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Policemen in Oro told: ‘Shape up or ship out’

THE Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) has reminded various member agencies of Task Force Kamao that any operation against unregistered or “colorum” public utility vehicles (PUVs) should always be conducted with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

The DOTr has recently created the inter-agency task force that will implement the intensified anti-colorum operations, in compliance with the directive of Presi- Newly installed Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) dent Rodrigo R. Duterte director Senior Supt. Nelson Aganon delivers his inaugural See colorum, page 11

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CAGAYAN de Oro City--Newly installed Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) director Senior Supt. Nelson Aganon vowed to continue internal cleansing.

This after Aganon, who assumed his post on Monday, learned that one of his police officers was arrested for illegal drug use less than a week after he started leading the thousand-strong police force in this highly urbanized city.

According to Aganon, he will continue the random surprise drug tests implespeech. Photo by Mark Francisco for Mindanao Daily News mented by his predecessor

Senior Supt. Robert Roy Bahian.

During Bahian’s time in 2017 up to early this year, a total of five drug test sessions were conducted, benefiting 1,000 police officers from Cocpo.

But the name of PO2 Buenaventura Reyes Jr., the police officer who was arrested last March 31, was not among those being called.

In his inaugural speech, Aganon also warned the police officers under his fold to “shape up or ship out,” indicating his seriousness in being strict to his personnel starting on his first day on the job.

Along this line, Aganon is set to implement reshuffling of police station and unit heads in the next

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Del Rosario told MindaNews on Sunday that the proposal of Bagong Marawi

Consortium for Ground Zero/MAA “was already selected and negotiation for the terms of reference, costing and project details will start April 2.”

While negotiations are ongoing “between the Developer and Technical

See warms, page 11

Malaybalay taps 9 members of China-PH consortium civilian volunteers that will build the ‘new Marawi’ named against forest fires

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By Mel Madera, PNA

MALAYBALAY City--The local government unit here plans to engage more community volunteers as it seeks to boost its preparedness against destructive forest fires, which are common throughout Bukidnon province during the summer season.

Maria Maida Apostol, City Local Government Operations Officer, said local residents in communities See fire, page 11

Gensan to open P26m dialysis center

GENERAL Santos City--After several months of delay, the city government will start the full operations on Tuesday, April 3, of its P26 million dialysis center.

This, as the local government-run Dr. Jorge P. Royeca Hospital was formally granted by the Department of Health (DOH) the license to operate its Renal Care and Treatment Unit, which had been touted as among the most modern and complete dialysis centers in Mindanao.

Glenville Gonzales, assistant city administrator, said Monday the DOH issued the license following an inspection and assessment of the facility last month.

“The inspection team did not find any flaw on the See center, page 11

THE chair of Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) has named the nine firms — five Chinese and four Filipino — comprising the Bagong Marawi Consortium that will build the “new Marawi” within the 250-hectare Ground Zero, the former main battle area during the five-month siege, now referred to as Most Affected Area (MAA).

On Sunday, Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario, concurrent chair of the task force that oversees the recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts for Marawi and affected towns in Lanao del Sur, told MindaNews that the China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd. leads the consortium. “I don’t recall the eight others,” he said.

Followed up on Monday, del Rosario sent Mind-

aNews, named the member firms through text message: China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd; Anhui Huali Construction Group Co. Ltd; China Geo Engineering Corp; TBEA Co., Ltd.; and Shandong Jinyuan Homes Industry Development Co. Ltd. —

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TESDA Technology Institutions conduct Special National TVET Enrolment Day Cagayan de Oro City – As a sequel to the successful launch of the National TVET Enrolment Day and Jobs Bridging held last February 27 and 28, 2018, TESDA will hold another round of National TVET Enrolment Day and Jobs Bridging for Construction and IT-BPM on April 5-6, 2018 in all TESDA Technology Institutions.

This event is TESDA’s continuous preparation for the upsurge in the demand for skilled labor in the construction and other sectors that are considered as Key Employment Generators (KEGs).

In Region 10, there are ten (10) TESDA Technology Institutions joining the event to cater interested applicants to enroll in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) near their locality. Interested applicants

may apply at the following venues in the TTIs region wide: Enrollment is open to all Filipinos with ages 15 and above who are interested in taking up TVET programs. They are advised to bring the following initial requirements:

SIGN FOR PEACE. Army chief Lt. General Rolando Bautista (5th from left) and Tarlac Heritage Foundation Inc. co-founder Dr. Isa Suntay (3rd from left at the back) pose at the Hardin ng Lunas with Singapore Ambassador Kok Li Peng, Sri Lanka Ambassador Aruni Ranaraja, India Ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar, Vietnam Ambassador Ly Quoc Tuan, Pakistan Ambassador Aman Rashid, Thailand Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission Urawadee Sriphiromya and Laos Ambassador Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune during their visit to Bahay Pag-Asa Phase 2 in Barangay Mipaga, Marawi City on Maundy Thursday (March 29, 2018). The project is their donation for the displaced people of Marawi. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)

The Begging Child

By Eliseo I. Felisilda Teacher – III / TIC Larapan Elementary School Malitbog-II Distrcit, Division of Bukidnon

Have you ever been jealous whenever you see your father with a stick of cigarette in his hand? Have you ever thought of telling him to stop smoking, but afraid to do so?

Well, I, do, but, I just can’t seem to tell my father how I really felt about it.

It’s terrible I admit, I’m scared to death of telling him to stop smoking because I’m afraid that It’s a risk I’ll later regret. You feel the same way, don’t you? They’re older than us, I know that. But it does not mean that we cannot tell them how much we really feel towards it.

Pa, I’m sorry, but you don’t know that its not good for your health?

Worse, you risk others people’s health, especially your children which includes me.

When were together in a room, don’t you that we inhale two or three times much toxic material per round as you do? Especially this time that our youngs lungs are growing and developing. You see pa, second hand smoke cause lung cancer and significantly increases respiratory illnesses among us.

Pa, do you think you could benefit something from smoking? I think

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it only causes many disadvantages. It’s not just dangerous to your health.

It’s bad for your social life.

It’s such a hassle! It even ages your skin. Moreover.

You waste your money on it.

You could have saved a lot from it by now you keep on buying those cigarettes, but you could have bought me a Penshoppe shirt, motor bike or a book to read. But you didn’t, you didn’t even notice that I’m jealous. You spent more money on cigarettes, but you even care buying the things that I need?

There were times when you put that pack of cigarettes in your shirt pocket, which is near your heart!

How am I supposed to feel about it? Of course, envious! Does it really mean that those, cigarettes are much nearer to your heart than I am? Please pa, don’t make me believe it. Tell me it’s not true, Tell me do I have a choice?

Why don’t you stop smoking Pa? It’s not such a big favor, I’m begging you please pa, why don’t you? Why don’t you quit?

It’s not that hard.

Government set to launch PPP Knowledge Corner in Region X The Public-Private Partnership Center (PPPC) of the Philippines and National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office (NRO) in Region 10 will launch the PPP Knowledge Corner (PPPKC) on April 5, 2018. The PPPKC will be set up at the Cagayan de Oro Office of the NRO 10.

The half-day event will

be led by PPPC Executive Director Ferdinand A. Pecson and NRO-10 Regional Director Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Jr. Local government and regional line agency participants will also be oriented on PPPs during the launching.

The PPP Knowledge Corner is part of the PPP Center’s localization strat-

egy to further reach out to local governments units around the country and help them implement more PPP projects with technical assistance from the agency.

This is an information hub which will serve as a coordinating unit between the PPP Center and LGUs and other implementing agencies. It is a venue where

they can access accurate and up-to-date information on PPP program and projects.

This initiative will also help address the need to strengthen the capabilities of LGUs and other local implementing agencies to undertake PPPs for their infrastructure and development requirements. The See launch, page 10

POVERTY: A Hindrance or A Challenge?

By Charity R. Colinares Teacher I-San Pedro Elementary School Initao District-Division of Misamis Oriental

Many people have said that poverty is not a hindrance to success. This maybe true to Abraham Lincoln who was born in a log cabin and was able to read by himself when he was at age because his mother was completely illiterate and to Andrew Johnson who was trained as tailor and was only taught by his wife how to read. These two gentlemen though, derided by fortune, they were able to put their names in the American History and are still regarded today as great statesmen. In fact, upon the assassination of the former the latter succeeded as President of the United States of America.

In the Philippine setting where poverty at present is very extreme, I am not sure that poverty cannot be a hindrance to success.

For me it can either be a challenge for those who can persevere to conquer the adversities but a hindrance for those who are not brave enough to risk their lives in pursuing their dreams.

Many have tried to succeed but many also have failed because they traded their ambitions with their visions that are only focused in the present. John F. Kennedy once said, “Change is the law of life and those who look only the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

He is indeed true because once your mind is set to aim for the future you do not matter the impediments that come across your way and you are always determined to subdue them.

My first station as a public school teacher was at the farthest school in our municipality where you can see the different faces of pov-

erty. During my stay in that school, I have seen the pitiable situations of the school children that crumpled my heart and that affect my thinking that poverty is far more a hindrance than a challenge. Everyday I can see plenty of vacant seats in my classroom. Later I found out that poverty caused the sitters of those seats to be absent. How a hungry kid could have the desire and courage to attend classes everyday in order to reach the zenith of his dreams?

They may persevere for long without a penny to spend during recess but not with an empty stomach. Even those who attend classes regularly are still painted with the ugly colors of poverty and that would also be hard for them to go farther and higher in order to succeed.

If we try to compare the lives of our two great heroes Rizal and Bonifacio, we can have a perfect comparison between a rich and a poor

lives and this can portray to us how affluence contributed to Rizal’s education and how poverty curtailed the ambition of Bonifacio.

As we know, Rizal was born from a highly educated and rich parents who owned vast tract of sugar lands in Calamba. At his early age he already had a tutor.

He was from a province but was able to study in highly praised schools in Manila and he was even sent to study medicine in Europe. Bonifacio was from Manila but failed to study in schools that Rizal have attended. He even stopped schooling in order to meet the needs. His little education even caused his life when he became furious at the remarks of a fellow Katipunero. As teacher whose primary duty is to educate every learner under my care, I would always believe that poverty is a hindrance to success.

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PIDS prexy urges advocates to step up efforts on gender equality With the Philippines continuously dropping from its rank as one of the most gender-equal countries in the world over the last two years, Dr. Celia Reyes, new president and first female head of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), urged advocates and stakeholders alike to step up efforts on gender equality to regain the country’s status.

Citing the latest Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum during “Making Change Work for Women: A Policy Dialogue” organized by the Institute, Reyes said the Philippines has slid from 7th place in 2016 to the 10th spot last year. A total of 145 countries were ranked based on four categories, namely, labor force participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.

“While the country has actually maintained its top spot in Asia, we have gone down to the 10th place despite the increase in the absolute score. This is something we need to focus on not because we have retrogressed but because other countries are also doing a lot more in terms of making sure they have gender equality,” she said.

Reyes noted the dimensions that need improvement like the areas of leadership, labor force participation, and wage.

In leadership, for instance, Dr. Clarissa David, a professor at the UP College of Mass Communication explained that 60 percent of female employees constitute the first and second levels in government. However, this figure, she said, diminishes to 30 percent or less in terms of women representation in high-level appointive and

elective offices.

David also shared that women leaders in both the Senate and the House of Representatives are typecast in handling committees such as cultural communities, women and gender equality, health, nutrition, education, and family planning, among others.

In terms of labor force participation, PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jose Ramon Albert, pointed out that the lower labor force participation among women is noticeable across all member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and even in many countries across Asia and the Pacific. He said that men outnumber women by a large majority in work as laborers, farmers, trade, and unskilled workers.

Albert also revealed that in the Philippines, women tend to have a bigger share of

vulnerable employment than men. According to recent data, about 7 in 20 men are in vulnerable employment compared to 8 in 20 for women.

He stressed that those in vulnerable employment are less likely to have formal work arrangements, and are therefore more likely to lack decent working conditions, adequate social security, and voice. “Vulnerable employment is often characterized by inadequate earnings, low productivity, and difficult conditions of work that undermine workers’ fundamental rights,” Albert explained.

Another speaker, Maria Kristine Josefina Balmes, deputy director for operations of the Philippine Commission on Women, discussed issues that hamper the passage of women-related laws in the country. She said the existence of prevailing culture in both legislators and pressure groups like faith-based orga-

nizations and the church are usually the deciding factor in the passage of a specific bill.

One of Balmes’ observations is that the majority of legislators are men and they usually bring in their conservative, patriarchal, and chauvinistic stance in the discussion of women-related bills.

To address these challenges, Balmes emphasized the need to inform and engage women as stakeholders in government programs and services, as well as to create and facilitate platforms to discuss good practices, gaps, challenges, and commitments in pursuing gender and development in order to strengthen the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women.

On the other hand, National Project Officer Maricel Aguilar of UN Women Philippines, talked about the plight of women in southern Philippines, who are often

exploited by violent extremist groups as tokens or brides for terrorist fighters or used as couriers or conveyors of messages, thus endangering their lives.

“Given the current and emerging trends of violent extremism and terrorism, there is a need to revisit the law to include elements of protection and prevention from all forms of threats and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence,” she said. Aside from this, Aguilar stressed the need to engage religious leaders in intra- and interfaith dialogues, and provide women with livelihood opportunities and educational programs. “If women are given these support, they will have the resources to bring their children to school and prevent them from being recruited or lured by violent extremist groups,” Aguilar concluded.

Oscars of PH Public Relations:

Smart wins Grand Prix and Grand Anvil Smart Communications garnered top honors at the Anvil Awards, to maintain its winning streak at the for the third straight year at what is considered the “Oscars of Public Relations” in the Philippines.

Smart won the Grand Prix Award for having the highest number of Gold Anvils this year, as well as the Grand Anvil for the most outstanding public relations program of the year for SHINE OS+ (Secured Health Information Network and Exchange), an electronic medical record system that enables health facilities to provide faster and better service to their patients.

The Anvil Awards has been conducted annually for 53 years by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

Smart received Gold Anvils for the following corporate social responsibility, employee engagement, and customer service programs: SHINE OS+, an open system that allows developers to create plugins addressing the various needs of health workers.

Peace journalism training in Iligan

By PJ TREMEDAL Correspondent

Smart representatives – led by Chief Financial Officer Chaye Cabal-Revilla (center), SVP for consumer business market development Oscar Reyes Jr., and public affairs FVP Mon Isberto – receive Anvil awards last March 23 at Shangri-La Fort.

Among the plugins are a system that automates the sending of reminder SMS to diabetes patients, and another that enables nurses in Nepal to collect health surveillance and preparedness data during and after disasters.

Learning as One Nation, an effort to help improve the Department of Education’s Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE)

program in General Santos and Sarangani.

Smart is helping develop an app that teaches Arabic language and values, while promoting independent learning among ALIVE students through the Dynamic Learning Program created by Ramon Magsaysay Awardees Dr. Christopher Bernido and Dr. Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido.

School-in-a-Bag, a learn-

ing package donated to public schools in remote areas without electricity.

The donation includes a solar panel, mobile devices, digital educational content, teacher training, and monitoring.

TNT Tropang Ready Caravan, which inculcates d i s a ste r pre p are d n e ss among college students and encourages them to promote preparedness in their re-

spective communities Smart Saturdays, a program where employees pay a participation fee to watch blockbuster movies with their families and colleagues. The participation fees are used to donate School-in-a-Bag units to underserved schools.

Smart Chatbot, a tool on Facebook Messenger that enables Smart customers See SMART, page 11

PH’s health insurance programs benefit poor Filipino children, says PIDS study Filipino children from poor households who are part of the government’s health insurance program have increased access to health care, both for preventive and curative care.

A recent study published by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recognized the role that the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has played in this positive impact. The 4Ps automatically enrolls beneficiaries to the country’s social health insurance program

and requires preventive check-ups for children aged 0 to 5 years old.

In the discussion paper, authors PIDS Senior Research Fellow Michael Abrigo and Visiting Research Fellow Vicente Paqueo explained that, while there is no direct impact on morbidity, the results suggest that “the social health insurance and the CCT program, jointly, were able to induce greater hospital visits for both preventive and curative care, and lower out-of-pocket expenditures.”

Access to health care in developing countries is challenging. In the case of the Philippines, efforts to provide better health care can be traced back to as early as in the 70s. It has undergone various improvements, especially with the establishment of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) in 1995.

According to the study, Filipino children who are insured are 8.7 to 12.8 percent more likely to visit a healthcare facility, See study, page 11

SUAREZ, Iligan City-Dozens of journalists from Northern Mindanao gathered in this city for the 3-day Media Capacity Training on Peace Journalism and conflict sensitive journalism.

In her opening statement, women’s advocate Jane Bernardo, also chair of the Civil Society Organization Forum on Peace, made emphasis on what is peace journalism and how the media can help achieve the elusive peace in Mindanao.

Other topics tackled during the training include the decadesold Moro problem, the 330 years of Spanish conquest, the American regime and Japanese imperialism, and what will be the future of Mindanao With the help and support of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace and the Mangagawang Media ng Mindanao, the media capacity training on peace journalism and conflict sensitive reporting is expected to trigger the start of an everlasting responsible reporting about Mindanao.

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War against innocents

No need to explain headlines and daily news! Killing in every part of the world is unceasing! Warriors go and fight prepared to kill and to be killed with no fear. In the forests, in the streets, a lot of them are found dead bodies spread-eagled. In the rivers and oceans, a lot of them are found floating if not eaten by the hungry sharkes.

But what about those innocent lives who are just victims of war atrocities?

Are they prepared to die in such a horrible state?

It is sickening to realize that those people are killed within just a flick of a fin-

ger by those war-oriented people. Moreoften, we can learn through media about numbers of people dead and injured caused by building and streets bombings, chemical poisonongs (!), and nuclear power testings.

Killings - yes, there will be always killings! Because the Super Powers are in a race to put as many weapons as possible into their allies' hands. The Arm producers are urged and more encouraged to make more weapons and explosives. As the Great Powers never stop intervening in these small countries' affairs, there will be more casualties. Wouldn't it much

better for them to help the Third World countries economically than supplying them with weapons?

How many more innocent lives shall we find scattered in the streets? How many more of them will be seen floatingin the open seas with shattered bodies? And how many more young and old people will be buried innocently at the bottom of the sea leaving their loved-ones to suffer pain and extreme grief?

War is hell and the world has had enough! When will stability prevail in this world?

In one of my previous columns in this corner, several

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Easter PS II: proofs that Jesus is God the father, son, and holy spirit

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks folly…” (Isaiah9:17, the Holy Bible).

-oooBIBLICAL PRO OFS THAT JESUS IS GOD THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT: Easter Post Script II: To those who have been inquiring if there is proof that Jesus is God and Savior and is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who came down to earth from heaven, in the form of man with flesh and blood, and accepted the penalty for man’s sins, the answer of the Children of God Blood Kin of the Christ Church (or AND KNK, Simbahang Anak ng Diyos Kadugo Ni Kristo) is, yes, there are proofs of this

from the Bible.

The AND KNK calls these proofs as “accurate pieces of evidence that Jesus is God and Savior, and that He is God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit”. What are these “accurate proofs?”

These are the proofs from the Father, from the Son, from the Holy Spirit, from the disciples of Jesus, and from those who did not accept and have faith in Him. In understanding these proofs, we should start by studying seven verses from the Bible which are the chief foundation of all proclamations that Jesus is God and Savior, and is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 1:18-25, uke 1:26-37, John 1:1-14, and John 20:22.

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WHO CAME DOWN TO EARTH FROM HEAVEN: From Genesis 3:15, we learn of the curse that God gave to the serpent after it successfully enticed Eve and Adam to sin by egregiously disobeying the command of God against eating the fruit of the tree from the center of the garden. With this curse, God the Father declared that He will cause enmity between the offspring of the serpent and the offspring of the woman.

It is clear from this declaration of the Father that there would be a fight between the offspring of the serpent and of the offspring of the woman. Who is the offspring of the serpent? It is the evil one, no less, and his legion of evil spirits and sinfulness that will control (and are in fact controlling, even now) the minds of many people. The offspring

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of the woman refers, on the other hand, to Jesus.

Now, who is Jesus? He was the son who would be conceived of by the woman and would be given birth to by her, according to Isaiah 7:14. According to Isaiah: “God Himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a baby boy, who will be called Emmanuel…”

-oooJESUS: “MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER”: If we study well enough what Isaiah 7:14 said, we ill inevitably come to the conclusion that the baby boy that the virgin will conceive of and give birth to, would most certainly be human.

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Talks on STL lobby money resurface in Gensan GENERAL Santos City-When the resolution consenting to the operation of the Small Town Lottery (STL) in General Santos City was first introduced in the Sangguniang Panglunsod (SP) on October 10, 2017, talks regarding lobby money took center stage, but mainly along the underground information highway.

The SP conducted a hearing on this proposed resolution on October 19, 2017 and on October 24, denied the proposed measure for the operation of STL in the city through SP Resolution No. 888.

The same talks on STL lobby money have lately resurfaced in GenSan but, this time, in a louder fashion when another resolution giving imprimatur to STL operation was again introduced in the SP on March 13, 2018, just five months

after it rejected it.

The STL measure was revived by virtue of Sangguniang Panglunsod Proposed Resolution (SPPR) No. 1818-01906 presented for first reading on March 13 and immediately referred to the SP’s Committee on Games and Amusement, chaired by City Councilor Franklin Mabini Gacal, Jr. SPPR N0. 1818-01906 seeks the concurrence of the SP on the application of the Philippine Charity sweepstakes Office and Trento and Leisure Corporation to operate Small Town Lottery pursuant to Section 3, Rule VI of the rules and regulations implementing RA 9649 known as act amending RA 5412 or the Charter of the City of General Santos.

The City Charter requires the consent of the SP for the conduct of any gambling operations within

the city.

A public hearing on this proposed resolution was held on March 19 but only 40 people, mostly local government functionaries, police officers, barangay officials and STL operators and financiers, attended.

There is a reason for the public to suspect that lobby money plays a role in the scheme of things. The passage of this same resolution was being worked out without the participation of wider sections of society.

Attended only by a handful of previously consenting barangays officials, local government functionaries and STL operators and financiers, the March 19 public hearing was no more than a workshop of the willing.

It should be stressed that the provisions of RA No. 7160, requiring people’s participation in the adoption

of any measure by the SP and other local law-making bodies, are not meant to be minimalist in character.

Through this, the crystallization of issues surrounding the proposed measure is ensured and the meaningful participation by the people in the processes of decision-making is guaranteed. Thus, a public hearing on the proposed measure is intended to be exhaustive.

But this is not the case here. The main oppositors to the passage of such consent resolution who are the representatives of the church sector, civil society groups and other community-based formations were not invited to the March 19 public hearing.

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Working Group,” a team composed of representatives from the local government units of Marawi, Lanao del Sur and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, TFBM and the Developer, “will also conduct ground consultations (with) all stakeholders on the second and third week of April.”

He said the team’s output “will be incorporated in the negotiation to come-up with the final MAA Rehab and Development Plan” and that their target date for completion of the final plan is last week of April as the Swiss Challenge is scheduled for first week of May. On Monday, Del Rosario said ground consultations “will be undertaken from first to third week of April.”

He later explained that consultations “might start on April 5 but will know exactly when I meet the team tomorrow (Tuesday).”

The Chinese firms China State Engineering Corporation, Ltd. is a state-owned firm operating an “integrated construction and real estate company in China.’

According to its website, the firm is “the world’s largest investment construction group.”

Anhui Huali Construction Group Co. Ltd., established in 1952 and based in Hefei, China has a website in Chinese but its English translation is not accessible.

But according to Bloomberg.com, the firm is a “general construction engineering contractor” that engages in the construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, quays, sea-lanes, city infrastructure, environment protection facilities, industrial plants, and decorations; and manufactures construction equipment and materials.

The Beijing-based China Geo Engineering Corp., according to its website, was established in 1982 with the approval of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China and was officially affiliated to the Ex-Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of China.

“As one of the first few state-owned enterprises approved by the State Council to undertaking international contracting projects, CGC was granted with the permission of international project contracting, import and export of equipment, labor service export, and mineral resources reconnaissance and development,” it said.

Since its establishment, CGC has undertaken thousands of projects at home and abroad, consisting of energy performance contract-related “construction works of water supply and drainage, road and bridge construction, irrigation and hydropower, environmental protection, building, geotechnical engineering and geologic hazard treatment; geological and mineral reconnaissance and evaluation, and mineral

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The Corporation has consecutively been ranked among China’s “Top 30 International Contractors.

TBEA Co., Ltd., according to its website, “is an active participant in the three national strategy new industries of “high-end power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing, renewable energy and new materials.”

S h a n d o n g Ji n y u a n Homes Industry Development Co. Ltd., is the fifth and last Chinese firm on Del Rosario’s list. The firm’s name yielded no result in an internet search but there is a Jinyuan Development Co. Ltd. which “deals with, among others polymethyl methacrylate pmma, pc, acrylic, sunshine plate hollowness board,” according to www.chinaenterprise.biz.

The Philippine partners The Philippine partners in the Consortium are Future Homes Ph Inc.; A. Brown Company, Inc.; HS Pow Construction and Development; and SDW Realty and Development, Inc. Future Homes Ph has no website, only a Facebook page and a mobile number.

MindaNews sent a query to that number but did not receive a reply.

A. Brown Company, Inc., according to its website, is “the holding company for the various businesses of Dr. Walter W. Brown and family, with strategic interests in agribusiness (palm oil plantation and

milling), power generation (coal, diesel, hydro and renewables) and resources (precious metals, oil and gas exploration).”

The firm has generally focused on business interests in Mindanao, “though both the power and real estate segments have investments in other regions.”

Real Estate is one of the core businesses of ABCI which developed the high-end Xavier Estates in Cagayan de Oro City, West Highlands in Butuan CIty Coral Resort Estates in Initao, Misamis Oriental, among others.

It said the company is “shifting its focus to middle income housing (classified as economic housing) and socialized housing to take advantage of the 3.0-million supply backlog in these sectors.”

H.S. Pow Construction and Development, according to its website, is a “General Building Contractor and General Engineering Company” with more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry.

H.S. POW Construction & Development Corporation “has successfully constructed high-rise buildings, industrial plants, warehouses, shopping malls, hotels, condominiums, residences, roads and bridges, commercial centers and mixed used development projects.”

SDW Realty & Development Inc., though its SDW Construction, is a General Contractor, that offers a “wide range of multidisciplined construction

services for projects of all sizes that are delivered on schedule and for the most economical price.”

Del Rosario said the Swiss Challenge is a faster process than going through public bidding.

“Kasi dapat makita natin dito na talagang at the end of the day, it’s a new city, lalo na ‘yung central business district at talagang mapaganda natin, hindi lang better but much, much better. Pag na-select ‘yung isang proponent, this will be subjected to Swiss challenge.

But that any developer can challenge that development project with corresponding amount. Let’s say, sinabi niya, ‘We will do it at 100 billion.’ Here comes another developer: ‘O … we can do it similarly for 75 billion.’ Pag nag-challenge at hindi kaya nung initial proponent ‘yung 75 billion, the project will go to the other developer,” he told reporters in Malacanang on December 1.

On March 29, on the eve of the “M’Balingan Tano sa Ground Zero Peacful Protest Rally,” the Ranaw Multi Sectoral Movement (RMSM) issued an open letter appealing to President Rodrigo Duterte to grant the Meranaws their right to rebuild Marawi City as they rejected the proposed rehabilitation plans “being imposed upon us” — including an ecozone and a military camp — by “those who live far from us.”

The letter described their future as “threatening” because “forces are

moving that threaten to do far greater damage to our people than what the war has done.”

“In the guise of rebuilding our homes, in the guise of laying down the foundations of a better, progressive and modern city, the will and vision of those who live far from us who built this city are being imposed upon us. This is an invasion of a different kind. This one threatens to rob our soul,” the appeal, distributed via social media and read before the rally in Marawi last Friday, said.

Del Rosario maintained consultations were done through the local government units. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews) NOTICE

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The organization of motorela owners and drivers in this city expressed concern over what they dubbed as misleading them to sign a document from the city government that would ultimately lead to dire consequences for them.

It can be recalled that City Hall under administrator Teddy Sabuga-a announced that motorela operators must renew their numbering in the whole month of March with scheduled separate sessions for the Consolacion, Agora, Camaman-an and Macasandig routes.

But Sonny Hinosolango, spokesperson of the Macasandig Operators and Drivers Association, told this writer that during the renumbering event, each motorela operator was told to sign a so-called of oath of undertaking.

Hinosolango claimed that it was stipulated in the oath that they should not ply beyond their specified routes.

“Buot ba pasabot sayonsayonon nami’g dakop ani puhon kay nakapirma kami niini,” Hinosolango rhetorically asked.

“Dugang palas-unon nga kalbaryo ang lain-laing version sa mga bawal sama sa dapat tanggalan ang route board, bumper, carrier, dapat i-repaint ug ang pinakabug-at nga kinahanglan usbon ang porma sa motorela bisan pa dugay na kining gadagan tungod kun okay lahi ang desinyo sa pipila samtang sukad pa kaniadto wala may tino nga official design sa motorela gawas sa iyang sukod lang sa body,” he added.

In a separate statement, the Solidarity of Transport in Region X (Starex) sided with the motorela operators’ concerns.

“Dako kining hagit sa mga motorela driver ug operator nga dili magpakahilom, maghiusa ug mobarug alang sa inyong katungod nga mabuhi,” Starex secretary-general Ringo Lago said.

It was Starex which lobbied before the City Council an increase in motorela fares from P6 to P7 (regular) and P5 to P6 (privileged – senior, students, disabled). That proposal has not yet been discussed.

Photo taken March 30 – At the conclusion of the successful 5th Philippine WTO Trade Policy Review, Philippine Head of Delegation, DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo (center-left), poses with jovial WTO officials: Discussant, Ambassador Stephen de Boer of Canada (left); Outgoing WTO Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) Chairman and PH TPR Chair, Ambassador Juan Carlos Gonzales of Colombia (center-right); and In-coming TPRB Chair Ambassador Eloi Faourou of Benin (right) supplied photo

Inflation in NorMin continues to rise CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Inflation rate in Northern Mindanao increased by 1.7 percentage points in February this year at 5.2 percent from 3.5 percent inflation in the same period in 2017.

In a statement released last week, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that this figure was also higher by 0.4 percentage compared to the previous month of January’s inflation of 4.8 percent.

B oth Bukidnon and Misamis Occidental posted the highest inflation rate of 5.5 percent among the provinces, with Bukidnon showing an increase of 2.7 percentage points and Misamis Oriental’s rose at 2.5 percentage points.

The report likewise indicated that Misamis Oriental registered an accelerated inflation of 4.7 percent in February 2018 from 3.5 percent in the previous year.

Of the five provinces here, only Camiguin registered a

deceleration from 5.4 percent in February 2017 to only 3.6 percent in February 18.

Coupled with that, the regional consumer price index also rose to 166.4, which means that the price of goods in February 2018 regionwide was 66.4 percent higher than it was two years ago.

With the implementation of the TRAIN law, the surge of the inflation was seen in alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 10.6 percent followed by food and non-

alcoholic beverages at 6.5 percent. Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels also registered an inflation of 4.6 percent.

On a month-on-month basis, alcoholic beverages and tobacco registered a price increase at 1.8 percent from January 2018 levels.

With this, the real value of the peso in Northern Mindanao for February was 60 centavos, a decrease of four centavos.USINESS Inflation in Northern Mindanao continues to rise.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The US wine industry has expressed concerns over the long-term damage of China’s 15 percent tariff on imported wines from the United States.

China started imposing 15 percent additional tariffs on a total of 128 US products, including wine, on the weekend in a retaliatory action against Trump administration’s planned tariff on China’s steel and aluminum.

“This new increased tariff will have a chilling effect on US wine exports to one of the world’s most important markets,” said Robert Koch,

president and CEO of Wine Institute, on Monday.

This additional tariff will increase the total tariff and tax paid on a bottle of US wine imported into China by a large margin, according to the estimate of the Wine Institute, an advocacy and research group representing more than 1,000 wineries in California.

Currently, Chile, Georgia and New Zealand wines enter China tariff-free and Australian wines will be tariff free starting in 2019, it said. “The US producers were already at a disadvantage to many foreign

competitors, and this will only exacerbate that problem,” said Koch. “We urge a swift resolution to this crisis before long-term damage is done to the US wine industry.”

China is one of the fastest growing wine markets in the world and will soon be second only to the US in value, according to the Wine Institute. US wine exports to greater China (including the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong) were up 10 percent last year to USD197 million.

The value of US wine exports (97 percent from California) to China has increased

450 percent in the past decade.

The United States ranks as China’s sixth biggest wine importer following France, Australia, Chile, Spain and Italy, accounting for around 3 percent of the country’s bottled wine imports market, according to figures released by the Chinese customs.

China’s tariff increases will impact approximately USD2 billion dollars in US food and agricultural exports to China. The majority of the products targeted are food and agricultural products, totaling 105 out of the 128 items. (Xinhua)

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CL PESOs facilitate employment of 224,382 jobseekers CLARK FREEPORT ZONE – Public employment service facilities in Central Luzon assisted 224,382 jobseekers to get local and overseas work.

This was reported by Regional Director Ana Dione to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III during the performance and planning assessment of around 120 comprising Public Employment Service Office (PESO) managers from various PESOs in Region III and officials of the Central Luzon Career Guidance Network (CL-CGN).

DOLE Region 3 Technical Support and Services Division for Employment and Welfare head Alejandro Inza Cruz and Labor Statistician Andre Josef Bustos said PESO’s employment facilitation assistance recorded placement rate of 88 percent over 254,460 referred applicants.

“Thanks to our continued partnership with the PESOs, we’ve set another milestone in providing for more employment opportunities in ensuring that our job seekers land jobs through our help. With our latest scorecard, we have surpassed the Bureau of Local Employment’s (BLEs) 80 percent placement rate target,” Inza Cruz said.

Another employment facilitation activity initiated by the DOLE and PESOs is the conduct of 10 region-wide job fairs during the Labor Day and Independence Day festivities.

Aside from this, the DOLE and PESOs also teamed up in holding various local job fairs within provinces, cities, and municipalities all over the region.

All national and local job fairs have adopted the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) Concept forged between the DOLE and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Bustos, for his part, provided updates on several employment programs aimed to boost employment opportunities and learning for the region’s working youths.

According to Bustos, some 26,679 poor but deserving students were provided short-term employment opportunities through the SPES, which stands for Special Program for the Employment of Students.

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P hilippine C h a r i t y Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan said on Monday the agency through its Gaming Sector will not be introducing a new game this year, but it will revitalize and enhance instead its existing games to increase sales revenues.

“We have to innovate in our strategies to enhance our existing lottery games such as Lotto in connection with Tax Reformation for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. So we don’t see the need to introduce a new lottery game at this time although this is part of our strategy to increase our revenues,” Balutan said.

Due to the implementation of Republic Act 10963, otherwise known as the TRAIN law, effective April 1, 2018, a final tax of 20 percent shall be imposed on Small Town Lottery (STL) prize winnings exceeding P10,000.

The 20-percent rate shall be computed on the basic of the full amount of the prize winning. The imposed 20-percent Final Taxes on the prize winnings shall be

remitted daily to PCSO. A separate “Summary of Winners” subjected to the 20 percent Final Tax shall be prepared on a weekly basis and be submitted every Tuesday by all STL-Authorized Agent Corporations to PCSO. A consolidated report of the “Summary of Winners” shall likewise be prepared on a monthly basis and be submitted within five days following the end of every month.

The 5-percent Prize Fund Tax shall no longer be remitted to PCSO in lieu of the Final Tax. ‘PCSO is bleeding’ In an interview, Gaming Technology Department Officer-in-Charge Aimee De Viterbo said her department and the Gaming Sector have started discussing strategies to innovate the games.

“The introduction of the TRAIN law is very challenging for PCSO because right now, we are already bleeding. Ang laki-laki na ng taxes kaya very challenging siya on how you will implement the law at the same time,” Viterbo said.

Under the TRAIN law, a 20-percent tax will be imposed on winnings of more than P10,000 from Lotto, Keno, Small Town Lottery (STL), Sweepstakes, and other PCSO products.

However, it removed the corporate tax exemption on the charity agency.

Apart from the Corporate tax, PCSO pays the Documentary Stamp tax and Prize Fund tax which increased from 5 percent to 20 percent.

De Viterbo said that while the sales of lottery and other number games were not yet affected of the TRAIN law, that is because PCSO has not yet fully implemented the changes.

In fact, Lotto sales and other games posed a 2.81 percent increase with reported overall sales of P5,384,844,980 in January and February compared to the sales of the same months last year.

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Teachers today not only struggle about what strategies to use in teaching 21st century learners, but the challenge also includes how we can keep the attention of the learners to concentrate on the lessons being taught. Children naturally have very short attention span and they like to move a lot, implying that teachers should not just approach their learning in a traditional “write this, read this, and answer that” jind of way. Children learn more if they are enjoying the lesson, thus, teachers should incorporate and integrate games in teaching them.

These educational games are not just some games that teachers should randomly pick to integrate in the lesson, but these are the kind of games that would not

only keep the interest of the children, but also lead them to better comprehend the lesson. Research has continuously shown advantages with incorporating games in the class, but many teachers struggle to smoothly include games into lessons due to time and logistical issues, but there are ways to really engage learners and appeal to their diverse learning styles with proper selection guidelines.

First that should be considered in using games in the lessons is through intervention. For example, if a learner is struggling to demonstrate understanding of core material, we may consider using a game to address his or her trouble spots. The game we should choose should therefore deliver content that adjusts itself to player knowledge and learning style. This should help the student gain

a better understanding of difficult material. Second that we should consider is to make use of it as enrichment. As students master core material, we may want a game that presents content through different media. For example, it may give questions through text, audio, images, or even through charades. This should encourage students to challenge themselves as they explore new ways to process the content. And lastly is the rreinforcement. Instead of using games to teach and engage individual students, entire classes can play to reinforce curriculum content.

This can also make gamebased learning a group activity. Some games can involve the whole class featuring the highlights of difficult lessons and students may naturally compete against each other to earn higher scores, and they learn together in a fun

and engaging way.

As teachers, our role is not just to deliver the goods (lessons) to our customers (learners), but we should also think about how they are going to process learning with enjoyment. Embedding games in the lessons is one way to keep the learners hooked with the learning. But we should also remember that these games are appropriate to the type of lesson and need to have instructional support to ensure game objectives are aligned with the lesson objectives. And lastly, it should be noted that just because children are enjoying, does not mean that they actually have grasped the skills intended by the game. There should always be an assessment of learning at the end of the whole process of each learning session.

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Hindi na siya makadalawa kasi ‘yun lang kaya niyang i-spend sa lotto,” said De Viterbo.

PCSO is currently studying how to balance the new tax law and how they can effectively implement it that will benefit both stakeholders.

“That’s why we are bleeding because we are shouldering everything except for the tax being imposed on the lottery winnings.

Kapag ipapa-shoulder naman natin sa bettors natin ‘yung documentary stamp tax, from P20.00 magiging P24 siya. Eh ‘yung migration na lang namin from P10.00 to P20.00 medyo lumiit,” de Viterbo said.

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Mayor Sara condemns burning of equipment used in gov’t projects DAVAO CITY -- Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio condemned the burning of heavy equipment on Saturday, calling it an act of terrorism.

“The attacks were downright cowardly and indicate that the NPA (New People’s Army) is nothing but a terrorist group that deserves our collective rejection and condemnation,” the mayor said in a press statement Monday.

Duterte-Carpio said, “The NPA’s revolution is one designed to undermine our democracy and development through its brand of egregious violence and extremism.

The mayor counted 10 heavy equipment with estimated damage at PHP65 million that were set on fire by the NPA simultaneously in Barangay Callawa in Buhangin, Fatima in Paquibato, and Barangay Dalagdag in Calinan.

Baltazar and Marina Monton and their container garden.

Container veggie garden boosts income of Davao Pantawid family Tibungco, Davao City (DSWD XI) -- “Achieving a well-fed and a food-secure household would mean improving what people eat, in terms of quality, quantity, and variety,” Pantawid Pamilya City Link of Barangay Tibungco Jackilyn A. Raz said.

This is easily attainable for the family of Baltazar and Marina Monton, which enjoys vegetable gardening as an income-generating hobby.

“Sa pirmiro namo nga pagtanom, nagsugod ko sa baynte ka semilya sa pechay. Nagakuha pud ko sa sementeryo og mga tetra pack aron matamnan (I started off with 20 seedlings of pechay. I also gather from the cemetery tetra packs which I recycle into pots),” Marina shared.

From 20 pechay seedlings, Marina now has over 200 seedlings along with other crops that she cultivates by their home lot sideline.

To make soil containers, Marina personally sews together the various tetra packs she fastidiously collects. She even builds makeshift racks to maximize the limited space by the fence, and make room for her growing vegetable pots.

“Ang naka nindot sa

amoang gulayan kay nag ka unite mi mga beneficiaries nga bisan og naa mi sa daplin sa dagat dili rason nga dili mi maka tanom og mga gulay (It is interesting to note that as beneficiaries we agreed that living near the seashore is not a hindrance in growing vegetables).”

The urban container gardening was established in 2013 with three Pantawid families in the seaside area of Tibungco. For them, it provided additional income and better nutritional values for the whole family.

Marina said her husband Baltazar repacks the seedlings they buy and sells it to fellow Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries at Tibungco Public Market. Their children also help and gardening has become a kind of family bonding especially on weekends.

Seven of their children are now married and living separately. Only the two younger ones are staying with them.

From their small garden, the family earns Php 1,500 every month. This is a lot of help since the couple also takes care of four grandchildren.

For their laudable efforts, the Monton family was recognized in 2017 during the District II Urban Container

Gardening Contest initiated

by DSWD Pantawid staffs in partnership with the local government of District II of Davao City. The Montons won second place with a Php 2,000 cash prize.

“Tungod sad aning gulayan nako nakapalit ko og sin sa among balay maong nakabutang nako og dghan pang tanom sa amoang atop (Through my vegetable garden, I was able to buy G.I. sheets for my roofing hence I can now place more pots on the roof which also serves as garden patch),” Marina beamed.

Their garden also supplies the family’s vegetable requirements. From their savings on vegetables, they are able to pay for other basic needs. Consequently, what they earn from selling their vegetable produce could definitely augment the family’s income.

Pantawid Pamilya is a human development program that invests in the health and education of poor families, primarily those with children aged 0-18.

It provides cash grants to partner-beneficiaries who comply with the conditions of sending their children to school, bringing them to health centers, and attending the monthly Family See boosts, page 10

She said the attacks temporarily stalled the bypass road projects being implemented by the city and the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to end the condition of chronic poverty in the areas.

The mayor pointed out that the road projects could make the delivery of other basic services to the people faster — including health, education, agricultural See condemns, page 10

MILF’s Jaafar hopeful on passage of BBL this year DAVAO CITY – The leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) remains hopeful on the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before the end of the year following the commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte of its approval.

This was expressed by Ghazali Jaafar, chair of the MILF-led Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) .

“The President committed to us the passage of the BBL before the end of this year. God willing,” Jaafar

said in a text message when asked about the agenda of the meeting with President Duterte in Davao.

Jaafar said the MILF discussed with the President the future of the BBL in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.

During the meeting, Jaafar said the MILF is keen on Senate version.

“In the Senate, BBL is much better than in the House,” Jaafar said without elaborating.

He added that the MILF requested for the meet-

ing with the President to update him on the MILF’s position and concern about the situation of the BBL in the House.

In February, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri filed Senate Bill 1717 with a hope for a lasting peace in Mindanao and the whole country. Zubiri said, Senate Bill, No. 1717, under Committee Report No. 255, was a product of 11 public hearings and six technical working group meetings.

Zubiri said the new BBL See passage, page 10

P65-M damage: Armed men burn heavy equipment in Davao DAVAO CITY -- Some P65 million worth of heavy equipment were lost to two separate burning incidents over the weekend by a still unidentified group of armed men in Buhangin, Paquibato and Calinan Districts, Davao City, the city police office said.

On Saturday, the burning incident happened at around 11 p.m. in Barangay Callawa in Buhangin and in Barangay Fatima in See boosts, page 9

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By SHEILAFE C. BOLINA Teacher II Lala National High School Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte

THERE are many benefits students receive from high school physical education classes that contribute to students becoming responsible adults who are aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. High school students retain a higher level of knowledge

related to overall health that help them make educated decisions regarding their own healthy, safety and well-being.

Physical fitness is an important component to leading a healthy lifestyle.

The inclusion of regular fitness activity helps students maintain fitness, develop muscular strength and improve cardiovascular health.

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improves the absorption of nutrients by the body, improves digestive processes and increases physiological processes.

The participation in PE in high school provides a positive influence on a student’s personality, character and self-esteem. In addition, the team building process enhances communication skills and the skills required to get along and

cooperate with students of varying ethnic backgrounds and personalities.

PE in high school is essential to the development of motor skills and the enhancement of reflexes. Hand-eye coordination is improved as well as good body movements which help in the development of a healthy posture.

Facing 21st Century Educational Challenges as Teachers

By Michelle Clarin Pinilayan Elementary School

Breaking away from our comfort zone as teachers is always a challenge that poses an implication for a major change in the way we provide and facilitate teaching and learning process. The more learners need to evolve into the development of technology-driven skills, the more teachers have to keep up with the different way learners grasp knowledge. As students’ learning needs changed over time, the teaching methods we have been practice over the years

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Maria Teresita Gaspan said.

The attackers burned four dump trucks and three backhoes in Callawa and another backhoe and a bulldozer in Fatima. Damage was placed at P57 million, she said.

Gaspan said residents nearby heard a gunshot before

may not be applicable now, and might not maximize the strengths and skills of each student. Thus, as teachers, we always need to upgrade our knowledge, our teaching methods and strategies for this is the only way that we will be able to meet the varied and growing needs of our 21st century learners.

Students have high expectations from us. Moreover, they are digital natives and it is high time we up skill ourselves on how to teach certain skills efficiently. What will it take to ensure that the idea of “21st century skills” will be cultivated, enriched, and be

put into action? This is the pivotal role of every teacher; to provide a learning environment that would favor student-centered methods, like problem-based learning and project-based learning, that allow students to collaborate, work on real-life situations or problems, and engage with the community. These approaches are widely acclaimed and we believe they’re effective.

Our shared aim is clear and well set out, we should be what our learners need, we should provide an avenue for them to learn to be ready to take on the circumstances weaved by world’s reality.

The ways in which we achieve these tasks to motivate, inspire, and support young people - are critical for our country’s future. What we teach our learners are going to be their weapon in the future. We take charge of how they learn and we motivate and inspire them to be what they want to be. That is why our goal is to teach with the flexibility, the support, the training, the information, the leadership, and the motivation to tailor cut education to the needs of the kinds of pupils we have today.

the attackers left.

At around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, the following day, a group of eight teenagelooking armed men aboard four motorcycles torched a backhoe worth P8 million in Purok 8, Dalagdag, Calinan.

A police report said Nathaniel C. Garrucha, project engineer of Ulticon Builders Inc. (UBI) said the backhoe was just rented from LTS Company for their project in

Calinan. He added extortion was the possible motive for the burning.

Gaspan said an investigation was being conducted to determine the identities of the attackers but added the New People’s Army (NPA) could be the perpetrators based on the manner of the attack.

The NPA, which usually acknowledges the attacks it carries out, has yet to issue a statement.

The NPA, armed wing of the Maoist-oriented Communist Party of the Philippines, marked its 49th anniversary on March 29, Maundy Thursday.

A homegrown insurgency, the NPA relies on collecting “revolutionary taxes” from logging, mining and construction companies, among other sources of funds, for its armed struggle. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

R.A. 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City

In compliance with Section 7 of R. A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that GERMAGNE GAY M. GERONA has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GERMAGNE GAY MANREAL GERONA who was born on April 20, 1995 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Praxedes B. Manreal and Gregorio M. Gerona.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2018.

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar

MDN: Apr 4 & 11, 2018

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC March 20, 2018 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 CHELLY T. CASAYAS has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of CHELLY TOLETE CASAYAS at DML, Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Nestor C. Casayas and Ma. Luwalhati R. Tolete.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 09, 2018.

(SGD.) MARISSA C. NEBRADA City Civil Registrar

MDN: Mar 28 & Apr 4, 2018

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES GEM C. CORTEZ and JUSTINE N. GADIANO,

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-033

GEM C. CORTEZ and JUSTINE N. GADIANO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. GREGORIO A. ALBARRACIN, SR. and ROSARIO CALAPRE who died on July 10, 2015 and August 23, 2016, leaving a conjugal parcel of land situated in Barrio Sta. Ana, Municipality of Davao City, Island of Mindanao, Philippines, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by original Certificate of Title No. P-11695 and more particularly described as follows: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE P-11695 (Plan Sgs-11-000613-D Portion); Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE; made and entered into by and among NANCY ALBARRACIN PRIETO and GREGORIO C. ALBARRACIN, JR.; Under Notary Public of Atty. Reina Rea Q. Zozobrado.; as Per Doc. No. 1; Page No. 2; Book No. 1; Series of 2018.

MDN: Mar. 21, 28 & Apr. 4, 2018

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late ROGELIO MAGLANGIT who died on January 22, 2006 in Quezon, Bukidnon, leaving an estate located at Sinai, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, consisting of parcels of lands, more particularly described as follows: (1) “A parcel of land, containing an area of 11,200 square meters, more or less, designated as Cad. Lot No. 13090-C-14, with an assessed value of P700.00 under Tax Declaration No. 14040.” (2) “A parcel of land, containing an area of 6,401 square meters, more or less; with an assessed value of P590.00 under Tax Declaration No. 14041.”

(3) “ A parcel of land, containing an area of 2,532 square meters, more or less; designated as Cad. Lot No. 13088-C-14; with an assessed value of P210.00 under Tax Declaration No. 14042.”; Is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY; made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; That for and in consideration of the foregoing premises the parties have agreed, as they hereby agree to divide the one half (1/2) portion of each parcels of land from the above-described parcels of lands; Under Notary Public of Atty.

Reynaldo A. Vitorillo; as Per Doc. No. 167; Page No. 34; Book No. 35; Series of 2018.

MDN: Mar. 28, Apr. 4 & 11, 2018

Republic of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE OFFICE OF THE CENRO Talisay, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

“As of December 2017, P97,634,086 SPES-funds, representing government’s 40 percent share for payment of salaries of SPES-beneficiaries, have already been released/paid to some 25,499 students upon completing their requirements,” Bustos explained, adding: “The remaining 60 percent of their salaries, on the other hand, was shouldered by the DOLE’s SPES-partners from participating local government units and private firms.”

Aside from SPES, Bustos reported that some 1,031 youth beneficiaries comprising college graduates/undergraduates, tech-voch, and high school graduates were engaged in government work under the DOLE Government Internship Program (GIP).

“Our DOLE GIP intern-beneficiaries were engaged in government work assigned to various LGUs, public schools, and other government agencies,” Bustos said.

Some 97,804 students from 385 public schools, TESDA training institutions, and State Universities and Colleges all over the region attended 462 Career Guidance and Employment Coaching (CGEC) Seminars.

The high CGEC-scorecard is attributed to the close coordination between the PESOs and Career Guidance Networks on their Career Guidance Advocacy activities in pursuit of minimizing future jobs mismatch.

On livelihood and emergency employment, some 51,660 marginalized

individuals comprising farmers, ambulant vendors, working youths, housewives, and persons with disabilities were provided livelihood assistance/projects amounting to P244,714,200.00.

The livelihood projects include NegoKarts, Starter Kits, Youth Employment Program (YES), Workers Income Augmentation Program (WIN-AP), and Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD).

Cruz noted that all funded interventions were sourced from the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program or DILEEP and centrally-managed funds.

Director Dione, who was present to oversee the assessment, lauded and thanked the PESOs for their valuable contribution in garnering successful assessment scorecards for the whole year.

“We commend you all for a job well-done in achieving our targets last year. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to ensuring that our programs and services reach and transform the lives of our jobseekers and beneficiaries from the grassroots,” Dione said. /Jerry Borja

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LEVI S. ANACLECTO and DAISY HALLASGO ANACLETO,

Notice is hereby given that the name EDUARDO V. RODAS listed Claimant of MISCELLANEOUS SALES APPLICATION NO. V-48674 of LOT NO. 1046, TS 207 situated at BRGY. LIBERTAD, BUTUAN CITY has been recommended for DROPPING.

An Order of Dropping will be issued 15 days after date of the last publication of this Notice and shall become final and executory 15 days thereafter.

Any person adversely affected by said order may file his objection with this Office within 30 days from date when this Notice first appeared in this publication.

SO ORDERED. Recommended by:

LMI KRISTINE R. AGUILLOM

Verified by:

A.O.I MARILOU B. GAYONA

Noted by: DMO III SIDNAY G. KALINAWAN

Approved by:

MDN: Apr 4 & 11, 2018

NORMAN A. AGUSAN CNR Officer

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-035

LEVI S. ANACLECTO and DAISY HALLASGO ANACLETO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LEO II NOJAS DEAÑO AND RUBY JANE G. MOMONGAN-DEAÑO,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-034

LEO II NOJAS DEAÑO AND RUBY JANE G. MOMONGAN-DEAÑO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

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 rite on June 5, 2010 at San Miguel Arkangel Parish, San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, 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 addresses at Zone 7 Brgy. Pala-O, Iligan City and Brgy. Maunlad, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 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 for four (4) years now, 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 June 5, 2010, 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 April 27, 2018 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 newspaper 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 19th day of March, 2018.

(SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: March 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2018

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 rite on November 28, 2002 at Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, 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 the address of their counsel at 109 Tiano Bros St., Cagayan de Oro City.

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 for more than fifteen (15) years now, 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 November 28, 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 April 27, 2018 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 newspaper 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 19th day of March, 2018.

(SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: March 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2018

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 rite on October 15,2008 at Davao City, 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 resident at Purok 2, Magoong, Linamon, Lanao del Norte and DR 2A, Davao Agri Inc Bldg., V. Mapa, Davao 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 for five (5) years now, 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 15, 2008, 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 April 27, 2018 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 newspaper 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 19th day of March, 2018.

(SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: March 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2018

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“They answered yes. It was followed by how much are they willing to spend? To which they answered P5.00 at that time,” she said.

“If you estimate that today, siguro mga P10.00 na lang ang kaya nilang i-spend. But that depends maybe on the area because Zamboanga City is poor,” she explained.“It is our only hope that the Congress will repel the law to exempt PCSO from tax.”

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PPPKC was the product of collaboration between the PPP Center and the NEDA Regional Development Office.

On March 20, 2018, the first PPP Knowledge Corner in the region was launched at NEDA Davao Regional Office. After the NRO 10 launching, there will be 13 other PPPKC that will be set up at various NEDA regional offices in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. from page 8 (Source: PPPC) gives the greatest latitude if not full autonomy to the from page 8 Bangsamoro government development and livelihood. that will be established, to The said projects could assert their political and change the lives of the peo- economic self-determinaple for the better, she added. tion and pursue develop Duterte-Carpio said the ment programs for their fresh atrocities revealed people according to their

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resolution, the Comm itt e e on G am e s an d Amusements indorsed the revived STL measure to the whole SP for its reconsideration, on second reading.

This means that, deviating from the usual pro cess, t he STL consent resolution is passing through the local legislative mill without any individual sponsor.

The revival of this dead measure becomes even more suspicious when it is being done when there are no notable changes taking place in the city’s socio-economic landscape since the SP rejected the same measure in October.

This fact strengthens the public’s suspicion that, indeed, lobby money from gambling operators and financiers may be warping our city legislators’ resolve for altruism in public s er v ice. (To b e continued)

to view their billing statements and remaining balance, subscribe to promos, purchase eLoad, and request to chat with an agent.

On the other hand, Smart’s Silver Anvil awardees include the following: Smart Bro’s Bond Like Never Before campaign which encourages parents to use mobile technology to bond with their children.

Doon Po Sa Amin Storytelling Caravan which promotes local storytelling for Filipino children Paskong Pinoy yearend celebration for employees, the PLDT Group’s efforts to transform its corporate culture to support its digital pivot, Smart Communities Facebook page which provides information about Smart’s CSR programs, and Smart Millenniors which engages the youth to guide their elders on the use of mobile devices and the internet.

The Silver Anvil list also includes Smart Paywall, a web tool that helps Smart Bro customers avoid unwanted mobile internet charges; Smart TechnoCart, a donation package similar to the School-in-a-Bag that targets more urban communities and contains more devices; the SWEEP (Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program) Awards which encourages students to create innovations solving real problems; the TNT App and TNT Online Store which make it easier for TNT customers to complete transactions; and TNT Tropa Trip, a nationwide summer road show promoting the Choose Your Tropa Apps promo.

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If t h e w o m a n w h o will conceive of and give birth to him was human, the baby boy would be a human being too. But, Isaiah’s prophec y does not end there, because in Isaiah 9:6, he identified quite firmly who or what baby boy really would be.

Here was what Isaiah said (in Isaiah 9:6 of the Bible): “Because to us a child is born, a son is given… and he would be called… “Mighty God, E v e r l a s t i n g Fa t h e r…”

Anyone who reads this part of Isaiah 9:6 would not be able to deny that the baby boy referred to therein is not human, but is in fact the “Mighty God, Everlasting Father.”

It would be very clear, therefore, from these verses, that God the Father Himself was the One referred to in Genesis 3:15 and Isaiah 7:14 and 9:6 who would come down to e ar t h f rom he aven, in the form of man with flesh and blood. The only question from these verses would be: was this prophecy about God Himself coming to earth in the form of man with flesh and blood fulfilled? I implore you to read the answer in our next column on this subject. Thank God in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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compared to those who are non-insured. Furthermore, sick children who are insured are more likely to visit a health-care facility by about 18 to 30 percent, while those who are not sick are more likely to visit a health-care facility by 5.9 to 8.3 percent when they are insured.

On the other hand, the authors noted the limited impact on preventive health care based on 2013 data, saying that the PHIC’s benefit packages for primary care checkups of sponsored members were “neither as extensive, generous, nor as well established” compared to inpatient care.

In terms of health costs, the study observed a significant reduction in outof-pocket spending and found that “insured children are 9.2 to 38.6 percent less likely to pay out-of-pocket expenses compared to noninsured children, depending on specification.”

However, in terms of patient satisfaction, the study revealed that while there is an overall increase in

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the demand for health care, insured Filipino children from poor households “have lower propensity to indicate that they were satisfied with the service that they have had received during confinement.”

Abrigo and Paqueo added that they are more likely to cite having uncaring or rude staff or unfair treatment as reasons, as well as the lack of availability of other health inputs, insufficient medicines, equipment, and staff.

They also noted that insurance coverage alone is insufficient to improve access to health care and that there should be a confluence of three elements, namely, income effect, price effect, and information spillover, in designing better social health insurance programs.

in coordination with the trained in mitigation and preparedness to complement task force. (PNA) the capabilities of the local fire brigade.

Fire Officer 2 Ruperto from page 1 Palma, chief operations prone to forest or bush officer of the local Bureau fires remain the most reli- of Fire Protection (BFP) able “front liners” in sup- office, underscored the role of fire volunteers to the pressing conflagrations.

Apostol said the city city’s Wild Fire Emergency has started tapping com- Management program.

Palma noted that BFP munity volunteers to help village officials implement personnel can only respond preparedness and mitigation to conflagrations, but commeasures during forest fires. munity volunteers can help The local government prevent forest fires through gathered some 250 com- heightened awareness and munity fire volunteers from in sharing fire prevention 14 organizations and 10 vil- practices to other residents.

Maria Anita Fernanlages in the city during the Wild Fire Prevention and dez, city environment and Suppression Forum held natural resources officer (City ENRO), said bush last week, she said.

She said the city is look- fires have recently ravaged ing to increase further the the research center of the number of community Department of Environvolunteers, who will be ment and Natural Resources

(DENR).

She added that several villages including Brgys.

Casisang and Kalasungay, have been also hit by conflagrations recently.

“We are expecting more forest or bush fires to happen in the coming days and we must be prepared for it,” Fernandez said.

Alan Comiso, a local disaster risk reduction and management officer, said the city has already allocated funds for the training of volunteers and for the purchase of equipment intended for at least five fire response teams.

Two years ago, Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park and Mt. Kalatungan—two of Budkinon’s remaining rainforests—were hit by conflagration that took days to put out. (Mel B. Madera/ PNA)

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The agenc y had increased the package to 90 days from the previous 45 per year to cope with the needs of the growing number of patients who undergo dialysis treatment.

It adjusted the coverage from P4,500 to P2,500, which is considered the normal cost for hemodialysis treatment per session.

“Overall, the charges for services offered here are significantly lower compared to those of private facilities,” Gonzales added. (MindaNews)

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few days.

“Normal yan if bago ang head na mag-assume sa isang office. I will really conduct an immediate audit on the performances of these commanders,” Aganon, who is also the concurrent head of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion, said.

Cocpo has a total of 10 police stations. Establishment of two more police stations are already on the calendar and will likely be implemented under Aganon’s term.

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to crackdown on colorum PUVs nationwide.

“Since Task Force Kamao is inter-agency, there must be a representative from LTFRB every time there is an operation. Nobody from the partner agencies can apprehend a colorum vehicle if there’s no one from LTFRB, them being the lead agency on public utility vehicles,” DOTr Undersecretary for Road Transport Tim Orbos said in a statement.

Task Force Kamao is led by the LTFRB, which has jurisdiction over the franchises of PUVs. Other agencies in the task group include the Land Transportation Office (LTO), Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

“The LTFRB has the complete and updated database of legal franchises and their accredited number of units. Through that, the I-ACT can easily pinpoint and apprehend personalities behind colorum activities,” Orbos said.

“The nationwide crackdown against colorum vehicles is to ensure the safety of riding public and to identify those opportunist individuals who are using colorum PUVs only for their own good,” he reiterated.

The I-ACT will be leading the anti-colorum operations in Metro Manila while the local government units will implement their respective plans of actions

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center’s systems and equipment, and declared that it has passed the operational standards,” he said.

Gonzales, who also is the chief hospital administrator, said the center will utilize 13 machines for Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis or SLED renal replacement therapy.

He said they have assigned 11 units for the outpatients, one dedicated for infectious types of kidney disease and one reserved for admitted patients in cases of emergency.

“All of them have specifications that are at par with those being utilized by private institutions,” he said.

He said the dialysis center, which was initially unveiled in September last year, will be manned by doctors and nurses that were properly trained and experiencied in handling patients with kidney diseases and in the operationalization of the dialysis machines.

Gonzales said at least 99 indigent patients from the city who are suffering from kidney failure or end-stage renal diseases have already enlisted for the facility’s services.

He said City Mayor

Ronnel Rivera had issued a directive to prioritize its services for the poor and needy residents of the city.

Except for the supplies, blood requirements and laboratory tests, indigent patients may avail of at least 90 free dialysis treatments at the dialysis center within the year.

The free treatment is equivalent to the hemodialysis coverage being provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, which had issued accreditation for the facility.

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JFA Centro celebrates 2nd anniversary

By MARK FRANCISCO Lifestyle Editor

JESUS for All Nations Centro celebrated its second anniversary March 18 at Deluxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City.

The senior pastor of the church is Rev. Alexander Gadian with his wife Ann Marie as pastor.

During the event, the speaker was Bishop Herbert Gadian, the founding president of Jesus for All Nations Network International, which has already 170 chapter churches under its fold.

Mayor Oscar

Moreno likewise gave a congratulatory message.

The church started in March 2016.

“This church lifts up Jesus Christ as the Savior and the only hope for humanity,” Gadian said.

“Our church mission is preaching the gospel and making disciples of the Lord Jesus and since it is still our first year, we focus more on discipleship class, trainings and Bible studies.”

Their Sunday service is at Dynasty Court Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

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Bishops and pastors from different local churches also graced the celebration.

AboitizPower launches rooftop solar venture AboitizPower is set to enter the rooftop solar space through a new business unit aimed

at further expanding the company’s growing renewable energy portfolio under its

Cleanergy brand.

The new company, called AboitizPower Distributed Energy,

AboitizPower first entered the solar power market in 2016 with its 59-MWp San Carlos Sun (Sacasun) project in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. To date, AboitizPower has 1,272 MW of net sellable capacity, together with its partners, through its Cleanergy brand.

Inc. (APX), is already looking at completing several key projects in Luzon and Visayas in

2018, with a target to integrate it closely with the group’s existing open access customers.

“We have been in the power industry for more than 80 years.

This gives us a wealth of knowledge and technical capability that we can share to our customers who want to go into solar,” AboitizPower President Antonio Moraza said.

AboitizPower first entered the solar power market in 2016 with its 59-MWp San Carlos Sun (Sacasun) project in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. To date, AboitizPower has 1,272 MW of net sellable capacity, together with its partners, through its

Cleanergy brand.

APX General Manager Ping Mendoza said their main differentiator is their experience in the power industry.

“The positive response from customers affirms our view that distributed energy technology such as rooftop solar complements existing products and services that the AboitizPower group provides,” he said.

AboitizPower has a wide portfolio of renewable energy plants under Cleanergy including geothermal, run-of-river hydro, and large hydropower facilities all over the country, helping energize economic opportunities in its host communities while providing environmentfriendly power for discerning consumers.

AboitizPower advocates for a balanced mix strategy— maximizing Cleanergy while taking advantage of the reliability and cost-efficiency of thermal power plants.