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PNP-Tagoloan intensifies drive vs all forms of illegal gambling

BY GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent

AGOLOAN, Misamis Oiental-Police authorities of this town have intensified its campaign against all forms of illegal gambling.

Police Captain Mark Allan P. Dungca. chief of Tagoloan Police Station, said 39 video karera machines were destroyed at Tagoloan Dome around 10 on Friday. Dungca, however, said that the dozens of video karera that were destroyed were the result of the unified efforts of policemen in Misamis Oriental against video karera.

Aside from video karera, Dungca said that policemen in Tagoloan are also strictly monitoring the presence of illegal cockfighting ang card games. He also said that the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Tagoloan town has also arrested one of the "Top 10" high-value target in illegal drugs. See GAMBLING, page 11

DA’s Agri 4Ps to boost CDO’s food adequacy Police Captain Mark Allan Dungca is caught reading this lensman reading the book authored by Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) President Doc Manny Jaudian and Allan Mediante, COPC executive vice president. The book was entitled “How to handle media and basic communication.” photo by gerry lee gorit

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-With its thrust to increase food sufficiency across the region, the Department of Agriculture–Regional Field Office (DA-RFO)-10 dispensed a total of 585 packets of assorted vegetable seeds to the different offices within the city.

ILIGAN CITY - The Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of region X launched the Project HOPE (Heal One, Protect Everyone) on Thursday, August 6, in Brgy. Rogongon, this city. In support of Executive Order No. 70 of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte which institutionalizes a “WholeOf-Nation Approach” to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC), Project HOPE aims to make Indigenous Peoples (IP)

The Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of region X launches the Project HOPE (Heal One, Protect Everyone) in Brgy. Rogongon, Iligan City to transform Indigenous Peoples (IP) to be self-reliant, resilient, and empowered. (PIA ICIC)

DA-RFO 10 Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga, who handed over the seed interventions, said each packet of the veggie seeds, weighing 36 grams can cover up to 1,000 square meter area.

Environmentalists nationwide join calls to save the giant Toog tree By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur—Calls to save the giant 300-year-old Philippine Rosewood tree (Petersianthus quarialatus) or locally known as Toog have snowballed with environmentalists and tree preservation experts in other parts of the country joining the fray.

Another letter appeal from Philippine Native Tree Enthusiasts (PNTE) based in Quezon will be sent Monday morning to Mayor Solomon Rufila of this town, Agusan del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane, Jr. and Hadja Didaw D. PiangBrahim, Caraga regional See TOOG, page 11

See FOOD, page 11

PRLEC-X launches Project HOPE in Iligan communities self-reliant, resilient, and empowered. "To do this we have to equip them with adequate knowledge and skills through series of training interventions," said Director Lorenzo G. Macapili, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Mindanao Cluster Head. Macapil said TESDA will conduct skills training for construction-related and agriculture-related qualiSee HOPE, page 11

A bronze marker inside the fenced giant Too tree describe the information details of the 300 year iconic tree. chris v . panganiban

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DTI-10 holds entrepreneurial seminars to support PRLEC in Bukidnon C

DTI-Bukidnon Business Counselor Melanie Joy S. Legara says DTI-10’s through their entrepreneurial mind setting seminars, they aim to develop the IP community’s entrepreneurial capacities in Sitio Kibulag, Barangay Lantud, Bukidnon. (VPSB/PIA10)

TESDA-10 to build prov’l training center in Libertad MISAMIS ORIENTAL--To produce a regular pool of highly-skilled, educated and competitive technical graduates demanded by the industry, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-10 is set to build the Provincial Training Center in Libertad, here. “We never decline the opportunity to have the Provincial Training Center here in our municipality. The first usufruct contract agreement that we will be signed should be only for five years but because of the negotiations made by Engr. Nazario D. Villamor Jr. and approval of the Sanggunian Bayan, we have inked a 10-year agreement,” Mayor Leonardo L. Uy, Jr. said. The establishment of the Provincial Training Center-Misamis Oriental will provide services to students not only within the municipality but also

to their neighboring areas such as Lugait, Manticao, Naawan, Laguindingan, and Gitagum. “Today is perhaps one of the greatest days in the history of the municipality as this will usher in an era of a close partnership between TESDA and the Municipality of Libertad, and of course the muchneeded development in the town. To TESDA, thank you so much for always finding ways to bring the agency closer to the people especially with the thrust in organic farming together with other agricultural training programs,” Vice Mayor Christian Zayre said. For her part, TESDA-10 Regional Director Tarhata Mapandi extended their gratitude to the local government unit in making sure that TESDA-10 will not only use the second floor as a training center as See TRAINING, page 11

AGAYAN DE ORO CIT Y--The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)–10 in partnership with the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTFELCAC)–10’s Poverty Reduction, Livelihood, and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) has continuously held entrepreneurial mind setting seminars and other programs in Sitio Kibulag, Barangay Langtud, Bukidnon since the launching of the cluster services in the area in June. “Karong August, for our upcoming events aduna mi’y batch two for our entrepreneurial mind setting seminars and distribution of knapsack sprayers for the 20 indigenous people nga beneficiaries, and we also have organic farming trainings in partnership with TESDA-10 (Technical Education and Skills

Development Authority),” DTI-Bukidnon Business Counselor Melanie Joy S. Legara said. (This August, for our upcoming events, we have a batch two for our entrepreneurial mind setting seminars and distribution of knapsack sprayers for the 20 indigenous people, who are our beneficiaries, and we also have organic farming trainings in partnership with TESDA-10) DTI-10 has conducted entrepreneurial mind setting seminars since June 30 in the community to hone the beneficiaries’ skills in entrepreneurship followed by the distribution of knapsack sprayers to equip their ag r ic u ltura l-centere d livelihood. “Ang entrepreneurial mind setting kay mao na ang first step na para ma-edukar ilang outlook nga dili lang balig yabaligya pero naa’y long term na goals, gikan sa

pag-improve sa ilang characteristics,” she said. (This entrepreneurial mind setting is the first step for them to have an educated outlook aside from just selling. Such also entails long term goals through their improved characteristics) Through the development of sustainable commerce and trade skills in the community of Sitio Kibulag, the DTI-10 targets to alleviate poverty and help in ending local communist armed conflict in the region. “Ang amoang purpose gyud ania (Our purpose for this) is for them to have a continuous livelihood, alongside PRLEC we have hoped for the reduction of poverty, this mind setting entrepreneurial seminars and our other programs aims to help them in having sustainable income generation,” Legara said. (VPSB/PIA10)

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IT’S A QUIET KADAYAWAN By: RODRIGO ROD B. SEVILLA

Davao City - In a radio interview, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said it will be a quiet 35th year celebration of Kadayawan Festival, due to the corona virus pandemic disease (COVID 19). Mayor Duterte-Carpio said the city government would only conduct a thanksgiving and possibly a flag raising ceremony with all the deputy mayors from the eleven (11) tribes of the city. It will not conduct any major event this year. Kadayawan is a celebration of the indigenous communities in the city and thanksgiving for blessings.

The mayor’s declaration is in accordance with her signed Executive Order #25 Series of 2020, declaring a period of mourning and vigilance from April 17 to December 31, 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19. Mayor Duterte-Carpio ordered the cancellation of all city and national government celebrations, parties, anniversaries and festivities within the year. But commemoration of important dates and legal holidays will still push through but will be kept short and simple. Among the major city events that are affected are Kadayawan in August and Pasko Fiesta in December. Kadayawan also fell in the period of the State of Public Health Emergency and State of Calamity, which the mayor said is not worth

having a festive atmosphere. The Kadayawan highlight events that are affected are Indak-indak sa Kadalanan, Pitik Kadayawan, Pamulak sa Kadayawan, nightly street parties and other activities, which are mass gatherings. Last year’s events that were also cancelled this year were Agri-Trade Fair, Subong Sinugdanan og Pagabli sa Kadayawan, Kadayawan 3D Lighting Show Tabuan sa Kadayawan, Mugna Kadayawan, Bantawon Cultural Presentation, Araw ng mga Empleadoloi, Kadayawan Dragon Boat Festival, Habi Kadayawan, Hiyas sa Kadayawan, Dula Kadayawan, Sayaw Kadayawan, Kadayawan Farmer’s Market, Tunog Kadayawan, and Tambayayong Kadayawan.

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Before the Covid-19 Pandemic transmission in city, Mayor Duterte-Carpio, also ordered the cancellation of several mayor events of the 83rd Araw ng Davao amid the outbreak of Covid- 19. Davao City currently under modified general community quarantine, allows mass gatherings for government or Business up to 50 percent of the seating capacity of the venue. But leisure, amusement, or entertainment on national and international events are not allowed. Mayor Duterte has been discouraging people of unnecessary large gathering not only to prevent the transmission of the virus but also to sympathize with the victims and their families.

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DA-10 gives Anti-Hemorrhagic septicemia vaccine for livestock ruminants in CdeO, Bukidnon

C Agri dept continues call for urban gardening The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) strengthens its call for urban gardening, as it continues to provide 340 packets of assorted vegetable seeds to clients on July 30, 2020 at the agency compound. Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations Carmelita T. Bajarla, who handed the vegetable seeds to stakeholders noted, “With food security concerns due to the ongoing health crisis, the department is pushing for urban gardening through its Plant, Plant, Plant program. With this, we can ensure safe, accessible and available food at the comfort of our own homes.” Receiving 240 packets of Sinigang (radish, kangkong, tomato, pole sitaw, okra) seeds on behalf of Macasadig National High School is Darcy F. Durban, who shared, they will be distributing said vegetable packets during the school’s

parents’ orientation for their “My Pet Plant” project. Said project is a psychosocial initiative from the Department of Education, Division of Cagayan de Oro which aims to give vegetable seeds to children, who will monitor the plant’s growth and development while integrating such activity to the school curriculum. For his part, Nicasio Opon, Agriculture Committee Chair from Claveria town, who received 100 packets of pinakbet seeds said, they will be distributing them to their residents to encourage them to plant their own vegetables at their backyards during these trying times. With this, RTD Bajarla urges the public to visit the agency to avail of the free vegetable seeds while local government units and various groups may send a letter of intent to request for the said seeds. # (AMBManto)

AGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To ensure the health and immunity of the livestock ruminants in Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro City, the Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) handed over a total of 70 vials of Hemorrhagic septicemia (HS) bacterin vaccine at the agenc y grounds on June 24. The Large Animal Raisers of Mindanao (LARAMIN) received 25 vials; Don C arlos Municipal Ag r i c u l t u re O f f i c e o f Don Carlos, Bukidnon, 20 vials and CdeO City Veterinary Office, 25 vials at 25 doses per vial, respectively from DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado and Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga. Hemorrhagic septicemia (HS) bacterin vaccine is us e d to prote c t t he animals from Pasteurella multocida serotype B that t r i g ge rs a c ute d i s e a s e of livestock animals in tropical countries. R e p or te d ly, t h e H S disease is an acute and

hig h ly fat a l infe c t ion, where infected livestock ruminants may be found dead or die less than 24 hours after initial clinical signs. DA-RFO 10 Livestock Program Coordinator Maria Lourdes M. Sypiecco explained, the vaccine is ideally to be injected to ruminants every year [1 ruminant is to 1 dose] costs Php700 each. “This is to boost the immunity of the cattle and

carabaos that were turned over to the beneficiaries last year, under the Cattle and Carabao Multiplier Farm projects. They aim to increase the production of the livestock industry in the region; thereby augmenting the source of livelihood of local farmers,” she added. Don Carlos Municipal Agriculturist Merlyn C. Los Baños said, the vaccine will help prevent the cattle and carabao from

being infected with the fatal disease, and will help boost profitability in the cattle-carabao industry. Meanwhile, CdeO City Veterinarian Dr. Lucien Anthony D. Acac stated, the vaccine will not only benefit the beneficiaries of the cattle multiplier farm, but also other raisers of livestock, including goats and horses in the hinterland and coastal areas of the city.# (EMBentulan)

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples No less than the United Nations General Assembly decided in 1994 in a resolution that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples shall be observed on 9 August every year. That is how important the Indigenous Peoples are, living in the regions of the world and own, occupy or use some 22% of the global land area and numbering at least 500 million Indigenous Peoples. What is so amazing is that the Indigenous Peoples have lived sustainably for thousands of years in oneness with nature with a firm belief that “all things are connected.” To quote the world-renowned environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva: “They protect the ecological processes that maintain life and the fundamental human rights that are the basis of the right to life, including the right to water, the right to food, the right to health, the right to education, and the right to jobs and livelihoods. They recognize and respect life of all species and all people.” Dr. Shiva elaborated: “To protect the environment against the insane ideology known as corporate globalization which sees the

world only as something to be owned and the market only as driven by profit, the Indigenous Peoples have declared – our world is not for sale, our water is not for sale.” In a world where there is so much veneration to the profit motive and so much denigration to the sacredness of life, the wonderful culture of the Indigenous People should have been the countervailing force against what Dr. Shiva described as the “suicidal, globalized free market economy based on plundering and polluting the earth’s vital resources which displaces millions of farmers, craft-people, and workers.” In my sorties around Mindanao dialoguing and organizing the Indigenous Peoples into cooperatives, there were so much outpourings of pains and tears as Chieftains, Datus and Baes of the Manobo and Talaandig Tribes narrated to me how oppressed and exploited they are. I saw personally how the bridge over the Taganibong Creek in Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon was concretely fenced disallowing the IPs to pass. In the nearby Sitio Sinilayan, the NIA Water System

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that provides irrigation was closed depriving the IPs of their water needs Even the rights to the 3,400 hectares in Sinilayan which are part of their Ancestral Domain which they have been claiming for the past 50 years have been violated as reported to me by Datu Mayon Anlaw and Bae Intunda. In San Fernando, Bukidnon, Bae-leader named Bae Lea Tumbalang was shot dead recently for fighting for the IPs’ water rights. In Kibulag, Talakag, the “Igpanadayug Ta Abaga Sa Bayug Cooperative” (Protect Mindamora Falls Cooperative headed by Sultan Abdul Amoran with some 2,000 IP members (half-maranaw, half higaonon) wrote no less than President Rodrigo Roa Duterte stating that “mahal naming Pangulo, kami po ay humihingi ng tulong dahil pagnagpatuloy po ang kasuwapangan ng mga sumisira sa Abaga sa Bayug na ginagawa nilang tourist spot para kumita, kami po ay handang magpakamatay at pumatay dahil ang lugar ay sagrado sa amin.” Chairman Sultan Amoran is the commander of the MILF North Western Mindanao Front Special Task Force See IPS, page 11

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Misreading Duterte THE telecom duopoly must be feeling the heat of the President’s hyperbole. He wants to speak with God in Bethlehem but all the answers he gets is ‘’ the number you are calling. cannot be reached”. The so-called “ber” months are just around the corner and soon it will be December. The President will make that call again ergo he gave both Globe and Smart to improve their service or else... Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte may sound absurd but be careful of what will happen next. He does not want to dish out expletives during his State of the Nation Address and so he speaks in a manner that sounds ridiculous and amusing but delivers a stinging rebuke. Irate at the unwillingness of people to follow the simple directive to (properly)wear a mask, social distancing, and washing or disinfection of hands with alcohol he blurted out saying you can use gasoline to disinfect. The anti-Duterte cabal had a fiesta lampooning the President who went to sleep smiling he made the

opposition happy with their sarcasm. For Smart and Globe, the Duterte’s hyperbole means he knew they have been in the business for 30 years and all they can build are 18,000 towers against Vietnam’s 70,000. And the Philippines was very much ahead in the telecom race. Up to now, these two major players thought that this probinsyano President lacks knowledge of what’s going on in the telecom industry. Well, this President knew that they have been remitting a substantial amount of their profits to their principals but for three decades failed to invest in the necessary telecom infrastructure. Duterte is not pleased the Philippines has the notoriety of having the poorest telecom service in Asia. \ For the people who refuse to heed the simple protocols to curb COVID infection, that means we might go back to ECQ, MECQ, GCQ, or MGCQ to keep the bull-headed quarantined or locked down. Watching TV coverages would show us people having masks

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but are not wearing these properly. People are told to stay home if there is nothing important that would need their presence outside their residence. But we love to party, hold rallies because press freedom and democracy died when ABS CBN franchise was not renewed and because an anti-terrorism law was passed. Thus, in one small UP barangay alone 118 contacted COVID. And here comes VP Robredo asking her a handful of believers to regroup and revise the government strategy to address the rising statistics. Our health workers are having fatigue and they plead for a two-week break. President Duterte heard them, gathered his Cabinet, and decided Metro Manila will be on Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine. A fresh package of assistance and incentives will be See MISREADING, page 11

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Credit card growth slows during lockdown despite online shopping M

By JOANN VILLANUEVA

ANILA – Growth of credit card receivables declined as most shops are closed and people cannot travel due to the pandemic but online grocery shopping rose significantly. During the virtual launch of the Unionbank-Lazada credit card Friday, Union Bank of the Philippines (Unionbank) senior vice president and card business head

Antonio Sebastian Corro said consumers’ behavior changed during the implementation of the community lockdowns because online purchases rose while face-to-face transactions declined. Corro said there was a significant rise in electronic commerce (e-commerce) for basic goods like food, clothing, and groceries. He, however, said overall credit card usage is down.

Port of Subic surpasses monthly target despite Covid-19 By RUBEN VELORIA

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the Port of Subic has surpassed its July target by 1.18 percent with collections amounting to PHP2.26 billion, despite the tightening caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic among investors here. Port of Subic collector Maritess Martin said on Friday despite the lockdown and temporary closure of most manufacturing firms in the Port of Subic since the outbreak of the disease

in March, the bureau managed to collect PHP2,264,448,859.74 in duties and taxes of goods due for importation. Martin said the amount reflects a surplus of PHP26,448,859.74 or 1.18 percent of the PHP2.23 billion adjusted monthly target for July. She said even with the health crisis, the Port of Subic could surpass its 2020 target of PHP24.4 billion before the yearend as total collection has so far reached PHP15,278,129,454.14.

A document provided to Philippine News Agency (PNA) shows that since April, the Port of Subic has been performing well amid the lockdown. It collected PHP1.74 billion in May, which is 12 percent higher than the target collection of PHP1.56 billion, and PHP2.76 billion in June, which is 45 percent higher than the PHP1.91 billion target. Martin lauded the men and women of the Port of Subic for a job well done. (PNA)

“This is mainly, obviously, because a lot of shops have been closed and second, the biggest factor is travel. There’s no travel. And a lot of usage for cards is really for travel and entertainment…So that is hundred percent down,” he added. Corro said spending is “really focused domestically”, adding a lot is moving to e-commerce. During the same

BONGBONGON ES LAUNCHED ITS FIRST PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION -“MY PET PLANT” FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021

Opportunity to learn performance levels and student achievement gains for students with and without disabilities By JOY G. TAGA-OC, Teacher II Ozamiz City Central School Division of Ozamiz

FOR many students with disabilities, access to education begins with transportation. During the4 global pandemic brought on by the novel coronavirus, those travel plans could present a roadblock that hampers the ability of millions of children to return to in-person instruction. Some schools across the country may also place plexiglass dividers on the tabletops of Special Education students so they can spend time learning without wearing a mask. We have to be careful that we’re not providing

lesser instruction for our students with disabilities but we have to acknowledge their typical learning styles and abilities. How other factors such as socioeconomic status or academic performances of the school affects these disparities remains to be well established. We hope to have a better understanding of how school and direct contextual factors relate to disability identification and how the delivery of special education services may be benefiting students. Externalizing problem behaviors include aggres-

sion, conduct problems, hyperactivity and attention problems while internalizing problem behaviors include anxiety, fear, depression and social withdrawal. While we know the co-occurrence of these two types of behavioral difficulties is substantial especially in high-risk populations, it remains unclear for whom, why and why these difficulties co-develop and how these difficulties relate with other indicators of development including social, cognitive and academic functioning over time.

are spending and using online transactions “two times more.” “So it’s really a time of massive acceleration across all categories and I’m really seeing new behaviors starting to shift during this pandemic,” he added. This demand is among the factors for the tie-up for a credit card powered by Mastercard. Corro further said people can apply for the card electronically through the Unionbank’s website and the Lazada app. briefing, Lazada country He said the annual fee chief marketing offiwill be free for the first cer Neil Trinidad said year and card validity is transactions for groceries five years. rose 15 times since the Card limit will delockdown, and demand pend on the qualificafor hygiene products like tion of the applicant alcohol and household and while there will be cleaning materials grew no cash-back promos, 10 times. cardholders who use Trinidad said demand their cards will automatifor electronics, fashion cally be given six Lazada times and general merpoints, to be placed in chandize also posted their Lazada Wallet, per expansions. PHP200 spent on the He said consumers app. (PNA)

By: MARITES O. LAGAMON Teacher III Bongbongon Elementary School

VUCA. Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. This global pandemic that we are currently experiencing has changed the landscape of our EDUCATION platform. The opening of classes in the new normal setting of school year 2020-2021 is fast approaching. Bongbongon Elementary School, hosted by the Grade V level Teachers were able to launched its first psychosocial intervention which is termed “My Pet Plant”. It was attended by the parents and guardians from different grade levels, held last August 3, 2020 at Phase 1 Covered-

court, NHA Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City. The launching started with an opening ceremony, the singing of the National Anthem and a prayer. Accordingly, welcome and opening remarks was given by the Grade VGrade Leader, Marites O. Lagamon. Followed by the checking of attendance of parents and teachers per grade level by our host secretariat, Felda R. Pandita. During the program proper, our School Principal, Melba S. Omandam had emphasized the statement of the purpose on psychosocial interven-

tion. She highlighted the psychosocial well-being of the pupils. Hence, this pandemic has an alarming implications for individual emotional and social functioning. More so, Eve P. Demata, the host member demonstrated the symbolic planting wherein parents were able to listen and understand the ways of planting. Indeed, the distribution of seeds and activity sheets through the parents was done successfully by grade levels in which health protocols (like wearing of face mask, observed social distancing, etc.) had been adhered.

Nation 6 Science communication ‘Magsasakang Siyentista’ helps should be priority during pandemic: DOST agri promotion amid pandemic

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AVAO CITY – The search for ‘Magsasakang Siyentista ’ (Farmer-scientist) is seen to further boost the promotion of the agriculture sector that is currently facing many challenges amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, an official of the Agricultural Training Institute in Davao Region (ATI-11) said on Sunday. Olivia Gatus, information chief of ATI-11, said qualified farmer-scientists will receive certificates and will be included in a national group of farmer scientists. She said the awardees will also be part of the Farmers’ Information and Technology Services (FITS) where they will function as advisers to farmers and assist them through knowledge and technology sharing. “They can share their

FARMER-SCIENTIST. Roni Manching (2nd from left) shows his organic farm to Agricultural Training Institute of Davao Region staff who conduct validation for search for “Magsasakang Siyentista” (Farmer-scientist) on Aug. 5, 2020. Manching is an organic farmer from Panabo, Davao del Norte who created a biocontrol agent that combats banana diseases like Fusarium wilt or Panama disease. (Photo by Roni Manching)

technology to them [farmers] and at the same time provide hands-on or actual practice,” Gatus told Philippine News Agency (PNA).

ALS 2.0 : K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum ANDRIAN F. TECSON MA EPS II, Division ALS Focal Person DepEd-Misamis Oriental Division Office

The Department of Education through the Bureau of Curriculum Development launched the ALS K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum to guarantee that Alternative Learning System Curriculum is aligned with the K to 12 Program. In 2016, the ALS program began undergoing reforms as part of strengthening, intensifying and expanding its implementation. The ALS K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum is expressed in content standards, performance standards and learning competencies. It also defines the minimum competency standards for learners an alternative pathway of learning and certification parallel to the formal school system. DepEd Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Service and ALS G.H. Ambat emphasized the significance to modify the previous ALS curriculum that would help dismiss concepts of difference between ALS graduates and graduates from the formal school system. “We are true to our mandate that no learner left behind. With this new curriculum, we hope that the ALS learners would have the same quality of education that would avail them of the four exits of K to 12: higher education, employment, entrepreneurship, or middle level skills development,” she said. Presently, the ALS Program uses a contextualized non-formal curriculum

which is substantially aligned with the K to 12 Curriculum for Basic Education of the formal school system. At least six learning strands from five which ALS implementers are delivering from one CLC to another. To name are Communication Skills for English, Communication Skills for Filipino, Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills, Mathematical and Problem Solving Skills, Life and Career Skills, Understanding the Self and Society and Digital Literacy. The ALS Curriculum reflects the set of knowledge skills and competencies that learners should develop to meet the minimum requirements of basic education. It is comparable to the formal school curriculum. The teaching and learning processes and resources are based on the ALS Curriculum. Furthermore, the 6th Learning Strand which is Digital Literacy, a new learning strand of ALS Curriculum, would be of a great help since it is in line with the 21st century instruction meaning facilitating learning through various technologies.

Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) is a title earned by a farmer who has been successful in his/her use of science and technology-based indigenous technologies in the farm. Gatus said MS complements the Techno Gabay center by providing the following services: serves as a resource person during the technology training, clinics, and seminars; provides technical assistance and hands-on training during cross-visits of other farmers; promotes Science and Technology-based farm which showcases the effectiveness in improving farm productivity and income; and extends farmerto-farmer advisory services. “For our part at the ATI, we can support him to the

MS Summit and we can help in terms of promotion in his farm,” Gatus added. On Aug. 5, ATI-11 staff validated the organic farming of Roni Manching from Panabo, Davao del Norte. He created a biocontrol agent that combat banana diseases like Fusarium wilt or Panama disease. In an interview with PNA, Manching said it is a privilege being endorsed by the local government unit (LGU) of Kapalong, Davao del Norte where his organic farm was situated. He said it will boost his enthusiasm in further helping the farmers particularly engaged in the banana industry. “I am very much willing to share my technology to See PANDEMIC, page 10

MANILA – With the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), reliable and well-researched content and materials have become more imperative to be able to explain science facts in simple terms that even non-scientists will understand, an official of the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) said. “Due to Covid-19, we learned to adapt and to fully embrace technology so that we, as an agency involves primarily in science communication, can continue to deliver science to more people and preserve their right to be informed, to be educated, to be inspired, to be engaged and to take action,” said DOST-STII Dir. Richard Burgos during the department’s virtual flagraising ceremony last week. Aside from the threat of Covid-19, the country is also confronted by another enemy, the widespread disinformation and misinformation about the pandemic, causing people to be anxious and panic, and make wrong decisions. Burgos said in addressing the issue of proliferating “fake news”, the DOST-STII played a proactive role not only in promoting the efforts and noble works of Filipino scientists and researchers, but also providing the needed clarification and explanation at a critical time so that Filipinos would understand the crisis better and respond appropriately. Virtual Pressers and

Digital Broadcasting Burgos said virtual pressers have become the new normal and tools for the department to give the public up-to-date information about Covid-19. Since April 30, 2020, the DOST-STII has been broadcasting the weekly online news program “DOST Report” every Friday at 4 p.m. in DOSTv Facebook page. Through the program, DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña provides updates on the various efforts of the science department on research and development, technical services and consultancies. Burgos said the information institute organized special pressers for the launching of some of the major programs of DOST for repatriated overseas Filipino workers called the iFWD Program; OneStore. ph online platform with mobile app; and Handa Pilipinas, a disaster resiliency campaign. Incidentally, a mobile application called “DOST: Science for the People” was launched on April 8, 2020 to provide news updates about the agency’s efforts against Covid-19, S&T innovations and development programs that address major socioeconomic problems of the country. STARBOOKS: The first digital science library in a box STARBOOKS, popularly referred to as the library-ina-box, is an award-winning knowledge and learning See PRIORITY, page 10

Creative School Funds Spending in the Time of National Health Crisis By ANNA MAE A. OCIO Administrative Assistant II Lugait Central School

“We do not have enough resources if we focus on what we do not have. But we have plenty of resources within our possession, disposition and control. Resources that can eventually and truly help us,“ pronounced sir Jonathan S. Dela Peña, DepEd Misamis Oriental (MisOr) Schools Division Superintendent, in one of his many uplifting messages for his DepEd Mis Or family. We can bear in mind that times like a crisis, brings out the creative in most of us. And school funds spending is no exception. No matter how little we have left and how the pandemic induced uncertainty could darkly cloud our better judgment, there are always ways to get through. As president Rodrigo R. Duterte say it in his latest State of the Nation Address in his ‘mindanaoan’ accent, “There is light at the end of the tunnel.” Trailing on back to what SDS Dela Peña said, it can be encouraging to consider that in foraging for techniques in innovative school funds expenditure, we should keep in mind the 4 Ts. The four Ts are Treasure,

Talent, Technology and Time. The first T is generally known to any respectable school head, teacher and school personnel to be the tangible school funds meaning allocations such as the school MOOE and SEF. The second T, Talent may refer to the innate and unique personal talents of each school head, school personnel and teacher as functioning and effective citizens. On this manner, we mean that these socalled Talent or talents will be used purposely not only to save money but to generate some in diverse ways and according to their individual capabilities to do so. The third T as in Technology which is familiar to almost everybody including the savvy millennials speaks about the availability and maximum productivity of our purchased or donated school computers/ school ICT labs. The need to employ various strategies on how to optimize technology is evident. At Lugait District, we worked hard for the realization of a District Modem Center wherein teachers from all over the district can access to for training, file sharing and even online conferencing. This

was made possible by the initiative of sir Samy T. Igloria, Lugait CS principal, with the blessing of sir Joylito O. Villastique, Lugait District In-Charge. The fourth, final and probably the most important of all the Ts is Time. Lugait District, with the rest of the Division of Misamis Oriental DepEd adheres to the mantra of “MisOr Be More.” This equates to our putting on more hours, more resourcefulness, more passion or in other words going the extra mile, extra time to push forth our plans and lay down the ground works to pave in the entrance of the new normal learning landscape. Without a doubt, the wise reflection and careful application of the 4Ts can help not only the school when it comes to program implementation and the continuation of education but benefit the entire school community counting in the pupils, parents and stakeholders of every village, of the whole municipality or city, and of course, the entire province. This is an example of a commendable and creative school funds spending in the time of a resourceexhausting global health crisis.

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DTI Davao City inspects 104 establishments, notes compliance to protocols Division Czar Raul Bulaclac after being told about the complied,” Bulaclac said. bared in the One Davao protocol, they immediately See INSPECTS, page 10 Virtual Presser that the national agency has already inspected and monitored 104 establishments; 80 of which are restaurants; 15 are barbershops; while 9 are By CECILIA P. CASTRO BPOs, telecommunication Barangay Secretary office, and banks. Bacolod, Ozamiz City “In our monitoring, most SCHOOL feeding as initi- well. That’s why it must have complied with the ated by the Department of be discouraged for school protocols. Some were noted Education is not enough canteens to sell sodas and that needs correction and for our school-aged chil- other non-nutritious stuff. dren to have proper nutri- Instead, commissartion. The Philippines has ies must be told to cook lots of colleges offering only nutritious food such nutrition courses and de- as egg and cheese on a gree holders of these pro- soft wheat ball, breakfast grams can certainly help sandwich, hot oatmeal By RAFFY T. TABAN Salay Central School out the massive number with warm peach topping, of public schoolchildren bagel served with jelly Nowadays, we all are public place where crowd and cream cheese, apple in the country. staying in our homes is unavoidable and chil And it is worthy to note mini-loaf, cheddar cheese due to the lockdown dren are vulnerable, there that private schools must stick, blueberry pancakes policy implemented by is a need to strengthen do their part to churn served with syrup, turkey the government. How- policy in terms of the out nutritious food to sausage patty, cheese omever, learning should not delivery of instruction - to their students in their elet soft wrap served with halt. Different countries provide opportunities for respective cafeterias. Well salsa, granola served with worldwide have intro- online learning platforms. the phenomenon is not yogurt and craisins, turkey duced various answers Numerous innovative projust limited to elemen- chorizo, breakfast burrito during the pandemic to grams have been proposed tary schools actually. To in taco sauce, etc. Healthy continue the education by the different learning sustain the nutrition of food such as this should process - the introduc- sectors in the Philippines. their students, high school be served in schools in tion of distance learning. The Department of students must also be en- the Philippines, not junk These are online learning Education emphasized titled to nutritious food as ones. platforms such as google, that it would not necessarTV broadcasts, guidelines, ily mean that teachers and resources, video lectures learners will go to schools and online channels were and learn inside the classintroduced (UNESCO, rooms and devised various modalities to ensure that 2020). With schools to re- online learning a choice By: AGNES P. CLAPANO T-III/ ALS Coordinator open its doors the follow- among all others in this Sinacaban District ing school year, it’s vital new learning environment Division of Misamis Occidental to plan how schools will (DepEd, 2020). Similarly, How a Drug Dependent be able to pursue their in the higher education Surrenderer becomes a mission of implementing institutions, new normal Lifesaver to his family and quality education to every would be virtual classin the community. student. As school is a rooms. It was on its full implementation of “Operation Tokhang of War Against Drug “ by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte when By ABEGAIL M. YOLDAN, Administrative Assistant III Division of Ozamiz City the Municipality of SinaDepEd Ozamiz, IBJT Compound, Carangan Ozamiz City caban, Misamis Occidental took position to initiate FACE mask, face shield, more. But come to think an innovation to support beneficiaries of this livegloves and other protec- of this, because of this this war through a holis- lihood training skills on tive equipment you can pandemic we maintain tic approach of shaping SMAW NC II for the DDS wear is the new normal or cleanliness, we washed and saving the victims from TESDA. Maniwang shall we say the fashion hands ever y now and of vices instead of dis- was successfully passed trend we can see today. then, we become more criminating them. With the Assessment Test last No one is allowed to go careful when talking to the unified effort of the February 4, 2017 and now outside without wearing other people, we stay at MPS, ALS-DEPED, DILG, employed at OZAMCO at least face mask. Lives home and has a lot of time RHU,DSWD of the Local (Ozamiz Manufacturing of everyone changed in with the family. We just Government of Sinaca- Corporation) Ozamiz City just a blink of an eye. have to see the positivban, we created SAVELIFE as Build-upper welder. The reason? The novel ity amidst this situation (SAVE AND Assist Vic- Maniwang said, “WithSARS-CoV-2 coronavirus because only God knows tims of Vices, Empowering out this welding skills NC or the Covid-19 – the when will this pandemic Them to Live Life with II I could not applied to invisible enemy that can end. Integrity, Faith in God a job with good salary take lives of anybody. No We currently exist and be the Encourager) that can support to send one is expecting this pan- within a world that is program which become my four kids to school”. demic to happen, that it unfrozen from the conthe refuge of out of school With this, he’s grateful can cause a huge change straints of routine, habits youth and adult who were to the TESDA Misamis in our lives, in our daily and norms. By leveraging victims of vices and some Occidental for the Scholthis moment to explore, lives in particular. become Tokhang surren- arship grant and to the Gatherings are not experiment and learn, derers in Municipality of SAVELIFE Program of allowed, celebrations organizations and their Sinacaban. the LGU of Sinacaban for are prohibited, physical community stakeholders With this program, a saving his life and giving contacts (hugging, shake at the barangay level have 23 year old, married man, him chance to become hands, etc.) are strongly a unique opportunity to Joel Maniwang of Dinas, more responsible father discouraged even in fami- redefine the scope of their Sinacaban, Misamis Oc- and a loving husband to lies. The usual things we priorities and collective cidental became one of the his family. do is not normal any- actions.

DAVAO CITY -- About 104 establishments in Davao City were inspected and monitored by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI XI) and were noted to have complied with the protocols as indicated in the guidelines of the InterAgency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). DTI Davao City OIC of the Consumer Protection

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How to work long distance relationships out By ROCHE U. BUDIONGAN

A long distance relationship is an intimate relationship between partners who are geographically separated from one another. Partners in long distance relationships face geographic separation and lack face-to-face contact. Long distance relationships are particularly prevalent among college students, consisting 25 to 50 percent of all relationships. Even though scholars have reported a significant number of long distance relationships in undergraduate populations, long distance relationships continue to be an understudied phenomenon. Long distance relationships are qualitatively different from geographically close relationships i.e. relationships in which the partners are able to see each other, face to face, most days. Long

distance relationships increase financial burdens to maintain relationships, difficulty maintaining geographically close friendships while in long distance romantic relationships, difficulty judging the state of a relationship from a distance and high expectations by partners for the quality of limited face to face meetings in the relationship. New communication technologies such as cellular phone plans make communication among individuals at a distance easier than in the past. Before the popularity of Internet dating, long distance relationships were not as common as the primary forms of communication between the romance lovers usually involved either telephone conversations or corresponding via email.

DepEd Reiterates Alternative Work Arrangements LOVELY THERESE P. HILAOS Administrative Assistant III Medina District DepEd, Misamis Oriental

Due to the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases in our country, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte through the Department of Education Undersecretary Jesus Lorenzo R. Mateo released Memorandum on the reiteration of the guidelines on alternative working arrangements for areas under modified enhanced community quarantine pursuant to DepEd Order No. 11, series of 2020 dated August 3, 2020. Based from the previous disseminated information, it is ordered that the schedule of work in the Central Office, Regional Office, Schools Division Office, Schools and Community Learning Centers be performed on a skeleton workforce and work-from-home arrangement while the province is under modified enhanced community quarantine status making sure that only those personnel performing crucial functions be included as part of the skeletal workforce while those whose tasks do not require physical reporting in the office, schools and community learning centers could be executed remotely be placed under work-from-home arrangement. To date, being an Administrative Assistant III, I am still performing my tasks in the district despite of the work-from-home arrangement to make things done ahead of time

and present necessary documents more specially the liquidation which is to be submitted based on the given period of time. In addition, performance monitoring and attendance mechanisms shall continue to remain in place while adopting the alternative work arrangements. The office heads, in consultation with the individual personnel, shall set the workweek plan considering the type of alternative work arrangement adopted. All personnel are expected to submit their Individual Daily Log and Accomplishment Report at the end of each workweek as provided in DepEd Order No. 011, s. 2020. Lastly, while the Department strives to continue basic education services, all employees are reminded to observe on safety protocols and health standards at all times not only in workplace but also during travel and at home to ensure the health precaution and social distancing.

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THE BRAVE & PATRIOTIC LUGA CLAN Americans in 1899 to 1901. served the country. He surrendered upon Mateo Noriel was an learning of Aguinaldo's Ibanag Soldier in the capture along with Visayan Revolutionary his troops. He later Forces. He was a General joined the American Commissioned by Gen. organized Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo to be constabulary which the personal adviser of restored peace and order Katipuneros in Cebu in the country. He was in 1899. He greatly appointed as inspector accepted the position and in succeeding years even if he was a native he rose to the rank of of Tumawini, Isabela. captain. His stay at the Being an experienced constabulary was shortsoldier, he joined the lived for he resigned as revolutionary group in a protest to the Hare 1896. - Hawes - Cutting act By the following year which was considered their combat operations biased in favor of the against the Spaniards in U.S. Cebu became extensive. He was employed at They managed to oust the Philippine Refining Spanish Gov. Adolfo Company which was Montero Aguinaldo a U.S. firm and later made him the head of transferred to Public the Katipunan in Cebu. Lands Commission. He once again showed Mateo is younger his patriotism for the brother Domingo Philippine flag when was one of the first he fought with the policemen in Solana Cebuanos against the Cagayan Province.

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EVENTEEN (17) members of the Luga Clan served the military and police with exemplary records of eminence that no other surnames coming from the same family tree could equal. Their lives are full of bravery, ingenuity, and expertise in organizational management. They have clean slate records of being highly respected officers and gentlemen. They displayed strategic planning and infrastructure building and meritorious leadership that elicited many high commendations from fellow officers, defense establishment the civilian government and the national leadership. Mateo Noriel and Domingo Luga were the first Luga's who

Effect of mobile games on the academic performance of the learners By RAFFY T. TABAN Salay Central School

Some survey-based studies have reported a link between mobile and video game use and poor achievement in school. But correlation doesn’t prove causation. Kids who struggle in school may be more likely to seek out video games as a distraction. A recent experimental study helps address this ambiguity. Robert Weis and Brittany Cerankosky selected a group of boys who didn’t own video games (Weis and Cerankosky 2010). Then each boy was randomly assigned to one of two conditions: 1) The “video games now" group got their systems immediately and 2) The “video games later" group didn’t receive their systems until months later—after the end of the study. There is a large body of evidence which suggests that violent video games lead to increased aggression

and even violence. There is some mixed evidence on the psychological effects of video game violence, but Craig Anderson (2003) offers overall implications that can be reached by looking at all studies that relate video games to risk factors. Some studies have yielded non-significant [sic] video game effects, just as some smoking studies failed to find a significant link to lung cancer. But when one combines all relevant empirical studies using metaanalytic techniques, five separate effects emerge with considerable consistency. Violent video games are significantly associated with: increased aggressive behaviour, thoughts, and affect; increased physiological arousal; and decreased pro-social helpingbehaviour (Anderson, 2003). Thus, as teachers, we should always remind our pupils on the ill effects on

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA Local Civil Registry Office NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JUANITA LABUCANA VILLARTE has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “ANITA” to “JUANITA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ANITA SABUNOD LABUCANA who was born on JUNE 24, 1967 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are BERNANDINO SALVADOR LABUCANA and JOSEFA AGUSAN SABUNOD. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than AUGUST 16, 2020.

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the usage of videogames when it comes to their studies. They should be always reminded that it may inflict disadvantages as well as it has advantages. And that they should be extra careful on their so doings when using and playing these videogames. As parents as well, we should be a keen observer and guide to our children as playing videogames may contain and influence ill effects, most specifically on the psychology of the pupils. EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late PRISCILLA C. YAÑEZ, who died on October 21, 2014 at Opol, Misamis Oriental, without any will and testament; that the said deceased, at the time of her death left a parcel of real property covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-30602 situated at Barangay Poblacion, Opol, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT SQUARE METERS (1,188sq.m) and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of PRISCILLA C. YAÑEZ, in favor of KEVIN JAY YAÑEZ CELESTIANO, per DOC #48; PAGE #11; BOOK #13; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry ATTY. PALAWAN S. LUCMAN, JR. BWM: Aug. 11, 18 & 25, 2020

In the third generation of Mateo's descendant of military men. Capt. Eugenio Luga Surriga an eldest grandson was the first soldier in the family to enter the US Army serving the USAFFE during World War II. Sgt. Juanito Luga Surriga also served in the US Army from the 1960s to the 70s. Then Brig. Gen. Emilio S. Luga Jr. was a member of the first PHILCAG group sent to Vietnam in the 1960s. He was the commander of the 1st Infantry Division in Mindanao in the 1970s dubbing him the name. “The Rommel of Mindanao”. Lt. Col. Isagani H. Luga is the structural builder of the Mt. Samat Memorial site in Bataan. A hall in Camp Aguino, Tarlac was named after him, Col. Mateo H. Luga, Phil Army. When he retired he became Vice-president of Philippines Long Distance. Telephone C. and served the giant telecommunication with distinction for twenty -five years. Now he is the Board Chairman

of Risk and Asset Protection Associates, Inc. Fourth generation Lt. Gen. Alan R. AFP (Ret) has fought the rebels in the Visayas and Mindanao. He was the commander of the Army's 30th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division which covered the entire Lanao del Sur. For a while was assigned in East Timor with the UN Peace keeping Force. In coming back he headed the AFP Command Center and Chaired the government ADHOC JOINT ACTION GROUP with the MILF to forge a lasting peace in Muslim Mindanao. He was transferred to lead the Southern Luzon Command before becoming the Vice chiefof-Staff. Lt. Col. Erwin Rommel R. Luga (Ret.) Reynaldo P. Luga, retired officer of the elite San Francisco Police Dept., USA. Fifth Generation: Major Harold Luga Nemeno now with the Philippines Army; and Kasser Luga Surriga,

now with the New York Police Department (NYPD). Domingo's deocendants of the third generation Sgt. Hermenigildo Luga Sr. of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines 1960s he was nicknamed the “James Bond of AFP.” Fourth Generation: Police Director Victor P. Luga; Rogelio P. Luga with Phil Navy Intelligence Service; Herminigildo P. Luga Jr. with Ilocos Norte PNP Major Romeo Angel P. Luga also with the Ilocos Norte PNP (Ret.) Rossano Ross C. Luga, who is now the Vice President Reputation Enhancement Department of Davao light and Poner Co. may not be a soldier or police officer but the blood in his veins has the clan's bravery and meritorious leadership. He is always accommodating and down-to-earth leader. This breed of Lugas either in uniform or in civilian life deserves more than just a salute from the people.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT – 10th JUDICIAL REGION Branch 42, Medina, Misamis Oriental -oOoIN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR KHRYZXIANNE ADRIELLE NERI ABAC AND PETITION FOR CHANGE OF HER NAME TO KHRYZXIANNE ADRIELLE NERI WASIL,

F.C. SP. PROC. CASE NO. 016-M FOR: ADOPTION and PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

SPOUCE ALLIEN PAUL PENDON WASIL and MARY KHRISTINE ANGELIE A NERI-WASIL, Petitioners. x----------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER On June 11, 2020, Petitioners SPOUSES ALLEN PAUL PENDON WASIL & MARY KHRYSTINE ANGELIE A. NERI-WASIL, through their counsel Atty. Margie Lustre Luma-ad, filed a Petition for the Adoption of Minor KHRYZXIANNE ADRIELLE NERI ABAC who shall thereafter be known as KHRYZXIANNE ANDRIELLE NERI WASIL, if the petition is granted. Since the petition and its attachments are substantially sufficient in form and substance, the petition shall be heard on November 25, 2020 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. At petitioners’ expense, let a copy of this Order be published before the date of hearing at least once a week for 3 consecutive weeks in MINDANAO DAILY, a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental which had been granted accreditation in this jurisdiction. Pursuant to Sention 12(5) of A.M No. 02-6-02-SC (Rule on adoption), Court Social Worker Ms. AIDELIZA JUSON LUMBATAN is hereby ordered to prepare and submit the Child Study Report and HOME Study Report before the hearing date, and to submit the reports directly and only to the Court. Upon receipt of this Order, petitioners &/or their counsel should immediately coordinate with CSW Lumbatan for the preparation of the reports.

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So ordered. Done in Chambers on July 23, 2020 at Medina, Misamis Oriental.

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JUDY A. SIA GALVEZ Presiding Judge MCLE Exempt #VII – JRTCi 000134 09/02/19

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the farmers. My team will also assist them in their banana plantations,” Manching said. He developed excellent microbial inoculants, the KWR super foliar feed with amino+, and KWR super plant feed with AMF. These inoculants are a mixture of kitchen wastes and various elements used as feed and effective insect and disease repellant. Manching said he intends to introduce simplified farming practices by producing high-quality banana for export relying on soils’ natural potential. “Reason why the banana industry is dying because of scare. If they saw that the leaf of the plant [banana] becomes yellowish, they would conclude that it is already Fusarium wilt where in fact it just a nutrient deficiency. So they resort to finding a cure on Fusarium rather than its main disease,” he said. Currently, more than 100 farmers in the Davao Region, as well as the neighboring provinces, were served by the KWR team covering more than 4,000 hectares. (PNA)

resource of the Institute that provides students and teachers with greater access to the latest science, technology, and innovation (STI) information to supplement textbooks and other learning tools. Burgos said during the first semester, there were 320 STARBOOKS sites that were deployed all over the country, bringing the total to 4,800 since the program started in 2011. He added that several partnerships have been formed by STARBOOKS with different organizations to promote STI. It includes the Department of Education, Philippine Rice Research Institute, FlipSciene.ph, Unilab Foundation, TripplesPH, and Carl Balita Review Center. Increasing DOST’s online presence thru official Facebook pages The information director also shared the significant spikes of two major Facebook pages of DOST. For DOST-Philippines, its page followers increased by 195 percent from August 2019 (7,541) to July 2020 (22,261). For DOST-Science

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and Technology Information Institute, its page followers increased by 77 percent from August 2019 (26,300) to July 2020 (46,600). #ScienceJournoAko webinars Since 2015, the DOSTSTII visited different schools in the country to bring its #ScienceJournoAko writeshop, an advocacy program aimed at capacitating aspiring journalists and communicators to write compelling S&T stories. Despite the prohibition in face-to-face training, the Institute brought this service through the digital world by conducting a series of webinars during the quarantine period. Burgos said the three webinars conducted by DOSTSTII focused mainly on science blogging, harnessing the power of Twitter and Instagram, and popularizing science stories. All three webinars have gathered more than 300 participants composed of senior high school and college students as well as elementary and high school teachers nationwide, and even from abroad. Gandingan Awards The DOST: Science for the People, the broadcast

ALS Task Force develops AERT as substitute for the 2019 A&E Test MARIA CELESTE B. SALON Teacher III DepEd-Salay District Misamis Oriental Division

The Department of Education through the ALS Task Force will conduct the Registration, Administration and Certification Process of the 2019 Accreditation and Equivalency Readiness Test (AERT) for ALS Elementary Level and Junior High School Program Completers of SY 2019-2020 and previous years as substitute for the 2019 Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test come September 2020. This is in consistent with the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan which recognizes the role of national examinations as a necessary part of quality assurance. To date, Elementary and Junior High School ALS completers can enroll in Grade 7 and Grade 11 respectively on a provisional/temporary status while waiting for the result of the AERT. The Certificate of ALS Program Completion duly

signed by the ALS Teacher shall be presented by the learner upon enrollment. Existing enrollment template in the formal education will be used for the temporary enrollment of ALS Completers. Those learners will be tagged as “temporary enrolled/ provisional status” in the LIS system. Registration period will be held from June 22 to August 14, 2020. All ALS Elementary and Junior High School completers with Learner Reference Number may register at any duly designated Registration and Testing Centers identified by the School Division Superintendent (SDS). A duly appointed Mobile Teacher or District ALS Coordinator shall serve as the Test Registration Officer. The Regional Offices and Schools Division Offices shall coordinate with the Local Government Units (LGUs) for the conduct of

platform of DOST-STII, that aired over PTV-4, recently won three recognitions from the Gandingan Awards of the College of Development Communication, University of the Philippines Los Baños: Most DevelopmentOriented Livelihood Program; Most Development Oriented Feature Story for the episode “Bakery sa Jail” and; the highest award Gandingan ng Kaunlaran: Most Development Oriented Radio/TV Station/Online Platform. “The pandemic caught us by surprise but we quickly shifted to the new normal and became the channel for the world to feel the heartbeat, the vital signs of the DOST championing Science for the People. The winds of digital fate blew in our favor as our main sails, STARBOOKS, DOSTv, are digital native,” Burgos said. (Allan Mauro V. Marfal, DOST-STII/DOST PR)

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The DTI Davao City officer explained that in monitoring and inspecting compliance of these establishments, the office uses an application and guided by a checklist which automatically gets forwarded to the central office. It is when certain industries is being studied and decided if an increase of operational capacity or a recategorization or additional services may be allowed. “We always emphasize to our clients that their operation would depend heavily on their compliance to health protocols,” he explained. In the recent Memorandum Circular 20-44 issued by the DTI secretary Ramon Lopez last July 31, 2020, it has reiterated the role of the DTI in the regular review of business establishments and

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE LATE PRECIANA R. ARROGANTE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate (“Deed”), made and entered into by and between: PROSPERO A. ARROGANTE, PRESTOPER R. ARROGANTE, and CATHERINE ARROGANTEPACUT, all of legal age, widower, married, and widow respectively, Filipino citizens and residents of Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines except for PROSPERO A. ARROGANTE who resides in Don Carlos, Bukidnon, Philippines herein respectively referred to as “HEIR”. -IN FAVOR OF SYDNEY R. SANCHEZ, legal age, single, Filipino citizen, and resident of Block 12, Lot 24, Paglaum Village, P-13, Lumbo, Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines, hereinafter called the “VENDEE” WITNESSETH: That the above-named HEIRS are the only surviving and lawful heirs of PRECIANA R. ARROGANTE who died intestate. That the deceased at the time of her death left a parcel of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-110873 described as follows: Lot: Lot 23, Block 12, Psd-10-057716 Portion of Lot: 175, GSS-370, Barobo-Lumbo Group Settlement Subd. Land Use: Residential Location: Brgy. Lumbo, City of Valencia, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao Area: ONE HUNDRED ONE (101) square meters more or less. That there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of the said decedent; That, it is to the very best interest of the parties hereto adjudicate unto themselves the entire estate extra-judicially in pro-indiviso. Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE ALTE PRECIANA R. ARROGANTE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE. Under the Notary Registry of ATTY. WELAN C. CALAG, Notary Public Per Doc No. 138; Page No. 28; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2019. MDN: Jul 28, Aug 4 & 11, 2020

registration and administration of the test and the issuance of temporary pass for the test registrants or the test takers to ensure compliance to the minimum health standards and at the same time to observe community quarantine protocols. On the record, ALS Misamis Oriental Division has 3,535 test registrants coming from the twentyfour districts. On the other hand, AERT passers of elementary level and Junior High School Program will be promoted to Grade 7 and Senior High School as Grade 11 respectively.

activities. The DTI has to review the list of Category 1-4 Business Establishments and Activities every 15 days to assess if these establishments have been following minimum parameters. Core parameters cited are COVID 19 transmission risk inherent to the business activity; capacity of the business activity to impose physical distancing measures; and historical compliance rate with the health protocols, where applicable. Also in the same memorandum circular, business establishments must register with any IATF-endorsed contact tracing application such as SafePass or StaySafePh or administer contact tracing forms to customers, visitors, and suppliers entering their premises and health declaration forms to employees. Establishments are also called to cooperate in contact tracing efforts of the DOH in case a confirmed COVID-19 case or a close contact thereof has visited the business establishment and report or notify public health authorities of workers who show signs or symptoms of COVID 19. (PIA XI/Frances Mae G. Macapagat) EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That HERMENIO VILLAHERMOSA, who died intestate on August 10, 2019 at Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital, Cagayan de Oro City, that the time of his death he left real properties with TCT NO. T-80748, situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED (100) SQAURE METERS, more or less, and a parcel of land with TCT NO. T-80749, situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED (100) SQUARE METERS, more or less, filed by the heirs of HERMENIO VILLAHERMOSA, per DOC #435; PAGE #87; BOOK #07; Series of 2019, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AL PONCIANO R. DATU. MDN: Jul 28, Aug 4 & 11, 2020

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF SOLE HEIR WITH SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ENREQUETA B. ASDILLO, who died intestate on February 9, 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, that the said decendent at the time of her death was the owner of a motorela with motorcycle vehicle with the following technical description: make: RELA/ HONDA, Motor No.: KYA00E030714, Serial/Chassis No.: KYA00030714, Plate No.: 100802, Body: TC, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF SOLE HEIR WITH SALE, and filed by the heirs of ENREQUETA B. ASDILLO, per DOC #121; PAGE #25; BOOK #LIII; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. TEOFREDO C. ROJAS. MDN: Jul 28, Aug 4 & 11, 2020

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with some 1,500 combatants based in Camp Argam, Maguing, Lanao del Sur but now based in Kibulag, Talakag. In Lingig, Surigao del Sur, some 1,300 Manobo Cemulawanon Tribes organized themselves into cooperatives with some 300 former NPA members who two years ago surrendered to no less than President Mayor Duterte and now have opted to fight the number one enemy of the country – poverty. In Sibagat, Agusan Sur, NPA Kumander Datu Subang (Arnold Acebedo) surrendered and became the Environmentalist of the Year for putting up a Greening School for the young tribal members. The 10,000-member Manobo Tribe are now organizing themselves into cooperatives to uproot the root causes of war – social injustice. As we therefore celebrate the Day of the Indigenous Peoples, let notice be serve to one and all that in a world so enamored in externalities and trivialities brought about by the present development paradigm that has buried humanity in so much materialism and consumerism, the liberating force is the essence of cooperativism being trail-blazed by the Indignous Peoples which is -- Transformative Cooperatives for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace! –All for God’s greater glory!

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given to the frontline health workers. Meanwhile, the President pleaded to them to hang on as he responded to their appeal for a break. The telecom duopoly is trying to evade from the president’s order to shape up. Instead of responding to the President’s appeal to improve their service they went to media to say that government red tapes come in the way of their plan to set up telecom towers. Really? You want the public and Duterte to believe that because of red tapes, the duopoly can only set up 18,000 towers combined? Or is because you were raking in money from just having text messaging so why invest in towers when you are earning oodles of money anyway! Do not beguile Duterte and the public in a grand tomfoolery. This government might as well give a chance to other players. Allocate frequencies to others aside from the 3rd Telco. A fourth or fifth will not harm the government. These new players can leapfrog to the latest technology and can come together for a common tower arrangement, a partnership that the duopoly abhors because it will diminish their profits. Whether or not we go back to normal or adapt to a new normal, the country needs an expanded and reliable telecom service

as it migrates to new egovernment. There will be no turning back in this one. This would require commitment and a tremendous amount of capital yet there are a number of investors who are willing to partner with new players knowing for a fact that around 45% of the country lacks or has no viable telecom service at all. In the case of the Covid-19 pandemic, it only needs community cooperation to curb the rate of infection: WEAR THAT MASK PROPERLY, MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING, WASH OR DISINFECT HANDS, and stay home.

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He said that policemen in Tagoloan are also engaged in the implementation of ensurng that the public is treligiously following the minimum health standard set forth by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "I urged local residents to stop engaging in illegal gambling and illegal drugs," said Dungca in an a phone interview. "Instead of spending their money on gambling and illegal drugs why not use your money to buy foods for your family," added Dungca. He also thanked Mayor Gomer Sabio of Tagoloan town for the the strong support he gave to PNPTagoloan. Sabio was present at the destruction of 39 video karera machines with Police Brigadier Gen. Rolando Anduyan, Provincial Director of Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office, accompanied by Police Colonel Robert Roy V. Bahian, Provincial Director of Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office. Dungca said that the mass destruction of 39 video karera mahines is in line with the directives of the PNP.

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fications or courses under the project. Aside from the skills training, an IP hub will also be established to serve as a training center and at the same time office of IPs and community leaders. PRLEC-X chairperson and TESDA-X Regional Director Tarhata Mapandi said they will also put up a communal Agri demo farm and forest nursery that will be utilized during the training. In return, Mapandi asked for the cooperation and commitment of the IPs and the community to sustain the implementation of the project. The launching of Project HOPE was highlighted by the turn-over of the programs and projects of different government agencies. The Department of Trade and Industry handed over 10 livelihood starter kits for karenderya and sari-sari

Mon-Tue, August 10-11, 2020 store as well as knapsack sprayers. The Department of Agriculture turned-over 30 bags of white under its Corn program and assorted vegetables under its High-Value Crops Development Program while the Department of Labor and Employment handed over Certificate of Entitlements for starter kits for the 34 former rebels (FR). "Dako ang among pasalamat kay tungod ang ilang mga pasalig hinay-hinay nga nakaabot sa amo-a," expressed Alias Tots, one of the FR-beneficiaries. (We are very grateful because their commitments have slowly reached us.) The 30-year-old FR already completed free skills training from TESDA. "Nagpasalamat kami nga aduna mi nahibal-an sama sa wielding og driving," he added. (We are grateful that we learned something such as wielding and driving.) Rogongon Barangay Chairman Rady Pugoy also expressed gratitude to the PRLEC for bringing the government to their community. "Magpasalamat ko sa mga ahensiya sa gobyerno nga nangadto sa akong barangay. Magpasalamat pud kami sa atong Presidente diin getagaan niya og tabang ang among IP community. Hinay-hinay nakabangon mi tungod sa lain- laing tabang gikan sa mga ahensiya sa gobyerno," he said. (I would like to thank the government agencies that came to my barangay. We would also like to thank our President for helping our IP community. Gradually, we are improving because of the various help from government agencies.) Pugoy said the starter kits, agricultural inputs, and the free training will be a great help to the families of the recipients. Other government agencies that participated in the launching were DA, DILG, DSWD, PNP, 4th Mechanized Battalion, NCIP, DPWH, DepEd, CHED, CDA, PCA, CLDO, Iligan City Government, and Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte. (APB/PIA ICIC)

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Said intervention is part of DA Secretary William Dar’s Plant, Plant, Plant Program, also known as Agri 4Ps. It targets to increase the country’s food adequacy level, especially amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Recipients include Tamboboan and Kauswagan barangay councils; Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP); Philippine National Police– Regional Maritime Unit (PNP-RMU)-10; and the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO). They received the Pinakbet variant (5-in-1)

of veggie seeds, consisting of ampalaya, okra, string beans, squash and eggplant. Aside from the Pinakbet variant, PCUP has also availed the Sinigang 5-in-1 packet, which consists of kangkong, radish, tomato, string beans and okra. Barangays Tamboboan and Kauswagan will hold an urban gardening contest in their respective barangays to showcase the produce of the vegetable seeds obtained from DA. “Through this activity, the locals will be encouraged to start their own vegetable gardens, where they can get nutritious food during the health crisis,” the barangay representative said. PCUP-Fields Operations Division for Mindanao Assistant Regional Director Cynthia B. Rosales said the seeds will be used for their Urban Container Gardening Project in collaboration with the Agricultural Productivity Office (APO). APO will assist in the provision of technical expertise during training in select barangays to pilot the project. Rosales said the seeds will be given as start-up seeds to the participants of the training, while PCUP will monitor the commitments of involved barangays who will be engaging the gardening activity. Meanwhile, PNP-RMU 10 will share the seeds to all its stations for backyard gardening to benefit its personnel and locals nearby. Further, CLENRO will also distribute the packets of seeds to their beneficiaries in the hinterland barangays of the city, who have their own communal gardens. (DA10/PIA10)

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director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, expressing support to save the Toog tree. PNTE is a social media group of around 14,000 members dedicated to, and actively propagating native trees since 2013. Signed by Jurgene Primavera, Pew fellow and PNTE member, and Arceli Tungol, PNTE administrator, the letter asked the concerned government officials if the recommendations were acted upon during the stakeholders meeting on September 10 last year like pruning of decaying branches , treating the infected portions and conducting studies to improve tree stability by means of artificial buttresses, guy wires and other interventions. Primavera said tree surgeon Dr. Armando Palijon, a retired forestry professor at University of the Philippines Los Baños, is willing to share his expertise to preserve the iconic heritage tree. The letter will be delivered prior to the consultative meeting on Monday afternoon between concerned groups and local officials

to resolve the issue in a manner that is amenable to all. Another call came from singer-composer and environmentalist Bayang Barrios Villegas, who grow up in Bunawan town in this province, asked netizens to make a noise and share his message until it reaches the proper authorities. “I hope they will preserve it since I never heard that a Rosewood would fell down since time immemorial,” Villegas, who has Manobo roots, replied to a comment in her social media post. A local core group which formed a social media group Save ToOg Tree Please (STOP) and who will be attend and actively participate in the discussions of the Monday afternoon meeting has already prepared presentations and recommendations to save the Toog tree from the impending cutting down. Engr. Mauro Bravo Jr., retired district engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways and an old-timer of this town who is STOP organizer, said they will recommend in the meeting to apply fertilizer around the tree buttress, patch the hole, retrofit the tree with two elevated platform levels that will served as a view deck for tourist and visitors to get a panoramic view of the magnificent Mt. Magdiwata. The group will also remind Sangguniang Bayan members that there was a municipal ordinance in 2012 protecting and adopting the Toog tree under the Community Awareness on Resource and Environment program. The heritage tree, estimated to be 300 years old which served as an ecotourism landmark of this town, was marked for cutting by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to eliminate the hazard to motorists and commuters should it collapse. The cutting of the Toog tree was okayed through Resolution No. 127, Series of 2020 on June 15, 2020 of the Sangguniang Bayan after they agreed with the findings of DENR’s Forest and Wetland Research Development and Extension Center (FWRDEC) in Bislig City that hardwood specie is already posing high potential hazard with a rating of 5.4 based on biomechanical and structural analysis. But Dr. Marcelina Pacho, a tree surgeon who was a former pathologist of DENR’s Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, said the tree can still be treated by pruning the branches and cleaning the cavities with fungicide. Pacho made this recommendation during her visit here in September last year per request from the local government to let her personally see the health status of the giant Toog tree. Pacho said the tree repair procedure is similar to

dental work by cleaning the cavity and reinforce it with concrete mix or cement. “With this we can stop the further decay by 90 percent and I believe we can prolong the life of the tree,” she told the local media. Pruning of branches and cleaning of fungi inside a meter-wide hole on its buttress roots were done twice last year but there was no reinforcement with cement or concrete mix being done by the local government.

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the LGU also allowed the usage of the 1,000 sq.m area for the additional training programs of TESDA. The PTC will serve as the training arm for skills development of the middle level manpower in Libertad, Misamis Oriental. Through PTC, skilled workers can get certified according to competency assessment standards, employability of graduates will be enhanced, and economic opportunities to technical vocational education and training clients will be assured. (JAKA/ PIA10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011 EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late DOMINGO Q. PAGALING, who died on September 30, 1992, at Claveria, Misamis Oriental, died intestate, without will or testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; at the time of his death the deceased left a parcel of land with TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-9078, situated in kilay-a, Municipality of Claveria, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THIRTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (13,233) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE filed by the heirs of DOMINGO Q. PAGALING, per DOC #274; PAGE #55; BOOK #II; Series of 2019, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. BUDDY REY L. LOSANDE. BWM: Aug. 11, 18 & 25, 2020

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