Mindanao Daily (April 29-30, 2020)

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Delayed by Covid-19:

Solon commends BOC over re-export of Sokor waste V

ILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental-Second district Rep. Juliette T. Uy yesterday commended the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Finance (DOF) for not forgeting the re-exportation of Verde Soko waste delayed by Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

In a statement, Rep. Uy said: On behalf of the residents of Misamis Oriental, I thank Customs Commissioner Rey Guerrero and the Department of Finance for not forgetting the 2,500 MT (metric tons) of Verde Soko waste still to be sent back to South Korea but was delayed because of COVID-19."

In a DoF news release, reSecond district Rep. Juliette T. Uy of Misamis Oriental is interviewed by reporters during tired general Guerrero was an on-site investigation conducted by the House of Representatives. contributed photo reported to have identified

2,500 MT of waste which still need to be re-bagged. “ The re-exportation took some time because the wastes have been exposed to natural elements of heat and rain, which made it difficult to re-bag and stuff inside the containers,” Guerrero said in his report to Dominguez, according to the news release issued on April 22.

"Rest assured that the Bureau will undertake all the

necessary means, within the bounds of law, in order to expedite the re-exportation of these wastes,” Guerrero told Dominguez, the news release said further.

On one hand, Rep Uy said: "We (in Misamis Oriental) will continue to work with the Bureau of Customs to bring this Verde Soko to its proper conclusion and work toward closure through the prosecution of all persons and organizations involved."

"It is also our hope that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) here and in Manila will not relent in their continuing investigation and prosecution of the cases against those charged and those still at large." (MRS)

Oro Filipino-Chinese Community extends aid to other frontliners

THE Filipino-Chinese Community of Cagayan de Oro continues to extend its support with nearly a million pesos worth of rice and face masks donated to key law enforcement agencies policing the community quarantine mandated by the city government.

The Road and Traffic Administration (RTA), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Cagayan de Oro Police Office (COCPO) were the beneficiaries of the extended support turned over in separate occasions on Saturday, April 25, in Cagayan de Oro City.

The RTA represented

by Engr. Nonito Oclarit received 50 sacks of rice and 5,000 pieces of face masks together worth P225, 000.00 while 25 sacks of rice and 2,500 pieces of face masks worth P112, 500 were received by Col. Allan Cabot in behalf of the BFP. Some 120 sacks of rice and 12,000 pieces of face masks worth P480,000.00 were turned over to the COCPO headed by City Police Director Col. Henry Dampal.

The donations were turned over by community representative including Jeffrey Ang, Tomas Sia, The RTA represented by Engr. Nonito Oclarit received 50 sacks of rice and 5,000 pieces of surgical masks from the See AID, page 11

CDO Filipino-Chinese Community on April 25.

photo by jeffrey ang

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Stronger Together:

COCA-COLA’s Collective COVID-19 Response for Frontliners & Communities F OR 108 years, the purpose of refreshing the world and making a difference has been the driving force of CocaCola in times of crisis. The Company continues to tap its network of partners to provide financial resources and logistics support to be of genuine service to health workers and local communities.

Following the announcement of the Company last March 20 to re-channel P150 million of its ad-

vertising budget toward COVID-19 relief efforts, the Coca-Cola system immediately mobilized the provision of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for frontline responders, the distribution of food packs to vulnerable communities, and the delivery of beverages to hospitals, national government agencies local government units and NGOs. PPEs for frontline responders and food for vulnerable communities

With over 46,000 medical workers in 305 medical institutions as beneficiaries, Coca-Cola and its valued partners TOWNS Foundation, UP Medical Foundation and the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), are able to respond to the urgent demand for personal protective equipment (PPEs) to help equip health workers with gear, thus ensuring their safety and welfare.

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One of the top priorities of Coca-Cola is to respond to the urgent demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) to help equip critical healthcare workers with gear ensuring their safety and welfare, as they lead the nation’s fight against COVID-19.

Over 46,000 medical workers in 305 medical institutions have so far been provided with PPEs, a significant portion of which was coursed through the TOWNS Foundation, UP Medical Foundation and the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF).

“These initiatives form only the initial phase of our ongoing efforts to make a positive impact in communities and among the most vulnerable,” says Winn Everhart, Coca-Cola Philippines President and General Manager. “Alongside our valued partners, we are committed to the spirit of bayanihan, believing that as long as we weather this crisis while lifting up our fellow

Coca-Cola provided essential hydration needs to frontline organizations and vulnerable communities. To date, the Company has distributed 400,000 liters of beverages.

countrymen, we can look forward to a better-shared future."

Coca-Cola also saw the need to help feed the most vulnerable families in the country once the enhanced community quarantine was imposed. Working together with Caritas Manila, McDonald’s, Rise Against Hunger-PH, Philippines Business for Social Progress & Jollibee Foundation, Coca-Cola has delivered over 5,000 food packs and

is committed to reaching 30,000 more families in the coming days.

Continuous supply of essential hydration In addition, with over 19 production facilities, over 70 distribution centres and 10,000 direct employees in the country, Coca-Cola continues to manufacture and deliver essential hydration needs to stores, its customers and partners to ensure that beverages such as Wilkins water and other

Coca-Cola products remain available to communities during this time.

Since March 20, CocaCola has distributed over 400,000 litres of beverages to various frontline organizations—including 125 public and private medical institutions, the AFP, the PNP, several government agencies, local government units , and different civic organizations—as well as vulnerable communities.

See RESPONSE, page 11

Transitioning to the new normal in education

By RONNIE L. JALAGAT Teacher III Bonifacio Central School Bonifacio East District

THE new normal for education requires us to unlearn what he have always known: rows of desks, heavy bags, mass lectures, public exams and parent-teacher communication.

Unlearn those and we can establish the new normal of education.

While everyone seems to directly correlate online learning with the new normal, it is not the whole story. Online learning is essential as an enabler of learning so that the whole business of education will not stall but there are more facets to attention in defining the new normal.

What this means is instead of going to school and university premises to learn, learning now happens at home within our personal spaces.

The transition of spaces has been

happening since Web 2.0 (social media) because learning can now be done through our personal devices without having to somewhere physically.

Along with that comes a shift in our social interactions from physical to virtual. We still interact with the learning community we are in. We still exchange conversations with classmates, teachers and lecturers.

We are not cut off from the learning community, we have merely shifted our communication channels.

In a typical class, all students will be taught the same – they listen to the same lecture, do the same activities in class and complete the same homework assignments. At the end of the semester, all students will sit for the same exam and will be evalu-

ated based on the same rubric.

Individualized and differentiated means teaching each student uniquely to meet unique needs and paces. The academic goals may remain the same for a group of students but individual students can progress through the curriculum at different speeds and use different resources based on their own particular learning needs.

Some students may learn better through watching videos while some need to read a textbook. Each student is unique in his or her way of learning especially now when learning takes place in personal spaces.

Accessibility varies from household to household and distributing learning resources can be challenging for educators.

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To mitigate low farm gate prices due to Rice Tariffication Law

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Bukidnon rice farmers receive cash assistance from DA

T The 82nd Infantry Battalion (IB) together with 55th IB, 49th IB, and 12th Civil-Military Operations Battalion, all under 103rd Infantry “Haribon” Brigade, deploy military trucks to ferry the stranded students back to their homes in 25 municipalities of the Lanao del Sur. (82nd Infantry Battalion)

Army rescues Lanao Sur studes stranded in Marawi

By DIVINA M. SUSON

ILIGAN CITY ----- Some 251 students of Mindanao State University (MSU) Main Campus in Marawi City were rescued by the Philippine Army on Friday (April 24) and transported to their respective home in Lanao del Sur. These students were stranded at their dormitories inside the university campus when the enhanced community quarantine was implemented in the province on March 17 and then extended to April 30.

Military trucks of the

82nd Infantry Battalion (IB), 55th IB, 49th IB and the 12th Civil Military Operations Battalion, all under 103rd Infantry “Haribon” Brigade, were deployed to ferry the students back to their homes in 25 municipalities of Lanao del Sur. The transport of the students back home was carried out in collaboration with the Lanao del Sur Inter-Agency Task Force (LDS - IATF) for the Management of COVID-19, the Provincial Government of See RESCUES, page 11

HE Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) concluded its cash assistance to rice farmers in the province of Bukidnon who were adversely affected by the low buying price of palay due to the Rice Tariffication Law. DA-10 executive Carlene C. Collado explained that the P5, 000 cash assistance was given to quali-

Sumilao, Manolo Fortich, Impasug-ong, Lantapan, Cabanglasan, San Fernando, Malaybalay City, Damulog, Kibawe, Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Kadingilan, Maramag, Quezon, Kalilangan, Pangantucan and Valencia City.

“Dako na kaayo ni nga tabang alang sa pagkaon sa akong pamilya, labi na niining panahon sa krisis. Ang pagtanom sa humay ug ang kita niini maoy gisaligan namo alang sa among pagkaon sa tibuok tuig,” said Nova H. Omonlay, a 62-year old rice farmer from barangay Kisolon, Sumilao, Bukidnon, who has been cultivating her rice fields for over 20 years, [This is a big help to buy food for my family, especially in this time of crisis. Rice farming is also the source of our income and this is where we also get money for our food for the whole year.”

Aside from Bukidnon, simultaneous distribution of RFFA assistance was also conducted in the province of L anao DA-10 extended the P5K cash assistance to rice farmers in Bukidnon who were ad- del Norte with 6,442 benversely affected by the low buying price of palay due to the Rice Tariffication Law. eficiaries.# (DA RFO-X/ MGBS) (DA RFO-10) fied rice farmers, tilling an area ranging from half to two hectares and duly registered under the updated Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA).

The financial aid was extended through the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) sourced from tariff collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

Collado expressed his gratitude to the provincial government under Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri, Jr. and municipal mayors for the support they extended to the agriculture sector.

A total of 6,594 rice farmer-recipients received the P5, 000 financial aid through Bukidnon’s 19 municipalities and cities from April 20-24.

The towns and cities include Baungon, Talakag,

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Malou sews masks for family, friends, frontliners relatives and friends, cancer patients and their families.

Definitely hard work and exhausting,’ she said.

An award-winning designer, Malou gave masks to the Carolina Panthers football team at the request of Jessica Reynolds, a diehard Panthers fan who also works at the Atrium. The Atrium Health Pharmacy is also the official pharmacy for the Panthers. “I used to prepare their emergency medication kit. And now when I see my co-workers and other people I gave facemasks to, wearing what I made, it makes me feel good knowing I can help if

Charlotte, North Carolina-Malou Tabada Cordery started sewing face masks on her 50th birthday last March 28 and kept at it in the past four weeks ever since the supply of face masks went down. ‘I decided to give face masks as a gift to my friends and I sew them on my day off late in the day,’ she said.

Malou, a native of Villanueva town in Misamis Oriental, works at the Atrium Health Pharmacy here for the last 13 years and to date she had sown and distributed 150 face masks. “I gave face masks in my department, family,

only in a small way,’ Malou said.

Malou said she has 20 orders being paid for and she uses the money to buy more fabrics and materials for the face masks. She said while it isn’t hard to sew, it is time consuming to make the fabric strap.

‘All the fabric stores are out of elastics, so I just made strings of the same fabric for the mask,’ she said.

As a young girl, Malou played with sewing machines. She was always cutting paper or shaping banana leaves in order to create doll dresses. The first part of her youth re-

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volved around sewing machines. Born in Trinidad town, Bohol province in the Philippines, Malou Tabada Cordery married Richard Cordery and in their 27 years of wedded bliss, they raised two lovely daughters named Genevieve and Alyson.

Malou and her family were very active in the Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas Inc. (FACC) in the past. In 2005 her husband Richard served as second vice president See MASKS, page 11

Nuts & Bolts

Arabian Travel Market moved to 2021 amid COVID-19 outbreak last quarter,” Reed Travel Exhibitions said.

“However, after consultation with our key stakeholders and after listening to our industry, ultimately it became apparent that the best course of action, and with everyone’s best interests in mind, is to postpone the event to 2021.”

The four-day event attracts more than 39,000 professionals from the global travel industry and generates about $2.5 billion (Dh9.18bn) of new business.

A number of top executives from the industry were expected to speak during the event.

“Discussions took place at the highest level, both internally and externally, with the local and federal government, partners,

Arabian Travel Market, a major exhibition for the region’s travel and tourism industry, has been moved to 2021 due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

The event will now be held at the World Trade Centre in Dubai after Eid celebrations next year, from May 16 to 19, organiser Reed Travel Exhibitions said on Sunday.

Arabian Travel Market was initially scheduled to be held this month but was postponed to June 28 to July 1 as the virus outbreak halted global air travel and led to lockdowns around the world.

“Many meetings took place with the Dubai World Trade Centre and we reviewed other options to organise an event in the

sponsors, exhibitors and attendees who all endorsed our evaluation of the current situation and our decision to act once again, without delay,” the organiser said.

The pandemic, which has infected more than 2.3 million worldwide and killed more than 161,000 people, according to Johns Hopkins University, has derailed the global economy and brought the trade and the travel industry to a virtual standstill.

The global economy is set to contract 3 per cent this year as it slides into the deepest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Global airlines are expected to lose $314bn in

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passenger revenue this year, a 55 per cent drop from 2019, as the rapid spread of the virus and ensuing travel bans continue to hurt the industry, the International Air Transport Association said last week.

Its latest assessment is much higher than the organisation’s previous estimate of a $252bn loss just three weeks ago on March 24.

Reed Travel Exhibitions said it is planning to run an “ATM virtual event” from June 1 to 3, featuring webinars, live conference sessions and one-on-one meetings, among others, to help businesses connect with each other.

Have my say

Restlessness Very often - sometimes too often! - the thought is back! Especially nowadays, while experiencing ECQ and staying in our own four walls. ... If we wake up in the morning (or even many times in the middle of the night), the thought is back.

Sometimes, the thought will not let us sleep. The “act of thinking”, the “reflection”, the “opinion” or the “serious consideration”, no matter, how we describe it - our memory and conscience is always with us as a permanent companion.

We brood over unsettled problem. Sometimes, we bear unfair treatments, arrogance, ignorance, incompetent know-it-all-betters, and unbearable oddballs, who inexorable love to make

our life a hell while living themselves a disorderly life.

We would not like to be distracted, but we’re toying with some good ideas how we could throw overboard all that “human garbage”.

What will come next is a matter of conjecture.

Of course, I’ve got my ideas, but I’m not a mind reader. Too many trains of thought make us thoughtless and absent-minded - especially in difficult and important daily life situations.

Does waiting and/or sleeping solve our problems?

Or is it just again in time?

Our life’s central idea should not be, that while waiting, time solves all our problems.

Thoughts should intensify, condense and deepen plans

follow by actions.

It’s good and helpful to carry thoughts in us all the time. Incomprehensible, or better unfinished thoughts, no matter whether positive or negative, should be slept on, before tiredness outstrips us with supersonic speed.

Sometimes, we feel that our thoughts and ideas can’t be fulfilled with life. Where the heart is willing, it will find a thousand ways; but where the heart is weak, it will find a thousands excuses. If doubts begin to take roots, we should rouse from pink-tinted idealism or wear down and annihilate nightmares and erase and wipe out such thoughts and ideas.

If our thoughts are good

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and have the chance to be fulfilled in action, especially if “the other side” is prepared and willing to step on to such a bridge of life, we might get a support and words of encouragement.

And, if not? No action?

Maybe it is God’s will to keep and protect us from a careless, rash, disadvantageous and uneasy action.

Every new day gives us new inexhaustible possibilities to survive, to bear trials and to start a new beginning.

We overlook and fail to See RESTLESSNESS, page 11

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Blessing of 6th Civil Military Operations Battalion Muslim’s Prayer Room PC Hill, Cotabato City- As part of the holy month of Ramadan observance, 6th Civil Military Operations Battalion one of its existing facility converted into prayer room for the Muslim brothers of the unit on April 23,2020.

Ustadz Abdul Baser Ugad, led the ceremonial blessings of the prayer room.

He was assisted

by LTC Edgardo L Vilchez Jr, the Commanding Officer of 6CMOBn, and LTC Dante R Gania as the guest speaker

representing the 6th Infantry (KAMPILAN) Division.

Ustadz Ugad, speaking in Arabic language asked

for “Hasana” from Allah for the people behind the worthy endeavor of providing an opportunity for our

Muslim brethen to profess their faith in the observance of the Ramadan.

“Hasana” in general terms is associated with good deeds, kind act, and favor.

“May Allah guide the people to do good things in accordance to the will of Allah,” the Ustadz said.

LTC Vilchez said the month of Ramadan is a month of prayer not only for our Muslim brothers but for all people who believe that there is one almighty God. “Let us all unite in prayers to ask for divine intervention in our current fight

against COVID19” he added.

During his message, LTC Gania commends the effort of Kasangga Troopers for initiating and making the prayer room accessible to our brother Muslims. As a Balik-Islam himself, he emphasized the importance of following the Pillars of Islam. “We may be nurtured from different religion but setting respect for our diversity lead us to unite especially during this holy month of Ramadan.”

LTC GANIA said. He added that “the initiative of the

6CMOBn is aligned with the thrust of the Command.”

It must be noted that MGEN Diosdado C Carreon said that “the whole of 6th I'D and Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) joins the Islamic Faithful in the observance of the Holy Month of Ramandan.”

Healthy foods and Maguindanaon delicacies were served after the event as part of the Islam tradition known as “Kanduli”.

(LTC EDGARDO L VILCHEZ 6CMO Bn, Commanding Officer /6ID DPAO / Yana Sunga MDNBARMM)

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon City of Valencia

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a. Composition. The Council shall be composed of the following:

Chairperson: City Mayor

Co-chairpersons: Chairperson, Committee on Environmental OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

Protection and Wildlife, Forest Development and Natural Resources

Chairperson, Committee on Solid waste, EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 33RD REGULAR SESSION OF THE Septage and Sewerage 8TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, CITY OF VALENCIA, BUKIDNON, HELD Members: DENR CENRO Valencia City AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON MARCH 16, 2020.

Valencia City Water District

DepEd Division of Valencia City Present: Barangay Government of Poblacion

Hon. Policarpo P. Murillo, IV, M.D.

City Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer Barangay Government of Barobo

Hon. Alfredo P. Laviña Member Barangay Government of Tugaya

Hon. Rodrigo A. Rosal Member City ENR Office Hon. Oliver Owen L. Garcia Member/TemporaryFloorLeader City Disaster Risk Reduction

Hon. Cleofe A. Mabao Member and Management Officer

Hon. John Lee B. Quillo Member City Engineer’s Office

Hon. Eduardo D. Chan

Member City Public Information Office

Hon. Rogelio P. Hera, Jr. Member/Liga Ng Mga Multinational companies Barangay Pres.

Civil Society Organizations

Hon. Jairrah Mae A. Lazanas

Member/SK Federation Pres Academe

Valencia City Historical & Cultural Society Absent:

Secretariat: City ENRO Personnel

Hon. Laarni L. Roque (OL) Member

Hon. Teodoro Roteo T. Pepito (OL) Member b. Functions: The council shall perform the following functions:

Hon. Glenn P. Peduche (OB) Member/ Floor Leader

Hon. Helen T. Bernal (SL) Member 1. To serve as both in a recommendatory with the members from the

Hon. Bobby B. Enabong (OB) Member/IP Representative executive as well as NGO, CSO and NGAs to implement the plans, programs and activities towards the rehabilitation, development and management of the creek; ORDINANCE NO. 20-2020 2. To prepare such plans, programs and activities that are geared towards (33rd Regular Session) the rehabilitation, development and management of the creek; 3. To offer technical, financial or in-kind resources towards the reha AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE PANLIBATUHAN CREEK REHABILITAbilitation, development and management of the creek, provided, legal TION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. instrumentalities are executed by and between concerned individuals or entities; Author: Honorable Glenn P. Peduche 4. To meet on a regular basis or as the need arises to formulate strategies or craft mechanisms on issues, proposals or other requirements WHEREAS, water bodies such as rivers, creeks, lakes and other inland wetthat may be addressed to the council; and lands are exposed to constant threats of pollution brought by improper solid waste 5. To perform other functions that may be necessary towards the rehadisposal, high volume of silt, unsustainable agricultural practices, poor household bilitation, development and management of the creek. sanitation, and lack of appropriate infrastructure; c. Secretariat. The secretariat shall perform the following functions in WHEREAS, the Panlibatuhan Creek is an invaluable body of water that is closely support of the council. associated with the history of the City of Valencia and as a major tributary to the Pulangui River; 1. To coordinate with the members of the council on schedule of meetings or activities that require their immediate attention or individual WHEREAS, the state of Panlibatuhan Creek, as principally premised above presence; has experienced and shall continue to experience environmental degradation if 2. To consolidate inputs on proposed plans, programs, projects or acno concrete action plan is made. tivities that expressed, pledged or approved during regular or special meetings or planning workshops; NOW, THEREFORE, on motion of Honorable Glenn P. Peduche, duly seconded 3. To prepare among others communication letters, minutes of meetings

by Honorable Bobby B. Enabong, Honorable Cleofe A. Mabao, and Honorable or notices; Rodrigo A. Rosal 4. To carefully document any or related activities of the council; and, 5. To perform other functions that may be required the council.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City Government of Valencia, Bukidnon, in session assembled that: SECTION 6. BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS. Funds shall be taken from the 70% of the 5% LDRRMF. The amount of not less than Two Hundred Thousand SECTION 1. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the Panlibatuhan Creek Pesos (PhP 200,000.00) annually shall be appropriated for maintenance and other Rehabilitation And Management Council (PCRMC). operating expenses and capital outlay. Other engineering interventions may be appropriated from other sources of funds in accordance with the law.

SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. It shall be the policy of the City of Valencia, to: SECTION 7. EFFECTIVITY. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its a. Exert the right to a balanced and healthful ecology of inland bodies of publication in a newspaper of general circulation. water such as rivers, creeks and lakes; and b. Strengthen the collaboration of government and civil society organizations on protection, rehabilitation and development of key ecosystems PASSED AND ENACTED this 16th day of March 2020. in the City towards disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation; I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance is true and accurate copy SECTION 3. SCOPE. This ordinance shall apply specifically to Panlibatuhan of the Ordinance which was duly approved by the 8th Sangguniang Panlungsod Creek including its watershed located in the following Barangays: Poblacion, Barobo during the 33rd Regular Session held on March 16, 2020. and Tugaya in the City of Valencia, Bukidnon.

SECTION 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS. As used in this ordinance the following terms shall mean: a. Creek - refers in general to a natural stream of water normally smaller and often tributary to a river. Hence, for purposes of this ordinance, creek shall refer to Panlibatuhan creek. b. Inland wetland - refer to areas where the environment and associated plant and animal life are mainly controlled by water that are located within land boundaries (lifted from National Wetlands Action Plan for the Philippines, 2011-2016). c. Infrastructure - shall refer to any engineering intervention such as dredging, walkways, flood control structures, dams, spillways, gabions, esplanade, bridge, lined canal, ripraps etc. which uses mixed materials of a planned design forming a re-enforced structure.

SECTION 5. CREATION OF PANLIBATUHAN CREEK REHABILITATION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (PCRMC).

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limited to those granted and subject to the terms and conditions under the relevant Incentive Law, as hereinafter defined; provided finally that, “Pioneer Enterprises” as herein defined need not be in the MIPA List or the LIPA List subject to compliance of all four (4) conditions: a) they engage in business activities aligned with the development vision of the City of Valencia b) they have the capacity to generate employment, whether direct or indirect, particularly for the residents of the City of Valencia c) they pour in significant additional capital investment within the City of Valencia and d) they promote the dispersal of business/commercial activities to less developed areas within the City of Valencia.

The Local Investments and Incentives Board may promulgate specific guidelines and stringent requirements to further delimit the scope of “Pioneer Enterprises” as defined herein along these four mentioned principles so as to exclude those that would not make significant contributions to the economic development of the City of Valencia.”

OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 35TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE 8TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, CITY OF VALENCIA, BUKIDNON, HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON MARCH 30, 2020.

Present:

Hon. Alfredo P. Laviña Member

Hon. Rodrigo A. Rosal Member

Hon. Oliver Owen L. Garcia Member/Temporary Presiding Officer

Hon. Glenn P. Peduche Member/ Floor Leader

Hon. Cleofe A. Mabao Member

Hon. Helen T. Bernal Member

Hon. John Lee B. Quillo Member

Hon. Eduardo D. Chan Member

Hon. Rogelio P. Hera, Jr. Member/Liga Ng Mga Barangay Pres.

Hon. Jairrah Mae A. Lazanas Member/SK Federation Pres.

Hon. Bobby B. Enabong Member/IP Representative Absent:

Hon. Policarpo

P. Murillo, IV, M.D. (OB) City Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer

Hon. Laarni L. Roque (SL) Member

Hon. Teodoro Roteo T. Pepito (SL) Member ORDINANCE NO. 22-2020 (35th Regular Session) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 109-2016, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ORDINANCE PROMULGATING THE VALENCIA CITY INVESTMENTS AND INCENTIVES CODE OF 2015 AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS THEREOF”.

Author: Honorable Policarpo P. Murillo, IV, M.D. EXPLANATORY NOTE WHEREAS, it is the original intention of the Sangguniang Panlungsod to include among those eligible to apply for incentives the “Pioneer Enterprises” as defined under Title II, Section 5, Subsection “x” of Ordinance No.109-2016; WHEREAS, while “Pioneer Enterprises” has been defined in the Code, the term “Pioneer Enterprises” is not among those enumerated under Section 19 of the Code as among the types of projects eligible for registration; WHEREAS, there is a need to amend the said Code to include therein “Pioneer Enterprises” among those that would qualify to apply for incentives as this was the original intent of the Sangguniang Panlungsod as enunciated in the Declaration of Policy “to encourage participation of the private sector in the promotion of economic growth”, “to attract new investors” and “to maintain a business-friendly environment”;

B. A new Section (Section 19A) is hereby added after Section 19 (Title VI), to read as follows:

“Section 19A. Pioneer Enterprises as herein defined under Section 5, Subsection “x” (Title II) and subject to the conditions stated under Section 4, No.3 (Title I) may likewise be eligible for registration; provided they comply with all the specific guidelines and stringent requirements promulgated by the Board; provided further, that their incentives shall be those under Section 27, Letter B (Title VII) of this Code.”

C. Item B of Section 27, “Fiscal Incentives” is hereby amended to read as follows: “B. For business enterprise classified under Title II, Section 5, subsections i, j, l, t, v-4, x ; the following are the business incentives: a) 1st year of operation – 100% incentive b) 2nd year of operation – 75% incentive c) 3rd year of operation – 50% incentive d) 4th year of operation – 0 % incentive”

D. A new Section (Section 50A) is hereby added after Section 50 (Title XIII), to read as follows:

“50A. All “Pioneer Enterprises” that have started their business operations in the year 2017 or later may still register to avail of the incentives under this Code within thirty (30) days from the promulgation of the specific guidelines or requirements on “Pioneer Enterprises” that may be issued by the Board or from posting of public notice that it is accepting application for registration of “Pioneer Enterprises.” All previous applicants availing under “Pioneer Enterprises” shall need to re-apply and the grant of incentives under these amendments shall be applied prospectively.”

SECTION 3. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 4. REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordinances, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

WHEREAS, there is also a need to clarify and rationalize the term “Pioneer Enterprises” as a special category that need not be among those listed in the Local SECTION 5. EFFECTIVITY. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its Investments Priority Areas (LIPA) List as this would cause duplication of the term publication of once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general “New Projects” as defined under Title II, Section 5, Subsection “w”; circulation and posting in the bulletin boards of the City Hall compound, Valencia City Central Market and in the old and new terminal.

NOW, THEREFORE, upon motion of Honorable Eduardo D. Chan, duly seconded

by Honorable Rogelio P. Hera, Jr.; PASSED AND ENACTED this 30th day of March 2020.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City Government of I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance is true and accurate copy Valencia, Bukidnon, in session assembled that: of the Ordinance which was duly approved by the 8th Sangguniang Panlungsod during the 35th Regular Session held on March 30, 2020.

SECTION 1. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as “An Ordinance amending certain provisions of Ordinance No.109-2016, otherwise known as “An Ordinance Promulgating the Valencia City Investments and Incentives Code of 2015 and providing appropriations thereof”.

SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS. The following provisions of Ordinance No.1092016 are hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows: A. Item No. 3 of Section 4, “STATEMENT OF POLICIES IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY AREAS AND APPROVAL OF INCENTIVE APPLICATIONS” is hereby amended to read as follows:

“3. Identification of Investment Priority Areas – The business activities entitled to incentives should be limited to those included in the list of Mandatory Investment Priority Areas (MIPA List) or the list of Local Investment Priority Areas (LIPA List); provided that, the local incentives of those in the MIPA List shall generally be

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Globe employees raise P27.5M for COVID-19 assistance; includes PPEs, face shields for 50 hospitals G LOBE Telecom employees have raised over P27.5 million from a fundraising initiative primarily aimed at providing much-need personal protective equipment, face shields, and face masks to healthcare workers in 50 hospitals across the country.

The #OneGlobeVsCOVID project of the company’s over 8,000 workforce realized a total employee donations of P13.79 million which was 100% matched by Singtel and Globe. Singtel is one of the shareholders of Globe.

“We are extremely proud of our employees for their generosity. Our efforts as OneGlobe have seen support for our fellow Filipinos coming together not only from our employees and shareholders but even our customers as well," said Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO. The list of intended beneficiaries of face shields, face masks, and/or PPEs include: Sta. Ana Hospital, Veterans Hospital, National Kidney Transplant Institute, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Manila Naval Hospital, General Trias Doctors, UHBI- Parañaque Doctors' Hospital, Perpetual Succor Hospital, UST Medical Center, San Juan De Dios,

Philippine Children's Medical Center, Manila East Medical Center, Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center, National Center for Mental Health, San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital, Amang Rodriguez Hospital, Rizal Medical Center, National Children's Hospital, Ortigas Hospital and Health Center, St. Lukes BGC, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Tondo Medical Center, Philippine Orthopedic Hospital, and San Juan Medical Center.

Others are: Ospital Ng Makati, Ospital ng Maynila, Ospital ng Tondo, Pasig City General Hospital, Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital, Caloocan City Medical Center, Valenzuela Medical Center, Notre Dame Hospital Baguio, St. Pascal De Baylon, Bicol Regional Training & Teaching Hospital, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Roxas Memorial Hospital, Manila Doctors Hospital, The Medical City, UERM Memorial Hospital Cardinal Santos, Ace Medical Center Pateros, Marikina Valley Medical Center, Perpetual Help Medical Center- Binan, South City Hospital and Medical Center, Bataan General Hospital Catarman Doctors, Cagayan Valley

Medical Center, Dr. Ricardo Y Ladrido Memorial District Hospital, Lambunao Iloilo, and Zamboanga Medical Center.

“Maraming maraming salamat po sa Globe Telecom. Kasama po namin kayo sa mabigat na laban na ito.

Sabi po nila ang COVID-19 Virus ay INVISIBLE, pero po pag tayong lahat ay sama sama at tulong tulong, INVINCIBLE po tayo. Muli maraming salamat po sa suporta. Mabuhay po kayo,”

said Dr. Fernando Santos, Caloocan City Medical Center.

On the other hand, in her letter to Globe, Joy C. Luna, Head, Central Supplies Department and Member, Board of Directors of Manila East Medical Center said that the hospital “has been lucky to be chosen as one of your beneficiaries of your generous donations. Today, you blessed our frontliners again with your generosity See RAISE, page 11

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T HAS been over five weeks since the enhanced community qu ar antine in Luz on was put into effect and throughout that period, Globe Telecom remains unwavering in its commitment to assist customers

and mitigate the impact of this pandemic.

Globe has put in place comprehensive initiatives that keep customers, and frontliners connected, safe, and informed.These range from free WiFi, provisioning mobile phones to public

hospitals, medical supplies donation, free mental and general health consultation, continuous home broadband installation, credit extension to postpaid customers, and load loan for prepaid customers, among other services.

"Being at the forefront of the country's digitalization initiatives, the unprecedented impact of the pandemic underscores the potential of fully utilizing technology in all aspects of our daily life. The health crisis may have given us

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an opportunity to change the way we use technology and adapt to new ways of doing things,” said Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO. Staying connected As a telecom service provider, Globe’s primary responsibility is to ensure that its network is up and running and that customers continue to have voice, text, and broadband connections even while at home.

Thus, Globe technicians, field engineers, and other members of the company’s critical skeletal force, relentlessly go to work everyday -- manning the network, doing house calls, installing

or repairing telecom equipment even when faced with numerous challenges, in order to address customers' communications needs.

At the same time, to help frontliners like hospital staff, the armed forces, police, navy, and rescue teams, Globe turned over 1,000 preloaded mobile phones which they can use to coordinate with their respective teams and for hospitals, to communicate with patients.

Various Globe brands are also doing their part to help. GoWiFI services are available for free in quarantine facilities, hospitals and supermarkets across the See GLOBE, page 11

Social Distancing in the Classroom Post-COVID

By HONEYMAE L. CAÑETE School Principal I Sugod Elementary School District of Sultan Naga Dimaporo Division of Lanao del Nortea

The the night closes early,you hear sirens all around the city,children are kept,everyone is adviced to stay home.

The happy sound on the streets are gone.Drinking is probihited,and the confinement you have is a bed and web.

The usual chat with your next door neighbor is no longer allowed.Groups or close celebration is strongly discouraged.

You see the faces masked.And where ever you go,physical distancing is adviced.Some borders are closed and ordrered a lockdown.Children cannot play in the streets anymore the usual happy screams and bikering is gone.Its just too eerie.So quite the silence is deafening.In the early morning even when the sun is not waking up people are lining up at the markets,either they resume retails or they need basic supplies.The crisis has left everyone scared and panicked.

We are all ordered to sanitize

and keep away from contacts regularly.Malls are shutdown almost all establishment are closed and goverment are adviced to work from home.

This is a nightmare.

But inspite all of this gloomy and dark episodes of our lives I wanted to give just a little sprinkle of sugar into the lives of our Cagayanons.

Thus Sweets for Crisis Project came into mind.As a chef I know i can do something after a thorough thought and thinking,made some phone calls and decided to give it a go.A friend of mine a chef Cito Bungaos from Puratos Phils,a Belgian Company for baking,has created an innovation for premixed easy to make pastries and bread in no time.Hustle free,affordable and just easy peezy baking experience.Roland Louis Go which is the distributor for CDO prime and owner of Lego Entetprises was kind enough

to offer his help.We needed the raw materials on top he gave us 10kilos of All purpose flour which is amazing.So along with this I have friends from New York,Virginia and other parts of the world who gave me support financially.It was final.

We gave a date for production.

My target was the frontliners of COVID19 the nurses and doctors of NMMC,COVID 19 Operation Center,PNP,Chec kpoints,Volunteers,RTA and kids at the depressed Area.

TESDA region 10 was kind enough to help me in making me use their Bread And Pastry Area as my kitchen,PD Mira Lopez coordinated COBSAT TESDA bugo Administrator Gina Dayham and gave me 3 Bread and Pastry Trainers to assist so in short Bakers at hand.The dedication with some friends who donated like eggs was unexpected but they did and they had made my heart melt somehow.So after 12

hours of baking we produced 700 pieces of ensaymada,cheese Rolls and brownies.We were to distribute.This project is created to set as an example that an ordinary citizen like me can make a diffrence and can make children smile,after eating almost sardines and noodles in every meal.I want them to smile.Whatever you do today whatever you share can help someone get up his feet and believe that their is hope in all of this.Thank you for sharing you lives with me.Thank you Theodore Ramonal Dadat CDO Brgry 35 kag Meds Ligtas kag Arlyn Ligtas his brother,Joan Quiblat whos a dear Friend.Lea Siwecki of Virginia,Kring Astillo ,Mam Che of Sim and Sam,Hazel Cayme of New York RD Tarhata S. Mapandi of TESDA Region 10.To all who came to be a part of this journey and project Thank you so much.

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THE traditional classroom setting involves teachers at the front while all the 30 or something students in the class – whether elementary, secondary or tertiary – are all wide-eyed staring at the teacher.

Now here’s an innovative way of teaching.

Imagine a classroom where students are grouped in four, facing each other. The chalkboard is still there but not used. The teacher is in the middle teaching his/ her stuff. Time and again, he or she faces each of the four groups. And during recitation time, each of the four groups is allotted time to answer.

Social distancing practices include actions that create more space between students in classrooms and hallways. Schools represent important settings for social distancing, as practices that promote social distancing may protect vulnerable children and limit secondary transmission to adults in their households and communities. Schools also represent a challenging setting for social distancing, as multiple stakeholders with dif-

ferent needs (e.g., teachers, administrators, parents, students, public health departments and local governmental agencies) are involved.

Ensuring student safety is critical. Some of the practices aimed at limiting socializing (e.g., restricting hallway movement, encouraging solo physical activity) could lead to discipline problems or distress, depression, and feelings of isolation, and they run counter to schools' deliberate efforts to support the social, emotional, and behavioral health of their students. For example, while canceling recess or restricting movement during class might be perceived as feasible in isolation, implementing them together in a layered fashion would be problematic, since both limit students' opportunity for physical activity. In addition, separating students into smaller groups and restricting use of congregation spaces at the same time may not be feasible because both put demands on limited physical space within the school.

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and In 2010 Malou herself served as the 1st Vice President of FACC. In the 2010 FACC Gala, Malou and Richard produced a stage drama recounting the life of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal. Richard directed the play and Malou choreographed all the different Filipino Folk dances in the play.

She is a dance choreographer and participated in various events here in Charlotte with her children. In the past Malou was one of the catechist teachers at St. Mathew Catholic Church. She has been very active helping the community through fashion show fundraising events and won awards several times for her recyclable couture which had been publicized in several magazines as well.

Graduating with a degree in arts at Cagayan de Oro City’s Capitol University, Malou took up nursing but ended up working as a narcotic technologist at Atrium Health where she was commended for being the best employee and chosen as the ambassador of her department. Soon Malou said she would be sewing masks for the Air Force in Alaska after being requested by her co-employee whose son is an airman stationed in Alaska. ‘I feel bad about them without having any facemasks so I will be sewing for them,’ Malou said.

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Benjamin Chan, Jr., Steven Tan and others.

The P817,500.00 is on top of the P4.3-million earlier extended by the community to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC).

On April 7, the group headed by President Sonny Choi and COVID-19 Response Committee Chairman Ef ren Uy tur ne d over to NMMC Chief Dr. Jose Chan 1,980 sets of PPEs each worth P1,500 with a total value of P 2,970,000.00 and 500 pieces of N95 face masks each

worth P130.00 valued at P65,000.00 for a total donation of P3,035,000.00.

With this, the community’s collective donations to NMMC now totals P4,304,000.00, excluding donations also made to the city owned and operated J.R. Borja General Hospital (JRBGH).

The NMMC is the only hospital in Region X with the capability to test and treat CONVID-19 Patients Under Investigation (PUI).

Under the strategy adopted by the Regional and City Health offices, COVID-19 patients are exclusively referred to NMMC, while JRBGH and other private hospitals take in as many non-COVID cases as they can accommodate to give NMMC’s personnel and facilities as much slack as possible to deal with the outbreak.

From March 23 to April 6, the CDO Filipino-Chinese Community had previously donated to NMMC on four separate occasions urgently needed PPEs and medical supplies collectively valued at P1, 269,000.00.

The Filipino-Chinese Community of Cagayan de Oro includes 21 community organizations, including family associations, chambers of commerce, schools, martial arts, civic and religious fraternities.

These including the following: Misamis Oriental Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.; Mindanao Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China in the Philippines; Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.; Cagayan de Oro You We Tong Civic & Religious Fraternity, Inc.; Oro Christian Grace School; Misamis Oriental Liong Tek Fraternity Association, Inc.; Sejo-Lim Family Association-Northern Mindanao Chapter; Cagayan de Oro Bell Church Foundation, Inc.; Kong Hua School; Cagayan de Oro Volunteer Fire Brigade, Inc.; Phil.

Wushu Federation-Cagayan de Oro Chapter; Phil. Kim Mun Association-Misamis Oriental Chapter ; Cagayan Gospel Church ; Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Amity Club; Cagayan de Oro San Lorenzo FilipinoChinese Catholic Community; Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.-Misamis Oriental Chapter; Philippine Chinese High School Alumni Association-Cagay-

Wed-Thu, April 29-30, 2020 an de Oro Chapter; Misamis Oriental Progressive Mason Temple, Inc.; Kong Hua School, Inc.; and the Chee Kung Tong Chinese Free Mason Misamis Oriental Branch. (RMB)

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the Department of Health (DOH) to hire more than 15,757 healthcare professionals to augment the country's healthcare workforce.

A P2.7-billion budget was set aside by the government for the emergency hiring of health care professionals under a contract of service for three months. (DOST)

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“We have all been witnessing the generosity of spirit, the hard work, and the unparalleled dedication of the thousands upon thousands of frontline workers in the medical sector and across various industries, and it is incumbent upon everyone of us to support them in any way we can,” says Gareth McGeown, President and CEO of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc., the bottling arm of CocaCola in the country.

The Company will also be providing beverages to the COVID-19 quarantine facilities the government will be establishing, in partnership with the PDRF. The first batch of these deliveries has already been made to the PICC and the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Coca-Cola coolers will be installed in the command centres of these facilities.

“This is perhaps the toughest collective challenge we will all face in our lifetimes, and extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary responses.

Coca-Cola is in a position to help—therefore, we will do so to the utmost of our abilities. We will continue to prioritize the safety of our employees; as we serve our customers, support the government’s welfare initiatives, and help bring aid to vulnerable communities across the country,” added McGeown. (StratWorks)

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Lanao del Sur, the university management and the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade.

Lt. Charles Leiand Regala, Civil-Military Operations Officer of 82nd IB, said there are still some 654 remaining stranded students in MSU who will be

transported outside Lanao del Sur in the coming days.

“The authorities have already coordinated with the adjacent provinces to finalize the arrangements and requirements for the next transportation assistance,” said Regala.

The university recently sent off some of its stranded students to Maguindanao and Zamboanga del Norte.

MSU deployed its university buses to assist the transport of the students.

Meanwhile, the army continues to provide manpower and security assistance during the relief distribution of the Lanao del Sur provincial government.

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country. Globe Postpaid and Globe At Home extended the time for customers to settle their bills to ease their financial burden, aside from giving data boosts. Globe Prepaid and TM offered prepaid loan credits and affordable promos with higher data allocation.

Staying safe Being a telecom company does not stop Globe from doing its part in looking after the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of those trying to cope with the current situation.

Through its customer donation channels such as Globe Rewards and GCash, Globe was able to raise over Php 43 million which was turned over to hospitals and used to support frontliners with medical supplies and personal protective equipment. KonsultaMD, an affiliate of Globe, in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), provided free unlimited access to licensed doctors for one month if customers subscribe to the telehealth service on or before April 30.

In addition to medical consultation, Globe partnered with UP Diliman PsycServ, HOPELINE 2919, UNICEF and Bantay Bata 163 to provide free psychotherapy, counseling, and children's support to anyone in need. Globe also encourages its customers to share through the Hope Bank Facebook Community, inspiring stories and messages of upliftment to those suffering from fear, stress, anxiety, and depression.

Staying informed To combat fake news while keeping its customers informed about the pandemic, Globe is giving

free data access to various government websites and toll free Covid-19 hotlines across government agencies and LGUs. Globe also launched eLibrary to provide free downloadable ebooks and interactive videos for K-to12 students nationwide to help students do continuous learning at home. Teachers and students interested in advancing their knowledge may also visit DepEd Commons, a new online learning platform, without incurring data charges on their Globe or TM-powered smartphones.

To know more about Globe's initiatives during the health crisis, please visit https://www.globe.com.ph/ stay-safe-at-home.html

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Makati, Ospital ng Maynila, Ospital ng Tondo, Pasig City General Hospital, Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital, Caloocan City Medical Center, Valenzuela Medical Center, Notre Dame Hospital Baguio, St. Pascal De Baylon, Bicol Regional Training & Teaching Hospital, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Roxas Memorial Hospital, Manila Doctors Hospital, The Medical City, UERM Memorial Hospital Cardinal Santos, Ace Medical Center Pateros, Marikina Valley Medical Center, Perpetual Help Medical Center- Binan, South City Hospital and Medical Center, Bataan General Hospital Catarman Doctors, Cagayan Valley Medical Center, Dr. Ricardo Y Ladrido Memorial District Hospital, Lambunao Iloilo, and Zamboanga Medical Center.

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“Maraming maraming salamat po sa Globe Telecom. Kasama po namin kayo sa mabigat na laban na ito. Sabi po nila ang COVID-19 Virus ay INVISIBLE, pero po pag tayong lahat ay sama sama at tulong tulong, INVINCIBLE po tayo. Muli maraming salamat po sa suporta. Mabuhay po kayo,” said Dr. Fernando Santos, Caloocan City Medical Center.

On the other hand, in her letter to Globe, Joy C. Luna, Head, Central Supplies Department and Member, Board of Directors of Manila East Medical Center said that the hospital “has been lucky to be chosen as one of your beneficiaries of your generous donations. Today, you blessed our frontliners again with your generosity and thoughtfulness. Your donation of 100 pcs. PPEs and 100 pcs face shields will be of great value in helping us protect our frontliners and health workers. God bless your hearts for these!

On behalf of the Management of Manila East Medical Center, please accept our heartfelt gratitude to your company. May God reward you more for your generosity.”

Aside from the PPE donation to hospitals, part of the employee donations went into the AC Health project involving the construction of a COVID-19 facility for Ayala Group of Companies employees in Nuvali EvoLiving. At least P5 million was also donated to Project Pananagutan, a program led by Ayala Foundation, Inc. to provide assistance to no work, no pay talents of partner companies as well as frontliners and partner communities.

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AboitizPower Team Sow #PositiveEnergy:

Brix - Duty & Family B RIX Maskariño wakes up before the sun rises. The dormitory begins to bustle with muted activity, but Brix’s early start means that he won’t have to wait in line to shower. He is one of the team members rendering duty in Therma South, Inc.’s (TSI) facility quarantine to keep the lights on amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

While the countr y’s frontliners like medical personnel, bankers, janitors, and police continue to brave the pandemic, another group of unsung heroes diligently works as the backbone of the nation by keeping power supply available during these challenging times.

Control Room Engineers (CREs) are the brains of the power plant. They have oversight of the entire plant operations, and like brains picking up signals from the body, CREs also monitor the condition of the plant to ensure that everything

is running normally.

To d o t h i s , i t i s imperative for CREs to remain mentally alert and mindful anything can happen anytime, especially now when manpower has been stripped down to a skeletal workforce due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

“By the time I go back to the dorm, I usually fall asleep right away since the task is mentally-demanding.

You have to continuously monitor the status of the plant and your mind is always alert and prepared to respond instantly if something goes wrong,” Brix shared.

Plant operations are not the only thing running through Brix’s mind, though.

The facility quarantine entails that all personnel rendering duty inside the plant have to stay inside the facility for two weeks.

This is a reverse isolation protocol to prevent bringing in potential infection.

This also means that team members have to be away from their families during that time.

TSI has provided dormitories for its team members under quarantine, along with entertainment such as cable TV and full Internet access so that people like Brix are able to stay in touch with their loved ones.

“This is the first time I’ve been away from my family.

With all that’s happening, it’s hard to keep your mind at ease. My thoughts keep going back to my family. I found a better appreciation for my family through this experience,” Brix said.

In light of the developments, Brix had to leave his aging parents at home alone while he steps up to keep the electricity flowing.

“The work that we do is important, now more than ever. We need to supply energy so that frontliners can do their work and use the facilities they need. They

need electricity in hospitals,” Brix shares.

“I can appreciate my job more now. Usually you see people thanking nurses and frontliners on social media, but sometimes you can see some thanking the power sector. It’s touching that there are some people who appreciate what we do,” Brix added.

Overall, Brix found that his experience with hotel isolation and facility quarantine was alright.

It was an experience that allowed him to find a deeper

appreciation and sense of duty to his family.

“The sacrifice we’re making is for the sake of our family. We need to support our frontliners so they can do their job to control the pandemic, so that our families are kept safe. This is my mindset now. I’m doing this to keep my family safe and to help my country.”

Wholly-owned AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. (TSI) is the owner and operator of the 300-Megawatt Davao

Baseload Power Plant located in Binugao, Toril, Davao City. TSI is certified in four ISO standards, namely Quality Management (ISO 9001:2015), Environmental Management (ISO 14001:2015), Occupational Health and Safety Manage me nt (OHSAS 45001:2018), and Asset Management System (ISO 55001:2014). Along with Therma Luzon, Inc. and Therma Visayas, Inc., the three primarily compose the Coal Business Unit of AboitizPower.