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BIMP-wide Kumbira underway

By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent

KUMBIRA Masters – the 2019 edition of the longest running culinary event in the Philippines – kicked off last Wednesday at Limketkai Atrium in Cagayan de Oro City for a threeday spectacle of cooking contests, seminars and sponsors’ roadshows.

The highlights of the event this year are a Kumbira Chef Master, Bar Master and Latte Art competitons, Solane Kitchen Hero Chef ’s Edition regional elimination, Del Monte set menu competition, Master Class by chef experts and Kumbira judges and an exhibit on food products, equipment supplies and utensils, educational and employment leads throughout the duration of the show.

Initiated by the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Dione Venrey Ellarina and the rest of the Liceo de Cagayan University team are judged in the junior cake decorating competition during the ongoing Kumbira Masters 2019 at Limketkai Atrium in Cagayan de Oro City.

NCMF to probe deaths of pilgrims in Saudi

By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent

ILIGAN City--The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) ordered on Wednesday (August 14) an investigation on the reports that some pilgrims were not accommodated in their tents in Mina, Meccah during the last days of the Hajj from August 9-11 due to overcrowding.

Dr. Dimapuno Alonto Datu-Ramos, Jr., public relations and information head of the NCMF, said that initial reports reached the attention of NCMF Secretary Saidamen Pangarungan about some regular pilgrims who were not being accommodated in their tents because hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the kingdom were “illegally smuggled inside” to occupy beds supposedly for the regular pilgrims.

“Last night (August 13), I was performing my Tawaful Ifda (SA-I) in Masjid Haram, some 30 OFWs approached me for a picture-taking. They confirmed to me that they joined the Hajj in ArafaMuzdalifah-Mina with the regular pilgrims in their buses and tents,” Pangarungan said in a statement released by Datu-Ramos.

These OFWs admitted that about 300 to 400 of them managed to sneak in for a fee of 2,000 to 2,500 Saudi Riyal and this practice has been going on since the previous Hajj allegedly in connivance with some Sheiks and some employees and officials of the NCMF who issued the OFWs “fake identification cards (IDs)” in exchange of the said amount.

“We in the NCMF will get to the bottom of this See PROBE, page 11

photo by mark francisco

See KUMBIRA, page 11

NHA to help dengue prevention in Marawi’s transitory shelters

By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent

MARAWI City--The National Housing Authority (NHA) will help the local government unit (LGU) of Marawi City in prevention of dengue in all transitory shelters where thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are staying while the government is undertaking the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the most affected area.

Engr. Roderick Ybañez, Head of Marawi Project Management Office of the NHA, said the agency have already ordered olyset nets that will be used to cover the windows and prevent mosquitos and other insects from going inside the houses.

These nets will be provided to all transitory See DENGUE, page 11

Water containers are lined-up at a transitory shelter site in Barangay Boganga, Marawi City while waiting for the water supply from a truck lorry. photo by divina m. suson

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DOST SETUP boosts innovation in building materials PRIOMETAL Mindanao Corporation (PMC) is a pioneering light metal manufacturing company based in Cagayan de Oro City. The metal frames are used in constructing houses and buildings without using wood as part of the structure of the building.

Each frame is customized in dimension and sizes thus there are no excess metal which are unusable. As the demand for these materials are increasing, their challenge became bigger with only one equipment to produce three main products - furring, wall angle, and channel. Fortunately, the said challenge paved their way to a partnership with Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region X through its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).

Engr. Jeffrey Co, President of PMC, learned about SETUP from his friend in Manila. He then started to communicate with the Provincial Science and Technology Center- Misamis Oriental in 2015. Through SETUP, the firm was able to acquire the Roll Forming Machine which enable them to maximize its effort in providing durable, faster to complete, and more economical building frames. It

allows big savings for the buyer since the length or size is cut according to need hence, no wastes generated.

With SETUP intervention, the firm had improved their production process and in a matter of one year, their production volume increased by 20%, their gross sales by 22%, and their productivity by 33%.

Aside from these, PMC is now expanding their markets to big construction and land development companies such as Makati Development Corporation and Pueblo de Oro in Mindanao. They are now holding projects also from government, private and religious sector for mass housing and church building.

With a goal of providing every Juan and Juana with innovative homes and buildings that is cost-efficient and environmental friendly, PMC has been part of Bangon Marawi Project in construction of low-cost housing. They are also currently conducting Roll Forming Machine acquired by PMC through DOST SETUP research and development of hollow blocks that recycles non-biodegradable garbage.

“On behalf of the company, at the bottom of my heart, we really thank DOST for indirectly helped everyone needing a home”, Mr. See BOOSTS, page 9 CABADBARAN CITY -- chapter in their life with Conflict-Affected Areas The 29th Infantry “Matatag” regard to their personal (ConAAs).

Jie Anne G. Monton, Battalion in partnership development. with the Technical Educa- This activity is aligned one of the students of table tion and Skills Development with the Community Sup- skirting said, “Dako kayo ko Authority (TESDA) and port Program (CSP) of the ug pasalamat sa 29IB ug sa other stakeholders of the Philippine Army which TESDA nga nagpahigayon province yields another makes use of the govern- niini. Tungod ani mitaas batch of graduates of the ment’s development pro- akong kumpyansa sa akong skills training at the munici- grams to address the known kaugalingon ug Pag-asa nga pality of Santiago, Agusan issues and concerns of cer- makakita ug mas maayong del Norte on August 3, 2019. tain barangays within the trabaho pinaagi niining Kagay-an Festival 1st A total of 151 beneficiaOro Lechoneros Encuentro Champion ries composed of 105 graduates of Basic Driving and 46 for Orders, Contact Yoyong: graduates of Table Skirting completed the training and received their certificates.

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Because of this, I gained confidence. I hope that I will be able to find a better job through the learning that I have gained. When I get a job, I will improve my way of living, considering that I wasn’t able to finish my studies.)”

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Youth, digital tools to help grow PH agriculture Farming technologies to be powered by PLDT-Smart network

MANG Vicente “Vic” Berdan, a 59-year-old farmer from Tanay, Rizal, is not new to Facebook.

His cover photo shows him and his wife harvesting crops from their farm. The couple also actively replies to friends who comment on their online photos, asking about their produce.

Beyond basic functionalities though, Mang Vic wants to use Facebook to further promote the rice and organic vegetables that he produces. A 2008 Regional Outstanding Gawad Saka awardee for Rice, he sees the popular social media site as a channel to share his knowledge on farming.

Empowering small-scale farmers Assisting Berdan in learning more about how to use and benefit from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as create and upload Youtube videos, is his niece Camille Margaret Custodio.

The 18-year-old college student was his learning partner at the Tanay leg of the Digital Farmers Program (DFP) participated in by eleven farmer-youth pairs.

The DFP is an initiative of the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) and leading wireless services provider Smart Communi-

cations (Smart) that aims to empower small-scale farmers by educating and giving them access to available digital tools and technologies.

Berdan commends Smart and DA-ATI for coming up with the brilliant idea of pairing older farmers and the youth. Given his advanced age and limited knowledge on all things techie, he admits that learning and understanding social media and digital tools is easier with Camille on hand to guide him.

For an entire day, the senior farmers and their younger, more tech-savvy learning partners underwent hands-on training on smartphone 101, file sharing, See TOOLS, page 5

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Hong Kong Tourism and Retail sector in trouble:

HONG Kong hotel rooms are still empty, struggling shops and even disruption at Disneyland: months of protests in Hong Kong have taken a major toll on the city’s economy, with no end in sight.

The international financial hub is facing an economic crisis worse than either the 2003 SARS outbreak that paralyzed Hong Kong or the 2008 financial crisis.

The tourism industry, is starting to notice the cost of

more than two months of demonstrations that erupted in opposition to a bill allowing extraditions to China but have morphed into a broader pro-democracy movement.

The hotel occupancy rates are now down “doubledigit” percentages, as were visitor have plunged up to 50 percent.

I think the situation is getting more and more serious.

I also heard several travel agencies are considering putting staff on unpaid leave as they try to weather the

storm.

Hong Kong Tourism Stakeholders has said that the number of forward bookings in August and September has “dropped significantly,” suggesting the economic toll will linger throughout the summer season.

A string of travel warnings issued by countries including the United States, Australia and Japan is likely to compound the industry’s woes.

The retail sector has also

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been hit by the drop in arriving visitors hunting for bargains, shops often forced to shutter during the sometimes daily protests.

The current situation is compounding the economic downturn Hong Kong was already experiencing as a result of being caught up in the US-China trade war.

Unruffled

Not convincing enough

FROM the time of former President Fidel Ramos and the subsequent dispensation that followed thereafter, the use of the word corridor has been ‘prostituted’ many times over.

Remember the IliganCagayan de Oro Growth Corridor? There never was enough growth along this so-called corridor supposedly aimed at improving infrastructure, enhance connectivity and ensure sustainable growth in Northern Mindanao.

To make the story short, the envisioned growth corridor was not convincing enough, nor it made significant inroads to sustain growth in both industrial and agricultural sectors.

And again, this time under an era of change, a

comprehensive economic blueprint has recently been laid out to unlock the region’s full potential as one of the country’s emerging growth centers.

Having said that, there are at least three areas of development that need to be addressed as urgent and most pressing: raise the productivity of the region’s farm and fisheries sector by improving connectivity and access to local and global markets; invest in health, education, skills training, and social protection for the poor; and address the drivers of conflict by strengthening institutions in conflictaffected areas.

Supposedly designed to improve infrastructure, enhance linkages and en-

sure balanced growth, this corridor is perceived as it were to provide greater connectivity that can reduce transportation costs and improve the competitiveness of farmers and producers.

So far, under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ economic blueprint of the Duterte administration, several infra projects consisting of ports and airports improvements, inter-regional and intermodal roads, bridges, and roll-on, roll-off shipping facilities – were given priority for national government funding.

By unlocking the island’s potential, it could help sustain the country’s growth momentum, create more income opportunities for the poor, and help strengthen the prospects for peace and

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stability in the region.

Currently, 15 percent of the country’s GDP and 40 percent of agricultural production comes from Mindanao, but armed conflict in some areas, constrains Mindanao’s aspirations to accelerate inclusive growth.

Just how to address these issues that fuel conflict is another thing to be considered very seriously. These are land ownership disputes, historical injustices, and weak governance at the grassroots level. (ruffy44_ ph2000@yahoo.com)

The CYNOSURE

The Art of Winning an Election (A series article 5) IN order to build a strong organization, it is agreed that the ideals of the members are in consonance with the objectives of the organization.

Defining the objectives of the organization also means defining the quality of the members.

It is, therefore, necessary that the recruitment of the member must undergo a process. The process of recruitment expresses the goal of the organization.

The goal of the organization is outlined in the “policy manual” or “recruitment manual.” The “recruitment manual” is likened to the syllabus of a certain subject. With the recruitment manual, the organizers and the members will have a clearer outline of the responsibilities of the organizers and members.

The manual must clearly explains the goals of the organization. The policy manual provides a clear

direction, method, and strategy on how the organization could accomplish its task.

Sustainability is one of the factors that the manual must tackle. Without sustainability, the organization would crush even before it could take off. Aside from a strong membership, the sustainability of the organization is critical of its existence.

Thus, the policy manual must be fashioned in accordance with the aspirations of the members – now and in the future. The manual must be objective and its goal attainable. Without a concrete and objective approach and methodology, the organization cannot pursue its advocacy.

Certainly, the political organization must pursue an advocacy that is acceptable, attainable, concrete and reveals the “stifled” voice of the majority. It is only when the silent majority is awakened that they become politically conscious. Being politically

conscious means one is able to express views, opinions, frustrations, and being optimistic of the future.

Given that the members are already politically conscious, the organization must have a strong direction and control. Control and direction that are both designed to strengthen the organization. After all, the effectiveness of an organization is determined on how it efficiently attain its mission objectives.

In other words, it is the means, which the organization has adopted that should prove its ability to achieve the goals effectively.

The re cr uit ment of the member is done in a manner that the prospective member’s aspiration aligned with the mission of the organization.

It, therefore, follows that in a political organization, the objective of the member is to work hard in order that the objective of the organization is achieved.

Normally, the objective

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of most political organization is to gain political power. There are many ways to gain p olitical power. However, the most common method of attaining political power is by participating in an electoral process. In this instance, the political organization endorses a candidate or candidates who closely speak(s) of the organization’s mission objectives.

In most cases, the political organization chooses candidates who belonged to their group. In other words, the political organization endorses the political candidates that speak of the aspirations of the members.

It is only by electing a candidate that truly represent the voice of the members that the political organization achieved it goal to gain political power.

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Tools...

from page 3 social media, group chats, search engines, phonetography and videography 101.

They also explored available e-learning courses and other agri-support sites online.

Promoting overall digital inclusion Program partner Probe Media Foundation conducted a workshop on how to create short videos with mindful and effective content and good visuals during the “Kwentuhang Agri” session. This is to prepare each farmer-youth pair to make their own videos about agriculture.

“DFP aims to advance the local industry’s adoption of more innovative forms of technology in farming, which is in line with the Government’s long-term vision of IoT penetration in Philippine Agriculture and overall digital inclusion,” says Darwin F. Flores, VP for Community Partnerships of Smart.

“It is part of the Smart Communities advocacy of

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Smart, which taps Technology for Development (Tech4D) to narrow down the digital divide.

The project specifically gives emphasis to the UN’s goals of No Poverty and Industry, Innovation and Developing better appreciation for agriculture By partnering senior farmers with young people, preferably their children or a relative, DFP is able to engage the youth to address identified stumbling blocks in agriculture.

“Smart conducted a series of benchmarking activities with DA-ATI and it was revealed that we have an aging population of farmers - with the average age at 57 years old – and that the younger generation is not too keen on pursuing agriculture as a profession,” warns Angelica Umali, Information Officer of DA-ATI Central Office.

Due to the possibility of running short on farmers who will feed the next generation, those behind DFP hope that people would develop appreciation for agriculture through information sharing.

“Agriculture will always have a space in my life and heart,” assures Camille in Tagalog. “We need to pay special attention to it and look at social media and other latest technologies that can help promote and empower farmers.

“We hope that the public, especially the youth, will learn more about agriculture – how it is not a profession that people should belittle,” she says.

Showcasing success in farming According to Rolando Maningas, Information Officer of DA-ATI Region 4A, due to Tanay’s proximity to Metro Manila, commercialization and industrialization pose a challenge to agriculture in terms of getting more young people involved. This is where the value of having more agrirelated online content comes in.

“Generally, millenials go by the concept ‘to see is to believe’ and ‘to experience is to apply’,” Maningas points out. If people get to see blogs or videos showcasing success

in farming, he believes that it can be a driving factor for more people to get interested in agriculture.

As farmers are encouraged to put out their stories on social media, other farmers also stand to benefit from their online contributions. “It is a great help to agriculture and the entire community for the farmers to have an avenue to share their farming practices,” says Maningas.

Mang Vic is excited to impart his know-how in farming through the help of technol-

ogy. “I particularly want to push the idea of sustainable farming to a wider audience,” he shares.

Strengthening the agriculture sector The Tanay leg of the DFP typifies the effective collaboration between youth and farmer that the program wishes to encourage and strengthen to benefit the agriculture sector.

“There is knowledge transfer of agriculture from farmer to youth and technology exchange from youth to farmer, thus encouraging these youths

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to be the next generation farmers,” says Flores.

The Tanay leg follows other pilot implementations of DFP held at Alfonso, Cavite and Lobo, Batangas. It is the 3rd of 25 legs that will bring DFP 101 to municipalities representing each region.

For more information on the next batch of DFP trainings in different regions, as well as other Smart CSR initiatives, send an email to Public PublicAffairs@smart.com.ph or visit www.facebook.com/ SmartCommunities.

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court 10th Judicial Region Branch 26 Medina, Misamis Oriental -oHOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund) Cagayan de Oro Branch,

Mortgagee,

EJF NO. 395-M (2019) FOR:

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ANNA MARIE G. PUPOS,

Mortgagor.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE

Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund) Cagayan de Oro Branch, mortgage, with branch office at Pag-IBIG Fund Bldg... J.R. Borja-Mortola Sts… Cagayan de Oro City against ANNA MARIE G. PUSPOS, mortgagor, single of legal age, Filipino citizen with postal address at Block 7, Lots 8, 9 & 10 Perlita’s Executive Homes, Brgy. Poblacion, Medina, Misamis Oriental to satisfy the indebtedness of the mortgagor to the former in the amount of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FOUR PESOS AND 55/100 (Php 1,538,404.55) Philippines Currency, including interest due, penalties and other charges excluding 10% attorney’s fees and other liquidated damages as of March 8, 2019 plus all other expenses incurred in connection with this petition and sale, the undersigned RTC Sheriff sell at Public Auction on August 30, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Hall of Justice. RTC Branch 26, Medina, Misamis Oriental to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements thereof to wit: 1. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 136-2017000630

A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 8, Block 7, PCS-10-001586, being a portion of Lots 16-G-3-A and Lot 16-G-3-B PSD-10-019173), situated in the Poblacion, Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.

Boundaries:

NW.., along line 4 - 1 by Lot 16-G-4, PSD-10-004519; on the

NE.., along line 1 - 2 by Lot 7; on the

SE.., along line 2 - 3 by Road Lot 7, on the

SW.., along line 3 - 4 by Lot 9,

All of the same block of the Cons. Subd. Plan PCS-10-001586.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being N. 53 deg. 54’W.. 710.74 m. from BLBM. No. 1, Cad 347, Medina Cadastre.

THENCE:

S., 12 deg. 56’E., 9.60 m. to point 2;

S., 77 deg. 04’W., 7.60 m. to point 3;

N. 12 deg. 56’ E., 9.60 m. to point 4;

N., 77 deg. 04’E., 7.60 m. to point of beginning;

Containing an area of SEVENTY THREE (73) square meters more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan marked on the ground by PS Cyl Conc. Mons 15 x 40, cm. Bearings true, date of original survey Nov. 6 – Dec. 15, 1931 and that of the Subdivision March 2 to April 11, 1995 executed by Calvin C. Fernandez, Geodetic Engineer and approved on July 13, 1995.

2. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 136-2017000631

A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 9, Block 7, PCS-10-001586, being a portion of Lots 16-G-3-A and Lot 16-G-3-B PSD-10-019173), situated in the Poblacion, Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.

Bounded on the NW, along line 1 - 2 by Lot 16-G-4, PSD-10-004519; on the NE.., along line 2- 3 by Lot 8; on the SE.., along line 3 – 4 by Road Lot 7, on the SW.., along line 4 – 1 by Lot 10, all of the same block of the Cons. Subd. Plan Pcs-10-001586.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being N.. 54 deg. 49’W.. 720.79 m. from BLBM. No. 1, Cad 347, Medina Cadastre.

THENCE:

S., 77 deg. 04’E., 7.60 m. to point 2;

S., 12 deg. 56’W., 9.60 m. to point 3;

N. 77 deg. 04’ E., 7.60 m. to point 4;

N., 12 deg. 56’E., 9.60 m. to point of beginning;

Containing an area of SEVENTY THREE (73) square meters more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan marked on the ground by PS Cyl Conc. Mons 15 x 40, cm.

Bearings true, date of original survey Nov. 6 – Dec. 15, 1931 and that of the Subdivision March 2 to April 11, 1995 executed

by Calvin C. Fernandez, Geodetic Engineer and approved on July 13, 1995.

In the event of failure of bidding or auction sale cannot take place for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice posting and publication.

Prospective bidders/buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above describe and encumbrances thereon,, if ant there be.

Medina, Misamis Oriental, July 4, 2019.

ELLOGENE C. ATIENZA RTC Sheriff IV

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In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that WINNIE BERJAME has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate live of birth WINNIE BERJAME who was born on 12 SEPTEMBER 1993 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are WILMA L. BERJAME and WINIEFREDO J. RIVERA.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than SEPTEMBER 2019.

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JEANY CHRIS N. HENDRANA has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate live of birth JEANY CHRIS NIEZ HENDRANA who was born on 12 APRIL 1995 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are JEANNIE H. NIEZ and INOCENCIO B. HENDRANA.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than SEPTEMBER 2019.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that OLIVER V. JALALON has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “BENJAMIN OLIVER” to “OLIVER” in the Certificate of Live Birth of BENJAMIN OLIVER VILLAMOR JALALON who was born from 12, JANUARY 2060 at ILIGAN CITY LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are THELMA S. VILLAMOR and ALBERTO J. JALALON.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than SEPTEMBER 2019.

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DBM approves creation of Gov’t Strategic Communications Academy — Andanar THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of the Government Strategic Communications Academy, a division of the Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO) which aims to teach communications strategy to information officers.

In an interview aired on DWIZ on Sunday, Communications Secretary Martin

Andanar said the institution is planned to be set up in Bukidnon.

“Ito pong Government Strategic Communications Academy ay isang institution na magtuturo ng communications strategy sa lahat ng mga information officers—mula sa national government hanggang local government, sa mga barangay,” he said.

“Ang institusyon na ito

ay magkakaroon po siya ng sariling radio station, sariling TV station, sariling news agency, sariling Philippine Information Agency, sariling social media desk,” added Andanar.

Envisioned to have its own building and an accompanying dormitory, Andanar said the proposal will have to first be submitted to the two houses of Congress.

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laluna said this was due to the tightened security measures and access control being implemented in the passenger terminal building.

Currently, all airport access points are manned by the Hong Kong Aviation Security, police, and airline staff.

Ground handling agents are assisting the screening process, Villaluna said.

Villaluna said those who would like to book flights out of Hong Kong may visit the carrier’s website, call reservations hotline (+632 855-8888), or visit the PAL

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Hong Kong body stops ticket sales at airport: PAL

Presidential Communications Operations Office chief, Sec. Martin Andanar.

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MANILA -- The Hong Kong Airport Authority on Wednesday informed all airlines to cease ticket sales at the airport, a local carrier spokesperson said.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) spokesperson Cielo Vil-

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DAVAO CITY -- A total 675 families, consisting of 3,375 individuals who evacuated early Tuesday morning in Pantukan, Compostela Valley due to flash flood, have returned to their homes, an official said.

Kent Simeon, head of Pantukan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said the local government allowed the families to return home after the water subsided by Tuesday afternoon.

“But we continued our monitoring and relief operations to the affected barangays,” Simeon said in an interview on Wednesday.

Simeon said it was the first time that the town experienced heavy flooding.

“We are not certain about its cause and we wonder where the volume of water came from. We are still assessing it and our mayor instructed us to trace the waters’ origin so that we can build an infrastructure to block

DAVAO CITY --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Region XI hosted the 13TH ICT Management Service Workshop from August 5-9, 2019 at Pinnacle Hotel and Suites, Sta. Ana, Davao City.

Labeled as one of the World’s Top 100 Cities on Digital Transformation in Public Safety, Disaster Resiliency, Quality of Life and Infrastructure in 2018, Davao City was chosen as the venue for the workshop.

ICTMS annually gathers the Department’s Information Technology (IT) officers and staffs across the DSWD Enterprise, noting the high and low points of FLOODING. An aerial view of the affected barangays after floodwaters ravaged several villages in Pantukan town, ICT operations and Compostela Valley Province, on Tuesday morning (Aug. 13, 2019). (Photo

the waters from coming in,” he explained.

Based on the data from the Office of the Mayor, the victims came from the s e ven barangays: Kingking, Napnapan, Tamb ongon , Mat i a o, B ongb ong, Magnaga,

Buwan ng Wika

By ANNA LIZA M. ELECCION Agay-ayan Elementary School Gingoog City

ONE of the yearly events that is celebrated in the country is the Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.

It is the Department of Education (DepEd) and Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino that lead the event.

The yearly celebration of Buwan ng Wika is in line with Proclamation No. 1041 Series of 1997 which declares the celebration of the event every August. It was signed by then President Fidel Ramos.

Aside from said proclamation, the birthdate of former President Manuel Quezon, the Father of the National Language, is also in August, specifically August 19, 1978.

For this year, the theme of the celebration was Filipino: Wika ng Saliksik.

The celebration is in line with the following goals: to implement Proclamation No. 1041 Series of 1997, to encourage the different public and private agencies to join events like Buwan ng Wika that increases language and civic awareness and to encourage the Filipino people to give importance to the national language through an active participation in the activities in line with the celebration.

This year’s Buwan ng Wika is anchored in strengthening the presence of the Philippine languages in the field of research. The celebration does away with the usual school activities like pageants and sabayang pagbibigkas but rather aims to heighten the country’s reception of Filipino as an intellectualized language.

and P. Fuentes.

The flooding prompted the local government to declare the suspension of classes in all levels.

Simeon said 18 houses were destroyed by rampaging waters and at least four people were injured.

Simeon said the local government provided

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financial assistance to the families with damaged properties.

“As of now, we have continued our monitoring and the residents in the coastal area will be relocated immediately since they are directly af fected by monsoon waves,” he said. (PNA)

The vocational track in K to 12 education

By VIENEZ E. PLEÑOS

Teacher I Opol National Secondary Technical School

THE K to 12 new curriculum is experiencing birth pains. And just like all birth pains, it’s a bit confusing for all concerned stakeholders.

Take for example when one enters Grade 10. The enrollee will have to choose on whether he or she wants to take up Accounting in college or opt for a program leading to an NC II certification instead. Young as they are, these 16-year-olds who belong to the poor in the community may have already known that their chances of getting employment abroad and receiving higher salary compared to their compatriots back in the Philippines are high if they have NC II certifica-

tion. So during summer in between Grades 9 and 10, they go to their parents and tell them they’ll avail the vocational track for their Senior High. Okay, they proceed and graduate Senior High. Suddenly the kid’s father wins the lotto and tells his kiddo to proceed with the BS Nursing program.

But then again, the college doesn’t allow the fresh high school graduate in because he graduated from the vocational track.

In short, his last two years of training in high school were not pumped to prep him to be a physiologist someday. So he needs a bridging course of one more semester so he can go to college. Now that’s what is confusing.

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Davao egg farm ventures into organic fertilizer

By DIGNA BANZON

DAVAO CITY--A 42-year layer poultry farm here ventured into developing organic fertilizer using Japanese technology.

Willie C. Tan, operations manager of JEWM Agro-Industrial Corporation (JAIC), said in an interview on Monday that the company’s decision to go into organic fertilizer production was spurred mainly by environmental concerns.

“We need to protect our environment by reducing the use of chemicals, so we innovate through producing organic fertilizer,” Tan said.

To turn chicken dung into organic fertilizer, Tan said it must undergo fer-

mentation process using balanced and well-blended materials from selected plants and animal wastes.

“Every batch is treated with Probiotics which are proven to accelerate decomposition to break these down to simple compound elements that are easily absorbed by plants,” he said.

“These resulting compounds can be grouped into growth regulators, nitrogen fixers, disease suppressing metabolites, nutrient compounds and immune-resistant boosters,” he added.

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ORGANIC FERTILIZER. Willie Tan of JEWM Agro-Industrial Corporation (JAIC) shows the bags of organic fertilizer produced by their company on Monday (Aug. 12, 2019).

Their products are now on display at the Davao Agri Trade Fair for the 34th Kadayawan 2019 at SM City Davao.

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showcasing best practices in the Central Office as well as in Regional Offices.

There were 75 attendees for this workshop who came from the different regions of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

The second day of the activity was the start of the workshop proper wherein participants were welcomed by the challenging message from Assistant Secretary Jose Antonio R. Hernandez, followed by the welcome message of DSWD Regional Director Mercedita P. Jabagat. Afterwards, ICTMS Director, Andrew J. Ambubuyog, presented the objectives and overview of the workshop.

Participants were oriented on the different ICT products, and on the innovations implemented by the city government through its different departments.

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Filipino innovation.

“The organic fertilizer will be marketed to plantations, industrial companies, home growers, and hobbyists,” he said.

The JEWM fresh egg production started in the 70s with 200 layers and the eight workers. Through an acquired property of seven hectares in Budbud,

Bunawan this city, Tan said the family business ventured into bringing in investors, consisting mainly of some relatives and business associates from Davao and Manila.

Currently, the farm produces 100,000 chickens that produce 70,000 eggs daily.

The farm is now manned by 50 workers.

Tan said they market their produce throughout the Davao Region and bought by customers who use eggs not only for food but also for the manufacture of cosmetics and other products.

“We will continue developing products that will help the agricultural sector of the region and at the same time protect the environment,” he added. (PNA)

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“Ito ay inaprubahan na ng DBM, tapos isasalang na lang sa Kongreso at sa Senado,” said Andanar, adding that “friends” in Congress will help get it passed.

“Nandiyan naman ang ating mga kaibigan sa Kongreso, si Congressman Malou Acosta, si Congressman [Manuel] Zubiri at saka si Senator Migz Zubiri na tutulungan tayo na ito ay maipasa, dahil ito ay ilalagay sa Bukidnon, sa Bukidnon mismo. And a very cold place in Bukidnon, parang sa Baguio, malamig din di ba, so doon,” he elaborated.

Characteristics of 21st century teaching

By VIENEZ E. PLEÑOS

Teacher I Opol National Secondary Technical School

TWENTY-first century teaching is all about a learner-centered classroom and personalized instructions. As students have access to any information possible through their own cell phones at the comfort of their homes, there certainly is no need to spoon-feed the knowledge. As students have different personalities, goals and needs, offering personalized instructions is not just possible but also desirable. When students are allowed to make their own choices, they own their learning, increase intrinsic motivation and put in more effort – an ideal recipe for better learning outcomes.

Today’s students have

the latest and greatest tools yet the usage in many cases barely goes beyond communicating with family and friends via chat, text or calls. Even though students are now viewed as digital natives, many are far from producing any digital content. While they do own expensive devices with capabilities to produce blogs, infographics, books, how-tovideos and tutorials just to name a few, they are still asked to turn those devices off in the classroom and work with handouts and worksheets, Sadly, these papers are simply thrown away once graded. When given a chance, students can produce beautiful and creative blogs, movies or digital stories that they feel proud of and share with others.

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Friday, August 16, 2019 — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/ enterprises (MSMEs). It provides a wide range of BM, GMA News solutions which include technology transfer and from page 6 commercialization, techniticketing office in Hong cal consultancy services (e.g.

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The ongoing protests Extension, Consultancy for inside the airport premises Agricultural Productivity prompted authorities to stop Enhancement, food safety, operations at the gateway energy audit, cleaner proon Monday and Tuesday. duction, etc.), packaging and Airlines have been can- labeling assistance, techcelling or rescheduling their nology trainings, calibraservices going to and out tion and laboratory testing of Hong Kong since last services, and equipment week due to slowdown in acquisition through the airport operations and the innovation-enabling fund flight reduction scheme (i-fund). SETUP helps firms implemented by authorities. buy appropriate technologies, the acquisition cost of (PNA) which to be amortized by the latter in equal monthly from page 2 installments for a period of Co said. three years, without interest.

Recently, the company From 2002 to 2016, was recognized as the 2019 SETUP has made possible BEST SETUP Adoptor in the graduation of 341 enRegion X and received rec- terprises from being micro ognition and award during enterprises to small enterthe National Science and prises; 20 from micro to Technology Week at the medium; 90 from small World Trade Center on July to medium; and 1 from 21, 2019. medium to large. The pro Indeed, DOST through gram has also generated the SETUP intervention employment opportunities helped Priometal Mindanao to 271,376 people and creCorporation in achieving ated backward and forward their goal in providing every linkages – thus, spurring Filipino with a sustainable economic activities in the and affordable housing and countryside. (Angela Timobuilding materials. thy P. Serrano, DOST-XI) Priometal Mindanao Corporation is one of the 62,906 firms nationwide from page 2 who are assisted by DOST mamahimong dakong tathrough SETUP. SETUP is a bang sa brgy sa paghulma nationwide strategy aimed ug produktibong katawhan. at improving the productiv- (I am very thankful to all ity and competitiveness of the stakeholders especially micro, small, and medium to the 29IB who facilitated

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By ANNA LIZA M. ELECCION Agay-ayan Elementary School Gingoog City

THE Philippines will apply almost the same style of Cuba which has a great track record in the Olympics. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is expecting to produce coaches, trainers and athletes’ managers that will be tasked to spot gems in the country’s K12 students.

The Philippines has 27 million students from 43,000 schools. If we concentrate on getting them qualified coaches, trainers and managers, it will give us a bigger chance to get good athletes from this massive pool.

Thus in my humble opinion, DepEd must work

hand in hand with PSC. Even our beloved President Duterte himself had said in his most recent State of the Nation Address this year that we need to come up with a national sports academy.

Cuba is not a rich country but it has a sports institute where all their coaches graduated before training their athletes. It’s basically the same program being implemented all over Europe, the United States and Australia.

It’s indeed a welcome development that initially, the first 100 coaches, trainers and managers in the experimental pilot will be training in the United States Sports Academy in Alabama.

R.A. 9048 Form No. 10.1(CLRO)

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

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

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARNELLE G. TIBAY has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate live of birth MARVELLE DANIAS GAPOL who was born on AUGUST 2, 1979 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Lolita A. Damas and Mamerto P. Gapol.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than AUGUST 2019.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that AL -NAIF M. AZIS has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “SAIDALI JR” to “AL-NAIF” in the Certificate of Live Birth of SAIDALI MACAPA-AR AZIS JR. who was born from 19, JUNE 1993 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Maimona H. Hasim Macapa-ar and Saidali L. Azis.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than AUGUST 2019.

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No evidence of arson in SoKor trash fire in MisOr: Official

By JIGGER JERUSALEM

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Arson may not be the cause of the fire that burned a portion of the 5,177 metric tons of plastic wastes from South Korea stocked in a facility in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Monday.

Fire Chief Insp. Randy Obsioma, Tagoloan fire station head, said Wednesday that initial investigation showed that the fire penetrated the bottom part of the mound of trash stored within the Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corporation premises inside the Phividec Industrial Estate in Barangay Santa Cruz.

If it was indeed arson, Obsioma said, the flame would not have gone deeper and the burning would only be confined on the surface.

He said the mound of garbage, placed in large sacks, stands more than five feet high.

However, Obsioma said they are not totally ruling out the possibility that the incident could have been arson.

Obsioma’s explanation came after Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Juliette this activity. Through this, I can initiate livelihood programs which will be of great help to the barangay in making its citizens productive.)”

Lt.Col. Isagani O. Criste, Commanding Officer, 29IB said that “We share the same objectives; first is economic progress, second is inclusive peace and lastly, sustainable development. Given this, let us work together in unity to support these good projects and programs of our government.”

Lt.Col. Isagani O. Criste, Commanding Officer, 29IB said that “We share the same objectives; first is economic progress, second is inclusive peace and lastly, sustainable development. Given this, let us work together in unity to support these good projects and programs of our government.”

“Rest assured that the

Uy said Tuesday the trash could have been deliberately set ablaze “because the burning was committed within the government’s industrial estate and the result was the destruction of stored cargo for shipment.”

Uy and other local officials have been pushing for the return of the trash back to South Korea after government agencies found that Verde Soko lacked proper permits to import the garbage. Verde Soko had earlier said it intended to recycle the trash in its facility.

Obsioma hinted that the fire could have been triggered by the presence of methane gas found in the trash.

“Our investigators have so far did not find any piece of evidence that could point to arson,” he added.

He also noted that the Verde Soko facility is fenced and guarded, making it difficult for intruders to come in and light up the trash.

The trash is set to be returned to South Korea following an agreement with Philippine authorities last month. (PNA) 29IB troopers will continue to extend our support to whatever positive endeavors you will organize to provide opportunities for every Agusanon especially those living in the far-flung areas”, Criste added.

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late FERDINAND M. CARAUSUS, who died on November 9, 2018 at Valencia City, Bukidnon.

That the deceased at the time of his death, left that certain property more particularly described as follows:

“A PARCEL OF LAND, situated at Bagontaas, Valencia City, Bukidnon, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED NINETY FOUR (294) SQUARE METERS more or less, known as Lot No. 14-C-1-B, Psd-10-052166 portion of Lot 14-C-1, Psd-039821, covered by TCT No. T-99690, declared under Tax Declaration No. G-046017.”

Is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE, under the Notarial Registry of ATTT. FRANCISCO L. VASIG, JR., Notary Public, per Doc No. 153; Page No. 32; Book No. 330; Series of 2019.

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO. 2019-072 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN OF SPOUSES REYNAN MADRONA REMO AND BETHYL LOZANO NIÑAL-REMO, REYNAN MADRONA REMO AND BETHYL LOZANO NIÑAL-REMO, Petitioners.

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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 28,2000 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 summon and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at P-6 Pala-o, Iligan City and Palao,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 twelve (12) 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 28, 2000, 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 6, 2019 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 7th day of July 2019.

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Babu Kwan’s Asian Plates pays homage to BIMP-EAGA

By TITO MIKE

CAGAYAN de Oro’s signature Halal restaurant serving Moro cuisine has now expanded its menu to Southeast Asia. And what more auspicious date to launch the new dishes than the holiest of Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide?

Babu Kwan chose August 11 to launch five new “Asian Plates” it being Eid al-Adha or the “Festival of the Sacrifice”.

The festival honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God’s command.

However, before Abraham could sacrifice his son, an angel intervened and God gave Abraham a lamb to sacrifice instead. In commemoration of this intervention, an animal is sacrificed ritually and divided into three parts. One share is given to the poor and needy, another is kept for home, and the third is given to relatives.

In the Islamic Lunar Calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu-al-Hijjah. This year, Eid al-Adha in Philippines began in the evening of Sunday 11 August and ended in the evening of Monday 12 August.

However, we were fortunate to be invited by BK for food sampling of their new Asian Plates a day earlier on August 10, along with some friends. As explained by our host for the day, Babu Cecile Mambuay, former Faculty Regent (On leave) of MSU-Marawi she was pitching in for daughter Khal and son-in-law Abde Campong who were delayed by weather in Basilan.

Babu Cecile is doing a research paper on Halal Tourism that schools and accrediting agencies can use as a guide to develop the Halal foods market in the Philippines.

“Being in the food service business is an infinite love affair with different cuisines in the PH as well as other countries,” she said. “One should have an insatiable quest for knowledge about food and culture. And there’s the necessity to provide for a growing Muslim market for halal food.”

“Halal is for everyone. Halal

Nasi Kerabu

in Arabic means something allowed or permissible. It is clean, good for our body and soul, and acceptable to everyone. Total Halal concept covers Halal Food, Halal Finance, Halal Pharmaceuticals, Halal Garments, Halal Tourism, Halal Restaurants, Halal Transport and Halal Housing.”

“We want to promote Moro Cuisine as characteristic of a particular people, mix and match to present to you something palatable, very attractive and very halal. Food culture is the last to be forgotten that’s why we always long for something homey, we want BK to be the home of Maranaos who have lost their homes and are now in Cagayan de Oro,” Babu Cecile stressed.

“We serve Maranao food, we also serve other dishes but our best sellers are Beef Randang, which is also very common to ASEAN countries and is our link to the region.

This is our link to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia because when we go to these countries we find dishes they have in common with us.”

“Now we are introducing five Asian plates as a gesture of oneness with the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA)’s signature KUMBIRA (the longest running and biggest culinary event outside Metro Manila) whose theme for this year is The Food Baskets of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines (BIMP) which aims to promote the

One NASI LEMAK (Chicken) coming up.

Black Nasi Lemak

cuisines of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the flavors and regional recipes of Mindanao.”

“We are already on our 23rd year with Kumbira and we’d like to level up, we have to connect with other countries, especially our neighboring ASEAN community,” said COHARA Past President Nelia Lee. “Our Department of Tourism would also like to promote Halal, because there are already a lot of Muslim markets, but we don’t have many certified Halal outlets here.”

Currently, there are only six private Filipino-owned halal certifiers in the Philippines: Islamic Dawa Council of the Philippines, Halal Development Institute of the Philippines, Mindanao Halal Authority, Muslim Mindanao Halal Certification Board, Halal International Chamber of Commerce, and Prime. However, these certifiers are only recognized in the Philippines and not by other countries.

To introduce the Asian Plates, BK Chef Hasanah Sani Macapaar, an outstanding graduate of Monster Kitchen Academy (MKA) and who now teaches in MKA, explains why BK chose to introduce Asian Plates.

Chef Has won the Bronze Medal with team mate Chef Vahnja Babia-Flores in the prestigious Chef Wars at the 10th National Food Showdown held October 2016 in Baguio City. She won the right to represent the city in the national competition when she and team

mates Ivy Ann P. Duldulao and Jade Charmaine P. Mangao won Silver, the highest award in the Chef Wars, during the 20th Kumbira, in August 2016.

“We have been planning to introduce Asian Plates for some time now,” Chef Has explained.

“For our first Asian Plate, we would like to introduce you to Nasi Kerabu, a Malaysian dish, which comes with rice cooked with coconut milk (gata). And we used Tilapia which is a very common ingredient of Maranao dishes. For sambal we make our own with local ingredients. We also make our BK peanuts with dilis and secret sauce also with local ingredients. These ingredients are common in similar recipes in Indonesia and Malaysia but we use locally sourced ingredients.”

Actually BK’s five Asian Plates Nasi Lemak, Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Kyuning, Black Nasi Lemak and Nasi Tomato are five variations of what is essentially the same dish, Nasi Lemak, considered the national dish of Malaysia although it is also common with various twists in other ASEAN countries.

BK’s Asian Plates share the same common ingredients in that all have fresh cucumber and tomato slices with sambal, your choice of boiled or fried eggs, keropok (Kropek) and BK’s spicy-sweet peanuts and anchovies.

Sambal is a chili sauce/ paste typically made from a variety of chili peppers with secondary ingredients such as

Our host for the food sampling Babu CECILE MAMBUAY.

New Menu Cards for Babu Kwan’s ASIAN PLATES photo courtesy of L ift M arketing

shrimp paste, garlic, ginger, shallot, scallion, palm sugar, and lime juice. Various recipes of sambals usually are served as hot and spicy condiments for dishes, and there are no less than 212 variants of sambal in Indonesia, mostly coming from Java.

While the dish in itself is already savory, everyone agreed the BK spicy-sweet peanuts is a winner and would go well with cold beer. Alas no beer in a halal restaurant!

Not to worry. We may be seeing bottled BK peanuts very soon which you can bring home to savor in the comfort of your den while enjoying your favorite shows on cable TV. Nasi Kerabu is served with blue colored rice as a result of the blue ternate flower (commonly known as butterfly pea or Balog-Balog in Bisaya) reputed to be a natural memory booster, antioxidant, antiglycation, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, prevents fatigue, analgesic, anti-asthmatic, reduces stress and anxiety, good

for the skin and hair and antiulcer.

The healthy blue rice is paired with fried wild-caught tilapia. Tilapia is good for the bones, brain, thyroid gland, skin and heart. It has antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins C and E which can fight skin aging (you’re welcome), and it has more protein and less carbs which can help in weight loss!

So the major variations for BK’s five Asian Plates are its main ingredients: NASI TOMATO (Shrimps) is served with rice sautéed in spices and tomato paste and BK Shrimps.

BLACK NASI LEMAK is packed with health benefits from the black rice (wholegrain rice that’s rich in anthocyanins, antioxidant pigments that give the rice its black color) to the grilled squid (rich in protein, high in antioxidants too, chock full of vitamins and minerals to fight anemia).

NASI KYUNING (Beef) has BK’s flagship Beef Randang (its most popular item in the See PAYS, page 11

The creative chops in the BK Kitchen Chef Has Macapaar.

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from page 10 with premium rice cooked in turmeric giving it the characteristic yellow color usually served in households in Marawi City and Lanao del Sur called Kyuning.

NASI LEMAK (chicken) is renowned as the National Dish of Malaysia. BK’s twist has fragrant white rice cooked in coconut milk (gata) and served with fried chicken, which Babu Cecile explained is a concession to kids who usually look for fried chicken wherever they dine outside their homes.

Babu Kwan is found on the ground floor of G/F Vines Pension House Building, Yacapin Ext. corner Aguinaldo St., Brgy 32 (1.13 km), 9000 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. It is open Monday to Saturday 11am2pm for lunch, then 5-9pm for dinner. For inquiries please call mobile # 945 135 5270 or visit their website at www. babukwan.com or Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/babukwanrestaurant/

Kumbira... from page 1

Association (COHARA) since 1996, Kumbira has been a staple fiesta event of Cagayan de Oro City every August visited not just by Kagay-anons but by gourmands all over the country.

COHARA intends to elevate the Kumbira edition this year by highlighting it as a BIMP food baskets event – meaning cuisine from neighboring Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia are featured. Participating chefs are Chef Datu Shariff Pendatun of Indonesia and Chef Tatung Sarthou II of Malaysia.

Kumbira aims to showcase the best culinary creations of the region while incorporating the latest culinary trends.

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illegal practice which is stiffly punished under Saudi laws. For this infractions, many OFWs were caught in the past and are languishing in Saudi jails,” Pangarungan said.

“While we commiserate with our OFWs in their desire to join the Hajj, we cannot tolerate this unlawful practice at the inconvenience and expense of our regular pilgrims,” he added.

Pangarungan said the NCMF is working hard to reform and improve the Hajj operations and paid the full food and tent accommodation for this year’s 7,234 pilgrims in Mina.

The NCMF arranged for a five-star hotel accommodation in Madinah and Meccah and worked hard for the reduction of the Hajj fees and airfare ranging 10 thousand to 30 thousand pesos per pilgrim.

For the next Hajj, Pangarungan said, the NCMF will consider a good quality hotel in Misfallah nearer Haram in response to the clamour of sheiks and some pilgrims.

Datu-Ramos and other two NCMF directors were

directed to submit an investigation report of this within 30 days from August 14.

Five deaths Meanwhile, the NCMF announced on Monday (August 12) that there were five mortality in this year’s Hajj.

The fifth pilgrim, who died two days before the Hajj would end on Wednesday, August 14, is identified as Macapalao Rasuman, 62, from Lumba Bayabao town in Lanao del Sur. He died inside his tent in Mina and the only mortality during the Mashair or the last three days of the Hajj.

Like the other four mortalities, Rasuman died due to cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to massive myocardial infarction or heart attack.

The pilgrims who died while performing the annual Hajj in Meccah were buried in a cemetery in Saudi Arabia.

Datu-Ramos said many Muslims preferred to die while performing Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam.

In 2018 Hajj, eight mortalities were recorded and most of those who died were in their senior years.

Medical services Datu-Ramos said that the NCMF is trying all the best to serve the pilgrim but mortalities cannot be avoided as many pilgrims are already in their senior years.

Even before pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia, the medical team of the NCMF was already in place since July 10 working continuously.

The NCMF reported that more than 200 pilgrims were served daily by eight to nine health workers per shift that composed of medical doctors, nurses and clerical staff.

The Filipino pilgrim will start returning to the Philippines on August 17 to 31.

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shelters in Marawi City by start of September according to Ybañez.

Marawi City Health Officer Dr. Ali Dalidig said that 277 dengue cases were recorded in Marawi City with three mortalities from January to July this year.

Of that number, 121 were recorded in July only, when the Department of Health announced that dengue is already a national epidemic.

“The mayor was alarmed and immediately ordered all

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Friday, August 16, 2019 the departments in the LGU to conduct massive cleanup all over 72 barangays dubbed as Limpyo Marawi Kontra Dengue,” Dalidig said in a press briefing of the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM).

Aside from the massive clean-up drive, Dalidig said, the LGU has also conducted a multi-media campaign to educate residents how to prevent the virus brought by a mosquito using radio

stations, two-way radio group and social media.

The city government has also advised the schools to suspend the wearing of uniform for the children so that they could wear long pants and long-sleeve shirts.

“We also adopt the 4S strategies: Search and Destroy, Self Protection, Seek Early Consultation and Say No to Indiscriminate Fogging,” Dalidig said.

Davao Light apologizes for the recurring power interruptions in Cat. Pequeno, Mintal and Tugbok areas Customers of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. in the areas of Cat. Pequeno, Mintal and Tugbok have experienced recurring power interruptions last August 13 and 14.

Upon initial investigation, the major cause of the power interruption was a technical problem found at the Tugbok Substation, where the affected areas are connected.

To mitigate the impact of the problem, Davao Light has dispatched a round-the-clock monitoring and response team in the said substation.

Further repair works are still ongoing to avoid recurrence of this situation.

Davao Light deeply and sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience brought about by these power interruptions, which are unscheduled. It will exert its best efforts to resolve the problem the soonest possible time.

Meanwhile, Davao Light assures that there will be no scheduled power interruptions that will affect any Kadayawan-related activities.

OFW deployment in HK, normal – DOLE

THE deployment of workers to Hong Kong continues despite the mounting protests and civil disturbance in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the labor department is yet to receive a recommendation from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) if the condition would warrant a temporary deployment ban, even as the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) is closely monitoring the situation.

“The DFA has not yet raised the alert level in Hong Kong. We are waiting for their recommendation before we make any action or temporarily suspend the deployment of our OFWs in Hong Kong,” Bello said during a media forum in Malate,

Manila.

He also directed the labor officials in Hong Kong to provide him with periodic report on the situation and should tension escalates.

The labor chief however advised OFWs to stay indoors and avoid going to areas where protests and tensions were concentrated.

“We urge our household service workers in Hong Kong to stay in their workplaces for the time being and avoid the streets where protests are held. We are closely monitoring the situation,” Bello said.

He also discouraged the Filipino migrants in the tourist country from wearing white or black shirts while on the streets to avoid being mistaken as protesters and prevent untoward incidents. #Paul Ang

R. A 10172 & R.A. 9048 Form No 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte City /Municipality: Iligan City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, & SECTION 5 OF R.A. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that CIECILIA MARMI C. MACALIAG has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” and CHANGE OF FIRST Name from “MARVIN” to “CECILIA MARMI” in the Certificate live of birth MARVIN LARGO CHUA who was born on 25 FEBRUARY 1971 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Minda C. Largo and Marlon E. Chua.

Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than SEPTEMBER 2019.

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

MDN: Aug 16 & 23, 2019

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10 5F and 6F Trinidad Building, Corner Capistrano-Yacapin Streets, Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT If you have any information / objection to the above-mentioned application(s), Please communicate with the Regional Director.

August 15, 2019 SGD. ATTY. JOFFREY M. SUYAO, CESO III Regional Director MDN: Aug 16, 2019

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