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President Rodrigo Duterte
By AZER PARROCHA, PNA
ANILA -- From the signing of anti-poverty laws to chastising water concessionaires, President Rodrigo Duterte marked the year fulfilling his campaign promise to bring a “comfortable life” to all Filipinos with only over two years left until he steps down in 2022.
Siargao gets int’l praise as 8th best 2020 holiday destination By JOYCE ANN L. ROCAMORA
MANILA -- Philippine destinations are on a roll this
year, with Siargao earning the latest international praise from luxury travel magazine Condé Nast Trav-
MORE FUN IN PH. A Department of Tourism crowd-sourced photo of Siargao by @avelovin used as part of the country’s “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign. Siargao earned recognition as one of the best holiday destinations for 2020 from Conde Nast Traveler magazine. (Photo courtesy of DOT and @avelovin)
eler, which named it eighth among 20 best holiday destinations for 2020. Described as a tiny Philippine island giving Bali a run for its money, Condé Nast Traveler hailed the teardrop-shaped tropical island for “its gnarly surf breaks, including the legendary Cloud 9 barreling wave.” “Siargao is fringed with pristine beaches, tree froggreen mangrove forests, and sweeping groves of coconut palms, and it’s little wonder tourism here is gathering pace,” CNT writers Lizzie See SIARGAO, page 9
The Duterte administration’s efforts to significantly cut down poverty rates are moving full steam with the signing of laws such as the Magna Carta of the Poor. B efore the law was signed, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that some 5.9 million Filipinos were pulled out of poverty in
2018, as poverty incidence fell to 16.6 percent from 23.3 percent in 2015. At this rate of development, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said it is “possible for poverty incidence to further drop to “10 to 12 percent” by 2022, which is slightly lower compared to the current administration’s
target to bring it down by 14 percent by the end of Duterte’s term. “With the continued adoption of the DutertEnomics and socio-economic reforms, the poverty rate will be continuously reduced,” Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin See PRIORITY, page 9
The 21 candidates of the Search for 7th Kuyamis Festival 2020 strike a pose with Misamis Oriental Governor Bambi Emano during the swimsuit competition held at a hotel in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental on December 27. Beside Emano is 2020 Best in Swimsuit Attire, Ms Isobel Teaño of Opol, Misamis Oriental. photo by gerry lee gorit
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SSS, PNP arrest school board member for non-remittance of contributions
The state-run Social Security System (SSS), in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP), arrested a member of a school's board of directors in Rodriguez, Rizal during the conduct of one of its aggressive collection efforts held last October 23. Authorities successfully served a warrant of arrest to Alicia V. Cachero, a board member of Divine Saviour Montessori School, due to the non-remittance of social security contributions of their employees, a violation of Republic Act (RA) 1161 as amended by RA 8282 o Social Security Law (now RA 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018). “We hope this serves as a message to erring employers to comply with their obligations under the law. We will not allow the disregard for the social security protection of our members,” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said. Cachero, along with other board members Jesus N. Nartatez, Fatima L. Nartates, Manuel V.
Cachero and Brian Nartatez, have contribution delinquencies of more than P300,000 which is compromised of the social security contributions of around 35 employees. Also subjected to the operations on the same day is Yolanda C. Puno of Cradle Top Learning School, located in the same municipality, with contribution delinquencies of around P155,000. The team, however, has failed to serve the warrant to Puno because she was not around during the said operation. As of this writing, the Divine Saviour Montessori School has partially settled underpayments amounting to P20,739.67, while the Cradle Top Learning School plans to avail of an installment payment scheme. Both employers are in coordination with the SSS San Mateo Branch to settle their outstanding delinquencies. Ignacio reminded delinquent employers that strict compliance with the law is a must and advised them to See ARREST, page 11
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China Airlines sets Taipei-Cebu flights by March 2020 By JOHN REY SAAVEDRA, PNA
CEBU CITY -- The MactanCebu International Airport will have a direct service from Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan starting on March 29, 2020. Avigael Ratcliffe, corporate communications junior manager of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), said that China Airlines is all set to launch the six direct flights to Cebu every week. She said the airlines “will operate the Taipei-Cebu route using Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 150 economyclass and eight business-class seats”. The flights, she said, will depart every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the Taipei-Cebu (CI705) flights arriving Cebu at 10:35 in the morning, and the Cebu-Taipei leaving the Mactan airport at 11:35 in the morning. “With China Airlines as the newest international airline partner of MCIA, weekly flights to Taipei will soon increase from 23 flights
TAIPEI-CEBU FLIGHTS. Photo shows the facade of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2 that caters to international flights. The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority and the GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) announce on Saturday (Dec. 21, 2019) that the Mactan airport would service six Taipei-Cebu direct flights every week starting on March 29, 2020. photo courtesy of megawide official website
to 29 flights starting March 29, 2020. It is the national carrier of Taiwan and Cebu is its second destination in the Philippines after Manila,” she said in a statement sent to the Philippine News Agency over the weekend. Aside from China Airlines, three other airlines –EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan,
and Philippine Air Asia– offer direct Taipei-Cebu flights. She said foreign and local passengers will have now more options to connect to other international destinations as China Airlines operates about 1,400 flights weekly to 102 cities across Asia, Europe, and North America.
Travelers, she added, will have more flexibility in planning their itineraries with the airline’s early departure and afternoon arrival schedules. In line with its new flights for Cebu, China Airlines is now offering promotional fares with economy class return airfares that can be booked via its website. (PNA)
Provincial officials are smile while watching the swimsuit competition of the Search for 7th Kuyamis Festival 2020 held a hotel in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental on december 27. Sitting front rown from left are 2019 Ms Kuyamis Chella Falconer, and Misamis Oriental Governor Bambi Emano. photo by gerry lee gorit
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DTI offers online early registration in just 3 easy steps
ONCE again, Department of Trade and Industry reminds all new and existing business establishments to check the validity of their business name registrations before applying or renewing for mayor’s permit comes January to avoid experiencing any hassle or penalties. To avoid long queues, applicants can register or renew their business name in the convenience of their homes using their mobile phones in just 3 easy steps. Sole proprietors can simply log on to the Business Name Registration System’s (BNRS) website at bnrs.dti. gov.ph and follow the steps: (1) apply for new/renewal; (2) pay online; and (3) download the certificate of registration. The online platform is par t of the agenc y’s efforts to provide business establishments the ease of doing business. Business names that are renewed within 90 days after expiration will make additional payment of 50% of the scope’s amount as penalty. On t he ot her hand, business name application or renewal processed in any Negosyo Center or DTI office will only take around 15 to
30 minutes to be processed. The certificate is valid for 5 years. Applicants both new and for renewal only need to comply three requirements: ( 1 ) du ly - a c c ompl i s h e d business name registration form; (2) one (1) valid and active government-issued ID with applicant’s full name,
signature and photograph; and (3) registration fee. The registration fee depends on the scope of the business applied: P200 for barangay level; P500 for city or municipal level; P1,000 for regional level; and P2,000 for national level. All business registration fee must also include a P30 documentary
stamp. For individuals who are requested to file a business name in behalf of the business owner, the following are required: (1) filled-out application form signed by the owner; (2) authorization letter signed by the owner; and (3) original valid IDs of the owner and representative.
ENERGY FIRM SUPPORTS MISOR TOURISM PROJECT: MisOr Governor Bambi Emano and STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) Plant Manager Dr. Carsten Evers lead the unveiling of the proposed Provincial Botanical Garden and Tourism Complex during simple ceremonies held at the capitol grounds recently. The project, which is funded mainly by MisOr’s share in the electricity sales of power generating companies in the province through the DOE ER 1-94 program, is expected to boost the local tourism industry. MisOr has received this year 17.8 million worth of financial benefits coming from STEAG State Power Inc.
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Not corporate interest but that of the people
As pronounced by the highest law of the land, “In a democratic and republican State, sovereignty resides with the people and all governmental powers emanate from them.” Indeed, in a democracy, the public influences policy and then the government carries out actions determined by the public. However, this is not so regarding the existence of so-called Electric Cooperatives. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei!” (The voice of the people is the voice of God). Thus, in 2012, the MCOs (memberconsumer-owners) of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperatives (DANECO) voted YES to be a true cooperative by registering with
the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) by a vote of some 50,000 with only 1,000 voted to remain with the National Electrification Administration (NEA). The counting in that referendum lasted until 2:00 O’clock in the morning and when this was reported to me, all those thousands of members present were rejoicing because their respective capital shares would be recognized and that DANECO would finally be true to the DNA of cooperativism which is members-owned. That is actually an undeniable truth. Each MCO has already paid in their more than 50 years of existence
capital shares which when computed will not be less than P50,000 each taken from their monthly billings under amortization of loans and reinvestment. Each MCO should by now be receiving patronage refund of not less than P10,000 every year, knowing that an electric cooperative is earning so much out of its operation of giving light to some 150,000 households in the Davao del Norte Area. Unfortunately, this did not happen as their registration with CDA has not been recognized all these years. I found out that a very influential corporate entity is very much interested to own DANECO using its strong influence
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to derail any effort to have it members-owned. All of those top political officials who before were for its registration with CDA suddenly just turned around as I heard the outpourings of support from that corporation during elections. All those passionately advocating to rectify a social wrong have stop their advocacy. And why not? As of today, nine leaders had gone to the Great Beyond, having been murdered for just fighting for what is right, what is true and what is just. The Board of Directors of CDA-registered See INTEREST, page 11
Speaking Out
The quintessential hero
AMONG all of our heroes, Dr. Jose Rizal, whose martyrdom we are honoring today, is without any doubt the most written about. But one can never get tired leafing through Rizaliana materials. There is always something new, something interesting to learn about him. Here are some interesting bits and pieces: A very prolific writer, Rizal wrote two immortal novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. He also authored 18 poems, the most famous of which is Mi Ultimo Adios. Rizal hid the manuscript of Mi Ultimo Adios inside an alcohol lamp which was later turned over to his families. Another possible obra maestra, but irretrievably lost, was hidden inside the sole of his shoes. Alas, the shoes were destroyed by the elements when, after his execution at the Luneta,
Rizal was buried in an unmarked tomb in Paco. Also among his works were hundreds of essays and letters. What is probably not so well known is the fact that he also wrote his version of the Filipino folklore entitled “The Monkey and The Turtle.” This he did, to emphasize the need to develop the reading habit among the young. Rizal’s version saw print in Trubner’s Oriental Record in London in July 1889, just two years after the publication of his first novel “Noli Me Tangere”. Rizal was cool-headed. But there was a time when he almost fought a duel with two other famous kababayans – Antonio Luna and Wenceslao Retana. Rizal and Luna almost dueled because of a girl – Nelly Boustead, a beautiful mestiza of English and Spanish descent. Luna felt that he
had a first claim on Nelly Boustead but Boustead appeared to be becoming infatuated with Rizal. In fact, Boustead later became one of the many girlfriends of Rizal. In one boys’ night out, Luna reportedly got drunk and said nasty things about Boustead. There are different versions of who challenged whom. Luna was known for his fiery temper and could have challenged Rizal. But Rizal was not one who would back out in defending his or a friend’s honor. Cooler heads were reported to have intervened. When Luna regained sobriety, he realized his mistake and apologized to Rizal. Luna’s brother, Juan, also apologized to Rizal. Philippine history could have been drastically altered had the duel taken place. The two were good both with the sword and the pistol.
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Had the duel taken place, it would certainly have been fatal to either or both. In the case of Wenceslao Retana, Rizal was offended by an article written by the historian. In the offensive article, Retana hinted that the Rizals were ejected by the Spanish authorities from their ancestral property in Biñan for non-payment of taxes. Retana subsequently issued a public apology and the duel was called off. Retana and Rizal later became very good friends. During his years in Germany, Rizal was known to frequent beerhouses. The German variety, of course, was not the seedy kind. It was more like a clubhouse See HERO, page 11
Hints and Traces
Prepare to be a sacrificial lamb
To be very realistic in life, we have to be ready and eager to become a sacrificial lamb. This is not bad news. This is Good News. Let me explain. Our problem is that, unfortunately, the expression, sacrificial lamb, has suffered a great diminution of appreciation in the world today. It is simply considered in the context of practical advantages and disadvantages of a given situation. Obviously, with that frame of mind and only and exclusively with that attitude without any other higher
consideration, no one would like to be a sacrificial lamb. Even the commonest of common sense would be averse to that idea. Everyone would like to flee from that predicament as much as possible. But the phenomenon of sacrificial lamb actually has a very wonderful significance. Our Christian faith tells us that given who and what we are, we have been taught right from the beginning of humanity, that we need to offer a sacrifice as a way of expressing and affirming the truth that we come from God and we also
belong to him. God, our Father and Creator, has been the one who teaches us about this duty. He has also equipped us in our nature so that we can comply with this duty that only shows the intimate relation we have with God. In short, God, who is love, has been teaching us, who are his image and likeness, how to love. This whole business of offering sacrifices is actually the language of love. It acts out the dynamics of love which is that of mutual self-giving between the lover and the beloved.
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Each party becomes both lover and beloved in the ideal state of love. In the beginning, the sacrifice was made by offering things. This started, when man was still in the state of original justice, as something easy and spontaneous to do. But with the entry of sin, this offering of sacrifice became more and more difficult and complicated to do. See PREPARE, page 11
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SSS, PCIC ink MoU for coverage of farmers and fisherfolks The Social Security System (SSS) has forged a partnership with the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) on December 19 for the social security coverage of farmers and fisherfolks in the Philippines. SSS President and Chief
Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio and PCIC President Jovy C. Bernabe signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the promotion of SSS programs and the provision of social security protection to farmers and fisherfolks.
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“SSS and PCIC share the same objective of providing adequate safety nets to one of the most vulnerable sectors of the society especially to our farmers and fisherfolks in the provinces. Hence, we are tapping See COVERAGE, page 11
Indonesia’s Islamic State University holds training for Islamic education for Muslim in Mindanao
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ndonesia’s Islamic State University Surabaya in collaboration with the Ministry of Religion and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia organized a training for Islamic Education for Muslim in Mindanao held at the House of Indonesia, Juna Subdivision, Matina, Davao City on December 16-20, 2019. The objective of this collaboration is to develop the curriculum and facilities of Madrasah by sending educators from Indonesia to help increase the teacher human resources especially in the areas of Mindanao. The program focuses on the Effective School Improvement: Developing Plans for Lighthouse Madaris. The trainers which
consists of professors and facilitators, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Religion and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The program is to carry out the development of transforming the madrasah education curriculum system in Indonesia which is considered successful in implementing religious education along with the expansion of knowledge in other fields. This collaboration is also part of Indonesia's efforts to assist the Philippines and strengthen the bilateral relations through religious education from different areas Mindanao region. This program is a follow up of the intent between the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
and the Department of Education of the Republic of the Philippines with regards to Islamic educational cooperation signed on January 2018. Topics discussed during the training are: Change Management, Madaris Leadership, Integration Science and Religion, Vision Building, Teaching and Learning Practice and Learning Environment, Teamwork and Professional Learning Communities, Developing a Healthy Madaris, Developing Lighthouse Inspiration through Inspirational Wudhu and Motivational Shala, Planning Madaris Development Initiative and Action Plan for Sustainability Development. Consul General Dicky Fabrian hopes that this educational cooperation will further strengthen the bilateral ties between Indonesia and the Philippines. In a statement of the President said that Indonesia and Philippines are “Blood Brothers”. Attendees of the training are officials from the By JOYCE ANN L. ROCAMORA, PNA Ministry of Religion and Ministry of Foreign Affairs MANILA -- Mindanao performances, choral con- of the Republic of Indonesia, and Palawan are seen to certs, visual arts exhibit and Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Buplay a significant role in culinary presentations. the sustainable develop- According to DOT, trade ment of the eastern part of and travel fairs, fashion Southeast Asia. shows and cultural outreach The consensus surfaced programs were also held. during the 2nd Budayaw During the biennial afFestival held last November fairs, BIMP-EAGA represenin the City of Kuching in the tatives also tackled the plan Federal State of Sarawak, to collaborate with public Malaysia, a biennial event and private stakeholders of the Brunei Darussalam- within the region, with the Indonesia-Malaysia-Philip- Philippine delegation tasked pines East ASEAN Growth to promote and market tourArea (BIMP-EAGA). ism in Mindanao Regions 9, “Budayaw Festival, which 10, 11, 12, 13 and Palawan. is a catalyst in weaving the The delegation was repaspirations, creative expres- resented by Abubakar and sions, and appreciation of Adel Suemith of the National our richly-diverse Asian Commission for Culture and culture, which should shape the Arts (NCCA), including our regional development DOT regional directors Maand prosperity. We are ec- rie Elaine Salvaña-Unchuan static to have showcased of Region 10 and Tanya Mindanao and Palawan as Rabat-Tan of Region 11. playing vital roles along The Philippine team has this line,” Department of also explored talks with the Tourism (DOT) Assistant Sarawak Tourism Board for Secretary Myra Paz Valder- forging sisterhood agreerosa-Abubakar said in a ments with localities in statement on Monday. Northern Mindanao and Budayaw, dubbed as “Fes- having direct flights between tival of Cultures”, showcases Kuching City and Davao cultural diversity and pro- City. motes regional cooperation “Improved connectivin the areas of trade and ity between Sarawak and commerce among the BIMP- Mindanao gateways like EAGA member states. Davao City is the key to The five-day festivity accelerating regional dewas highlighted by weaving velopment cooperation See ROLE, page 11 demonstrations, cultural
reau of Madaris Education (BARMM), teachers and principals of Madrasah in different areas in Mindanao such as Khadija Qur-anic Center (Lamitan), Markaz Darul Ulum Alfata (TawiTawi), Attanseel Litahfijhil Qur-anul Kareem (Basilan), Darul Ulum As-Shareef Kareemul Makdul Makdum Alfaqeeh (Sulu), Markaz Assohada Litahfidhil Quran
Al Kareem Taraka (Lanao del Sur), Markaz Shaarawi Litahfidhil Quran Al Kareem Dama (Lanao del Sur), Saksi Litahfidhil Qur-an Al Kareen (Marawi City), Markaz Burhan Litahfeedhil Qur-an (Maguindanao), Markaz Qur-an waw Sunnah (Cotabato City), Markaz Attadabur Litahfidhil Qur-anil Kareem (North Cotabato), Imam IBN Aljiazarie Litah-
fidhil Qur-an Al Kareem (Maguindanao), Khadija Quranic Center (Lamitan), Markaz Darul Ulum (Sulu), Markaz Attanzeel Litahfijhil Qur-anul Kareem (Basilan) and members of Pathways (NGO), an organization who specializes on providing management advice, training and consultancy services to community service throughout the country.
Mindanao, Palawan seen to play key role in East ASEAN growth
MMFF2019. The float of Mindanao at the Metro Manila Film Festival's Parade of Stars at the Lakeshore in Taguig City on Sunday (December 22, 2019). The film, directed by multi-awarded director Brillante Mendoza, stars Judy Ann Santos and Allen Dizon. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)
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Biz sentiment up in Q4, consumers less upbeat By JOANN VILLANUEVA, PNA
MANILA -- Optimism among Filipino businessmen rose in the fourth quarter of 2019 due to the holiday and the harvest seasons, but consumer confidence slipped due to higher commodity prices. In a briefing Friday, Department of Economic Statistics (DES) officer in
charge Fernando Silvoza said confidence index (CI) under the business expectation survey (BES) rose to 40.2 percent from 37.7 percent during the survey in the third quarter of the year. The sanguinity of investors in the country was similar to those in Brazil, Chile, Hungary, and the Netherlands, the Bangko Sentral
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Hon. Councilor Estelito R. Marabe, Presiding Officer Hon. Councilor Niko P. Aldequer Hon. Councilor Rendon P. Sanggalang Hon. Councilor Hollis C. Monsanto Hon. Councilor Erwin A. Damasco Hon. Councilor Cromwell Kiril D. Dinlayan Hon. Councilor Louel M. Tortola Hon. Councilor Victor M. Barroso Hon. Councilor Christopher B. Soria Hon. Councilor Kathleen Cecille C. Pagaling Hon. Councilor Bonifacio G. Valiente (Official Business) Hon. Councilor Bede Blaise S. Omao-Maghilum (Official Business) Hon. Councilor Dave Julian A. Balore (Official Business)
Hon. Vice Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, OIC - Mayor --------------------------------------------------------------------------ORDINANCE NO. 909 Series of 2019 Sponsored by: Hon. Rendon P. Sangalang
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS SELLING AND/OR SERVING BEERS,LIQUORS,AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY , AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF WHEREAS, Section 5, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that “ the maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty and property, and promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy “; WHEREAS, Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 provides that “every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare”; WHEREAS, Section 458 (a)(1)(v) of the same Code likewise empowers the Sangguniang Panlungsod to “enact ordinances to maintain peace and order by enacting measures to prevent and suppress lawlessness, disorder, riot, violence, rebellion, or sedition and impose penalties for violation of said ordinances; WHEREAS, in the interest of public order and safety and to ensure that the City of Malaybalay will remain as a safe and fun destination, it is imperative to regulate the selling and/or serving of beers, liquors, and other alcoholic beverages in the city; WHEREAS, in view of the alarming incidence of alcohol-related crimes and to re-inforce the City’s drive against public drunkenness, the government of the City of Malaybalay deems it necessary to strictly regulate and implement the selling and/or serving of intoxicating beverages in the city; NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MALAYBALAY CITY IN REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLED, that: SECTION 1. This Ordinance shall be known as the “Ordinance Regulating the Operation of Business Establishments Selling and/or Serving Beers, Liquors, and other Alcoholic Beverages in the City of Malaybalay”. SECTION 2. For purpose of this Ordinance, the term “alcoholic beverages” shall mean any drink which contains ethyl alcohol or ethanol as an active agent, including but not limited to beers, liquors, spirits, wines, locally distilled alcohol drink such as, but not limited to tuba, lambanog, basi, etc. and cocktail. SECTION 3. No person or establishment shall sell liquors, beers, or other alcoholic beverages to persons below legal age. Likewise, no person or establishment shall serve in its establishments said beverages to a minor to order, drink or consume beers, liquors, or other alcoholic beverages in hotels, beer houses, fun houses, motels, family KTV BARS, restaurants, food houses, stores, and the like. SECTION 4. All persons or establishments selling or serving beers, liquors or other alcoholic beverages, and the like that causes intoxication are hereby prohibited to sell or serve the same beginning 1:00a.m. Until 7:00 o’clock in the morning. The drinking and consumption of the same within the establishments and within the same time period are also prohibited. SECTION 5. Any violation of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of this Ordinance shall be penalized as follows, without prejudice to the prosecution
ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced. Respondents attributed their optimism to higher consumer demand during the holidays and the harvest season; increase in sales, orders, and projects; more favorable macroeconomic conditions; higher government spending, particularly on infrastructure; and
of other actions: a. First Offense – Administrative Fine of Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00) No-Contest Provision – The violator who wish not to contest his/her liability may pay the fine within three (3) days from the citation with the City Treasurer before the institution of formal charges. In case of inability to pay fine, he/she shall render community service for eight (8) hours. This no-contest does not apply to subsequent offenses. b. Second Offenses – Administrative Fine of Five Thousand Pesos (5,000.00) or imprisonment of one (1) month, or both, at the discretion of the court, plus suspension of the business permit for three (3) months; c. Third Offense or more – Administrative Fine of Five Thousand Pesos (5,000.00) or imprisonment of six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court, plus revocation of business permit; If the violation is committed by a corporation, partnership or association, the President and/or Manager thereof shall also be personally liable. If the violation is committed by a single proprietorship, the owner and/ or Manager thereof shall also be personally liable. If the violator is committed by the costumer for drinking and consumption of alcoholic beverages within the establishments and within the same time period despite the plea of the establishment not to do so anymore, he or she shall be penalized, as follows; a. First Offense – a Fine of One Thousand Pesos (1,000.00) ; No-contest Provision – the violator who wish not to contest his/ her liability may pay the fine within three (3) from citation for the offense with the City Treasurer before the institution of formal charges. In case of inability to pay the fine, he/she shall render community service for eight (8) hours. This no-contest provision does not apply to subsequent offenses.
b. Second Offense – a Fine of Three Thousand pesos (P3, 000.00) and/or imprisonment of one (1) month at the discretion of the court.
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Third Offense or more - a fine of Five Thousand pesos (P5, 000.00) and/or imprisonment of three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
SECTION 6. Within thirty (30) days upon approval of this Ordinance, the City Mayor shall cause the issuance of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) as are necessary for the effective implementation of the Ordinance. The following offices shall formulate the necessary Rules and Regulations for its effective implementation and are hereby tasked to monitor and inspect the strict compliance of this Ordinance: a. Malaybalay City Police Station b. City Legal Office c. City Prosecutors Office d. President of Liga ng mga Barangay of Malaybalay e. City Treasurers Office f. City Business and Licensing Office SECTION 7. All existing ordinances related and not inconsistent to the purpose for which this Ordinance has been passed and approved are deemed incorporated. Those that are inconsistent are hereby repealed or amended.
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business expansion. They also cited the positive impact of the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Among the different types of trading firms, business sentiment by importers and domesticoriented firms were more buoyant as they anticipated an increase in sales and higher demand on pharmaceutical products, and food and beverages during the holiday and harvest season. “That is where we can see the effect of the trade war indirectly,” BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila, Jr. said during the same briefing. Among the selected economic indicators, businesses expected the
peso to strengthen against the US dollar, inflation rate to increase, and for interest rate to ease further in the last quarter of the year. On the other hand, CI, under the consumer expectation survey (CES), declined to 1.3 percent from the previous quarter’s 4.6 percent. Respondents traced the drop in their optimism to higher prices of commodities, low or no increase in salary/income, increase in household expenses, and high unemployment rate. Their spending outlook on basic goods and services were broadly steady for the first quarter of 2020 at 37.1 percent from 36.2 percent in the previous quarter. “This indicates that respondents who expect
to spend more on goods and services outnumbered those who said otherwise,” the BSP report said. The result of the CES also showed that households that have savings declined, with the percentage declining to 36.3 percent from an alltime high of 37.5 percent last quarter. The respondents said they were saving to prepare for emergencies, health and hospitalization, education, retirement, business capital and investment, and purchase of real estate. Households with overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who alloted remittances for savings increased, but those who allocated funds for investments went down. (PNA)
Hon. Consul General Dicky Fabrian and staffs of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous News Year.
SECTION 8. If any part or provision of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other parts or provisions hereof. SECTION 9. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval and after due posting and publication in newspaper of general circulation in the locality for three (3) consecutive times. ENACTED. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance which was duly adopted by the Sanguniang Panlungsod during its 17th regular session held at the Old Municipal Building Peoples Hall on October 22, 2019. (Sgd) PHOEBE CORAZON C. HIDALGO Sanguniang Panglungsod Secretary APPROVED, October 22, 2019: (Sgd) ESTELITO R. MARABE City Councilor Temporary Presiding Officer APPROVED: (Sgd) FLORENCIO T. FLORES City Mayor MDN: Dec 23, 30, 2019 & Jan 6, 2020
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An Ancestral Domain situated in the Barangays of Quezon, Kibanban and portion of Calawag, Municipality of Balingasag; portions of Umagos and Banglay, Municipality of Lagonglong; portions of pahindong, Mananum Bag-o, Mananum Daan, San Isidro and Bangbang, Municipality of Medina; Kibuguing, Bantaawan and portion of Pigsaluhan, City of Gingoog, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, Philippines. Bounded on the Northeast, along lines 9-12, by portions of barangays pahindong, mananum Bag-o, San Isidro and Bangbang, Municipality of Medina; on the East and Southeast, along lines 12-19, by portions of Barangays Bantaawan and Pigsaluhan, Gingoog City; on the South, by lines 19-23-1, by Ads-1004-0004-Gni (CADT No. R10-BAL-1005-036 of the Higaonon ICCs located in Barangays Samay, Balagnan and Aposakahoy, Municiplity of Balingasag, Province of Misamis Oriental); on the Southwest, along lines 1-5, by portion of Barangay Calawag, Municipality of Balingasag; along lines 5-7, by portion of Barangay Banglay and Umangos, Municipality of Lagonglong; on the West and North, along Line 7-8, by Municipality of Salay and along line 8-9, by Municipality of Talisayan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being N 78 deg. 17’ E, 9,763.66 m. From MSE-06, PRS-92 (NAMRA), Barangay Poblacion No. 06, Municipality of Balingasag, Province of Misamis Oriental , Thence;
N.65 deg. 09’ W. S. 73 deg. 17’ W. N. 39 deg. 00’ W. N. 11 deg. 35’ E. N. 09 deg. 17’ W N. 69 deg. 01’ E N. 41 deg. 43’ E N. 03 deg. 47’ E S. 48 deg. 48’ E S. 84 deg. 18’ E S. 55 deg. 30’ E S. 13 deg. 34’ E S. 03 deg. 21’ W S. 24 deg. 03’ E S. 34 deg. 56’ E S. 17 deg. 13’ W S. 53 deg. 19’ W N. 85 deg. 16’ W N. 73 deg. 02’ W S. 65 deg. 12’ W N. 89 deg. 47’ W S. 78 deg. 26’ W S. 37 deg. 25’ W
480.93 m. 4704.04 m. 597.06 m. 3907.26 m. 1892.00 m. 3751.58 m. 14568.84 m. 603.36 m 4352.03 m. 3233.05 m. 1048.79 m. 4411.42 m. 763.100 m. 832.24 m. 2385.36 m. 2869.74 m. 5038.95 m. 2207.39 m. 2574.26 m. 1927.67 m. 5632.03 m. 1209.64 m. 544.96 m.
to point 2; to point 3; to point 4; to point 5; to point 6; to point 7; to point 8; to point 9 to point 10 to point 11 to point 12 to point 13 to point 14 to point 15 to point 16 to point 17 to point 18 to point 19 to point 20 to point 21 to point 22 to point 23 to point of Beginning
Containing an area of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY- TWO and 6439/10,000 (25,272.6439) hectares more or less. All corners referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground as follows; corners 1, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 are old ADBM and the rest are marked on the ground as “ADBM NCIP” rectangular parallelepiped concrete monuments (25 X 25 X 100 cms.) . Bearing is PRS-92 Grid. The said survey was executed by NCIP Geodetic Engineers Archibald A. Remalig, Pilmore J. Salac and Elisur Pailden on March 15- April 2016 and November 2016. Prepared by:
Barangay empowerment program, gipahingusgan LAING upat na usab ka mga barangay sa Misamis Oriental ang natunolan sa tseke nga balor tag-P300,000 ubos sa programang Barangay Empowerment ni Gobernador Bambi Emano, ang programa nga tiunay nagtubag sa tukma ug angayang proyekto nga ipahamtang sa 424 ka barangay sulod sa 23 ka lungsod ug duha ka dakbayan sa lalawigan. Atol sa sinemanang pagpakayab sa nasudnong bandila sa kapitolyo niadtong Disyembre 23, 2019, nakadawat sa tag-P300,000 ang Brgy. Duka sa Medina pinaagi ni Kapitan Robinson Namoc; Brgy. Tagbalogo sa Naawan pinaagi ni Kapitan Merlyn R. Canoy; Brgy.
Calangahan sa Lugait pinaagi ni Kapitan Jeffrey Sarsaba; ug Brgy. Binakalan sa dakbayan sa Gingoog pinaagi ni Kapitan Marjie Demetillo. Alang kang Kapitan Namoc sa Brgy. Duka, Medina, dakung tabang sa iyang katawhan ang nasangpit nga pundo alang sa pagpaayo sa ilang dalan, hilabina sa mga kabatan-onan nga mosulod sa klase nga dili na maglisod nga magpita ang dalan panahon sa ting-ulan. "Ang tumong niini ang pag semento sa akong dalan nga kini daku kaayo og importansya ka namo hilabina na gayud sa mga kabataan nga sa panahon sa tag-ulan mahiagum gyud sila og
Noted: (Sgd.) ATTY. MICHAEL M. MAMUKID Director, Ancestral Domains Office
Published: ENGR. CHONA B. LABAON, MPA Provincial Officer – NCIP Misamis Oriental
MDN: Dec 23, 30, 2019 & Jan 6, 2020
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Children’s Christmas party sa kapitolyo, gidugok
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(Sgd.) ARCHIBALD A. REMALIG, GE (Sgd.) SHELLEY JOY RUTH SAROL-CALATA Chief of Party, Survey Team Engineer III, Recognition Division Ancestral Domains Office
lapok. So, karon, daku sad akong pagpasalamat kay matagaan na og maayong dalan ang kabataan. Ikalima na kini nga release ni Gobernador Bambi sa among barangay," sulti pa ni Kapitan Namoc. Ang Barangay Empowerment program gitukod ni Gobernador Emano alang sa pagtunol sa tukma nga proyekto sa kabaranggayan. Dunay tag-P300,000 matag tuig nga pundo iyang itunol ngadto sa mga kapitan ug kagawad sa barangay kinsa maoy magpatuman sa proyekto nga ilang gusto. Susama sa covered court, construction of water system, multi-purpose hall,
HALOS wala nay kalingkuran ang mitambong sa Capitol-sponsored Children’s Christmas party niadtong Disyembre 23, 2019, sa hawanan sa kapitolyo, kung diin midagsang ang labihan ka daghan nga kabataan ug ginikanan nga buot moambit sa kalipay ning kapaskuhan. Sadya ug kalipay ang makita sa mga mata sa kabataan ug ilang ginikanan sa daghanang kalingawan nga gi-andam ni Gobernador Bambi Emano alang kanila. Bisan tuod exclusive lamang kadto nga Children’s Christmas party sa mga anak ug apo sa mga empleyado sa kapi-
tolyo, apan gikalipay gihapon sa amahan sa lalawigan nga naglantaw kanilang tanan nga malipayon ug nalingaw intawon sa nasangpit nga okasyon. Mikabat sa kapin 400 ka bata ang nalingaw sa Looney Tunes-inspired Christmas party. Didto usab mitambong sila si Konsehal Nadya Emano-Elipe, Board Member Saysay Emano ug Board Member Boboy Saba lug ilang mga anak. Mapasalamaton uyamot si Mississife Socobus, usa ka ginikinan, sa gipahigayong get-together sa kabataan nga nag-edad 3 padulong 5.
"Lipay kaayo ko kay akong mga anak naka benipisyo man. Naa silay nakuha nga prizes, toys ug kanang enjoy pud kaayo ang mga bata. Last year, mao gihapon bibo kayo, grabe ka satisfied ang mga bata sa ilang nakuha nga gikan kay Gov. Bambi nga pinaskuhan," saysay ni Mrs. Socobus. Si Capitol Park Clean and Green Office head Ms. Lorna Guibone nagkanayon nalipay kaayo sa ikalima ka tuig nga pagpahigayon sa Children’s Christmas party sa kabataan diha sa hawanan sa kapitolyo. Hamubo lamang ang mensahe ni Gobernador Emano atol sa nasangpit nga okasyon, apan unodnon. Matud pa sa gobernador, kalipay niya nga makit-ang malipayon ang kabataan kauban sa ilang mga ginikanan, ug nanghinaut nga unta ipadayon sa mga ginikanan ang pagpadaku nga matarong ug maligdong ang ilang mga anak, kinsa maoy paglaum sa atong nasud.
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Andanar said in a statement. The Magna Carta of the Poor (Republic Act No. 11291), signed on April 12 mandates the State “to adopt an area-based, sectoral and focused intervention to poverty alleviation where every poor Filipino must be empowered to meet the minimum basic need through the partnership of the Government and the basic sectors”. Duterte also signed on April 17 an act institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) (R.A. No. 11310), the national poverty reduction strategy and human capital investment program that provides conditional cash transfer to poor households for a maximum period of seven years to improve the health, nutrition and education aspects of their lives. Accessible social services To ensure that every Filipino, especially, the poor have equal access to quality healthcare, Duterte signed the Universal Healthcare Act of 2019 (R.A. 11223) which automatically enrolls all Filipinos under the government’s health insurance program. Under the law, coverage will be expanded to include free consultation fees, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic services. Duterte also signed into law a bill (R.A. 11210) that extends the maternity leave of female workers in the country from 60 to 105 days with full pay. All working mothers in the government and private sector are guaranteed with 105 days of paid maternity leave credits, with 7 days transferable to fathers while an additional 15 days of paid leave will be granted
to single mothers, according to the law. Complementing these measures is the Malasakit Center Law (R.A. 11463), which expands the accessibility to the government’s medical and financial healthcare services’ through the Malasakit Centers, that will be built in all public hospitals in the country. To cut bureaucratic red tape in government, Duterte also ordered state offices to finish all transactions in just hours. For the farmers To open up the country’s rice market, Duterte signed the Rice Tariffication Law (R.A. 11203) on February to switch the current quota system in importing rice into a tariff system, where rice can be imported more freely. On November, Duterte ordered the National Food Authority (NFA) to increase the country’s emergency buffer stock from 15 days to 30 days by buying more palay (unhusked rice) from farmers and help them cope up with higher price of palay. The country’s rice industry is expected to thrive with the implementation of the programs under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), a component under the Rice Tariffication Law aimed at making Filipino farmers more efficient and productive so they can compete with their counterparts in Southeast Asia. Under the Duterte administration, some 120,889 hectares of land have been distributed while farmers with machinery, seeds and farm animals to maximize the use of agrarian lands. Duterte also issued Executive Order No. 75 mandating all government agencies to identify governmentowned lands suitable for
Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon MUNICIPALITY OF KIBAWE -0O0Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that RACHEL C. CATALAN has filed with this Office, a petition For Correction of Clerical Error in her SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RACHEL CABUNGCAL CATALAN who was born on April 17, 1994 at Kibawe, Bukidnon and whose parents are Maximo S. Catalan and Leneth Y. Cabungcal. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition not later than December 27, 2019.
Mon-Tue, December 30-31, 2019 agriculture for distribution. Easing traffic Refusing to beg Congress for emergency powers, Duterte said he would rather allow EDSA to rot if some lawmakers insinuated that he would use it for corruption. In June, Duterte promised to cut travel time from Makati and Edsa to five minutes by yearend but was unable to do so. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, however, said failure to fulfill Duterte’s promise does not mean it was not attainable under the current administration. The Depar tment of Transportation (DOTr) and other concerned state agencies have been ordered to introduce innovations to ease traffic congestion in the country’s metropolis. Among ot he rs , t he Duterte government’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program is seen as a solution to address traffic congestion in Metro Manila. Around PHP9 trillion has been earmarked for the implementation of around 100 big-ticket infrastructure projects and over 10,000 small infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program. Invoking the arbitral ruling After temporarily shelving the arbitral ruling in 2016 to give way to friendlier relations between the Philippines and China, Duterte finally invoked the Haguebased Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling won by the Philippines against China during his visit to Beijing on Aug. 29. Despite having raised the arbitral ruling while discussing concerns on the West Philippine Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s position that it is not recognizing the ruling. Duterte maintained his position to push for its claims in the disputed waters, but maintained that the issue should not be the sum total of the relationships between the two countries. Aside from the arbitral ruling, Duterte also brought up the 60-40 sharing ar-
rangement on the proposed joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea. The June 9 Recto Bank (Reed Bank) maritime incident where a Chinese vessel allegedly rammed and abandoned a Philippine fishing boat at sea was also discussed in the meeting between the two leaders. Panelo has insisted that holding bilateral negotiations between the Philippines and China is currently the “most effective” way to resolve the dispute over the West Philippine Sea. Water woes Alleged “onerous” provisions found in water concession agreements entered into by government with Maynilad and Manila Water angered Duterte, who refused to allow the government to pay the two water firms for damages. Duterte began questioning the alleged onerous provisions after the Singapore-based Permanent Court of Arbitration issued separate decisions, compelling the Philippine government in 2017 to pay PHP3.4 billion to Maynilad and in November 2019 to compensate PHP7.39 billion to Manila Water for the losses the two firms allegedly suffered due to non-implementation of increases in water rates. Saying the water deals “mirror” the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Law or Republic Act 3019, Duterte threatened to sue them for economic sabotage. Duterte asked the Department of Justice and Office of the Solicitor General to craft new water concession agreements that are “favorable to the State and the Filipino people” and also floated the idea of ordering the military to take over the operations of the two water concessionaires. The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) had revoked the approved 15-year extension of concession agreements with Manila Water and Maynilad that are supposed to expire in 2037 which means the two firms only have until 2022 to operate since the 2009 resolution extending the 25-year con-
cession deals signed in 1997 is considered ineffective. The President will make a major announcement in relation to the alleged onerous contracts on Jan. 6, 2020, according to Malacañang. Peace talks situation Duterte permanently terminated the government’s peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on March 18 saying the communist guerillas could talk peace with his successor instead. The CPP-New People’s Army (NPA) has been tagged as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Duterte later created a new panel, to include representatives from different sectoral groups, local government units, and the military, to supervise localized peace engagements. The Retooled Community Support Program is continuously being implemented in areas with vulnerable populations to ensure the improved delivery of basic services. However, Duterte on Dec. 5 bared that he has directed former government chief negotiator and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello to talk peace with CPP founder Jose “Maria” Sison hopeful to re-open negotiations with CPP’s political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF). Bello said that peace talks could resume by the second or third week of January 2020, but the government and the communist rebels have yet to agree on the negotiation’s venue. No 4th Martial law Despite possible attacks by communist guerillas in the future, Duterte, on Dec. 10, backed security officials’ recommendation not to extend the martial law, following the weakening of the terrorist and extremist rebellion. Even without martial law in place, Duterte was optimistic that the state forces can maintain peace and order in Southern Philippines. To recall, Duterte placed
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the whole of Mindanao under military rule on May 23, 2017 after the Islamic State-inspired Maute group laid siege in Marawi City in Lanao de Sur province. Congress extended the initial 60-day martial rule three times upon the President’s recommendation to help state forces quell the insurgency in Mindanao. Security officials, however, are counting on proposed amendments to the Human Security Act of 2007 to give them more teeth to fight terrorism. Among the proposed amendments to this law include increasing the number of days a suspected terrorist can be detained from the current three days and to allow regional trial courts to issue authorizations and to wiretap suspects from 30 days to 60 days or longer. (PNA)
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Pook and Tabitha Joyce said. “Less than a 10th of the size of Bali, the island feels the way the Indonesian hotspot did three decades ago: scooters with surfboard racks ferry people about the streets, convenience stores pour petrol from glass Coca Cola bottles and farmers sell rice – dried on tarpaulins at the side of the main road –at the local market,” they added. Siargao was also praised for the variety of activities it offers aside from surfing, such as islandhopping to the nearby white sand-ringed islets of Daku, Guyam, and Naked Island. “And here at Condé Nast Traveler, we always have one eye on the surf scene (where boarders flock, ecoentrepreneurs, independent hotels, and small businesses tend to follow), and we’re predicting that during the next year, a tiny Philippine island will be stealing a cool crowd (whether they surf or not) from Bali,” the CNT editorial wrote. Siargao bested Kyoto, Japan at rank 20 and Paris, France which was ninth on the list. In 2018, Condé Nast Traveler also named the island as the 2018 Top Island in Asia. (PNA)
Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10 5F and 6F Trinidad Building, Corner Capistrano-Yacapin Streets, Cagayan de Oro City
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that BOB M. MARIVELES has filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error of the CHILD’S SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GABRIELLE CHANEL VILLALBA who was born on JULY 15, 2008 in SABAL HOSPITAL INC. 292 DON A. VELEZ ST. CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are and CHARMIE CELESTE ALILEI HALABA VILLALBA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 30, 2019.
December 26, 2019
SGD. ATTY. JOFFREY M. SUYAO, CESO III Regional Director
MDN: Dec 23 & 30, 2019
(Sgd) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar
MDN: December 30, 2019
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Oro port shares Christmas cheer to stranded passengers, fire victims
Appreciative Senior Citizens show off their Malasakit Pouches from the PPA PMO MisorCDO.
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By MIKE BAÑOS
OME 280 passengers stranded at the Cagayan de Oro Port in Barangay Macabalan due to inclement weather brought about by Typhoon “Ursula” (International name: Phanfone) were fortunate they have a sympathetic port management office quick to react to their plight. Instead of proceeding to their intended destinations in Cebu and Bohol, the affected passengers had to spend Christmas Eve at the Cagayan de Oro Port due to Coast Guard travel advisories restricting travel due to the typhoon. However, they did not miss the traditional Noche Buena when the Port Management Office of Misamis Oriental/Cagayan de Oro (PMO MO/C) quickly organized an instant Fellowship
on Christmas Eve activity for them. Besides providing free meals to the stranded passengers starting with lunch on 24 December, the PMO, with the assistance of the Cagayan de Oro Police Office (COCPO) Precinct 5 and other generous donors, prepared a “Noche Buena” for all. A short program was also instantly organized, which included games, and dance numbers from youngsters among the passengers themselves. In continuing promotion of the PPA’s Serbisyo at Malasakit, Malasakit pouches containing foldable pans, hand towels, and other necessary toiletries were distributed to the senior citizens. Children also received loot bags full of candies and other goodies. The distribution of the pouches and
PPA PMO MisorCDO personnel with the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro (Mother Club) distributed X’mas packs to affected families of the fire last August just across the new passenger terminal building.
loot bags was led by Port Manager Isidro V. Butaslac Jr. himself, along with Port Police Superintendent Bernardo A. Gartalia, and PNP Precinct 5 officials. Breakfast meals are also served on the following morning of Christmas Day. As of 11:00 AM on 25 December, the suspension of trips to Bohol, Cebu, and other areas in Visayas was lifted. Earlier, the PMO also distributed to some forty (40) families who were victims of the fire last August 2019 in partnership with the
local chapter of the Pambansang Tinig at Lakas sa Pantalan, PPA Employees’ Union; Sunrise Multi-Purpose Cooperative; and, Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro (Mother Club) on 21 December 2019. Although some of the families already re-built their homes in the same area, most were still living under makeshift tents along the road proximate to the PMO’s Gate 5. Each household received a container loaded with rice and other goods, while their children received toys and separate treats of candies.
The impromptu Noche Buena prepared by PPA PMO MisorCDO for 280 stranded passengers at the CDO Port last Christas Eve.
Since it was early in the morning, the PMO personnel and members of the Rotary Club provided meals to all individuals including the little children. After the giftgiving and feeding, the PMO personnel extended their time to bond with the children who in return, showcased their talents in dancing and cheering. They also enthusiastically participated in various games organized by the PMO. Following the fire last August which PPA PMO MisorCDO personnel led by Port Manager Bong Kids of the stranded passengers rendered dance and occurred as the Butaslac distribute X’mas loot bags to children of stranded cheering numbers in appreciation of PPA’s warm-hearted new Passenger passengers at CDO Port during X’mas eve.
Noche Buena for them last Christmas Eve.
Terminal Building (PTB) was being inaugurated, the PMO immediately responded to the needs of the affected families by preparing and distributing breakfast meals, and consolidating in-kind donations for the displaced families. The PPA Employee’s Union, Pambansang Lakas at Tinig ng Pantalan (PANTALAN) Misamis Oriental /Cagayan de Oro Chapter, also distributed early Christmas gifts to the affected families during PANTALAN’s 32nd anniversary last September. — (with IMR Lam)
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farm-to-market roads, renovations, ug uban pa. Sa kadaghan sa mga proyekto nga gipatuman ni Gobernador Bambi Emano sukad siya mipungko gobernador, walay bisan isa na lang nga napasagdan ug wala matiwas. Kini, tungod kay paspas apan pulido ang trabaho niini. Apan ning nahibilin nga pila ka tuig sa amahan sa lalawigan sa iyang pagpamunuan sa kapitolyo, naghangyo sa tanang kapitanes nga paspasan pa ang ilang pagpatuman sa proyekto ug liquidation sa Commission on Audit, basin hinuon magkaproblema pag-abot sa panahon. Pinaagi sa Barangay Empowerment program, gihatagan sa kagahum ang kapitanes ug konsehales sa kabaranggayan nga magpatuman sa ilang gusto nga proyekto, dili susama kaniadto nga igo na lang sila modawat sa proyekto nga dili man diay haum sa ilang gusto.
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DANECO and its management have all resigned for fear of being killed. For the chairman of CDA who is fighting for it to be truly a genuine cooperative is now facing a case in the Sandigan Bayan, for what? For doing his job as Chairman of an office that had been created by the Constitution “to advance the viability and growth of cooperatives as instruments of social justice, equity and economic development. It is a great social injustice to front itself as a cooperative when it is not, by not recognizing the members’ ownership of this multi-billion peso utility. The recognition of MCOs’ ownership will be a great liberation force to liberate the poor from the bondage of poverty. If only the ownership will be recognized of some 11 million MCOs in all the 119 electric cooperatives nation-wide with a critical mass of some 55 million Filipinos, equity will be had in a country where only 200 families control 73% of the economy. Let us go back to history. In the late 60s, our very own Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez wanted to electrify the rural areas as during that time, electricity was just confined in the urban areas, i.e., CEPALCO in Cagayan de Oro, DAVAO LIGHT in Davao, MERALCO in Manila. A group then of senators and congressmen went to the United States to learn on what could be the best way to electrify the rural areas. They were amazed to discover that in the United States, it is the consumers who are the owners for being cooperatives. This is so because electricity is means to life (just like water and air) and should not be a means to enrich the capitalists.
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And so that was in the mindset of our legislators when they enacted the Rural Electrication Law that it should be owned and managed by the MCOs, thus, cooperativized. The USAID then provided a grant of 800 million dollars to start the Philippine rural electrification through cooperativism. But their cooperativising technique was just a gimmick for truly, the so-called electric cooperatives are just cooperatives in name, based on a landmark 2003 decision of the Supreme Court in the case of PHILRECA Vs. Department of Finance. These so called electric cooperatives began their fake existence during the height of martial law regime when President Marcos then issued Presidential Decree 1645 (named after M-16 and Caliber 45) and provided powers to NEA under Section 357 (named after Magnum 357). Such was not surprising as NEA then was under an AFP General of the military as Secretary. After the EDSA Revolution, such social wrong was attempted to be rectified and so NEA was given 3 years to turn over all the Electric Cooperatives to CDA, as the sole registering agency on cooperatives. But such did not happen. All of those years, all the past administrations where carrying out actions that benefit corporate and financial interest. Indeed, the power in a democratic state resides with the people but how come such is being taken from them by big corporations? Under the present dispensation, the 11 million MCOs are hopeful that due attention be given to rectify a great social injustice that is victimizing a critical mass of some 55 million Filipinos who are now shouting “let justice be done ‘till heavens fall!
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of German students. Rizal frequented them not just for the beer but also to practise his German. Because of Rizal’s close association with the painter Juan Luna, Rizal became part of two of Luna’s immortal paintings. In “Blood Compact”, a mural which is prominently displayed at the entrance of the Malacanan ceremonial hall, the forearm of one of
the parties to the blood compact was supposed to have been modeled after Rizal’s. In “Parisian Life”, (now displayed at the National Museum of Fine Arts) Rizal was one of three gentlemen featured at the background. The other two were the painter himself, Luna, and Ariston Bautista Lin. One of the earliest celebrations of Rizal Day One of the earliest official public recognitions accorded to Rizal was the renaming of the District of Morong to the Province of Rizal on June 11, 1901. Subsequently, towns, streets, plazas, schools and other institutions have been named after Rizal. Statues and busts of Rizal have been built not just in the Philippines but also in prominent foreign cities. Exact replicas of the of the Rizal monument in Luneta may be found in Madrid and in Fujian, China. Celebrations of Rizal Day have been observed in various communities in the years after Rizal’s execution. Here is one celebration as described by Ignacio O. Bunye, my paternal grandfather. (Translated from the original Tagalog) “Residents of Alabang (Muntinlupa) were active participants in the organization called “Ikalalaya” – one of the earliest organizations which actively advocated and supported a movement to honor Rizal. In 1910, “Ikalalaya” organized a simple program commemorating the national hero. A likeness of Rizal, fashioned out of clay was paraded in the streets of Alabang on top of a baby carriage. Behind the carriage was the 9-man band of Victorino Porciunkula. The parade ended at the house of G. Moral where a ‘salu-salo’ was hosted by Germogenes Arciaga and Salustiano Bragat. “The following year, on the birth anniversary of Dr. Rizal, a much bigger parade which started from Sukat and ended at Tunazancillo (the whole length of Muntinlupa) was held. The occasion was graced by Lope K. Santos, Governor of Rizal, Honorio Musni and Board Member Silvestre Apacible.” Note: You may wish to share the foregoing via Facebook, Twitter or Linked-In.
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In spite of sin, God continued in the flow of time to tutor humanity about this duty of making sacrifices. This process of divine tutelage passed through tumultuous route given man’s wounded condition. All sorts of resistance and rejection, distortion and confusion, tended to empty the meaning of sacrifice. But God persisted by sending us his only Son who became the perfect and ultimate sacrifice, the true sacrificial lamb, who out of completely gratuitous love, and without deserving to suffer in any way, assumed all our sin, died to them and offered us a way to reconcile ourselves with God in a perfect way. It was John the Baptist who pointed out Jesus to us, calling him the Lamb of God. “Behold, the lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.” (Jn 1,29) Christ is the one who bore all the sins of man, showing us the way of perfect love. We have to understand from all this that the life and death of Christ, especially the supreme sacrifice of his life on the cross, should be the model and motive of our life and death as well. roycimagala@gmail.com
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comply to avoid the lengthy judicial process. The SSS chief a ls o thanked the PNP for their continuous support to the pension fund in its ongoing aggressive collection efforts against delinquent employers. Aside from its own version of Oplan Tokhang, the SSS, also in partnership with the PNP, conducts its Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) campaign wherein show cause orders are posted in business establishments of non-compliant employers. As of 9 October 2019, the SSS has conducted 12 operations in serving warrants of arrests and 31 RACE operations nationwide.
poration under the Department of Agriculture (DA) that provides insurance protection to millions of farmers and fisherfolks in times of financial contingencies arising from natural calamities, plant diseases, and pest infestation. Based on PCIC’s 2018 Annual Report, about 2.27 million farmers and fisherfolks nationwide availed of insurance products and programs and established partnerships and linkages with at least 3,000 government agencies, local government units, cooperatives, farmer associations and microfinance and lending institutions. “Cognizant of PCIC’s wider reach, SSS has decided to tap PCIC to promote SSS programs and deliver our services specifically in farflung communities where our farmers and fisherfolks are located,” Ignacio added. Under the MOU, the SSS shall link up PCIC with existing Partner Agents (PAs), provide information, education and communication (IEC) materials on SSS programs, as well as to conduct briefing and orientation on the value of SSS membership during seminars organized by PCIC. On the other hand, PCIC shall include social security protection as one of the major topics during its briefing/orientation for farmers and fisherfolks. Also, they can refer to cooperatives and associations to SSS for coverage and promotional activities of their respective members.
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“There is a greater chance of convincing other organized groups to join SSS as our accredited partner agents. That’s why we would like to thank PCIC for building stronger ties with us. We will ensure that SSS will support these farmers and fisherfolks as primary movers in our society who deserve social security protection in times of contingencies such as sickness, maternity, disability, unemployment, retirement, funeral, and death,” Ignacio concluded. Also on the same day, the SSS entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Angono Credit and Development Cooperative (ACDECO) as an accredited servicing and collecting partner agent (PA). With more than 9,000 members, ACDECO is authorized to collect SSS contributions, loan amortizations, and other miscellaneous payments from regular or associate members who are also self-employed or voluntary members of SSS. The Angono-based cooperative is also authorized to receive and screen SSS membership and loan applications including funeral benefit claims.
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among the member states of the BIMP-EAGA along with the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, provinces in Kalimantan, Sulawesi, the island chain of Maluku, Papua, Sarawak, the federal territory of Labuan and Sabah,” Abubakar said. (PNA)
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PCIC’s regional network to cover more potential members with our pension fund,” SSS PCEO Ignacio said. PCIC is a governmentowned and controlled corNOTICE
R.A. 9048 Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Libertad, Misamis Oriental -o0oNOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Republic Act 9048 notice is hereby served to the public that HAIDEE MARY OBUTA RECOLETO-RABONG has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name in the entry of her Birth Certificate from “HAIDEE” to “HAIDEE MARY”, who was born on May 22, 1971 at Libertad, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are DIONISIO B. RECOLETO and CONCHITA C. OBUTA. Any person having knowledge and/or claiming interest of may be adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition not later than _____________ with this office. MDN: Dec. 30, 2019 & Jan. 6, 2019
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NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. BRIGILDO & MAXIMA OCERO consisting of a parcel of land situated at Sta. Ana, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 15,500 sq. m., more or less, covered by Tax Declaration of Real Property No. 08-14-000807331, is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AL PONCIANO R. DATU, as per Doc. No. 08; Page No. 02; Book No. 08; Series of 2019. MDN: Dec. 28, 2019, Jan. 4, 11, 2020
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BDO celebrates with overseas Filipino families in Davao, pushes for financial education
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PART from annually doing the Pamaskong Handog to honor overseas Filipinos (OF) and their families, BDO Unibank’s global remittance service brand—BDO Remit
has another advocacy that espouses financial education zeroing on the value of saving and investing. Genie T. Gloria, senior vice president and head of remittance of BDO Unibank,
Inc. said financial education is an invaluable gift to give the OF market and their beneficiaries because there will come a point where these workers abroad will return to their home country
The Ultimate Heartthrob, premier ABS-CBN talent, and BDO Remit ambassador Piolo Pascual performs for the Davaoeño overseas Filipino families crowd during the BDO and SM Pamaskong Handog 2019 at SM City Davao.
and choose to become entrepreneurs. “Raising their financial knowledge should start at the onset, meaning, we teach them what they can do with their hard-earned money by allocating a portion to savings and looking for investments which can serve their long-term goals,” said Gloria. BDO Remit visits universities to teach young adults, whose parents may be an OF, to take care of the money remitted to them. It also does financial education activities in various barangays to orient people, particularly the unbanked, about the importance of being a part of the formal banking system. “Apart from these efforts, we also continue to participate in the predeparture orientation seminars (PDOS) done by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), by helping the departing OFs to have a better financial behavior,” noted Gloria. Since starting the financial education advocacy in 2014, she said BDO Remit
has noticed a significant improvement in the saving approach of the OFs as indicated by the growth in their monthly savings. “They are saving more now and they know their priorities and goals. For us, this improvement is a testament that this advocacy of ours is working well for them,” added Gloria. BDO Remit currently has two million BDO Kabayan Savings account holders, a product it introduced in 2006 to encourage OFs and their beneficiaries to save and eventually allow them to qualify for other banking products such as loans, as their lives flourish. Celebrating with overseas Filipino families Pamaskong Handog is BDO’s way of giving back and recognizing OFs for their trust and loyalty as BDO Kabayan Savings account holders. The Pamaskong Handog 2019 Davao leg brought together some of the country’s biggest celebrities and performers led by BDO Remit Piolo Pascual, ABSCBN love team Edward
Barber and Maymay Entrata, “Tawag ng Tanghalan” grand champion Elaine Duran, and OPM band Reo Brothers, Regine Velasquezimpersonator Regina Otic as well as comedy stars Ate Gay, and MC & Lassy. “With many overseas Filipinos coming home during the holiday, we take the season as an opportunity to honor and pay tribute to their hard work and sacrifice to care for their families even if it means being away from them and taking on unique jobs in other countries,” said Gloria. Aside from the celebrity performances, raffle prizes from The SM Store, Kultura, Miniso, Jollibee and Goldilocks were also given. Overseas Filipino families were also presented with exclusive treats from BDO Remit partners WorldRemit, MoneyGram, Western Union & Small World during Pamaskong Handog event. Now on its 8th year, Pamaskong Handog presents separate events for OFWs and their families in Cebu, Davao, and Pampanga this month, with SM hosting the venues.