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Shutdowns TWO export companies in Northern Mindanao have permanently shutdown operations pushed by the adverse impact of the pandemic while others are seeking government intervention amid continuing challenges in sustaining their operations.

This was revealed

by Valerie R. Lasmarias, acting managing director for Cagayan de Oro chapter of the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport) during an online regional consultation.

Lasmarinas identified the two firms that have closed shop for good as South Bukidnon Fresh Trading Inc. and Valencia Rubbertex Inc.

Airport upgrade COTABATO City – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has committed additional funding for the completion of the Central Mindanao Airport (CMA), North Cotabato Gov. Nancy Catamco said Tuesday.

Catamco said the additional funding reflects President Rodrigo Duterte’s "support to the people of North Cotabato and Mindanao, in general."

The governor noted that the national government funded the airport project in the 2018 and 2019 annual budgets to the tune of P130 million, which covers the construction of its taxiway, expansion of the airport apron, and perimeter fence.

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RIVATE transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is re-evaluating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, primarily on its major projects like the P52 billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project.

In a statement to the media, the company said it is “eager to finish its critical projects as close to the

original timelines as possible,” hence, it is also appealing to the government if it can be DERAILS/PAGE 7

DOE offers vast oil source in Cotabato basin to investors

By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

DISINFECT. A government worker disinfects a cargo truck loaded with motorcycles from Cebu City upon arrival at Surigao City's Bilang Bilang Port. Stricter quarantine measures were enforced in ports of entries as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto

Davao’s tourism businesses lost P1-B during Kadayawan

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City – Revenue losses of tourism-related businesses in Davao City were estimated

at P1 billion just for the entire month of August as the local government cancelled all

physical activities during the month-long Kadayawan Festival and restricted tourists from coming here to avoid TOURISM/PAGE 7

MINDANAO Development Aut hor it y (MinDA) chairperson Emmanuel Piñol clarified Thursday that the

agency is not Mindanao’s version of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), noting

that it does not only act as a planning entity but oversees development programs as well.

MINDA/PAGE 6

MinDA not Mindanao’s version of NEDA: Piñol

THE Department of Energy (DOE) is offering another petroleum block to interested investors, this time the prospect straddles offshore Cotabato basin in Mindanao.

The block, according to the department, was nominated by an investor-group and it will be placed on a 60-day competitive challenge before SOURCE/PAGE 7

FAVORITE SPOT. On a clear day, one can see the majesty of Mts. Apo and Talomo from this spot near the diversion road in Davao City. The road uphill is a perfect exercise for bikers who stop at this spot to take a break and take photographs. mindanews photo by carolyn o . arguillas

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Local 2 Private sector workers MinDA to hold Mindanao get aid from BARMM leaders forum in October

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AVAO City --With less than two years before the first Philippine President from Mindanao bows out of office, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will host a series of face-to face-and virtual meetings starting next month with the island region’s leaders to identify priority projects and programs that still need to be undertaken.

The forum--dubbed as “Mindanao Speaks Up”--also seeks too determine whether people’s expectations from President Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency were sufficiently addressed, said MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol.

Piñol said the forum was proposed to MinDA by Philippine Export Processing Zone Chairperson Charito Plaza.

“She said that with less than two years left before the end of the term of the President, there are still many critical projects in Mindanao which have not been funded or

implemented. It was MinDA that came up with the idea of matching people’s expectations from their first President from Mindanao with what has been delivered over the last four years,” Piñol said.

Projects and other initiatives that may emerge from the “Mindanao Speaks Up” forum will be submitted for inclusion in the 2022 budget, he said.

“This will then be referred to ranking officials of the Duterte Administration who are occupying Cabinet portfolios led by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, Executive Secretary

Salvador Medialdea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello, TESDA SecretaryGeneral Isidro Lapena, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, Press Secretary Martin Andanar, and Philippine Export Processing Zone Authority Chairperson Charito Plaza,” he added.

Piñol said local officials such as governors and mayors will lead the identification of at least one or two high-impact projects and programs needed to turn their economies around "and touch the lives of people".

“From there, the governors in each of the six regions of Mindanao, including the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which is headed by a Chief Minister, will be asked to present each province’s output to the MinDA,” he said.

The MinDA chief said that right after all of the regional outputs are collated, the agency will invite all Cabinetlevel officials from Mindanao to a forum where the Regional Development Council (RDC) chairpersons will each present the critical programs and projects needed in their respective areas. (PNA)

COTABATO City – Private sector employees in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) who are severely affected by the pandemic have started receiving monetary assistance from the regional government.

Since Friday, the BARMM’s Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) has been distributing cash aid to workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic that also affected the region’s business climate.

“The cash distribution is still ongoing today, Saturday,” MOLEBARMM minister Romeo Sema said a radio interview.

BARMM covers Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, the cities of Marawi and Lamitan, and 63 villages in North

Cotabato that opted to join the regional government during a plebiscite in January 2019.

Sema said the financial aid aims to ease the plight of workers, especially those who lost employment as their employers also shut down their businesses.

“The CAP (Covid-19 Assistance Program) is practically a relief initiative for the private labor sector now feeling the brunt of the pandemic,” Sema said.

First to receive aid were 116 workers in Maguindanao, specifically the 116 employees of the Sultan Kudarat Islamic Academy in Sultan Kudarat town, who received PHP5,000 each from MOLE-BARMM. Sema said MOLE will expand its CAP project to other BARMM provinces in the coming days.

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BE MORE: Capitalizing the Less to Be More SHEILLA B. DIANGO, HT-III Patrocinio National High School

Despite all the virus infirmity, the pandemic has brought awareness to new possibilities in bringing fresh perspectives to our education system. We, Teachers, may have been pre-occupied with personal concerns and challenges in an entirely different setting in teaching, but, we have learned to adapt and adopt new practices that acknowledge both the art and science of teaching. We must applaud ourselves for that.

DepEd Misamis Oriental has remain steadfast by launching its Banner Program called BE MORE – Bringing Excellence by Maximizing and Optimizing Resources in Education. This initiative aims to bring out the best of the resources of Talent, Technology and Time. Under the supervision of the SDS Dr. Jonathan S. Dela Peña, the division ensures continuity of learning amidst this global pandemic through this Modular Distance Learning Framework that adopts Modular Distance Learning with modifications to suit to the current context and experiences of its learners.

Through its Project MODEM or Misamis Oriental Digital Education Mainstreaming, the

teachers were able to optimize the available technology as the division adapts to Digital Modular Distance Learning (DMDL). Almost all of the districts has now established its ICT network which facilitated the delivery of training and other initiatives to all teachers.

It covers the part when the teacher delivers instruction through presentation of the lesson, demonstration of skill, illustration of learning experiences and elucidation of meaning. The division has also made sure that the printed SLMs shall be readily available for the delivery of learning as it implements Printed Modular Distance Learning (PMDL).

All these were covered by the PROJECT ELEVATE or Enhancing Learning in Virtual and Actual Teaching

and Thinking Environment, an initiative that ensures that the methodologies used in teaching and learning in this new normal are varied and multi-modal.

DepEd MisOr also continues to scale-up organizational accountability and responsibility to firm-up talents that comes from the human resource through its Project SOAR 2.0 or Scaling-up Organizational Accountability and R esp onsibi lit y. The division has a great deal of human resource whose talents have been maximized and optimized. The Division also makes use of the time to innovate, create and look for solutions rather than letting the pandemic take hold of it. The team believes that time is the most important resource we have, so better capitalize it to the learners’ advantage. Today, the seeds of such a dramatic transformation in education are being planted by DepEd MisOr prompted by massive revolutions in knowledge, information technology, and public demand for better learning, schools divisionwide are slowly but surely restructuring themselves. And just as the adage goes that there is more to life than being a passenger, so it is that rather thinking to be less, think to BE MORE.

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HE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that residential property prices increased by 27.1 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, the highest growth rate recorded by its Residential Real Estate Price Index (RREPI) since it started in 2016.

The RREPI, which measure the average price changes of housing units such as condominium units, single detached/attached houses, duplexes and townhouses, said banks noted the following reasons why residential property prices went up in the second quarter. These are the higher demand for high-end projects that “drove the average price per square meter (sqm) upwards”

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and also the increasing costs of construction materials and labor.

Banks also cited other indirect costs for the higher property prices such as higher marketing costs of appraised premium properties. This could be due to the higher percentage of loans granted for houses with prices above P100,000 per sqm which accounted for 49.5 percent of total loans, said the BSP. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the BSP said RREPI grew by 10.7 percent as “the price increases of single detached/ attached houses, condominium units and townhouses outweighed the -32.9 percent decline in the prices of duplexes ,” said the BSP.

PAL gives aids to OFWs in Beirut

THE Philippine Airlines (PAL) said on Thursday it turned over the Lucio Tan Group's donations to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) residing in Beirut, Lebanon.

PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said the carrier will also fly to Beirut on Friday to fetch some 300 OFWs as part of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) repatriation efforts.

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DFA officials led by Undersecretary Sarah Arriola received the donations at the PAL Cargo Complex, and these will then be turned over to the Philippine embassy in Beirut, Villaluna said.

Among the LT Group's donations include 27,500 face shields, 3,000 boxes of disposable masks, and 1,000 boxes of Vitamin C. "These will be added AIDS/PAGE 7

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By area and type of housing unit, the “highest contributors” to the increase in housing prices were loans to buy condominium units especially in the National Capital Region, as well as single attached/detached houses. “Low base effects also contributed to the price growth,” said the BSP. In the second quarter, NCR residential property prices went up by 34.9 percent yearon-year, more than the 18.1 percent recorded growth in areas outside of the NCR. “Prices of condominium units rose the fastest at 30.1 percent year-on-year (while) prices of single detached/attached houses, townhouses and duplexes grew by 24.1 percent, 10.8 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively,” said the BSP.

Also in the second quarter, banks’ residential real estate loans (RRELs) granted for all types of new housing units dropped by 55.2 percent yearon-year and by 54.9 percent from end-March versus endJune.

“The purchase of new housing units accounted for 84.8 percent of RRELs,” said the BSP. “Meanwhile, by type of housing unit, more than half of residential property loans were used for the acquisition of condominium units (62.7 percent), followed by single detached/attached houses (32.1 percent) and townhouses (4.8 percent).”

The BSP reported that the average appraised value per sqm of new housing units grew by

66 percent year-on-year and by 24.2 percent quarter-on-quarter.

The BSP said the NCR RRELs were used by borrowers to buy condominium units while RRELs in areas outside of the NCR were used to purchase single detached/attached houses.

By region, NCR had a 58.6 percent of the total number of RRELs in the second quarter, followed by CALABARZON with 21 percent, Central Luzon with 5.5 percent, Western Visayas with 3.3 percent, Central Visayas with 3.2 percent, Davao Region with 2.5 percent and Northern Mindanao with 1.9 percent. “NCR and these six other regions combined accounted for 96 percent of total housing loans granted by banks,” said the BSP.

Globe, Smart get int’l acclaim for improved mobile services

THE country’s two telecommunications (telecom) companies have been recognized by independent mobile analytics firm, Opensignal, for marked improvements in their services compared to other telecom companies (telco) worldwide.

In a statement on Wednesday, Globe

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Telecom was recognized

by Opensignal as one of the “most improved telco in video experience worldwide,” based on data from the first half of 2019 compared with the first half of 2020, during its Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2020.

“Globe’s improvement score of 32.7 percent signifies impressive

gains with the worldwide average at 14 percent improvement,” Globe said.

Opensignal, it said, based its findings on the average video experience of Opensignal users on 3G and 4G network, with a “methodology that involves measuring realworld video streams” of more than 180 telcos from more than 50 countries.

Gil Genio, Globe’s chief technology and information officer, said more “remarkable improvements” could be expected from Globe as the telco continues its “aggressive” network upgrades.

“As one of the Global Rising Stars recognized

by Opensignal, Globe IMPROVED/PAGE 7

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Muntinlupa City qualifies in WWF's We Love Cities campaign

Muntinlupa City has been chosen, along with two other Philippine cities, to participate in the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) We Love Cities campaign, a f r ie nd ly comp e t it ion among global cities to raise awareness on sustainability.

After qualifying as a finalist in the recent One Planet City Challenge (OPCC), WWF selected Muntinlupa City as one the country’s representatives in the We Love Cities campaign which aims to bridge better communication between city officials and citizens they represent on climate and sustainability issues.

We Love Cities is a public engagement campaign that allows people across the world to express support for sustainable urban de velopment by vot ing for their favorite finalist from WWF’s One Planet City Challenge and posting improvement suggestions for these cities.

The campaign aims to raise awareness for the s u s t ai n abi l it y pro g re s s being made in cities, give the general public an opportunity to submit suggestions to decision makers, and strengthen public - decision makers’ cooperation.

58 cities from 27 countries that have demonstrated a strong will to transition toward a sustainable future were selected in the online campaign.

Joining Muntinlupa City as Philippine contestants are Batangas City, Batangas and Santa Rosa, Laguna.

WWF lauded Muntinlupa’s action plan to combat the urban heat island effect. The organization h i g h l i g h t s t h e c i t y ’s holistic approach towards sustainability including gardening initiatives, first aid trainings to equip city employees in assisting the public during particularly hot periods, climate re s p o n s i v e a g r i c u l t u re training for urban farmers, aquaponics (growing plants in water with a soil-less media), vertical farming, mulching and mushroom culture.

The public may vote using the official hashtag #WeLoveMuntinlupaCityPH in Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Meanwhile, the number of likes, comments, and shares from the City Government of Muntinlupa – OFFICIAL and We Love Cities Facebook Page for Muntinlupa’s bid will also be counted as official votes.

Further, the public may also visit the city’s page at www.welovecities.org/ muntinlupa and click the vote button or submit a suggestion on how to make the city even better.

The campaign will run for 4 weeks from September 14 to October 11, 2020.

Participating cities will be promoted via WWF websites, the campaign page, finalists’ websites and social media.

The winner will receive the We Love Cities Award.

The participants for this year’s We Love Cities campaign include: Argentina: Buenos Aires,

Chacabuco and San Martin de los Andes; Brazil: Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro; Canada: Vancouver; Chile: Peñalolén, S ant i ago and Va l d iv i a ; C o l o m b i a : Ma nt i z a l e s , Monteriá and Villavicencio; Côte d’Ivoire: Commune de Cocody; Ecuador: Municipio de Loja; Finland: Turku; France: Paris; Guatemala: Escuintla, Iztapa and San José; Iceland: Reykjavik; India: Ko chi, Nagpur and R aj kot ; Ind one si a: Balikpapan, Banda Aceh an d Ja k ar t a ; Ma l ay s i a : Melaka, Petaling Jaya and Sebarang Perai; Mexico: Hermosillo, Mérida and Mexico City; New Zealand: Wellington City Council; No r w a y : A r e n d a l a n d Baerum; Peru: Borja, Lima and Magdalena; Philippines: Mu n t i n l u p a , B a t a n g a s and Santa Rosa; Republic of Kore a : Suwon C it y ; South Africa: Cape Town, Durban and KwaDukuza; State of Palestine: Abasan Al-Kabira; Sweden: Helsingborg, Uppsala and Växjö; Thailand: Hat Siao, K hon k a e n and Patong ; Turke y : Burs a, D e ni z li and Izmir ; UK: Greater London, Greater Manchester and BournemouthChristchurch-Poole; US: Cleveland, Los Angeles and Park City; and Vietnam: Dong Hoi City.

Not too long ago, a big win for Muntinlupa National High School In another sustainabilityoriented global competition in 2017, Muntinlupa National High School, my alma mater,

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IGNACIO BUNYE bested 2000 other high schools to win 1st Place in the prestigious Zayed Sustainability Prize Global High Schools Category – East Asia and the Pacific.

The annual award recognizes achievements that reflect impact, innovation, long-term vision and leadership in renewable energy and sustainability. The school’s project “RevAMP: Revitalized Algae Microfarm Projects” aims to build a scalable solar-powered micro-farm with photobioreactors to produce highvalue products from green algae (Chlorella Vulgaris) that are sustainable and profitable.

Multi-awarded Muntinlupa National High School Head Teacher Ma. Regaele A. Olarte received the prize presented by no less than the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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I feel paralyzed

Like father, like son (Pt. 1) Think a minute...Not long ago a famous movie star and his son were put in jail for doing illegal drugs together. Being busted for drugs together is quite a tragic father-son bonding activity! But proves yet once again: “Like father, like son.” Ask yourself: “Do I want my son to be like me?”

Our sons learn to follow our example both by our words and by our ways.

The things that we tell our children are important will become the things that are important to them.

Wa lte r R eut her, t he labor leader of the United Auto Workers in the U.S., was deeply influenced by his father who was a union organizer. Reuther’s father taught his sons at home how to debate major issues.

Their father said: “It was no accident that three of my sons became leaders of labor unions.”

However, we fathers teach our sons far more by our daily ways of living than by our words. Our son watches, listens and learns from the way we work, the way we play, and the way we treat people every day. “Actions speak

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST louder than words,” so our sons learn mostly from our daily example. “More is caught than taught.” Someone said: “Till a boy is 15 he does what his father says; after that, he does what his father does.”

A young man told his father: “When I was young I usually did not listen when you were telling me about right and wrong. But what influenced me most was watching you every day. I imitated what you were, not what you said.”

A major study was done of wealthy families with teenage sons in trouble with the law. Though the fathers told their sons to be honest, hardworking and respectful HURST/PAGE 7

Sometimes, I feel paralyzed with anger. Strong words. Yes, sometimes there is no sense in crying or being mad, but we feel paralyzed. A good friend of mine told me that a couple of days ago. Words cannot describe it and words fail me, but I wouldn't be a writer, if I couldn't express the right words at the right moment.

After the long talk with my friend, I must confess that, many times, I also felt speechless and paralyzed.

In difficult times like right now, follow ups seem to become the new national and international character.

Indifferent people in our surroundings let us feel like that every day. Indifference seems to become one of the varagies in today's new society.

We t r y t o g e t a n appointment, but the other side seems to be very busy - every day of the week! Of course, we don't want to encroach in other people's time. Let's tr y again

tomorrow! How do you feel, if you observe certain employees, who should be in service of the people, instead of reading a magazine, doing private telephone calls, doing (important!) text messages and getting down-right cheeky, if we started uncounted follow ups.

Then, suddenly, we have to learn that "the boss is out of town" or so... . Grabe.

Yes, I might fall out of favor with some readers with today's column, but guys, what's the difference between being busy, making a good deal of money out of something and just being indifferent or "not in the mood" to entertain people.

I can tell you frankly: Many people feel paralyzed and experience a terrible loss of power of movement or sensation while dealing with uselessness, if indifference, arrogance and ignorance determine the different situations in our daily life.

If the promise has been given to help or support

someone, it shouldn't be broken by endless excuses and terrible stalling tactics.

A "YES" is a "YES" and a "NO" should be a "NO" and not "MAYBE", if a promise can't be held understandable and comprehensive.

I don't like to let somebody wait for an answer or during an appointment. I try to look after it or take care of it. If I have been informed that somebody tried to contact me, but missed me, I really do everything to find him or her. What's bad about it?

Sorry, I really don't like being late or "remain silent"... .

How many good ideas and highly appreciated business deals had gone with the wind because of uncomprehending, unsympathetic and unappreciated everyday deals between fellow creatures?

Can you get the hang of it?

Especially in times of "new normality" we should try our very best to stay in contact with our environment people.

Yes, sometimes I also feel uncomfortable while

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The present is bad enough!

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY-With the gradual opening of tourism in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, Presidential

Communications Secretary and Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS)-X Martin Andanar lauded

the City Government of El Salvador for taking an initiative to aid their economy.

"Habang nag-iingat sa banta ng COVID-19 handa

Misamis Oriental, Presidential Communications Sec. and Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS)-X Martin Andanar lauds the City Government of El Salvador for taking an initiative to aid their economy and provides face masks to the LGU during the Network Briefing News interview, September 25. (VPSB/PIA10)

na ang pamunuan ng El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental na buksan muli ang syudad para sa gradual reopening ng tourism gaya ng Divine Mercy Shrine," Andanar said.

(While taking careful steps amid the threats of COVID-19, the City Government of El Salvador, Misamis Oriental is ready to boost activities in the city by reopening its tourism such as the Divine Mercy Shrine) With the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) declaration in the area, El Salvador City Mayor Edgar Lignes said in an interview with Andanar that about 50 percent of the 3,000 capacity of Divine Mercy Shrine can now be accommodated even those visitors from other places.

Many people visit the shrine claiming that it is a miraculous place and in order to protect the

Upskilled Teachers: Turning Uncertainties into Opportunities SHEILLA B. DIANGO, HT-III Patrocinio National High School

This has been such a stressful, frustrating and overwhelming time for everyone. No matter what our occupation or status in life, we have all been touched in some way, shape or form.

As educators, we typically love our day to day routine, so dealing with a pandemic before the school year ends and right before the new one starts was not a part of our original lesson plans. All of us have struggled to find a new normal and a new way of continuing to educate our students, because that is what we do. We teach!

However, as we started to move in to the threshold of the new educational year during these situations many people start to doubt our involvement, the teachers’ involvement, in the learning process.

The Department of Education ensures that the teachers must be able to constantly keep up with the fastchanging standards of education quality under the realms of its initiative Sulong EduKalidad, a vehicle of the department under the leadership of Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones in shifting the focus from access to quality wherein one of its pillars underscored the need for teachers to undergo “upskilling and reskilling” to achieve quality education.

This year, DepEd Misamis Oriental has launched its Banner Program called “BE MORE: Bringing Excellence

by Maximizing and Optimizing Resources in Education”. Its officials believe that the first step to take in order to thrive in the new normal is change of mindset. Rather than thinking to be less, think to BE MORE! Optimization is the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense while maximization is

the act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.

The Division took advantage of these principles that will ensure that the utilization of resources and implementation of initiatives will be done in a way that it will get the best results.

One of the best resources that we could find are the teachers themselves. There are 8,247 Teachers and personnel in the Misamis Oriental and still counting. These people are a great deal of human resources. Enormous resources.

Each teacher is a repository of teaching techniques and strategies that are time-tested and are quality-assured based on the products that they have produced over the years.

Through BE MORE initiative, teachers are situated in the new modality of teaching and learning in this time of the pandemic and their intricate role are examined in carrying out their mandate to deliver quality basic education for all learners at all times. The initiative believes that putting emphasis on teachers’ capacities is as crucial as reviewing the curriculum and addressing gaps in education resources for the battle for quality basic education will be fought and won inside the classroom, by our teachers.

Since the Division has a l re a d y e s t ab l i s h e d t h e utilization of the available technology through Project MODEM which stands for Misamis Oriental Digital Education Mainstreaming which facilitated the delivery of training and other initiatives, teachers now are capacitated to be more relevant and functional in adapting techniques in the new normal setting of education.

Teachers in the entire

division are now being engaged to a more digital and remote form of teaching through Video Lessons, Radio-Based Instructions and Modular Instructions. In practice, this new relationship between teachers and students takes the form of a different concept of instruction. Tuning in to how students really learn prompts many teachers to reject teaching that is primarily lecture based in favor of instruction that challenges students to take an active role in learning.

With the advantage of online platforms and media, series webinars and virtual trainings were being rolled-out to all schools bringing new forms of alternative delivery of learning.

Constant capacity-building workshops and evaluation were mapped-out among the personnel bringing the best of outputs that are of great use. The fundamental job of teaching is no longer to distribute facts but to help children learn how to use them by developing their abilities to think critically, solve problems, make informed judgments, and create knowledge that benefits both the students and society.

Teachers are now made aware that methodologies used to facilitate teaching and le ar ning shou ld b e varied, learners’ centered and multi-modal through Project ELEVATE or En hancing Learning in Virtual And Actual Teaching and Thinking Environments.

Aside from rethinking their primary responsibility as directors of student learning,

teachers are also taking on other roles in schools and in their profession. They are working with colleagues, family members, politicians, academics, community members, employers, and ot hers to s et cle ar and obtainable standards for the knowledge, skills, and values we should expect Filipino students to acquire. They are participating in day-to-day decision making in schools, working side-by-side to set priorities, and dealing with organizational problems that affect their students' learning.

DepEd Misamis Oriental also continues to scale-up Organizational Accountability and Responsibility to acquire fresh new perspective on School Leadership through Project SOAR 2.0 (Scaling-up Organizational Accountability and Responsibility).

With so much about the coming year unknown, teachers need to equip themselves with as many tools as possible. So DepEd Misamis Oriental continues to turn uncertainties into opportunities by being resilient and creative to foster a sense of normalcy in the time of new normal.

Reference: Mendoza, L E. (2020).

Mendoza: Teachers as change warriors in the classrooms.

The Scribe's Corner.

SunStar.

Department of Education, Division of Misamis Oriental (2020). DepED MisOr:

Turning Uncertainties Into Opportunities. Facebook Page

pilgrims, the LGU tapped the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) to safeguard the area.

Aside from the Divine Mercy Shrine, El Salvador also boasts its 32 hectare Burias Shoal, which is only a 10-15 minute pump boat ride from the shore. Lignes said swimming, snorkeling and research can be done in the area. It also has a protected area for sea shells.

As for the business operations, the 19 bottling plants and manufacturers never stopped their production in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental.

Lignes said the firms even increased their production amid the pandemic. Thus,

the local income has not been greatly affected.

To further boost economic activities in the city, Lignes calls on the national government if it can aid in the city's infrastructure projects like a boulevard and water system to prepare the coming of investors.

Laging Handa Network Briefing News is a daily program initiated by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and aired in various radio and TV stations, and PCOO digital platforms to provide nationwide updates on COVID-19 response of LGUs and national line agencies.

(RTP/PIA10)

Building a Legacy for Students with Special Needs GRACELYN F. MACALAM SPED- CDO, City Central School

Amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic and most local businesses was put into halt, a small shop called Mr. and Mrs. Clean will be opening this September 28, 2020. Situated at Zone 5, Upper Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, owner of the said shop is Lhaarney Imee M. Ansay. What makes Mrs. Ansay’s shop unique is the remarkable story behind it.

Mr. and Mrs. Clean Household Cleaning Products and Trading “The purpose of the shop is to provide employment for my stud e nt s w it h e x c e pt i on a l it i e s f rom the skills that they have learned and to showcase their handicrafts from our SPED Transition Program.

My plan was to hire them as sales assistant in the shop with alternative working hours fitted to their special needs. But since my students will be at risk while the pandemic is ongoing, I devised another alternative for them to have income and to continue their skills training at home.” said Mrs. Ansay “For the meantime, my students since last August started making floor and kitchen rugs that I can display at the shop.” she added Skills Training for SPED Transition Program at BNHS “Skills training for my students is not an easy task.

They have to master the craft in weaving the cloth in making the rags. It took them two years to hone this skill and to maintain proper Not only they do know rag making but in our previous projected crafts, they have become skilled in making ribbons and leis as decorations for big events in our school. The students also learned how to make processed food and sell them too.” stated Mrs. Ansay (NC II Holder for Food Processing, Bread and Pastry Production, Food and Beverage Services and Cookery. Previously she was Community-based Instructor/Trainer at Opol National Secondary School) A Teacher’s Passion and Legacy “ The shop st ar t ing during the pandemic but I envisioned this legacy to put up a business for them for quite some time already.”

L h a ar n e y Im e e M .

Ansay is Bulua National Highschool teacher, with 6 years teaching experience to students with learning needs under the SPED Transition Program, made her dream come to life.

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Piñol made the clarification after Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri told MinDA officials during the Senate hearing on the agency’s P172 million budget for 2021 on Tuesday that its function is mainly to oversee major infrastructure programs in the region--like what NEDA does.

The Mindanao Development Authority Act of 2010 says the agency was created to “promote, coordinate and facilitate the active and extensive participation of all sectors to affect the socioeconomic development of Mindanao."

“O ur mand ate is to oversee and ensure the socioeconomic development of Mindanao. But we are not Mindanao’s version of NEDA

Roles of a school principal

By CHERYL E. QUIRINO School-in-charge Batinay Elementary School Barangay Tagpangi

A school principal has many roles and responsibilities.

As principal, one must assume complete responsibility for the school and its performance. A principal is the supervisor of all employees, including teachers, maintenance workers, administrative staffers, and any other employee of the school.

Given the responsibilities held by principals, there are several general skills and traits that are necessary to be an effective principal of a school. This guide provides further information on what principals do, how to become one, and the occupation’s salary and job outlook.

Principals manage the operations of their school,

usually in element ar y schools, middle schools, or high schools. School principals might work in a public, private, or charter school. They are responsible for ensuring their school runs smoothly; adheres to local, state, and/or federal requirements; remains safe; and provides an excellent learning environment for its students. Each staff member and each teacher employed by a school ultimately reports to that school’s principal, so this position is typically well-respected and highly regarded. On the other hand, it can also be a stressful position, since the principal is the primary and public-facing repres ent at ive for t he school.

because we are not just a planning agency. We design and initiate projects, link up agencies and we work in the field,” Piñol said.

Z u bi r i s a i d M i n DA sounded more likely as the Department of Agriculture (DA) since most of its projects focused on the agriculture sector.

In response, Piñol said: “Yes, we are Mindanao’s DA, D ep ar t ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Department of Tourism (DOT), and many more. All of these things we do with a budget of only PHP176 million.”

Before becoming the MinDA chair, Piñol was the secretary of DA from June 2016 to August 2019.

“Since this is the foundation of our economy, I always believed that building strong agriculture, fisheries would lead to the building of industries, would lead to the production of products that would be loaded in the trains that we are intending to establish in Mindanao,” the MinDA chief said during the budget hearing.

During the hearing, Piñol bared that MinDA’s National Expenditure Program (NEP) budget for Fiscal Year 2021 amounts to P172.3 million, which includes P6.9 million funding requirements for the mandator y expense item for Retirement and Life Insurance Premium, which is an "automatic

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 21 Cagayan de Oro City NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE ELF FILE NO. 2020-869 FINANCE CORP.(NHMFC)

Mortgagee For: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure

-versus- of Real Estate Mortgage Under Act No. 3135 as Amended by ISABELO A. RABE, JR. AND NENITA Act 4118 F. RABE,

Mortgagor/s X------------------------------------------------/ NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE (EJF FILE NO. 2020-869) Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118, filed by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION against SPS. ESABELO A. RABE, JR. and NENITA F. RABE, with postal address at BLK 8 LOT 14 PHASE 2, EMILY HOMES SUBDIVISION, BALULANG, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which amount to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE PESOS AND 15/100 (P1,257,223.15), exclusive of interest and penalty charges as of JULY 31, 2020, the undersigned will sell at public auction on OCTOBER 8, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. AT THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 21, Ground Floor, Hall of Justice, Goldridge Bldg., Masterson Avenue corner Macapagal Road, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit: TCT No. T-69750 A parcel of land (Lot 14, Block 8, Psd-14137, being a portion of Lot 3821, cad 237, situated in the Barangay Balulang, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) square meters more or less, registered in the name of ISABELO A. RABE, JR. married to NENITA F. RABE.

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

In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the tittle herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Cayagan de Oro City, September 3, 2020.

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appropriations."

“The NEP FY 2021 budget of the MinDA is slightly higher by 7 percent or PHP11.619 million than its 2020 budget. However, it is worthy to note that the current year's General Appropriations Act (GAA) budget of MinDA was reduced

by P57.519 Million in favor of the financing requirements of the Bayanihan To Heal as One Act and in compliance with the provisions of the DBM NBC No. 580 or the adoption of the economic measures in the government due to the emergency health situation,” he said.

"In reality, the NEP FY 2021 budget is 22 percent lower if we compare it with unadjusted GAA budget allocation as appropriated," Piñol added.

Me anw h i l e , S e n at or Christopher Lawrence Go expressed support to the proposed budgets of the MinDA as he urged the government to continue promoting long-term peace and sustainable development in Mindanao.

Go also asked MinDA and other government agencies to implement important reforms to spur development in Mindanao.

“Mindanao and its people have suffered decades of injustice and social inequity.

T h e g ov e r n m e nt mu s t continuously strive to bring about the much-needed reform and development in the Mindanao region and ensure just, inclusive and EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OVER A PARCERLS OF LAND AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CHITA COLETA DOLFO, who died on August 12, 2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and RICARDO DENOLO DOLFO who died on September 29, 2018 at Cagayan de Oro City, that the said deceased CHITA COLETA DOLFO and RICARDO DENOLO DOLFO at the time of their deaths, left real properties of land with TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-3637 sitauted in the Barrio of Luna, Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Island of Mindanao containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN (557) SQUARE METERS, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-2652 situated in the Barrio of Washington, Municipality of Surigao, Province of Surigao del Norte, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS, More or less, TAX DECLARATION NO. 0228 situated at Honrado, San Franscisco, Surigao Del Norte, Containing an area of .9932 hectare, TAX DECLARATION NO. 0229 Situated at Honrado, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte, Containing an area of 1.5756 hectare, TAX DECLARATION NO. 2932, situated at Lower Macopa, San Francisco, Surigao Del Norte, containing an area of 2.8740 hectares and 200 Square Meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OVER A PARCERLS OF LAND AMONG HEIRS, per DOC #15; PAGE #03; BOOK #49; Series of 2019, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS. BWM: Sept. 21, 28 & Oct. 5, 2020

lasting peace in the area,” the senator said.

Go said the proposed Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pagasa (BP2) Program aims to achieve these development goals, pointing out that the initiative is seen to decongest Metro Manila and other big metropolitan areas by encouraging investments and promoting economic opportunities in all regions to motivate Filipinos to reside in their provinces.

He also lauded MinDA for its participation in the

BP2 program.

“In coordination with c o n c e r n e d L G Us , B P 2 member-agencies, and other relevant institutions, MinDA has initiated the preparation of relocation sites in Mindanao, and assisted host LGUs and concerned agencies in social mobilization,” Go said.

Last June, Piñol disclosed that the BP2 Council memberagencies concluded a series of consultations with various local officials in preparation for those who wish to relocate to the provinces. (PNA)

DTI notes growing number of successful IDP-entrepreneurs MARAWI CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has noted a growing number of successful entrepreneurs among the internally displaced persons (IDP) who benefited from the Department's livelihood starter kits.

'We started our strict monitoring this month and we are amazed because, in just two weeks of our evaluation on the ground, we were able to gather and identify 300 successful entrepreneurs," said Dr. Rosalinda Pineda, DTI Bangon Marawi project manager.

DTI, on Wednesday, distributed livelihood interventions to cooperatives in Marawi and gave recognition to the IDP-entrepreneurs who were able to grow their businesses through the livelihood starter kits given by DTI. DTI livelihood starter kits include sewing EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF MARIO ODCHIGUE y ALMEROL KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late MARIO A. ODCHIGUE on who died on September 25, 2007, the deceased at the time of his death, left certain real properties with TRANSFER CERTIFICATE TITLE NO. 137-2014003230 situated in Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED THIRTYSEVEN Square Meters (337 sq.m), more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE TITLE NO. 1372014003231 situated in Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT Square Meters (438 sq.m), more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE TITLE NO. 137-2014003232 SITUATED IN Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT Square Meters (7468 sq.m), and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF MARIO ODCHIGUE y ALMEROL, filed by the heirs of MARIO A. ODCHIGUE, per DOC #319; PAGE #64; BOOK #01; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. IRA JANE Y. PALLEAMOGUIS. BWM: Sept. 21, 28 & Oct. 5, 2020

machines, bigasan kits, karenderya kits, baking kits, sari-sari store kits, popcorn kits, masonry and carpentry kits, tile setting kits, school supply kits, and e-loading kits to Marawi IDPs to help them start anew. To date, 95% of the 50,090 target beneficiaries of DTI already received their starter kits.

"We are very proud.

And if we are going to continue with our close monitoring, we would be expecting a lot of successful entrepreneurs," she added.

Ahmad Gazalli Tomawis, owner of the online food business 'Food Gallery', feel elated and grateful for being recognized by DTI as a successful entrepreneur.

"Alhamdulillah!

Masaya po kami dahil narecognize kami as one of the successful entrepreneurs. Sa dami ng nabigyan ng starter kits ay isa kami sa mga napili o nabigyan ng pagkakataong ipakita sa kanila at sa ibang IDPs na naging successful ang aming business dahil nagamit namin ang karenderya kit mula sa DTI," he said.

[Praise be to Allah! We are happy because we are recognized as one of the successful entrepreneurs.

With the numerous DTI/PAGE 7 PARTIAL EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LOURDES LAROT, who died intestate without will or testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; at the time of his death left a parcel of land with TRANSFER CERTFICATE TITLE No. 137-T63622 situated in the barrio of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao containing an area of ONE HUNDRED (100) Square Meters, more or less and has been the subject of an PARTIAL EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of LOURDES LAROT, per DOC #29; PAGE #07; BOOK #01; Series of 2020.

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of others, those same fathers would cheat, lie, and make dishonest business deals. No wonder their sons were in trouble with the law! They followed their dad’s bad example and ways, not his words and speeches.

So Dad, ask yourself: “What is there about me I do not want my son to copy?

Do I have character worth copying?” Won’t you ask Jesus right now to forgive you for not living the way you know you should, and to help you start changing, so you can begin to truly walk your talk? That is the only way to get a confident and clear conscience, so you will want your son to be like you. Just think a minute…

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to the 5,000 boxes of relief go o ds f rom t he DFA , " Villaluna said.

The LTG has also prepared 100 cases of energy drinks, 100 cases of bottled iced tea, 50 cases of soy milk, 50 cases of bottled water, and fruit juices to distribute to arriving OFWs of PAL repatriation flights, she added. (PNA)

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is proud to be a telco company that commits to improve data service to our subscribers,” Globe said.

Meanwhile, in a separate statement, Smart Communications said it was recognized by Opensignal as one of the “global rising stars” or among the top 30 telcos that had the greatest improvement in 4G availability based on data from the first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2020.

It s a i d S m a r t’s 4 G availability improved by 17.9 percent based on Opensignal’s report on “over 403 billion measurements gathered from close to 96 million devices” from 180+ telcos.

“Smart’s 4G availability scores have come a long way since 2017, increasing by 27.8 points from 59.1 percent in Q4 2017 to 86.9 percent in Q2 2020,” Smart said.

Alfredo Panlilio, Smart president and chief executive officer, said the company would continue to invest in improving its network and benchmark its performance against countries, such as Vietnam and Thailand. “ T h i s c i t at i o n i s a testament to our commitment to improving the experience of our customers,” Panlilio said. (PNA)

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helped on hurdles it has been encountering especially as it resumes construction works at various project sites.

At this stage, NGCP emphasized that it is “continuously assessing the impact of the global health crisis to transmission projects.”

Aside from the MVIP project, the others on its

major roll are the Western Luzon Backbone Project; and the 230-kilovolt San Jose-Quezon Line-3 project.

The company said because of the quarantine restrictions being enforced by various local government u n it s ( L G Us ) , “ w e a re constantly trying to balance public health interests by fully equipping our team with complete PPEs and establishing stringent safety protocols in all workplaces.”

St i l l, NG C P assu re d government and relevant industry stakeholders that it w i l l b e “r ampi ng up construction activities of all vital transmission projects which were af fected by the quarantine restrictions imposed in various parts of the country because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

It narrated that at the he i g ht of t he e n forc e d enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in March to May, it was constrained “to temporarily suspend its construction projects to ensure compliance w it h he a lt h and s afe t y regulations.”

And despite the strict lockdowns within those t wo - mont h p e r i o d and the subsequent modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) measures enforced, NGCP e mp h a s i z e d t h at “g r i d management and critical maintenance activities, as well as various operations which were critical to the provision of power had continued.”

It said that construction continuation at critical projects kicked off since May 26, even if the country was still at MECQ phase of its lockdown.

“Preparations for this resumption began weeks before that,” the company stressed, and it made sure that it fully complied with the specific guidelines being set out by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the LGUs of their project sites.

“A m o n g t h e m o s t challenging compliances were the RT-PCR COVID-19 testing of our critical project personnel, and securing the COVID test results of our contractors, as well as facilitating the permits of our key personnel to enter and depart from hotbed areas,” NGCP expounded.

And while its function has been classified as essential services, NGCP indicated that it continued to “encounter issues including te st i ng and qu ar ant i ne variations among LGUs, contractor and supplier delivery problems, and the inability of foreign experts to conduct necessar y inspections due to travel clearance requirements.”

It further cited slowdown of manufacturing of equipment and materials f rom ot h e r C OV I D - 1 9 countries, among the other limitations that the c o mp a ny h a d t o w a d e through while navigating project implementation tracks in the midst of the health crisis.

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the tendering process for that acreage can be concluded.

Inte re s te d i nve s tors are scheduled to submit their respective offers on November 3 this year, as prescribed in the bid notice issued by the DOE. Under the Philippine C onventional Energ y Contracting Program (PCECP), prospective investors can nominate a petroleum block of their preference; and then the DOE will subject it to a 60day challenge before that particular area could be awarded to a company that will explore and potentially develop it.

For the offered petroleum block in Cotabato basin which was classified as Area No. 9, the DOE emphasized that the challengers must “submit their complete application documents at the D OE records division, and pay the corresponding application fee of P1.0 million at the DOE treasury.”

It f u r t h e r ap p r i s e d interested parties that the opening of bids will be held at the DOE audio-visual room on November 3, at 1:30pm.

Petroleum blocks in the Cotabato basin are deemed to have high potential for gas discovery, but these remained underexplored for so many years because of perceived geopolitical risks in that area.

Ne ver theless, in the recent contracting round undertaken by the DOE, there have been several investors from Mindanao showing interest in the blocks that are up for nomination.

I nv e s t m e n t s i n t h e upstream petroleum sector are among those being aggressively pushed by the DOE, as the country is in dire search for a new gas production field that could replace Malamapaya.

To advance oil and gas exploration activities in the country, the DOE is aware of the fact that it will have to corner investors with deep pockets, especially if there is a block with reserves viable for commercial development.

The energy department previously indicated that one dilemma of the Philippines is the very low prospectivity of the blocks being offered, with just 10 to 20-percent chance for discovery, and that scale is seen way lower than the rate of discovery in the service contracts being tendered by

ASEAN neighbors; and that is compounded by diplomatic tension in the West Philippine Sea. And given the low global oil prices, companies are also weighing options if it is practical for them to flow in capital in new exploration activities at this time.

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mass gathering.

City Tourism Office he a d G e ne ro s e Te c s on told reporters in a press conference on Tuesday that her office recorded only 24,633 domestic travelers last month, a reduction of 88.51 percent from 214,451 of the same period last year.

The city also recorded a 94.54-percent decrease in foreign travelers, reporting only 955 last month from 16,874 of the same period last year.

Most of the air travelers were authorized persons outside residence or those who come to the city for work since tourism travel has b e e n re st r i c te d to control the transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), except for locals within the neighboring areas of the city, Tecson said.

No revenues were generated from tourism last month, she added.

“We don’t see much for the tourism industry, except for domestic. That’s it for now, well, number one, the state of public health emergency has been extended until next year so tourism is limited towards domestic tourism,” Tecson said.

The state of public health emergency has been extended until September 12, 2021.

Tecson said that the city noted a good reception of the locals to the digital Kadayawan celebration, with many of them participating in online activities initiated by the city government.

“You can see people really miss Kadayawan. Although that’s not the number of people that we expected to participate but, at least, we got more than half of our target. That’s what gladdens our heart,” she said.

Although the tourism forecast remains gloomy by the end of the year, Tecson said she hopes that 2021 will be a better year for the city’s tourism industry.

“I wish I can say that everything is going to look bright and sunny for the tourism industry. but as long as the state of public health

emergency is there, I don’t think there will be much changes,” she added.

On ly 75 of t he 236 accommodation facilities in Davao City reopened doors early this month after the Department of Tourism(DOT)-Davao issued them with certificates to operate under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).

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recipients of starter kits, we are chosen and given the opportunity to show them and to other IDPs that our business has been successful because of the karenderya kit from DTI.] "Actually nagsimula po ang Food Gallery Hunyo ng kasalukuyan taon at Alhamdulillah, sa tatlong buwan pa lang namin ay tinangkilik at sinupurtahan ang aming mga produkto," he added. [ Ac tu a l ly, t h e Fo o d Gallery started in June of this year and 'Praise be to Allah' in just three months many have supported our products.]

Tomawis also encouraged other IDPs who received DTI starter kits to manage them wisely.

"Gamitin niyo upang magsimula ng maliit na negosyo upang mapalago ito.

Hindi biro ang pagnenegosyo lalo na pag food business, pero ang sarap sa pakiramdam na

kahit maliit lang yong tubo mo ay pinaghirapan mo. Ito talaga yong matawag natin halal earnings. May kasabihan tayo 'nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa' kaya sipag at tiyaga lang po," he further said.

[Use it to start a small business to grow. Doing business is not a joke, e sp e c i a l ly i n t he fo o d business, but it feels nice when you are working hard even if the profit is small.

This is really what you call halal earnings. We have a saying 'God helps those who help themselves' so just work hard and persevere.] (APB/ PIA-10) DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late FE E. VILLANUEVA, who died intestate at Cagayan de Oro City, on the 9th day of November 2019, upon her death, said FE E. VILLANUEVA left bank deposit with the Bank of the Philippines Island, Uptown Branch, Upper Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City; there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of the said decedents and that ZENAIDA V. PALMER and INOCENTES E. VILLANUEVA hereby waive, renounce and quitclaim in favor of their sister, MARIA LOURDES V. SUAREZ, their share, interest and participation in the bank deposit aforestated, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of FE E. VILLANUEVA, per DOC #270; PAGE #54; BOOK #577; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. VIRGILIO J. CABANLET.

That the late JOSE L. ESCOBIDO died intestate on 15 June 2020, in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, leaving several parcels of land with Parcel No. 1 Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-151266, situated in the Barangay of Lumbia, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SQ.M. (150), Parcel No. 2 Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-135074, situated in the Barrio of Canitoan, City of Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTYSEVEN (377) SQUARE METERS, more or less, Parcel No. 3 Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-50661, situated in the Barrio of Barra, Mun. of Opol, province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) square meters, more or less, Parcel No. 4 Transfer Certificate of Title No. 133-2019003800, situated in the Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (966) square meters, more or less, Parcel No. 5 Transfer Certificate of Title No. 133-2019003802, situated at Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (966) square meters, more or less, Parcel No. 6 Transfer Certificate of Title No. -150732 situated in Bo. Of Poblacion, Mun. of Muntinlupa, MM., Is. of Luzon, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR SQ. M. and TENS. DECIM. (194.10), Parcel No. 7 Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-25592, situated in the Barrio of Barra, Municipality of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT (148) SQUARE METERS, more or less, Stock Certificate No. 1574096 of Petron Corporation Certifying 500 common shares Serial Number 00426780, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of JOSE L. ESCOBIDO, per DOC #463; PAGE #93; BOOK #VII; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. LORELA B. ESCOBERO.

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Marketeer Business Magazine awards Universal Robina Corporation (URC) Thailand's Fun-O as No.1 Brand Thailand for 2019-2020, Biscuits & Crackers categories. Receiving the award are URC Thailand’s officers: (L-R) marketing manager Porntip Leelalertwong, senior advisor Premchai Navarasuchitr, general manager Tanant Suwanraks, marketing director Jane Bernardo, and brand manager Vipa Vanlopnusorn.

HROUGH a nationwide survey conducted among thousands of real Thai consumers, Universal Robina Corporation (URC) Thailand’s Jack n Jill Fun-O came out as the most popular brand in the category of biscuits and crackers. The survey was conducted by Marketeer Magazine in partnership with Kadence International (Thailand) Co., Ltd. — Japan’s leading Market Research Agency.

Thus, Marketeer Business magazine awarded Fun-O as No.1 Brand Thailand for 20192020, Biscuits & Crackers categories.

URC Thailand’s Marketing Director, Jane Bernardo said, “This award inspires us even more to continue delighting our Thai consumers with innovative and world-class products.”

One of the largest food and beverage manufacturing companies in the Philippines, URC has expanded its presence in the ASEAN and Oceania regions. It also exports to markets like the US, Europe and New Zealand. URC is known for well-loved brands like Chippy, Great Taste, Magic Crackers, Piattos, Cloud 9, C2 and Nips.

For 20 years now, its Thailand arm has been producing and distributing a broad range of snack and confectionary products such as Fun-O, Tivoli, Roller Coaster, Dewberry, Cream-O, Lush, Dynamite and Wiggles.

Learn more about URC and URC Thailand by visiting its websites, www. urc.com.ph and www. urcthailand.com, as well as its Facebook pages, @ URCPhilippines and @ URCThailandOfficial.