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MisOr adopts “no faceshield,” no entry policy By CRIS DIAZ Executive Officer

MISAMIS ORIENTAL: Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano on Monday ordered the banning of all provincial employees from entering the provincial capitol building without “face shields.” Emano issued the order as the Vice Mayor of Talisayan, a coastal town east of Misamis Oriental was found positive of COVID-19 after attending the wake of a friend who died of old age. Talisayan Vice Mayor Joseph Epok said that the town folk has died of old age and not of COVID virus. “I did not feel anything or have shown any symptoms and believed that my case is asymptomatic,” Epok told a reporter. Emano said that the distributed “face shields” are provided free to all provincial workers as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the workplace. He said that he has President Ambassador Benedicto Yujuico , Secretary General Ruben Pascual , Chamber Mgt Institute Chairman, instructed the provincial

Endorses April Reso earlier passed by PCCI Mindanao THE Philippines’ largest business group is pushing for active private sector representation and participation in the Inter-Agency Task Force against Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in a bid to expedite the reopening of the country’s economy. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) passed a strongly worded resolution on August 20, 2020 urging the IATF-EID to include the business sector in its policy decisions amidst the worst slump in the country’s economy in decades. See PUSHES, page 11

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Suspect in Maguindanao massacre collared after 10 years in hiding By CRIS DIAZ Executive Officer

CAGAYAN de Oro City--A suspect in the Ampatuan Massacre that killed 58 people, including 32 members of the press on Nov. 23, 2009 in Maguindanao, was arrested in Misamis Oriental, law enforcers said here. The suspect, identified as Nasser Adam, 45, married, who worked as a private Mindanao Regional Governors of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry security guard in a beverwith PCCI President Ambassador Benedicto Yujuico (4th from left) and Mindanao AVP age company in Tagolo-an, Ghaye Alegrio (4th from right).

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Misamis Oriental, did not resist arrest when the warrant was served on him by elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) from Lanao Del Norte. Adam, now sporting a pseudo alias “Omar Kassim,” who carried a P 300,000 reward on his head, was in hiding for the past 10 years after the infamous Maguindanao massacre took place in Sitio Masalay in the vil-

lage of Salman, Ampatuan town. During an interview with the local media here, Adam, reportedly a relative of the Ampatuans, denied participation in the Maguindanao massacre, but alleged that he was only implicated in the carnage. Lt. Col. Napoleon Carpio, deputy chief of CIDG in Northern Mindanao, said that Adam was the subject See COLLARED, page 11

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DPWH constructs additional isolation facilities ILIGAN CITY -- After just completing the isolation facility in Brgy. Poblacion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)Lanao del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office (LDN2 DEO) is constructing again isolation facilities in barangays Acmac and Tomas Cabili, both in this city. In the past few weeks, Iligan City has seen a surge of COVID-19 cases, prompting local officials to request the National COVID-19 InterAgency Task Force to place Iligan City under an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). The request however was not heeded as Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, declared last Saturday night that all of Mindanao’s 27 provinces and 33 cities will be under MGCQ from August 16 to 31. On Monday, Iligan’s Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Health Cluster reported 18 new cases, the highest so far, with 17 of

Law enforcers nabbed NPA finance officer, seize firearm By CRIS DIAZ Executive Officer

Design of the isolation rooms, toilet, and bath rooms now being constructed by DPWH-Lanao del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office as additional COVID-19 Isolation Facilities in Brgy. Acmac and Brgy. Tomas Cabili, Iligan City. (VNL/DPWH-PIO)

these cases due to local transmission. “We do not want our healthcare facilities to be overwhelmed with these new COVID-19 cases. We need our doctors and medical personnel to focus more on patients who have mild to moderate symptoms. For those who are asymp-

DSWD distributes P78.4-B to 13.1 million family-beneficiaries MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already distributed P78.4 billion to 13.1 million familybeneficiaries for the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program emergency cash subsidy. As of August 20, about 1.4 million Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, 5.7 million non-4Ps families, 3.1 million waitlisted beneficiaries were already covered by the department. “More over, 128,074 transport network vehicle service (TNVS) and public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers were also given assistance,” DSWD Usec. Rene Glen Paje said during the Network Briefing with Presidential Communications Sec. Martin Andanar, August 21.

Paje added that they are waiting for almost 300,000 names of beneficiaries to be uploaded by various local government units (LGUs) and they have returned almost 200,000 names for validation because they had incomplete information like cell phone numbers, middle names, among others. Paj e s aid t hes e are among the reasons why there are delays in the distribution. “Another cause of the delay is COVID. Many of our personnel have been infected so we are very careful now.” He added that DSWD has other programs for those who did not qualify for SAP. “ We have the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situations where we can give medical orcash assistance or others.” (SMRN/ PIA Misamis Occidental)

tomatic or have very mild symptoms, they can stay in our new isolation centers so their families will be safe and the patients will have a decent and comfortable place to finish their isolation period,” explained District Engineer Alykhan Ali. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar has classified CO-

VID-19 facilities as urgent projects following the recent announcement of the Department of Health that hospital bed occupancy for coronavirus and noncoronavirus beds is now at “warning zone” nationwide. On Tuesday, members of the Iligan Inter-Agency See CONSTRUCTS, page 10

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City: A combined military and police operatives collared a top official of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Surigao Del Sur and recovered various high-powered firearms and explosives, the military reported Sunday. Sarvina Rivas Quijano, a.k.a “Soping” was nabbed on board a multi-cab vehicle with plate number YCZ583 driven by Jovencito P. Lozada, in a checkpoint in San Miguel, Surigao Del Sur. Lt. Krisjuper Andreo J. Punsalan, spokesperson of the Surigao-based 3rd Special Forces Army Battalion, said that the law enforcers became suspicious when they noticed in plain view the protruding rifle grenade

in the vehicle. A search on the vehicle reportedly turned out two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), blasting cap with detonating cord, three rifle grenades, five analog cellular phones, one laptop computer, subversive documents, numerous SIM cards, external drive and a memory card allegedly owned by the Quijano. Punsalan said that a former rebel later identified Quijano as the finance staff of the communist New People’s Army (NPA), Northeastern Military Regional Command (NEMRC) based in Surigao del Sur. He said that Quijano was the alleged widow of Marcelino Tampos Navarro a.k.a “Marsing”, the Head of Education and Propaganda Committee and the Deputy See NABBED, page 10

The Philippine Army’s 524th Engineering Construction Battalion works on the rehabilitation of the four-kilometer farm-to-market road in Purok 8, Magsaysay, Quezon, Bukidnon. (CMO, 88IB, 4ID, PA)

AFP builds road, school for IP community in Bukidnon MARAMAG, Bukidnon -Aimed at helping indigenous peoples (IP) children hurdle the daily woes in going to school on foot for three hours, the 88th Infantry “Maringal” Battalion (88IB) of the Philippine Army together with Quezon local

government unit (LGU) and 524th Engineering Construction Battalion, build an IP school in Purok 8, Magsaysay, Quezon, Bukidnon. The Engineering Battalion also worked on the rehabilitation of the fourkilometer farm-to-market road in barangay Magsaysay, which is in response to the IP community’s needs based on the validation and assessment by the Community

Support Program (CSP) team of 88IB. The said two infrastructure projects were funded by Quezon LGU and the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KalahiCIDSS) being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The Philippine Army will soon turn over this two-classroom school

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building to the Department of Education. LtCol. Franklin Fabic, Commanding Officer of 88IB, disclosed that the Engineering Battalion started the construction last April 6 after the community denounced their support to the New People’s Army (NPA). He said this task also led other government agencies to converge and do their share in achieving peace and development in identified Conflict-Affected Areas (ConAAs) and Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAS). He added that the Army’s Community Support Program (CSP) is helping the local government in the conduct of rapid ‘needs assessment’ for projects that will alleviate the living condition of residents and identify the needs of the populace, thus, bringing development in the area. The CSP team’s validation report showed that the absence of school and See BUILDS, page 10

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DA-10 orients newly hired COS and JOs on gov’t service CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - In line with the agency’s thrust to deliver effective and efficient services, the Human Resource Management Section of the Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 conducted the Basic Orientation Seminar to its 40 newly hired Contract of Service (COS) and Job Order (JO) workers on August 11, this city. Said activity aims to apprise the newly hired employees to understand the policies and guidelines of the office. “Under the leadership of Sec. William Dar, we should strive to achieve the department’s battlecry for

‘a food-secure Philippines with prosperous farmers and fisherfolk’,” Carlota S. Madriaga, DA-10 regional technical director for operations remarked. “DA employees must learn to treat everyone with respect, and create initiatives and strategies in line with our vision and mission, so that we may go beyond what is expected of us,” she added. Various topics discussed: RA 6713 otherwise known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, the guiding principle for establishing work ethics in the government service;

including, the Department’s roster of programs, projects and services for agridevelopment. Participants coming from the different divisions include: Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance (AMAD), Field Operations (FOD), Research, Integrated Laboratory (ILD), Regulatory, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PMED), Regional Agricultural Engineering (RAED) and Administrative and Finance (AFD) divisions, and Regional Agricultural and Fisheries Information Section, Office of the Regional Director (RAFIS-ORD). #(JCGamboa)

DA-10 supports 6ID Phil Army’s thrust to peace, dev’t program C AG AYA N D E O R O CIT Y - In support to President Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 (EO No. 70) to institutionalize the whole-of-nation approach in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace, the Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) turned over agriinterventions to the 6th Infantry Division - Philippine Army (6ID-PA) at Camp Paulino Santos Military Reservation in Almada, Cotabato. DA-RFO 10 Regional Executive Director Car-

lene C. Collado handed about P3.3 million provisions to 6ID-PA Commander Major General Diosdado C. Carreon, AFP on Thursday, August 13, in support to Camp Paulino Santos Military Reservation. A Memorandum of Understanding forged between DA-RFO 10 and the 6ID, PA aims to promote peace and order through agricultural development and enhancement of agricultural productivity to address poverty reduction and empowerment of communities to end

local armed conflict. Said interventions include one unit four-wheel drive, 100 horsepower farm tractor with implements (disc plow, trailing harrow and trailer) worth P2.495 million funded under the agency’s Normalization Program. Further, agri equipment and inputs amounting P560,300 comprised of 1 unit corn sheller, 1 unit hammer mill, 1 set pump and engine, 1 module upgraded goat and native swine, 100 packets of 5-in-1 assorted vegetable seeds, 36 packs

forage seeds, and 1 bag sorghum seeds at 20 kilograms. Meanw hile, a C ertificate of Commitment worth P183,000 for 3 heads cattle-heifer, 1 module sheep and 1 module chicken to boost their livestock production. RED Collado believes, agricultural development can significantly contribute to peace by raising income and employment that can possibly reduce social frustrations that triggers violence. On the other hand, MGen. Carreon expressed

his gratitude to DA’s response to the whole-ofnation approach. “The intervention is vital and timely, especially in this pressing condition of the COVID-19 pandemic, where food and health is the most concern,” he said. In addition, the department has also given 2 packs at 1 kilo per pack of sweet corn seeds for food production. 6th DREO Major Ralph Vismen D. Macasarte also said, the interventions will urge nearby communities in its 14 reservation

camps to venture into farming instead of going against the government. Camp Paulino Santos Military Reservation will serve as a model farm, which they plan to develop for replication. Present during the turnover were North Cotabato 1st District Representative Joel Sacdalan; Almada Mayor Jesus N. Sacdalan; 602nd Brig. General Roberto S. Capulong; Chief of Staff Colonel Michael A. Santos MNSA and staff of 6ID and DA-RFO 10.# (EMBentulan)

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TO err is human - to forgive is divine. The British poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744) created this saying. And, in my opinion, he was so very right. Erring - having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards. How many times have we done something wrong? In our daily life struggles, we also pass innumerable periods of splendid isolation and act, as William Shakespeare said, “Thoughts are free” by hurting and insulting relatives, friends, and colleagues. Many times we err, and, even if we know it, we don’t care. BAHALA SILA... Maybe we pray and ask for forgiveness. And, we are so sure of having our complimentary ticket in our pockets and pouches. Nobody is perfect - sure! Me too! Yes, I confess! But that’s no excuse for broken promises. How many times do we commit a mistake? How many times are we mistaken, or get astray? How many times do we sin? How often do we catch ourselves being roving, wandering, and acting eccentric, changeable, capri-

cious, and not dependable? Or, how many people in our surroundings do we meet daily, who err terribly on their decisions? I am not talking about the deviation from right or truth and the sins, blunders, and mistakes, which we make in our daily life. To err is human, sure - but not if we err willfully, intentionally, or if legal premeditation is done. But the second part of my today’s column here is much more important: forgiveness! Yes, forgiveness is divinity - meaning to say: godhead and theological together. I looked into my dictionaries and found innumerable explanations: “If we can forgive, we are belonging to, or, we are having the nature of God. We might be holy, sacred, heavenly, or a superhuman -being a priest, a pastor, a clergy, or theologian!” I guess it’s already a wonderful situation, after being insulted or hurt by someone to hear the simple expression “SORRY!” Yes, it’s coming from the bottom of the heart. “SORRY!” ... - and I ask God also to forgive all my sins and my

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wrongdoings to others. Regarding “seeking forgiveness” we can find plenty of passages in our Holy Bible. The most touching part for me is being found in Proverbs 28:13: “You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up, then God will show mercy to you!” “Erring” taxi drivers never die out. When I returned from my last long trip before Covid-19 stopped all travel plans, I met one, asking me an extra charge of 50 Pesos because of the incalculable waiting period at the airport. The taxi number and company are noted. Just in case... Of course, I didn’t pay the extra charge and boarded another taxi.... +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com.

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SPMC the vile critics didn’t know

IF the opposition and their propaganda machiner y think they scored big with what they claim was a damaging revelation that the Southern Philippines Medical Center received a huge sum of reimbursements from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, they better save the cow for their party because their tirade displays their ignorance. If they think that the amount of PhP326 million is huge for one hospital, they better look again because simple arithmetic will tell them SPMC is in fact shortchanged. As usual, Maria Ressa, the Manila-based darling of the western press, thought she stumbled on a huge stockpile of explosives that can be detonated and reduce her pet peeve Rodrigo Duterte to smithereens. She did try to ignite some but it backfired. Doctors and health workers at SPMC were mad by the careless insinuations of Ressa for not checking on her facts but thank her anyway, for now, it is known nationwide that SPMC, which is based in Davao City, is, in fact, the biggest tertiary hospital in the country which means it is very well equipped and with a phalanx of specialist physicians. At this point let me quote verbatim what Dr. Bernard Chiew, a Davao City-based internal medicine and adult cardiology specialist, has to

say: 1. SPMC is in Davao City. Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is in another province, at Tagum City in Davao Del Norte. 2. SPMC is the biggest government hospital in the country with 1500 beds. PGH is second with 1100 beds. 3. How big is SPMC? For the Department of Internal Medicine alone, which is largely responsible for taking care of COVID patients, there are 83 medical residents and 95 medical consultants. Our department is bigger than the whole medical staff and trainees of most hospitals. The total number of residents/fellows and consultants for all the departments of SPMC? 475 residents and fellows, 399 consultants. 4. SPMC is the ONLY government hospital in Davao City, serving the whole of Mindanao as a medical center. For SPMC, there is no such thing as “puno na ang hospital. Lumipat na lang kayo sa iba!”. The buck stops here. 5. As for Covid-19, SPMC is the only Covid center in the Davao area. BECAUSE WE ARE SMART HERE IN DAVAO, we centralized the treatment of Covid. Until recently, private hospitals were not allowed to admit Covid. Now, only mild cases of COVID are allowed in private hospitals. It is still

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SPMC which is ground zero for the COVID treatment. By doing this, we are able to maximize manpower and resources and streamline our response. 6. SPMC is not just an “infirmary clinic” that others make it appear. Since the start of the Covid Pandemic, on average, SPMC is taking care of more than 130 inpatient Covid cases daily (about 100 adult Covid patients and 30 pediatric Covid cases). This does not include hundreds of other non-Covid cases in the hospital. 7. In Metro Manila, unlike in Davao City’s SPMC, PGH does not bear the brunt of ALL Covid cases. Covid cases are being admitted in private hospitals and other government hospitals in Metro Manila. 8. Actually, Metro Manila got the biggest share of Covid-a9 funds at PhP592 million (PGH, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, and Quirino Memorial Medical Center). Davao CIty (SPMC) got PhP326 million. So! For those of you who just comment without doing research, it’s either you are ignorant or intellectually See CRITICS, page 11

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Covid-19 cases in Caraga rise to 455, recoveries at 333 By ALEXANDER LOPEZ

BUTUAN CITY – The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the Caraga Region continues to increase as new cases were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH-13) on Saturday afternoon (August 22).

A total of 146 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results were received by the agency on Saturday from the GeneXpert TB Reference Laboratory of Butuan Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center and Davao One World, of which 35 are positive for the

Covid-19 virus. The DOH-13 said that of the new cases, 24 are locally stranded individuals (LSIs), three are returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), five are local transmission cases in Butuan City, two are close contacts of previously confirmed cases, and one is a hospital non-medical

worker. About 71 percent or 25 of the new cases are asymptomatic while 29 percent, or 10, have exhibited mild to moderate symptoms. The DOH-13 said asymptomatic cases are strictly monitored in the designated quarantine facilities while symptomatic patients are

Addressing challenges in special education under the ‘new normal’

Managing optimum patience and calmness in dealing with children with special needs

By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School

Because of the COVID-19 situation in the country, DepEd has developed a Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) to be implemented this upcoming school year 2020-2021. In the BE-LCP, DepEd assured that Special Education (SPED) is included in the various learning delivery modalities being prepared to ensure learning continuity of learners with exceptionalities. However, as special education teachers, how are we going to address these challenges under the “new normal”? Face-to-face interaction is very vital in teaching special education. Now, we are beset on partnering with the parents in order to still attain full and optimum learning among children with special needs. This posts a great challenge, especially when we deal with the working parents, yet, we must exert maximum effort and patience for learning to continue. As a parent, you have many opportunities throughout any day to influence and teach your children. Sometimes that can happen deliberately, like when you show them how to tie their shoes; or it can happen unintentionally, as your children observe you doing things.

What you do and how you behave as an adult tends to be the biggest influence on how your children act. They are watching and learning from you every day. You can use this fact to help instruct your children. In addition to sharing information, talking helps to build relationships. It is through connections that people learn to trust each other and grow. The more your children feel secure in their relationship with you, the more readily they will learn from you. As you spend time together, share with them your experiences, feelings, and values related to the skills being taught. Invite your children to share with you their feelings and thoughts, and help them to identify their pride and sense of accomplishment when they learn something new or finish a task. These internal feelings then become the self-motivating factors that drive your children to continue to learn. Yes, it is very challenging but with the combined super powers of the teachers and the parents in this new normal, the teaching and learning of children with special needs will be attainable and achievable.

Teachers of all levels should know their classrooms will represent a variety of cultural backgrounds, learning styles and intellectual abilities, most significantly when you are teaching children with special needs. Teachers should be patient and calm and help maintain a balance between their own expectations and the learners’ unique abilities. For me, it is very challenging but what drives me most, is my love, my passion, my commitment in handling children with special needs. They are so special to me and they bring so much fufillment towards me that they are making the works lighter and more manageable. I just love dealing and teaching them, I call it my calling. When a child has special needs, patience is a must. Since this type of learner takes longer to perform simple tasks, understanding is key for development. No matter how long it takes, a special education teacher must give a child time to complete the task. Having a good sense of humor will help along the way. Although the classroom is a place for serious learning, dealing with a special needs child will require the ability to create a cheerful environment

that empowers this type of learner to gain success. Also, it is up to this teacher to take time and comprehend each student’s individual needs so that frustrating situations can be avoided. Also, it is essential to provide a calm temperament when dealing with these type of learners. Many children must balance behavioral and learning issues, so a classroom environment can be extremely stressful. An effective teacher will be able to calm his or her students so that anxiety is reduced. When children feel safe, they are more likely to be open to learning. More so, values of patience and calmness must always go with each other especially when dealing with children with special needs. And while these children learn so much from me, actually, in my own realizations and actualizations, I am learning a lot from them consequently. They just don’t realize it, but to be honest, they are the ones who taught me how to be more patient, how to be more understanding, and most of all how to be more calm amidst life’s challenges. And with that, I will be forever truly grateful to my pupils.

Learning Delivery Modalities in the New Normal By GRACE S. LAVIDEZ Master Teacher I Bongbongon Elementary School

COVID 19 pandemic brings a lot of changes in many aspects of our lives. One of these is the new delivery of learning. To ensure the continuous implementation of the K-12 Curriculum and basic education program, Department of Education tries to change the landscape of learning delivery. The implementation of this learning modality comes along with curriculum modification and adjustment, alignment of learning materials, and teacher training. The Department of Education mandates every school leaders with the help of stakeholders to prepare a learning continuity plan which will serve as guide for the teachers, parents and learners for the new normal.

There are four different learning modalities introduced by DepEd in this time of pandemic. These are Face to face, Distance Learning, Blended learning and Home Schooling Program. Face to face learning modality is the common way of delivering the lesson via face to face in a classroom. However this is subject to physical distancing and minimum health standards due to the pandemic. Distance learning is a modality where pupils learn even at distance from a teacher. It can be categorized into three types; modular distance learning, online teaching, ETV and radiobased instruction. Blended learning is a combination of distance learning and face to face. Home Schooling is a program under alternative

delivery mode where the pupil learns from qualified parents, guardians or tutors. In choosing the appropriate modality, basic things must be put into considerations. Like the access, conditions/ situations, readiness and availability of resources. We must also consider the context and situation of the learners in our respective area. The new modalities of learning brings doubt and worries to the teachers, parents and pupils. However, we must keep in mind that education must continue. With the recent situation that we have, it is indeed necessary to collaborate with one another to ensure that the continuity of quality education to every child is being achieved.

admitted at identified hospitals for management. The new Covid-19 cases in the region are distributed in the following areas: Butuan City (9); in Agusan del Sur Bayugan City (4), Rosario (1), San Francisco (2), San Luis (2), Talacogon (1); in Surigao del Norte - Sta. Monica (1), Taganaan (1); in Surigao del Sur - Bayabas (2), Carmen (1), Lianga (1), San Miguel (3); in the Province of Dinagat Islands - Cagdianao (2), Loreto (4), and San Jose (1). As of Saturday, Caraga Region has a total of 455 Covid-19 cases with 333 recoveries, 118 active cases and four recorded deaths. Butuan City has a total of 161 cases with 110 recoveries, 48 active cases and three recorded deaths. “Our cases are continuously rising just as we are continuously moving. We call on everyone to increase vigilance and be accountable to our own health,” DOH13 director Jose R. Llacuna said in a statement Sunday (August 23). He also urged the public to “stay away from the three big Cs: Closed spaces that have poor ventilation, crowded areas, and closedcontact settings especially where people have closerange conversations.” Llacuna added that the risk of clustering of cases or cases that will most likely increase is when these 3Cs overlap. “When these settings are not avoided and we do not protect ourselves, then there is a high risk of getting the infection,” he said. Meanwhile, the Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI) is no longer free from Covid-19 as the DOH-13 announced on Saturday afternoon its first seven cases. In a statement, the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force of PDI said that in the past months, despite the limitations of the health care system and quarantine capacity, more than 2,000 LSIs were welcomed in the

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND ABSOLUTE SALE

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.

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.

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province. “We all knew the risks associated with the entry of LSIs and returning overseas Filipinos, as we have seen in other provinces. However, we did not hesitate to welcome them because they are our fellow citizens—our neighbors, relatives, and friends. Our way of handling this situation, since the beginning, has always been based on human rights and guided by compassion,” the statement said. The Task Force also assured the people of PDI that it is ready, together with the provincial government and the national line agencies to ensure the containment of Covid-19 to avoid any transmission to the general population with the help of the municipal counterparts and front-liners. “We have already prepared for this—with our communities as our frontline—since the beginning of our efforts to ensure the health and safety of each and every Dinagatnon,” the task force said. (PNA) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF EXEQUIEL N. TIA WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND CONSOLIDATING OF SHARES Notice is hereby that the intestate of the afore-named persons are the surviving spouse and children of EXEQUIL N. TIA who died on November 17, 2008 at Ozamis City; DECEASED died intestate, without Will and Testament and without any debts or asccounts; DECEASED left conjugal parcel Transfer Certificate of Title No. (T-6090) T-354 more particularly described as follows; “Lot No. 91-H3 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-193146, LRC Cad. record No.1626) situatied in the Barrio of Centro, Tangub City, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., points 2 to 3 by lot 91-1(LRC) Psd-193146; on the SE., points 3-4 by Lot 91-H-5; and points 4 to 5 by 91-H-4, both of the subdivision plan on the SE., points 5 to 1 by Lot 90, Tangub Cad., and the NW., points 1 to 2 by Lot 91-H-2., on the subdivision plan. Containing an area of Four Hundred Sixty Two (462) Square Meters more or less. Meanwhile, except for Richard G. Tia these named heirs co-owned a parcel of land adjacent to TCT No. T-6090) T-354 and this is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 41-2012000041 particularly described below: “A parcel of land (lot 91-H-2-B. Psd-10-064488) portion of lot 9-H-2, (LRC) Psd-253568; surveyed for Conchita Gallego; Land Use-Residential, situated in Centro, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE; along line 1-2 by lot 91-H-2-A, Psd-10-064488 on the NE; along line 3-4 by existing brgy. road lot 91-1, (LRC) Psd-193146 on the SE; along line 4-5 by lot 91-H-3, (LRC) Psd-253568 on the SW; along line 5-6 by lot 90, CAD-27, Tangub Cadastre on the NW; along line 6-1 by lot 91-H-1, (LRC) Psd-253568. Containing an area of Three Hundred Thirty Two (332) square meters.” It is the desire of the mentioned co-owners to terminate their co-ownership of the parcels of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-6090) T-354and Transfer Certificate of Title No. 141-201-2000041 for the full enjoyment and use of their respective shares. By virtue of these presents, the heirs/co-owners of the two parcels of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 141-2012000041 agree to CONSOLIDATE the said adjoining lands and to subdivide them in such purpose that will make their shares compact, continuous, and contiguous. Under Notary Public of Atty. IVY S. MANAGO ; as per Doc. No. 378; Page No. 77; Book No. VII; Series of 2012 MDN: Aug 18, 25 & Sept 1, 2020

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increases CDO, DTI chief assures support PAL Pagadian flights for local PPE makers By MA. CRISTINA ARAYATA

By KRIS CRISMUNDO

MANILA – Answering the call of manufacturers to prioritize Philippine-made personal protective equipment (PPE) in government procurement, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said his office is coordinating with the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (DBM-PS) to provide support for the domestic industry. “DTI is now coordinating with the CPMP and the Department of Health and the DBM-PS on the implementation of Bayanihan 2 – anticipating its passage into law; as well as on aligning PPE demand requirements, timing of procurement, and flow of production,” Lopez said in a statement Saturday night. He said the DTI and DBM have pushed to have a provision of preference to locally-manufactured and internationally-certified medical-grade PPE under the Bayanihan 2.

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“DTI emphasizes that we have always been pushing for patronizing local manufacturers in sourcing PPE in the government procurement process. Thus, we also thank the Senate and the House of Representatives for incorporating our proposals in the Bayanihan 2 and their continued support of our Philippine-based manufacturers as well as our partners from the DOH and

Enhancing teachers’ adaptability skills in the special education environment By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School

Special education teachers are an integral part of the educational process. It takes a person with a unique combination of traits to influence learners’ achievement. Teachers must be adaptable as you never know what may happen in the classroom. Children may have outbursts, meltdowns, and disruptions due to leaving the room to attend mainstream classes and meetings with therapists. A teacher has to be able to maintain order, keep to a schedule, and be flexible as all of these situations may arise. Modeling adaptability is important because children with special needs often need to learn how to adapt to their surroundings based on their disability. A teacher who demonstrates this effectively teaches the child how to do so in different situations. Moreover, adaptability is the ability to adapt to change. In general, it is being able to acclimate yourself to changing roles, job responsibilities, material, and schedules. If you cannot accommodate for these different aspects of teaching, most especially when teaching children with special needs, it will be dif-

ficult to give your learners the best learning experience that they could possibly get, and of course, that’s always the goal. Just as general life is full of changing, new, and uncertain situations, so are our working lives — and especially the working lives of teachers. For example, at work teachers regularly encounter diverse range of learners whom they must respond accordingly and appropriately and face unexpected situations in the classroom or shifts in timetabling that they need to navigate. All of these situations require teachers to adapt in order to successfully navigate them. Adapting may involve adjusting lesson pacing to better engage learners, minimizing frustration when a lesson is not going according to plan, or adapting one’s approach to collaboration to work well with a new colleague. Thus, adaptability is something teachers require on a regular basis and likely plays an important role in helping them to navigate the demands of their work, especially when you teaches special education.

DBM-PS,” the trade chief added. He noted that prioritizing locally-made products will help in saving jobs for Filipinos and Philippine-based firms amid this challenging business environment due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “For the DTI side, we continue to work with the Industry to further strengthen the country’s PPE ecosystem including filling-in

MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will increase its services to the cities of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and Pagadian this month, spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said over Villaluna told the PNA. the weekend. She added that PAL will Daily flights between gradually add flights to Manila and CDO will be- other domestic destinations gin on August 24, while to serve the demand for maintaining the CDO-Cebu flights across PAL’s domestic flights thrice weekly. route network. Starting August 25, Meanwhile, local carflights to Pagadian via Ma- riers urged passengers to nila will have five flights check their destination’s a week, adding two more local government requireflights from the current ments as these may vary in three times weekly services. every location. “The increase in flight All local carriers also frequency is directly cor- require passengers to wear related to the increase in face shields, aside from face demand for flights to Paga- masks, to board the flights. the remaining value chain dian, Zamboanga del Sur,” (PNA) gaps such as linking polypropylene resin producers with non-woven medical By MARIVIC D. LABITAD grade fabric manufacturers, attracting investments in One of the sectors significantly because they need to make sure important support services affected by the Covid-19 new normal that the copies are distributed to education. Since the country is the students’ homes before classes like local PPE testing labo- is still in quarantine, face-to-face begin in October. ratories, and developing an learning is still prohibited. People Parents and families have also online real-time platform are still required to stay home and been preparing. For families that for matching supply and safety protocols, including social/ can afford, new laptops, tablets, and demand including from physical distancing, continue to be desktop computers were bought. In fact, President Rodrigo Some have also upgraded their private hospitals,” Lopez observed. Roa Duterte has reiterated several internet service provider plans.

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Essential digital skills for 21st century teachers By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School

In a digitally focused world, education is getting more and more digitized pushing us, teachers and educators, to re-conceptualize what it really means to be a teacher in the 21st century. Whether you are a technological determinist or instrumentalist, technology has become an essential force shaping much of our teaching and pedagogical practices. The digital skills that teachers need have long moved on from just being able to use word processing and spreadsheets software. Digital skills that 21st century teachers should have include cloud storage and sharing solutions, social media, web editing, image editing, presentation software, and general multimedia. Despite the many benefits of using the Internet and other digital technologies there are also a number of dangers that pupils face. Cyberbullying, IT security and identity theft are all areas which teachers should have a good knowledge of in order to be able to help learners deal with issues if they arise – and to encourage them to be responsible web users. It is amazing how technology has changed the whole world giving rise to new

forms of education we never thought of. Our learners are more digitally focused than any time before. They spend more time interacting with their mobile devices than they do with their parents or close relatives. Admittedly, this digital boom has both positive and negative impact on our learners. Lack of concentration, short attention span, distraction, visual stimulus overload, identity theft, lack of real world socializing, privacy issues, depression, and many more are but a direct result of the growing exposure to this technology. There is no blinking the fact that the type of learners we teach today are completely different from last century’s. We , definitely, need to look at some of the skills we, as teachers, need to equip ourselves with to better live up to the challenge. Among all the challenges we would have in education, there is not as daunting a challenge as catching learners focus and getting them engaged in the learning process. It maybe tough but certainly, over time as teachers are flexible, we can easily grasp and take hold of it, as it is for the benefit of the children of today.

times that until an effective vaccine for the coronavirus is available, there will be no physical classes in all schools and universities in the country. This new normal has brought about many challenges to the teachers, the students and their parents, and the school administration. Yet, we all have to adhere to the changes because they’re our best weapons against the virus. Wearing face masks and face shields may not be comfortable, but they protect us and keep us safe. As such, school administrators have a difficult task: to help teachers, students, and parents adjust to the new normal in the education sector. The New Normal in Education The University of the Philippines Open University is one of the very few institutions that offer open education and distance learning. It has quite a steady flow of students every year, but the numbers still cannot compete with the population of traditional universities. This is an indication that although distance learning and online education have been practiced in the country for years, not a lot of people are familiar and comfortable with them because they’re not the normal way of educating students. For man, the idea of online classes and distance learning does not sound too engaging and interesting. Some parents even believe that these new methods cannot provide the ideal learning space and quality education they are expecting. However, the Department of Education, schools, and universities have worked really hard in preparing for this new normal. Teachers and school administrators underwent intensive training on using technologies such as Google’s GSuite for Education and other similar apps and programs. Module preparation has also taken away a lot of their free time

However, there are also families that cannot afford to buy devices for their students and do not have enough left in their budget to pay for good internet connection. These situations vividly paint pictures of the challenges resulting to the new normal in education. What You Can Do As School Administrator As a school administrator, your main focus should be the well-being of your students and teachers. You should be with them every step of the way, guiding and helping them to adjust to the new learning environment. It won’t be easy, but there are a lot of things that you can do, the most important of which is to regularly communicate with everyone. Schedule weekly meetings with your teachers and talk to your students and their parents to come up with a regular catch up day. These are just casual online conversations where anyone is free to talk, ask questions, offer suggestions, and share experiences. It is important for parents to know that they are not alone in this new journey; that you are there to guide them as they guide their children. Also, it is vital for your teachers to keep learning. Come up with a good program for continuous learning, particularly in terms of technology-related alternatives. Don’t stop with video conferencing and communication tools; find ways to train your teachers on mobile videography and photography, using radio and TV for instructions and learning, and various online materials and apps such as YouTube for Education and Google Docs. Finally, provide your students and parents with essential materials and resources. Work with your teachers in training students to learn how to do online research and other learning methods. When you work together as a team passionately, the new normal in education will be easier to bear.

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CRIMINOLOGIST’S PERSPECTIVE BLENDED AND FLEXIBLE LEARNING SCHEMES By DR. OSCAR GATCHALIAN SORIANO, LC BSCrim., MSBA, MACrim., PhDCrim., DPA & DEM (IP) MDN National Correspondent & Columnist Dean, Criminology Department, College of Subic Montessori Brgy. Sta.Isabel, Dinalupihan, Bataan

THE opening of the country’s tertiary education are forthcoming, while the basic education, that is, from elementary to senior high school, most likely in the public education institutions was moved on the 5th day of October 2020, although private basic educations institutions were given the leeway to open on the 24th of August 2020, depending on the prevailing situation and condition of the respective localities where they are situated, plus the highest degree of health protocols that are required in observing a blended and flexible learning schemes through synchronous, asynchronous, and limited face-to-face discussions. Prior to this schemes, the Philippine education, irrespective of levels are observing a fully traditional modes

of face-to-face classes, either basic education, or board or non-board programs at the tertiary level. However, all of a sudden because of the threatening implications of the world-wide pandemic Corona Virus-19 to the physical health, not only of the students at the different levels, including teachers, and the rest of the people of the world. The educational sector of the country has forced itself to embark into a new blended and flexible learning schemes via the use of the internet, coupled with limited face-to-face discussions. Corollary to this, are the minus factors that I am thinking in observing the blended and flexible learning scheme or distance learning strategies in animated audio-visual presentations through mp4 format by using the social media. As I have watched in the social media, most of the targets of these schemes and strategies are the marginalized students. For me, that

is next to impossible, these students are not capable of having the information technology at their disposal to be used for the purpose, being marginalized. Moreover, it is coupled with the problems with regard to the capability and ability of the resource persons tasked to deliver, so to speak of their preparations? That is big NO, they do not also have the reference materials. What makes the situation worsts are the lack of accessibility to, and/or connectivity to Internet of both teachers and students. They have to still go to SUCs, LUCs & HEIs’ libraries. Sad to say, the libraries do not have abundant books, and reference materials, especially in the various subjects in the revised curriculum. What will happen now? Because want we want are to join the bond-wagon relatively with the phenomenon, we are forcing ourselves to embrace such a schemes or strategies. See BLENDED, page 8

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LGU San Roque pushes for food sufficiency amid COVID-19 pandemic By AILENE N. DIAZ

CATARMAN, Northern Samar, Aug. 22 (PIA) -Mayor Don Abalon of San Roque, Northern Samar pushes for food sufficiency for his constituents as he discussed the town’s initiatives in an interview with PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar during the Laging Handa, Network Briefing.

The town of San Roque’s food sources he said, came from Luzon, Cebu and other parts of the country. “For one year, we need 103,000 kilos of assorted vegetables, that is 8,000 per month. There are some locally-produced but it is not enough to cover the needs of the people,” said Mayor Abalon. To meet that target need,

the LGU initiated the program “Bahay Kubo,” to plant and produce the 18 varieties of vegetables included in the song. Corollary to the Bahay Kubo is the COVEGE-20 program for his constituents who have no lot to plant. This is a backyard gardening catering two sectors, the 4Ps or the beneficiaries of See FOOD, page 9

FACE SHIELD PROTECTION. Market vendors and customer wear a face mask as well as face shields at Kamuning Market, Quezon City on Monday (August 17, 2020). Face shields in some areas are now required such as business establishments, public markets, and supermarkets as additional safety protection other than the face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)

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Learning management system By MARY JULIE ANN M. RODRIGUEZ Teacher I Division of Tangub City

WITH the shift to remote learning, schools become increasingly reliant on learning management systems, a central hub for teaching and learning resources. A learning management system makes it easier for educators to bring their classrooms online. It also gives them the flexibility to switch between in-person and remote learning. On a learning management system, educators can take attendance, deliver virtual instruction, assess student work and communicate with students and their guardians. But a learning management system is not free of vulnerabilities. Like any other software or online app, a learning management system requires a thoughtful approach to security and

privacy to mitigate threats. With the wealth of information collected and stored in a learning management system, it’s important to evaluate how it shares and secures that data. Administrators and users must also be familiar with the security features that come with their platform and make sure they’re enabled. For example, turning on multifactor authentication which requires multiple credentials to verify a user’s identity can help protect against threats targeting user passwords and accounts. Assigning user permissions is also crucial to effectively protect data. These controls let administrators grant users the appropriate level of access and privilege.

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tion of Philippine Manufacturers of PPE (CPMP) from page 6 identified that the local mentioned. industry’s key challenge is Earlier, the Confedera- getting the demand from the government. CPMP President Lawrence delos Santos has urged the DOH and the DBMPS to coordinate with the industry on their PPE requirement so that the local manufacturers can prepare to supply the demand from the government. He said up to 99 percent of the government’s PPE requirements are being served by imported products, mostly coming from China.

Creating a creative learning space for learners with exceptional abilities

My special letter of love to parents of children with special needs

By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School

Special education teachers require a number of skills different from traditional educators. They play a vital role in the classroom and must work hard to maintain balance. One of these skills is by fostering creativeness. Since all children have different learning styles, a special education teacher must have the ability to adapt lessons that work for the strengths of each child. In certain circumstances, learners may function well but have social interaction problems. Others may not be able to perform basic speaking or motor skills. While designing daily activities and plans for the classroom, a teacher must get creative in order to accommodate all of the children’s needs. Since disabilities may manifest differently each day, planning must remain flexible as well. There must be time to deal with outbursts or other roadblocks.

New teaching techniques are developed on a regular basis, so a special education teacher must remain abreast of the most effective methods. Moreover, a special education teacher works alongside disabled pupils with various problems. No matter the issues, this professional must accept all children and interact with dignity and respect. Even children who are unable to communicate properly or function at low developmental levels sense negativity, especially when a teacher is acting in an uncomfortable manner. It is key to create a sense of value within the classroom so that all children have the maximum chances of gaining success. Teachers must always be flexible and must provide a creative learning space for pupils as it is an everyday battle and undertaking when dealing with learners with exceptional abilities.

However, the group noted that the quality of imported PPE are not being tested when it arrived in the Philippines unlike the locally-produced PPE that have undergone inspection by the Food and Drug Administration and passed the highest testing standard done by international test-

ing laboratories. CPMP is composed of Medtecs International Corp. Ltd., EMS Components Assembly Inc., Reliance Producers Cooperative, Luen Thai International Group Philippines, Inc., and Tacca Industries Pty Ltd. Except for medical-grade surgical face masks maker Medtecs, the four other firms repurposed their businesses into PPE-making to support the country’s need for these products for medical workers in their fight against Covid-19. (PNA)

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.

F.C. SP.PROC.CASE NO. 016-M, Sps. Wasil – Petitioners, ORDER, 07/23/20 … 2/2

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

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

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Maybe, it is time for us, to prepare for the forthcoming “new normal,” so to speak with the Philippine Higher Education (PHE), especially in the delivery of teaching modes in the Philippine education system. Although, we cannot set aside on embarking with the trends of the on-line EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late SPS. EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE who died May 15, 2016 and August 13, 2015 at Calatcat, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, at the time of their death left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1380, situated in the Municipality of Alubijid, Province of Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED (12,800) square meters, more or less, the Vendor desire to sell and the Vendee agrees to buy a portion of the aforementioned parcel of land with an area of Six Hundred (600) square meters more or less under Lot NO. 11586-C evidenced by individual sketch Plan, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of SPS. EUGENIO TACASAN and BEBIANA VALLE, in favor of KHEZIA ANN L. PACURIBOT and REYNAN U. PACURIBOT, per DOC #113; PAGE #23; BOOK #111; Series of 2019, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. TIBURCIO M. PALASAN JR. MDN: Aug 18, 25 & Sept 1, 2020

Many of the choices you are forced to make have no right answer, just the lesser of the hard and painful wrong choices. You will do your best but you won’t always get it right no matter how many sleepless nights you spend agonizing over how to handle a situation. There may not be anyone else with the same constellation of symptoms as your child but there are people with similar challenges. Find those people. I have never met anyone with all of these same challenges as your kids but I have a strong network within each separate diagnosis, of course, as a Special Education teacher. To my beloved parents, you are placed in a position of caring for others nearly constantly. However, you still need and deserve to be cared for. That entails asking friends or family for a bonding as often, or going for a pedicure, or a date night, or whatever else you enjoy doing. Whatever makes you feel special and taken care of, take the time to enjoy it, you are worth it!

And of course, you parents of children with special needs, you are super heroes. You may not leap buildings in a single bound or run faster than a speeding bullet but you are a superhero none the less. Everyday, you manage situations that a regular parent would think are impossible. You stretch tight muscles, remember pills, inject and infuse medicine. You hold hysterical children during horrendous medical procedures. You deal with tantrums and melt downs. And most often manage not to have a tantrum or melt down yourself. You encourage your child to do things doctors told you they would never do but you never gave up hope. You are a therapist, nurse, doctor, friend and confidante. You are no regular parent. I salute all of you! The situation you are into is no easy task but you are all doing your best tremendously and, from the bottom of my heart, I really admire and appreciate all of your endeavors and undertakings. May the Lord God blesses you ten folds of abundant graces!

education, while there no there no available vaccine against the pandemic. What is important, are as follows: proper hygiene, social distancing, disinfection, thermal scanner, foot bath, alcohols, face mask, and face shield to protect ourselves from the virus if we are inside the school premises. Hence, we have to treat the school as our second home. That is only opinion based on my observations. I have seen another post in the social media about flexible learning scheme, such as, synchronous, asynchronous, and off-line. The way how it seems, if offers the best blended learning strategies, to replace the traditional face to face-to-face discussions. Buy it is doomed to fail because of the problems as mentioned above. Finally, the thing that calls my attention is about

off-line, that suggest the use of USB. How the students can make use of it? They have still to go to SUCs, LUCs, and HEIs’ premises to copy the modules, chapter by chapter each session. There is a face to face encounter there once the student copied the module from Computer of the school to their USBs. My question is, what is more expensive, the USBs or the books. My suggestion is, why not require students to have the prescribed books on the different subjects. They have the books; the resource persons are using the Internet facilities during discussions. We can call it as concept of mixed traditional and on-line discussions. For me, this is the real scenario of flexible and blending scheme in the contemporary Philippine education system. OGS.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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

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

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Parents-teacher partnership in facilitating learning among children with special needs By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School

In order to achieve a system of integrated support for their children, schools need to build partnership with parents and develop mutual responsibility for childrens’ success in the educational system. In this way, parental involvement are increased, parents’ effort to support schools are encouraged, and they are directly making a positive impact to a successful educational system. Parents sometimes make the mistake of investing all of their time and energy into the school as the primary solution for their child’s learning disability. It is better to recognize that the school situation for your child will probably never be perfect. Too many regulations and limited funding mean that the services and accommodations your child receives may not be exactly what you envision for them, and this will probably cause

you frustration, anger and stress. Parents must recognize that the school system is not perfect that’s why in facilitating learning among children with special needs, it is always an able partnership between the parents and the teachers. Parents must not rely solely with the teachers. Parents should always keep in mind that the school will be only one part of the solution for your child and leave some of the stress behind. Your attitude of support, encouragement and optimism will have the most lasting impact on your child. More so, parents must always remember that when they are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support and knowledge they need to not only finish their assignments, but also develop a lifelong love of learning.

Republic of the Philippines Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Province of Lanao del Sur MUNICIPALITY OF MAGUING OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-000_-2019 – R.A. 10172

Date : _________

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-01, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, series of 2012 (IRR OF R.A. 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that IMRAN MINODAR CABUGATAN has filed with this office, a petition for correction entries of SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in his certificate of live birth at Municipality of Maguing, Lanao del Sur and whose parents MAMBUAY MONER CABUGATAN and SAADIYA PABLO MINODAR. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with the office not later than _________.

(SGD.) SORAIDAH B. TAHER Municipal Civil Registrar

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Publication Notice R.A 10172

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Norte City of Panabo -oOoCITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

In the compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the guidelines in the implementation of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR of R.A 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that GRANFYL REDOBLADO GRANADA has filed with this office, a petition for correction of Entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GRANFYL REDOBLADO GRANADA who was born on 29th of August 1991 at Sindaton, Panabo, Davao and whose parents are Felicitas Basalo Pedoblado & Silvestre Besinga Granada Any person adversely affected by said petition may filed his/her written opposition with this office not later than September 7, 2020

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(SGD) EVELYN A. SOMOZO, MPA City Civil Registrar Panabo City

be conducted through an accessible and comprehensive digital platform. Through this initiative, MSMEs are given a venue, online or otherwise, to showcase their products and services and to provide them with tools and resources that will help them improve and grow their businesses. With the tagline “Rebuilding and Empowering MSMEs through the new normal,” the Virtual Trade Expo is accessible through virtualtradeexpoph.com. Likewise, the partnership intends to improve and promote the existing online OTOP store application via mobile and otopstore.ph. The OTOP store online will help bring End-to-End digital solutions for MSMEs. Overall, the

TCS Reading Clinic wins several awards By REMEDIOS S. LOANG Teacher 1 – TCS Reading Clinic Coordinator

The Care for NorMin Readers (CNR) is envisioned to lessen if not totally take out from the scene, the frustration readers who are found in all grade levels. The goal of the NorMin Reading Program is to make every elementary and high school learner an independent reader in the Mother Tongue, Filipino, and English.

Tambo Central School bags the following regional awards: (a) Best 3Bs (Bawat Bata Bumabasa) Implementer Key Stage 2; (b) Best Reading Clinic Elementary; and (c) Best School Reading Program Implementer. The Reading Clinic is manned by no less than Mrs. Remedios A. Loang, the reading clinic teacher in-charge.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE; JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND CIVIL CASE NO.2020-158 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES EDWIN K. EBDAO AND GENEVIEB G. ARRIESGADO-EBDAO EDWIN K. EBDAO AND GENEVIEB G. ARRIESGADO-EBDAO, Petitioners. x-------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on JANUARY 17, 2004 at SUMILAO, BUKIDNON both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at SALV TION, KANDINGILAN, BUKIDNON and BAGUMBAYAN, KAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more than TEN (10) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 17, 2004, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 14th day of August, 2020

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION August 14, 2020 CFN-_________ CCE-042-2020-ra 10172

THE Department of Trade and IndustryRegional Operations Group (DTI-ROG), through its One Town One Product (OTOP) Philippines Program, formally inked the deal with PLDT, through its KaAsenso, bringing the 2020 Virtual Trade Expo to life. The virtual ceremonial MOA signing happened on August 17, 2020, via Zoom, a cloud-based video conferencing service. This activity solidified the partnership to create and run an online platform for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to have new ways of doing business, through a Virtual Trade Expo. The Virtual Trade Expo is a Livelihood Caravan for Filipino MSMEs and other entrepreneurs to

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

R. A 9048 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

signing of the MOA is a step forward into continuously innovating the business system into the new normal. This is a manifestation of the advocacies of OTOP Philippines through its OTOP Next Gen program in helping the Philippine economy and providing a sustainable livelihood for MSMEs all over the Philippines as majority of businesses gradually transition online, in response to the current pandemic. Present during the virtual MOA signing were Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, ROG Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona, ROG Assistant Secretary and OTOP Philippines Program Manager Demphna Du Naga, ROG Assistant Secretary Asteria Caberte, ROG Assistant Secretary Domingo Tolentino, PLDT Vice President Mr. Patrick Tang, Association of Fililpino

Franchisor’s Inc. (AFFI) Ms. Marie-Joyce Co Yu, PLDT Senior Manager, Ms. Linette GarciaPerez, PLDT KaAsenso ambassadors Mr. Jorge Wieneke and his wife Ms. Jenny Wieneke, OTOP Ph Consultant, Mr. Clarke Nebrao. Also present were DTI Regional Directors and Assistant Regional Directors. The registration for the virtual trade expo began right after the MOA signing and will continue from August 17, onwards. EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DONATION OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED WILFREDO J. LEGADA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This DEED OF SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH SALE, made and entered into by and between LUZVIMINDA T. PASADILLA, of legal age, Filipino, widow and a resident of Paglaum Village, Phase I, Landing, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, now and hereinafter referred to as HEIR-VENDOR, and GILBERT V. HONCULADA, likewise of legal age, Filipino, married to IVY GAY HONCULADA and a resident of Mailag, Valencia City, Bukidnon, now and hereinafter referred to as the VENDEE. WITNESSETH: That the above-named HEIRVENDOR, LUZVIMINDA T. PASADILLA, is the surviving spouse and the only heir of the deceased RUSTICO O. PASADILLA, who died intestate on August 7, 2011, at Sanitarium Hospital, Valencia City, Bukidnon. That said deceased at the time of his death, left that certain property more particularly described as follows: “A PARCEL OF LAND, situated at Mailag, Valencia City, Bukidnon, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE (625) Square meters more or less, known as Lot No. 543, PLs-279, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) no. T-93806. That no personal properties are involved in this self-adjudication; That to the best knowledge and information of the herein HEIR-VENDOR, the said deceased left no known debts. Is subject of DEED OF SELFADJUDICATION WITH SALE. Under the Notarial Registry of FRANCISCO L. VASIG, JR., Notary Public. Per Doc. No. 61; Page No. 14; Book No. 335; Series of 2020.

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

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DEED OF SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

R. A 10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

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 Municipality of iligan city

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that OPHELIA B. MARUHOM has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “OPHELIA” to “ROSE MAE” in the Certificate live of birth OPHELIA G. BANZUELO who was born on OCTOBER 16, 1953 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents CORAZON G. BANZUELA and JUEL I. BANZUELO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than SEPTEMBER 2020

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANALIZA V. DELA PEÑA has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “MALE” to “FAMALE” in the Certificate live of birth XXXXX ANALIZA CABIGAS VILLAGUERTE who was born on 8 APRIL 1985, Iligan city Lanao del Norte and whose parents are TRIFINA CABIGAS and EUSEBIO E. VELLAFUERTE. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than SEPTEMBER 2020.

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farm-to-market road in the area were used by CPP-NPA as propaganda in recruiting IPs to join the terrorist movement and in radicalizing the community. In 2019, the 88IB dealt with the influx of NPA rebels from the said community who surrendered and availed of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). These former rebels (FRs) then provided vital information on the whereabouts of other communist-terrorists in the area that resulted in the series of the government troops’ successful encounters, incapacitation of the terrorist leaders, seizure of NPA hideouts, and capture of numerous firearms and war materials. In fact, a former rebel and a newly graduated CAFGU Active Auxilliary a.k.a Toto, said in dialect, “Dako kaayo ko ug pasalamat kay daghan nabag-o sa akong kinabuhi paghuman namo ug surrender. Natagaan ko’g assistance ug gitagaan pa gyod ko ug trabaho. Pasalamat pud ko kay gitagaan pa mi’g dalan ug eskwelahan. Tanan namo nga lakaw padulong sa sentro sa barangay kay dali na. Imbis tulo ka oras,

karon tunga nalang sa oras. Dako sad ko ug pasalamat kay gihimo-an na gyud ug skwelahan among mga bata. Dati, pag abot sa barangay, kung asa ila eskwelahan kay manga-on na dayon tapos matulog. Walay klaro ang pag adto nila sa eskwelahan. Pero karon kay naa na dapit sa among duol. Maka-eskwela na gyud sila ug tarong.” (I thanked the government for the help. After we submitted ourselves to the authorities, my life has changed. The government gave me livelihood assistance and a CAA job. Our kids will no longer have to walk for hours from home to school because of the newly built two-classroom building. And finally, the three-hour walk from home to barangay proper now takes only half an hour (via motorcycle) because of the rehabilitation of the fourkilometer farm-to-market road) In a statement, Mayor Pablo Lorenzo III of Quezon town said “Mapasalamaton ang lokal nga pangagamhanan sa lungsod sa Quezon tungod sa pag-atiman ug pag-ayo sa dalan sa Purok 8, barangay Magsaysay. Usa kini ka bililhong gasa alang sa pagsiguro sa kahapsay ug kalinaw sa lungsod. Padayon nga nakig-alayon ang lokal

Personalized learning By MARIAE GIRLYNN M. RODRIGUEZ Teacher I Division of Misamis Occidental

TO recover all the ground they lost during the pandemic, students are going to need more than technology. No matter how many Clorox wipes they buy or how far apart they place desks, schools will not be returning to normal anytime soon due to continued public health concerns surrounding COVID-19 transmission. The grief of disrupted routines, short-circuited friendships and delayed academic milestones that had sunk in by March has been replaced with the stress of ongoing uncertainty. Among educators, a different kind of grief has been taking hold as they’re realized that school closures have cre-

ated a variance in students’ progress that is so great, it renders grade levels almost meaningless. While private schools achieved a degree of success with video-based lessons and digital assignments submitted via tools such as Google Meet, many struggled to adapt and many students have fallen behind. Much of the creative thinking in schools in recent years has centered around personalized learning, a term for the practice of modifying lessons, pacing and subject matter to meet the needs and interests of individual students. Personalized learning is an ideal way to tackle the problem at hand.

nga kagamhanan sa Quezon para sa maayong kaugmaon sa katawhan. Fabic, likewise said, “Let this be the start of a new life in your village. These projects and programs are proof of the government’s commitment to winning the peace and attaining development in far-flung communities. Let us protect these projects for a bright future of our younger generation.” (CMO, 88IB, 4ID, PA/PIA Bukidnon)

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Secretary of NEMRC who killed in an encounter with government forces at Sitio Panukmoan, Diatagon, Lianga in July this year. The suspects are now in the custody of the provincial police office in Surigao

Del Sur pending the filing of the appropriate criminal charges against them.

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Task Force (Iligan IATF) led by FCI Butch Baulete, visited the identified sites to evaluate its suitability for an isolation center. “Initially, I was apprehensive that our barangay might be stigmatized because of our acceptance of COVID-19 patients. However, when DPWH District Engineer Alykhan Ali explained the importance of this facility, we began to see the impact of this project in our fight against the pandemic”, said Brg y. Acmac Chairwoman Juvilyn Claveria. (VNL/ DPWH-PIO)

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

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DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

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Philippine public school teachers’ webinar By ANNABELLE J. LARIBA Principal III Gusa Elementary School

THE COVID-19 pandemic challenges schools to deliver classroom instruction remotely. This is challenging because students and teachers do not have equal access to technologies and stable Internet connection. Despite the overwhelming digital divide, schools are told that education must continue. This led to schools’ learning continuity plans incorporating teachers’ retooling and reskilling through online professional development seminars aka webinars. Since May, professional organizations, publishing houses and DepEd have begun staging free, daily webinars for Filipino teachers using webconferencing applications and Facebook Live. So, why the webinar craze? Webinars suit the current con-

ditions of the pandemic. They offer flexibility and sustained availability because sessions are accessible anywhere and recordings can be replayed on demand. Webinars are also a costeffective way for schools to do teacher-training since they do not involve added expenses for logistics, speakers’ honoraria, venue rentals, participants’ food and printing of certificates. What motivates Filipino teachers to attend webinars? First, they are free and second, they give a certificate of participation. Webinars democratize professional development by abolishing expensive seminar fees and limited access to training by experts. Webinars also become a fast, cost-effective way to earn promotion and ranking points.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: A COMMENTARY ON CONDEMNED RACISM, DEMANDED JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH By VALENTINA G. REDOBLE-TEJANO, PhD School Head/HT-III Maac National High School Division of Camiguin

“I can’t breathe.” “Hands up.” “Black lives matter.” These statements developed in reaction to the recent deaths of Eric Garner, an unarmed Black man strangled to death by police in Staten Island, New York, Michael Brown, an unarmed Black adolescent shot to death by police in Ferguson, Missouri, and George Floyd, a 46 year old who suffered a cardiac arrest while being restrained by Minneapolis police. To racial scholars, activists, and many community members, these preventable deaths were only two recent examples of the stark racial injustices that have plagued our country’s history. In both instances, the White police officers responsible for the deaths were neither charged with any crime, nor taken to trial. However, despite the national and international media attention

these cases drew, they are by no means isolated incidents. Moreover, despite the media’s disproportionate focus on cases involving men, intersectional analyses demonstrate that racialized police violence and misconduct are inflicted upon women and transgendered persons of color as well. Such cases bring to light how racism, defined as a “system of structuring opportunity and assigning value based on race, that unfairly disadvantages some individuals and communities,” and advantages others, affects the daily realities in communities of color. As public health professionals, one is committed to achieving optimal health for all. Thus, these violent, premature deaths of people of color should enrage us because they directly oppose the vision of Healthy People 2020, “A society in which all people live long, healthy lives.” Therefore, our

commentary calls upon our field to recognize the pervasive role of racism in public health and to reshape our discourse and agenda so that one could call actively engage in racial justice work. Race and racism are not interchangeable constructs. Each needs its own distinct conceptualization, measurement, and analysis for public health research. Race is a social construction with no biological basis, whereas racism refers to a social system that reinforces racial group inequity. Accordingly, being Black in America (a racially stratified society) has negative implications for educational and professional trajectories, socioeconomic status, and access to health care services and resources that promote optimal health, which in combination, may reduce or exacerbate health risks. In a racially stratified society, White lives are inherently valued over Black lives. Racism permeates our everyday lives, even if we do not readily

acknowledge its power or pervasiveness. One argues that addressing racism is central to eliminating racialized health disparities, and therefore, should be central to public health research and practice. We echo the principles of an “open society,” one that is based on social justice that recognizes the equal value of all lives. Each individual should believe that collective efforts can help evoke social change and more generally reduce racialized health disparities and inequality. With this, the tragic deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and George Floyd should remind one that as public health professionals one must critically evaluate one’s work, values, and impact vis-à-vis racism. Each is convinced that one has an ethical and professional responsibility to address racism as an inherent component of health equity and optimal health for all. Each must be reminded that Black lives matter and that the field of public health can guide the nation toward ensuring they do.

Do learning pods endanger equality? By MERCEDES C. BERNAD, Teacher III Maningcol Central School Division of Ozamiz City

NO schooling plans in the time of the coronavirus are going to solve racism or the disparity between rich and poor. Alluding to white supremacy won’t help either. All parents will do what is best for their own children especially in a crisis. As poor and therefore, many minority parents have fewer resources to help their children, the government must come in to address the inequity. Providing computers, Internet access and money for day care may help since we failed to address the COVID-19 virus in time for schools to reopen. Facing the systematic racism in society means changing laws and policies that disadvantage minority groups. Help addicts and

young people rather than lock them up. Train the police to defuse situations rather than threaten violence. Ensure fair elections. Provide health care for the sick and working poor. And so on. But let’s use this special moment in our history to have some necessary, tough conversations and build some critical community bridges. As far as the learning pods are concerned, perhaps principals and teachers can make proactive calls today to those parents forming such pods and ask if they are willing to add some low-income kids even if their parents can’t contribute much. Find low-income parents willing to participate in this arrangement.

Fostering a safe environment for learners with special needs By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School

Children with disabilities—such as physical, developmental, intellectual, emotional, and sensory disabilities—are at an increased risk of being bullied. Any number of factors— physical vulnerability, social skill challenges, or intolerant environments—may increase the risk. Children who are bullied face many social and emotional risks, including a greater chance of feeling depressed or anxious, being lonely, and having low selfesteem. Other impacts of bullying can include headaches or problems sleeping, poor attendance at school, low motivation and a drop in academic performance; in extreme cases, suicidal

thoughts or actions may occur. Although many children may be bullied at one time or another, children with disabilities appear to be especially vulnerable to being the targets of repeated aggression from their peers. More so, in order for us to create a safe environment for learners with special needs who are at risk of bullying, let us be supportive of the child and encourage him or her to describe who was involved and how and where the bullying or harassment happened. Be sure to tell the child that it is not his or her fault and that nobody deserves to be bullied or harassed. Do not encourage your child to fight back. This may make the problem much worse.

Being a mother and a Special Education teacher By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School

The double duty job of being a mother and a teacher is something that someone cannot even come to comprehend until they have experienced it themselves. The combination itself would leave many people running after just one week. It is a job that is meant only for those with skin of steel and a heart of gold, well maybe platinum. There are days of complete and utter defeat, the days in which you feel you have failed at life and the will to go on is slim. Then there are the days of complete and utter joy that would leave you wanting to cartwheel down the hallway if it was not for a fear of breaking your wrists! These are the days that make the constant stress, endless work, and horrific nightmares of failing lesson plans all worth it. And yes, being a mother means that I only have four hours a day with my children, a time that goes by with a blink of the eye. I do not have all day with my small children to bond with them

and teach them about life, while teaching them the ABC’s and 123’s. Sad to say, many people frown upon working mothers, saying that we do not have time to teach our children values and morals. They say that staying at home with their children makes better children. But I feel that is completely false and that working moms deserve a great deal of credit. We teach our children about having a strong work ethic. Teachers especially, teach their children about the importance of education and working hard to achieve things. We also value our time with our children and take advantage of every moment that we do have with them. It is not an easy job but it is the most fulfilling job of all time. My life is very precious and that amidst all the deadlines and dilemmas, still, I will not trade these roles to something else. Being a mother while being a Special Education teacher is truly heartwarming.

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“We are appealing for the inclusion of the private sector in the IATF. The IATF will be able to use the onthe-ground experience of the business sector to come up with a holistic approach that will make it easier for businesses to resume operation and for workers to return to work,” said PCCI president Benedicto Yujuico said. PCCI chambers all over the country noted the government’s apprehensions in fully opening the economy, incoherence in the regulations of the IATF and local government, as well as the stringent guidelines imposed on enterprises allowed to operate under general community quarantine. The PCCI further cited the limited modes of public transportation, inconsistencies in implementation and policies, weak consumer confidence, and issues with cash flow and liquidity. “For instance, mandating the use of face shields for workers, the observance of 2-meter physical distancing and the designation of an isolation area of one room for every 200 employees, is simply not realistic in a production-line setting,” Yujuico added. He added that the health and safety protocols being mandated of businesses means additional costs which would eat up the already minuscule income, especially of daily wage

earners in the informal sector. “Despite our persistent call for a holistic approach that would address the need to immediately restart the economy, and, at the same time, ensure compliance with health protocols, it seems we have yet to see a coherent game-plan that will hold back the continued downward spiral of the economy,” he noted. PCCI Mindanao Initiative As early as 15 April 2020, PCCI Mindanao under Area Vice President for Mindanao Ma. Teresa R. Alegrio already urged the inclusion of private sector groups in the planning and formulation of specific guidelines on how the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) should be properly lifted in a manner that will not compromise the life and livelihood of the people, among other measures aimed at reopening the economy in the region. “The Local Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Mindanao have been actively participating in the local Disaster Risk Management and Mitigation Councils and have their members across all sectors ranging from agri-business, manufacturing, industry and services to prepare a rapid impact assessment on the displacement of workers as well as business disruption losses as a consequence of Enhanced Community Quarantine,” Alegrio noted. In fact, the regional chambers of PCCI Mindanao have been working hard to prepare their respective Contingency and Recovery Plans under the various scenarios such as the Extension of Enhance Community Quarantine (ECQ); Selective Lifting of the ECQ; and the Lifting of Travel Restrictions, she added. Also earlier this year, PCCI Mindanao recommended measures for mitigating the spread of COVID 19, as well as mechanisms to cushion the impact of business disruptions on MSME’s in two resolutions which were endorsed by PCCI National. “The local chambers have contributed in the distribution of food packs and supported local communities in the production of PPEs for health care workers and front-liners, and likewise supported local universities in the production of 70% ethyl alcohol and sodium hydrochlorite (disinfec-

Mon-Tue, August 24-25, 2020 tant),” Alegrio said. In addition, local Mindanao chambers organized Rolling “Kadiwa” Stores in key cities and provinces, enabling residents of far-flung barangays to have access to basic commodities such as rice, vegetables, fruits, wet meat products, hygiene kits, over-the-counter medicines, and cleaning materials without leaving their homes during ECQ. Meantime, the Regional Chambers and LCCIs established Trade Information Exchanges and logistic networks during the Enhanced Community Quarantine period to provide basic commodities such as rice, vegetables, wet meat products, canned goods and alcohol to Local Government Units outside of the main Cities. Aside from Alegrio, the resolution was also signed by PCCI Mindanao Regional Governors Arturo Milan (South Eastern Mindanao); Pete Marquez (Central Mindanao); Cioney Paqueo (Eastern Mindanao); Roderico Bioco (Northern Mindanao); Paul Gudmalin (Western Mindanao); Loreta Sy (Southwestern Mindanao); Aldrin Ibbo (BARM Mindanao) and Promote Normin Foundation President Elpidio M. Paras. ARISE & CREATE To allow businesses and the economy to get back up on their feet, the PCCI stressed the need to immediately pass the Accelerated Recovery and Investments Stimulus for the Economy (ARISE) bill which seeks to provide over P1.3 trillion stimulus package, which government discarded in lieu of the cheaper P140billion stimulus package. The PCCI is also pushing for the passage of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, which would give corporate tax cuts and rationalize tax breaks. PCCI is urging for the full resumption of economic activities to avert the country from plunging deeper into the current recession. The pandemic and the lockdown meant to contain it had sunk the economy to its lowest in four decades during the second quarter. “We acknowledge the hard work the IATF is doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We understand the precarious situation of our medical workers and frontliners,” Yujuico said. “But we also need to stress that the longer our

economy stays in its current state where businesses cannot function 100 percent, nor even up to 75 percent, the more protracted the recession that will follow and the more people will be permanently out of jobs,” he added. The PCCI is hopeful the government would recognize the vital role of businesses in creating jobs and providing income, as well as the need to address the issue of livelihood and poverty to avoid social unrest,” Yujuico said. The group also reiterated its call to the government to allow the full resumption of economic activities. “We acknowledge the hard work the IATF is doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We understand the precarious situation of our medical workers and frontliners. But we also need to stress that the longer our economy stays in its current state where businesses cannot function 100 percent, nor even up to 75 percent, the more protracted the recession that will follow and the more people will be permanently out of jobs,” he said. (PCCI Mindanao)

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guards to prevent anyone who is wearing “face shields” from entering the premises or reporting to their provincial offices. Emano warned that he will take drastic actions, including the heads of the employees, who would defy his order.

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of a warrant of arrest issued by Presiding Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 221, Quezon City on July 21, 2010. Judge Solis-Reyes has already convicted the eight alleged principal members of the Ampatuan clan who have been indicted in the Maguindanao massacre.

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dishonest. There is still hope for the ignorant but there is a special place in hell for the intellectually dishonest. P.S. 1. PGH was mentioned just to give context to this post since the ignorant and intellectually dishonest, Maria Ressa contrasted SPMC to PGH. I just wanted to show how much SPMC has developed and improved

the last 20 yrs. Besides, our colleagues in PGH are our friends. Most of the consultants at SPMC had their training in PGH. This is not about SPMC vs PGH. It will never be SPMC vs PGH. 2. As for the anomalies in PHIC, we are one with the nation that this must be fully investigated. Corruption in PHIC has gone on for so long. We really do not care whether the culprits will rot in jail or burn in hell (just like the intellectually dishonest ones). The corruption at PHIC must stop”. That’s a mouthful from Dr. Bernard Chiew. Let’s look at how SPMC attained its present status. SPMC metamorphosed from what it was -- Davao General Hospital in the early 1960s then later as Davao Medical Center and into what it is now known today as the Southern Philippines Medical Center. Again, for the information of our legislators and the smarting Maria Ressa, the gradual improvements of SPMC was done not only through legislation which was mostly authored by the late Deputy Speaker Manuel Garcia and his two children, Vincent and Mylene, who served as representative, one after the other, of the 2nd district of Davao City up to now. It pays that Davao City is known as “Little Tokyo”. There were official and private engagements and among these with two Rotary Clubs and a Foundation in Japan which donated P900-million for the construction of the first new big building that actually triggered the change of its name from DMC to SPMC and increases in bed capacity to 1,500, bigger than Phl General Hospital’s 1.200. Japan International Cooperation Agency later funded the construction of about six more buildings in a sprawling area that cost PhP1-billion. One of the added building within the SPMC compound is The Cancer Institute. a three-storey building with Adult Oncology in the West Wing and the 43-bedder Children’Cancer Institute in the East wing. This caters to patients from all over Mindanao and Visayas. Dr. Mae Dolendo, head of the Children’s Cancer Institute said that for years they have been having international collaboration for capacity building, training, and program development

through the House of Hope Foundation. The HHP is located in Margarita Village which serves as a transient home for cancer survivor and their guardians. The HHP building was donated by then-Mayor now Pres. Rodrigo Duterte years back. Duterte, who supports the Foundation since its inception had made it a habit to spend Christmas with children cancer patients up to now. SPMC is Mindanao’s pride. It sits on a sprawling area which makes it the biggest of all public hospitals in the country, it has the biggest capacity in the number of beds, serves the biggest number of people year on year, it is the government flagship hospital in Mindanao with medical services found only in this part of the country. SPMC too has the biggest number of medical experts and nurses in its employ. It serves as the biggest and most rounded training center for doctors and nurses produced by now five schools for medicines namely the Davao Medical School Foundation, Brokenshire, the University of Southern Philippines, and now Jose Maria College. About the same number of schools for nurses and medical technologists among others do their training at SPMC too. Because of its modern facilities, specialists, and consultants, SPMC’s churns a substantial amount of money from the number of paying patients. In short, it remits more to the Department of Health than what it receives contrary to what crystal ball writer Maria Ressa has been gossiping around.

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Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the youth. COVEGE-20 is a combination of “COVID,” which is the concern we are facing at hand, and “Vegetable,” believed to be the solution during this time of pandemic, while “20” represents the current year. “We didn’t want to reach the point where we will have difficulty accessing food supply, so we started our own program for San Roque to be self-sufficient when it comes to food,” Mayor Abalon said. (ldl/ and/PIA-N. Samar)

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Saint Anne Learning Center of Mandaue, Inc. embraces new normal of online learning with Globe The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a shift in today’s academic structure. Over the last few months, educational institutions have begun introducing online versions of regular classes and courses. With online learning becoming the new normal in the educational landscape, the partnership between Saint Anne Learning Center of Mandaue, Inc. (SALCMI) and Globe aims to make this transition easy through Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS). Under the partnership, SALCMI secured licenses to Brightspace LMS, an online learning platform that promotes continuous communication and collaboration among staff, teachers, and students–all in the safety and comfort of their homes. It supports learning by presenting an environment where ma-

terials are organized and stored. The software will also help school staff in their administrative work such as tracking, recording, and even documentation of lesson materials and student marks. “Our institution is embracing the new normal with the powerful platform powered by Brightspace LMS,” shares Froilan Fabon, Vice President of Academic Affairs of SALCMI. “With the help of Globe and Brightspace LMS, SALCMI can continue providing highquality education it has been known for.” Located along JP Rizal Street, North Road, Paknaan, Mandaue City in Cebu, SALCMI offers educational programs for preschool, elementary, and junior high school. Enrollment for the school year 2020-2021 is currently ongoing. See EMBRACES, page 11