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Adopt plans to prevent COVID spread as rainy months set in By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

MISAMIS Oriental--Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano on Sunday urged local officials to adopt measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the rainy months set in. Emano expressed the apprehension knowing that the “viruses” reportedly spread and multiply faster during the “colder season.” “The rainy months ahead should forewarn us to be anxious of the possible spread of the coronavirus in areas susceptible to calamities where evacuees closely huddle each other in evacuation centers,” Emano

said. He said that there are flood prone areas in Misamis Oriental where residents are evacuated to higher grounds during heavy rains. The situation is also exacerbated by the continuous arrival of locally stranded individuals (LSI) and the See ADOPT, page 11

66 communist rebels yield in MisOr’s remote village Bureau of Customs 10 collector John Simon walks through rows of containers at the new warehouse of the district in Cagayan de Oro City. photo by mark francisco

BOC-10 opens first district-wide auction house in PH By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent

THE Bureau of Customs district in Northern Mindanao has initiated establishing its own auction house, the first collection district to do so nationwide. BOC-10 collector John Simon said opening the auction house is meant to effect transparency in all transactions of the bureau and to fasttrack the disposal of smuggled items for the

government to earn. “Now in this time of pandemic, we all need to help inject into the coffers of the government,” Simon said even as he announced that the district has steadily surpassed its collection for the past three months. In August alone, BOC10 was able to surpass its P2.06-billion target by more than P600 million. This already encompasses the collection at Min-

danao Container Terminal and the ports of Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz and Iligan. The inaugurated auction house along Cugman highway in Cagayan de Oro City will house all items confiscated by the BOC in Region 10. By law, all seized items will either be destroyed or disposed. Items to be immediately destroyed are prohibited cargo such as illegal drugs

or imported cigarettes that were misdeclared or processed food. Items to be disposed are also classified into two: for re-exportation and for auction. Examples for re-exportation include wastes that were shipped by other countries. For the past two years, BOC-10 has re-exported some of these wastes to their origin such as South Korea, See OPENS, page 11

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Sixty-six members and supporters of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) yield to the local government in a remote village on the border of Misamis Oriental and Agusan del Norte. The mass surrender took place Friday in Mindulao, a remote village, part of Magsaysay, the last town east of Misamis Oriental, but the military released the details of the surrender only on Saturday night. Lt. Roel Maglalang, the spokesperson of the army’s

23IB, said that Magsaysay town Mayor Rey B. Buhisan, Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo, 23IB commanding officer, Magsaysay Police Chief Capt. Stephen Benbian F. Latar and the representatives from various government line agencies witnessed the surrender rites. Maglalang said that the mass surrender was done through the efforts of the joint of the 23IB, the PNP, the village officials of Mindulao and the local government unit of Magsaysay town. In his message, Mayor Buhisan told the See YIELD, page 11

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Police in Misamis intensify anti-crime drive, checkpoints By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

C A G AYA N D E O R O CITY--Amid the pandemic plaguing the nation, Police authorities in Misamis Oriental aassured the lubic that their anti-crime drive remained. Lt. Col. Reynante Reyes, deputy for operations of the Philippine National POlice (PNP) in Misamis Oriental, said that their mobile checkpoints are

still enforced to monitor the entry and exit areas of the province. Reyes said that the PNP in Misor is also regularly conducting the weekly enhanced managing police operation to itemized the accomplishments of police in terms of their performances. “Ang Misamis Orintal nagpabilin nga malinawon gumikan kini sa pagpaningkamot sa atong regional

director nga si Brig. Gen. Rolando Anduyan,” said Police Major Christian Relevo, a police official in Misor. Relevo said that station commanders are urged to continue their minor and major operations against the communist-terrorist groups in their resepective areas. He said that in the meantime, the local police are closely monitoring the

towns of Opol, Manticao, El Salvador including the boundaries of Lugait. Relevo said that the communist-terrorist group are just passing the western part of Misamis Oriental but no encampment. Both Reyes and Relevo aattended the just held Prov i nc c i a l O ve rs i g ht Committee Meeting held at Initao town attended by all police officials of Misamis Oriental. Lt. Col. Reynante Reyes, deputy for operations of the Philipine Naional Police (PNP) in Misamis Oriental gives reporters an update on what happened during their recent Provincial Oversight Commitee Meeting held in Initao town, Misamis Oriental attended by police officials from the province’s first and second diatricts. photo by gerry lee gorit

DPWH-10 resumes 394 projects in NorMin amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Modern Nanays of Mindanao (MNM) holds the first-ever virtual Hakab Na 2020, August 29 bringing in 266 breastfeeding mothers in a big latch on event. (RTP/PIA10)

266 modern Nanays join virtual ‘Hakab Na 2020’ CAGAYAN de Oro City-Some 266 breastfeeding mothers, here, together in a ‘big latch on’ annual event to underscore the importance of breastfeeding to children’s nutrition and development especially during the COVID-19 contagion, the Modern Nanays of Mindanao (MNM) held the first-ever virtual Hakab

Na 2020, August 29. Emphasizing the need to provide breast milk to children 0-6 months old, MNM Founder Nadine Casiño said mothers need not worry on milk suply. “Muflow gihapon ang milk bisag unsa ka kakapoy or stressed. Naa mo’y gatas tungod sa hormones ninyo tungod kay babae mo, makabreastfeed

gyud mo.” (The milk will still flow no matter how tired or stressed you are. You will really have milk [to feed your baby] because you are women, you can really practice breastfeeding) Giving tips on promoting mother and child care during a contagion, Dr. Maria Asuncion Silvestre, member

of the Independent Review Group for the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) in Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), said, “Ugaliin ang paghuhugas ng kamay gamit ang tubig at sabon, panatilihing malinis ang kapaligiran ng ina at ng sanggol, umiwas sa mga matataong lugar, at panatilihin ang isang metrong layo sa mga taong nagpapakita ng sintomas ng COVID-19.” (Make washing of hands with soap and water a habit, See MODERN, page 11

Despite the crisis, DPWH-10 continues to implement its projects and such gave jobs to 8,326 construction workers. We are following the minimum health requirements set by the Regional Inter Agency Task Force on COVID-19 so as not to compromise the workers’ health, DPWH-10 Regional Director Zenaida Tan says during the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS)X Podcast with Communications Sec. Martin Andanar, August 29. (CORDS X)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- With the economic boosts and job generation rooting from continued infrastructure projects amid the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-10 now works on 394 out of the 583 projects in Northern Mindanao. “Despite sa crisis, padayon ang proyekto sa DPWH ug nakahatag ni ug dugang trabaho sa 8,326 construction workers. Para dili makompromiso ang health nila, gasunod ta sa minimum health requirements gikan sa Regional Inter Agency Task Force on COVID-19,” DPWH-10 Regional Director Zenaida Tan said during the Cabinet Officer for Regional De-

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velopment and Security (CORDS)-X Podcast with Communications Sec. Martin Andanar, August 29. (Despite the crisis, DPWH-10 continues to implement its projects and such gave additional jobs to 8,326 construction workers. We are following the minimum health requirements set by the Regional Inter Agency Task Force on COVID-19 so as not to compromise the workers’ health) DPWH-10 already completed 179 projects in the region. Prioritizing road projects For traffic decongestion projects, DPWH-10 is working on the 17.5 km bypass road from Barangay Gusa to Barangay Igpit, Opol, Misamis Oriental. The project costs P2.6 billion and was started 2010. Travel time from 1 hour will be reduced to 20 minutes. The department targets to complete the project by September 2020. They are also proposing to add 9.3 km of such road from Barangay Gusa to Barangay Puerto. Another DPWH-10 project for traffic decongestion is the CDO to Iligan City alternate road, which will run from Barangay Bulua, CDO to Barangay Digkilaan, See PROJECTS, page 8

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DA-SM-restos ‘Farmers’ Produce’ now in CdeO CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Urban dwellers may now have access in buying fresh, quality and affordable agricultural produce straight from farmers and fisherfolk. Starting August 23, a new distribution outlet coined as the ‘Farmers’ Produce’ is now open to the public, which will initially run until September 20 at SM City Mall Cagayan de Oro (CdeO), Masterson Avenue. Said food market sprung after an agreement was formed among the Department of Agriculture (DA), SM Supermalls and the Restaurant Owners of the Philippines (Resto PH) to provide agri-fishery producers a venue to directly sell their produce, while eyeing for the involved to spur economic activities amid the ongoing pandemic. “The first ever ‘Farmers’ Produce’ is staged at SM

Aura’s Premier in Taguig City, which championed the abundance of supply and commodities in their respective area. At the moment, we are also replicating such marketing initiative here at the regional level, prominently featuring our fruits and vegetables,” Chedy V. Ansale, chief of the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division of DA-Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) said. Through the agribiz arm of DA-RFO 10, different farmer-groups from the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon were tapped. Majority of whom are also the agriculture department’s Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita suppliers since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis. Included in the roster of exhibitors are the Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives,

Miarayon Talakag Highland Farmers Association, Tagpuangi Farmers and Fisherfolk Association, Canitoan Farmers MultiPurpose Cooperative, Manzano Farm, CNQ Agri Ventures, Farmgrown Association of Claveria, NM Foods, Kaycee’s Dragon Fruit, Puclawan Fruits, and Lantapan Vegetable Farmers Marketing Cooperative. Commodities up for sale var y from fruits, vegetables, spices, dairy products, fish and other processed food products. The joint undertaking will be beneficial for the farmer- and fisher-producers. They can earn decent incomes with the additional marketing platform and enjoy reduced costs for rental space, Ansale added. She also emphasized, they would be more motivated to produce more with the eyed consumers’ patronage for their local produce, at the same time, the buyers gaining for availing of agri-fishery products at reasonable prices. On the other hand, SM Supermalls has opened its premises for the food markets to be in place, where farmer-groups can use for free, but in the case of SM City Mall CdeO, for only a minimal fee for almost a month that they

can display their produce. “We encourage everyone, especially for those residing in the uptown area or from the neighboring barangays, to come visit and buy the fresh, quality and affordable products of our local farmers and fisherfolk,” Ansale urged. She also assured that proper health protocols will be observed with the help of the mall operators and more importantly, that the agri-fishery commodities being sold were produced with the farmers’ adoption of good agricultural practices. Further, the restaurants are likewise eyed to gain from the ‘Farmers’ Produce’, as they may directly buy in bulk raw ingredients to be used in the preparation of their dishes from the producers themselves. “We will also be conducting a market linkage, where restaurant owners are invited, so that they can forge a contract with our producers, at the same time, support of our local farmers,” Ansale pointed out. The Farmers’ Produce project is a collaborative marketing initiative between government and the private sector to invigorate local farmers and small businesses’ operations challenged by the current health crisis.

NorMin farmers to benefit P5.6-M COVID-19 agri assistance from DA-SAAD

IN support to Department of Agriculture’s Plant Plant Plant Program, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of DA-10 will be distributing P5.6 million worth of basic farm inputs as COVID-19 assistance to SAAD-implementing local government units (LGUs). The provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental will receive the farm inputs composed of 20,192 packs vegetable seeds, 1,125 packs sweet corn seeds and 2,500 bags organic fertilizers. The intervention will be fully distributed this August which are procured through the 2020 regular and emergency procurements with an aim to augment DA-10’s COVID-19 response measure in Northern Mindanao. At least 30 towns in the

region will benefit from the intervention, urging farmers in the area to continue farming at an increased production. Adhering to DA’s campaign for sustained and unhampered food production amidst the enduring health crisis, SAAD-10 refocused P11.2 million of its 2020 appropriation to fund the procurement of basic inputs for crops and livestock production this year. Provision of basic farm inputs are deemed imperative to whip up food production in the region as the country is in continuous battle against the pandemic. Notwithstanding inevitable drawbacks, SAAD-10 continuously lived up to its mandate, serving the marginalized farmers in Northern Mindanao.#(Azbie Talib)

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Love hurts/love scars/ love wounds/ And marks any heart/Not tough or strong enough/ To take a lot of pain/ take a lot of pain/ Love is like a cloud/ Holds a lot of rain/ Love hurts...ooh, ooh love hurts --- Excerpts from the song Love Hurts by Songwriter Felice Bryant

WORRY not, Igan, you are not alone in your bid to keep your dirty linen for life. After all, sex life of public figures like you is always an intriguing topic in this country -- it spread like wildfire and sells like hot cakes. So hold on and enjoy the ride. You cannot just simply escape from it – for now – while you are still in the public eye. Now, it behooves upon your so-called legion of fans to understand you well enough. Like it or not, you are now in the eye of a public storm, a controversial at that, and therefore you have become an instant hit -- a good copy, so to speak. Dread not, you were able to hug headlines from all platforms of social media. But kindly don’t ask the

members of social media not to share online your colorful sex life. Or even beg your enemies to stop their personal vendetta against you. All of them have their rights too which you have been fighting for all along. You have been attacking the President, never to think that one day a personal outbreak will come like a thief in the dead of the night. Don’t be alarmed, Igan, your wish of “walang aminan” will soon be granted. And if ever you refuse to accept that you have had love affairs, then you are doomed. Do you still remember the this unsolicited advice? Public life is an open book, and no one among us in public service would cry foul about it. But fear not though. You will have all the open spaces you need for now. Your former colleague had his heyday over social media by sending you a face-book message: how’s the karma going? Shudder not, Igan, life is indeed full of pretenses and surprises. Now, it’s time for your nemesis to get back at you, at least, through face-book.

Ruffy Magbanua

As what you have been saying: “If there is nothing to hide, the investigation should be welcomed with open arms, and not questioned at every turn for irrelevant reasons”. Don’t you think the people deserve the same line of justification as what you have demanded all along? This makes sense, right? We are not immortals. We are all ordinary sinners. And no one is spared when it comes to involvement on love affairs, and that includes this writer and everyone reading this piece. Well, love after all is not all honey. It’s always laced with that twin emotional poisons called heartaches and pain. Go ahead and make your day as you probably by now contemplating on your next episode in life. Welcome to the club. As Singaporeans would s ay : l ove hu r t s , l a h ? (ruffy44_ph2000@yahoo. com)

Speaking Out

A dinner with Ninoy

JULY 1981. My wife Mira and I were vacationing in the United States and we spent a few days with her medical school classmate and best friend forever (BFF), Dr. Erie Miraflor Bague. Erie whom I also grew up with at the New Bilibid Prison reservation, was married to Dr. Fer Bague, a fellow UST medical school graduate. Since they migrated to Boston, Massachusetts in the late 60s, Erie and Fer Bague had hosted over the years quite a number of Filipinos who were either just passing through, or attending courses in Harvard. They also met regularly with members of the Filipino community in and around Boston. Fer Bague became more than friends with Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy was also Fer’s physical rehab patient. Ninoy tore a tendon in one leg and he regularly visited Fer at his clinic. Erie also became close to Cory Aquino and the elder Aquino children. During our visit to the Bague lakeside vacation house, I mentioned to Fer that my father, former prisons director Alfredo M. Bunye, knew Doña Aurora Aquino. I recounted that Doña Aurora used to visit the Bureau of Prisons and

during those frequent visits, she managed to ‘convert’ my father. My father was baptized a Catholic but he never went to church except when he got married to my mother and when his children were baptized. Doña Aurora convinced my father of his errors. Soon my father was again regularly attending church. To celebrate my father’s return to the fold, Doña Aurora gifted him with an autographed bible and a rosary. The following morning, while we were having breakfast, the phone rang. “It’s for you,” Fer said. It was Ninoy at the other end. He greeted me profusely as if he had personally known me all his life. And then he invited us for dinner which I gladly accepted. At the Bisuteki, Ninoy, Fer and I were huddled while the wives – Cory, Erie and Mira - had their own woman talk. I could overhear the wives discussing where to go for bargain dresses. Ninoy was practically non-stop. He talked about what was happening here, there, everywhere. But most of all, he talked about the Philippines. At one point, he apologized for his propensity to talk. He said: “Pasensiya ka na. For 7

Ignacio Bunye

years and 7 months, I had nobody to talk to.” Of course, that was an understatement. Articles written about Ninoy’s long solitary confinement in Laur, Nueva Ecija describe how the moments of solitude brought him in closer communion with God and steeled him spiritually for the struggle that lay ahead. After dinner, Ninoy asked if we would like us to join him for coffee at his home. I readily accepted. At Newton, we picked our discussion where we left off. Before parting, Ninoy autographed a copy of book which he was giving away to friends. It was entitled “When Two Dictators Meet.” That was the first time I would meet Ninoy up close. The second and last time I would see him again was two years later. I was among thousands who lined up for hours to pay our last respect as Ninoy, face badly bruised, lay in his coffin still wearing his bloodstained clothes. Note: You may wish to share the foregoing via Facebook, Twitter and/or Linked-In.

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Heated tobacco products will benefit public health THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization for IQOS to be marketed as a modified risk tobacco product is aligned with the claims of a leading tobacco harm reduction expert that the introduction of heated tobacco products (HTPs) as better alternatives to conventional cigarette will see public health gains. Helen Redmond, adjunct professor at New York University-Silver School of Social Work, said the introduction of HTPs or heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products will benefit public health. She noted that there is a widespread, mistaken notion that nicotine causes cancer and other health problems. “That is false,” the professor said. “The use of nicotine is no threat, because nicotine is not the problem. Combustible tobacco is … What causes health problems is lighting tobacco on fire. The combustion releases thousands of toxic chemicals.” The US FDA, in its recent issuance, concluded that the commercialization of IQOS in the US, a heated tobacco product, developed by Philip Morris International, is “appropriate to promote the public health.” “The availability of IQOS is an incredibly important development for the

millions of Americans who continue to smoke and who suffer almost half a million preventable deaths each year,” Redmond said. It has been known for decades that tar, and carcinogens found in tobacco smoke, causes the death and disease associated with smoking, and not nicotine. HTPs are smoke-free devices that heat, instead of burn specially-designed tobacco units to release a flavorful nicotine-containing tobacco vapor. The most popular HTP brand today is IQOS— an electronic device that heats tobacco-filled sticks wrapped in paper to generate a nicotine-containing aerosol. “Several tobacco companies have developed HNB products like IQOS from Philip Morris and Glo Pro and Glo Nano from British American Tobacco. The technology is constantly evolving and becoming more user-friendly,” Redmond said. A recent study by Dutch researchers entitled, “A Method for Comparing the Impact on Carcinogenicity of Tobacco Products: A Case Study on Heated Tobacco Versus Cigarettes” assessed eight carcinogens (cancercausing substances) to understand the likely health impact on individuals who switch to IQOS, compared

to those who continue smoking. The researchers concluded that while not risk-free IQOS is associated with 10 to 25 times lower exposure to these carcinogens, and that this could translate into a substantially improved risk profile. The study was published on May 1, 2020 in the monthly peer-reviewed academic journal Risk Analysis. Smoke-free nicotine products include electronic cigarettes or vapes and Swedish snus. Public Health England consistently conclude in its annual reviews of all available evidence that E-cigarettes are around 95-percent less harmful than smoking. Redmond also noted that e-cigarettes and HNB proved effective in making smokers switch since they offer the same pleasure, rituals and relaxation associated with smoking. The UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) concluded in its February 2019 clinical trials that e-cigarette was twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments such as patches and gum in helping smokers quit. “E-cigarettes and HNB products make nicotine consumption much safer. In that, they are similar

to patches or gums. The crucial difference is they look and feel like cigarettes, replicating the rituals and the enjoyment of smoking for people who switch from combustible tobacco—and therefore reducing the risk of relapse,” said Redmond. Redmond cited the case

of Japan where nearly a third of smokers have already switched to HNBs. “HNB products have been available in Japan since 2014. The result—cigarette sales in the country have plummeted, outstripping anything abstinence-only messages have achieved” she said.

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DOF exec cites factors for eco managers’ support for Bayanihan 2 By JOANN VILLANUEVA

MANILA – A ranking Department of Finance (DOF) official on Friday said the agency is supporting the PHP140-billion Bayanihan 2 over the other proposed stimulus packages, noting the “amount is something that the government can execute”. “The PHP140 billion already took into account, looking for sources of funds

that could be put together and that could actually be delivered. That is critical because if not, that is an unfunded mandate,” Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Joselito Lambino II said during the virtual briefing of the Shareholders’ Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL). The second factor for this is related to fiscal responsibility, he said. Lambino said the govern-

ment cannot just borrow, as some sectors suggest, more than what is allowed under the 2020 national budget. “So the supplemental appropriations require new or additional revenue. And we just don’t have that given the situation that we’re in. We can’t borrow our way out of that hole,” he said. Lambino said the Bayanihan 2, which is now awaiting the signature of the President, has several

components such as cash subsidies and budgetary support for the health sector, as well as the government financial institutions (GFIs). He added about PHP30 billion to PHP40 billion has been allocated under the Bayanihan 2 for the Financial Institutions’ Strategic Transfer (FIST) bill, and the Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed See SUPPORT, page 11

LANDBANK loan releases to agrarian reform beneficiaries, small farmers reach P583.35M CUMULATIVE loan releases of two lending programs to support the country’s agrarian reform beneficiaries and small farmers as of the first half of the year has reached P583.35 million, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) announced. About P12.05 million in fund assistance was released under LANDBANK’s expanded E-ARISE-ARBs (Expanded Assistance to Restore and Install Sustainable Enterprises for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries and Small Farm Holders) loan program that targets beneficiaries and small farmers whose livelihood were adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis, as well as pest and diseases. Prior to the program relaunch, this credit facility was only available to agrarian reform

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beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBO) whose members were affected by natural calamities and disasters. LANDBANK President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo said the program revamp was made in line with the national government’s aggressive drive to

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PANGASIWAAN NG KALAKALANG PANDAGAT Regional Office No. XI 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE (CPC) FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND GENERAL CARGOES ONLY PERSUANT TO R.A. 9295 AND THE 2014 AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING R.A 9295.

CASE NO. MROXI-2020-030-R MB TALIKUD EXPRESS

ROLDAN G. BOLIVAR, Applicant.

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Notice is hereby given that the said application will be heard by this Authority on 15 September 2020 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the MARINA RO XI Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City. The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general circulation or shall post this Order in the MARINA website at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date or hearing. Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing of five (5) days thereafter. Done this 27th day of August 2020 at Davao City, Philippines.

SMC lauds Malolos bishop for donating payment to residents

MANILA – After receiving lump-sum cash assistance to build their own houses inland or start anew in their provinces, former coastal settlers at what will be the site of the country’s largest and most modern international airport has received another windfall, thanks in large part to Malolos Bishop Dennis Villarojo. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang lauded Villarojo not just for ensuring the concerns of residents of Barangay Taliptip reached the company — but also for distributing to them the total cash value of abandoned chapels in the area that SMC also paid for. “Today, as our country battles the Covid-19 global pandemic, acts of generosity and malasakit towards our support ARBs and small In partnership with the fellow Filipinos are what farm holders amid the ongo- Department of Agrarian we need. Bishop Villarojo ing COVID-19 pandemic. See RELEASES, page 11 exemplifies this kind of selflessness. We are proud Republic of the Philippines Department of transportation and Communication to have helped the people MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY of Taliptip through the efPANGASIWAAN NG KALAKALANG PANDAGAT Regional Office No. XI forts of Bishop Villarojo,” 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City CASE NO. MROXI-2020-028-R ML Z-ENRYH 2

ZAID M. SALYH, Applicant.

Before us is an application for the renewal of Certificate of Public Convenience, of the above-named applicant to operate the vessel MB “TALIKUD EXPRESS” in a liner service for transportation of passengers and cargoes, in the route: From Baybay, Sta. CruzKingdom Hall (All in Island Garden City of Samal) –Sta. Ana Pier, Davao City –Poblacion Kaputian –Baybay Sta. Cruz, Island Garden City of Samal, from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM, in the following schedule and rates:

Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Joselito Lambino II

NOTICE OF HEARING Before us is an application for the renewal of Certificate of Public Convenience, of the above-named applicant to operate the vessel “ML Z-ENRYH 2” in a liner service for transportation of passengers and cargoes, On a daily deregulated sailing schedule, from 6:00 AM to 4:00PM route: From Dadatan, Talikud Island, Island Garden City of Samal to Sta. Ana Pier, Davao City and vice versa and to charge the following rates:

Notice is hereby given that the said application will be heard by this Authority on 07 September 2020 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the MARINA RO XI Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City. The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general circulation or shall post this Order in the MARINA website at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date or hearing. Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing of five (5) days thereafter. SO ORDERED 20 August 2020 at Davao City, Philippines.

Ang said in a news release. Residents—many of whom were former caretakers and workers at privatelyowned fish ponds that had gone out of business or were sold off when profits ran dry because of tidal floods—have voluntarily moved out of the coastal area. This development brings the much-awaited airport project—touted as the biggest investment in the country at PHP734 billion—one step closer to becoming a reality. Ang said the prelate pushed for the distribution of cash to the people for the appraised values of their homes and of four abandoned chapels in the area. Upon the direction of Villarojo, SMC appraised the values of chapels at Sitio Pariyahan, Sitio Dapdap, Sitio Bunutan, and Sitio Capol, and distributed to residents of each sitio the cash value of their See LAUDS, page 11

REPUBLIC OF THE PHIIPPINES Supreme Court REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE BRANCH 1 ILIGAN CITY SPS.AKIL MINDALANO LAGUINDAB AND SP.PROC NO.20-1837 CHERRY MAE LABAYO-LAGUINDAB Petinioners, FOR: CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MINOR KAYLEIGH ROSE AGUHOB LABAYO W/ REGISTRY NO.2010 9849 IN ILIGAN CITY Respondent. X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / In a verified petition for correction of entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of minor Kayleigh Rose Aguhob Labayo, petitioners allege that they that they got married on October 22,2010,that they were blessed with one lovely daughter name Kayleigh Rose Aguhob Labayo, who was born on December 6,2010; that when the facts of birth of Kayleigh ,is being registered ,Cherry Mae Aguhob Labayo did not fill out the entry of father in the certificate of Live Birth Form she indicated entries Unknown in entry No 13,N/A in the entry No. 14, N/A in the entry No. 15 N/A in the entry No. 16 and N/A in entry No. 17, entry No.18 Not Applicable. This was made since at that time, the families of the petitioners were not yet aware of their relationship and the fact that they have a child, that petitioner Akil openly and publicity acknowledged peternity over Kayleigh Rose Aguhob Labayo is a legitimate child of the petitioner Having been born during the marriage of her parents. THAT PETINIONER seek the correction of the above entries to the following : Child Kayleigh Rose Aguhob Labayo Laguindab ; father’s Name AKIL MINDALANO LAGUINDAB Citizen Filipino; Religion; Islam: Occupation; government Employee; Age at the time of Birth ;32;Date and Place of Marriage of parents: Sunburst Restaurant, Palao, Iligan City on October 22 ,2010.Now, petitioner seek to correct the birth certificate their daughter to conform to all her records. Finding the petition to be sufficient is form and substance, set the hearing of this petition on October 7,2020 @ 1:30 p.m , RTC, Branch 01,Hall of Justice, Iligan City .On said time, place and date for hearing any or all interested parties may appear and shows cause why the petition should not be granted. Let this order be published at the expense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks is a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Iligan. Furnish copy of this order together with copy of the petition to the Office of the Solicitor General,134 Amorsolo St,.Legaspe Village, Makati City; National Statistic office, Manila: and the counsel the petitioners. SO ORDER, Given this 12th day of August, 2020 at Iligan City Philippines. (Sgd.) ALBERTO P. QUINTO Presiding Judge

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Statement of PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar on the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over health issues We are saddened by recent news that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a close friend of President Rodrigo Duterte, has decided to resign from his post due to his health issues. Throughout Prime Minister Abe’s tenure, we saw a robust furtherance of the holistic relations between the Philippines and Japan. With that, Japan has continued to maintain itself as an important and trusted ally of the Philippines not only in our mutual socio-economic prosperity, but also towards the promotion of a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region. Japan’s support to our country, under Prime Minister Abe, has been truly apparent in the assistance it provides for the Duterte administration’s campaigns on poverty alleviation, peace and security, infrastructure, and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan has never wavered in providing aid to our country despite the fact that it has also weathered challenges such as a devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident in 2011. We remain optimistic that our relations with Japan will continue to flourish and deepen, even though Prime Minister Abe has decided to vacate his post. We would like to extend our prayers and support to Prime Minister Abe and his family for his speedy recovery.

KIDAPAWAN CITY – A Malacañang official has lauded the response of the North Cotabato provincial government on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crisis, particularly its “Oplan Sagip Cotabateño” program. Presidential Communications Operation Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar paid a brief visit to North Cotabato Gov. Nancy Catamco on Thursday to gather reports on the government’s response to the pandemic. Andanar was with other officials of the National Task Force on Covid-19 a day earlier to meet with officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and receive updates on the region’s pandemic response. Andanar praised the provincial Task Force Sagip Cotabateños, a brainchild of Catamco, which is leading the rescue initiative for North Cotabateños stranded in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other parts of the country. “You are really goodhearted governor and you are only one of the few (of-

PANDEMIC RESPONSE UPDATES. North Cotabato Gov. Nancy Catamco provides updates of her administration’s response to the coronavirus disease crisis to Presidential Communications Operation Office Secretary Martin Andanar during the latter’s stopover in a resort near Mt. Apo on Thursday (Aug. 27, 2020). Andanar briefly visited the province en route to Manila from a visit to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao day earlier. (Photo courtesy of North Cotabato PIO)

ficials) who has this kind of program,” Andanar told Catamco during their meeting. Catamco, meanwhile, briefed Andanar on the province’s Covid-19 measures, including the realignment of a PHP86-million fund for Special Education Fund to be used for home-based learning, and the support to the local education department

as the province prepares for the new normal education learning scheme in October. While in the province, Andanar also visited Barangay Mahongkog, Magpet, and inquired about the status of police action on the murder of a tribal leader early this week. “The police is at the peak of its investigation and three suspects are already in police

custody,” Catamco told the PCOO chief. Andanar left North Cotabato province convinced that its response to the Covid-19 pandemic was superb with almost 20,000 stranded individuals in NCR, Cebu, and Davao having availed of the free travel back home as well as strict health protocols to ensure they are cleared of the virus. (PNA)

Andanar: No need for external investigation Duterte back in Manila Sunday night in PH human rights situation By AZER PARROCHA

MANILA – After spending nearly a month in his hometown in Davao City, President Rodrigo Duterte will be back in Manila by Sunday night. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President will return to Manila after visiting some victims of the recent twin bombings in Jolo, Sulu where 17 people, including soldiers, were killed and 75 others were injured. “He is expected back in Manila tonight (Sunday),” Roque said in a statement. Ac c ord i n g t o h i m ,

PRESIDENTIAL Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the human rights situation in the Philippines does not need external investigation, as domestic probes are ongoing and mechanisms are working. The Palace communications chief issued the statement following the letter of over 60 civil society groups urging the UN Human Rights Council to look into the “dramatic decline” of the rights situation in the Philippines. But Andanar asserted that “the Philippines’ human rights situation does not merit any external investigative mechanism being called for on the basis of specific cases where investigations are ongoing.” The Palace communica-

tion chief also reiterated that they have addressed allegations of human rights violations in the UN body, and these engagements have presented the “real” situation in the country and context on the ground. “ The government, through the publication of the Philippine Human Rights Situationer, has laid our thorough and scrupulous information on the human rights situation in the Philippines and our actions, programs, and responses to it,” he also noted Andanar also maintained that the domestic accountability mechanisms are working, and the government is committed to strengthening these structures, such as increasing the budget of the Commission of Human Rights.

“We recognize that the advancement of government’s constructive cooperation with the CHR, civil society, and international partners, including the United Nations will be important as we further promote the comprehensive facets of human rights, accountability, and rule of law in the Philippines. We, therefore, request the civil society and international community to support the Duterte administration’s efforts in this regard,” Andanar also said. The Duterte administration is set to release a report on its review of thousands of drug war operations that resulted in deaths in November, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told the UN panel in July. – newpost. com.ph

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Duterte left Jolo for Manila nounced that he will be shortly before 6 p.m. after visiting victims of the blasts meeting with Jolo Mayor during a brief appearance Kerkhar Tan. See BACK, page 11 Duterte himself anEXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

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That the late SPS, EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE who died MAY 15, 2016 and August 13, 2015, at Calatcat, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and intestate which has her residence at the time of her demise, leaving certain of real property, which is more particularly described as follows with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1380, situated in the Municipality of Alubijid, Province of Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED (12,800) square meters, more or less, the Vendor desire to sell and the Vendee agrees to buy a portion of the aforementioned parcel of land with an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters, more or less under LOt NO. 11586-A evidenced by individual sketch plan, filed by the heirs of SPS, EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE, in favor of RONIE M. SALDIA and ESTELA N. SALDIA, per DOC# 110; PAGE #22; BOOK #111; Series of 2019, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. TIBURCIO M. PALASAN JR.

That the late SPS, EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE who died MAY 15, 2016 and August 13, 2015, at Calatcat, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and intestate which has her residence at the time of her demise, leaving certain of real property, which is more particularly described as follows with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1380, situated in the Municipality of Alubijid, Province of Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED (12,800) square meters, more or less, the Vendor desire to sell and the Vendee agrees to buy a portion of the aforementioned parcel of land with an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters, more or less under LOt NO. 11586-B evidenced by individual sketch Plan, filed by the heirs of SPS, EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE, in favor of RONILIE C. QUILANG, per DOC# 190; PAGE #38; BOOK #XV; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ANNE MARGARETTE JUSTINE M. CRUZ.

That the late SPS. EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE who died May 15, 2016 and August 13, 2015 at Calatcat, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, at the time of their death left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1380, situated in the Municipality of Alubijid, Province of Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED (12,800) square meters, more or less, the Vendor desire to sell and the Vendee agrees to buy a portion of the aforementioned parcel of land with an area of Six Hundred (600) square meters more or less under Lot NO. 11586-C evidenced by individual sketch Plan, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of SPS. EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE, in favor of KHEZIA ANN L. PACURIBOT and REYNAN U. PACURIBOT, per DOC #113; PAGE #23; BOOK #111; Series of 2019, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. TIBURCIO M. PALASAN JR.

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Iligan City with about 58.87 km. Once completed, the travel time, which is usually 2 hours and 30 minutes will be lessened to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Started on 2019, the alternate road costs about P3.74 billion and is targeted to be completed by 2025. To also aid traffic decongestion, a four-lane, 5.59 km Iligan City bypass road is implemented by the department. Such road starts at Barangay Filomena up to Barangay Tambakan, Iligan City. Travel time from 1 hour and 30 minutes will be reduced to 25 minutes once completed by 2025. The project costs P4.27 billion and is at 12.47 percent accomplishment based on project cost. Mindanao Road Development Program To further aid in boosting

economic activities in Mindanao, DPWH-10 works on the Bukidnon-Coatabato Alternate Road via Kibawe, Bukidnon-Arakan Road in Cotabato with a total length of 38 km. Running a total budget of P1 billion, the project aims to improve interregional connectivity and address armed conflict incidents in the area. In addition, the department is at 83 percent completion of the Bukidnon-Davao Alternate Road via San Fernando-Compostela Valley Road in Region 11. Started 2018, the P1.225 billion project will reduce travel time from 3 hours to 20 minutes once completed by 2022. It has a total length of 12.36 km. Also, part of the Mindanao Road Development Program is the construction of BukidnonAgusan Road via MalaybalayEureka-Butuan Road, which is now at its 72.18 percent accomplishment based on project

Teaching Mathematics By ALEXANDER B. FLORES Teacher I Tupsan Elementary School

Teaching Mathematics is fun but it entails patience, understanding, perseverance, trust and the utmost passion. Patience, for it takes so much time to teach Mathematics to your pupils and a lot more time to make them understand what the subject is all about and how to go through about it. Understanding, for you have to discern your pupils; if they are fast learners, you have to understand why so as if they are slow learners, the more you have to understand them. Perseverance, for it takes dedication and commitment to teach and impart the fundamentals of Mathematics, basically from you to your pupils. And significantly trust,

for you have to believe in yourself that you can teach your learners what they have to learn and you have to believe in your students that no matter how easy or hard Mathematics is, still they can learn and understand it. Passion, for in everything you do you must love it. You must love teaching Mathematics. You must not sate in giving understanding to your pupils and in teaching them the best way possible. I love Mathematics. I love imparting it to my pupils. I love living in it. Mathematics is fun and now, what makes it more fun is that my pupils are learning from me, they love Math also. That is the most rewarding thing for a teacher like me, to see my pupils grow and passionately love things, like loving Mathematics.

Parents molding the learners during pandemic times By FRETZYL ROSE J. MONSANTO Master Teacher I Puerto Elementary School

WE live in a unique time and parents are facing demanding tasks. Parents need to be friendly to themselves and also patient towards the school system that was also not ready for this and where people have worked day and night to find solutions in this situation. Despite the decision to try to keep the school as active as possible at the time of the coronavirus, it is still necessary to use distance teaching to a great extent. It is necessary to bear in mind that the responsibility for the teaching lies with the school

but parents can help and contribute in many ways. In the collaboration about the student, everyone is responsible i.e. schools and homes and it is important to follow the instruction of the school. The main role of the parents in this context is to help the child to follow the instructions fo the teachers and the school. Distance teaching of the schools is in many forms depending on the circumstances in each place and it is necessary to show patience and to wait for the instructions from schools and the authorities.

cost. Once completed in 2022, the P9.675 billion project aims to aid in boosting tourism in Bukidnon and Caraga areas. Further, with about P1.1 billion project cost, the Misamis Occidental-Zamboanga Alternate Road’s completion will lessen travel time from 1 hour and 20 minutes to 40 minutes. The road will run from Plaridel, Misamis Occidental to Rizal, Zamboanga City in Region 10. Target year of accomplishment is by 2026. For the inter-island linkages, Tan said the P4.86 billion Panguil Bay Bridge is currently on the works. Once completed, the 3.48 km bridge will become the country’s longest bridge that will reduce travel time from 2 hours and 30 minutes via roll on/roll-off (RO-RO) ships to 20 minutes. This is a

How will COVID-19 change our schools? By MERCEDES C. BERNAD, Teacher III Maningcol Central School Division of Ozamiz City

THIS year brings with it a whole new set of challenges. Since March 2020, the world has struggled to adapt to and deal with COVID-19, a dangerous novel virus still with many unknowns. As researchers continue to study COVID-19, we are finding answers to some of our questions including an important one as schools open: yes, young people can carry, transmit and catch COVID-19. Which leads to an important question: how does COVID-19 change the profession of teaching? The first change is the most important one: teachers face an enormous pedagogical change. Educators must meet the needs of modular (public school) and online (private school) learners, sometimes

simultaneously. This is a big undertaking for our teachers and educational support staff as districts try to iron out specific plans for what the physical structure of schools look like. For teachers, there are different steps to take to help with a smooth transition to new blended class formats: using similar or the same curricular materials and sequencing for modular and online learners, facilitating student engagement with one another from safe social distances and online and relying on one another for support and guidance. In a world of physical distancing, it is important for teachers to not socially distance from one another.

Pandemic is reshaping education

By ANNABELLE J. LARIBA Principal III Gusa Elementary School

IT’s challenging but it’s a way to kickstart the schools of the future. The reopening of classes despite the pandemic has been the subject of many debates. Many are pushing for the education sector to skip this school year so no student gets left behind while a lot of parents are also still willing to try how remote learning is going to work. It’s no secret that remote learning poses a lot of challenges for many Filipino students. Buying a laptop, computer or even a tablet or mobile phone plus securing

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE; JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND CIVIL CASE NO.2020-158 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES EDWIN K. EBDAO AND GENEVIEB G. ARRIESGADO-EBDAO EDWIN K. EBDAO AND GENEVIEB G. ARRIESGADO-EBDAO, Petitioners. x-------------------------------------------------/

foreign-assisted project with P4.27 billion fund from the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund. The bridge will connect Tangub, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Infra for disaster risk reduction and response In responding to calamities and flooding, DPWH-10 works on the CDO Drainage, Bitan-ag and Kolambog catchment with a total budget of P3.9 billion where only 22 percent has been funded. The department still needs P3 billion to complete the project that will address flooding concerns in Barangays Camaman-an, Lapasan and Puntod. For the Sapang catchment, only 30 percent of the P2.4 billion budget has been funded and such will cover Barangays Bayabas,

an Internet connection aren’t something that all Filipino parents can easily do for their children no matter how much they like to. Many lost their livelihoods due to the pandemic. The education sector understands that. So, they’re taking this opportunity to reshape the way we teach our children. The pandemic is far from over and who knows what other crises we may still be facing so though it’s a laborious task, this is the way for the Philippines to build the schools of the future. One of the most important ways they’re doing that is by promoting flexible learning.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE; JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ALEJANDRO S. SEVILLEAND BREISEL A. ALIDON,

CIVIL CASE NO.2020-063

ALEJANDRO S.SEVILLE AND BREISEL A. ALIDON Petitioners. x-------------------------------------/

ORDER

Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on JANUARY 17, 2004 at SUMILAO, BUKIDNON both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at SALV TION, KANDINGILAN, BUKIDNON and BAGUMBAYAN, KAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, 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 more than TEN (10) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 17, 2004, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has 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 September 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 14th day of August, 2020

Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 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 with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents KILUMCO, CAMAGUE, ILGAN CITY and PUROK 8, BUROON, 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 EIGHT (8) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on SEPTEMBER 23, 2005, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has 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 September 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 26TH day of august, 2020

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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Bonbon, Bulua, Kauswagan and Patag. Also, for Carmen catchment, P1.1 billion is allocated and DPWH-10 still needs P360 million to cover Villarin, Gumamela, Seriña and Suniel streets in Carmen. In terms of bridge retrofitting works, DPWH-10 works on 42 bridges throughout the region from 2019-2020 with a total budget of P381 million. They also built evacuation centers since 2016 where 11 are already completed and 10 are ongoing. As for convergence projects, Tan said there are 75 projects in the region where P2.7 billion is allocated for tourism road

projects, P1 billion for 103 farm-to-market road projects, and P368 million for 26 projects on national security. “Ang imprastraktura usa sa focus ni President Rodrigo Duterte, ang connectivity. Kinahanglan nga naa’y maayong dalan ug tulay aron ang serbisyo sa gobyerno makaapas sa paglambo sa rehiyon (Infrastructure is one of the priorities of President Rodrigo Duterte, particularly on connectivity. We need to have good roads and bridges so the services of the goverment can keep up with the developments of the region),” Tan said. (RTP/ PIA10)

Learning Together in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic By JOEL D. POTANE

Learning does not stop in the midst of a pandemic. This is due to the continued support and collaboration of government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and other supportive stakeholders. Instructional leaders and partners are doing their best to develop a variety of learning spaces, such as easily accessible learning management systems ( LMS) for learners, teachers, and adult facilitators. LMS facilitates teaching and learning without necessarily having real face-to-face interactions. A new mechanism for capacity building, learning delivery, and assessment of learning outcomes is proposed for this school year 2020-2021. Firstly, the capability building of teaching and nonteaching staff is shifted to online via various platforms, such as Google Meet, zoom, and other video conferencing methods and systems. Educational online training and webinars are taking place around the world. Professionals and well-known researchers and scholars, both local and abroad, are now visible and willing to share their experience and expertise in the online world. The traditional way of learning by attending forums and seminar-workshops is no longer applied in a new normal way. As far as training costs are concerned, organizations will no longer pay for expensive venues such as hotels and training centers as the mass gathering is no longer permitted. Another thing is that the participants and presenters of the trainings and conferences will no longer buy a plane ticket just to reach the venue. However, internet connectivity, gadgets, laptops, and computers are real issues faced by many people today, especially those newbies who use gadgets and computers. Educators are proactive in adopting these changes in the way they teach and learn. Most importantly, learning and working with others will

continue in the midst of the crisis. Secondly, the modality of learning delivery has shifted from conventional face-toface learning, widely done in previous school years, to distance or remote learning, blended learning, and home learning. Distance Learning refers to a style of learning where learning takes place between the teacher and the learners who are geographically distant from each other during teaching/learning process. This method has three types: Modular Distance Learning (MDL), Online Distance Learning (ODL), and TV / Radio-Based Instruction. Schools are now preparing for the online and modular distance learning modules. In addition, the central, region, and division basic education offices are preparing audio and video lessons as other choices and alternatives to complement learning, in addition to modules that will be delivered in different frameworks and methods associated with the school contexts. The support of media learning partners is strengthened by forging into a memorandum of agreement on the use of free airtime for the lessons. Finally, learning appraisal is a challenge for both teachers and learning facilitators. Evaluation results are used to assess whether students have achieved learning objectives or whether they require further training to help them master a specific subject under the guidance of adult learning facilitators. Project-based presentations, online interactive quiz, challenge games, e-portfolio, and other forms of evaluation can also be done to verify whether learning takes place among learners. In addition, learning facilitators will be guided and trained by teachers to ensure that the lessons are carried out smoothly. As a result, everyone in the community is learning together to address all of these challenges. May all be always optimistic and hopeful for a better tomorrow.

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that ALICE DY NANOL has filed with this Office a petition for (Compete name of petitioner)

Change of First name from “VERGENIA”

VERGENIA DY

to “ALICE” in the Birth certificate

(first name to be changed) (new first name to be adopted)

who was born on

(complete name of document owner)

December 23, 1949 (complete date of birth)

at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are AQUILINO DY and (place of birth)

NEMESIA BALACUIT.

(name of father)

(name of mother)

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than September 11, 2020.

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PCCI Mindanao urges Economic Stimulus measures for business survival & continuity paying income tax and mandatory compliance of minimum wage adjustments; · For Land Bank and DBP to extend/restructure the loan terms and maturity dates of loans extended to microfinance institutions so that the latter can provide re-start/reopen credit assistance to micro enterprises mostly engaged in retail The PCCI is seeking incentives for local innovations like the enterprises or services ParaSafe Transportable Ultravolet Disinfection Chamber. (vendors, repair services etc); · For DILG to the availability of raw be requesting the encourage LGUs to materials in order to National Government’s provide tax credits address food security as immediate and urgent or discounts on Real intervention to prioritize well as the supply chain Property Taxes (RPT) for the manufacture of a package of proposed due from private PPEs including Central recommendations companies who offer Mindanao, Bukidnon, aimed at ensuring the moratoriums on the Lanao del Norte, business survival and payment of commercial Zamboanga del Norte, continuity of Micro, rents and leases; Tawi-Tawi, and South Small and Medium · Institutionalize Enterprises (MSMEs), in Cotabato; the KADIWA Express · For the Board of the manufacturing and Food Logistics Program industry, and agricultural Investments (BOI) of the Department of and LGUs to provide sector. Agriculture to promote attractive incentives MSME’s constitute farm to market linkages; for companies over 90 percent of the number of business establishments nationwide and in Mindanao. The resolution covers Health Care Capacity, Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus, Structural Reforms, Capacity Building, and Domestic Tourism. The package of economic stimulus measures PCCI Mindanao is urging PCCI wants the BIR and DOLE to exempt sidewalk-vendors government to from paying income taxes and complying with minumum immediately undertake wage adjustments. (serdef photo) includes the following: DEED OF SELF-ADJUDICATION · For the Department investing in health WITH SALE care-related projects, of Agriculture to including conversion prioritize strategic KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESof commercial spaces areas for modernizing ENTS: to quarantine facilities, agriculture due to This DEED OF SELF-ADJUDICAconstruction of sanitary TION WITH SALE, made and entered landfills and importation into by and between LUZVIMINDA T. PASADILLA, of legal age, Filipino, of special equipment widow and a resident of Paglaum for the safe and proper Village, Phase I, Landing, Casisang, disposal of infectious Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, now and and pathological hereinafter referred to as HEIR-VENDOR, and GILBERT V. HONCULADA, wastes of hospitals and likewise of legal age, Filipino, married to households; IVY GAY HONCULADA and a resident · For the Bureau of of Mailag, Valencia City, Bukidnon, now and hereinafter referred to as Internal Revenue (BIR) the VENDEE. and the Department of WITNESSETH: Labor and Employment That the above-named HEIR(DOLE) to acknowledge VENDOR, LUZVIMINDA T. PASADILLA, is the surviving spouse and the the BMBE law by only heir of the deceased RUSTICO exempting micro O. PASADILLA, who died intestate Kapatagan is one of the major rice producing areas of enterprises capitalized on August 7, 2011, at Sanitarium below P3M from Hospital, Valencia City, Bukidnon. Lanao del Norte. (photo by josefino bascug) That said deceased at the time and opportunities in of his death, left that certain property more particularly described as follows: Mindanao resulting to “A PARCEL OF LAND, situated policy actions for the at Mailag, Valencia City, Bukidnon, development of the containing an area of SIX HUNDRED region. TWENTY FIVE (625) Square meters more or less, known as Lot No. 543, Through PCCI PLs-279, covered by Transfer CertifiMindanao Resolution no. cate of Title (TCT) no. T-93806. 2020-004 (A Resolution That no personal properties are Endorsing To The involved in this self-adjudication; That to the best knowledge and inIATF-EID Proposed formation of the herein HEIR-VENDOR, Intervention Measures the said deceased left no known debts. For Business Survival Is subject of DEED OF SELFADJUDICATION WITH SALE. Under And Continuity of the Notarial Registry of FRANCISCO Mindanao MSMEs L. VASIG, JR., Notary Public. Per Doc. and Other Industries) No. 61; Page No. 14; Book No. 335; DA RFO-10 has an ongoing 100- hectare model farm with the 42 local Chambers Series of 2020. Central Mindanao University in Bukidnon for hybrid rice of Mindanao will MDN: Aug 18, 25 & Sept 1, 2020

THE affiliate chambers of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mindanao are urging government to prioritize a package of economic stimulus measures aimed at ensuring business survival and continuity during the 29th Mindanao Business Conference on September 10-11, 2020. The first ever virtual hosting of Mindanao’s biggest business conference of the PCCI will be hosted by the Davao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) through online live streaming via ZOOM with a record audience expected to participate in the virtual event despite restrictions on travel and gatherings brought by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “With theme, Mindanao: Journeying to the New Normal, we recognize the urgent need to boost confidence to overcome emerging challenges and opportunities,” said Ma. Teresa A. Alegrio, PCCI Area Vice President for Mindanao. “This stems from a deep understanding of what the new normal presents so that responses to meet them are carefully crafted.” MinBizCon is an annual event organized by the PCCI that aims to create a venue for businessmen, key industry players, government executives, and other private sector leaders to discuss economic concerns

production.

The foregoing proposals were extensively discussed across all the 42 Local Chambers of Commerce in Mindanao during several Regional Consultations with PCCI President Ambassador Benedicto Yujuico, PCCI Mindanao Area Vice President Maria Teresa R. Alegrio, and PCCI Regional Governors Arturo Milan (South

Eastern Mindanao), Roderico R. Bioco (Northern Mindanao), Paul Gudmalin (Western Mindanao), Pete Marquez (Central Mindanao), Aldrin Ibbo (BARMM), Julie Senense (Eastern (CARAGA) Mindanao) and Loreta Sy (South Western Mindanao) with Promote NorMin Foundation President Elpidio M. Paras. (PCCI Mindanao)

PCCI Mindanano is urging the BIR & the DOLE to acknowledge the BMBE law by exempting micro enterprises capitalized below P3M from paying income & minimum wage adjustments (msme.ph)

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF EXEQUIEL N. TIA WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND CONSOLIDATING OF SHARES

We, PAZ GILLE LEGADA and APRIL SHEENA LEGADA- ESTRIBOR, all of legal ages, Filipinos and residents of Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines, under oath pursuant to law, hereby depose and state, HEREBY DECLARE AND MANIFEST: WITNESSETH 1. That we are the only surviving LEGITIMATE COPULSORY HEIRS of deceased WILFREDO J. LEGADA; 2. That the deceased WILFREDO J. LEGADA died on March 14, 2006 at Mailag, Valencia City, Bukidnon; 3. That the deceased left no will and no debts; That the deceased owned a land which is more particularly described as follows: Title No. : TCT T-54690 Total Area : 400 Sq. m. Location : Mailag, Valencia City, Bukidnon A PARCEL OF LAND ( Lot 2, Psd-10-026715 being a portion of Lot F-10-04-008733-D) situated in the Barrio of Mailag, Municipality of Valencia, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED SQUARE METERS (400 Sq. m.) more less. 4. That We, HEREBY AGREE, to ADJUDICATE aforementioned LAND unto ourselves EQUALLY OR IN EQUAL SHARES; 5. That for and in consideration of the love and affection which the DONEE , inspire in the DONOR, and as act of liberality and generosity, I, DONOR – PAZ GILLE LEGADA, of legal age, widow, Filipino and a resident of Mailag, Valencia City, Bukidnon, HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND FREELY, gives transfer and conveys, by ways of donation unto DONEE- APRIL SHEENA LEGADA- ESTRIBOR of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Mailag,Valencia City, Bukidnon. IS SUBJECT OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DONATION OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED WILFREDO J. LEGADA, under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Wincerbogne L. Pesisano, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 370; Page No. 74; Book No. IX; Series of 2017.

Notice is hereby that the intestate of the afore-named persons are the surviving spouse and children of EXEQUIL N. TIA who died on November 17, 2008 at Ozamis City; DECEASED died intestate, without Will and Testament and without any debts or asccounts; DECEASED left conjugal parcel Transfer Certificate of Title No. (T-6090) T-354 more particularly described as follows; “Lot No. 91-H3 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-193146, LRC Cad. record No.1626) situatied in the Barrio of Centro, Tangub City, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., points 2 to 3 by lot 91-1(LRC) Psd-193146; on the SE., points 3-4 by Lot 91-H-5; and points 4 to 5 by 91-H-4, both of the subdivision plan on the SE., points 5 to 1 by Lot 90, Tangub Cad., and the NW., points 1 to 2 by Lot 91-H-2., on the subdivision plan. Containing an area of Four Hundred Sixty Two (462) Square Meters more or less. Meanwhile, except for Richard G. Tia these named heirs co-owned a parcel of land adjacent to TCT No. T-6090) T-354 and this is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 41-2012000041 particularly described below: “A parcel of land (lot 91-H-2-B. Psd-10-064488) portion of lot 9-H-2, (LRC) Psd-253568; surveyed for Conchita Gallego; Land Use-Residential, situated in Centro, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE; along line 1-2 by lot 91-H-2-A, Psd-10-064488 on the NE; along line 3-4 by existing brgy. road lot 91-1, (LRC) Psd-193146 on the SE; along line 4-5 by lot 91-H-3, (LRC) Psd-253568 on the SW; along line 5-6 by lot 90, CAD-27, Tangub Cadastre on the NW; along line 6-1 by lot 91-H-1, (LRC) Psd-253568. Containing an area of Three Hundred Thirty Two (332) square meters.” It is the desire of the mentioned co-owners to terminate their co-ownership of the parcels of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-6090) T-354and Transfer Certificate of Title No. 141-201-2000041 for the full enjoyment and use of their respective shares. By virtue of these presents, the heirs/co-owners of the two parcels of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 141-2012000041 agree to CONSOLIDATE the said adjoining lands and to subdivide them in such purpose that will make their shares compact, continuous, and contiguous. Under Notary Public of Atty. IVY S. MANAGO ; as per Doc. No. 378; Page No. 77; Book No. VII; Series of 2012

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DONATION OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED WILFREDO J. LEGADA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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Maxus PH Unveils the G50 Compact MPV

IN a recent virtual launch, Maxus Philippines introduced the three variants of the G50: The 1.5 Turbo DCT Pro (P1.088 Million); the 1.5 Turbo DCT Elite (P1.168 Million), and; the 1.5 Turbo DCT Premium (P1.288 Million). The G50 epitomizes the “do-it-all” attitude of multi-purpose vehicles, and is infused with Maxus’ 124 years of British-bred heritage, global expertise and experience in LCVs, making the G50 the MPV that can do “Max more”. With its modern design, spacious interior, superior features, and value-for-money pricing across the compact

and subcompact MPV segments, the G50 is ideal for young entrepreneurs and upand-coming corporate managers who need not just an all-in-one vehicle, but also a “more-inone” MPV for their daily transport, their business or delivery vehicle, or their weekend leisure ride with the entire household. The G50 ticks off all the boxes that define a compact MPV, and then goes the extra mile by adding more to the total package, such as the turbocharged 1.5-liter gasoline engine, a spacious 8-seater cabin, reverse camera, Park Distance Control, keyless entry, push-start button,

Electronic Stabilisation Program, and Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold for all variants. A 12” infotainment system, 360-degree view camera, leather seats are added for the Premium and Elite variants, whereas a panoramic sunroof, mobile wireless charging, LED headlights and power tailgate are available for the top-ofthe-line Premium variant. Automobile Central Enterprise, Inc. President Felipe Estrella described how the G50 further enhances the role which Maxus’ line-up of LCVs plays in Filipinos’ lives. “We have recognized the importance of families since we launched our flagship model, the

G10 multi-purpose vehicle in 2019. Our other models, the V80 van as well as our pickup, the T60, match the continuously evolving needs and wants of Filipino families. We likewise appreciate the hard work of micro, small and medium enterprise owners. The reliability, efficiency, power and versatility of our products make them ideal for businesses and even essential, lifesaving purposes. The G50 is our latest vehicle that caters, again, to the Filipino family.” Expounding on family, Maxus Philippines General Manager Reginald See said, “The G50 is an MPV

that can take in even your extended family members since it’s an 8-seater. It’s ideal for long road trips and family picnics. The great thing about this is that it has the price of a subcompact MPV.” The Maxus G50 splashes in with the coolest colors. The G50 1.5 Turbo DCT Pro comes in Warm White, Warm Argent, Metal Black and Water Blue. For the G50 1.5 Turbo DCT Elite, there’s Roland Purple, Polar Ash, and Warm White, plus the Deep Golden exclusive to the

variant. The G50 1.5 Turbo DCT Premium is also available in Roland Purple, Polar Ash, and Warm White. The G50 enjoys “Max” quality, efficiency and convenience of aftersales products, services, and worry-free ownership backed by a warranty coverage that is 5 years or 100,000 kms, whichever comes first. Maxus Philippines also offers 24/7 emergency roadside assistance and on-site servicing for corporate fleet accounts. For more information about the G50, log on to www.maxus.com.ph. Like and follow Maxus Philippines’ Facebook page and Instagram account at @maxusph. Maxus showrooms are located in Sheridan in Greenfield District Mandaluyong, Quezon Avenue along Quezon City, Pedro Cayetano Boulevard in Taguig South, Madrigal Business Park in Alabang, North Reclamation Area in Cebu City, Mandurriao in Iloilo City, Araneta St. in Bacolod City, and Pueblo in Cagayan de Oro City.

Toyota Offers More Convenient Ways to Shop for your Dream Car TOYOTA Motor Philippines makes carbuying easier as more options become available in its recently launched Virtual Showroom. Customers may now tour the actual showroom as its virtual counterpart takes the actual dealership experience online and makes more vehicle information accessible anytime, anywhere. Customers may now choose which variant and color best suits their preference with the new variant-specific information tags and model color selector. The information tags also enable the customer to take a closer look at the vehicle’s features. The vehicles can be viewed in 3D, 360 interior and exterior, and 2D view. For more information on the customer’s preferred vehicle, brochures and product videos are also available

Vespa Introduces the Limited Edition Primavera Sean Wotherspoon

for viewing. Payment estimates can also be calculated online and contact details may be submitted to connect the customer to their dealership of choice. Dealer representatives will then contact the customer to address further inquiries, offer official quotation,

and facilitate car purchase. Aside from the full dealership experience via Virtual Showroom, TMP’s wide network of dealer outlets nationwide can now deliver newly purchased vehicles right at the customer’s doorstep. Safety procedures will

be properly observed by the dealership personnel to ensure a smooth and safe turnover of the customer’s brand new Toyota vehicle. For more details on this service, customers are highly encouraged to check terms and conditions with their nearest dealership.

SEAN Wotherspoon is one of the rising stars of youth fashion in the USA. He is pure energy, endlessly curious, ahead of his time, an experimenter, and a fanatic of street culture and everything this might encompass in terms of fashion and color. Vespa Primavera Sean Wotherspoon is a special and limited edition that expresses all the creative energy of both Vespa and Sean. It is a shining example of a relationship that is guiding Vespa towards a new, brave, irreverent and fun style. These stars of their time are united by a love of color and innovative experimentation that anticipates tomorrow’s trends and appeals to any-

one who loves to play with fashion and ride in style. On the steel body of Vespa Primavera, Sean creates a new style for the young urban tribes, but one with a capacity to win over a much wider audience. Sean gives Vespa style elements a vintage contemporary twist in what is his trademark manner. He does this by drawing on his love of everything old school, using a kaleidoscopic mix and match approach rooted in the ’80s and ’90s The livery of Vespa Primavera Sean Wotherspoon stands out for its explosion of Eightiesstyle color, showcased with flamboyant irreverence. See PRIMAVERA, page 11

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maintain cleanliness in the mother and child’s environment, refrain from going in crowded areas, and maintain distance from people who manifest COVID-19 symptoms) For pregnant women, Silvestre urges mothers to monitor their diet, eat nutritious food and refrain from smoking as these can affect the total development of the baby inside their wombs. She also reminded pregnant mothers not to miss or postponse their prenatal check-ups even with the declaration of community quarantine. “It’s going to be a different normal; hopefully a better normal for our children. Let’s not make the preditions come true that malnutrition will go up by 14 percent. Let’s not allow that to happen. Be your child’s frontliner,” Silvestre added. For working mothers, Registered Nutritionist Shiella Balbanida said mothers should “build their milk stash one month before going back to work and learn how to hand express breastmilk.” Balbanida added that family support and joining mothers’ support group can help working mothers continue their breastfeeding journey noting the pressure it takes to be one. Hakab Na is an annual event slated every month of August and held in various parts of the country to support and promote the Breastfeeding Month celebration. (RTP/PIA10)

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Yellow, red, dark green and aquamarine envelop the entire vehicle, embellished with white inserts such as the front tie, the profiling of the Vespa silhouette and the wheel rims, the edges of which feature a replication of the contrasting Vespa logo, The design is completed with chrome finishes for the headlight frame, luggage rack and passenger handle, and black details such as the hand grips and silencer cover. There is also scope for a blend of materials including metal, plastic, velvet and rubber. In pure Vespa tradition, the body is made of steel, a distinguishing mark of the Vespa right from its inception. The red foot board (in the same color as the shock absorber), in plastic and with a blue rubber insert, stands out on the metal body. Wotherspoon has chosen a light brown ribbed velvet for the saddle. To this he has added a white finish and his distinctive logo, a real street artist’s tag, placed on the front alongside the classic Vespa logo in white. A dedicated graphic customizes the rear of the body, serially repeating the name ‘Primavera’ for an original optical perspective. Vespa Primavera Sean Wotherspoon is available from 2020 at a selected network of dealers in 150cc engine capacities.

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in the “Singing for the President” virtual concert organized by performers who are also his friends and supporters. “I’m going to Jolo. Diretso ako ngayon sa Jolo, doon sa blast site. Mabigyan ko lang ang mga sundalo natin, mga sundalo ko, mga pulis ko ng importansya sa kanilang kamatayan (I’m going

straight to Jolo, there in the blast site. I want to honor the deaths of our soldiers and police),” Duterte said, speaking to singer Jimmy Bondoc and writer-director and singer-songwriter Njel de Mesa, hosts of the virtual concert. He also admitted that he would not be able to watch the virtual concert since he would have to “fulfill” his duties as commanderin-chief. “Magti-take off kami. Tamang tama. Eh kaso lang sa ere walang ano, hindi niyo ako mapanuod (We’re going to take off. But I can’t watch you up in the air),” he added. Local artists including Freddie Aguilar, Anthony Castelo, Raffy Buenavides, Giselle Sanchez, Cesar Montano, among others volunteered to serenade the President who looked “tired.” Current and past appointees of the Duterte administration were also listed as performers such as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson, former OWWA Deputy Administrator Arnell Ignacio, and former Tourism Undersecretary Kat De Castro among others. Duterte has been in Davao City since August 3 — the longest time he has been away from Manila. Since then, rumors started circulating that he was severely ill, especially since his recent speeches have been televised. On Monday, Duterte bared that his doctor had advised him to stop drinking as his Barrett’s esophagus was “nearing Stage 1 cancer.” Roque, however, clarified that the doctor’s advice to Duterte was given “a long time ago”, before the former Davao City mayor became president. Barrett’s esophagus is a potentially serious complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease. People with Barrett’s esophagus are more likely to develop esophageal cancer. Besides Barrett’s esophagus, the 75-year-old President also suffers from back pains, migraines, and Buerger’s disease, an inflammation of small- and medium-sized blood vessels. According to Roque, the President is not hiding anything about his health and will inform the people if he is seriously ill. Under Article 7, Section 12 of the 1987 Constitution, the President is mandated to declare the real condition of his health “in case of serious illness.” (PNA)

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Reform (DAR), the expanded credit assistance will provide ARB cooperatives and farmers’ associations and small farm holder members greater access to credit. As of June 30, 2020 a total of 928 beneficiaries through 12 ARBOs have availed of this loan facility. Eligible ARBOs can avail of the loan to finance agro-enterprise/livelihood projects and for providential purposes (i.e., house repairs for members and office repairs for ARBOs) at interest rates of 3% per annum and 0%, respectively. In turn, ARBOs are allowed to relend the fund to members at 6% per annum and 3% per annum, respectively. The loans can be paid up to three (3) years, depending on the project/ household cash flow. Another loan facility offered

Mon-Tue, Aug 31-Sept 1, 2020 by LANDBANK and DAR, the CAP-PBD (Credit Assistance Program for Program Beneficiaries Development) Window III Program Extension, has released P571.3 million in loans as of end-June 2020 and benefited 6,854 beneficiaries through 112 ARBOs. CAP-PBD, which has been extended for another year or until March 15, 2021, aims to address the financing requirements of newly-accessing ARBOs and the existing CAP-PBD borrowers for agricultural production and other livelihood/agri-enterprise projects. The CAP-PBD Window III Program Extension was designed as a flexible credit facility for ARBOs that are not yet qualified to borrow under the regular lending window of LANDBANK. The ARBOs may use the loan as additional working capital for onlending to their ARB-members, and/or to finance ARBO-managed projects. Under the Program, eligible ARBOs may borrow an amount equivalent to up to 80% of the total project cost, but not to exceed P5 million, at an affordable interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum, payable up to two years based on the crop cycle/project cash flow. “We will continue to work hand in hand with DAR, as well as other government agencies, to ensure that ARBOs have enough funds to lend to their members, and help them get through this health and economic crisis,” Borromeo said. Interested ARBOs may contact the nearest open LANDBANK Lending Center or branch nationwide, or call LANDBANK’s customer service hotline at (02) 8-405-7000 or at PLDT Domestic Toll Free 1-800-10-405-7000.

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Enterprises for Economic Recovery (GUIDE) bill. Lambino said the amount allotted for these two measures has up to 20 times multiplier effects if the support extended to troubled firms are guaranteed by Philippine Guarantee Corporation (PHILGUARANTEE). “The economic team is very insistent that those appropriations be made through the GFIs so that there are multiplier effects in combination with the other reforms,” he added. (PNA)

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respective chapels. A total of P2,253,000 was given to 242 residents, on top of additional cash assistance given by SMC as requested by Villarojo. These amounts are separate from payments made by SMC to both qualified and non-qualified claimants, for their homes. “We thank the good bishop for helping the residents and for suggesting to us steps on how we can address their concerns. Because of him, we were able to provide what the residents really needed, and we assured him that we would care for everyone,” Ang said. Meanwhile, as part of its efforts to help residents start life anew, San Miguel provided owners of non-concrete houses or shanties were given PHP250,000 each, while owners of concrete houses were given the appraised value of their homes multiplied by two, plus PHP100,000.

A total of 277 owners of concrete and shanty houses qualified for financial assistance. Meanwhile, cash assistance was also given to 92 others who were disqualified, bringing to 369 the total beneficiaries. Ang said many of the former settlers decided to move inland or go back to their respective provinces, namely Samar, Negros, Nueva Ecija, Sorsogon, Mindoro, Masbate, Camarines Sur, Malabon, Bataan Valenzuela, Paranaque, Dumaguete, and Albay. For those who decided to live nearby, Ang said SMC is extending more assistance in the form of skills training and job opportunities at the airport project. “Our help does not stop at providing them cash to start anew in life. We will help equip beneficiaries with skills and provide them opportunities that will allow them to change their lives for the better,” he added. As such, former residents can avail of courses being offered by the Technical Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in partnership with SMC. SMC also assists them in maintaining linkages with the DSWD and Bulakan LGU to ensure they continue to get benefits due them. The SMC-TESDA program courses, to be offered either through face-to-face or online classes, include Dressmaking, Cookery, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Electrical Installation and Maintenance, and Heavy Equipment Operator (Hydraulic Excavator). Following their training programs, students will undergo the TESDA skills assessment test before being given National Certificates or NCII. Trainees will also undergo Entrepreneurship training for three days and be given toolkits, should they opt for self-employment. Graduates of the Heavy Equipment Operator course will be referred to SMC for postings at the airport project. The MIA is seen as a gamechanger for the Philippines as it will feature four parallel runways with a provision for two more, a world-class terminal, and supported by a seamless transport system. The airport will accommodate up to 100 million passengers yearly, generate over a million direct and indirect jobs, give rise to many small industries in Bulacan, and significantly boost tourism, leading to more jobs across all industries. (PR)

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Australia and Taiwan. Simon said that items for auction that are currently stored in

Into the world of Mathematics By ALEXANDER B. FLORES Teacher I Tupsan Elementary School

Many authors have defined the meaning and interrelation of the Mathematics as a subject. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Mathematics as “the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations. According to Professor Robert H. Lewis, “Mathematics is not about answers, it’s about processes.” He observes that, far too often, the way in which students learn math is equivalent to building a scaffold without ever constructing the building that the scaffolding is intended to support. “The real ‘building’ in the mathematics sense is the true mathematical understanding, the true ability to think, perceive, and analyze mathematically.” While Mathematics bears so much definitions, teaching and learning it cannot be dubbed as easy as A, B, C, and D. No, it can never be. While some pupils may love it, well, most of the pupils hate it or the warehouse include minerals (copper, manganese), household items (sofa beds, tiles), luxury vehicles, etc. First auction is expected to be held this September. Prior to auction, the items will still be examined and appraised. Auctions at BOC-10 will be done online in adherence to anti-coronavirus protocols and in accordance to the bureau’s modernization efforts. The warehouse in Cagayan de Oro City is powered by 24/7 security and CCTV cameras. A satellite office of the Customs police is also put up there.

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returning overseas Filipinos (ROF) without getting Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) and RT-PCR swab test. Emano urged the provincial local government units (LGUs) to coordinate with the provincial, inter-agency task force Covid and the provincial disaster risk reduction management team to be able to employ an effective counter Covid-19 measure during

should I say, not interested in it. However, we, as teachers, find and allot so much time, patience and understanding in order to make the pupils understand that Mathematics does not only require solving problems and equations, bumping into numbers and many others but there’s more of it. Learning mathematics can be truly incorporated into learning the basics and fundamentals of life’s operations and endeavors. That is why, it takes so much compassion and love to share and impart the teachings ang learnings of Mathematics as a subject to our pupils as teachers follow the pace of the pupils. Thus, in every learning process, the welfare of the pupils is of top priority always, and it should always be. Here, I encourage my fellow Mathematics teachers to always strive and go for the gold. The path may be hard and challenging but I am sure that it’s end point, it’s finish line is very fruitful and very sweet. Let us continue to strive hard for the good and welfare of today’s children and for the next generation’s children’s children. unforeseen calamities. Emano said that all anticoronavirus measures in future evacuation centers must conform to protocols issued by the Department of Health (DOH) and the national Inter-Agency Task Force on Managing Emerging, Infectious Disease.

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surrendered rebels of the government’s serious mission of attaining peace and development by ending the local communist armed conflict. “Every agency is directed to use its available resources and budget to provide services to the local populace to achieve lasting peace and development,” Buhisan said. For his part, Lt. Col. Paulo thanked the surrendered rebels and supporters for trusting the government and vowed that the government would assist them to start a new, peaceful and productive life. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late Martin Sultan who died on January 17, 1980 and Clara Jaena who died on January 23, 2012, both a resident of Barrio Sulit General Santos City left a parcel of land composed of 2 hectares located at Tupi, South Cotabato, covered by Tax Declaration No.1206, is the subject of Affidavit of Sole Heir under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Arturo V. Agudo, per Doc. No. 264; Page No. 53; Book No. 146; Series of 2012. MDN: Sept 1, 8 & 15, 2020

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late Joy H. Nitafan who died on January 06, 2020 at 122 Antonio Luna Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal, left a parcel of land, Lot 1332-A-1-F-2 of the subdivision plan, Psd-12-061383, being a portion of Lot 1332-A-1-F (LRC) Psd-155644, situated in the Brgy. Dole Cannery, Municipality of Polomok, Province of South Cotabato, Island of Mindanao, with an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT (328) SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-154739, is the subject of Deed of Extrajudicial settlement of the estate of the late Joy H. Nitafan with Deed of Absolute Sale, under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Ermando A. Magalong per Doc. No. 256; Page No. 52; Book No. 205; Series of 2020. MDN: Sept 1, 8 & 15, 2020

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PHINMA Education, Globe enable flexible learning with mobile data for students

From left to right: Martin Perez (PHINMA Araullo University Chief Operating Officer), Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr. (PHINMA Corporation President & CEO and PHINMA Education Chairman), Dr. Raymundo P. Reyes (PHINMA Education Philippines Country Head), Nikka Abes (Globe Business Director for Marketing Activations), Christopher A. Tan (PHINMA Education Chief Operating Officer), Ryza Martinez (PHINMA Education Learning Manager), Dr. Chito B. Salazar (PHINMA Education President & CEO), Albert de Larrazabal (Globe Telecom Chief Commercial Officer), Mark Macaventa (PHINMA Cagayan de Oro Chief Operating Officer), Peter Maquera (Globe Business Senior Vice President), Meanne Quiambao (Globe Business Vice President for Corporate and International Sales), Ernest Cu (Globe Telecom President & CEO)

PHINMA Education, a fast-growing network of schools in Southeast Asia, recently partnered with Globe Telecom to provide mobile data to selected schools in its system as part of its FlexLearning@PHINMAEd program. Students in PHINMA Araullo University in Nueva Ecija and PHINMA Cagayan de Oro College will benefit from the project. “Education must continue regardless of the situation and challenges that lie ahead. We believe that every Filipino student, especially those who have the determination to learn but don’t have the financial resources to do so, should have access to quality education,” shared Dr. Raymundo P. Reyes, PHINMA Education Philippines Country Head. “We’re thankful to have the support of Globe in helping our students succeed, allowing them to remain safe, and ensuring they have the tools they need to take charge of their future.” While e-learning is the more popular option for schools in the country, PHINMA Education opted for a flexible learning structure that maximizes mobile data, often the primary means for students from underserved communities to access the internet. Each student will be given mobile data to access apps

designed to make remote learning more efficient such as Hangouts, Viber, WhatsApp, Zoom, GSuite, Office 365, Canva, Canvas, and Course Hero. “With where education is heading in the long run, now is the right time to put digital solutions to work, and sustain the advantages it has to offer,” said Peter Maquera, Senior Vice President for Globe Business. “Our collaboration with PHINMA Education will not only allow us to showcase the power of connectivity and digital technologies, but will also create an opportunity for us to serve the Filipino youth and their families as they figure out how to navigate the complexities caused by the pandemic.” Aside from mobile data, Globe is set to help PHINMA equip its Nueva Ecija and Cagayan de Oro campuses with internet connectivity and digital payment facilities. Upon the resumption of face-to-face classes, PHINMA Education will have already established its iLearn Zones powered by Globe internet hotspots through GoWiFi. The presence of GCash Scan to Pay QR Codes, ECPay, and Touchpay terminals will also make it easier for both students and parents to seamlessly complete enrollment,

putting digitalization in full swing. PHINMA Education Holdings, Inc. is the education services subsidiary of PHINMA Corporation, a Filipino-owned conglomerate with investments in education, property development, hospitality, and construction materials. The former owns and operates seven schools across the Philippines and manages one in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. Globe continues to work with schools such as PHINMA Education in assisting the industry through low-cost data plans and digital solutions. Beyond the education sector, Globe has also started implementing network enhancements and capacity builds with its USD1.2 billion CAPEX investment earlier this year. With this, Globe envisions connectivity strengthened by ICT infrastructure growth, network upgrades, and deployment of cellular towers so that more Filipinos will one day be able to experience #1stWorldInternetPH. Reach more possibilities with reliable connectivity solutions and digital services. Get in touch with your Globe Business Account Manager to learn more. Check out our website for the latest products and services to help you build your school’s digital future.