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from page 2 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.
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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 ated a variance in students’ they lost during the pandemic, progress that is so great, it students are going to need renders grade levels almost more than technology. meaningless. While private
No matter how many Closchools achieved a degree of rox wipes they buy or how success with video-based lesfar apart they place desks, sons and digital assignments schools will not be returning submitted via tools such as to normal anytime soon due Google Meet, many struggled to continued public health to adapt and many students concerns surrounding COhave fallen behind. VID-19 transmission. The Much of the creative thinkgrief of disrupted routines, ing in schools in recent years short-circuited friendships and has centered around personaldelayed academic milestones ized learning, a term for the that had sunk in by March has practice of modifying lessons, been replaced with the stress pacing and subject matter to of ongoing uncertainty. meet the needs and interests
Among educators, a difof individual students. Perferent kind of grief has been sonalized learning is an ideal taking hold as they’re realized way to tackle the problem at that school closures have crehand. 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)
Nabbed...
from page 2 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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from page 2 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 Brgy. Acmac Chairwoman Juvilyn Claveria. (VNL/ DPWH-PIO)
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Philippine public school teachers’ webinar
By ANNABELLE J. LARIBA Principal III Gusa Elementary School
THE COVID-19 panditions of the pandemic. They demic challenges schools to offer flexibility and sustained deliver classroom instruction availability because sessions remotely. This is challenging are accessible anywhere and because students and teachrecordings can be replayed ers do not have equal access on demand. to technologies and stable Webinars are also a costInternet connection. effective way for schools to do
Despite the overwhelming teacher-training since they do digital divide, schools are told not involve added expenses for that education must continue. logistics, speakers’ honoraria, This led to schools’ learning venue rentals, participants’ continuity plans incorporating food and printing of certifiteachers’ retooling and reskillcates. ing through online profesWhat motivates Filipino sional development seminars teachers to attend webinars? aka webinars. First, they are free and second, Since May, professional orgathey give a certificate of particinizations, publishing houses pation. Webinars democratize and DepEd have begun stagprofessional development by ing free, daily webinars for abolishing expensive seminar Filipino teachers using webfees and limited access to trainconferencing applications and ing by experts. Webinars also Facebook Live. become a fast, cost-effective
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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 c a n ’ t these cases drew, they are by no breathe.” “Hands means isolated incidents. Moreover, up.” “Black lives matter.” These despite the media’s disproportionstatements developed in reaction ate focus on cases involving men, to the recent deaths of Eric Garner, intersectional analyses demonstrate an unarmed Black man strangled that racialized police violence and to death by police in Staten Island, misconduct are inflicted upon women New York, Michael Brown, an and transgendered persons of color unarmed Black adolescent shot as well. to death by police in Ferguson, Such cases bring to light how Missouri, and George Floyd, a 46 racism, defined as a “system of year old who suffered a cardiac structuring opportunity and assigning arrest while being restrained by value based on race, that unfairly Minneapolis police. To racial scholdisadvantages some individuals ars, activists, and many community and communities,” and advantages members, these preventable deaths others, affects the daily realities in were only two recent examples communities of color. As public health of the stark racial injustices that professionals, one is committed to have plagued our country’s hisachieving optimal health for all. Thus, tory. In both instances, the White these violent, premature deaths of police officers responsible for people of color should enrage us the deaths were neither charged because they directly oppose the with any crime, nor taken to trial. vision of Healthy People 2020, However, despite the national “A society in which all people live and international media attention 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 young people rather than lock the time of the coronavirus them up. Train the police to are going to solve racism or defuse situations rather than the disparity between rich threaten violence. Ensure fair and poor. Alluding to white elections. Provide health care supremacy won’t help either. for the sick and working poor. All parents will do what is And so on. best for their own children But let’s use this special especially in a crisis. As poor moment in our history to and therefore, many minority have some necessary, tough parents have fewer resources conversations and build some to help their children, the critical community bridges. government must come in to As far as the learning pods address the inequity. Providare concerned, perhaps prining computers, Internet access cipals and teachers can make and money for day care may proactive calls today to those help since we failed to address parents forming such pods the COVID-19 virus in time and ask if they are willing for schools to reopen. to add some low-income
Facing the systematic kids even if their parents racism in society means can’t contribute much. Find changing laws and policies low-income parents willing that disadvantage minority to participate in this arrangegroups. Help addicts and ment.
By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School
Children with disabilithoughts or actions may occur. ties—such as physical, deAlthough many children velopmental, intellectual, may be bullied at one time emotional, and sensory disor another, children with abilities—are at an increased disabilities appear to be esperisk of being bullied. Any cially vulnerable to being the number of factors— physitargets of repeated aggression cal vulnerability, social skill from their peers. challenges, or intolerant enMore so, in order for us vironments—may increase to create a safe environment the risk. for learners with special needs
Children who are bulwho are at risk of bullying, lied face many social and let us be supportive of the emotional risks, including child and encourage him a greater chance of feeling or her to describe who was depressed or anxious, being involved and how and where lonely, and having low selfthe bullying or harassment esteem. Other impacts of happened. Be sure to tell the bullying can include headchild that it is not his or her aches or problems sleeping, fault and that nobody deserves poor attendance at school, to be bullied or harassed. Do low motivation and a drop not encourage your child to in academic performance; fight back. This may make in extreme cases, suicidal 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 and teach them about life, being a mother and a teacher while teaching them the is something that someone ABC’s and 123’s. cannot even come to comSad to say, many peoprehend until they have ple frown upon working experienced it themselves. mothers, saying that we do The combination itself would not have time to teach our leave many people running children values and morals. after just one week. It is a They say that staying at home job that is meant only for with their children makes those with skin of steel and better children. But I feel a heart of gold, well maybe that is completely false and platinum. There are days of that working moms deserve complete and utter defeat, a great deal of credit. We the days in which you feel teach our children about you have failed at life and having a strong work ethic. the will to go on is slim. Teachers especially, teach
Then there are the days of their children about the complete and utter joy that importance of education would leave you wanting to and working hard to achieve cartwheel down the hallway things. We also value our if it was not for a fear of time with our children and breaking your wrists! These take advantage of every moare the days that make the ment that we do have with constant stress, endless work, them. and horrific nightmares of It is not an easy job but failing lesson plans all worth it is the most fulfilling job it. of all time. My life is very
And yes, being a mother precious and that amidst all means that I only have four the deadlines and dilemmas, hours a day with my children, still, I will not trade these a time that goes by with a roles to something else. Beblink of the eye. I do not ing a mother while being a have all day with my small Special Education teacher children to bond with them is truly heartwarming.
Embraces...
from page 12 #Recreate. The way we learn.
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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 (disinfectant),” 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 P140- billion 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.
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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from page 1 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.
Collared...
from page 1 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.
Critics...
from page 4 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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from page 7 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)
