Mindanao Daily Set A (February 22, 2017)

Volume VI, No. 221

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n BLATANT VIOLATIONS. An

aerial photo shows blatant siltation problem in Hinatuan Mining Company in Taganaan town in Surigao del Norte on Sunday (February 19, 2017). This company is among the 14 mining firms in Caraga region ordered to be closed by Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez. Photo

by Roel N. Catoto for Mindanao Daily News

MINDANAO DAILY T H E P U RV E YO R O F T R U T H , J U S T I C E , A N D D E V E LO P M E N T

BIZ GROUP LEADER SAYS mining

‘Critical ingredient to economic growth’

Church welcomes CPP’s call to forge bilateral ceasefire

By Antonio L. Colina IV of MindaNews

DAVAO City--The Mindanao Business Council (MBC) on Monday said the decision of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez to close 23 mining operations and cancel 75 Mineral Production Sharing Agreements or MPSAs will lead to loss of several jobs in host communities.

“We strongly believe that the welfare and livelihood of millions of poor Filipino families in the affected mining communities should take precedent over the advocacy of a single cabinet secretary who has manifested See growth, page 11

n RELATED STORIES:

n Duterte admin should stick to mines closure, says IBON | p5 n Lawmakers piqued DENR Secretary’s snub of mining probe | p3

YES, BUT NO TO MINING. Pro-mining and anti-mining protesters meet outside the gymnasium in Loreto town in Dinagat Province on Sunday (February 19, 2017). Seven mining companies in Dinagat had been ordered closed by Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez based on an audit conducted by the agency since July 2016. MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto

Thousands attend launching of Duterte group in Ozamiz Story on page 2

House to debate on early voting for seniors, PWDs

THE House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms has formed a technical working group (TWG) that will finalize the bills seeking to give advance voting privileges to senior citizens...

Story on page 3

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Church leaders on Monday welcomed the pronouncement of the Communist Party of the Philippines to discuss the forging of bilateral ceasefire agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP).

In a statement released Monday, Bishop Felixberto Calang, Cochair of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), an organization of various religious denominations in Mindanao, said that the pronouncement was the most positive development in the midst of the gloom surrounding the peace talks.

“If the bilateral ceasefire agreement happens,

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‘I step down with the pride and honor’ Story on page 5

Also

Sema steps down as MNLF chair; Jikiri takes over Story on page 2

See call, page 11

MINDANAO DAILY SECOND FRONTPAGE mark francisco, Section Editor EDITOR: RUEL V. PELONE

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February 22, 2017

Thousands attend launching of ‘Duterte group’ in Ozamiz

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-About 5,000 residents from all over Misamis Occidental have gathered at the Medina College gymnatorium in Ozamiz City for the grand launching of the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC) Monday morning.

Gracing the event were San Luis, Batangas Mayor Samuel Ocampo, MRRDPeoples National Movement for Federalism national president and Commissioner Manuel Serra Jr., of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and MRRD-NECC campaign manager.

During the launching, members of the MRRDNECC from the cities and towns in Misamis Occidental were sworn in.

Commissioner Manuel Serra Jr., of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and MRRD-NECC campaign manager, said the event is part of the group’s education campaign to inform and persuade the people to support Pres.

Duterte’s plant to switch from unitary form of gov-

DUTERTE GROUP IN OZAMIZ. Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo “Aldong” Parojinog Sr. (5th from right) leads

the about 6,000 residents and local government officials from all over Misamis Occidental who took their oath as members of the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-Peoples National Movement for Federalism (MRRD-PERNAMFED) during the mass oath-taking held at the Medina College gymnatorium on Monday (February 20).

ernment to federalism.

Serra said the group has been making the rounds all over the country to raise the people’s awareness on the nuances of the federal form of government.

He said they have already discussed federalism to about 40 percent of the country’s population. In Mindanao, the MRRDNECC has been to almost all of the cities and towns.

One of the advantages of federalism, said Ocampo, is that once the country has adopted federalism, indigenous peoples and the minority sectors will be assured of representation

in the legislative process.

Ocampo said they are hoping that by 2019, there will be a plebiscite in time for the barangay election to determine if the people will agree to a switch to a

new form of government, and by 2022 it is hoped that the next president will sit as the country’s first leader under the federal government.

Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo O. Parojinog Sr., MRRDNECC provincial head for Misamis Occidental, said in a separate interview Duterte has mentioned the MRRD-NECC during a meeting with the mayors from Mindanao last month as part of the President’s campaign to introduce federalism the barangays.

Parojinog has assured that the group’s provincial chapter will hold forums and dialogues so the concept of federalism could be explained to the people.

For her part, Ozamiz Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog said she supports the proposal to shift to federalism, especially the provision that local government units will retain much of the resources they generate.

She said the city council is very much willing to study the nuances of federal form of government not only because it is the President’s priority agenda but also will benefit the Filipino people.

Sema steps down as MNLF chair; Jikiri takes over

By Carolyn O. Arguillas of MindaNews

DAVAO City––Muslimin Sema, chair of a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) since 2008 stepped down as chair on Sunday to adhere to the collective leadership of the Central Committee and “to reiterate to the whole world, that no one man shall forever rule the MNLF and the Bangsamoro.”

Former Sulu Governor and Representative Yusoph Jikiri was elected to take over Sema’s post. (see related story) “My personal decision to step down as Chairman of the Central Committee reflects my strong adherence to the collective leadership of the Central Committee, the democratic values enshrined in the Charter of the MNLF, and to reiterate to the whole world, that no one man shall forever rule

New leadership. The new leaders of the MNLF in a press conference in Pagadian City (left to right): Yusoph

Jikiri, Chair; Muslimin Sema, Chair of the Bangsamoro People’s Congress; Prof. Duma Sani, Vice Chair; Hatimil Hassan, Vice Chair, Internal Affairs; Maj. Gen. Datun “Doc” Diocolano, Chief of Staff, BAF: Abdul Sahrin, Secretary General; Rasul Rasdi, Deputy Secretary General; and Firdausi Abbas, Vice Chair, External Affairs.

Photo courtesy of Omar Sema

the MNLF and the Bangsamoro,” Sema said during the Central Committee meeting in Pagadian City.

“I step down with the pride and honor you bestowed me when you trusted me to lead the central committee and the MNLF. I step

down fully aware that I will be judged by the Almighty according to what history has witnessed. I am stepping down lighthearted, at peace with you and at peace with the whole world,” Sema said.

Sema was SecretaryGeneral of the MNLF

chaired by Nur Misuari during the peace negotiations from 1992 to 1996, served as Executive Secretary of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) when Misuari was elected Governor, and was elected mayor of Cotabato

City from 1998 until he was unseated in March 2001 but was elected for three three-year terms from 2001 to 2010.

Sema was part of the 1 2 - m e mb e r E xe c ut ive Council that unseated Misuari in 2001 and elected him

as Chair Emeritus. Misuari, however, held on to his own faction of the MNLF. New set of officials In Sunday’s election, Sema was elected chair of the Bangsamoro People’s Congress, the MNLF’s parliamentary arm. The other elected officials are: Prof.

Duma Sani, Vice Chair for Military Affairs: Hatimil Hassan, Vice Chair for Internal Affairs; Firdausi Abbas, Vice Chair for External Affairs; Romeo Sema , Vice Chair for Political Affairs; and Abu Amri Taddik as Deputy Secretary General for Military Affairs.

Maj. Gen. Datun “Doc” Diocolano is Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Armed Forces; Abdul Sahrin is Secretary-General and Rasul Rasdi is Deputy Secretary General.

Sema said the MNLF has surmounted decades of “intrigues, division See takes, page 11

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In Focus

House to debate on early voting for seniors, PWDs THE House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms has formed a technical working group (TWG) that will finalize the bills seeking to give advance voting privileges to senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and those required to work during election day, such as lawyers and teachers.

The TWG will work on the following bills : House Bill 45 by Deputy Speaker and Marikina City Second District Rep. Romero Quimbo, authorizing the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to establish precincts assigned to accessible polling places exclusively for PWDs and senior citizens”; HB 743 by Rep. Emmiline Y. Aglipay Villar (Partylist-DIWA), providing for qualified early voting for senior citizens, PWDs, and workers required to work on election day; HB 1371, providing for local absentee voting for lawyers, HB 1372, providing for local absentee voting for PWDs, and HB 1373, providing

for local absentee voting for senior citizens by Rep. Angelina “Helen” D.L. Tan (4th District, Quezon); HBs 2486 and 2487, providing for local absentee voting for senior citizens and PWDs respectively, by Reps. Estrellita B. Suansing (1st District, Nueva Ecija) and Horacio P. Suansing Jr. (2nd District, Sultan Kudarat); and HB 4539, providing for early voting for the national and local elections, by Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr. (2nd District,Cagayan de Oro City).

The committee chaired

by Rep. Sherwin N. Tugna (Partylist-CIBAC) tasked the TWG to study the bills and recommend how to minimize or avoid the disenfranchisement of registered voters, namely senior citizens, PWDs, and those assigned to work during election day, such as lawyers and teachers.

Tan said she refiled her three bills because these were not tackled during the 16th Congress. “I hope these

will be passed this time and enacted into law,” said Tan. Quimbo said the 2016 elections is the new benchmark for having the best elections in the country. But what must be addressed is really the disenfranchisement of senior citizens as well as PWDs, particularly in Metro Manila.

Quimbo said he personally saw that most voting precincts designated for senior citizens and PWDs, such as public school buildings, are four or five storeys high.

“I have personally seen that. And the data will show that in terms of turnout, while senior citizens are approximately almost 15 percent of the total voting population, quite a great number of them in fact did not turn out,” Quimbo said.

Quimbo said Comelec data show that there are 318,013 PWDs and 6.695 million senior citizens registered to vote during the May 2016 elections.

Members of the House committee on ecology expressed displeasure over the failure of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez to attend the panel’s recent motu proprio investigation on the adverse environmental impacts of mining operations in the country, and have moved to send another invitation compelling her to attend the next hearing on March 1.

In a recent hearing, Deputy Speaker and South Cotabato Second District Rep. Ferdinand L. Hernandez moved that committee chairperson Rep. Estrellita B. Suansing (1st District, Nueva Ecija) send a strongly worded letter to Lopez and compel her to attend the next hearing, with a warning for a subpoena if she fails to show up again.

“Since this is not the first time the DENR Secretary did not attend this committee’s hearing, there has to be a strongly worded letter from the chairperson to compel the DENR Secretary to attend the next hearing and a warning for a subpoena if she fails again to attend it,” said Hernandez.

The committee had invited Lopez to its motu proprio investigation, in aid of legislation, on the adverse environmental impacts of mining operations in the country. The committee members were displeased

by Lopez’s absence during last week’s hearing and her failure to send a representative.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director sent a representative in the person of Engr. Rodolfo

Velasco, chief of the Mine Safety, Environment and Social Development Division. Velasco said he was a representative of the MGB Director and not the DENR Secretary. He further said their division was in charge of implementing the environmental provisions of the Mining Act. Rep. Henry S. Oaminal (2nd District, Misamis Occidental) said Velasco was a division chief, not even a director. While Velasco’s capacity and integrity as a division chief was probably exemplary, Oaminal said the committee deserved the attendance of no less than the DENR Secretary or the Undersecretary in charge of mining operations.

Oaminal said among the things he had wanted

See early, page 11

Lawmakers piqued DENR Secretary’s snub of mining probe

See snub, page 5

ZONE 3, CROSSING HIGHWAY, TEAKWOOD HILLS, AGUSAN, CDOC

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 28 Mambajao, Camiguin IN RE: PETITION FOR CONSOLIDATION OF OWNERSHIP OF KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO P-14925; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-2942 AND KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO P-14924 UNDER PACTO DE RETRO SALE,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2016-875

MIRAFLOR R. MACA Petitioner, -versus – EMERITA E. BLAKEMORE, Respondent.

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TO: = EMERITA E. BLAKEMORE

Bug-ong, Mambajao, Camiguin GREETINGS:

SUMMONS

WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order dated June 30, 2016 granting the Petition for Summons by Publication filed by the petitioner on June 30, 2016. The petitioner is allowed to summon defendant by publishing the Summons and the petition in its entirety, in a newspaper of national circulation for at least three (3) weeks.

WHEREAS, quoted hereunder is the Plaintiffs’ Petition, to wit: “PETITION

Petitioner by counsel unto this Honorable Court most respectfully states,to wit:

1. That petitioner is of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Zone 1. Agusan, Cagayan de Oro City, where she may be served with orders and processes of the Honorable Court; 2. That respondent is of legal age and a resident of Bug-ong, Mambajao, Camiguin, Province, where she may be served with summons, orders and processes of the Honorable Court; 3. That respondent is the owner end possessor of the following real properties, to wit;

a) A Parcel of Land , Lot 5155, C-9, CAD. 473 under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo P-14925, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO (3,182) SQUARE METERS. located at Sitio Timugsay, Barangay Bug-ong, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin;

b) A Parcel of Land , Lot 4050, C-7, CAD 473, under Transfer Certificate of title T-2942 containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE (1,105) SQUARE METERS, located at Upper Cogon, Barangay Agoho, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin;

c) A Parcel of Land , Lot 5331, C-9, CAD. 473 under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo P-14924, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX (2,556) SQUARE METERS, located at Barangay Bug-ong, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin; 4. That the petitioner bought under pacto de retro from the vendor-respondent, the abovementioned parcels of land, as evidenced by an instrument dated July 17, 2014, a copy of which is hereto attached and made a part of this petition as ANNEX “A”; 5. That the date for repurchase, namely-that the Vendor-Respondent in executing this CONVEYANCE, hereby reserves the right to REPURCHASE, and the Vendee-Petitioner, in accepting same, hereby obligates itself to RESELL, the property herein conveyed within a period of ONE (1) YEAR from and after the date of this instrument, for a price of THREE HUNDRED NINETY TWO THOUSAND PESOS (Php392,000.00), Provided, however, that if the Vendor shall fail to exercise her right to repurchase as herein granted within the period stipulated, then this conveyance shall become absolute and irrevocable, without necessity of drawing up a new deed of sale, subject to the requirements of the law regarding consolidation of ownership of real property, 6. That to date, the right to repurchase having been expired and the vendor-respondent not being able to repurchase the same under the terms and conditions herein stated, the ownership over the said real properties has now become consolidated in the vendee-petitioner; 7. That for purposes of recording in the Registry of Property, the said consolidation or ownership in the vendee-petitioner, it is necessary that a judicial order be issued to this effect, pursuant to the provisions of Article 1607 of the New Civil Code.

WHEREFORE, after due notice to the vendor, it is respectfully prayed that and order be issued by this Honorable Court, ordering the consolidation of ownership on the real properties herein mentioned in the vendee-petitioner for all legal purposes.

Other reliefs just and equitable are prayed for.

For the Municipality of Mambajao, Camiguin Province, Cagayan de Oro City, 7 April, 2016.

DELTA LAW OFFICE (Atty. Lorimer A. Delima, Sr. & Atty. Rodrigo D. Talledo, Sr.) 6th/17th Sts.Nazareth Cagayan de Oro City Cell Number: Smart – 09219659951 / TM – 09753060637 By: SGD: RODRIGO D. TALLEDO. SR. RODRIGO D. TALLEDO. SR. PTR No. 3013448 12-10-15 Cagayan de Oro City IBP Roll No. 43330 5-5-1999 IBP O.R. No. 1011615 12-10.15 TIN NO. 114-751-435 MCLE Compliance No. V – 0000904 October 11, 2013 Cagayan de Oro City COMPLIANCE TO THE EFFICIENT USE OF PAPER RULE (OR A.M. NO. 11-9-4-SC)

In compliance with Section 3 and 4 of A.M. 11-9-4-SC otherwise known as the Efficient Use of Paper Rule, the instant Petition is written in single space with one-and-a-half space between paragraphs, using an easily readable font style, of 14-size font and on a 13-inch by 8.5-Inch bond paper. The left hand in margin is 1.5 inches from the edge, right hand margin is 1.0 inch from the edge, upper margin of 1.2 inches from the edge and lower margin of 1.0 inch from the edge.

Also, every page is consecutively numbered.

Republic of the Philippines ] City of Cagayan de Oro ] S.S.

SGD: RODRIGO D. TALLEDO, SR. ATTY. RODRIGO D. TALLEDO SR. VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING

I, MIRAFLOR R. MACA, of legal age, married and a resident of Zone 1, Agusan, Cagayan do Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, depose that I am the Petitioner in the foregoing pleading, and that I have caused the filing of the same, and that I have read and have understood the contents thereof, and that, to the best of my own knowledge and belief, the allegations therein are true and correct; and

That I hereby further certify that I have not theretofore commenced any action or claim against herein the same adverse party/ies involving the same issues in any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency, and, to the best of my knowledge, no such action or claim is pending therein, and If I should thereafter learn that there is such an action or claim therein, shall report such fact to this Honorable Court within Five (5) days therefrom.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my signature this APR 07 2016, in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Sgd: MIRAFLOR R. MACA

MIRAFLOR R. MACA Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this APR 07 2016 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. Affiant exhibited to me her BIR TIN: 937-716- 830.

Sgd.) RODRIGO D. TALLEDO, SR. Doc. No. 244 RODRIGO D. TALLEDO, SR. Page No. 49 NOTARY PUBLIC Book No. I Until December 31, 2017 Series of 2016.

From El Salvador City, Cagayan de Oro City to Binuangan Misamis Oriental NC-2016-054 dated 4 January 2016

PTR No. 3013448 12-10-15 Cagayan de Oro City

IBP Roll No. 43330 5-5-1999

IBP O.R. No. 1011615 12-10-15 TIN NO. 114-751-435

MCLE Compliance No. V —0000904 October 11, 2013 Cagayan de Oro City”

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NOW THEREFORE, you are hereby required to answer the complaint within sixty (60) days from the date of the last publication. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. If you fail to answer within the time fixed, the plaintiff will take Judgment by default and may be granted the relief applied for in the Complaint.

WITNESS the NON. NANNETTE MICHOTE E. LAO, Presiding Judge of this Court, this 4th day of July 2016, at MambaJao, Camiguin.

MDN: Feb 22, Mar 1 & 8 2017

(Sgd.) ALMA LOREJO-SABUGA Clerk of Court VI

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EDITORIAL

Romancing journalism

MY early romance with journalism started when I was still in high school.

Time was when in February 1989, the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) regional meet was held in the sprawling campus of the Southern Leyte School of Arts and Trades (SLSAT), now Southern Leyte State University.

In one of his programs over dySL Radyo ng Bayan Sogod, announcer Sanjie Gan said that dySL, then the only radio station operating in the whole province of Southern Leyte, need student correspondents to do some coverage of the event and report on the air updates of the meet.

The dySL studio was located just inside the SLSAT campus.

I responded to the call and so I was summoned by Gan to go to the studio for a briefing. If my memory serves me right, only very few had responded to the call for volunteer reporters.

Member: ORO CHAMBER Philippine Press Institute

Raul G. Moldez

I also contributed news articles to Country newsmagazine of Restituto Cayubit and The Tacloban Star of Nestor Abrematea, both published in Tacloban City. The Tacloban Star press card issued to me

by Abrematea was my first press ID card.

For my literary pieces, I submitted them to Maasinbased Ang Kahayag, published by Agripino “Pinn” Baybay.

By all calculations, my volunteer radio work and short stint as reporter of local newspapers in my home province was not that exhaustive. Yet it afforded me with an experience that helped shape my love for journalism.

•••••• Email me at rgmoldez@ gmail.com

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opinion regarding the elections and asked whether a barangay in the town had been identified as election hotspot. Her answer was in negative. And I could agree with her. Padre Burgos was a peaceful town.

Aside from that volunteer radio work, I also contributed news articles to local publications in the region. My first byline was in Bantay, a weekly tabloid published and edited by Rafael S. Gerong Jr. That story was about a stabbing incident in our barangay. A day or two after my story saw print, I visited Bantay office in the capital town of Maasin. It was my first time to meet an editor. Mr. Gerong was soft-spoken and it was from him that I first heard the term ‘inverted pyramid’ as he briefed me about the basics of news writing.

As I left for home, he gave me P25 as payment for my very short news story.

In 1989, it was already a big amount.

Kakampi Mo Ang Batas

ALLAN M. MEDIANTE Editor-in-Chief

From that group, I could only remember Nick Cinco and a certain Miss Solana who were both coming from the nearby town of Tomas Oppus.

At that time, the station was managed by veteran broadcaster Mar Tendero while its chief technician was Reymundo Felicilda, who we called Papa Rey. I thought it would be my first and last volunteer work for Radyo ng Bayan-Sogod. I was wrong.

During the May 1989 barangay elections, dySL was again recruiting volunteer reporters from each town to do election coverage.

This time, however, I was in the company of the late Romeo Siao, a very senior my age, who was then the municipal planning officer of Padre Burgos town. We were both issued by the Radyo ng Bayan white tshirts with such marking as “Halalang Pambarangay 89”.

We interviewed Mayor Emeliana Borces to seek her

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commentary show at Radyo Agila’s DZEC, 1062 kHz hosted by me and DZEC Malacanang reporter Vic Somintac), we have already been receiving information backed up by proof that there is indeed a movement that would culminate in the staging of another “people power revolution” on its 31st anniversary.

-ooo“PEOPLE POWER” UP VS. DUTERTE: The first proof that Somintac and I got was relayed through the Internet. It talked about a plan called “isalba ang bayan laban sa baliw” which, in English means “save the countr y from someone who is mad or mentally deranged”). The culminating activity of this plan is supposed to be the holding of a big rally on February 25, 2017, at the People Power Monument.

That rally is meant to kick out Duterte from the presidency, in the same way that, on February 25, 1986, former President Marcos was toppled from power through the first ever “EDSA people power revolution”. That rally would be followed by other events calculated to incite the people against Duterte,

and entice them to join the 2017 rally.

According to the information that reached “Tambalan”, the “Walk for Life” of the Roman Catholic Church on February 19, 2017 at the Luneta Park in Manila is supposed to be a part likewise of the Duterte ouster plot, and is aimed to show the Catholic Church’s support for those who are seeking to remove him from the presidency.

There will be more of these kinds of activities during the week preceding February 25, 2017, our sources are claiming.

-oooLP, THE PARTY OF DUTERTE WITNESS? Now, there is something that struck me as totally significant during the Senate presentation of Lascanas.

I noticed that the FLAG lawyers who claimed to be assisting him in his disclosures against Duterte have long standing affiliations with the Liberal Party. I hope this was merely coincidental, and did not have any meaning behind it.

The lawyers were Arno Sanidad, Alexander Padilla, and Jose Manuel Diokno.

Arno Sanidad is the brother of Pablo V. Sanidad, who was

Atty. Batas Mauricio

the former provincial chairman of the Liberal Party in Ilocos Sur, where he also served as its vice governor.

Padilla is the son of late Sen. Ambrosio Padilla, a Liberal Party stalwart in the 1960s through the 1970s.

Diokno is the son of the late Sen. Jose W. Diokno, who rose to prominence when he topped the bar even if he did not undergo any formal schooling in law, and who became a lawmaker under the Nacionalista Party. However, he left that party and became a member of the Cory Aquino government as head of the Presidential Commission on Human Rights.

-oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible Exposition and prayer session online, could now be heard 24/7 (24 hours a day), in the Philippines and the world at www.facebook.com/angtangingdaan. Phone: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

--Mark Twain

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I step down with the pride and honor

(Message delivered by Muslimin G. Sema when he stepped down as Chair of the MNLF during the Central Committee meeting on Sunday, February 19, 2017 in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur).

To my fellow members of the Central Committee of the Moro National Liberation Front; Assalamu Alaikom Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh; No one could ever imagine the Moro National Liberation Front can surmount the decades of intrigues, division and abject one man rule. But we survived.

Every intrigue, we survived; Every demeaning branding as traitors, we survived; Every attempt to further divide us, we survived; Every systematic isolation, we survived, and Every attack at our relevance, alignment and commitment to our cause and the aspirations of people, we survived.

We withstood the antagonism of time and political changes not because of our desire for power but mainly on our constant and consistent desire to achieve our people’s aspirations, no matter what it takes.

Likewise, our commitment to a just and lasting peace was challenged like

no other in the history of the Bangsamoro Struggle.

We were pushed to the wall with no choice except to abandon the peace process.

Yet we did not abandon. We held on with an unbreakable spirit.

We overcame the seemingly insurmountable challenges because we held on to our unity and to our firm adherence in the collective leadership of the Central Committee where Wa Amruhoom Shura Bainahoom is supreme.

We are firm, we are adamant, we are resolute that our victory, our people’s victory rests not on one man but on a united front collectively led by its members.

It is almost nine years now since you have elected me in 2008 to be your Chairman in the Central Committee. I accepted the challenge; and where we are right now in our struggle and in the scheme of events taking place in our homeland is the full measure of the responsibility you have entrusted me. We have had shortcomings during my tenure but we have had substantial successes in our political struggle and I am confident that our achievements in the last decade has placed us in a rightful spot and on target.

Nonetheless, I ask for forgiveness for the short-

comings I may have committed as chairman of the central committee.

That being said, the Moro National Liberation Front must move forward further. We are now at a peculiar stage of our struggle brought about by the political changes that occurred around us.

We must take notice of the following: • The Philippines has a new President who is from Mindanao.

• The OIC has a new Secretary General.

• We have established strategic positioning in the peace process by a strengthened working relationship with our brothers in the MILF through the Bangsamoro Coordinating Forum • The convergence process where the implementation of all peace agreements under one implementing law is now possible.

• The Government of the Philippines is geared towards amending the 1987 Constitution leaning strongly on establishing a federal system of governance.

• The continued rise of Islamic Extremism. We must meet all of these unfolding events head on for the sake of peace and the next generation cognizant that any failure on our part will further justify

our youth’s bolder resort to extreme measures.

Brothers and sisters, in order that we remain at pace with the political events taking place, there is no doubt of the need for us to adapt in a manner responsive and appropriate. Our response should be calibrated, that we should also have a new and reinvigorated collective leadership. In today’s meeting of the Central Committee, we should keenly glimpse at the present with all its configurations and characterization that every one of us must come to terms with, in order that the struggle and aspirations of our people will fit in the shapes and sizes of the events taking place.

Thus, we must agree that the Collective Leadership of the Moro National Liberation Front must be further strengthened by a massive reorganization from helm to hem. But our thrust to reorganize must not be merely parochial.

Rather, it must be reflective of our gaze of the present stage of our struggle and our foresight. Our reorganization should result to increase the burning ember in our hearts, inspiring all of us, from top to bottom, to unite beyond the islands, mountains, waters and tribal biases that separate and differentiate us and to be

as ardent revolutionaries as when we were still able to carry our weapons, our rucksacks, our injured comrades and the bodies of our martyred brothers.

Brothers and sisters in the Central Committee, our Jihad Fii Sabilillah has been prophesied to succeed.

Yet our success is conditioned largely on the strength of our faith and the choices we make and not on the chances we have or we take. Thus, if we choose to continue; if we choose to hold on to our ideology and slogans; if we choose to unite and depend on each other; We will be victorious.

Nevertheless, our chances of achieving our aspirations during our lifetime is slimmer as time passes by.

Hence, our task to reorganize must be geared towards ensuring the achievement of our collective aspirations even when time will have run out on us. We must measure up to the challenges of the present and at the same time measure up for

the future in a manner that our decision to reorganize is an essential transition to the future.

Finally, my personal decision to step down as Chairman of the Central Committee reflects my strong adherence to the collective leadership of the Central Committee, the democratic values enshrined in the Charter of the MNLF, and to reiterate to the whole world, that no one man shall forever rule the MNLF and the Bangsamoro.

Brothers and sisters, I step down with the pride and honor you bestowed me when you trusted me to lead the central committee and the MNLF. I step down fully aware that I will be judged by the Almighty according to what history has witnessed. I am stepping down lighthearted, at peace with you and at peace with the whole world.

Wa Billahi Tawfiq Wal Hidayah Wassalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.

and damage to agricultural lands, fish kill and other damages to marine life, buried or damaged houses in tailings and flash floods, isolated villages, dust fallout and air pollution, massive evacuation and various illnesses.

Moreover, said the group, more than 90% of Philippine mineral production is exported for use by other countries’ steel industries while the country has none.

This, despite the Philippines being one of the world’s top producers of gold, copper and nickel.

Government should uphold the mining ban,

IBON said, and be wary of opposition coming from certain members of the cabinet involved in the mining sector, which could derail efforts to advance the people’s interests.

The closure and suspension orders is a positive step for the protection of the Philippine environment and towards ensuring that the country’s natural resources benefit the Filipino people, the group added. Various groups are pushing for the resumption of the peace talks as these principles are represented in the negotiations’ social and economic reforms agenda. ibon.org

Duterte admin should stick to mines closure–IBON Research group IBON said that despite strong opposition from mining companies, the Duterte government should stand firm on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) head’s order on mines closure.

The group also belied mining companies’ claims that large scale mining has brought development to the country.

President Duterte has expressed support for DENR secretary Gina Lopez’ order to close down 23 mining firms and suspend five more due to grave violations against the environment.

Ordered closed were Benguet Corp. Nickel Mines Inc., Ore Asia Mining and Development Corporation and Benguet Corporation and four other mining companies in Luzon, 10 in Vizayas and seven in Mindanao. ​L opez has also ordered the cancellation of 75 mining contracts. ​ The Chamber of Mines of the Philipines (COMP), meanwhile, composed of the country’s mining firms, has questioned the closure and warned of the massive jobs and revenue losses that it will entail.

Finance secretary and Mining Industry Coordi-

nating Council (MICC) cochairperson Carlos Dominguez also cautioned that the DENR orders would cost affected local governments millions in foregone revenues.

IBON however refuted that large-scale mining has been beneficial to the economy. It said that for instance, while mineral exports hit a high US$3.4 billion in 2013, mining contributed a measly 0.7% to gross domestic product (GDP) in the same year.

The sector’s contribution grew to this level only from 0.5% after more than a decade of operations.

The annual average share of mining revenues to total government revenues in 2009-2012 was only 1.18 percent, the group added.

The contribution of the mining and quarrying sector to employment was also negligible at 0.7% of total employment.

IBON also noted the string of mining disasters since the enactment of the Philippine Mining Act in 1995.

As i d e f rom hu man deaths, large-scale mining has caused damaged dams, soil and water pollution due to excessive tailings, siltation, contamination

Snub...

extend another invitation, a diplomatic invitation, to the DENR Secretary that if and when she will still snub it, that may warrant a subpoena,” said Oaminal.

Suansing said there had been three hearings of the committee wherein the DENR Secretary did not attend, despite the panel’s invitation. These were about: the proposed Plastic Products Regulation Act; Mandatory Environment Insurance Coverage; and lately the motu proprio investigation into the adverse impacts of mining operations in the country.

Suansing said the funding from the Mandatory

Environment Insurance Coverage would go to the DENR. “DENR, this serves as your warning, inii-snub ninyo kami. A lot of meetings were set for you. We are even passing laws here for your benefit. You’ve been ignoring this committee. This will serve as your warning. Don’t send somebody who cannot answer questions here. Respect the House of Representatives, most especially this committee,” said Suansing.

Atienza asked if the representative from MGB is the director. “We should demand no less. We invited the Secretary,” said

Atienza.

Rep. Evelina G. Escudero (1st District, Sorsogon) said she also wanted to request that the DENR Secretary be present especially in the committee’s hearing since the Cabinet official had been in the news the past days about mining permit cancellations.

“I would like to reiterate Rep. Atienza’s statement that if the person present here today would not be able to answer our questions regarding the mining sector, then this is a useless hearing,” said Escudero. A report culled from the Philippine News Agency

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to know were the mining violations of companies in light of newspaper reports that there were show cause orders, cancellations, and suspensions of mining permits/operations made by the DENR. Oaminal said he agreed with the statements of Hernandez and Rep. Jose L. Atienza (Party-list, Buhay) that to proceed with the day’s hearing would only be waste of time of lawmakers who had a hectic schedule.

“I therefore move to postpone this hearing and

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Education

Teaching strategies for the 21st century

By TESSI L. LOOD Teacher I Lingating Elementary School Baungon District

TWENTY-first century teaching and learning best practices are largely the same even if the century numbers are inverted. Sound, effective educational best practices in the 21st century share certain strategic, timeless characteristics.

The overarching caveat of course is that technology in the 21st century has permeated most aspects of education and

culture and has changed everything. How we as educators use technology with our students is now the key to unlocking those 21st century global skill sets so that our students can lead and compete in a world where geography has become in many ways superfluous.

Project-based learning is the primary factor. There are consistent characteristics that make a project viable. They must be hands-on, collaborative, multi-disci p l i n a r y , student-centered, real time, real world and flexible. Just

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND

as any discussion about the design of 21st century teaching/learning spaces includes by nature, flexibility of those spaces, so too the design of 21st century teaching and learning must also be flexible. With technology an integral aspect of our lives, more than ever our students have individual learning styles that must be taken into account. When students are interested and invested in the completion of a school-based project, they begin to own their educational processes.

WHAT ARE HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION

By Lucila G. Ocay Teacher III Quezon Central Elementary School

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Bukidnon Municipality of Kibawe

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased LUCAS L. CALINGIN, who died on February 14, 2008 in 243 Vicente Velez St., Apovel Subd., Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, (our residence); that the said deceased, at the time of his death, left a Parcel of Land situated in HIMAYA, EL SALVADOR CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and more particularly described as follows; TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-31600 Lot No. 44555, CAD. 237 (Lot No. 10181-B, CSD10-014738-D; A PARCEL OF LAND, LOT NO. 44555, Cad. 237 (Lot No. 10181-B Csd-10-014738-D) situated at Barrio Himaya, Municipality of El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao; containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR (12,624) SQUARE METERS, more or less; is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND; made and entered by and between HEIRS OF THE LATE LUCAS L. CALINGIN, represented by his legal wife, GUERRILLITA S. CALINGIN and their legitimate children, namely: FREDERICK S. CALINGIN, FREDDIE JOHN S. CALINGIN, and ANGEL MAY S. CALINGIN, of legal age, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at # 243 Vicente Velez St., Apovel Subd., Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter referred to as the HEIRS/ SELLERS; and GONZALO M. BONITA, JR, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to RUTH P. BONITA with residence and postal address at San Mathias St., Zone 6, Capisnon, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City thereinafter referred to as the BUYER/VENDEE; That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PHP100,000.00) Philippine Currency Receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledged by the VENDOR after the amount is paid in hand by the VENDEE/S the VENDOR/S hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY the above-described properties ONLY A PORTION OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) SQUARE METERS, more or less the above described parcel of land in favor of the VENDEE/S his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the said in non-tenanted; Under Notary Public of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO; as per Doc No. 458; Page No. 91; Book NO. XII; Series of 2016.

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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “LOLIE” to “EULOGIO” in the birth certificate of LOLIE ACAIN ALUBA JR. who was born on June 27, 1979 at Kibawe, Bukidnon and whose parents are EULOGIO C. ALUBA, SR. and VIVIAN ACAIN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition within this office not later than March 8, 2017.

We all feel hungry.

Hunger is the way the body signal it needs to eat. Once we’re able to eat enough food to satisfy our body needs, we stop being hungry. Teens can feel hungr y a lot because they are rapidly growing and developing bodies demand extra food. People or children with malnutrition lack of nutrients necessary for their bodies to grow and stay healthy. Some-

one can be malnourished in short or long period of time and the condition be mild or severe.

Malnutrition can affect someone physical and mental health of an individual. People suffering of this, are more likely to get sick. Kids who are chronically malnourished don’t grow tall as they should and are under weight as well.

We all know the causes of hunger and malnutrition and we are aware of it but still there are people that cannot sustain

their needs especially foods. People who suffers hunger are those who don’t have enough supply of foods to eat.

And if this happen for a long time will lead to malnutrition. But someone can become malnourished for reason that has nothing to do with hunger because they have enough supply of foods but still they are considered as malnourish because they are overweight .

They don’t eat foods that provide right nutrients, vitamins and mineral as in go, grow and glow.

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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that BEVERLY R. POLLOSO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly DATE OF BIRTH from “SEPT. 5, 1958” to “AUGUST 01, 1958” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MERLIN LAPATIS BORRES who was born on August 01, 1958 at Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte and whose parents are Loreta J. LAPATIS and Basilio S. Borres.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than 2017.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC February 10, 2017 In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 IRR (on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that RUSTY T. PARILLA has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RUSTY TAPING PARILLA at Caños Medical Center, Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Levy I. Parilla and Henie M. Taping.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 01, 2017.

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City Civil Registrar

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Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JAY BRYAN HICKS AND JANET MEPARANUM SOHON,

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2017-017

JAY BRYAN HICKS AND JANET MEPARANUM SOHON, Petitioners.

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IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES EDWIN E. CAPANGPANGAN AND JEANYBEB ONG,

Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2017-016

EDWIN E. CAPANGPANGAN AND JEANYBEB ONG, Petitioners.

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IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES CLINT PABOLOLOT MENTOPA AND SHELLA MAY KIONISALA EDON,

CIVIL CASE NO.2017-019

CLINT PABOLOLOT MENTOPA AND SHELLA MAY KIONISALA EDON, Petitioners.

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ORDER

ORDER

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on October 27, 2009 at Bogo, Cebu,both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their residents at Fuentes, Hi-way, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated from each other for two (2) years,they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on October 27, 2009, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 24, 2017 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 16th day of February, 2017.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on December 7, 2002 at Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte,both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their residents at Tibanga, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated from each other for more than seven (7) years,they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 7, 2002, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 24, 2017 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 15th day of February, 2017.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on December 1, 2007 at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon,both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their residents at Mambajao Camiguin and Bagong Silang, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated from each other for more than five (5) years,they decided to separate live physically in bed and board thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other,neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 1, 2007, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 30, 2017 at 9:00 a.m at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 20th day of February, 2017.

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HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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Education

METROBANK MTAP DepED Math Challenge held anew

By SARAH LOOD CABUG-OS Teacher I San Vicente Elementary School Baungon District

On February 16, 2017, Baungon District conducted the 2017 Math Challenge Elimination Round for Elementary Level held at Imbatug Central Elementary School, Imbatug, Baungon, Bukidnon.

The activity was made possible in collaboration with the MetroBank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines (MTAP) and the Department of Education (DepED).

The event was spearheaded

by Mr. Roberto D. Pahuyo, Public School District Supervisor of Libona District in coordination with the District Mathematics Coordinator and School Principal I of San Vicente Elementary School, Mr Julito M. Cañadilla.

A total of 268 pupils from 15 participating out of 18 elementary schools in Baungon District attended the said

competition. Participants from each grade level were directed to their designated classroom assignments together with the proctors or room examiners who are the schools mathematics coordinators.

The Metrobank-MTAPDepED Math Challenge was the annual biggest and widest anticipated Mathematics Competition for elementary and secondary students in both public and private schools all over the country with its prime objective to instill greater appreciation and interest in mathematics among the participants, together with the teachers in both public and private schools nationwide in a friendly competition.

Despite of a foggy and cold weather condition, the 2017 MetroBank-MTAP-DepED Math Challenge successfully conducted.

Teacher’s Time Management

By Merilyn P. Gono Teacher I Dominorog Elementary School Talakag District II Division of Bukidnon

The word “teacher” comes from the “teach”. We are called teachers because our job is to teach. Naturally, we are used to talk at the front of the children. We are the best speaker ever. That’s why teachers are recognized as talkative. Even some of us are not really talkative at real life but we need to do our best to talk and talk at the front of the children and sometimes to the parents when we will be having the Parent-Teachers Meeting. We repeat and repeat our words and even reconstruct it when we observed that the children did not understand the lesson.

Teaching is not the only task of us teachers. Before leaving the room when the pupils are gone we need to prepare our lessons and instructional materials for tomorrow’s lesson. As we go back to our room the next day we need

to check it again and also glance at the surroundings if it’s clean. And if not we let our children do their daily task in each assigned area.

We have school forms needed to be updated every day like form 1 and form 2. There’s a need also for us to do the action research with regards to children’s problem or struggle.

We should also proceed with our Master’s Degree for personal growth purposes. We need to do our tasks in our special chairmanships and subject coordinatorships.

Teachers have lots of works to do the whole year.

Sometimes we do not know to manage it and sometimes failed to do it all.

But, we need to budget our time for every task we have.

Allocate time for every paper works and activities. That is called time management.

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that KENN B. PANTALLANO has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of KENN BABOR PANTALLANO who was born on AUGUST 31, 1990 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are RICARDO GEO PANTALLANO and NELLEN PATALINGHUG BABOR.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than FEBRUARY 27, 2017.

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City Civil Registrar MDN: Feb 22 & Mar 1, 2017

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

FRIENDSHIP WITH THE ANGELS

By MARISSA P. ORCALES SST-III Macabalan National High School

According to my research the name “Angel” is an abbreviation of the Greek “angelos”, meaning “one who is sent” or “messenger”. The term is sometimes used in Scripture to describe people who are sent on a special mission, as St. John the Baptist.

An angel is a purely spiritual created substance who exists as an individual person with mind and will, but unlike

human beings, has no boldly parts that can be perceived by the senses. An angel is a spiritual creature naturally superior to human beings and often commissioned by God for certain duties on earth.

Since God is the Supreme Being and the Absolute Lord of the universe, to him is due worship in the highest degree. It is called adoration.

The lesser form of veneration

given to the angels and saints is called dulia. (which means the respect shown to a master by his servant). The Blessed Virgin is said to be honored with hyperdulia, that is, a higher form of veneration than that given to other creatures among the saints, but unlike adoration, which is given only to God. Friendship with the Angels encourages us to practice virtue.

The angels especially inspire in us love to God, for as they sing the glory of God, they

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stir us to worship. Worship here on earth is a sharing in their liturgy in heaven.

They also inspire in us love for our neighbor, for they are ministers of God’s mercy and love in our behalf, and they encourage us to devote ourselves to works of kindness and compassion. Since God is Love, you will want to show your love for him by joining the angels in praising His love.

As I wrote this article, tears of worship, adoration and burning love for Him run down my cheeks.

Shaping My Educational Philosophy: A Note To Self

By CHERRIE MAE B. SAJULGA, Teacher I Zubiri Village Elementary School

A philosophy of education represents the beliefs about why, what and how you teach, whom you teach, and about the nature of learning. It is a set of principles that guides professional action through the events and issues teachers face daily.

If a teacher applicant is to be interviewed, a question sure to be asked is “What is your philosophy of education?” This is because an educational philosophy acts as an intellectual filter assisting teachers as they select

teaching strategies, materials, classroom management models and so on.

As educators, we knew by far the areas of philosophy. These are metaphysics, epistemology and axiology. As I see it, there is a hierarchical relationship that exists among them. I do believe that it would be impossible to make choices without knowledge of the reality as basis for action especially when we regard it to teaching.

When I started teaching, I was so idealistic.

I want everything to be

almost perfect. I do believe that I have done the best I could, so I expect also that my students will reciprocate the same. But, sad to note the outcomes were unexpected.

Indeed, reality is absolute! It has a specific nature independent of our thoughts or feelings. The world around us is real.

With that experience, I had been exposed to what truly exists in the teaching world. I then realized that the degree to which our metaphysical worldview is correct is the degree to which we are able to comprehend the world,

and act accordingly.

With these experiences, it shaped my educational philosophy. I have learned that learners are unique in various ways.

I have to recognize and respect each student’s personality and learning styles, hence is able to apply variety of strategies to make learning accessible to all, letting them become a life-long learner and active citizen needed in our society.

In addition, I should apply learner-centered approach rather than being a teacher-centered one.

BAUNGON DISTRICT CONDUCTS INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (IMP)

By JOSIE A. BACARRO Teacher I

The Baungon District successfully conducted the four day Moral Recovery Program – Integrity Management Program (MRP-IMP) initiated the first day last February 3, 2017, Friday. The venue of this four-Friday sessions is at Imbatug Central Elementary School. This is a perfect implementation of the Executive Order No. 176 of Republic of the Philippines series of 2015 which started as Proclamation No. 62 dated

September 30, 1992 as an initial backbone and was implemented as Executive Order 319 signed by former president Fidel V. Ramos last April 3, 1996.

This made the teaching and non-teaching personnel within the district reflect their value as an individual and reminded them of their role as a public servant. Since the team was headed by Christian religious leaders, appointed and trained for such program, the lessons and teachings were absolutely inspired

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that respect for everybody’s religion was evident. The Speakers and facilitators namely: Chaplain Joseph M. Dazo, Chaplain Mike Jordan A. Obar, Chaplain and Chaplain Charry Mae P. Cepada were confident and dynamic enough in the delivery of their assigned topics despite their admission of limitations as a person. Participants on the other hand showed eagerness and manifested active involvement during the entire sessions. This made the facilitators carryout their prepared activities

meaningfully.

When asked to create a District Integrity management Committee, teachers responded and made decisions according to their will. This only shows that teachers are also supportive to this very important program of our government- to help government employees experience genuine moral recovery. This will surely enable us to address the need of those who are considered the last, the least, and the lost. To God be the glory!

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Go forward because God is with you all the times The Gospel of Jesus Christ (February 22, 2017-Wednesday) Luke9:19-22-They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say], Elias; and others [say], that one of the old prophets is risen again.

He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Peter answering said, The Christ of God. And he straightly charged them, and commanded

[them] to tell no man that thing; Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day: Jesus told his disciples about his coming crucifixion on the Cross.

This is to inform all of them that they will have the same fate with him.

They were not exempted

Rainbow and Me (A Creative Poetry Piece)

By Mary Jane S. Eguia Teacher – III Jasaan Central School Jasaan District

When rainbow spread across the sky, More radiant colors keep glowing by.

Glancing each color I realize every step I take, Colors appear to deal each day.

Brighter ones find fascinating, Darker ones seem struggling Wondering why it happen?

Rainbow signifies and adds hope where I go, Reaching up and believing, there I go

in different trials, adversities and persecutions in life. Jesus was honest to test them if they will continue their services to God almighty.

The good news, except Judas the traitor, all of them continued until death in proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To serve god is not easy but you can persevere by the grace of God. Use that grace

that you had received during your baptism.

Matthew 24:13””But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

Your faithfulness and loyalty to God is tested in the midst of trials.

Go forward because God is with you all the times. Your sacrifices are rewarded at the end. Just have faith that if ever you will reach to the point that you

Dental Team from DepEd Division of Bukidnon conducts Operation Ibot Ngipon in Imbatug Central Elementary School last June, 24,2015 in front of the District Office.

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Eugenio was with Dr. Teresita R. Sialongo and Dr. Rosie Abadiano who help him during the operation which was assisted by our District Nurse Marie Ann Tadlas. After ICES they visited Nicdao Elementary School.

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gross bias against the operation of a lawful industry that has contributed greatly to the upliftment of the lives and future of poor Filipinos in the countryside, “ MBC chair Vicente Lao said in a statement Monday.

Accusing Lopez of “gross bias,” Lao said the council is calling for equal procedural transparency, fairness and observance of the rule of law in the audit of mining operations.

He added the council acknowledges the importance and huge potential of the mining industry to the country’s development.

He described mining as a “critical ingredient” that will facilitate “greater economic growth, attracting investments, creating jobs and reducing poverty in the region, particularly in the rural areas.”

He assured the government will continue to promote responsible development of the mineral resources in Mindanao and optimize the industry’s contributions to the country’s development.

“The MBC will continue to clamor for transparency and stronger accountability among the key players in the mining industry as we continue to monitor their social, environmental, and economic performance,” he said.

In a press release last week, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Lopez based her decision on the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 that gives her the power to regulate and make decisions pertaining to watersheds, as well as the Forestry Code, which “mandates that surface mined areas should be brought back to its natural state.”

“This is to show you that whatever dictum I make on watersheds, this is in fact protected by the Mining Act of 1995 which says that we must enhance national growth in a way that effectively safeguards the environment and protects the right of the affected communities,” the release quoted Lopez.

It added that last week’s closure of 23 mining operations, 15 of which are within watersheds – were based on the outcome of the industry-wide audit conducted by DENR since July 2016.

“Negligible” In a note posted on its website last week, the research group IBON Foundation refuted the supposed economic benefits of largescale mining “While mineral exports hit a high of $3.4 billion in 2013, mining contributed a measly 0.7 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) in the same year. The sector’s contribution grew to this level only from 0.5 percent after more than a decade of operations.

“The annual average

share of mining revenues to total government revenues in 2009-2012 was only 1.18 percent. The contribution of the mining and quarrying sector to employment was also negligible at 0.7 percent of total employment,” IBON said.

“Aside from human deaths, large-scale mining has caused damaged dams, soil and water pollution due to excessive tailings, siltation, contamination and damage to agricultural lands, fish kill and other damages to marine life,” it said.

“More than 90 percent of Philippine mineral production is exported for use by other countries’ steel industries while the country has none. This, despite the Philippines being one of the world’s top producers of gold, copper and nickel,” it added. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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it will restore the timetable of the talks and allow the February and April negotiations to push in the Netherlands and in Oslo, Norway,” Calang said.

He said that a restored timetable would mean an “anticipation” of the unveiling of a draft Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms later this year, a blueprint for socioeconomic transformation that the Filipino people have long struggled for.

Calang said that the resumption of the peace talks could alleviate the series of unfortunate events such as the GRP termination of the JASIG and the subsequent declaration of an all-out war by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

The unfortunate events quickly overshadowed the successful outcome of the third round of talks in Rome, Italy and the promising prospects of more substantive bilateral agreements being signed in future rounds, he said.

Calang said that the “tried-and-failed” formula of an all-out war did not only dash hopes for the continuity of the talks, but have led to the displacement of rural communities hit by aerial bombardments in the hinterlands.

According Calang, along with the CPP’s pronouncement for a bilateral ceasefire, the CPP also ordered the New People’s Army (NPA), the CPP’s military arm to release all members of the AFP and the PNP under its custody.

He said that in the light of the CPP’s pronouncement, the PEPP, once again, voluntarily offers themselves as the “Third Party Facilitator” as part of its commitment to attain lasting peace since the peace negotiation started in 2010.

Calang said that the PEPP would undertake the formation of the Crisis and Peace Bridging Committees as part of the facilitation and is optimistic that President

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Duterte’s peace panel con- be further strengthened by tinues to be hopeful that the a massive reorganization peace negotiations would from helm to hem.”

He explained that the be back on track. reorganization must not be merely parochial but from page 3 “reflective of our gaze of and abject one man rule” the present stage of our struggle and our foresight.” but “we survived.”

Unite beyond the islands, “We withstood the antagonism of time and po- mountains, waters and tribal litical changes not because biases “Our reorganization of our desire for power but mainly on our constant and should result to increase the consistent desire to achieve burning ember in our hearts, our people’s aspirations, no inspiring all of us, from top matter what it takes,” he said. to bottom, to unite beyond He said they managed the islands, mountains, wato overcome the challenges ters and tribal biases that becuase ot their “firm ad- separate and differentiherence in the collective ate us and to be as ardent leadership of the Central revolutionaries as when we were still able to carry our Commiitee,.” weapons, our rucksacks, Political changes He asked for forgive- our injured comrades and ness “for the shortcomings the bodies of our martyred I may have committed as brothers,” he said He said their chances chairman” but added that the MNLF “must move for- of achieving their aspiraward further” because of tions during their lifetime the “peculiar stage of our is “slimmer as time passes struggle” brought about by” but “we must measure by the political changes up to the challenges of the present and at the same around us.

He listed these changes time measure up for the future in a manner that as follows: •The Philippines has a our decision to reorganize new President who is from is an essential transition to the future.” (Carolyn O. Mindanao.

•The Organization of Arguillas / MindaNews) Islamic Cooperation (OIC) where the MNLF has an observer status, has a new from page 3 Secretary General.

“After the 23 percent •Strategic positioning low voter turnout of these in the peace process es- two sectors during the 2013 tablished by a strength- midterm elections, there ened working relationship was a clamor for disability with the MILF through the inclusivity in the elections.

Bangsamoro Coordinating Thus, the past administraForum tion enacted Republic Act •Convergence process 10366 which mandates the where the implementation Comelec to establish accesof all peace agreements sible polling places (APPs) under one implementing exclusively for PWDs and law is now possible. the elderly,” said Quimbo.

•The Philippine GovDespite said law, Quimbo ernment is geared towards said Mia Esteban, aged 74 amending the 1987 Consti- , and Josefa Basarde, aged tution, leaning strongly on 65, waited in line under the establishing a federal system heat of the sun for three of governance. hours to vote at the desig•The continued rise of nated emergency accessible Islamic Extremism. polling places (EAPP) at the “We must meet all of President Corazon Aquino these unfolding events head Elementary School in Baon for the sake of peace and tasan Hills, Quezon City the next generation cog- during the May 2016 polls. nizant that any failure on ”Through HB 45, which our part will further justify seeks to amend Republic our youth’s bolder resort to Act 10366 or An Act Auextreme measures,” he said. thorizing The Commission Sema’s 26-year old son On Elections To Estabwith Maguindanao Rep. Bai lish Precincts Assigned To Sandra Sema, Datu Moha- Accessible Polling Places mad Abduljabbar Sema, Exclusively For Persons elected chair of Barangay With Disabilities And Senior Rosary Heights 7 in Cota- Citizens, and improve the bato City was arrested in voting experience of the Kuala Lumpur late last year vulnerable sector by assignallegedly in connection with ing an earlier voting day for the Sept. 2, 2016 bombing the elderly and the PWDs, at the Roxas Night Market the voting process will be in Davao City that left 15 expedited, streamlined and persons dead and 69 others convenient,” Quimbo said. injured.

The bill mandates the Sema’s older son from Comelec to designate an an earlier marriage, Omar APP within the premises Yasser Crisostomo Sema, has of the municipal or city just been named by Presi- hall exclusively for senior dent Duterte as one of 21 citizens and PWDs. Under members of the Bangsamoro RA 10366, an APP is the Transition Commission. venue where the Board of Sema said they have to Election Inspectors (BEIs) “remain at pace” with the conducts election-related political events taking place proceedings and where the and to do this “we must voters cast their votes. The agree that the Collective APP shall be located at the Leadership of the Moro Na- ground floor preferably near tional Liberation Front must the entrance of the building,

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and is free of any physical barriers and provided with necessary services, including assistive devices.

Suansing said suffrage is one of the people’s most fundamental rights and the hallmark of the country’s democracy. “Thus, all barriers to exercise this right must be minimized or eliminated.

The elderly and PWDs are susceptible to encountering these barriers. Many of them are unable to vote simply because they do not have the ability to travel to voting precincts, thus laws should be enacted to eliminate the barriers we face to exercise this right,” said Suansing.

He said local absentee voting is only available to local officials and government employees, members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and media practitioners. “Many of the senior citizens and PWDs have been deprived of their right for too long, therefore I would like to appeal for the immediate passage of HBs 2486 and 2487,” said Suansing.

Rodriguez said many states in the U.S. now allow early voting, in which ballots are cast prior to election day. “The primary argument in favor of early voting is that it increases turnout by making it easier to vote,” Rodriguez said.

He s aid a res e arch showed that in 24 states in the U.S. with no excuse absentee voting, voter turnout increased in 2004 in the aggregate by 6.7 percent, whereas it increased by 6.2 percent for the other states.

In the 11 states in the U.S. that had early voting in both 2002 and 2004 elections, turnout increased by an aggregate average of 7.2 percentage points as compared to 6.2 percent in states without early voting, according to Rodriguez.

Tugna asked the resource persons about the risk of having an advance voting or absentee voting for individuals such as PWDs, senior citizens and members of the media in relation to the integrity of the elections.

Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said the Comelec is looking for ways by which it can make the voting process more convenient and comfortable especially for the voters who need assistance such as senior citizens and PWDs. “That

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is why this bill for us is a step in the right direction, and the question really is just how to implement and operationalize it,” Bautista said.

Bautista said what needs to be addressed are the possible operational difficulties and security issues tied to early voting.

He explained the ballots that are being used are precinct-specific which means that if a voter is registered in Markina City, then he will have a ballot that bears the names of all the candidates in Marikina City. “That is why in the local absentee voting scenario, one usually votes outside Marikina, and the ballot given only contains the names of the candidates for national positions,” Bautista said.

On the issue of security, Bautista said what happens for example in the U.S. is that they mail their ballots early, so these have to be kept in a safe place.

“So for example there are 50,000 ballots, then we have to keep all of them in a safe place, make sure they are secured, and that there are no switching of these ballots. So these are the things that come to our mind as practical challenges.

At the same time, these are things that we can look into and see how we can implement the concept of early voting which I am for,” said Bautista.

Bautista said during their past U.S. trip, he and Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon observed that in Los Angeles and Washington D.C., over 20 percent already voted even before election day. “In the U.S., early voting has become the norm.

This is something we have to consider with respect to our elections,” said Bautista.

He proposed to the lawmakers to consider the use of other government buildings for APPs and even malls for the convenience of the elderly and PWDs. Other House members present during the hearing were Reps. Jonathan Sy Alvarado (1st District, Bulacan), Pablo C. Ortega (1st District, La Union), Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo (Lone District, Camiguin), Joseph Stephen S. Paduano (Partylist-ABANG LINGKOD), France L. Castro (Partylist-ACT TEACHERS), among others. philippine news agency

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Education

EFFECT OF COMPLEX TRAUMA ON CHILDREN

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM: IMPORTANT OR NOT?

By Jovelyn M Naquila Teacher III Don Carlos Central Elementary School

technology skills); and c. Prepared for the future, be it in pursuit of higher education or acquisition of middle-level skills, or geared towards employment or entrepreneurship.

A product of consultations among the Department of Education (DepED), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), other government agencies and labor market partners, the SHS curriculum was developed with the learners’ livelihood and further education readiness in mind. It recognizes the learn-

ers’ needs, characteristics, and possible choices while also considering the learners’ community, culture, competencies, and other options.

Hence, by establishing an effective SHS, we are ensuring that the learners (1) benefit from an education system suited for the 21st century, (2) are prepared for what they want to be after high school, and (3) are equipped with the knowledge and skills to pursue better lives for themselves, their families, and communities.

I am not a love expert but in my opinion the number 1 item in your agenda should be open communication. Be transparent not only in school but with what you want in your relationship in terms of romance, love and support. Be truthful with each other. Once everything is out, it will become easier to inject romance. Having children should not be an excuse to have romantic date and keep the love alive. Instead, plan and schedule your date night before even once a month, if possible once a week. You can get as creative, as fun, or as lusty

as you want. Don’t forget to be affectionate with one another. Physical affection is very powerful, cerebral attention is also effective.

Send him love text during the day or leave little notes in his pockets. Husband, on the other hand , can give to their wives flowers and surprises.

It is two way street. Even if your husband always told you that you’re beautiful already.

Make an effort to dress up and compliment your partner. You need to cherish and nuture your connection even in your busy schedule.

Discipline vs. Punishment: What is the Difference

inflict both physical suffering (called “corporal”).Punishment such as slapping, hitting, spanking kicking etc.) and emotional suffering can be delivered both physically and verbally ( like yelling, cursing name calling etc). Punishment is done to children by another person including the parents and the underlying belief is that “Person have to suffer in order to learn.

In truth punishment doesn’t teach- it just hurts. Anytime someone imposes suffering, it makes learning more difficult and builds resentment towards the person causing the suffering.

By DANILO U. OTED Secondary School Teacher III Senior High School Coordinator New Nongnongan NHS – San Nicolas Annex San Nicolas, Don Carlos, Bukidnon

On May 15, 2013, President Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. signed Republic Act No. 10533, the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (“K to 12 Program”). Some of the features of this program are the inclusion of Kindergarten education; the assurance of child-friendly schools; and the inclusion of Senior High School.

Senior High School (SHS) refers to Grades 11 and 12, the last two years of the K to

12 Basic Education Program. In SHS, students are required to go through a core curriculum and subjects under a track of their choice. The SHS Curriculum, as part of the k to 12 Basic Education Program, aims to produce graduates who have the following characteristics: a. Holistically developed; b. Equipped with 21st century skills (i.e., learning and innovation skills, life and career skills, communication skills, and information media and

Keeping The Love Alive

By Jenelyn C. Carillo –Teacher III Kibatang Elementary School

Women often forget that they are not just a mothers, they are also wives.

During the Valentine’s Day of the year when people usually celebrate love. To honor month of February the celebration of the Valentine’s Month, I thought I would write about how to keep those embers of your longtime partner.

Let’s be honest after

a couple of kids, it can be challenging to keep romance afloat in a relationship. Noisy, demanding, screaming children aren’t exactly the main ingredients for amour. Add to that work stress is paper works, seminars and training and life in general and it will seem virtually impossible to get back to the loving feeling you have when you first got together.

By Irenea D. Lumbab – Teacher III San Nicolas Elementary School Don Carlos District I

Present study findings that suggest minor forms of corporal punishment such as spanking may increase the risk of the child aggressive behavior. The study controlled for a number of potential confounding factors and key demographics.

While some of these clear cases of child abuse involve the parents who were trying to discipline their children using physical means they thought were legal and ac-

ceptable to use or got carried away to the point it became abusive.

Maybe this guidelines and definitions of discipline and punishment parents should know.

Discipline: Focuses on helping the children learn from mistakes-without any additional external imposed by the parents or other adult. The child taught proper behavior, that their behavior is a choice, and are held accountable to

make amends of the poor behavior choices. There are variety of ways the lesson, accountability and amend can be addressed by the parents with discipline. The parents aren’t doing something to a child. So, if at any point the discipline imposes suffering then it turns into punishment.

Punishment: Focuses on making children suffer for their mistakes by imposing some external form of pain.

The pain can range from mild guilt trip. So the child feels bad to moderate and unpleasant or inconvenience. Punishment can

Healthy food, healthy lifestyle makes Life Live Longer

By Lelybeth M. Paguta- Teacher I Zubiri Village Elementary School Quezon I District

One of the luckiest school in In Quezon I as one of the recipient in School Based Feeding Program is Zubiri Village Elementary school.

Indeed, the school has 25 slots of recipients to be feed within 120 days.out of 45 pupils undernourished children only 25 were given budget with the amount of Php 48, 000.00. The school belong to the first batch downloaded by the Division

office. However, the feeding startred on September 8,2015. But prior to that, The Coordinator called up a meeting to meet the parents concern. Out of 25 Parents supposed to be, only few of them hears the call for it.

Anyway, It doesn’t stop the challenge… still continue the plan as order. In fact,parents who attended the meeting will also be an active during the cooking time. However the

feeding started September 8, 2015… and ended up November 10,2015. It was office, and it was conitnued on January 4, 2016 when the remaining amount was downloaded and ended up to April 25,2016.

On the other hand, the school feeding runs smoothly , there was no such complicated problem because whatever small problem occurred the principal will find some means and ways to solve it.So far,so good and ended up with a smile seeing the kids happy and healthy.

The Generation Z Learners

By Maria Denia M. Matabalan, Teacher III, Maramag Central Elementary School

There have been great transformations in our learners because of the presence of technology and social media, thus there is a need to understand the so-called Generation Z. The Generation Z also known as Post-Millennials, Generation 2020, Internet Generation (IGen), Digital Natives, Screensters, and Zeds are children born from mid-1990 to early 2000s.

This is the generation where Internet technology is readily available at a very young age; they are exposed to an unprecedented amount of technology in their upbringing and literally considered to have a digital bond to the internet.

Their social life, education, and lifestyle are affected by social media.

According to research, today’s learners are not failing

in the education system but rather educational system is failing today’s learners because the brains of Generation Zs have become wired to sophisticated, complex visual imagery, so making visual forms of learning is more effective to them.

Auditory learning (lecture and discussion) is strongly disliked by this age group.

Interactive games, collaborative projects, advance organizers, challenges, and anything that they can try and see are appreciated.

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To ser ve is priceless knowing that you have to extend effort beyond your duties, but seeing kids happy and fulfilled with a smile saying “I am very much full ma’am” with the food you are being served. In return, there no such happinness that can compare to anything else… It is a great achievement,we may not be spend it personally but you are the instrument in emplementing, it is also a great fulfilment to us.

Mabuhay!!!

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Written Solutions of Mathematical Word Problems

By CHONA C.BORRES –Master Teacher -I Kibatang Elementary Schoo

In Mathematics many pupils struggles with problem solving. Pupils need to be able to explain in writing how they solve problems. They need to organize their thoughts, use precise mathematical language and they used to solve particular problem.

Teacher helped pupils to understand how they are solving the problem, identify the strategies they are using and describe the conjectures they are making. Pupils need to justify their solutions.

They need to show once they have an answer, check and

determine that it will work in the given situation. In their group work, the problem solving activities develop them to cooperate and get involve with the group, they enjoy it with their classmates.

The writing included more diagrams, charts and tables.

Pupils wrote complete answers and they ask questions with proper guidance of the teachers. What is important is that they develop skills not only in problem solving but also in written communication, confidence and increase reading comprehension.

The Alternative Learning System of DepEd

By Elena B. Galve-Teacher III Anahawon Elementary School District of Maramag

Education is hope. Filipino families have a great belief in Education towards producing successful children in the near future and eventually lead a better quality of life. However, reality says that not all children can go to school because of various reasons, which financial instability is major.

This is a logic why Department of Education implemented Alternative Learning System. ALS is a ladderized, modular non-formal education held outside the classroom and created in a mode that fit the distinct situations and needs of the students. It is a learning system in the country that provides practical option to the existing formal instruction.

The ALS classes are conducted mostly in community learning centers, barangay multi-purpose halls, libraries

or even at home at an agreed schedule between the learners and facilitators.

This program intends to provide education to marginalized citizens such as dropouts from elementary and high schools, persons with disabilities, out-of-school youths, non-readers, working Filipinos and even senior citizens. It follows a uniform lesson modules for all academic subjects provided by government-paid instructors or by private non-government organization.

ALS is a great opportunity among individuals who once missed the chance to pursue education. The promotion of such program should be strengthened in order to make people aware that ALS exist, especially those who are target beneficiaries of this program. They should know about this and further realize the importance of learning.

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