewrite the entire contract; we have submitted it to the CAAP, they have approved it, and it is now being reviewed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) before submission to NEDA ICC,” said Jose Emmanuel Reverente, VP-Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. (AIC) during a presentation during the 28th Mindanao Business Conference held recently in Iligan City.

“Since we have copied the Bohol Panglao Airport proposal that has been approved by NEDA ICC Technical Committee,

we are optimistic the revised Laguindingan contract will go through much faster,” he added.

“We are very hopeful by the end of this year, the contract can be awarded to us after the Swiss Challenge process.”

For the 2020 National Expenditure Program (National Budget) CAAP proposed a budget of P150-M for the extension of the existing airport runway by 300 meters from 2.1 to 2.4 kilometers to comply with requirement for its night rating.

However, this has been reduced by DOTr to P100-M as announced by Nograles during the 28th MinBizCon. The scope of the expansion for the Laguindingan Airport would be implemented through the PPP modality in accordance with the approved plan covering the expansion/construction of new passenger terminals, along with all associated infrastructure and facilities as per applicable standards.

The scope of works also cover the installation of all the required equipment and associated facilities as per ICAO standards such as the provision of required works with respect to the existing terminal, along with all associated infrastructure and facilities to handle operations until the development of the

new passenger terminal; O&M of the passenger terminals (new and existing) during the entire concession period; and enhancement/development of airside facilities to meet the enhanced scale of operations at the airport over the required duration; and O&M of all enhanced airside facilities, including, the apron, runway and taxiway.

Earlier, the NEDA Board approved in 20 July 2014 the expansion of the Laguindingan airport in three phases: 20152017 (Phase 1) , 2024-2026 (Phase 2) and 2033-2035 ( Phase 3) under a PPP) modality valued at P14 billion (B) to include the development, operation and maintenance of the airport.

On January 24, 2017, an Invitation to Pre-Qualify and Bid for the development and O & M of the Laguindingan Airport was posted in the DOTr, CAAP and PPP center websites.

However, on May 22, 2017, DOTr through its General Bid Bulletin 04-2077 addressed to the Pre-Qualification Bids and Awards Committee, advised all prospective bidders that the government had decided instead to pursue the expansion and augmentation of the Laguindingan airport using Official Development

Assistance (ODA) or General Appropriations Act ( GAA) funding.

But DOTr made another turnaround when it informed the Regional Development Council Region X (RDC X) Council on May 28, 2018, that the O & M would again be undertaken through PPP. Then in June 2018, CAAP informed RDC-X it had allocated P181.125-million for the expansion of the Passenger terminal building. Despite this, the expansion of the cargo building, runway and other facilities was not specified.

In response, the private sector led by PCCI-10 requested DOTr to prioritize the expansion of the Laguindingan Airport by including in its budget allocation for 2019, the construction of a new passenger terminal and cargo building, enhanced airside facilities, including the apron, runway and taxiway within the next five years.

The resolution also stressed the urgency of fast tracking of a new Operations and Maintenance ( O&M) service contract thru the PPP scheme , even as DOTr and CAAP remain responsible for the air traffic, control and air navigation facilities provisioning and operation.

Fabela Dapitanan - Danao NHS; PHOTO JOURNALISM (E NG L I S H ) C OL L E G E CATEGORY 1st Sha i na S. Conde – Phinma COC; PHOTO JOU R NA L ISM (FILIPINO) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Mary Jianne De Los Reyes, 2nd Ivey Aredidon – Danao NHS; R A DIO NEWS SCR IPT W R I T I NG (E NGL I SH) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Alma Joy Nacionales – Agusan NHS, 2nd Rodrigo A lcayde Jr. – CMU, 3rd Da nica Mae Maga lso – Ag u san N H S; R A DIO NEWS SCRIPT WRITING (FILIPINO) HIGH SCHOOL C AT E G ORY 1s t L e i g a Rondina – Agusan NHS, 2nd Daniela Y. Marabiles – Agusan NHS, 3rd Rodrigo Alcayde Jr. – CMU; SCIENCE REPORTING (ENGLISH) HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY 1st Ra nd K r ylovay n N. Ecuacion – CMU, 2nd Niña Bianca V. Vestil – Bukidnon NHS, 3rd Ferlnameh Raluna E. Mellejor – Danao NHS; SCI ENCE R EPORTI NG

(E NG L I S H ) C OL L E G E CATEGORY 1st Honey Loren Aleman – Phinma COC, 2nd Kelsey Shane Cabaraban.

All the winners received a plaque while the rest of the finalists received medals.

The rite last Saturday capped a two month-long quest in searching the best student media writers of Northern Mindanao.

The task to select the best budding journalists in this part of the country was too tedious that it took a total of seven judges to choose the best entries – three for each category.

Even then, it was a close call to select the cream of the crop.

In his welcome remarks, BWM Group publisher Dante Sudaria said he is inspired seeing that a lot of schools, colleges, government agencies and private firms have expressed interest in joining The 5th Mindanao Journalism Excellence Awards.

“We have undertaken the challenge to do our

own corporate social responsibility, thus this project which we offer with the help of institutions and establishments for building better communities and the betterment of Mindanao,” Sudaria continued.

“We have seen the need to inspire the students who are excellent writers of their schools as well as people in government and the private sectors to join mainstream media whose number I believe is dwindling. We may not have the resources to give monetary awards but we believe that the symbols of excellence are more lasting and noble,” he added.

For his part, project executive director Allan Mediante saw the need for this competition to erase the notion that “freedom of information is a monopoly of commercial and mainstream journalists.”

“This may be one small step for non-mainstream journalists but this may lead to a giant leap in building

a better nation through responsible journalism,” Mediante, also editor-inchief of Mindanao Daily, said.

Inspired by the success this year, he vowed that the next edition of the Mindanao Daily Northern Mindanao Journalism Excellence Awards will be wider in scope.

The 5t h Minda nao Jou r n a l i s m E x c e l l e nc e Awards is co-presented by the Philippine Veterans Bank with Ayala Corporation, provincial government of Misamis Oriental, CORDS 10-PCOO, Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro and BPI as major sponsors. Minor sponsors are Ale Resto (Jeffrey Ang), Babu Kwan, Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Normin Hog Producers Association, U1st Realty (Rica Gador), National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Ayala Centrio, Cepalco, PhilHealth, Pepsi (Bob Flores), HerbaLife, Social Security System, The Travel Club, FDC Misamis and Chay’s Eat Pa More.

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Ruwel Peter Gonzaga and Pedro Acharon Jr. filed House Bill 7363, which sought to rename the province into Davao de Oro, on May 15, 2018.

Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Sonny Angara filed the Senate Bill 1746 last December 10, 2018.

The bills were consolidated on Januar y 29 and RA 11297 (An Act Renaming the Province of Compostela Valley as the Province of Davao de Oro) was then signed into law on April 17, but was made public only on May 22. (PNA)

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comm is open for them. A short course is given to them,” he said in a news release issued Tuesday.

According to the PCOO chief, the building will house its own community television and radio stations, and local counterparts of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) and the Philippine Information Agency. A dormitory will also be constructed beside it to cater to its employees.

He further said that the PCOO will explore a possible cooperation with Xavier University in their “PeaceKwela” campaign, which is designed to a c t ive ly e ng age ju n i or high school students in activities promoting peace in Mindanao.

PeaceKwela is an offshoot campaign of “I am Mindanao”, a movement seeking to “educate college students in Cagayan de Oro on violent extremism in Mindanao, strengthen their sense of pride as Mindanawons, (and) likewise empower them to take part in countering violent extremism.”

“We can create a program that we can work (on) together,” Andanar said.

X av i e r Un ive r s it y professor Juliet Dalagan welcomed the proposal saying, “We can collaborate in the future. We can look at our curriculum in DevComm for possible tie-ups.”

“It’s good to connect with the academe. Thank you for coming here. We are looking forward to a good collaboration with XU,” she said.

the National Privac y Commission (NPC) needs to be part of regulating lending firms proliferating via social media who resort to shaming their clients if they could not pay their debts.

These lending institutions, he said, have violated the privacy rights of their debtors by divulging their shamed client’s private information on social media.

Capule, however, clarified that only the court can declare illegal the “excessive and unconscionable” interest rates from loans from social mediabased lending organizations, because of the repeal of the Usury Law. (PNA)

bring the iron ore materials, the coal from our coal mining areas and limestone, put them together and you will have steel,” the Phividec administrator said.

Quijano recalled that the government once operated the steel industry in Iligan City through the National Steel Corp. (NSC), until 2004.

He pointed out that NSC was once one of the largest steel mills in Asia until it failed to modernize and went bankrupt, was privatized thrice, and mothballed again in 2009.

During the time, he said the steel industry provided job opportunities to Iligan City residents and neighboring areas, preventing an exodus of vital labor resources.

Quijano, a former Iligan City mayor, said he remains optimistic the government can encourage more foreign investors to pour in capital to Mindanao, particularly in Phivedec. (PNA)

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C ollege Dean Maria Rosario Mosqueda, meanwhile, said that the courses should focus on development concerns aside from those in commercial media. (PR)

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Phividec...

partnership with Phividec, the summit aims to entice more investors to look for potential business ventures in Mindanao.

Quijano pointed out that despite the entry of a USD3.5-billion investment from a Chinese steel company Panhua Group Co.Ltd., the government needs to further establish its own industries to achieve trade balance and boost the economy, in general.

He said that the entry of the Panhua Group, which will start construction within the 300-hectare estate by yearend, can generate 30,000 jobs for Misamis Oriental.

Quijano said national industrialization should not be limited to local businesses and should be opened to foreign investors such as Panhua Group.

Currently, he noted that the bulk of the country's exp or t consists mainly of mineral ores, and that industrialization means developing the downstream industry in the country.

For instance, he said the steel industry can be a backbone of the Philippine industrial growth and has the potential to develop other industries as well.

“When that happens, we do not need to export anymore. We only need to

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produced in the Southern Philippines.

Tamayo said Andrew Bolougne, head of the US Marketing Firm, told the farmers to produce as much as they could and promised that they will market it.

Bolougne's group committed a buying price which would give farmers double what they are earning by planting commercial rice, he added.

The signing of the marketing deal with unlimited volume of White, Brown, Red and Black Rice and the exotic Adlay grown by the tribes capped the Mindanao Rice Forum organized by MinDA. T he Mi nd ana o R i c e Forum was attended by Adlay and Organic rice farmers associations and cooperatives.

Tamayo added that an initial shipment of 5,000 metric tons is expected by the end of the year.

During the forum, the participants, guided by the MinDA and the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Offices (DA-RFO) in Mindanao and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), organized themselves and formed the Mindanao Organic Rice Council (MORCO). Chosen as Interim Chairman of MORCO was the Don Bosco

Multi-Purpose Cooperative with Agro Eco Philippines and SRII Technology Group as vice chairmen.

Represented in the Council are organic rice farmers’ cooperatives and associations from all over Mindanao, organic fertilizer and soil ameliorants producers group, seed growers, and rice millers.

Tamayo said MinDA will be the lead government agency to support the group with the assistance of the DA and PhilRice.

MinDA will establish a database of all organic rice and Adlay farmers in Mindanao, including the geotagging of the production areas. Availability of seeds for the Black Organic Rice, which is the most soughtafter product, will also be determined, including the estimated production.

Bolougne said the demand for organic rice, especially the Black Rice which is reputed to have medicinal benefits, is huge and largely unfilled.

"You cannot imagine how huge is the market demand for organic food today and we will cash in on that," he said.

Don Bosco vicechairperson and marketing of f icer Mar i a Helenit a Gamela said organic rice farmers are not affected by the Rice Tariffication Law, and the unimpeded entry of imported rice that resulted in low farm gate price for commercial rice.

"We have a niche market.

The price is steady whole year round but we cannot produce the needed volume," she said.

Currently, Don Bosco buys from its members organic paddy rice at PHP19 to PHP20 per kilo. This could go even higher with the forging of the marketing agreement with the US group, Gamela said.

The export deal for organic rice and Adlay is the second marketing deal arranged by MinDA for Mindanao's rice farmers. (PNA)

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director Aminoden Guro paid a courtesy call on him as the PUV modernization information caravan rolled by his province.

The governor also inspected more than a dozen modernized jeepneys of

Dealing with Slow Learners in Class Article Written by SYLVIA AUXTERO TABORADA | Teacher II | Alae Elementary School| Alae, Manolo Fortich Bukidnon

The child is always the center of the teachingl e a r n i n g pro c e s s . It i s a re a l it y t h at i n e ve r y classro om has that one pupil (or perhaps more than one) that just needs “extra attention”. In a single class, a teacher has slow and fast learners. Dealing with the slow or learners at-risk of dropping out should be given special attention.

They are the pupils in a typical class who take a longer time to understand any subject material. They

learn at a step a little behind others of their age and grade level. Academic subjects are a challenge for them.

Teachers need to extend special attention, care with patience and encouragement for the child’s success.

To help slow learners, we have to consider variety of approaches to teaching like (1) repeating or re-teaching each lessons more than you usually do. (2) Use audio and colorful visual aids with pictures, charts, graphs, or other visual information

which are important for u n d e rs t an d i ng an d remembering, (3) Schedule daily reading by providing a variety of reading materials, including books a little below grade level. (4) Peer tutoring and homework buddies to create a culture of helpfulness. (5) Identify the pupils’ interests that would greatly improve their academic performance. (6) Appreciate their successes so that they will be challenge to study more. (7) Talk to their parents and lend them

school resources for their study sessions at home. It is so important to keep all lines of communication open to parents since they should be the first one to know about the performance of their child in school.

various commercial brands and two modern buses from Pabama Tours and Rural Transit of Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) which were paraded before him at the Bukidnon provincial capitol grounds.

"Guwapo man diay kining mga units nga mga modern PUV. I'm all out support sa PUV modernization program sa atong gobyerno," Zubiri said even as he instructed his staff to request the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to immediately formulate the local public transport route plan in its next plenary session.

"Akoy pasalig sa inyo, pasar na ni daan, pasar na ni diretso," Zubiri said, referring to the LPTRP formulation.

For mu l at i ng a l o c a l public transport route plan is mandated under Department of Transportation (DOTR) 2017-011 as part of the local government unit's

contribution to the PUV modernization program.

Guro said that under the existing public transport s che me, Bu k i d non h a s around 2,500 individual PUV operators.

Once the modernization is implemented, the operators will organize themselves into cooperatives.

Each cooperative could apply for one or more route franchises.

Gu ro re it e r at e d h i s pre v i ou s re m a r k s t h at duplicate routes are discouraged under the new routing system.

Issuance of new route franchises will be expedited once the Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC) - the agency in charge of validating all the new transport coops - has established its regional desk here.

For now, OTC personnel are still undergoing a monthlong training.

e-learning “Quipperschool online” on pupils performance in Grade IV level AVELINO A. COSTANILLA, JR. Teacher III Camp Evangelista Elementary School

In the advancement of information communication technology “ICT” of today’s generation is one of the great contributors to our pupils’ achievement and performance. Technology plays a vital role and may oftentimes destruct our pupils’ ability to focus on their studies. Internet for instance, may lead pupils to online games and other social activities that will divert pupils’ attention and time. “Right & constant practice makes perfect” and it is true to mathematics subject.

Furthermore, the pupils

are fun of using the internet and this tool will improve the study habit of every learner. Posting online assignments or activities will add the eagerness of the pupils to do the tasks and improving their study habits. The children answer the assignment online and immediately received feedbacks on their answers.

The technological innovation of the teacher will improve the better retention of the factual knowledge and increase understanding without compromising the child’s time for leisure.

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PRA lauds NZ Expat Grahame Walton for supporting Cagayan de Oro Rugby FC

By COACH NOEL VILLA

THE Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) has honoured a Kiwi for supporting the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club.

In a simple ceremony held at the office of Mayor Oscar Moreno's last 16 September 2019, Ms. Bella Biscocho of the PRA presented a Certificate

of Recognition to Mr. Grahame Murray Walton for “his valuable contribution in serving the Filipino people by continuously supporting the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club”.

Mr. Walton, a native of New Zealand and PRA member since 2011, is one of the Club’s strongest supporters

CDO Rugby Football Club Founder & Coach Noel Villar presents Grahame Murray Walton with a CDO RFC Team Jersey assisted by Mayor Oscar Moreno.

and sponsor since it was established in November 2013.

Mr. Noel Villa, Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club’s Founder and Coach, also presented a CDO RFC Team Jersey to Mr. Walton for his continuous support and for being one of the founding members of the Club.

According to the PRA, 80-90% of the expat-retirees in Mindanao are living in Cagayan de Oro City.

Mr. Walton also urged the expat community to show more support for the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club who not only teaches the sport for free but also assists in various community outreach programs.

Cagayan de Oro Rugby Football Club is the premiere Rugby Club in Northern Mindanao and has been working on

Bella Biscocho of the Phil. Retirement Authority presents Grahame Murray Walton with a Certificate of Recognition as City Mayor Oscar Moreno looks on.

spreading and teaching the sport gratis et amore since 2013.

The Club also enjoins private and government schools to avail of its free Get Into Rugby Program, a non-tackle version of the sport designed by

World Rugby.

“If you are an individual who would like to learn how to play the sport or if you are a teacher who would like your school to avail of the program and give your students a

chance of being selected for next year’s Rugby Tournaments, message us through our Facebook Page: www.facebook. com/cdorugbyclub or email at cdorugbyclub@ gmail.com,” Coach Noel invited.

2019 PR Congress to Tackle PR for Entrepreneurs and Startups

AS THE startup ecosystem in the Philippines grows, entrepreneurs are faced with the challenge of making their brands stand out and resonate with their target audience amid the tightening competition. Many businesses, in particular smaller operations,

are hard-pressed to develop the right PR and communication strategy or find a partner to help them. Most of them find the costs involved prohibitive and technology inaccessible.

The Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), the country’s

premier organization for PR professionals, underscores the vital role that public relations plays in brand building among entrepreneurs in its upcoming 26th National PR Congress. The two-day event, which will run on September 24 and 25, 2019 at the SMX Convention

Center in Pasay City, will host startup experts to talk about how to leverage PR and technology in building and growing their business in the session titled “Building Credibility for Small Businesses.”

The country’s startup industry made a 16-point leap from its 2017 ranking to clinch the 54th place out of 100 countries, with key cities such as Metro Manila (84th from +882 in 2017), Cebu City (293rd from +241 in 2017) and Pasig City (546th) making huge contributions, according to the Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report 2019, a global startup study conducted by research center StartupBlink. The report credits programs employed by both the government and private institutions in boosting entrepreneurship in the country.

With the startup scene

in the Philippines expected to continue flourishing as more foreign investors and local business veterans lend their support to the industry, entrepreneurs will all the more need the tools and knowledge to differentiate themselves and establish their market footprint.

“For the first time in PR Congress history, PRSP opens its doors to entrepreneurs to show them the true value of PR and the role it plays in growing their businesses.

This session will be represented by experts from the startup and PR industry in order to present fair discussion between key players: the entrepreneurs and the PR professionals,” said Andy Saracho, APR, PRSP president.

The 26th National Public Relations Congress offers discounts to PRSP

members, students, members of the academe, government employees, NGOs, senior citizens and PWDs. Please contact Monique Galza through moniquegalza.prsp@ ardent.com.ph or 631-0511 for more information.

ABOUT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES The Public Relations Society of the Philippines is the country’s premier organization for public relations professionals with dedicated programs in professional development and continued learning, PR excellence, student PR education, social outreach and partnerships with institutions. Annually, it confers the Anvil Awards, the Oscar of PR in the country and holds the National PR Congress in September, the National PR Month.

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Panut Oprasertsawat, the 500 millionth guest who flew from Phuket to Bangkok on March 18, 2018, was given a lifetime free travel for him and his wife.

Meanwhile, Isla said p a s s e n g e r s of A i r As i a Philippines can look forward to enhanced ontime performance, better in-flight options, and exciting new routes. "(The) management of AirAsia Philippines has undergone a major revamp with the introduction of a new CEO and a new chairman of the board. This intends to drive up growth and profitability. What this means for our guests is continuous improvement in our services and offerings not only for the rest of 2019 but also beyond," he added. (PNA)

Holcim... from page 5

to meet to contribute to building a better future for the Philippines,” Mr. Stull said.

The company previously said it will spend $300 million to expand its operations in Misamis Oriental and Bulacan, which should boost total capacity to 13 million metric tons.

Holcim Philippines is currently being acquired by diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. for $2.15 billion as part of parent LafargeHolcim Group’s exit strategy in Southeast Asia.

The Philippine Competition Commission is still reviewing the deal.

Holcim Philippines’ net income attributable to the parent dropped nine percent to P1.42 billion in the first half of 2019, after gross revenues also fell 18% to P15.38 billion.

Shares in Holcim Philippines climbed 1.13% or 16 centavos to close at P14.32 each at the stock exchange on Monday.

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be happier and healthier.

A second ingredient we need for strong, happy relationships is acceptance.

Can you honestly say to people: “I accept you just as you are. You can make your own choices and mistakes, say what you really feel, and I will never reject you. I will always accept you even if I do not approve of the wrong things you do or say.” Do you have that kind of honest, unconditional love for others?

Finally, the third ingredient we need for successful, mature relationships is forgiveness.

Since we’re human, we all hurt each other and need forgiveness many times. Yet we often fail to truly forgive others when they hurt us.

That is why we desperately need the only One Who can.

It is only with Jesus’ kind of real love and power that we can forgive daily like that.

Won’t you ask Him to forgive you for all of your wrongs and hurts you have caused people? Ask Him to take full

charge of your heart every day—so you can begin to communicate, accept, and forgive others just as He has you. Just think a minute…

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everytime a magnetic filter shabu muggling case occurs!

Eve n Marc o s bu r i a l snacks of Feng Shui mind you. Another storyline to watch.

Only time will tell even in Feng Shui! Anyway so much Feng Shui history is yet unfolding! Let's bear watching in the meantime.

Advanced happy Halloween everyone!

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farmers. There is a proven solution and this is not mine.

None of it. It’s Marcos’. The problem of some people in and out of the bureaucracy is that they abhor the idea of Ferdinand Marcos which many of them helped to overthrow and whose ashes they still burn. But let me refresh Secretary Dar and remind President Duterte this.

The situational condition our farmers are mired today is the same as before Marcos took over the helm of government.

Knowing how Filipino-Chinese traders (they were in control before) shortchanging the farmers then, Marcos set up the National Grains Authority in many strategic places in rice-producing provinces in Mindanao. NGA took over from the Rice and Corn Board (RCB) and Rice and Corn Administration (RCA) which were subsequently mothballed.

NGA stations had adequate facilities among these are “solar” dryers which were simply a wide expanse of concrete drying facility around the station, silos that were to complement solar dryers during rainy weather.

Silos air-dry palay to reduce moisture content. Each NGA station has a modern rice mill that yields a lesser volume of broken rice kernels. And most importantly –funds to buy farmers freshly harvested paddy palay always higher than what the rice traders are willing to purchase. In time the buying price of palay started to increase and when it reached a certain profit point, NGA slowed down its purchasing activity and just run its rice mills.

It is important to remember

that alongside the establishment of NGA, Marcos ordered the Philippine National Bank to open its vault to extend loans to farmers. I distinctly remembered the program “Bank on Wheels” and “Masagana 99” programs.

The PNB Manager, Mr. Marquez, and the Municipal Agriculturist, Mr. Zalde, would visit my father on his farm. The former with his MacArthur jeep and the later with a three-wheeled motorcycle with a big cargo compartment loaded with samples of pesticides, fertilizers, and reading materials.

My father was the model farmer in the undivided Cotabato and so whenever there are new farming developments like the coming of new hybrid rice and certified seeds they would always call for a meeting with other farmers in adjoining barrios in our simple home. In each meeting farmers are taught by PNB how to apply for a loan.

It was also during the first two years of Marcos that several irrigation systems were constructed, the first being in our town, Midsayap, then Kabacan, Norala, Mlang, among others.

Irrigation plus good price of palay led to bumper crops and for the first time, Philippines started to export rice!

NGA was later renamed into National Food Authority to cover other agricultural and marine resources. Sadly just like the rest of Marcos projects, NFA started to lose its core function when Cory Aquino took over. It went to the dogs when the son, Benigno Aquino III placed NFA under the Office of the President and placed it under Kiko Pangilinan when he appointed him DA Secretary along with the Philippine Coconut Authority. What do you expect from someone who cannot even distinguish palay from cogon? Remember Kiko was given an allocation of P900million by his boss to address the kukulisap infestation in the coconut farms in Zamboanga.

Well, the pests just die of old age, so the joke in Basilan goes but the coconut farmers never heard of how Kiko used the funds.

The fault of the Duterte administration was to keep NFA under the office of the President with my good friend then Cabinet Sec. Jun Evasco in-charged. NFA by its mandate and function should be under the Department of Agriculture.

Secretary Dar should be on top of this agency as he should

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know the state of supply (rice production) and demand for rice.

But what had been done cannot quickly be undone. The bodegas of the rice cartel are full to the rafters. But did this reduce the price of rice? In the meantime, I presuppose that the government had collected billions of pesos on account of tarrification. It stands to reason that since our farmers had been affected they should be the one to be benefited. Use that money to buy the fresh harvest of palay from the farmers’ gate at prices which are fair and just. Improve the post-harvest facilities of NFA by retrofitting the NFA rice mills, rehab the more than 150 silos laying idle on account of the Aquino’s vendetta against Marcos. In addition, maybe Secretary Dar may come up with a strategy wherein farmers may bring their freshly harvested palay to NFA for drying and storage and to issue them quedan. When the price of rice in the market shall appreciate, the quedan holder will just advise NFA to mill and unload its stock and receive the net value of his production after deducting the equivalent of moisture content. If DA Secretary Dar needs help he can always run to Finance Sec. Sonny Dominguez to design a quedan system appropriate for rice.

Forget mechanization or this gobbledygook about modernization program. Our farmers know what to do. But the DA could do something more than just providing NFA funds to buy farmers produce. Since

premium varieties are fetching good prices in the market, why not the DA provide them certified seeds for these exotic varieties instead? There are traders who are willing to even advance the seeds for as long as they will also buy the produce. Bridge them.

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the signing of the agreement.

In many instances, next generation members appear confused and cannot reconcile why I would always advocate a shift in owner mentality to a professional manager mentality when for many years the p arents have ing raine d ruinous statements such as “someday this business that I built from scratch will be yours”.

An understanding of what the company's mission is, what its short and long term goals are, and solid job descriptions can be a good starting point for businesses that are going t h rou g h s om e f or m of “natural tension”.

When done right, the transition from parents to young children entering the business phase can be a wonderful opportunity to embed governance and define the boundaries of family and business. Good, open communications fostered by the parents can help build good relationships throughout the different phases.

Altis... from page 3

1.8V HV, such as the Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) and the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC).

– Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) – helps keep the vehicle centered while using Dynamic R a d a r C r u i s e C o nt r o l (DRCC). This function applies force on the steering to assist the driver inavoiding lane departure.

– Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) – when driving at cruise control, the vehicle drivesat constant preset speed and will adjust within the set cruise speed upon detection ofanother vehicle in front to maintain appropriate distance. Full speed range followingfunction e nabl e s t he veh i cl e to decelerate to 0km/h when the vehicle in front comes to a full stop. This is a variation of the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) which is included in the Hiace Super Grandia Elite.

The regular variants of the All-New Corolla Altis are powered by a Dual VVT-I, 4-Cylinder In-Line DOHC, 16 Valve engine which ensures smooth acceleration, minimal noise, and better fuel efficiency.

Displacement is at 1,598cc, with 121hp maximum output, and 153Nm maximum torque @5,200 rpm. All variants have MacPherson Strut/Double Wishbone Type suspension, providing excellent handling and a more stable and comfortable ride.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte In re: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF LEGITIMATION SPL. PROC. NO. 344-07-2019 OF MINOR HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO WITH REGISTRY NO. 2018-85 DULY REGISTERED AT THE LOCAL CIVIL - for REGISTRAR OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER AZINATE NARVASA BACO. Cancellation of Legitimation AZINATE NARVASA BACO, - versus – ARTHEZEL ARCILLA BACO,

Petitioner,

Private Respondent,

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA), East Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila

Public Respondents. x--------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Filed before this Court is a petition for Cancellation of Legitimation of minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO filed by her mother, AZINATE NARVASA BACO praying among others that after notice and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Respondent to effect the Cancellation sought for.

Petitioner alleges that she is the mother of the minor Hezel Ann Narvasa Baco. She is a Filipino citizen, married to Private Respondent ARTHEZEL A. BACO and a resident of Purok 1, Barangay Tibanga, Iligan City. The Private Respondent is the father of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO. He is a Filipino Citizen married to the petitioner AZINATE NARVASA BACO and a resident of Purok 1, Barangay Tibanga, Iligan City. The Respondents are sued in their capacity as such. The petitioner’s daughter, HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO was born on March 23, 2007 at Cangomantong, Lazi, Siquijor. Her birth was duly reported and recorded in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Lazi, Siquijor on April 18, 2007 with Registry No. 2007-110. At the time when minor Hazel Ann was born, the latter’s parents were not yet married. On February 13, 2008, the petitioner and the private respondent got married before the Office of the Municipal Mayor of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. Thereafter on August 15, 2008, the Private Respondent Arthezel Baco without any knowledge of the prior registration of the Certificate of Live Birth of her daughter in Siquijor, decided to have the facts of birth of his daughter Hezel Ann recorded as “Late Registration” before the Office of the Local Civil Registrar in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Accordingly, the same was recorded thereat. On July 18, 2018, the petitioner submitted before the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte a Joint Affidavit of Legitimation to elevate the status of the child from illegitimate to legitimated child pursuant to their subsequent marriage with Arthezel Baco which was celebrated after the birth of the minor Hezel Ann. Sometime in August 2018, the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte called the attention of the petitioner informing her to report to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, and when she was already on the office she was furnished with a Feed Back Form issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority. In the Feed Back Form, the Petitioner was advised to file a petition for cancellation of the registration of legitimation in the second registered Certificate of Live Birth of minor Hazel Ann, and once the document is cancelled, the parents will submit a new Joint Affidavit for annotation using the timely registered Certificate of Live Birth of HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO at Lazi, Siquijor. That in order for minor Ann’s status to be elevated from Illegitimate Child to Legitimated, an Affidavit of Legitimation shall be filed at the Local Civil Registrar of Lazi Siquijor after the cancellation of legitimation on the second Certificate of Live Birth of minor Hezel Ann which is duly registered at the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte. That the petition is made in absolute good faith and without any intention of defrauding any person or entity but solely for the purpose of straightening the record of birth of the minor Hazel Ann to conform to the truth.

Set the initial hearing of this petition to October 28, 2019 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Any person/s interested to the petition may come to court on said date and time to show cause why said petition should not be granted.

Furnish copy of the Order containing the petition to the OSG, Makati City, Office of the Public Prosecutor in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Office of the Local Civil Registrar in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Office of the Public Attorney in Tubod, Lanao del Norte and to the petitioner herself, Azinate Narvasa Baco of Purok 1, Barangay Tibanga, Iligan City.

Petitioner is directed to publish copy of this Order to a newspaper of general circulation for three (3) consecutive weeks, at her expense. The Acting Civil Case In-charge is hereby directed to post copy of this Order at the Bulletin Board of this Court.

SO ORDERED.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

August 30, 2019.

(Sgd.) DENNIS P. VICOY

Acting Presiding Judge

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