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80th Araw Ng Kagitingan And 2022 Philippine Veterans Week

Valor of Filipino Veterans Inspires solidarity among Filipinos T

HE Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) and the Department of National Defense (DND) encourages everyone to participate in the series of commemorative activities on April 5 to 11, 2022 to remember and honor the gallantry and sacrifices of our Filipino War Veterans.

This year’s commemoration of the 80th Araw ng Kagitingan(Day of Valor) and 2022 Philippine Veterans Week is anchored on the theme, “Kagitingan ng mga Beterano, Inspirasyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino.”

The activities for the Philippine Veterans Week seeks to inspire the participation of various sectors, especially the youth, to reignite nationalism and

cultivate unity among Filipinos through meaningful commemorative events and educational activities.

In accordance with Proclamation No. 466, s.

1989, the country celebrates Philippine Veterans Week from April 5 to 11 of every year to promote, preserve, and memorialize the principles, ideas, and deeds of our war veterans as a

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Secrets and Stories of the War

President Manuel L. Quezon’s Escape to Australia On Saturday, April 9, 2022, thousands will come together to commemorate this historic event which includes a short SYMBOLIC MARCH, followed by a program replete with entertainment,

honored speakers and dignitaries, to be held at Dominican College.

The Honorable Elmer Cato, the Consul General of the Philippines in New York See FULL STORY, page 2

March 26, 2022 was the 80th Anniversary of one of the little known great escape stories of the Second World War, which is sad, since it involves our second president of the Philippines.

In December 1941,

80th Anniversary of MacArthur’s Arrival at Cagayan after his Breakout from Corregidor MARCH 13, 2022, was the 80th Anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur’s arrival in Macabalan Pier in Cagayan, Misamis, following his successful breakout from Corregidor.

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt earlier ordered MacArthur to escape to Australia when the fall of the Philippines

became imminent. Instead of taking the usual route by submarine, MacArthur instead chose the PT Boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 to bring his family and staff from Corregidor to Cagayan de Misamis.

Skippered by Lt. John D. Bulkeley, the four PT See FULL STORY, page 11

Presdient Manuel L. Quezon (November, 1942)

the Philippine government moved from Manila to Corregidor Island on General Douglas MacArthur’s recommendation, with President Manuel L. MacArthur at Del Monte (center) with BG Richard K. Suther- Quezon himself continuland (right) & BG Richard J. Marshall (MacArthur Memorial ing to lead the government

in cooperation with the U.S. commander of the Far East.

Quezon was already gravely ill with tuberculosis but Maj. Gen. Basilio J. Valdes remained his

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Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Bataan Death March

Organized by Jerome Kleinman with supporting partner organizations R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROGIL B. DUNGOG has files with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from ROGIL BOY to ROGIL in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROGIL BOY BAÑARES DUÑGOG who was born on 17 May 1965 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are NATIVIDAD B. BAÑARES and GIL T. DUNGOG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2022.

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PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE 1F South Wing Administrative Bldg. City Hall, Capistrano-Hayes Sts Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that NESHELL VIRAY ENOPIA has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “HENRY“ to “NELSON” in the Certificate of Live Birth of HENRY BUSTAMANTE ENOPIA who was born on JULY 28, 1965 in LAGONGLONG, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are PEDRO ENOPIA and SEGUNDA BUSTAMANTE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than APRIL 10, 2022.

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On Saturday, April 9, 2022, thousands will come together to commemorate this historic event which includes a short SYMB OLIC MARCH, followed by a program replete with entertainment, honored speakers and dignitaries, to be held at Dominican College.

The Honorable Elmer Cato, the Consul General of the Philippines in New York City, USA will be the Keynote speaker; special honors will be paid to the 31st Infantry Regiment and the Philippine Scouts.

Fou r C ong re s s i on a l Medals of Honor awarded to heroes of the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor, the only remaining remnant of the flag of Corregidor, and other significant artifacts will be on display.

Big Bands and Marching Bands will be included. Wellknown Filipino and American entertainers, such as the worldfamous singer Joe Bataan, the King of Latin Soul, will perform.

Sponsored by the Philippine-American Cultural Foundation, in partnership with Dominican College, many veterans’ groups and FilipinoAmerican civic organizations will take part, joined by locally based National Guard and Reserve units. In addition, active-duty troops of the 31st Infantry Regiment from Ft. Drum, NY, whose forebears fought so valiantly at Bataan, will join us.

All veterans in attendance will be singled out for special honors.

St u d e nt s a r e b e i n g encouraged to participate in the Symbolic March and attend the festivities.

An Educational Symposium w i t h e m i n e nt e x p e r t s discussing topics relating to the significance of the Philippines during WWII, with topics including the significance of the Filipino Guerrillas, and How Bataan Road Got Its Name, will be held in the Holt Room of Dominican College starting at 3:30.

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Promote Sustainable Agriculture

The Philippines is an agricultural country, thus, any short or long-term development can be won or lost through agriculture. But so far, we cannot claim any short or long term development as agriculture, based on the research-study of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) “has only contributed .02% to the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in the last decade.” Because of this, 3 out of 4 young farmers have already left farming and have gone to the urban centers to work as janitors, drivers, waiters or what have you which is highly congesting the cities.

Although, the government through the initiative of honorable Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has initiated the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program,” but the success of the program will only be possible if farming will become economically and ecologically viable.

But agriculture can never become economically and ecologically viable unless conventional agriculture which is being promoted by the Department of Agriculture will be debunked and be replaced by sustainable agriculture. Yes, there is now the imperative call to debunk the onslaught of dehumanizing poverty brought about by conven-

tional agriculture which has given way to a kind of mode of production and marketing that the peasantry does not control. Because of this set-up, everyone has profited from farming except those who have labored under the excruciating heat of the sun – the poor farmers.

Sustainable agriculture has emerged as a response to increasing environmental degradation and the social exclusion of the rural people. In some parts of the country, the issue has gone to extreme proportion.

The over-exploitation of natural resources such as heavy deforestation, degradation of the land and groundwater depletion, made it difficult to sustain agricultural growth and reduce rural poverty and now posed problems to future generations.

The massive use of chemical fertilizers may have paved the way to increase productivity but the social and environmental costs were just too high.

Moreover, such increases were not sustainable as they threaten the food security of future generations. The pursuit of short-term gains in productivity has resulted to trade-offs in sustainability.

Shifting to sustainable agriculture means trusting in the innate processes of

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nature as the usage of pesticides and insecticides has already made extinct many of the beneficial insects. In fact, we should learn from what the King of Thailand did in 1997 after the signing of the Asian Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) in 1997 in Cebu, Philippines. As we all know, after that signing, the King of Thailand took off his robe and crown and worked with the Thai farmers and told them not to use chemical fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides as these chemicals would kill beneficial insects. The King further encouraged the farmers not to use tractors as the emissions would deplete the ozone layer. Instead, he said to use carabaos because the wastes of the carabaos will fertilize the soil. Thus, the Thai farmers were able to lower down the production cost of rice to only P5 per kilo. In the Philippines, the 5 million rice farmers are producing rice at the tune of P15 to P20 per kilo as our farmers have been buried all these years to conventional agriculture that is so dependent on the use of chemicals.

It was so disappointing to the five million rice famers when the Rice TarifficaSee PROMOTE, page 15

Letters from Davao

Trouble hounds Partido Reporma THE unceremonious ditching of Senator Panfilo Lacson as the presidential candidate of Partido Reporma by the party President Pantaleon Alvarez in favor of Leni Robredo of the Liberal Party has triggered a major disorganization and disorientation in its ranks and dwindling supporters.

During the grand rally of Hugpong ng Pagbabago in Carmen, Davao del Norte which was attended

by BBM-Sara UniTeam, Mayor Al David Uy and Vice Mayor Chang Gwendolman unexpectedly showed up surprising everybody in attendance. The duo are known supporters of Partido Reporma re-electionist governor Edwin Jubahib.

Mayor Al David, who remains to be a member of PDP-Laban, had a picture taken with him and HnP gubernatorial candidate Roy Catalan and HnP 2nd District re-electionist Alan Dujali along with VM Chang. Al David who is virtually running unopposed

as Mayor of the vote-rich Island Garden City of Samal obviously followed the party line when the ruling party declared and endorsed Bongbong Marcos as the PDP-Laban candidate for President. The mayor is also known as an ardent supporter of Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte.

In Tagum City, not a few members of Partido Reporma including some members of the City Council have expressed disappointment over the unilateral decision of Alvarez to shift the party’s support for Robredo. They also expressed frustration over the sudden dumping of Lacson on account of the P800-million demand of Alvarez which Senator Ping declined to give.

Bebot later claimed that the amount was intended for watchers. Ping who was a top cop before becoming a senator must have smelled something fishy. He knew that Partido Reporma only had a handful of candidates

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and only in Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro. The two provinces have about 2,000 clustered precincts.

Comelec allows only two watchers in each clustered precinct. By simple calculations the budget for watchers definitely will not exceed P20-million so what was the P800-million for?

The r umor quick ly spread that when Leni Robredo hurriedly scooted to Davao and had a media coverage done on the formal announcement by Alvarez and his ever-loyal side-kick Edwin Jubahib, an agreement had been forged and that there was money delivery. For Lacson, whose recent survey results could only manage less than 3 percent, however, never bothered himself with what happened to their accord with Alvarez. As far as he See TROUBLE, page 15

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The Mindanao Death March

By ATTY. ROBERT JOHN A. DONESA

DURING World War II, there were two (2) death marches in the Philippines that officially recognized at the Tokyo War Crimes Trials as evidence of the inhuman treatment of prisoners of war (POWs).

These were the “Bataan Death March” and the “Iligan Death March”, (also referred to as the “Mindanao Death March” or the “Dansalan Death March” in some accounts).

While the commemoration of the Bataan Death March is commemorated annually with the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) national highway every April 9th, very few people know about the Iligan Death March.

On the 4th of July 1942, surrendered Filipino and American soldiers in Mindanao were made to march on a rocky dirt road and under the blazing tropical sun, from Camp Keithley in Dansalan to Iligan in Lanao – a distance of about thirty-six (36) kilometer (25 miles) prior to their transfer with the rest of the Mindanao POWs to Camp Casisang, Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

Transport trucks, although available, were denied the POWs. Without food and water, one by one the soldiers fell down due to exhaustion. Those who fell were shot in the forehead to prevent

Lt. William A. Knortz escaped from Dansalan ang joined the Mindanao Guerrillas.

them from joining the guerrillas in the event they recover. But the story did not end there.

The Tokyo War Trials On January 19, 1946, the victorious Allied powers—France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America— established the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) in Tokyo, Japan.

The IMTFE had the jurisdiction to try individuals for Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity that were committed during the World War II. The subsequent trials held were collectively known as the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.

The Tokyo War Crimes Trials were held between May 1946 to November 1948. The Philippine Prosecution Team presented and proved before the IMTFE at least sixteen (16) incidents of indignities, torture and barbarities committed against the Filipino and Foreign Prisoners of Wars (POWs) and civilians.

In fact, of the 16 incidents, only the Bataan Death March appeared in history textbooks. All the others remained unknown.

Because the evidence against the accused were overwhelmingly strong, the Iligan Death March, along with others, were only summarily presented and proven during Tokyo War Crimes Trials.

While the Bataan Death March is a widely known indignity to WWII POWs, there seemed to be only scanty accounts of the Iligan Death March. It is fortunate that at least four (4) of the American POWs who survived it were able to narrate their ordeals before they died: Victor L. Mapes, Herbert L. Zincke, Richard P. Beck and Frederick M. Fullerton, Jr. These narratives, however, can only be found online. After validating these sources, it is now possible to retell the story of the Mindanao Death March for present and future generations.

Guests of the Emperor The Japanese landed in the Southern part of Mindanao, in Parang, Maguindanao. From there, they began advancing northwards to the Province of Lanao. The Philippine Troops and Moros formed the Bolo Battalion under 81 st Division commander Brigadier General Guy O. Fort. The plan was to defend Ganassi, Bacolod

Brig Guy O. Fort, Commanding General, 81st Division (Philippines) Grande on the southern end of Lake Lanao and stop the advancing Japanese troops.

Gen. Fort planned for guerrilla warfare. However, on May 6, 1942, Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright IV, the Allied commander in the Philippines, surrendered the Filipino and American Forces on Bataan and Corregidor. Gen. Homma threatened to kill the surrendered Americans from Bataan and Corregidor unless all American and Filipino forces surrendered.

Thus, on May 10, 1942, Gen. Wainwright ordered Maj. Gen. William F. Sharp to surrender all his US and Filipino troops in Mindanao. He complied. At Bubong, Lanao del Sur, a large number of Filipino troops escaped to the hills.

The Americans were ordered not to desert or face court martial.

On May 26, 1942, soldiers walked 6 miles from Bubong to Dansalan, where they surrendered their arms. The Japanese Commanding Officer declared them to be “guests of the emperor” and not “prisoners of war.” There were 46 Americans and some 300 Filipinos under General Fort who surrendered.

While awaiting instructions from Lt. Masaharu Homma, the POWs were billeted in an abandoned building once used as a mint for producing provincial money. Soon, the Japanese soldiers guarding the POWs were replaced with extremely young men who slapped them if they failed to count in Japanese.

Beginning in June 10, 1942, the young Japanese guards invaded the POW sleeping quarters looted the POWs of their belong-

Colonel Wendell W. Fertig, was the highest ranked guerrilla leader of Mindanao’s 10th Miltiary District

The St. Michael’s Academy building where the Mindanao Death Marchers were kept overnight on July 4, 1942. (Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen)

ings, beat and abused them physically. These incidents resulted in hushed talks about escaping. To avert possible escape, the Japanese guards adapted the Honor System, that is, for every soldier who escaped, their officers would be executed.

On July 1, 1942, Cpl. William Knortz, Pvt. Robert Ball, Seamen Jas S. Smith and William Johnson escaped. Under the Honor System, Col. Robert Hale Vesey, Captain A.H. Price and Sgt. John L. Chandler paid the price. When asked about the whereabouts

of the abovementioned officers, the Japanese interpreter only remarked: “They died like soldiers.”

The Japanese were furious over the escape. In retaliation, all POWs were required to walk instead of riding to Iligan.

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Motivating pupils to minimize absences By: ELMA T. DELOPERE T-III Bangonbangon ES Claveria West District

Pupils being absent from school is one of the main reasons why their academic performance is being affected. Some may perform low because of them missing days in school. There are a lot reasons why our school children tend to be absent and this may include, poverty, poor health, sicknesses and illnesses, distance of their houses from the school, among others. That is why it is very important that as a school head, we must encourage our pupils to minimize absences. So that they will not miss lessons and discussions at school.

One of the scheme to be imposed and implemented is that, a school head should make everyday rounds in the classroom and must take updates and whereabouts on

the attendance of the pupils, ask the reason why they are being absent at school and conduct home visit, if duly necessary. Pupils somehow always need the attention and affection of the teachers for them to either way go to school and better their academic performance. Yes, our school children, our pupils needs encouragement as well.

Now, down to the teachers, we must always remind our classroom teachers and advisers to always encourage their pupils. In the same way, here then leadership plays in; as leadership does not only warrant our being school head but it has necessary and accessory functions and responsibilities that we need to perform and one of it is securing and assuring that the school will have a

high promotion rate. The promotion rate is very important as it will signify the percentage of how many pupils are being promoted in each school year.

And of course, it is the very responsibility of us, school heads and us, teachers that we should at all times encourage our pupils to be always at school. We must initiate schemes and strategies that would better improve their attendance and their promotion rate. At all times, school attendance is very important.

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Aboitiz Group leaps forward with strong Innovation initiatives

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HE Aboitiz Group proves that being more than a hundred years old doesn’t mean a conglomerate can’t reinvent like a startup. The Group recently unveiled the “Aboitiz Great Transformation,” its newest strategy to jumpstart hypergrowth initiatives and transform its subsidiaries by exploring new businesses and revenue streams, and transforming its services to stakeholders through increased digitalization and innovation.

Several initiatives established in 2021 have proven to be strong foundations for speeding up the Innovation journey across the Group. With these starting points firmly in place, Aboitiz is poised to leap forward in its respective industries, revolutionizing the way it moves within Philippine and ASEAN communities and business landscapes.

In April 2021, the

the ability to see beyond what is, or not, right in front of us. Having an innovative mindset is crucial in creating new opportunities and exploring game-changing solutions to advance business and communities,” he said.

With that in mind, Aboitiz business units took 2021 as the year to dive headfirst into experimenting, revolutionizing, and innovating their own processes, products, and assets. The momentum from last year’s innovation projects has also propelled them to continue on in 2022 and beyond.

For AboitizPower, its Distribution Utilities recently migrated their enterprise and legacy systems from on-premise servers to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform of tech company Amazon Inc. This innovation provided the company with

The Aboitiz Group’s innovation journey is well underway—various milestones, solutions, and initiatives continue to be deployed across its business units

information. This will allow AboitizPower’s commercial operations team to design more tailorfit energy products and solutions that are most suitable to their customers’ needs and goals.

The Group’s banking arm, Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), continues to dominate the

UnionBank has redesigned over 150 branches into “Arks” equipped with digital transaction portals and self-service machines for their customers

Group launched its newest subsidiary, Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI), tasked with injecting fresh data science and artificial intelligence (DSAI) models and processes across all Aboitiz businesses. Since its inception, ADI was able to operationalize AI-powered models and data science solutions in close collaboration with a number of Aboitiz business units. Aside from this, the Innovation Working Group was able to develop the Innovation Maturity Framework—an internal model to analyze, improve and accelerate the Aboitiz innovation agenda.

David R. Hardoon, Managing Director of Aboitiz Data Innovation, highlighted the crucial role innovation plays in transforming an organization. “Innovation is rooted in imagination—

increased system reliability and scalability, reduced operating costs, and better customer service.

Meanwhile, for power generation, AboitizPower has instituted the Asset Performance Management (APM) Predictive Analytics System in its Therma South facility, which ensures plant availability and reliability. It uses advanced pattern recognition (APR) analytics layered with machine learning and artificial intelligence to process data from the machine sensors of critical assets and diagnose early warning signs of equipment failure. On the customerfacing side, AboitizPower continues to work closely with ADI to develop smart tools to help them deepen their understanding of their customers’ energy consumption and other energy-related

Philippine digital banking space through its various innovative products, customer solutions, and new subsidiaries.

UnionBank has redesigned over 150 branches into “Arks” which are equipped with digital transaction portals and self-service machines that allow their customers a more efficient and contactless digital experience. Moreover, UnionDigital, the recentlylaunched digital banking entity of UnionBank, was one of only six banks granted a digital bank license by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

UnionDigital is fully committed to aligning with the BSP’s roadmap on digital transformation in financial services. It has recently partnered with a global play-to-earn guild to make financial products and services

more accessible to the play-to-earn and Web3 communities in the country. Meanwhile, UnionBank continues its digital trailblazing with its initial foray into nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to help artists, buyers, and collectors of digital art gain a better understanding of how NFTs can take part in the art economy. For micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Bank has enabled countless MSMEs to digitize their business--from the way they collect payments, to how they meet their business banking needs.

The move into the digital space and to capitalize on the recent e-commerce boom as a result of the pandemic has been easier via UnionBank’s MSME Business Banking App. Pilmico and Gold Coin Group, Aboitiz’s food business unit, started its innovation program in its Philippine sites much early on and in 2021, took the opportunity to expand it across their ASEAN locations (China, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam). The sharing of nutrition expertise across its inter-regional companies led to the use of alternative raw materials which helped manage cost and maintain excellent production performance and quality of products.

For example, Philippine

sites have explored the use of barley as an alternative raw material for its productions, while Pilmico’s Indonesian sites used new locally-available by-products as alternative energy sources in their processing facilities.

Through these innovative feed milling processes, the level of inclusion rate (the level at which alternative raw materials are used) is maximized.

It gives significant cost savings for feed production while retaining the feeds’ excellent quality. This year, Pilmico is setting its sights on accelerating its product innovation processes by further optimizing and streamlining the processing of its raw materials, and conducting intensive nutrition research to deliver more value-added products.

Lima Water Corporation (LWC), one of the water businesses of the Group’s infrastructure arm Aboitiz InfraCapital, began developing its Smart Water Network in 2020, through the launch of its pilot automation program.

Through this program, LWC’s water facilities are able to communicate with each other and automatically adjust its operating setup depending on the requirements. Last year, LWC embarked on the second phase of the Smart Water Network Project, which involves

the integration of water network monitoring, including real-time leakage detection and water consumption monitoring.

Once fully integrated, the Smart Water Network is projected to lead to even better operational efficiency and savings in terms of deep well operation, auto adjustment of transfer pumps and non-revenue water (NRW) management, aligned with its sustainability objectives.

Meanwhile AboitizLand, the real estate arm of the Aboitiz Group, shows no sign of slowing down its trailblazing initiatives.

AboitizLand continues to expand its efficient endto-end online servicing through the AboitizLand Vecino App. The App has been updated this year to enable online home loan applications and digitized documentation, making property purchasing contactless, paperless, and effortless. This year will also see AboitizLand grow its innovation efforts in design and construction management and customer service. A new system dubbed “Project NOAH” offers efficient digital solutions for procurement, inventory management, and construction.

AboitizLand has also ventured into strategic partnerships in the use of precast panel technology that will increase efficiency in construction speed, as well as improve the homes’ durability and thermal insulation, making them more resistant to fire, earthquakes, molds and deterioration.

Aboitiz will continue to champion innovation of all types across the Group as it journeys forward with initiatives and programs developed in collaboration with Aboitiz Data Innovation. The goal is to continue creating opportunities for both business and talent growth, and extending to its stakeholders the benefits brought by true, constant, and impactful innovation.

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The Iligan Death March At 8:00 A.M., July 4, 1942, the POWs lined up for the march at Dansalan (now Marawi), Lanao. The Americans were arranged four abreast and strung together in columns by a gauge wire through their belts. The Filipino POWs, though unwired, were to walk barefooted.

As it was t he fou r t h of July, the march was mockingly dubbed the “Independence Day March.” A truckload of Japanese soldiers with a machine gun followed the prisoners, ready to shoot anybody who tried to escape.

As the day progressed, the midday tropical sun became unbearable. Without food and water, one by one the soldiers fell down due to exhaustion.

Those who fell were left behind after they were first shot in the forehead to stop them from joining the guerrillas.

Among the more prominent deaths recorded during the march were those of Mr. Childress (or in other documents – Kildritch), an American civilian who owned a coconut plantation in Mindanao, shot by a Japanese guard for failing to keep up with the other marchers; Major Jay J. Navin, Commanding Officer, 84th Regiment, also shot for the same reason; Lt. Robert Pratt, Finance Officer, 81st Division, who died of exhaustion in Iligan after the march; The Filipino soldiers started

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the march at a lively pace since they weren’t tied together. But unlike their American counterparts who wore military shoes, they walked barefooted. A few hours into the walk, the hot rocky dirt road started to burn their feet, which was so unbearable that some of them started crawling. One was left behind and was bayoneted to death.

As the march continued, the Japanese killed four more Filipinos, including a Medical Officer with a Red Cross band on his arm. By the end of the day, Fullerton, Jr. estimated some ten or twelve Filipino soldiers were killed by bayoneting or shooting.

At St. Michael’s Academy, Iligan By mid-afternoon, when the throng was about 3 kilometers from Iligan, the gauge tie was removed. They arrived in Iligan at around 7:00 P.M. in the evening.

All were tired, thirsty, hungry and were completely exhausted.

The Filipino and American POWs were housed in a rickety two-story school building of St. Michael’s Academy, located across the St. Michael’s Church in Iligan. The Filipino POWs occupied the first floor while the Americans were locked in the second floor.

Off to Camp Casisang, Malaybalay, Bukidnon The POWs stayed in Iligan for two (2) days before they were ferried to Cagayan de Misamis in July 6, 1942. The Japanese, every now and then, confiscated the POWs’ money, valuables,

gold rings, wristwatches, etc. on the pretext that the POWs had to purchase their own food or transportation. From Cagayan, trucks took them to Camp Casisang, Malaybalay, Bukidnon where they joined other POWs from Mindanao.

Conclusion The story of the Mindanao Death March, through all these years, has remained relatively unknown. This speck of Philippine Histor y was neither available nor accessible to the Filipino reading public until online primary sources became available. Triangulating and verifying these online primary sources with other available printed and non-print sources made possible the admissibility of these sources as historical records to be used as evidence for the writing of this historic fact - the Mindanao Death March.

Aftermath On the Fourth of July, 1942, Lt. Col. Wendell W. Fertig sat on a high hill near Dansalan looking down on the National Road. Below him the Japanese paraded a long line of ragtag and malaria ridden POWs, in hopes of impressing the citizens of Mindanao.

At the head of the column they placed Brigadier General Guy Fort in an open truck. The POWs shambled forward tied together foot and hand with telephone wire. Whenever they lagged, Japanese guards beat them or jabbed them with bayonets.

When they fell they were

stabbed. Watching from above, Fertig decided he would never surrender. He would f ig ht. (from They Fought Alone, by John Keats, pp 82-83) By late 1944, Fertig commanded the 10 th Military District of the US Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) a guerrilla force estimated at 36,000—the equivalent of an Army Corps— with 16,500 of them armed.

Fe r t i g a ls o cre ate d and helped administer the civilian

government of Mindanao while conducting guerrilla warfare against the Japanese. The USFIP killed at least 7,000 Japanese soldiers and also prevented the Japanese from fully utilizing Mindanao’s resources to support its war efforts. At one time, the Japanese committed approximately 60,000 troops in an attempt to crush guerrilla resistance on Mindanao, troops that were desperately needed elsewhere. Through-

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out the entire Philippines, the guerrillas managed to tie down a Japanese army of 288,000 troops, of which approximately 43,000–60,000 were on Mindanao, depending on the time period. (From PBS. 2009. MacArthur: The Guerrilla War. Retrieved March 30, 2021; and Schmidt, Larry. (1982). American Involvement in the Filipino Resistance on Mindanao During the Japanese Occupation, 1942–1945

BAMBOO

By LOVERN GRACE D. ASOK, Teacher III Naawan Central School Naawan Misamis Oriental

Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in true grass family. It is fast growing woody stemmed grasses that adds exotic flare to gardens and home landscaped. This spread quickly and known as the largest member of the grass family. It is amazing plant that can grow almost four feet a day.

Bamboo comes in two growing forms.

The clumping bamboo remains where you want them to grow in a tidy patch or clump. This bamboo spread only 2 to 12 inches a year. This have non-invasive rhizomes and attractive variety. This grows well in containers and make nice ornamental displays. This bamboo form cannot tolerate cold below a few degrees of

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frost. Running form bamboo is known as black stem bamboo, though fast growing can grow from 8 to 25 feet tall and can tolerate cold down to zero. This can take over entire yard.

Bamboo decorates landscapes, create natural fence for privacy purposes, tough flooring, furniture materials, bags, trays, lampshades, t-shirts baskets, can be used as wind-screen, privacy screen or blinds, tools for warfare, utensils, fuel for shelter and can be used as food.

Bamboo, is for us, mankind to be protected for this can save our lives from floods and land-Slides. Let’s give love and concern to bamboo grass.

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City / Municipality: Butuan City

R.A. 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JUVY B. YAGO has files with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “F” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JUVY BARCOMA YAGO who was born on 13 September 1980 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are MIGUELITA E. BARCOMA and FRANCISCO P. YAGO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2022.

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JULIE Q. RAGASAJO has files with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JULIE QUINAL RAGASAJO who was born on 10 July 1998 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are ERMA A. QUINAL and JUDITO M. RAGASAJO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2022.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE – 064-2022 (R.A. 10172) In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that MARIVIC B. SASAN has field with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARIVIC BAYATE BULACTIAL, who was born on July 18, 1971 at Tungao, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are PAUL PICATOSTE BULACTIAL AND ESTRELLA ZAPANTA BAYATE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 16 April 2022.

(Sgd) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar

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(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN D. BANTUAS has files with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “NUR-HUSSEIN” to “MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN” in the Certificate of Live Birth of NUR-HUSSEIN BANTUAS BANTUAS who was born on 19 August 1990 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are ANISAH D. LAMPING and BOHARI D. BANTUAS. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2022.

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(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

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R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

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

(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City / Municipality: Butuan City

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City / Municipality: Butuan City NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE – 069-2022 (R.A. 10172)

CCE – 046-2022 (R.A. 10172)

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that JUNIL GARCIA CALLO has field with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “F” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JUNIL GARCIA CALLO, who was born on Oct. 10, 1982 at Lemon, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are BENITO VILLAZORDA CALLO AND VIRGINIA LABAO GARCIA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 16 April 2022.

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that EMANUELLE LIRA CABARDO has field with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of EMANUELLE LIRA CABARDO, who was born on 21 June 2001 at P-3A Holy Redemeer, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are RICHARD P. CABARDO AND ARLYN PEGARO LIRA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 16 April 2022.

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(Sgd) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar

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(Sgd) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar

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Educational Search Engines & Educational Games

EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF REAL PROPERTIES

EDGIN BAHADE MONERA Teacher III - DepEd Ph.D. II Student-Capitol University

For educational users, there are many excellent educational search engines which provide students with relevant search results that can be used either at home or in the classroom. When learners find good browsers on which to rely, this also boosts their interest in doing homework and classwork. On the other hand, educational games play a very important role in teaching and learning process. Educational games are games that are designed explicitly for educational purposes and can be used in any a learning environment.

Games can create an environment that can encourage learners to improve skills and knowledge while engaging on the game’s activities.

I have learned that if you’re writing a paper or carrying out a researchintensive project, you could turn to Wikipedia for a quick overview of the content.

However, Wikipedia is not widely considered a reliable source to be quoted in your academic papers if you are using it for research purposes. Moreover, top search engines, like Google and Yahoo, are frequently loaded with commercials and that can hinder your efficiency by sending you one search hole after another. For educational games on the other hand, I learned that students may want to simply play games for fun. That’s why teachers need to consider the games to use, when to use them.

And how to relate them to the syllabus, textbook and

more precisely, how different games can help students in different ways.

When it comes to educational games, I realized that young students love to play, and are more excited and eager to engage in a game than in any other classroom activity. Most teachers fail to understand the value of games, finding them to be an unpredictable and distracting waste of time rather than a wealth of different strategies and an opportunity for meaningful communication.

In general, children learn better when they’re active.

Another really important point is the provision of fun and engaging experiences that make our students want to continue to do so that they can learn more. When games are designed properly, they might become a very essential and excellent part of our students’ learning.

Through educational search engines, we can look, design and create appropriate educational games that are suited for our learners. There are also many research studies on the positive effects of educational games and how the teacher can integrate it in the teaching and learning process. We need a list of consistent and reliable, credible, and free search engines. We must understand the structure of the various search engines to perform an effective search. Search engines don’t always offer the right one data, but more frequently lead the reader to a deluge of meaningless

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disconnected information.

The more variety we can introduce into teaching, the more likely we are to meet the needs of all the different learners. For one, when watching my students play games, I find that they simply click on ‘new game’ or ‘retry and keep practicing until they learn whatever ability the level of the game demands.

They’re not concerned about making mistakes because they know they’re going to get another chance. Every time they have to does a level or game task over, they learn more and more.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

These kinds of experiences should be incorporated into our classrooms. Educational games serve many classroom purposes. They are a great tool in learning, teaching student’s skills for future educational and career endeavors. But the major challenge is where the students are really searching, and is the web credible? Students are more likely to go to Google quickly for their web browser, not the search engines for education. As educators, it is our job to teach the students how to research properly.

Publication Notice

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Alubijid NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CFN-0004-2022 In compliance with Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that RUBY MADRIDANO BACULIO has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “JOSEPHINE” to “RUBY” in the Certificate of Live Birth of “JOSEPHINE BONGCAYAO MADRIDANO” who was born on OCTOBER 25, 1962 at Calatcat, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are NELSON F. MADRIDANO and EDITHA N. BONGCAYAO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 13, 2022.

(Sgd) ESTELA N. SALDIA Municipal Civil Registrar

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Publication Notice

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Alubijid

Republic of the Philippines Municipal Civil Registrar’s Office Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Bansalan NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that BEBENIA E. BEDAR has filed with this Office a petition for correction of Child’s First Name from “VEVENIA” to “BEBENIA” and the child’s date of birth from “SEPTEMBER 3, 1966” to “AUGUST 3, 1966” in the Birth Certificate of VEVENIA ESNARDO who was born on SEPTEMBER 3, 1966 at Bansalan, Davao and whose parents are AMBROSIO ESNARDO and SOFIA LUBANGA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 18, 2022.

(Sgd) SEPTEMERO D. ALBORES, C.E. Municipal Civil Registrar

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CFN-0005-2022 CCE-0009-2022 In compliance with Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9048 and Section 7 of RA 10172 a notice is hereby served to the public that ISAIAS LAGSA BORRES has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “HIPOLITA” to “ISAIAS” and Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of the child’s Sex from “F” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of HIPOLITA LAGSA BORRES who was born on 2/3/61 at Centro, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are ELEUTERIO EBALANG BORRES and HERMINIA MADRIGAL LAGSA Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 13, 2022.

(Sgd) ESTELA N. SALDIA Municipal Civil Registrar

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MDN: Apr 2 & 9, 2022 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 THE SPOUSES JAY NOE D. REDUCA AND MARIA THERESA L. REDUCA,

This EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT made and entered into by and between: FLAVIANO L. MACABUAC, JR., of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of San Isidro, Quezon, Bukidnon; ELSA M. RAGAS, of legal age. Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Cogon, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental; HENRY L. MACABUAC, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; NIDA M. DAHILOG, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Claveria, Misamis Oriental; WITHNESSETH: That the above-named parties are legitimate children of deceased FLAVIANO MACABUAC, SR., who died on 18 June 1980 in Claveria, Misamis Oriental and BERNABA LABANTOG-MACABUAC, who died on 21 September 1982 in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, without any will, leaving a certain property, described as follows; ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-8641 Lot No. 862, Pls-800 Area: Seventy-One Thousand Four Hundred Nine (71,409) Square Meters.

Location: Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon (see attached OCT) That no personal property involved in this extra-judicial settlement; That the parties agreed to published this Extra-judicial Settlement and Partition of Real Estate in a newspaper of general circulation in three (3) consecutive weeks; NOW, THEREFORE, for and inconsideration of the premises, invoking the provision of Rule 74, Section 1, of the Rules of Court, the parties hereto being all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract, do hereby by these presents agreed to adjudicate the entire estate described-above, however, to liabilities imposed by Rule 74, Section 4, of the Rules of Court, in favor of any other possible heirs, creditors, and other persons who might be deprived of their lawful participation in the estate of the decedents, for a period of two (2) years; and That in the event that any other property of the decedent should later be found which is not included hereinabove, the parties hereto further agree to distribute, divide, and adjudicate, the same in like manner and proportion as herein established and disposed.

WHEREAS, it is to the convenience and advantage of the said parties that the existing community of ownership between them be terminated, and their respective share and participation determined by mutual agreement and adjudication through this extra-judicial partition executed by them; That FURTHER, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the sum of FORTY -SEVEN THOUSAND PESOS (P47,000.00), Philippines Currency, to us in hand paid to our great satisfaction from the VENDEE FE B. HORTELANO, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Barangay 1, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, we do hereby SELL, CONVEY, and TRANSFER by way of DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND unto the said VENDEE, her heirs and assigns, all our rights and interests in the portion of land described above, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) SQUARE METERS, more or less, the subject of this sale which may be identified with the following tentative description and boundaries; Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAY WARREN R. PABILLARAN, Notary Public per Doc No. 382; Page No. 77, Book No. XIX; Series of 2018.

This Extrajudicial Partition of Real Properties is made and executed by and between: LEONARDO ORTEGA LUPIBA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of P-3, Nicdao, Baungon, Bukidnon; HERCULANO ORTEGA LUPIBA SR., of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Brgy. 10, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; ENGELBERTA HELEN LUPIBA QUINTILLA, of legal age, Filipino, married, a resident of Nicdao, Baungon, Bukidnon; AIDA LUPIBA MORENO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of P-2, Nicdao, Baungon, Bukidnon; DANILO ORTEGA LUPIBA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of P-3, Nicdao, Baungon, Bukidnon; MARIA TERESA LUPIBA TAN-MANSEGUIAO II, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City; -withnessethWHEREAS, the surviving legitimate and only compulsory heirs of the late PURIFICACION LUPIBA, who died intestate on April 15, 2000 at Nicdao, Baungon, Bukidnon and PEDRO C. LUPIBA, who died on March 1, 1998 at Maasin, Nicdao, Baungon, Bukidnon without any will (died intestate); WHEREAS, the said deceased spouses at the time of their death left a certain real properties particularly described as follows: I ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-18723 Lot 504, Cad-830 AREA 33, 233 SQUARE METERS “A PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED AT NICDAO, BAUNGON, BUKIDNON.” Containing an area of THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTYTHREE (33,233) Square Meters.

II ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. EO-269 Lot C-7, Psu-111628 Amd. (OLT) AREA: 49,604 SQUARE METERS “A PARCEL OF LAND, (Lot C-7, Psu111628 Amd. (OLT) situated in the Barangay of Nicdao, Municipality of Baungon, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of FORTY-NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FOUR (49,604) square meters, more or less.

WHEREAS, no personal properties are involved in this Extra Judicial partition; WHEREAS, the herein Heir being of legal ages and with full civil capacity to contract, hereby, by these presents agree and adjudicate among themselves, the above-described real property in the following manner by the approved Consolidation Subdivision Plan Pcs-10-005492 covering OCT No. P-18723 & EO-269; A. Portion pertaining to LEONARDO ORTEGA LUPIBA, identified as Lot 8, Pcs-10-005492 with an area of 20,419 square meters, more or less.

B. Portion pertaining to ENGELBERTA HELEN LUPIBA, identified as Lot 5, Pcs-10-005492 with an area of 7,642 square meters, more or less.

C. Portion pertaining to AIDA LUPIBA MORENO, identified as Lot 3, Pcs10-005492 with an area of 15,292 square meters, more or less.

D. Portion pertaining to DANILO ORTEGA LUPIBA identified as Lot 1, Pcs-10-005492 with an area of 7,728 square meters, more or less.

E. Portion pertaining to MARIA TERESA LUPIBA TAN-MANSEGUIAO II identified as Lot 2, Pcs-10-005492 with an area of 7,644 square meters, more or less.

F. Portion pertaining to HERCULANO ORTEGA LUPIBA SR., identified as Lot 11, Pcs-10-005492 with an area of 16,582 square meters more or less, Lot 4, Pcs-10-005492 area 933 sqm., Lot 6, Pcs-10-005492 area of 928 sqm., Lot 7, Pcs-10005492 area of 931 sqm., Lot 9, Pcs-10-005492 area of 931 sqm., Lot 10, Pcs-10-005492 area of 1,201 sqm., Lot 12, Pcs-10-005492 area of 1,303 sqm.

Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF REAL PROPERTIES, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. PAUL G. VILLEGAS, Notary Public per Doc No. 516; Page No. 104; Book No. 79; Series of 2021.

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2022-040

JAY NOE D. REDUCA AND MARIA THERESA L. REDUCA, Petitioners. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES RONALD SIDREX D. VILLA AND MIKELEN B. VERDEBLANCO,

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2022-032

RONALD SIDREX D. VILLA AND MIKELEN B. VERDEBLANCO, Petitioners. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF THE SPOUSES MINEHEART E. MALIAWAO AND FREDALYN S. JINON-MALIAWAO,

CIVIL CASE NO.2022-038

MINEHEART E. MALIAWAO AND FREDALYN S. JINON- MALIAWAO, Petitioners. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/

ORDER

ORDER

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on November 8, 2003 at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Permites Compound, Maria Cristina, San Miguel, Iligan City and 11 Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for ten (10) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on November 8, 2003 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 25, 2022 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 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 31st of March, 2022.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on March 28, 2009 at Iligan 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Zone 2, Sto. Rosario, Iligan City and Zone Mars. Suarez, Iligan City, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond 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 seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on March 28, 2009 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 18, 2022 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 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 223rd of March, 2022.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Muslim rite on December 16, 2008 at Calauan, Laguna, they are of legal ages, husband and wife, both Filipino-Muslim by birth belonged to Maranao tribe and Filipino-Muslim by conversion respectively and may be served and notices and other legal processes relative to this case at their residents at Purok 11B, Tibanga, Iligan City and lamot 2, Calauan, Laguna, 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than twelve (12) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 16, 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 25, 2022 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 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 30th of March, 2022.

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80 Anniversary of MacArthur’s Arrival at Cagayan after his Breakout from Corregidor th

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arch 13, 2022, was the 80th Anniversary of General Douglas Ma c Ar t hu r ’s ar r i v a l i n Macabalan Pier in Cagayan, Mis amis, fol l ow ing his successful breakout from Corregidor.

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt earlier ordered MacAr thur to es cap e to Australia when the fall of the Philippines became imminent.

Instead of taking the usual route by submarine, MacArthur instead chose the PT Boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 to bring his family and staff from Corregidor to Cagayan de Misamis.

Skippered by Lt. John D. Bulkeley, the four PT boats safely transported MacArthur’s Party from March 11 to 13, 1942 to the Macabalan Pier in Cagayan from whence they were whisked to Del Monte in Bukidnon, eventually escaping aboard two B-17 bombers to Australia on March 17, 1942.

The MacArthur Memorial Marker at Barangay Ma c ab a l an , C ag ay an d e Oro City is dedicated to the memory of this successful breakout. The construction of the Marker was led by the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro through the initiative of former Mayor Tinnex Jaraula, a former club president and Past District Governor of Rotary International District 3870.

Besides the Macabalan Marker, another MacArthur Memorial Marker has been set up in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon where General MacArthur and party took off for Australia aboard two B-17E Bombers on March 17, 1942, on the last leg of their successful breakout from Corregidor. This project was an initiative of the Rotary Club of

Northern Bukidnon and the Local Government of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

In March 13-17, 2017 t he Cit y of C agayan de Oro and Municipality of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon jointly celebrated the 75 th An n ive rs ar y of G e ne r a l Douglas MacArthur’s Breakout from Corregidor with a weeklong festival including a reenactment of his arrival at Macabalan Port and convoy to Del Monte, exhibits, lectures, an optical mission, among others.

Diamond Jubilee Celebrated The 75th Anniversary of the Breakout was commemorated by t he C ag ay an d e O ro Hi stor i c a l an d Cu ltu r a l Commission, with guests from the MacArthur Memorial Foundation, Norfolk Sister City Association, American Guerrillas of Mindanao, the US Embassy in Manila, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, Veterans Federation of the Philippines, and the Philippine Veterans Bank.

The week-long festival kicked off with a re-enactment of General MacArthur’s arrival at Macabalan Port at 7AM, approximately the same time as it happened on March 13, 1942.

It w a s i m m e d i at e l y followed by a reenactment of the convoy which MacArthur’s Party took to Del Monte in Tankulan, Bukidnon, now Manolo Fortich.

The two reenactments were a joint undertaking of the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, Municipal Government of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; Philippine Ports Authority Misamis Oriental-Cagayan de Oro Port Management Office, Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, 4 th Infantry Division of the Philippine

Army and the Department of Education.

A n e x h i bit fe atu r i n g relics from World War II was held at the Centrio Mall in coordination with Ayala Malls, the 4th Infantry Division Philippine Army, Mr. Jose Vicente Cabrera, and the Cagayan de Oro Historical and Cultural Commission.

Another exhibit focusing on the guerrillas was also held at the Liceo de Cagayan University Library.

Other events for the weeklong festival included free movie screenings courtesy of SpyRon AV Films, Ayala Centrio Cinemas and the Philippine Veterans Bank, in coordination with the Department of Education, the Philippine Veterans Affairs Of f ice and the Veterans Federation of the Philippines.

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Breakout from Corregidor by Tom Freeman

life was during wartime in Mindanao and the Guerrillas of Mindanao were rendered by the late Virginia Hansen Holmes, president of the A m e r i c an Gu e r r i l l a s of Mindanao, and an eyewitness of World War II in Mindanao, and Finding our Heroes by Author and Researcher Ms. Marie Silva Vallejo.

An Eyesight 20/20 EyeCare Optometric Mission was also sponsored by Montero Medical Missions courtesy of Dr. Juan Montero II, which provided free prescription eyeglasses for indigent veterans and public school students with eye problems.

80th Anniversary The commemoration of the 80 th Anniversary of the Breakout has been constrained by the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic, but this has not stopped some private citizens from making a

token gesture to acknowledge its importance in our local and world histories.

A 1/24 scale model of PT41, the PT Boat which brought MacArthur and his family from Corregidor to Cagayan has been crowd-funded by a group of private citizens and institutions led by the Philippine Veterans Bank and the heirs and families of the following patriots: C o l . L e o n a r d o V. Hernando, Col. Fidencio M. Laplap, Lt. Col. L. Limena, Commander Albert Parker Ross , US Navy; Maj. Blas C. Velez, MC; Maj. Rosauro P. D ong a l l o, Sr. , C apt .

Andres D. Bac al, C apt.

Luciano Firmacion, Capt.

Ramon Buhay, 1 st Lt. Jose D. Docdocil, 2nd Lt. Baltazar A. Cabrera, 2nd Lt. Rodolfo A. Moreno, Master Sgt. Mauricio E. Malabed, Cpl. Jesus B. Ilogon, Cpl. Jose

G. Gorra, and Pvt. Emiliano Macanas.

MacArthur’s successful Breakout to Australia enabled him to reorganize the Allied Forces in the Pacific and eventually keep his promise to the Filipinos of “I Shall Return.”

Meantime, the u ns u r re n d e re d U S A F F E soldiers and guerrillas kept the enemy disrupted with timely raids on their garrisons and intelligence reports to Allied Headquar ter in Australia, which enabled allied submarines to sink enemy shipping in Philippine waters, and supply guerrillas with weapons and ammunition to continue the struggle for freedom.

In memory of the valor and sacrifice of our guerrillas and soldiers, this memento w i l l b e u nve i l e d at t h e MacArthur Memorial Marker

in Macabalan during the 77thth Anniversary of the Liberation of Cagayan on World War II, on May 12, 2022.

The signing of the Deed of Donation formally turning over the memento to the Cagayan de Oro City Government will be scheduled on June 12-15 during the Himugso Festival.

The organizers of this i n it i at ive wou l d l i ke to acknowledge with grateful thanks and appreciation the financial assistance of the following who assisted in the successful conclusion of this project: Philippine Veterans Bank through First Vice President Miguel Angelo VillaReal; Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez, 2nd Congressional District of Cagayan de Oro City; Engineer Elpidio M. Paras, UC-1 Corporation; Philippines World War II See BREAKOUT, page 15

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Quinine from Bukidnon helps Allies win World War II in the Pacific

By CARLOS POLICARPIO BAGONOC

The Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park in Bukidnon is an ASEAN Heritage Park that holds a special place in the history and heritage of World War II. With a total land area of 47,270 hectares, it is located in northern Mindanao in the province of Bukidnon in Region 10. Mount Kitanglad is one of five peaks in the Kitanglad Mountain Range with an elevation of 2,899 meters above sea level. The Park was declared a Protected Area through Republic Act No. 8978 in 2000 and declared as ASEAN Heritage Park in 2009.

It’s the only location in the Philippines where the Cinchona Tree was raised and thrived purposely for Quinine production to treat Malaria.

Then Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon issued Presidential Proclamation No. 89 establishing as Kaatoan Forest Reserve for Experimental Work in Quinine Tree Cultivation, Forest Protection, and Timber Protection a parcel of public land domain situated in the Municipality of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Mindanao setting aside approximately 1,330 hectares (has.). solely for a Cinchona- Quinine Forest Reservation

Cinchona officinalis, the harvested bark (wikiwand.com)

during the 1930s.

“During the time the area was proclaimed, it was a mere barrio of Malaybalay,” said Carlos P. Bagonoc of the CENRO Office of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon which provides technical guidance, through policies and programs for the effective protection, development, and conservation of forestlands and watersheds.

“Since the Cinchona Project was no longer a priority after the war, it has now become a part of the Regular Reforestation Project by the former Bureau of Forestry and later formed part of the Protected Area of Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park (MKRNP) under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS Law or Republic Act No. 7586, An Act Providing for the establishment and management of National Integrated Protected Areas System, Defining its scope and coverage, and for other purposes), and a growing tourist destination owing to its Cinchona trees, old growth forest/ plantation of mixed and indigenous species, unique landscape, rich Cultural Communities and home of the Philippine Eagle under the supervision of the Protected Area Superintendent, PENRO Office of Bukidnon based in Malaybalay,” Bagonoc noted.

“The Cinchona Forest Reserve is home to the Cinchona Plantation, established at Barangay Kaatoan in 1927, and is the only of its kind left in Asia and the Pacific where the medicinal plant Cinchona (Cinchona ledgeriana) and Four other Species is grown,” he added.

The Kaatoan plantation was an Experimental Research Station with a Cinchona Nursery and Plantation by forerunner of the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), the principal research and development (R & D) unit of the DENR. Cinchona, is a medium-sized tropical tree that can grow up 24 meters

(79 ft) with a 60 centimeters (24 in) diameter, is a source of quinine that is used for malaria treatment.

The Experimental /Research Station covers an area of 1,725 hectares (4,260 acres) where 7 Cinchona tree species are found and is planted mostly with Albizza falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana), Benguet Pine with indigenous species other medicinal trees. Located 1,140 meters (3,740 ft) above sea level, the area is considered as the coldest place in Bukidnon with temperatures ranging from 13 to 18 °C (55 to 64 °F).

The Cinchona Story Cinchona has been historically sought after for its medicinal value, as the bark of several species yields quinine and other alkaloids that were the only effective treatments against malaria which made them of great economic and political importance up to the late 1940s although the curative properties of cinchona were known much earlier.

Quinine & World War II The main problem facing soldiers in the fight against malaria in the early days of World War II was securing a safe and reliable supply of antimalarial drugs. The traditional treatment for the disease was quinine due to its proven efficacy as an effective antimalarial, relatively few and mild side effects which made it the preferred anti-malarial medicine for various armed forces.

As World War II approached, the world supply of quinine was largely under control of the Netherlands. The island of Java, a Dutch colony, was the world’s largest producer of cinchona, which thrived in its tropical climate.

With the Japanese occupation of Java and the Dutch East Indies in 1941, the raw supply of cinchona was cut, and the Allies found themselves without access to any supply of the gravely needed medication or its raw components.

Work on alternative drugs had been ongoing in the 1920s and 1930s, and some alternatives were already

Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park (courtesy of Earl Rey of Focalmatters Photography) available when World War II broke out.

However, each of these alternatives had issues, mainly related to a variety of unpleasant side effects, and none could compete in economic terms with isolation of the alkaloid from natural sources.

Arthur F. Fischer In his November 7, 1945 memorandum to President Sergio Osmeña on the Award of the Distinguished Service Star to Col. Arthur F. Fischer, Military Intelligence Service, United States Army, Col. Alejandro Melchor C.E., Philippine Army Military and Technical Adviser to the President, cited how Colonel Fischer, then Director of the Bureau of Forestry of the Philippines from 1917 to 1936, was solely responsible for the successful development of the cinchona plantation in Mindanao. Through his initiative and tireless energy, a government pilot plant for the extraction of totaquina from the cinchona bark was established in Manila.

“Thus, by providing the people with cheap and efficacious totaquina for the prevention and cure of malaria, Colonel Fischer has immeasurably aided the control of the tropical disease which was a great drawback in the development of the natural resources of the Philippines.”

In a 1935 Philippine Journal of Science article on Philippine Totaquina authors Joaquin Marañon, Armando Perez and Paul E. Russel Joaquin said Cinchona with an excellent alkaloidal content could be cultivated in the Philippines, and a satisfactory totaquina prepared locally and sold at a seventh

of the current price of quinine then.

The article related how the authors conducted clinical tests with totaquina extracted at the Bureau of Science from the bark of cinchona trees grown by the Bureau of Forestry in Bukidnon, Mindanao.

The Cinchona species originally came from South America’s Andes Mountain between Peru and Chile. It was raised by the Dutch in Java, Indonesia and later introduced by Fischer in the Philippines with seeds he got in Java from Consul General Hoover.

Success in Kaatoan After a series of failed trials in Baguio (1912, 1916) and Impalutao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon (1927), it was finally successfully raised in Kaatoan, Malaybalay, also in Bukidnon with nearly double the quinine content of the original.

The plantation was begun in 1927 and by 1935 already had 38, 000 trees of C. Ledgeriana, C. succirubra and C. hybrida, on an area of some 35 acres, situated at an altitude of 2, 500 feet, with an annual rainfall of 112 inches and a temperature ranging from 62° to 84°F. The authors estimated that at least two million cases of malaria occurred yearly in the Philippines, and that 32, 400 kilograms of quinine were needed on the basis of 250 grains per case per year. The amount of quinine actually imported was often less than 2, 000 kilograms a year, because most Filipinos could not afford to buy it.

Successful clinical trials were made by the authors at the Iwahig Penal Colony Hospital with totaquina

Arthur F. Fischer photo from the Dec. 15, 1933 issue of The Tribune (Manila) )(trove.nla.gov.au) prepared locally from Ledgeriana bark grown in the islands.

By the time World War II in the Pacific broke out in 1941, there were already 1,200,000 cinchona trees in Kaatoan, of which 750,000 survived the Japanese occupation.

Quinine for Bataan The Distinguished Service Star citation for Col. Fisher details how he risked his life in the only plane left to get quinine from the cinchona tree plantation he had developed in Bukidnon as the Japanese closed in on Bataan: “In March 1942, fired with determination by the desperate plight of the malaria-stricken defenders of Bataan, he flew at great personal risk See QUININE, page 15

Wreath Laying Ceremony Date: 091500 April 2022 (Saturday) Venue: BGEN FAJARDO Memorial Complex, H4ID Attire: PHILARPAT-Military

PROGRAMME • Arrival of Guest of Honor • Wreath Laying Ceremony COL JOSE C. PALER PA (RET) Regional President Veterans Federation of the Philippines, Region X Guest of Honor COL JOEL M. PALOMA GSC (INF) PA Assistant Division Commander Military Host • Offering of Flowers and Candles by the KIA Beneficiares • Message of Guest of Honor COL JOSE C. PALER PA (RET) Regional President Veterans Federation of the Philippines, Region X

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launches will be held in line with the national from page 1 observance. The first means to enhance patrio- book launching will be a tism and love of country, face-to-face event at the especially among the Palma Hall, University youth of the land. of the Philippines DiliApril 9 of the same man which will also be week has been desigheld via Zoom and live nated as the annual com- streamed on PVAO’s Ofmemoration of the anficial Facebook Page. nual Araw ng Kagitingan The “Medal of Valby virtue of Executive or” was written by Dr. Order No. 203, s. 1987.

Rowena Quinto Bailon With the easing of while “Identity and InCOVID-19 restrictions, dependence” was edited the Technical Workby Dr. Maria Bernadette ing Committee for the L. Abrera and Dr. Neil National Observance of Martial R. Santillan. the Philippine Veterans Virtual Book Launch: Week and 80th Araw ng “Guerilla Days in the Kagitingan have lined up Philippine South” commemorative acApril 27, 2022 via Zoom tivities that are open to a and Facebook Live limited number of people The second book to ensure the safety of launch will be held via the participants under Zoom to promote the the Alert Level 1 guidebook, “Guerilla Days in lines of the IATF. the Philippine South” The following are the written by Dr. Cesar events prepared by the Pobre and Prof. Ricardo committee in coordinaT. Jose. tion with various govThe books, published ernment agencies and in partnership with institutions: PVAO, aim to instill paPre-Veterans Week Actriotism in our people by tivities telling the stories of our Kagitingan: The PVAO unsung heroes’ gallantry Historical Webinar and selfless sacrifices for Lectures the sake of freedom.

March 1, 9, 18, 31, April U.S. Congressional Gold 21 and May 5, 2022 via Medal Awarding Zoom April 1, 2022 (1:30 PM), The series of weDimalupig Hall A, AFPbinar lectures aims to COC, Camp Aguinaldo, educate and enrich the Quezon City knowledge of the FiliThe awarding of the pino Youth on Philippine U.S. Congressional Gold Military History and Medal (CGM), to Filipito rekindle the love for no World War II Vetercountry amongst the ans continues as twentyyouth. three (23) Filipino vetBook Launch: “Medal erans will be awarded by of Valor” and “Identity the Philippine Veterans and Independence: FiliAffairs Office (PVAO), pino Women in Times of together with the United War and Peace”, March States Embassy.

29, 2022 (1PM), Palma This year's awarding Hall, University of the will mark the resumpPhilippines Diliman tion of the conferment of Two separate book the U.S. CGM to WWII Publication Notice R.A 10172

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Alubijid, Misamis Oriental -o0oNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that SHARON RUFLO BANAL has filed with this office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error/s in the entry of the child’s sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of SHARON E. RUFLO who was born on 2/19/84 at Sungay, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are DIONECIO L. RUFLO and AIDA E. RUFLO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 18, 2022.

(SGD) ESTELA N. SALDIA Municipal Civil Registrar

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R.A 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

veteran awardees after two years of hiatus due to Covid-19. The U.S. CGM is the highest civilian award given by the U.S. Congress to an individual or a group for outstanding service to the United States.

Veterans Week Proper Events Sunrise Ceremony April 5, 2022 (7am), Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City The ceremony kicks off the 2022 Philippine Veterans Week and provides individual veterans the opportunity to honor their fallen heroes and comrades through the offering of flowers at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Commanding General of the Philippine Army traditionally leads this ceremony.

Wreath-Laying Ceremony April 5, 2022 (8am), Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City The Ceremony is an institutional way of venerating the memory of Filipino patriots and martyrs who laid down their lives for their motherland.

Tribute to All Filipino Heroes April 7, 2022 (9am), Filipino Heroes Memorial Corregidor Island, Cavite (Virtual Ceremony) A simple wreathlaying ceremony will be held at the Corregidor Island and will be presented through Facebook

live at the Official PVAO Facebook Page. The ceremony honors all Filipino heroes, patriots and defenders who fought and died for the country’s freedom and liberty.

Araw ng Kagitingan April 9, 2022 (9am), Mt. Samat National Shrine, Pilar, Bataan Araw ng Kagitingan is the highlight events of Philippine Veterans Week. Being a national observance, the President of the Republic of the Philippines traditionally leads the commemoration while the National Historical Commission is in charge of the program. Various regional and provincial government units will also simultaneously replicate the ceremony.

Paggunita sa Capas April 10, 2022 (9am), Capas National Shrine, Tarlac The ceremony solemnly remembers the veterans who suffered during the Death March and those who were incarcerated at the Camp O’Donnel Concentration Camp. The event aims to remind us of the hardships and struggles endured by our gallant veterans during those dark times, and bring inspiration to the youth.

Sunset Ceremony April 11, 2022 (5pm), Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City The ceremony marks the end of the Philippine

R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ELLEN E. CAPAROSO has files with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of ELLEN MEDEL ECHAVEZ who was born on 24 February 1985 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are WENEFREDA B. MEDEL and ERLITO Y. ECHAVEZ.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARIA THERESA P. GALORIO has files with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from EMERLINDA to MARIA THERESA in the Certificate of Live Birth of EMERLINDA INTON PABELONIO who was born on 15 January 1964 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are TRINIDAD INTON and LORIMER V. PABELONIO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2022.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2022.

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(SGD) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

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(SGD) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

Veterans Week. Veterans, their widows, and the children and grandchildren of the veterans gather before the tomb of the Unknown Soldier to reflect on how the life of a veteran in their families touched their lives. The ceremony concludes with a Pledge of Patriotism, followed by the lighting of candles at the Flame of Freedom by the participants and signing their names in the Wall of Patriotism.

Aside from the official commemorative events mentioned above, the Department of Education (DepEd) through the External Partnerships Service, in cooperation with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), DND and PVAO, will also conduct a Virtual Symposium on April 8, 2022 from 2pm to 6:20pm to be hosted

by DepEd Schools Division Offices of Balanga and Bataan.

A poster-making contest, an oratorical contest, an essay writing contest, and a song-writing contest, facilitated by DepEd, will also be held as part of the celebration. The objectives of the activities for the students are to further deepen their knowledge on the historical significance of this celebration and to raise their awareness on the values of nationalism, patriotism

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and love of country.

The Mt. Samat Memorial Cross in Mt. Samat, Pilar, Bataan will also be lighted once again on April 9, following the celebration of Araw ng Kagitingan.

The Salute of Lights not only honors the gallantry and bravery of our fallen forefathers, but will also symbolize the call for unity and solidarity among the Filipino people in these trying times. The light show is spearheaded by the TIEZA - Mt. Samat Flagship Tourism Enterprise Zone (FTEZ), in coordination with the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO).

The Araw ng Kagitingan and the Philippine Veterans Week is a meaningful celebration not just to uphold tradition but to deepen our appreciation of the freedom and independence we enjoy today.

As we observe this year’s Philippine Veterans Week, we also salute the selfless sacrifice of our beloved Filipino veterans. The 80th Araw ng Kagitingan and 2022 Philippine Veterans Week Technical Working Committee hopes that the activities of this year’s national observance will strengthen our commitment to nation-building by fulfilling our duties as freedom-loving Filipinos.

R.A. 10172 (Form No. LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Camiguin Municipality of Mambajao NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that AVYGAIL ABOC ABSALON, minor (12 years old) assisted by mother MARITES MADRIA ABOC has filed with this Office PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR in her Certificate of Live Birth particularly SEX OF THE CHILD from “MALE” to “FEMALE”. She was born on 24 AUGUST 2009 at PUTINGBALAS, TUPSAN, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, PHILIPPINES and whose parents are: ERWIN ABSALON and MARITES MADRIA ABOC. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 28 APRIL 2022.

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Secrets and Stories of the War

President Manuel L. Quezon’s Escape to Australia M

A RC H 26, 2022 was the 80 th Anniversary of one of the little known great escape stories of the Second World War, which is sad, since it involves our second president of the Philippines.

In December 1941, the Philippine government moved from Manila to Corregidor Island on General Douglas MacArthur’s recommendation, with President Manuel L. Quezon himself continuing to lead the government in cooperation with the U.S. commander of the Far East.

Quezon was already gravely ill with tuberculosis but Maj. Gen. Basilio J. Valdes remained his personal physician. Valdes was tasked by General MacArthur to be in charge of the safety of the First Family, including moving them to Corregidor, if needed.

That became a necessity on December 24, 1941. That day, Valdes left his family, and did not see them again until February 6, 1945. By December 28, the First Family was installed in Corregidor. That day, President Quezon appointed Basilio J. Valdes Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army and Secretary of National Defense.

When it became apparent that Quezon’s condition would only worsen if he stayed longer in the dank tunnels of Corregidor, MacArthur decided by the middle of February 1942 that Quezon would be better off if he was moved to the southern islands where he could rest, with clean air, away from the threat of Japanese capture but close enough to return when help from America came and the Philippines was once again in American hands. Only MacArthur knew that such help was not coming anytime soon.

MacArthur’s real intention was to make sure that Quezon was not captured, thus pre-

venting the Japanese from using the head of the Philippine government for propaganda purposes glorifying their victory.

The President and his family with Vice President Sergio Osmeña, Chief Justice Abad Santos, Valdes, Col. Nieto, aide-de-camp to the President, Quezon’s personal Secretary, and his priest, Father Ortiz, boarded the submarine Swordfish skippered by Commander Chester C. Smith of the US Navy on February 20, at 10:30 p.m.

The president’s son Manuel L. Quezon, Jr., who was with the presidential party, recalls in his unpublished memoirs: “At midnight that night we boarded the submarine Swordfish. During the night we traveled on the surface, where the sub could make better speed, above 20 knots. Underwater it could make only about 8 knots.

After a good night’s sleep, there was an alarming sound of a siren, the signal that we were submerging.”

“On the surface the sub had moved with the waves like any other ship. The moment we submerged the sub became almost completely motionless, as there were no waves underwater. We spent the whole day submerged until we landed at San Jose de Antique.”

The sub’s air conditioning ceased to function just after they left shore, and Valdes commandeered the refrigerator from the galley and had the President and First Lady sponging themselves with ice water. The sea was rough until they submerged, the whole party feeling desperately sea sick; but they finally made it to Antique just after the sun rose.

From Antique, Quezon’s party travelled by land to Iloilo, where they boarded the SS Princess of Negros.

From there they had a

Evacuation Routes February-March 1942

General MacArthur visits President Quezon shortly after his wedding anniversary (December 17, 1941)

Mrs. Aurora A. Quezon, Mrs. Jean Faircloth MacArthur, President Manuel L. Quezon, Arthur MacArthur, Maria Aurora Quezon, Corregidor, 1942.

four-hour drive to Iloilo. They were the guests there of the Lopez family.

In the next days they were moved by the “Don Esteban” from Iloilo to Guimaras.

From there they went on the “S.S. Princess of Negros” to Bacolod.

The presidential party tarried along the deck until the Banago wharf was cleared of passengers, then proceeded to Governor Lizares’ residence in Talisay. They stayed first in Hacienda Rosario, the home of Letty and Manuel del Rosario, then on to the house of Enrique Montilla.

They moved the following day to the Hacienda Fortuna, home of Juan Ledesma. Valdes felt extremely fortunate that the homes of so many of the wealthy hacienderos were open to the President and his entourage.

Members of his government scattered to the nearby islands, where they organized

the General’s orders to go to Australia. Soriano personally delivered MacArthur’s letter to Quezon at Bacolod a day after the former left for Australia. Quezon was averse to flying since it made breathing very difficult for him given his deteriorating health.

Philippine President Manuel Quezon, and James McNeil Crawford, Philpack’s 2nd President, visits the Philippine Packing Cannery at Bugo, Cagayan during the 1930s.

local resistance to the Japanese, and arranged food shipments to the beleaguered American and Filipino troops in Bataan.

The President was in frequent communication with General MacArthur and his staff on Corregidor, but was not informed in advance of

MacArthur Memorial Marker at Bgy. Dicklum. Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon

“On March 17, I flew from Del Monte, in the southern island of Mindanao, to Bacolod.

I had seen the General board a Flying Fortress the day before, and had brought a letter from him,” wrote Andres Soriano, then Secretary of Finance, in his story relating the President’s escape.

“With this news came a message from MacArthur himself, asking the Quezon party to come to Melbourne at the earliest opportunity. Two motor torpedo boats, the note added, would be waiting at a certain fishing village in Dumaguete to transfer everyone across 100 miles of inland sea to the air fields of Mindanao on March 18,” he added.

“There was no choice, so PT boats were sent to Zamboanguita, a beach near Dumaguete.”

“About midnight, we drove down to the pier for our rendezvous,” President Quezon recalled later. “The PT boats had not arrived yet. Instead, I found a telegram from General See ESCAPE, page 15

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is concerned his integrity is intact and that is what really matters. And that speaks loudly against Leni and her new recruit Bebot Alvarez.

P800-million may be converted to votes but in the case of Alvarez and Robredo this source of evil and betrayal took a bad turn while Lacson is tickled pink.

Me mor i a l Fou nd at i on through Vice President for Research and Education Desiree Ann Cua Benipayo; and former Norfolk Sister City Association Cagayan de Oro Committee Chair Chief Hospital Corpsman Harry Acuña,US Navy (ret.), with Machinist Mate Senior Chief Angelo Acuña, Jr., US Navy (ret.), and Mr. Angelo Acuña, Sr. And not the least, the heirs and relatives of our veterans whom we honor with this memento: Mrs. Alice Limena Lacson and Family; Mrs. Penny, Debra, Rowena Laplap and Family; Dolly and Raul Ilogon and Family; Leonardo Jr., Eduardo and Adrian Fidel Hernando and Family; Fr Antonio Moreno, SJ; Dr Ramon Moreno and Family; Carlo Magno, Gerlou, Larry, Rosie Docdocil and Family; Jocelyn & Gil Blas Velez & Family; Lito, Olet & Bobby Cabrera and Family; Brig.

Gen. Johnny Macanas & Family; Annie Gorra Rago and Family, William, Faye Bacal & Family; Rosauro Dongallo, Jr. & Family; Mrs. Dorothy Jean B. Pabayo and family.

A n d n ot t h e l e a s t , acknowledging the support of the Volunteer Project Committee with Engr. Elpidio M. Paras, Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez, Mr. Miguel A n g e l o C . Vi l l a r e a l , Miniature and Scale model builder Desi R. Reyes, Photographer and Modeler Albert Labrador, Mr. Albert Parker Ross II who provided us with the drawings and advise about PT-41, Cagayan de Oro Historical and Cultural Commission Chairman Nicolas Aca, Artist and D e s i g n e r C h r i s toph e r G ome z, and Assist ant Professor Philip Molina Garcia of the University of Utah Asia Campus, Inchon, South Korea; our heartfelt thanks and gratitude.

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tion Law was passed three years ago that allowed the entry of cheaply grown rice from Thailand and Vietnam that was only sold at about P10 per kilo. Never will the Philippine rice farmers compete. Because of that, then the Secretary of Agriculture, Sec. Piñol, tendered his resignation knowing that for every one peso loss of the Filipino rice farmers, there is an equivalent one billion peso-loss to the farming communities. Five to ten-peso loss per kilo means some five to ten billion-peso loss in agriculture. Are you still wondering why based on the research-study of the UN-FAO, agriculture in the last decade only contributed .02% to the GDP? The one who authored the Law is Sen. Cynthia Villar who got the highest votes in the Senate.

The peasantry is now the poorest of the poor because of conventional agriculture being promoted by the Department of Agriculture. The rural people are also the primary victims of the on-going protracted war and of climate change.

Question – who among the candidates who will lead our country can liberate the poor famers from the quagmire of poverty? The one who was instrumental in putting them in the quagmire of poverty had even got the highest number of votes. Totoo nga ba na ang eleksyon sa Pilipinas ay isa lang “big circus?”

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Wainwright, advising me to cancel the trip because a number of Japanese destroyers had been reported cruising in the Mindanao Sea that day. Obediently, we turned around and drove back toward the place where we were staying.”

“A few minutes later we were overtaken by a car that was literally flying up the road. A tough looking sea

Sat-Sun, April 9-10, 2022 wolf, wearing a heavy black beard and a fierce expression, jumped out and introduced himself as Lieutenant Bulkeley.”

“I most strongly urge you to reconsider,” he told me. “I’ll guarantee to get you through safely to Mindanao.”

“The young pirate was so self-confident and seemed so capable that I promptly decided to disregard General Wainwright’s warning. I was ready to let Bulkeley try to take me past all the Japanese destroyers in the world . Of course, if Bulkeley had come to me in his shore uniform and without his beard, as he did in Australia the next time I saw him, I never would have put my life in his hands.

Shaved, he looked like such a youngster.”

At 3:30 a.m. Captain D. Bulkeley and two of his PT boats docked. The First Family and their cabinet boarded rapidly and they were off at 30 knots to Mindanao. It was imperative that they land before sunrise.

“The trip was rough but we landed safely, early the following morning, at Oroquieta, on the north shore of the great island of Mindanao,” the elder Quezon recalled.

Had it not been for the skill and courage of Bulkeley and his crew, Quezon told his friends later, the President would probably had been a prisoner of the Japanese, or dead in the Mindanao Sea. For safely bringing out General MacArthur and President Quezon from certain capture by the Japanese, and his other exploits as the leader of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 in defense of the Philippines, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt personally awarded Bulkeley the Medal of Honor in a ceremony in the Oval Office on 4 August 1942 when he was but 32 years old.

After landing at Oroquieta in Misamis Occidental, the presidential party motored to the home of Senator Jose Ozamiz in Jimenez, and after breakfast and a short rest, they were once again on their way to Dansalan (now Marawi City).

From Dansalan they traveled at an excruciating 15 kilometers an hour over horrific back roads (to avoid strafings and bombings by Japanese planes), finally arriving at Del Monte, Tankulan (now Manolo Fortich) Bukidnon on March 23 at 3:30 a.m.

The President and his family stayed at the home of Mr. James MacNeil Craw-

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from Bataan to Mindanao where he organized a group composed mostly of his former old staff of foresters, for collecting the cinchona bark.”

The average soldier serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) fighting against the Japanese faced a great many challenges and dangers. Often overlooked by histories of the war, one of the most insidious of these was malaria. This disease, while not typically fatal to the infected soldier, would take him out of action for a prolonged period just as surely as if he had been wounded in battle.

According to the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, the Allied defenders of the Philippines were devastated by an epidemic of malaria. About 24,000 of the 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers involved in the desperate campaign to stop the Japanese advance in 1942 were suffering from malaria.

If these troops had been healthy, they could have greatly bolstered the defense against the 57,000 Japanese invaders early in the war. The lesson learned by the Army from the Philippines was that effective malaria control was essential for the successful conclusion of the campaign in the Pacific.

By March 1942, close to 500 men with malaria were being admitted daily to the hospital and by the end of the month nearly 1,000 men per day were reporting to morning sick-call throughout the command with malaria so acute as to render them unfit for duty.

Efforts to supplement the nearly exhausted supply of quinine were made as often as possible by planes of the little Bamboo Fleet.

On March 30 it was reported they had flown in close to 800,000 tablets- a mere fraction, however, of the estimated minimum of 3 million needed to quell the spread of the disease.

One final attempt to help solve the quinine shortage began with a request for a volunteer from Bataan’s Bamboo Fleet to fly a special mission to Mindanao and back.

Based at the air base in Del Monte on the southernmost Philippine island of Mindanao, the Bamboo Fleet was operated by Captains Harold Slingsby, Dick Fellows, Joe Moore, Harvey Whitfield, and Bill Bradford. Captain Bill Bradford, a pre-war commercial airlines pilot in the islands, took it.

Of the group “Jitter Bill” Bradford was the most experienced pilot, having spent ten years as senior pilot and general manager for the Philippine Air Taxi Company (Patco) transporting people and cargo around the 7,000-plus islands in the Philippines.

“Jitter Bill came to be looked upon as the chief of the Bamboo Fleet,” Lt. Col. William E. Dyess later wrote in his book The Dyess Story.

“He was a character I’ll long remember. His nickname came from no lack of nerve. No one in the squadron was braver. Day after day he flew the condemned and unarmed Bellanca, taking missions that sometimes appeared to be hopeless. But he was jittery; there is no question about that. He probably was the only man in the air forces who would try to wind his eight-day panel clock six times an hour.

His speech was jerky and rapid-fire. You’d walk toward him to say something, but before you’d get your mouth open he would pop out with: ‘You bet, boy! That’s right. That’s right.’

And Bill ended all conversations, no matter the topic, with: ‘Thank you, boy. Good luck, boy.’”

For this particular mission, Bradford would fly his Bellanca Pacemaker nicknamed “Old Number Nine,” a high-wing, cabin fuselage airplane capable of carrying seven

passengers and notable for its long range (Pacemakers had set several long-distance records). It had a top speed of 180 miles per hour, and an average range of 900 miles.

However, like all of the rickety planes of the little Bamboo Fleet, the Bellanca was nearing the end of its operational life and had been condemned for private flying. There were only about 200 flying hours left on its single engine, the battery was out, and it had no radio.

Just before dark on the night of March 31, he flew his Bellanca over Kindley Field on Corregidor where he picked up Lt. Col. Arthur Fischer. After clearing “Old Number Nine” from Kindley, he asked his passenger the reason for the trip.

Col. Fischer, it seems, had knowledge of an experimental cinchona plantation on the island of Mindanao. Cinchona, if extracted in time from the bark of the tree, could furnish enough quinine to save the command.

Unknown to Bradford, the 16,000 acre plantation was started over 15 years before by Fischer himself. Back in the early twenties he had smuggled cinchona seeds into Mindanao in order to break the Dutch monopoly on the drug.

The Dutch in the nearby East Indies had cornered the market on quinine, mainly because of their huge productive plantations in Java. Because of this monopoly, they had been able to charge outrageous prices for the drug. Fischer’s plantation had helped make it available throughout the Philippines at a price most people could afford.

After a brush with Japanese fighters on the way to Del Monte field, resulting in an abrupt ground-loop to finish the landing, the two men were met by Fischer’s old friendFather Edward Haggerty-soon to be known as the legendary “Guerrilla Padre” for his work with the underground in Mindanao against the Japanese.

By noon, they had the Bellanca loaded with every available gallon of precious quinine that could be crammed into the plane’s empty cabin. Bradford, leaving Fischer behind to carry on with what he called “Operation Malaria,” made it back to Corregidor safely. Tragically, no more of the drug reached Bataan in time to be used.”

Fischer shuttled back and forth in the old Bellanca plane until Bataan fell. Then he supplied American and Filipino guerrillas until he was ordered to Australia, on the last undamaged B-17 Flying Fortress of the Royce Special Mission.

Fischer escaped from Bataan with cinchona seeds needed to develop a new supply of quinine for the Allies since all pre-war supplies had come from the Philippines now occupied by Imperial Japan.

The seedlings were planted in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and South America to produce anti-malaria doses of quinine for thousands of fighting men on Malaria-infested war fronts.

During the Japanese occupation of World War II from 1942-1945, the Bukidnon plantation was turned into a troops garrison and the bark/tissue of Cinchona tree were secretly harvested and smuggled by US operatives as Quinine source to treat Malaria to its affected troops deployed in Asia and the Pacific.

Col. Fischer secretly went to the area to lead the Cinchona bark gathering under the very noses of the Japanese garrison troops and brought it to an unspecified location near Macalajar Bay off Cagayan, Misamis where enough cinchona bark to manufacture 1,000,000 five-grain quinine tablets was transport by submarine to the Allied Headquarters

in Australia under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur.

The fight against malaria was an ongoing struggle in the Pacific, and the disease affected both sides. By the war’s end, the increasingly cut-off Japanese were suffering extreme rates of infection. It was estimated that at times, up to ninety percent of Japanese troops in some locations were combat ineffective due to malaria and dysentery.

For his war time services, Fischer was awarded the US Legion of Merit by the War Department for his work in directing the harvesting of cinchona seeds under battle conditions in Mindanao from March 26, 1942 to April 13, 1942, transporting the seeds to the United States, and collaborating in the work of organizing an American Cinchona Plantation for the production of quinine.

The delivery of medicine, particularly quinine, also made a critical difference between the life and death for many military personnel.

Lt. Col. William Kennard of the Medical Corps, claimed that “through the initiative and sheer guts of the Air Corps pilots” the drugs they delivered enabled the treatment of several malaria cases and prevented morbidity.

He also contended that treating malaria maintained the fighting force and delayed Bataan’s surrender by at least two weeks.

Those two weeks helped keep resistance alive in the Philippines for a total of six months, four months longer than the Japanese had planned.

Those extra months required the Japanese to invest additional manpower and resources in the Philippines as opposed to other areas of the Pacific theater, thus buying MacArthur more valuable time in preparing his forces to repel and eventually counterattack the enemy.

In novelist and historian William Edmond’s assessment of the overall effort in the initial months, he stated “Their accomplishment, little as it may have seemed in that enormous area of island-studded seas, was probably the deciding factor that kept the Japanese from trying to isolate Australia before we were able to prevent them.”

As President Franklin Roosevelt stated in his May 6, 1942 message to Wainwright shortly before the fall of Corregidor and the surrender of the Philippines, “The American people ask no finer example of tenacity, resourcefulness, and steadfast courage.”

Today the Cinchona Forest Reserve at Kaatoan, Lantapan, Bukidnon adds prestige to the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park’s stature as an ASEAN Heritage Park ASEAN Heritage Park as the only of its kind left in Asia and the Pacific where the medicinal plant Cinchona is grown.

Access to the area has recently been greatly improved with the completion of the 1,143-meter concrete access road in Lantapan, Bukidnon that leads to the Cinchona Forest Reserve in the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park. The completion of this concrete road would hopefully promote greater awareness of the heritage and history of this area.

Few today remember the key role it played in delaying the surrender of the Philippines and upsetting Imperial Japan’s timetable for its planned conquest of Asia and the Pacific that would eventually lead to ultimate victory for the Allies.

In time, hopefully the coming generations could be made more aware of its story, and remember the valor and sacrifice of forgotten heroes like Fischer and Bradford, to pay them the proper respect and admiration they so richly deserve. (with additional research by Mike Baños)

ford, the president of Del Monte (then known as Philippine Packing Corporation) . They had a three-day rest.

On March 26, after lunch at the Crawford’s house, they boarded three B-17’s sent by General MacArthur to bring them to Australia.

“Three Flying Fortresses dropped down on our field at dusk of March 26.

We boarded them about midnight, and nine hours later we were breakfasting in Northern Australia,” Soriano recalls.

On the terminus of Del Monte No. 1, the heavy bomber field in Tankulan (present day Bgy. Dicklum, Manolo Fortich) is a small memorial marking MacArthur and President Quezon’s departure to Australia on March 17 and March 26, 1942, respectively, built by the Rotary Club of Northern Bukidnon and inaugurated on March 13, 2008 during the 66th anniversary of both events.

The site is historically significant because it was the

last piece of Philippine soil that Quezon ever stepped on, since he died of tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, New York on August 1, 1944. He was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery until the end of World War II, when his remains were moved to Manila. His final resting place is the Quezon Memorial Circle.

It is likewise significant in local history since it was the last time MacArthur was ever in Mindanao. (compiled

by Mike Baños)

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