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Feeding partnerhip with non-profit group forged GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The provincial government of South Cotabato has linked up with non-profit group Assisi Development Foundation (ADF) for the expansion of its continuing supplementary feeding program. Ma. Ana Uy, provincial nutrition action officer, said Monday the province has been chosen by ADF as beneficiary of its innovative Hapag-asa Integrated Nutrition Program. She said the group will specifically conduct supplementary feeding activities to malnourished children in parts of the province’s 10 towns and lone city. “The project will focus on children in remote areas

in the province,” she said. Uy said the initiative will be implemented in the local government’s Barangay Affairs Unit (BAU) in coordination with the Provincial Nutrition Office. BAU, which is under the office of the provincial governor, mainly caters to the needs of marginalized residents in remote areas within the province. It facilitates the provision of livelihood, skills training, health and nutrition interventions. Uy said ADF initially delivered around PHP1 million worth of compact food packs for the targeted beneficiaries. She said the food packs

DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte, along with Davao Oriental Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang and top officials from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, visited the wake of slain army officer, 2nd Lt. Miguel Victor Alejo, at St. Peter Funeral Homes in Panacan, Davao City.

The President and the governor met with the fallen officer’s parents and fiancé at the wake and offered them their sincere condolences. Each official briefly talked with the mourning family, who are heartbroken over the death of the young officer whose promising life was cut short at the young age of 26.

DAVAO CITY -- The Department of Tourism is not scrapping the slogan “It’s More Fun In the Philippines.” This was clarified by DOT Secretary Wanda Teo during a press conference

held today (February 3) at Seda Hotel Davao. Teo said the new campaign “When with Filipinos” will complement the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines slogan. “It answers why it’s more

President Duterte talks to the wife of one of the fallen soldiers to give his sympathy to the family on February 5 at 4th Infantry Division, Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City.(rdm/pia10)

PRRD offers condolences to slain soldiers’ families See feeding, page A3

2nd Lt. Alejo, a junior officer of the 67th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, was killed by the Communist New People’s Army rebels while responding to distress calls of residents in the hinterland G. Dalumpines village of Lambog, Manay, By Joey Sem of PIA-11 Davao Oriental last FebruDAVAO CITY -- A top ofary 1. See offers, page A3 ficial of the National Economic and Development Authority in Davao Region stressed it is still too early to know the impact of the lifting on February 10, the unilateral ceasefire declared by the rebels in August, last year. fun in the Philippines.” The Ma. Lourdes Lim, directourism secretary said. tor of the NEDA XI and During a visit in Lonvice-chair of the Regional don the World Tourism Development Council said Organization secretarythe peace brought about by general suggested not to the respective unilateral change the slogan and ceasefires declared by the

Impact of rebels’ lifting of unilateral ceasefire too early to tell -- NEDA-11

S. Cotabato gets P527-M grants for special projects

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Around PHP527 million worth of special projects funded by the national government are set for implementation this year in parts of South Cotabato province. South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes said Monday such funding comprise the initial grants for the province that were approved for funding and implementation by various national line agencies. “These are mostly priority infrastructure projects that will be implemented with minimal (funding) counterpart from the provincial government,” she said.

A report released by the local government said some PHP366.926 million worth of projects are due for implementation under the Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces, formerly KALSADA program, implemented by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The lined up projects INCLUDE the upgrading of the Crossing Talcon-Aflek road worth PHP27.5 million and upgrading of Crossing Aflek-Malugong road worth PHP16.5 million in T’boli town; upgrading of the Maltana–Lambayong road worth PHP55 million

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By GERALDIN E. DELA ROSA Teacher II Imbatug Elementary School

PHILOSOPHY of education can refer to the application of philosophy to the problem of education, examining the definition, goals and meaning of education or to any particular vision of or approach to

The Teacher’s Journey Towards…CHANGE By Ma. Lourdes P. Llamos (T-II) Tablon ES

As what people say “Teaching is a noble profession”. Teaching is not only a profession but it is a mission. A mission to nurture the minds of the young adult in order to prepare their life in the future. Teaching implies sacrifice. Nowadays, news about teachers being stabbed by students, killed in the performance of their duties and even subject to trials due to some misconduct are all over the corner. But all of these things cannot hinder

By Rodelyn D. Daliva Teacher III Kalilangan National High School Kalilangan, Bukidnon

The concept of school bullying at school is not ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ new. Bullying in school Managing Editor Executive Editor is an issue that continue to receive attention from CHENG ORDOÑEZ MARK FRANCISCO educator, parents and stu Associate Editor Lifestyle Editor dents. Despite the common GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit assumption that bullying Motoring Editor Photo Journalist is a part of childhood and encompasses minor teasing PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao and harassments. It is also a problem that detrimental to Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING student well-being. Differ Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor ent types of bullying affects AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA different group of school Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant student occur in different types of school and affect RODRIGO B. SEVILLA JOE PALABAO students behavior. Regional Editor-Davao Feature Editor What is bullying? When ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI

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a teacher to continue making a difference because apparently the country needs them in building a nation of educated and well-rounded citizens. There will never be other professionals like nurses, doctors, dentists, engineers and all other professions if without teachers. And what is the role of the teachers towards change? How can a teacher impose change? Looking back at the scenario inside the classroom, teachers deal with innocent people whose minds are

just like blank tapes. The teachers do not only touch their minds but act as their “loco-parentis”. The second parents who give the kind education and training they need to survive in the near future. All activities done in the classroom focus on how to make a change in the lives of the kids entrusted to them. It is in the hands of these second parents lie the kind of citizens our country has in the next years. Teaching needs patience. Dealing with kids is a sensitive matter. In reality children follow what their teachers told them to do than

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education. As an academic field, philosophy of education is the philosophical study of education and its problems. Its central subject matter is education and its methods are those of philosophy. The philosophy of

education may be either the philosophy of the process of education or the philosophy of the discipline of education i.e. it may be part of the discipline in the sense of being concerned with the aims, forms, methods or results of the process of educating or being educated. Or it may be metadisciplinary in the sense of being concerned with the concepts, aims and methods of discipline.

someone is being hurt, either by words or actions, on purpose usually more than once feel bad because of it and has hard time to stop or bullying is different from the typical disagreement or conflict between friends or classmates. It is bullying if person is being hurt, harmed, humiliated with words or behavior, being done intentionally, person has a hard time defending themselves from behavior and students doing it have “ more” power. Power includes such a thing like being older, being physically bigger and stronger having one more

status group of students “gang up” someone. Are you being bullied? Bullying can happen to anyone and it’s not easy to recognize. Or do you bully? Physical bully is common in middle school but decline in high school. Emotional or verbal bullies however remains constant in middle school through high school. Bullying can have so many negative effects not only on personal effect on the individual victim but societal effect. Some population are more likely to become target of bullies; like gays and lesbians, teens with disabilities, teens of different colors or people of colors are often singled out for bullying in

As such, it is both part of the field of education and a field of applied philosophy, drawing from fields of metaphysics, epistemology, axiology and the philosophical approaches (speculative, prescriptive and/or analytic) to address questions in and about pedagogy, education policy and curriculum as well as the process of learning to name a few. listening to the words of their parents. With this and with that, whatever will happen in the next years of the kids’ life will be the teachers’ responsibility because teaching is touching lives, teaching is making a difference and teaching imposes change not only in their educational quest but in all aspects of their well-being. The teachers are the agents of change. So as teachers let us always inculcate in our minds and hearts that the children need us not only to teach them but to guide them and to be their paddle as they travel far towards achieving change , change not for anything else but for good. school. Bullying also have some impact on drop-out rates. Some teens bullied teachers and other school employees. Physical bullying if there is kicking , boxing and other actions that hit the victim and Emotional bullying when there is spreading of malicious rumors about the victim, verbal abuse and calling the victim set-up or ugly. In all cases bullies are made not born. The Bully often victim at home, perhaps of an abusive of neglectful of the parents. Bullies often come from the family in which disagreement are settled by fighting and physical punishment is norm with the winner being the most person in powers. Bullies derived satisfaction from making others suffer.

Teacher Practices that Impact Reading Motivation By Michelle Suano Parel,Teacher -I School Learning Resource Coordinator Sinabuagan Elementary School Division of Valencia City

Using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) or practices to encourage engagement, educators can advance the breadth and depth of students’ reading by explicitly and systematically nourishing students’ motivations as readers. Almost all agree that some amount of reading is vital to becoming a good reader. Expertise does not arise without active participation. Some educators would advocate that the best way to become a proficient reader is by reading widely and frequently. But other educators suggest that gaining proficiency may not be so simple for many students who may need more contextual support. Contextual support is extremely valuable for gaining reading proficiency, but we are suggesting that, while explicit instruction and ap-

propriate texts are valuable, an often overlooked factor is motivational support. We propose that when the classroom encourages the powerful motivations for reading, students acquire proficiency steadily and predictably. When students read a passage or a book, they usually have a reason for doing it. Likewise when they avoid reading a text that they may be expected to read, they usually have a reason for their resistance. The most prominent reason for recreational reading is “I enjoy it.” This reason refers to interest or intrinsic motivation, which means doing something for its own sake, and these motivations are internal to the student. Students who consistently read for their own interest are often quite competent and are usually highly achieving readers. Wigfield and Guth-

rie (1997) documented that students who are intrinsically motivated spend 300% more time reading than students who have low intrinsic motivation for reading. Compared to 10 other motivations, intrinsic motivation for reading was most highly associated with whether or not students read widely and frequently on their own accord. Another reason students read in school is external pressure. Often students say that their reason for reading is that “The teacher assigned it,” or “I’ll get in trouble if I don’t.” In this case the reason for reading is external motivation (Ryan & Connell, 1989). This reason is not chosen by the student and this reading will be avoided if possible. An extremely widespread research finding is that internal motivations (interest, intrinsic motivation) are positively correlated with reading achievement, and external motivations (pressure, requirements, rules)

are not correlated with reading achievement. In elementary school external motivations are usually not negatively correlated with reading competence, but in secondary school the external reasons for reading become negatively related to achievement. By secondary school, students who read only for the reason of avoiding getting in trouble, or only to avoid feeling ashamed for failing, show low and declining achievement The reasons for reading, then, are crucial. Simply reading is insufficient. When internal motivations such as intrinsic motivation and interest energize students’ reading, students interact with text deeply and gain relatively high amounts of knowledge or aesthetic experience .If students’ reading interests are weak, their competency grows little and their quality as readers diminishes.

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Healing within begins in forgiving someone The Gospel of Jesus Christ (February 8, 2017-Wednesday) Matthew 18:2135” For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. “When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. But since he did not have

Feeding... from page A1

comprise powdered mixed vegetables. The provincial government identifies 20 priority barangays as beneficiaries of its supplementary feeding program. The barangays are selected based on their malnutrition rates. The identified barangays are then subjected to various interventions through the Provincial Nutrition Convergence Team. In 2016, Uy said eight of the 20 priority barangays showed improved nutritional status among children while six were removed from the priority list. “We are proud that it’s easy for us to ask for assistance from foundations and even the religious sector. It is an indication that we are handling the projects well. The donors have trust in us,” Uy added.(PNA)

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The residents, who fled for safety and left behind their homes and livelihoods, have plead for help over the relentless threats and extortion activities of the rebels, which they say have drastically affected their lives. The composite team of

the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. “So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, `Have patience with me and I will repay you everything: Let us put in this way: if God counts your mistakes from the besoldiers and police officers led by Alejo was on their way to respond, intending to restore law and order, when they were gunned down by the lawless group. Alejo was the only one killed while one of his men was injured during the encounter. Gov. Dayanghirang said the attack was uncalled for considering that the peace talks and unilateral ceasefire between the Government and the CPP-NPA-NDF are still in effect at the time of the attack. The said unilateral ceasefire has now been lifted by President Duterte in light of the deaths of several government soldiers in the hands of the rebels. In Cagayan de Oro City wake of three soldiers, Duterte on Sunday announced that he ordered the arrest of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace negotiators once they set foot in the country as the collapse of the talks looms. Duterte made the announcement following his visit to the wake of the three soldiers who were killed by New People’s Army (NPA) last Feb. 1. The remains of the three soldiers were at a chapel of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division headquarters.

ginning, are you sure that you are worthy to be forgiven? The answer is probably not! But for God you deserve to be forgiven because his love is greater than your trespasses. Seventy times seven: In Theology this is an endless forgiveness to be given to anyone because healing within begins in forgiving someone. The more The NPA said the failure of the government to release the more than 400 political prisoners which was promised by Duterte was one of the reasons for the lifting of the unilateral ceasefire. On Feb. 4, the President reciprocated the NPA’s announcement by suspending its own unilateral ceasefire. He said he told the government peace panelists to “fold your tents” and go home as he has also ordered authorities to arrest the NDFP representatives who are in Rome, Italy, and are about to come back to the Philippines after the third round of talks. “Come home because you’re wanted and upon your arrival I will arrest you and place you back in prison. If you don’t want to go back, you’re fugitives. I will cancel your passports and I will inform the international police for an international warrant [for you],” Duterte told reporters in a press conference, referring to the NDFP panelists, shortly after an executive meeting with the 4th Infantry Division officials. He said the NDFP negotiators have the option to seek asylum, for instance, in The Netherlands, but he added, “the most [ignominious] that can happen

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hatred you possessed; the more wounds it creates in your heart. The looser is you if you do not know how to release the hatred in your heart. You need to cleanse your heart because it is the dwelling place of God and it is very shameful to stain it with our evil feelings. Let love reigns in your heart. Let peace governs

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to a Filipino is to die in somebody else’s country. You want that for yourself, I can give it to you…” Duterte also took a shot at the NPA rebels, especially those responsible for killing Sergeant Owen Yee, Corporal Pat Non, and Corporal Christopher Talabor, in a remote village in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. He said in the field of battle, there is always honor. “Where is your honor? Why do you kill government soldiers 73 times? What do you think of the soldiers, dogs?” he said. The President has also threatened the Communist rebels to retaliate. “What they want to do with the government or to the people, I will also do it to you.” Duterte said he now considers the NPA as a terrorist group. “I don’t look upon the CPP and NDF as rebel organization anymore.” But Duterte made it clear that he will not declare an all-out war as he considers his offensive against the NPA as a law enforcement operation.

spiration for the campaign. The department released this month the first of their series of videos. A foreign traveler visiting the Enchanted River in Surigao del Sur. A woman picnicker offers the tourist some delicacies and calls him anak. Asking the guide what anak means, the guide tells the tourist it means “my child.” The video ends with tourist Jack Ellis declaring that “when you’re with Filipinos, you’re with family.” alluding to the family-centered trait of Filipinos. The series of videos will feature more positive traits of Filipinos, Teo said. The videos will also show beautiful destinations which are not well-known. DOT intends to promote new destinations through the videos. (PIA/RG Alama)

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De Oro City- 1:00 PM- Sunday: God loves you! Socio-Economic Performance of Davao Region for 2017 projects that the peace and order in the region will be more stable. “Based on trends from the previous year to 2016 and our prospects of the year 2017 looking on the efforts on the security sector like the police and the armed forces, and partners in the private sector, we have seen improved performance by way of a relatively stable peace and order condition in 2017,” she said. Lim said the military, police and the local governments in Davao Region will do their level best to deliver more in the aspect of peace and order. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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farm-to-market roads will mainly shorten the travel time and lessen the operational cost for farmers, giving them not only convenience but additional income. “These projects will greatly benefit the poor and marginalized sectors, especially the farmers in remote areas in the province,” she said.(PNA)

government and the rebels have brought high investment confidence to the region. She said it is too premature yet to determine its impact to the whole economic development in from page A1 the region. instead focus on answering Lim in reporting the why it’s fun in the country. This means looking for traits Mindanao Daily like the Filipino’s trademark TARPS - STICKERS - EWS hospitality. Teo recalls in-

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Three New PhilHealth Board Members Named THREE (3) medical doctors took their oath today as the newest members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Drs. Celestina Ma. Jude P. De la Serna, Joan Cristine Reina Liban-Lareza and Hildegardes C. Dineros were sworn into office by Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial who also chairs the PhilHealth Board. The oath-taking was held at the PhilHealth Head Office in Pasig City. De la Serna, who replaces Jane M.N. Sta. Ana as the appointive member representing overseas Filipino migrant workers, obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from the De la Salle University in Dasmarinas, Cavite in 1989. She worked at the De la Serna Clinic, a private health clinic based in Bohol province from 2002-2003, before becoming the Chief of Hospital of Maribojoc Community Hospital for two (2) years. Up until her appointment as PhilHealth Board Member, she was the Chief of Hospital of Cong. Natalio P. Castillo

Sr. Memorial Hospital, also in Bohol. She has practical experience in hospital, emergency, home health and primary care. Lareza is a Doctor of Medicine graduate of the Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Foundation’s Institute of Medicine. She chaired the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Qualimed in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. She is also a consultant at Nuvotek, Inc.; consultant and sonologist of Qualimed Trinoma and MyHealth Clinic; and sonologist at Klinika ng Bata at Matanda, all in Quezon City. She is a Diplomate and Member of the Philippine Obstetrics and Gynecological Society (POGS) and a Fellow and Member of the Philippine Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (PSUOG). She assumes her post as appointive member representing health care providers, vice Atty. Ronnie Dadivas. Dineros is a surgeon who finished his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Sto. Tomas. He performs basic and advanced

Acting PhilHealth President and CEO Ramon F. Aristoza, Jr. (2nd from left) joins the group after the oath-taking ceremony. Also in photo are Atty. Deborah Sy, PhilHealth Corporate Secretary and Dr. Denese Cabigting, EA VI, Office of the PhilHealth Board Chairperson (2nd and 3rd from right, respectively).

laparoscopic procedures, surgical endoscopy and general surgical procedures, and is also into bariatric, metabolic, general and cancer surgery. He is an active consultant in

surgery at St. Lukes Medical Center - Quezon City, STIDe los Santos Megaclinic and University of Perpetual Help Dalta Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American

College of Surgeons, the Philippine College of Surgeons and the Philippine Society of General Surgeons. He replaces Dr. Francisco Vicente Lopez as representative of

the Informal Economy in the PhilHealth Board. All three new members will serve the unexpired Term of Office of their respective predecessors.

Project (PRDP), three projects worth PHP40.7 million are due for implementation this year. These are the PHP17.93 million dried green coffee beans production and marketing project, PHP12.05 million integrated cacao production, processing and marketing project, and PHP10.7 million fresh mango production and marketing project. Another PHP3.48 million

worth of heavy equipment intended for the ongoing cassava project under the PRDP are set for release in the coming weeks. Fuentes said the provincial government only needs to come up with a counterpart funding of PHP24.23 million to facilitate the implementation of these projects. She said the construction and upgrading of

The new appointees do the Duterte pose with Sec. Ubial.

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in Tampakan; Upgrading of national highway Silway 8-Silway 7 road worth P36.6 million and upgrading of Klinan 6-Cannery road worth PHP64.9 million in Polomolok; upgrading of highway junction M. Roxas-Poblacion Sto. Nino road worth PHP55 million in Sto Nino; up-

grading of Banga-LambaDerilon-L ampari road worth PHP66 million in Banga; and, upgrading of highway junction-Colungulo-Moloy Duengas road worth PHP42.4 million in Surallah. The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lined up around PHP160.16 million worth of projects for the province’s 10 towns and lone city. The preparation of the

plan and programs of work for the identified projects are currently ongoing. These are the concreting of the Sitio Lanas-Upper Sepaka farm-to-market road in Sition Modon, Barangay Upper Sepaka in Surallah town worth PHP26 million; concreting of Purok Crossing-Purok Bagong Buhay road worth PHP36 million, and concreting of Purok Paga-asa II-Barangay San Isidro-Purok Masagana

road in Barangay San Isidro and Katipunana in Sto. Nino worth PHP25.5 million; concreting of Purok Hechanova, Paraiso-Purok Upper Tinongkop road in Tantangan worth PHP24 million; and, the construction of a building for abaca weaving and warehousing in Barangay Klubi, Lake Sebu worth PHP4.5 million. Under the DA’s Philippine Rural Development

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