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No politicking in time of COVID vaccine rollout -Andanar By SUSAN G. DE LEON

PRESIDENTIAL Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Wednesday called for bayanihan and to do away with politicking as the government is set to implement its national vaccine rollout this month. “For now, let’s get down to work. All hands on deck

for our vaccination program to be able for our Filipino population to prevent the disease,” Andanar said in a radio interview, stressing that this is not the time to paint political colors on crisis responses. The PCOO chief explained that the administration is using the all-

hands-on-deck approach in preparation for the vaccine rollout, which will start this year, with the initial 117,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from the COVAX facility set to arrive in the country this month. “If we have a healthy population, we will have an opportunity to make our economy healthy also. If our economy is healthy,

then we can go back to the commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte of providing a comfortable life for every Filipino,” he added. The gove r nme nt is expecting the arrival of the first wave of PfizerBioNTech and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility around mid-February.

Importing more meat products will hurt hog, poultry sectors M PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar (PIA NCR file)

Registration starts for Covid-19 vaccination in Davao By PREXX MARNIE KATE TROZO

DAVAO CITY – The city government here is targeting herd immunity among Dabawenyos by commencing the registration for those who want to avail of the coronavirus disease 2018 (Covid-19) vaccination for free. Around 1.2 million individuals are targeted to be vaccinated under Davao City’s Covid-19 vaccination program. Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, Davao City’s Covid-19 Vaccination Program head, urged Dabawenyos to sign up for a slot at their respective health districts ahead of the rollout of the local vaccination process. “We are doing everything safe and healthy. We encourage everyone to register, provide their data to their nearest health center, barangay health worker, or barangay nutrition scholars so that their names will be included in the master list,” she said in a radio interview Thursday. See STARTS, page 13

By H. MARCOS C. MORDENO, MindaNews

ALAYBALAY CITY – The plan of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to import more meat products will “push the agricultural industry, especially the hog and poultry raising sectors, to its eventual death,” House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said in a statement Tuesday. Citing the Philippine Statistics Authority, Zarate said the country has enough pork and chicken supplies, making it unnecessary to

import these items. “As it is, data shows that the local production of pork and chicken is enough for its demand in the Philippines.

According to the PSA, the per capita consumption of pork and chicken in 2020 is 15 kilos and 13.7 kilos, respectively. This translates to an estimated consumption of 1.5 million metric tons and 1,479.6 thousand metric tons. Meanwhile, local production of pork and chicken in 2020 is 2,142.65 thousand metric tons and 1,809.85 thousand metric tons, respectively,” he said. “Now where does the DA get its data that there is a need to import? Is it saying that the PSA data is wrong?” he said.

Last month, Agriculture Secretary William Dar gave the go-signal to increase the country’s pork imports at lower tariffs with the reported shortfall in local supply attributed to the African Swine Fever. Dar said the DA will triple the annual minimum access volume (MAV) of 54,000 metric tons (MT) to 150,000 MT, a move seen to pull down prices in the markets. But in a news item posted on DA’s website Thursday, House Deputy Minority leader the secretary “expressed and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos See IMPORTING, page 15

Isagani Zarate

DA-10 implements IEC to act on 4 ASF-affected brgys CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-To manage and control the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease that is now affecting four barangays in the region, the Department of Agriculture (DA)10 observes the ‘isolate, eliminate and compensate’ (IEC) practice to help hog raisers. The four barangays affected by the viral disease

Local fishermen catch a 12-kilogram amberjack in the waters off Mabua village in Surigao City on Friday morning, February 12, 2020. mindanews photo by roel n. catoto

See VACCINE, page 15

include Barangay Jampason, Initao, Misamis Oriental; Barangay Pagawan, Manticao, Misamis Oriental; Barangay Mambuaya and San Simon, Cagayan de Oro. Serum specimens submitted by Misamis Oriental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) and Cagayan de Oro City Veterinary Office (CVO) were subjected to See IEC, page 13

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Davao City Coastal Road opens this month

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

AVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to open this month the first phase of the 18.50-kilometer Davao City Coastal Road to motorists and bikers. Eugenio Raful Pipo Jr., undersecretary for regional operations in Mindanao of DPWH, said during the “Mindanao Speaks Up Forum” on Wednesday that the initial

phase of the project covers the Junction Bago Aplaya to Talomo section. The section, which runs from Barangay Bago Aplaya to Barangay Bucana, was allocated a budget of P2.6 billion. The six-year project involves the construction of a four-lane road with bicycle lanes as well as 11 bridges, which started in 2017, Pipo said. He said the project starts at Junction Davao-Cotabato Road

NMTF-ETG steps up interventions to perk up region’s economy By VINCENT PHILIP S. BAUTISTA

To ensure coordinated economic recovery initiatives in the region, the Northern Mindanao Task Force (NMTF) for COVID-19 Economy Task Group (ETG) spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-10 held its 24th meeting to share updates and accomplishments on the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) Phase III in the first quarter of 2021. Comprising of 15 government agency members, the NMTF-ETG discussed the task group’s critical tasks of reducing economic loss, coronavirus disease

(COVID)-19 proofing of businesses, and engaging the business sector and workforce in the fight against COVID-19. For its part, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-10 disclosed that it had provided P 32,275,000 worth or 2,677 slots of its Higher Education Tulong Program (B2HELP) as subsidies for qualified scholars in the region. CHED also monitored the flexible learning in universities to ensure quality instruction amid the pandemic. See ECONOMY, page 13

passing through the coastal lines of Junction Bago, Junction Talomo, Matina Aplaya (Times Beach), Roxas Avenue Section to Sta Ana Wharf and R. Castillo. The project is expected to reduce the travel time from Junction Davao-Cotabato Road (Bago Gallera Section) to R. Castillo Avenue (downtown area) and vice versa by 30 minutes, benefiting at least 10,000 travelers per day, he said. (Antonio L. Colina IV/ MindaNews)

Iligan CHO carries on COVID-19 vaccine education campaign amid positive cases in IEC team By CLAIRE R. GIGJE

ILIGAN CITY - The Iligan City Health Office (CHO) through the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) continues its information drive on the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccine despite tallying two (2) positive cases from the core group conducting the said campaign. EOC Health Cluster Manager Dr. Belinda Lim disclosed in a COVID-19 virtual presser that due to exposure to an affected CHO worker, the IEC team underwent a swab test on February 1 confirming two (2) members to be positive who are now admitted to a hospital and quarantined respectively.

Consequently, Lim guaranteed participants of the conducted orientations not to worry because the chance of transmission was unlikely to happen. “Regarding pud sa audience na nagparticipate during sa atong rollout orientation and training, wala mi mabalaka because first, layo gyud, distansya, sobra gyud 2 meters ang speaker ug ang audience. Unya, open space pud siya and then nagface mask pud ang speaker. Actually, ang last nga istorya nila, katong duha (2) nga nagpositive was February 1. So katong rollout orientation and training sa media, February 4 man to, so libre mo,” she explained.

[Regarding the audience who participated during our rollout orientation and training, we are not worried because first, there was distancing, the speaker and the audience were more than 2 meters apart. It was an open space and the speaker wore a face mask. Actually, their last speaking engagement, the two (2) who are positive was February 1. So the rollout orientation and training for media, that was on February 4, so you are exempted.] With the ongoing concern regarding the positive team members, Lim bared that the education campaign on the immunization program of the government will not be temporarily suspended, rather, it will still

go on. “Padayon siya [ang education campaign]... wala ni siyay undang. If worse comes to worst, naay virtual na pwede nato magamit nga technology aron mapadayon ang IEC,” she stated. [This keeps going [the education campaign]... this won't stop. If worse comes to worst, there is virtual technology that we can utilize to continue the IEC.] Following the scheduled participants, the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Barangay Nutrition Scholars and Barangay Health Workers are next in line to be invited. Ample time for the education campaign is also visibly noted as the local government of Iligan City See CAMPAIGN, page 13

Paving a New Way to the New Normal MHEVAFIE D. PADUA Teacher III Manlabay Elementary School Zamboanga Del Sur Division

The pandemic has been a challenging time to everybody. It has affected so many lives. People of different ages and of different paths have been greatly affected and become even more trying to many. Business establishments have closed, restaurants emptied and educational institutions resorted to a shift in the modality of delivering instruction. True to all, people have been adjusting to the new normal. Wearing face mask and face shields, keeping 1 to 2 meters social distance away from another and sanitizing every 30 minutes. Though this

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way to keep everybody safe but it is also not possible to be staying at home when the fact is, looking for money is a must to keep the family meet its needs. It is fairly important to keep yourself safe and your family safe while exhausting all the possible ways to keep the family and to keep the Philippine industry run for a brighter future.

The future of pedagogy By MECHILLE N. LANORIAS Teacher III Bonifacio Central School Division of Misamis Occidental

MANY students, teachers and parents have done a heroic job in persevering through the past few months of pandemic education. If we use pre-pandemic standards, the past few months of pandemic education have left much to be desired. There is simply no way that one can reasonably expect even the most techsavvy schools to have been able to cover for SY 202021, the same amount of material that they have in the past. Schools and their teachers have had to make hard choices about what is essential, what can be cut or

made concise and what needs to be added in order to fit our present circumstances. But while we are naturally concerned first and foremost with sur viving the present, we cannot neglect keeping one eye to the future. I think it’s fair to ask ourselves if the way we used to do things is the proper standard or even the right direction. We’ve always been forced to re-engineer many of our school systems in light of the pandemic and when children are allowed to return to face to face classes, we will have to make changes once again.

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Chevrolet Offers Enticing Deals Through “Start Strong with Chevy” Promo

HE Covenant Car Company, Inc. (TCCC), the exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet automobiles and parts in the country, is starting the year strong with exciting deals and offers on its extensive lineup of fun and versatile passenger cars and crossovers, powerful pickup trucks, and reliable SUVs. With the launch of its “Start Strong with Chevy” promo, TCCCI offers cash discounts of up to Php 535,888.00, low down payment for as low as Php 55,000.00, and 0% interest plans on select Chevrolet

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A package of ups and downs

TODAY is a special day to all lovers out there. And because its Valentines Day, let me greet everyone with a flying kiss and a virtual hug — in compliance with the directive issued by health authorities. There is no physical contact yet to ward off the spread of coronavirus, still on a global rampage, cutting across all levels of the human race. The global death toll had already passed half a million mark with millions of people worldwide displaced and infected. And to celebrate Val-

entines Day these days of anxiety and fear, the momentum may not come out easy — and perfect as it were. Be that as it may, life is full of flaws, of imperfections, of frustrations. And no one is perfect at this juncture. And talking about imperfection, relations are at the crossroads to oblivion. Cupid has been performing the highest level of integrity, yet admitted the tasks is not easy and perfect. So there goes life, be it communal or personal,

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nothing is perfect. It never will be. We just have to make the very best of it, and open open our hearts to what the world can offer us. Sometimes it’s terrifying, and sometimes it’s incredibly beautiful. Indeed, life is a package of ups and downs. Happy Valentines! (ruffy44_ph2000@ yahoo.com)

Kim’s Dream COVID-19 is a Wake-Up Call

An Urgent Call for Social Transformation

For those who have dreamt, struggled, sacrificed and even died for it, social change has been so elusive all these years despite 14 years of Martial Law and two-People-Powered Revolutions. The structures and ingredients perpetuating poverty are still as formidable as ever. But now, under the leadership of President Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, social change has finally come by harnessing the collective power of the poor and the oppressed thru cooperativism. The 18,581 cooperatives nationwide with some 12 million members are now drawing those in the margins into the mainstream of development processes. Even former combatants of the MILF have put down their arms shouting: “MGA PAGARI AKUN, SAMA-SAMA NA TANU KOOPERATIBA. I8A LANG ANG ARMAS NAMIN NGAYON—KOOPERATIBA. And why not? Poverty, social injustices and inequities, the root causes of war, are now being uprooted through cooperativism. Through cooperativism, people are empowered to regain back the lost ecological security! Even with formidable armed forces, a country that has no ecological security

is not secured at all. After losing 17 million hectares of natural forest in just a century, there is no stopping now the rampaging waters that wrecks havoc to anything it finds in its path, be it life, limb or property. As the forest ecosystem goes, so goes our ecological security, not to mention our mega-diversity that has evolved for million of years yet has vanished from the face of the earth in a “wink of an eye” in the evolutionary period. There is now this brewing outrage against those who have sacrificed Mother Nature to the altar of greed and profit. The logging industry, despite amassing $48 billion (ADB Report) from 1970-1988, in the same period, it had only contributed from 0.5%-1.3% to the total government revenue. The sins of a few loggers in shameless connivance with those who are tasked to protect the forests, are now visited upon our people. Unknown to many, there is an equally outrageous un-relentless and systematic plunder of our agricultural resource base, a silent war that massacres life forms with subtle impunity, hideous as it is diabolical. If, indeed, the way to hell is paved with good intentions,

Orlan R. Ravanera

this is it. It is pursued in the guise of erasing hunger yet it impoverishes farming communities. It is done in the name of food security to increase agricultural productivity, yet, it attacks and destroys our very means to life – our agricultural lands and all micro-organisms and beneficial insects thereat, stripping our soils of its natural fertility. It has tied-up our peasantry to a mood of production which is beyond their control and has fettered them into a multilayered marketing system that makes a mockery and cheapens their labor. Its name is Conventional Agriculture that has given way to a dominant market-oriented industrial agriculture pursued by the agri-business sector. That agricultural system is anchored on planting cash crops to satisfy the market, increase production through chemical farming using HYVs (high yielding varieties) including GMOs (genetically modified organisms). It subsists through the support of agri-chemical giants and big biotechnology firms. Their objective See CALL, page 15

Letters from Davao

Nobel Prize anyone?

THIS is something for the Ripley’s. A nominee and the nominator for Nobel Peace Prize are known way ahead of the selection and announcement of the winner. I don’t know whether the Nobel Committee had changed the rules. The last time I know, the nominations are kept secret for a period of 50 years! How Maria Ressa of Rappler

got to know she was nominated and the name of her endorser, a Norwegian labor leader named Jonas Ghar Store, was announced months before the official date a winner is known, is really a wonderment. The New York Times has a way of chastising those who speculate about their nominations; “Nominated for a Nobel Prize? Wait until

Jun Ledesma

you receive it to brag”. Maria Ressa, a FilipinoAmerican journalist, had been on the radar screen See NOBEL, page 15

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Phoenix Petroleum kicks off 2021 with its first Digital National Convention C HAMPIONING innovation and collaboration in the face of unprecedented challenges, Phoenix Petroleum made company history as it held its very first Digital National Convention. Titled “Winnovation: Partner, Kayang Kaya Basta’t Sama-Sama”, the annual business conference embraced an alldigital live streaming platform to gather Phoenix brand partners, dealers, distributors, suppliers, and franchise owners across the country. Apart from celebrating achievements and reviewing company performance, the convention revisited prior-set goals, and introduced new ones as the company braces to venture further into 2021. The convention’s theme of “Winning Through Innovation” encompasses the mindset and leadership that Phoenix has long ingrained among its partners and participants. For one to succeed during and beyond the pandemic, “one is to continuously adapt and create opportunities”, said Phoenix Petroleum President Henry Albert Fadullon. “The pandemic was an incredible disruptor, changing everything in a snap, and leaving us with no choice but to adapt–and adapt we did,”

added Fadullon. “It is by trust, commitment, partnership, and with an engaged and motivated team that we will overcome the challenges we are facing.” T h e t wo - d ay e ve nt commenced with a virtual opening ceremony and a tour of the exhibit hall, followed by a series of live-streamed Breakout Sessions. Heading these sessions were Phoenix leaders Eric Inocencio, General Manager for Retail Fuels; Ton Villanueva and Evelyn Gerodias, General Manager for PLPIPhoenix SUPER LPG, and General Manager for PLPI Visayas and Mindanao-Phoenix SUPER LPG respectively; Joven Mujar, General Manager for Distribution Business; Arnel Alban, AVP for Retail Operations, Network Development, and Real Estate; and Bernard Suiza, General Manager for Philippine FamilyMart. The main convention proper ensued the following day, introducing a distinguished panel of resource speakers. Record-breaking and bestselling author Josiah Go, alongside fellow industry experts: Udenna Corporation Chief Innovation Officer Donald Lim, Mercato Centrale and Easy Franchise co-founder RJ Ledesma, DITO Telecommunity

Phoenix holds its first-ever Digital National Convention, gathering dealers, partners, franchisees, distributors, and employees nationwide in an online celebration and business conference for all its brands and subsidiaries.

chief administrative officer Atty. Adel Tamano, and Phoenix Petroleum’s Arnel Alban discussed the many facets of innovation in business. Various mini-games, raffles, giveaways, and other entertaining micro-segments were also included throughout the program. Culminating the event was the much-awaited PhoeniXFactor Night. During this part of the program, topperforming business partners and individuals of the year 2020 were recognized and awarded for

their exemplary performance. Entertainment was also provided through performances by several renowned artists, including Ian Veneracion and Sheryn Regis. “For the full experience, we sent attendees videocon kits, and a grazing box, which they enjoyed while the program was ongoing. True to the spirit of innovation, these thoughtful details were meant to make our partners feel special despite our unusual circumstances, and let them know how thankful we are for staying by our side throughout an especially

challenging year,” said Phoenix Vice President for Integrated Marketing and Strategies Celina Matias. While the events of the previous year were unprecedented, Phoenix prides itself on sustaining company growth through the employment of its strategic and dynamic innovations. In 2020, the company opened 229 new LPG SUPER hubs, established its presence among e-commerce sites, and gained 28 more Phoenix SUPER LPG franchises. The launch of the Limitless App,

and introduction of cashless payments also signified the start of digital transformation in the company’s business model. Moving into 2021, many of the 2020 challenges will follow. But for Phoenix– new opportunities, winning innovations, and its vision to be an indispensable partner in the journey of everyone–will remain as its blueprint in driving the business landscape. The Phoenix Digital National Convention was held last January 14 to 15 with more than 400 online guests and attendees.

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DavNor sports activities persist despite the pandemic THE Provincial Sports and Youth Development Office (PSYDO) persisted to conduct its sports activities and competitions virtually in adjustment to the COVID19 pandemic. D ur ing Kapi han s a DavNor on February 10, 2021, Provincial Sports and Youth Development Office (PSYDO) Department Head, Giovanni Irong Gulanes, said that it was possible to conduct such competitions online. “Pwede pa diay gihapon nga mag conduct ta ug training and competition, pero online na. Ang competitions? Murag di katuohan pero pwede diay gihapon (It was possible to conduct trainings and competitions virtually. Competitions? It was hard to believe but it was possible),” he said. He explained that the nature of the competitions had to change in order to adapt to the pandemic. For Sepak Takraw, Basketball, and Taekwondo, the participants would demonstrate on video their skills in ball control, freestyle dribbling, and speed kicking respectively, then a set of judges would vote to choose the winner based on their individual display of skills

and talent. “Karon naay umaabot, online nga dance sport. Walay pares, individual lang (Now there is an incoming online dance sport, no partners, just individually). So this pandemic really pushed us to be innovative,” he added. In addition, Gulanes said that PSYDO is taking into consideration that some of its participants such as those from the far-flung areas may not have access to internet nor phones or gadgets that are able to record at a decent quality. “Among staff sa PSYDO mu adto gyud didto, kami ang mu video nila. Ang sabot man gud pirmero unta ang ginikanan ang mu video unya ipadala diri pero dili diay in ana (Our staff at PSYDO will really go to these places to be the ones to record the participants on video. Originally, the parents were the ones who should do this and then just send the videos to us, but it’s no longer that way) but still we want to have an inclusive sport,” he said. For the conduct of trainings, Gulanes said that with the help of the Provincial Sports Association, it is not See SPORTS, page 13

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DavNor aims to ensure food, livelihood amidst persisting pandemic

AVAO DEL NORTE -- As COVID-19 still persists, the provincial government of Davao del Norte perseveres to secure the food and livelihood of its constituents through its “Kausa sa Agrikultura ug Panginabuhian sa Barangay” or KAAGAPAY Program. Provincial Governor Edwin I. Jubahib has started waging the enhanced KAAGAPAY program of the provincial government that now widens into reforestation, dubbed as “TUPAD ug Kaagapay sa Pag-ayo sa Kinaiyahan Project”. The rollout of this project is boosted with funding from the Deaprtment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) which poured P10 million through its “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers” known as TUPAD. DOLE banners TUPAD as a “community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed and seasonal workers, for a minimum 10 days”.

Jubahib carries his message of gratefulness for DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Senator Joel Villanueva for allotting P10 million TUPAD funds for Davao del Norte in support to the continued rollout of KAAGAPAY which has widened coverage from backyard and community gardening to planting agroforest trees. In his sortie launching of TUPAD and KAAGAPAY Para sa Pag-ayo sa Kinaiyahan Project in Sto Tomas and San Isidro towns today, Jubahib revealed that about 2,600 out-of-job individuals and those who have lost their livelihood either due to COVID-19 or due to African swine fever (ASF), are set to benefit from this project. They will be planting agro-forest trees and various vegetable earning P396 pesos per day within 10 days. “Gawas nga naay income aduna pa jud mo’y I-harvest. Ang kahoy nga inyong gitanum para man ni sa kaayuhan sa inyong barangay; ang gulay nga inyong

Parents as Learning Facilitators at Home JUDEY R. DELA CRUZ Teacher III Dumingag Central School Zamboanga del Sur Division

“Parents” is a word being defined as one that begets or brings forth offspring. They are the ones who are entrusted to bring life and take care of the lives of their children. Parents played a vital role in bringing forth the lives and future of the children who are under their parental custody. Before the pandemic struck the country, parents are the happy people to take and fetch their children to and fro the school. They help their children work on their assignment at home without them having the full responsibility of teaching their children on the lessons that they should learn. That was before the pandemic occurred. A year ago, everything changed especially in

the concept of education. The schools shut down its doors to the students physically March of last year. It denied the children to come to school for their safety. But the, education must continue. Under the “new normal”. The Department of Education has exhausted different ways and means to provide quality education to the learners. This is why from face-to-face, the department made use of the different learning modalities like blended learning, radio-based instruction, TV-based instruction and even home schooling. But inspite all these, the learners still need someone who can help them out with the lessons. This is when the parents

played the role of learning facilitators at home. The role of the parents boils out to the traditional times when the parents are the first teachers of the children. Parents played the crucial role of fulfiling the role of the teachers since being at home learning is musch safer and more preferable that letting the children attend school and risking their health. The pandemic demands that teachers and parents must help one another so that the students and their children can receive proper learning. This time ahs been a difficult time for the learning facilitators but the hope that everything shall pass and everything shall be back to normal is something that everybody is looking forward to.

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gitanum, kinsa man ang mo harvest ani? kamo lang usab sa inyong barangay. (Aside from your income, you’d also have harvest. The trees you’re planting are for the benefit of your barangay; the vegetables that you are planting, who will harvest them? It’s you in your barangay),” he told this morning TUPAD beneficiaries of Barangay Datu Balong in the Municipality of San Isidro. Jubahib earlier also had an audience with beneficiaries of TUPAD working for KAAGAPAY in Barangay New Visayas, Municipality of Sto Tomas. He assured TUPAD beneficiaries in both municipalities that the provincial government will be buying harvests in excess of what they can consume at the

household and community levels. The KAAGAPAY Program has tasked the Davao del Norte Investment and Promotion Center (DNIPC) to mop up and buy excess vegetables, fruits and other agricultural produce of barangays, and find market for such. Aside from ensuring food and income to every household in Davao del Norte, Jubahib also envisions of bringing back good state of nature, correcting global warming, preventing flooding and restoring natural habitat. From the initial stage of household and community gardening, Jubahib sets to expand into agro-forest planting with some 6,000 prepared seedlings of MoSee ENSURE, page 13

Teaching kindergarten MTBMLE through lesson videos By DERTIREZA B. SAMBAAN Teacher I Gusa Elementary School

MTB-MLE refers to first language first education i.e. schooling which begins in the mother tongue and transitions to additional languages, particularly Filipino and English. It is meant to address the high functional illiteracy of Filipinos where language plays a significant factor. One of the changes in Basic Education curriculum brought about the K-12 program is the introduction of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) specifically in kindergarten. Since the child’s own language enables him/her to express himself/herself easily, then there must be no fear in making mistakes. It encourages active participation by children in the

learning process because they understand what is being discussed and what is being asked of them. They can immediately use their mother tongue to construct and explain their world, articulate their thoughts and add new concepts to what they already know. Currently, there are 12 major languages that shall be the language of instruction. The major languages are Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausog, Maguindinaoan, Maranao and Chavacano. With this challenge posted about by MTB-MLE, colleges offering educational programs must focus on teaching reading in the mother tongue and the production of reading materials.

What is a good school head By LIEZL L. TALIP Principal I Bonifacio Central School Division of Misamis Occidental

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HAVING had a look what a good teacher does? It is only fair to turn a critical eye on what a good schoo should be doing. A school head shows little promise in leading a school if s/he cannot lead him/herself. Outward expressions of leadership are borne of inner character. A person who exercises integrity in the small things can be expected to exercise integrity in the big things. Leadership centers on who a person is as much as what a person does. The essential role of a school head is to give leadership. For this to happen, a school head must know what makes for effective teaching

and learning and must be uncompromising in his/ her quest for excellence in these areas. There is also a pastoral element to that will require the school head to understand what contributes to the well-being of staff and students. School leadership involves good governance, the setting of appropriate goals and the selection of suitable strategies to meet those goals. There is a growing complexity of contemporary school leadership. After all, there is a correlation in academic performance by the students as the gains in student achievement at a school change after the school head changes.

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Media can help boost public trust in Covid-19 vaccine: Andanar P RESIDENTIAL

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Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar believes that the media can help boost the confidence of the public in the government’s vaccination program

for Covid-19. In a brief media engagement here on Tuesday, Andanar encouraged members of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) Butuan Chapter to use their influence to encourage others to be vaccinated. He noted that

members of some media groups in Northern Mindanao, where he sits as Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS 10), have expressed their willingness to be inoculated as well. “Let us face the fact na ang mga broadcasters, mga writer, mga reporter, you have more influence than the ordinary worker. Because nagbobroadcast kayo eh, automatically you talk to [thousands of ] people. The audience listens to you because they like you (Let us face the fact. Broadcasters, writers, and reporters, you have more influence than the ordinary worker. Because you are broadcasting, you automatically talk to [thousands of ] people. The audience listens to you because they like you),” he said. “So kung magpavaccinate ka (if you get vaccinated), you could one way or another influence others to do so.” Andanar stressed that private media workers should be inoculated alongside government media personnel since they are essential workers working in high-risk areas. “Coming from

the context that 47 percent of our people are hesitant about the vaccine, we have to walk our talk,” he said, as he noted that he is willing to be inoculated once approved vaccines are available. Philippine Information Agency Director General Ramon Cualoping III also joined the engagement backing the PCOO chief ’s call for support from the group to cascade the accurate information to the grassroots level. “We are asking for your help to ‘Explain, Explain, Explain’ the good narrative of the Covid-19 vaccine,” he said. “Because the problem is that before, people were often asking when the vaccine would be available. But now that it is underway, people are scared. That is why we are here in Caraga, to correct misinformation, to dismiss disinformation, and to spread the good news of the greatest Duterte legacy and the Covid-19 vaccine.” Cualoping assured that the Duterte administration is on top of the situation to ensure that only safe and effective vaccines will be distributed in the country. (PR)

Teaching science through social media By CARMEN MADRIO Head Teacher I Tudela National Comprehensive High School Basirang, Tudela, Misamis Occidental

TEACHING science in a traditional classroom and laboratory is still okay but now there are already innovative ways on how to do it. You can now teach science online but there’s actually a better way to do it – in videos. The most popular video platform these days is YouTube. Undoubtedly and unarguably, the site is home to much of the web’s best and most compelling popular science content. Social media is a tool where the importance of online articles about science is emphasized. After all, the use of social media in education provides students with the ability to get useful

information, to connect with learning groups and other educational systems that make education convenient. Social network tools afford students and institutions with multiple opportunities to improve learning methods. It is said that social media has gained credibility over the years as a trusted source of information and platform where organizations can interact with audiences. We are seeing schools adopting these developments into their systems. The great thing about using social media is that you soon learn who the experts are in particular subjects and fields.

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Fri-Sat, February 12-13, 2021 children. On the other hand, Juliana Barsobia died on March 11, 1969, leaving behind Cad Lot No. 2027 to her children namely: Felicisimo, Crisanta, maria Anatolio and Bienvinido, all surname Sacal. VII That on November 6, 1973, Felicisimo Zacal, parent of defendants, without the knowledge of plaintiffs or their parents , filed an application for Free Patent No. (X-1001677) 9-B for the heirs of Juliana Barsobia Sacal over Lot 2027, C-2, Cad 363-D. located at Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin. Certified true copy of which is hereto attached as Annexex A, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5 and A-6 and made integral parts hereof, however the name Crisanta B. Sacal as one of the heirs of Juliana Sacal, was erroneously mentioned as Cresencia B. Sacal. VIII That the Free Patent application of the Heirs of Juliana Barsobia Sacal, represented by Felicisimo B. Zacal, was approved on February 27, 1976 ( Annex A-3 , order if approval ) and the corresponding patent was issued by and under the authority of he President of the Philippines and Original Certificate of Title No. P-2504, in the name if Juliana Barsobia Sacal , represented by Felicisimo Zacal, was entered by the Register of Deeds, for the province of Camiguin on April 05, 1982. Annexes B,B1, B-2, B-3, ( certified electronic true copy of OCT P-2504 on file with Registry of Deeds of Camiguin. IX That on May 24, 1982, barely one (1) month and Twenty (20) days from the inscription of OCT No. P-2504, in the Registration Book before the Province of Camiguin, Entry No. 1285 was recorded at the back of the title under memorandum of encumbrances which reads as follows, and which we quote: “Entry No. 1285 Affidavit of Fact of Oral partition, executed by Felicisimo Zacal, Maria Sacal, and Alfredo Sacal Galon in favour of Felicisimo Sacal, a parcel of land embraced in this OCT No. __ ( Doc. No. ____ ; Page No. _______; Book No. _____; S of 1982 Of Notary Public Atty. Vito Carrillo, Mambajao, Camiguin, Province) Date of Instrument May 21, 1982. Date of Inscription may 24, 1982 At 11:58 a.m. (Annex -2) Sgd. ANIANO S. PADERANGA Registry of Deeds

Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court 10th Judicial Region Branch 28 Province of Camiguin Mambajao, Camiguin ANTONIO SACAL GALON CIVILCASE No. 2018-920 MANUEL SACAL FOR: ANNULMENT OF TCT No. EFREN AWITIN GALON P-222, in the name of ELIZABETH SACUPAYO SACAL FELICISIMO ZACAL and MANUEL YANO SACAL and DAMAGES ANGEL SACAL CABACTULAN Plaintiffs, -versusARCANGHEL ZACAL, EXPIDITO ZACAL, MARGARITO ZACAL, FLORA ZACAL MANZANO, BEVERLY ZACAL YAMBA, LYDIA ZACAL YAMBA, HEIRS OF MARIA ZACAL, HEIRS OF GLORIA ZACAL CAJIS, ANNABEL ZACAL DOLOR, WARLITA ZACAL JADMAN And HEIRS OF FE ZACAL Defendants x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Plaintiffs , through counsel to this Honorable Court most respectfully allege: I That plaintiffs, Antonio Sacal Galon, of legal age, Filipino, married with residence and post address at Poblacion, Sagay, Camiguin, and Manuel Sacal Galon, of legal age, Filipino , married with residence and post office address at Maloko, Manolo, Fortich , Bukidnon , Philippines, are brothers, being the children of the late Crisanta Barsobia Sacal and Guillermo Galon. They represent all their other siblings who could not come to court to file the present action. II That Efren Awitin Galon, of legal age, Filipino, married, with residence and post office address at Poblacion , Sagay, Camiguin, is the grandson of Crisanta Barsobia Sacal and Guillermo Galon, being the offspring of Alfredo Sacal Galon, now deceased , son of Crisanta B. Sacal and Guillermo Galon. III That plaintiff Elizabeth Sacupayo Sacal, is of legal age, Filipino, single, with residence and post address at Lanang, Davao City, is the daughter of Beinvinido B. Sacal, son of Juliana B. Sacal and Feliciano Sacal, she represents all her siblings , offsprings of Bienvinido B. Sacal. IV That Manuel Yano Sacal, of legal age, Filipino, married, with residence and post address at Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin, is the son of Anatolio Sacal , son of Feliciano Sacal and Juliana Barsobia Sacal, he represent all his siblings, the offspring of his father, Anatolio Sacal; while Angel Sacal Cabactulan, of legal age, single, Filipino,resident of Kilon-ac, Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin, is the only surviving heir of Maria Sacal Cabactulan, daughter of Feliciano Sacal and Juliana Sacal Barsobia. V That defendants, Arcanghel Zacal, Margarito Zacal, Flora Zacal Manzano, Beverly Zacal Yamba, Lydia Zacal Yamba, are all of legal ages, Filipinos, married and residents of Poblacion, Sagay, Camiguin, are the heirs of Felicisimo Sacal; Heirs of Maria Zacal namely: Gemma Zacal Uayan, a resident of Mercy Village, Mambajao, Camiguin, Julito Zacal Uayan, Heracleo Zacal Uayan, Dyesebel Sacal Uayan, Carmelita Zacal Uayan all residents of Manuyog , Sagay, Camiguin, Ricardo Zacal Uayan, a resident of Manila and Marlit Uayan Maniligod, a resident of Buluarte, Tagoloan, Mis. Oriental, are all of legal ages, married , Filipinos; Heir of Gloria Sacal Cajis, namely: Marites Zacal Cajis, of legal age, married, Filipino, a resident of Tongao, Butuan City; Annabel Zacal Dolor, of legal age, married , Filipino, a resident of Montalban, Rizal, Philippines ; Warlita Zacal Jadman, of legal age, married Filipino , with residence and post office address at Maac, Guinsiliban, Camiguin, and Heirs of Fe Zacal namely: Fetmarie Zacal, of legal age, married, Filipino and Jopeth Zacal, of legal age, single, Filipino , both residents at Manuyog, Sagay, Camiguin. VI Both plaintiffs and defendants trace their descent from the spouses Feliciano Sacal and Juliana Barsobia, who during their lifetime were residents of Poblacion , Sagay, Camiguin. Feliciano Sacal, upon his death left behind Cad lot 2027, located at Poblacion, Sagay, Camiguin, which he passed on to his heirs, namely: his wife Juliana Barsobia and their

That a certified true electronic copy of Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition executed by Felicisimo Zacal and Maria Sacal only, is hereto attached as annex C, and made integral part hereof. X That as a of Entry No. 1285, OCT P-2504 , in the name of Heirs of Juliana Sacal, was cancelled by the Register of Deeds , and TCT No. P-222, in the name of Felicisimo Sacal only, was entered on the 24th day of May, 1982 at 11: 56 a.m. by the Registry of Deeds of Camiguin, Aniano S. Paderanga, Annex D, certified true copy of TCT P-222, hereof consisting of four (4) pages, Annex D-1, D-2, D-3, which are made integral parts hereof. XI That as appearing on theface of annex B-2 ( Entry No. 1285, of OCT 2504 ), the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition executed by Felicisimo Zacal and Maria Sacal, all surnamed Sacal, was never entered in the notarial register if Atty. Vito M. Carrillo, there being no document number, no page number entry, book number entry, indicate thereon and could not considered a public document, hence, not registrable. XII Likewise it appears from the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition ( Exh C hereof ) itself was never signed by Alfredo Sacal, contrary to what the Entry No. 1285 of OCT 2504 stated, that Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition was executed by Felicisimo Zacal, Maria Zacal and Alfredo Sacal. XIII That the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition (Annex C) contains so many fraudulent representations of fact, made with knowledge of its falsehood by Felicisimo Zacal and Maria Sacal, such as for example the following; a. That there was in fact no oral partition of all the real properties left by Feliciano Sacal and Juliana Barsobia SAcal, more particularly a parcel of land located at Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin, now identified as lot 2027. b. That Feliciano Sacal and Juliana Barsobia Sacal, had Five (5) heirs, not only three (3), as mentioned in the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition. The heirs are: 1. Felicisimo Sacal 2. Crisanta Sacal 3. Maria Sacal 4. Anatolio Sacal 5. Bienvenido Sacal Who are even mentioned by Felicisimo Zacal in his application for Free Patent for and in representation of the heirs of Juliana B. SAcal (Annex A thereof) filed by him on November 06, 1973. XIV The statement in the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition , that Alfredo Sacal Galon, is the only son and child of Crisanta Galon, is a fraudulent representation of fact. Afredo Sacal Galon, is the son of Crisanta Sacal, daughter of Juliana B. Sacal and Feliciano Sacal. And had several brothers and sisters, namely; Manuel Sacal Galon, Antonio Sacal Galon, Anatolio Sacal Galon. This fraudulent representation of fact was made by Felicisimo Zaca, and intended to deprive the plaintiffs; Antonio Sacal, manuel Sacal Galon, and their siblings of the lawful share of the inheritance of Crisanta Sacal, as well as deprive the other co-heirs of Juliana Sacal, represented by plafintiffs; Efren Sacal, Elizabeth SAcal, Manuel Sacal, Manuel Yano Sacal and Alfredo S. Cabactulan of the hereditary rights over Lot 2027. XV That there was in fact no oral agreement among the heirs of Juliana B. Sacal, to partitions her estate in 1970, after her death on March 11, 1969 ( Annex E) , certified machine copy of certificate of death of Juliana B. Sacal , by the Local Civil Registrar of Sagay, Camiguin, hereto attached and made integral part thereof. XVI That the alleged oral partition of the estate of Juliana B. Sacal, among the three (3) heirs and signed only by Felicisimo Zacal and Maria Sacal, cannot be the legal basis of an Affidavit of Fact of Oral partition agreed among the heirs of Juliana B. Sacal did not have only three (3) heirs, aside from the fact that the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition , is not a public document, and consequently not registrable, and not signed by Alfredo Sacal Galon. XVII That the Free Patent Application was filed on November 06, 1973, in which names of the heirs of Juliana B. Sacal , Alfredo Sacal, was not mentioned among them but particularly the heirs of Crisanta Sacal Galon, was erroneously mentioned as heirs of Cresencian Sacal. XVIII Another fraudulent representation of fact in the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition, Annex C , is the statement; “That the land was partitioned in this wise: One half (½) was shared to Felicisimo Zacal , and the other half (1/2) was

shared equally between Maria Sacal and Alfredo Sacal and the last two(2) named sold their respective shares in 1070 to Felicisimo Sacal”. the truth of the matter is that there was no sale of the share of Maria Sacal and Alfredo Sacal Galon. As shown in the attach ancient (more that 30 years) private document (Exh. F dated March 23, 1982 ) executed by the spouses Felicisimo Zacal and Guadalupe Ebcas, which they acknowledged the fact, that Maria Sacal Cabactulan and Alfredo Sacal Galon, signed a document purporting to sell their shares in a residential lot under TD No. 4857, located at Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin,to Felicisimo Zacal was fictitious and simulated, merely for the pupose of accommodating the spouses Felicisimo Zacal and Guadalupe Ebcas , requests so that the whole of lot 2027 would be transferred to his name, to enable Felicisimo Sacal, to secure a loan with the bank, without any intent on their part to sell their share. XIX That this ancient document has been in the custody of Antonio Sacal Galon, after it was given to him by the widow of Alfredo Sacal Galon, after his death. XX That because of the execution by Felicisimo Sacal, of the Affidavit of Fact of Oral Partition and its registration in the Memorandum of Encumbrances in OCT No. 2504, Felicisimo Sacal was able to procure a TCT P-222 in his name only by means of both actual and constructive fraud . ( Exh. D, D-1, D-2, D-3 ) , for lot No. 2027, now declared under TD No. 05000101617, in the name of Felicisimo Zacal, with an assessed value of P 97,380.00 ( Annex G) hereto attached and made integral part hereof. XXI That TCT P-222 is null and void under the provisions of Sec. 55, of Land Registration Act (LRA) 496, now Sec. 53 of PD No. 1529. XXII That plaintiffs , particularly Antonio Sacal Galon, Manuel Sacal Galon, Manuel Yano Sacal, knew of the fraud committed by Felicisimo Sacal when both plaintiffs and defendants were summoned before the Lupon Tagapamayapa on July 20, 2018, upon plaintiffs complaint against some of the defendants ; Arcanghel Zacal, Expidito Zacal, Margarito Zacal, Flora Zacal Manzano, for harassment and stoning their house and shouting at them to leave the land, during which conference It was revealed that defendant Arcanghel Zacal, and co-defendants wanted them to leave the land, because it is no longer theirs. XXIII That on September 17, 2018, plaintiffs for the first time secured an electronic true copy of TCT P-222, then and only then plaintiffs knew of the deception, which confirmed the fraud and wilful misrepresentation committed by Felicisimo Zacal , on them in securing TCT P-222 all alone for himself. XXIV That defendants, particularly Arcanghel Zacal. Committed constructive and/or actual fraud in depriving plaintiffs of their rightful share of Juliana B. SAcal and Feliciano Sacal of Lot 2027, having actual and constructive knowledge of the fraud done by his father, did not prevent it, but instead became the beneficiary of the fraud against the interest of plaintiffs, who are his first cousins. XXV That as a result and natural consequence of the fraudulent misrepresentation of facts committed by Felicisimo Zacal, father of defendants, plaintiffs were deprived of their hereditary rights or share in Lot 2027, which is now registered only the name of Felicisimo Zacal. XXVI That plaintiffs have been constrained to hire a lawyer to protect and defend their rights and interest at he cost of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P150,000.00) for atty’s fees; Fifty Thousand Pesos (P 50,000.00) as expenses of litigation, including court filing fees. XXVII That because of the fraudulent acts of Felicisimo Zacal , in combination with those of defendants, plaintiffs suffered moral damages at being shocked , angry, frustrated and restless upon knowing that they have lost to Felicisimo Zacal, their hereditary rights by his fraudulent acts. Adding insult to injury, defendants acts of harassment, committed already several times against plaintiffs to compel them to leave the land, contributed to strike and inflict fear and danger in the mind of plaintiffs that defendants would not hesitate to use force upon their persons, should they refuse tom leave which damage maybe fairly awarded to plaintiffs, in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Pesos ( P 100,000.00) PRAYER WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court , after due hearing and trial on the merits, that judgement be rendered as follows: 1. Ordering the outright cancellation and/or annulment of TCT P-222, In the name of Felicisimo ZAcal coveringCad Lot No. 2027, located at Poblacion, Sagay, Camiguin and the issuance of a certificate of title in the name of the Heirs of Juliana B. Sacal, represented by Antonio Sacal Galon, Sacal et,al. 2. Ordering defendants to stop harassing plaintiffs during the pendency of this action. 3. Ordering defendants to pay plaintiffs jointly and solidarity ,the following amounts: 1. One Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P150,000.00 ) as and for attorney’s fees 2. Fifty Thousand Pesos ( P50,000.00) as and for expenses of litigations. 3. One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) as and for moral damages 4. Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) as and for exemplary damages. 5. Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) as and for nominal damages. Plaintiffs pray for such other measures of relief as are just proper and equitable under the premises. Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines, this 3rd day of September 2019. MARCIANO LL. APARTE, JR. Counsel for the heirs of Juliana B. Sacal PTOR No. 0686846 1/29/19 IBPOR No. 895420 1/04/19 MCLE No. VI_0004159 4/14/22 ROLL OF ATTYS No. 21638 CP No. 0997 914 1952 Copy furnished: Atty. Walfrido Alcantara Gapuz (ł) and Associates Law Offices 1st Floor, Pelaez Sports Center Velez, Cagayan de Oro City

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The CIty Hall of Davao in October 2020, in the time of COVID-19.

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Listing for free COVID-19 vaccination starts in Davao

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

AVAO CITY — The city has opened the registration of individuals, aged 18 years old and above, who wish to enlist for the free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization of the government.

Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, former head of the City Health Office who now leads the COVID-19 vaccination program, said in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Thursday that residents can reserve for the vaccines by registering with their health districts. She said pregnant women will not be permitted to receive the vaccines. She said each vaccination team will only accommodate 100 clients per day under the intensive vaccination process, which involves registration, counseling,

screening, vaccination and post-vaccination process. Registered individuals must follow their vaccination schedule, she said. The local government targets to vaccinate around 1.2 million individuals to achieve “herd immunity”. In a text message Friday, CHO acting head Dr. Ashley Lopez said the delivery of the initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines has been moved from February to an indefinite date. This was announced on Thursday night by National Task Force Against COVID 19 chief implementer Carlito

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TECHNICAL DESCRITION MANOBO PULANGIHON ICC’s/IP’s ADS- 1001 -0042 – GNI An Ancestral Domain of the Manobo Pulangihon ICC’s/IP’s situated at Barangay San Jose and portion of Barangay Butong Quezon, Bukidnon. Bounded on the SE along lines 1-2-3, by the Montalvan Ranch and Karikayanan Creek, bounded on the SW along lines 4-5-6, by Purok 17, OADI fark in barangay Butong Quezon, & OADI farm in Maramag Bukidnon, bounded on the NW 7-8-9, by OADI Farm in the Municipality of Maramag Bukidnon and bounded on the NE along lines 10-11-12 by Barangay Butong Municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon. Beginning at point Marked “1” on plan being S 69 deg. 44 min. W , 1405.96 m from BKN-3732 DENR LMS – located at Barangay Butong , Quezon, Bukidnon. S 21 – 50 W 1062.29 m. to point 2 S 07 – 16 W 774.16 m to point 3 N 66 – 42 W 1901.89 m to point 4 S 89 – 13 W 1792.37 m to point 5 N 28 – 37 W 895.74 m to point 6 N 11 – 48 E 2067.96 m to point 7 N 62 – 25 E 656.97 m to point 8 S 74 – 57 E 1218.00 m to point 9 S 67 – 36 E 1305.71 m to point 10 S 57 – 16 E 772.28 m to point 11 S 30 – 19 W 370.11 m to point 12 S 48 – 36 E 812.83 m to point 1 Containing an area of One thousand one hundred eleven and 4040/1000 (1111.4040) hectares more or less. All corners referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground by “ADBM-NCIP” rectangular parallelepiped (25X25X100) concrete monuments. Bearing is PRS’92 Grid. The said survey was executed by NCIP Engineer Rochelle Angelica B. Melig on June 3-14, 2019. Prepared by: Engr. Rochelle Angelica B. Melig Chief, Survey Party

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G. Galvez Jr. who is also the country’s COVID-19 vaccination czar, according to Lopez. “There is no definite date. It’s up to the NTF and DOH (Department of Health),” he added. Villafuerte said the city government is also working on an electronic registration system through the SafeDavao QR (DQR), which is currently used as an electronic contract-tracing system. Under the Ordinance for the Implementation of the COVID-19 Immunization Program passed last February 2, the vaccination will prioritize frontliner health workers from the private and public sector currently on active practice/service, regardless of employment status; indigent senior citizens registered and as determined by the Department of Social Welfare and Development; remaining senior citizens who are not categorized as indigent; and all enlisted uniformed personnel in active services under military, police, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit. The next to be prioritized will be all teachers and school workers, regardless of employment status, in See VACCINATION, page 15 EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF LAND BANK DEPOSIT WITH AUTHORITY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ZALDY CALAYON EULOGIO, SR., who died without will on November 20, 2016 at Kisanlu Subd., Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, leaving a LANDBANK savings deposit with Regular Saving Account No. 00000156195456; that the deceased, ZALDY CALAYON EULOGIO, SR., at the time of his death left the above-mentioned regular savings deposit at said above-mentioned; and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF LAND BANK DEPOSIT WITH AUTHORITY, filed by the heirs of ZALDY CALAYON EULOGIO, SR., per DOC #315; PAGE #63; BOOK #LI; Series of 2018 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JORGE B. MAGDAONG, JR. MDN: February 13, 20 & 27, 2021

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Aboitiz opens application for college scholars

O V E RT Y i s n o t an excuse for failing to get a good education and re a l i z e on e’s d re am s . This is true for Harold O. Sapues, a farmer’s son, now a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who was an Aboitiz scholar for eight years. The 25-year old who graduated top of his class (Bachelor of Science in Account anc y) at t he Un i v e r s i t y o f C e b u Banilad Campus in 2015,

was the f ifth among a brood of seven and the first in the family to obtain a diploma. Five years later, the young CPA is now a Certified Tax Technician for a multinational corporation, and pursues a M a s t e r ’s D e g r e e i n Bus i ne ss Manage me nt at the University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu. “I owe a lifetime of gratitude to the Aboitiz Foundation for helping me and my family build a better quality life through

What will education like in 20 years? By Ma. GINA MOPOS Teacher II Claveria Central School

THE COVID-19 pandemci shows us that we cannot take the future of education for granted. By imagining alternative futures for education, we can better think through the outcomes, develop agile and responsive systems and plan for future shocks. As we begin a new year, it is traditional to take stock of the past in order to look forward, to imagine and plan for a better future. But the truth is that the future likes to surprise us. Schools open for business, teachers using digital technologies to augment, not replace traditional face to face teaching and indeed, even students

hanging out casually in groups - all things we took for granted this time last year: all things that flew out the window in the first months of 2020. To achieve our vision and prepare our education systems for the future, we have to consider not just the changes that appear most probable but also the ones that we are not expecting. Imagining alternative futures for education pushes us to think through plausible outcomes and helps agile responsive systems to develop. One thing is clear: participation in formal education continues to expand.

education,” Sapues shared, recalling how both his parents constantly reminded him about the value of education. W h i l e p o v e r t y, according to Sapues, is what held his parents (a farmer/part-time factory worker and a housewife) back, killing their beliefs and aspirations in life, it is a ls o p over ty t hat propelled them to dream big for their children. The Ab oitiz Group, through its social development arm Aboitiz Foundation, responds to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals No. 1 (No Poverty) and No. 4 (Q ua lity E ducat ion) by giving opportunities to bright and promising yet financially-challenged students to have access to quality education. “Our education programs aim to bridge education to employment so that individuals w i l l b e emp owere d to c re ate a b e tte r f utu re for themselves and their families. Our social impact is measured not only by the numbers but by the quality of lives changed,” said Aboitiz Foundation president and chief operating officer Maribeth Marasigan.

The Aboitiz Foundation recently announced that applications for t he Ab oitiz C ollege Scholarship Program (ACSP) are already open for s cho ol ye ar 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 , p ar t i c u l arly for students who are pursuing degrees in data science, digital transformation, engineering, information t e c h n o l o g y, s a l e s , e-commerce, agriculture and nutrition. The scholarship which started in 2000 has so far assisted nearly a thousand students. It provides a comprehensive benefit package which includes full tuition fee coverage, monthly allowance, and b o ard re v i e w fe e s for degrees that require board exam after graduation. To q u a l i f y f o r t h e program, applicant must be a full-time incoming freshman of an eligible c o l l e g e or u n i v e r s it y, must be pursuing a degree identified by t he Foundat ion, has a general weighted average (GWA) of at least 88% with no failing grade and incomplete grade, and does not have a record of any form of disciplinary action. One must be able to accomplish the ap p l i c at i o n f o r m a n d submit the requirements

THEN AND NOW. (Left) Aboitiz scholar Harold Sapues, CPA delivering an inspirational speech during the Aboitiz Education Intervention event in 2015. (Right) Now, Sapues is an experienced professional currently pursuing his MBA degree.

on time. Applicants must also submit a certified true copy of their senior high school report card, recommendation l e t t e r a n d G WA / G PA certification (with percentage equivalent) from the Principal and certifications supporting l e a d e rsh ip e x p e r i e nc e a n d aw a r d s r e c e i v e d . Community involvement

must be attached in the online application form. The screening process includes panel interviews. Interested applicants can apply online t hroug h t he Ab oit iz Foundation website at ab oitizfoundation.org. Application period is from Janu ar y 2 9 - March 1 5 , 2021. Qualified applicants will be notified by the end of April.

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NGCP energizes P 382M project to improve Luzon power quality I

N FULFILMENT of its mandate to expand the country’s transmission assets, NGCP recently energized its Sto. Domingo (Albay) Load End Substation and the San ManuelNagsaag 230-kiloVolt (kV) transmission line to improve power quality and reliability in the country’s biggest island. On 21 December 2020, NGCP commissioned and energized its Sto. Domingo Load End Substation, a critical component of the Eastern Albay 69kV Line Project Stage 2. With a bulk

ERC-approved cost of PhP 382 million, the project involves the installation of two additional power circuit breakers and other associated equipment to cater to the entry of new transmission lines and improve system reliability in the southeastern and eastern parts of Albay. A day after the substation’s energization, NGCP energized the San Manuel-Nagsaag 230kV line to improve transmission services by providing an additional power highway

Pasalubong Center sells farmers’ produce from backyard gardens By JAN VINCENT LEUTERIO, PIA

DAVAO DEL NORTE -The Davao del Norte Investment and Promotion Office (DNIPC) is now selling fruits and vegetables produced from the local small farmers and backyard gardeners at the Pasalubong Center in the Provincial Capitol. This was done in line with the provincial government’s KAAGAPAY (Kausa sa Agrikultura ug Panginabuhian sa Barangay) food security program, which promises to take care of the marketing of the harvests on top of the

production assistance. Through KAAGAPAY, the harvests of the small farmers and backyard gardeners are bought by DNIPC, which will then be resold at the Pasalubong Center. This allows the KAAGAPAY beneficiaries to have guaranteed income through their produce without having to worry about marketing their own products. Currently, newly harvested fresh papaya of the Red Lady Variety (hybrid) is currently being sold at the Davao del Norte Pasalubong

Psychological impact of COVID on teachers By JUVELYN Q. DE LA CRUZ, Teacher I Maningcol Central School Division of Ozamiz City

EXPERTS are concerned that the challenges, isolation and stress of remote education are weighing heavily on teachers and affecting their mental health. Between the unpredictability, the isolation and the newfound challenges in reaching their students – who mental health experts worry are also struggling – what little mental health support is extended to teachers feels like nowhere near enough. Still, there is little data tracking depression or anxiety among teachers, especially over the past few months, meaning there’s no clear picture of just how educators are faring. Experts say all signs point to a crisis on par with the kind of trauma experienced after national disasters. Research shows that high stress can trigger symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Already, women were at greater risk for both conditions. By now, any surge of energy that fueled them through the pandemic’s initial months has been depleted. The sources of stress and fatigue are complex. Many teachers have had to switch back and forth between inperson and online learning, often with only a few days’ notice. Teaching from home is also a fundamentally different exercise, one that is simultaneously more invasive but also lonelier. Students on Zoom lessons often have their cameras off and microphones muted, making it harder to engage or connect with them. Normally, teachers can rely on their colleagues for consistent emotional support in quick lunch room chats. That sort of spontaneous support isn’t an option right now.

Shop at a very affordable price. The KAAGAPAY program is a flagship food security and livelihood program of the provincial government which provides free seedlings to interested households in the province in order for them to grow their own vegetables and fruits at home. The produce or harvests are then bought by the provincial government through the DNIPC to be resold at the Pasalubong Shop. At this point, according to KAAGAPAY Vice Chairperson Dr. Romulo Tagalo, the program includes poultry aside from vegetables and fruits. And it has so far benefitted the Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities

KAAGAPAY beneficiaries prepare their vegetable produce which will be sold at the Pasalubong Center in Tagum City

the most, having generated P2 million income in total. (Jan Vincent Leuterio/PIAXI)

Online classroom By LENNIE P. CANONIO, Teacher II San Antonio Elementary School Division of Ozamiz City

The traditional Westernized constructivist approach to online teaching will need modifications due to the proliferation of multicultural online classrooms. Instructional designers and teachers must uncover their own unconscious biases to foster a culturally sensitive learning environment. A formal online setting that incorporates synchronous and/or asynchronous learning opportunities for language learners to actively interact with fellow learners. In this setting, students develop their language proficiency and gain cultural competence in the target language. An online classroom is an environment created through use of a learning management system that allows students and teacher to connect either synchronously

(real time with teacher and students meeting at the same time or asynchronously with interaction between teacher and students occurring intermittently with a time delay; teacher students are generally separated by location.) Nontraditional classroom in which learners and instructors are not in physical proximity with each other. An online class can be conducted synchronously or asynchronously. An online course is managed and communication is conducted through various electronic methods. A classroom has no faceto-face component; all interaction between the students and the instructor – both synchronous and asynchronous – is conducted using a combination of online instructional contexts.

The Resilient Filipinos Amidst Pandemic FAITH J. LEDESMA Teacher I Dumingag Central School Zamboanga del Sur Division

Filipinos are known to brave, courageous, hardworking. But above all these, Filipinos are known to be resilient amidst the calamities and problems that hit the country. They are known to be the “happy” people even when struck with the hardest typhoon to hit a country. Filipinos are known to be “bamboos” that only bends but never breaks. Philippines had fought for the different calamities such as typhoons that destr uc ted many lives, earthquakes that caused the death of so many people, the floods, the angry volcanoes that have caused a part of the earth perish into ashes. But in spite all these, Filipinos remain to smile and be optimistic. Filipinos remain to love in spite the hate surrounding them. We remain to think of

the brighter side of it even when everything is falling apart. During this time of pandemic, the government has a strict implementation of the safety protocols to follow in entering an establishment. One could not get into a mall, a grocery store, a market without face masks and face shield but not one has been angry because he could not enter into it if he knows he has no mask. Not anybody hurt another person for not entering a market when he knows he has no faceshield. But despite the strict protocols imposed by the government, not a single person complained. No one dared because everybody understands. Everybody is resilient to the change. Everybody is a pro for the good of everyone. This is us. This is what it takes to be a Filipino.

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laboratory test, February 8. Laboratory results showed positive of ASF viral DNA from the specimen submitted. “Rest assured that the Regional ASF Task Force, concerned LGUs, and the hog industry are doing its best to isolate, eliminate and compensate, manage and control this viral disease,” DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene Collado said during the DA-10 Media Interaction, February 10. Collado elaborated that together with the concerned local government units (LGUs), they isolate affected areas, eliminate the affected swine through culling, and compensate the affected farmers through indemnification. As for the province’s response, Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Emano said, “During the first week of January, the team of the Provincial Veterinary Office already went to the area to get the blood sample. Even before the confirmation, we started the culling already. After the surveillance, there are only two heads left. Thus, we extended right away to 500 meter radius.” There are 31 heads depopulated in Misamis Oriental. Affected farmers will get P5,000, as indemnification for every hog culled, from DA-10 while Misamis Oriental LGU will provide P2,000 for every culled hog. To further protect hog raisers and consumers, Collado said DA-10 along with the LGUs continuously establish quarantine stations on the entry and exit points identified, inspect meat products of malls and supermarkets, and conduct campaigns to raise awareness on ASF. “Sa mga hog farmers, ayaw pakan-a ug mga pasaw ang inyong mga alagang baboy kay wala mo nakabalo nga kanang inyong ginapakaon contaminated with ASF,” Collado said. (To our hog farmers, don’t practice swill feeding to your hogs because you might be feeding them with

ASF contaminated scrap) With the threats of ASF, DA-10 Assistant Regional Director Carlota Madriaga said price increase is currently experienced in the region due to additional production cost incurred by producers. The risk factor cost includes “biosecurity measures, disinfectants, insurance premium para sa ilahang mga stocks aron naa sila’y makuha nga coverage if ever maigo sa kalamidad o sa (for their stocks so they can get coverage if ever they will be affected by calamity or from) ASF,” she added. The mandated price ceiling in major public markets in the city effective February 11, covers beef rump (lean meat/tapadera), which is pegged at P340 in public markets; beef brisket (meat with bones) at P250; pork- prime cuts, P265, other parts, P165, and pork entrails, P50. Whole chicken (fully dressed/kg) is pegged at P155 while chicken eggs (medium size/pc) is P6. (RTP/PIA10)

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Under the Davao City’s plan, front-liners, indigents, senior citizens, and uniformed personnel will still be prioritized to get the vaccine as classified by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). However, according to Villafuerte, only those 18 years old and up are qualified to register while pregnant women are not permitted to take the vaccine. She said that each vaccination team will only accommodate 100 clients per day following the intensive process including registration, counseling, screening, vaccination, and post-vaccination. “We limit it for quality services, we limit it to 100 per vaccination team. If we have five teams, then we will have 500 clients per day,” Villafuerte explained. She further disclosed that the city is eyeing an electronic registration using the Safe Davao Quick Response (DQR) code.

Republic of the Philippine’s SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE; JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES OF EDNAR B. PACULOB AND MA. LOVELYN S, QUIMLAT,

“What the government wanted here in our city is we use the QR code. It will provide an opportunity for our district health officers or district staff to call for your schedule. They will notify you of your schedule,” Villafuerte said. (PNA)

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Republic of the Philippine’s SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City civil case no. 2021-007

IN RE; JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES OF JONATHAN L. GASGA AND ARGELYN Y. PALOMO-GASGA ,

CIVIL CASE NO.2020-097

EDNAR B. PACULOB AND MA.LOVELYN S. QUIMLAT, Petitioners. X-----------------------------------------------/ ORDER

JONATHAN L.GASGA AND ARGELYN Y. PALOMO-GASGA, Petitioners. X-----------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AT MARAMAG, BUKIDNON both, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at ZONE 8, CUGMAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and PUROK 1, BURUUN, ILIGAN CITY, Respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for TEN (10) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on NOVEMBER 25, 2009, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on February 28, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 27TH DAY of January, 2021

Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on AUGUST 22, 2009 MANDALUYONG CITY, METRO MANILA both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at POBLACION, ILIGAN CITY and B-10DAISY ST. SAARLAND VILLAGE II, ANTIPOLO CITY Respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for FOUR (4) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on AUGUST 22, 2009, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on JANUARY 25, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 23rd DAY of DECEMBER, 2020

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R.A.11510: Alternative Learning System Act JASON D. PAKINO District ALS Coordinator DepEd-Opol District Misamis Oriental Division

The importance of firstclass second-chance basic education for Filipino Outof-School Children, Outof-School Youth and Outof-School Adult cannot be understated. This is the very reason why our ALS Task Force are working hand in hand to further strengthen the ALS programs and projects. One of which is establishing Alternative Learning System (ALS). On 23rd day of December 2020, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the Republic Act 11510 or An Act Institutionalizing the Alternative Learning System in basic education for out-of-school children in special cases and adults and appropriating funds therefor which also known as the Alternative Learning System Act. The said declaration of policy of the State is to promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and take the appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all. The State shall likewise give the highest priority to the enactment of measures that progress, thereby reducing social, economic, and political inequalities. Towards this end, the State shall provide the out-ofschool children in special cases and adults with opportunities to improve their knowledge, values, life skills, and readiness for higher education, work or self-employment through a system of non-formal or indigenous education, or both which are tailored to respond to their learning needs and life

partnership and collaboration between the government and the private sector in achieving this goal. The Alternative Learning System Act aims to provide adequate, timely and quality attention and support to the basic learning needs of OSC in special cases and adults including indigenous peoples, guarantee equitable access for all learners, promote lifelong learning opportunities anchored on ALS K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum, hire, capacitate and deploy ALS Teachers, Community ALS Implementors and Learning Facilitators, design specialized programs for learners with disabilities, This Act also aims to develop, integrate, and utilize non-formal and informal education approaches and strategies in the delivery of ALS programs, improve access to education and raise the level of literacy and to strengthen non-formal basic education programs. Lastly, this Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No.1365 and House Bill 6910 was passed by the Senate of the Philippines on October 6, 2020 and the House of Representatives in a special session on October 16, 2020.

CIVIL CASE NO.2020-098

RICARDO F. PILAPIL AND ZENAIDA ONDOY -PILAPIL, Petitioners. X-----------------------------------------------/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on JUNE 15, 1987 @ LAPU LAPU CITY both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at PUROK 5, TAMBACAN, ILIGAN CITY AND PUROK LAPU-LAPU CITY CEBU Respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for THREE (3) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on JUNE 15, 1987, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on JANUARY 29, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 28TH DAY of DECEMBER, 2020 MDN: Jan 30, Feb 6 & 13, 2021

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27th National PR Congress Explores Role of Leaders

ANILA, Philippines — COVID-19 is not just a health crisis. While wreaking havoc around the world and causing so many losses, the pandemic also raises many other crucial issues, foremost of which is leadership. Governments, businesses and organizations continue to struggle, all caught off guard by the pandemic and had to think on the fly. More than a year after the first COVID-19 case in the country was confirmed and without a cure in sight, many are still scrambling to get back on their feet, with industries contracting and companies losing people and revenue. In many cases, what spells the difference between success and failure in these trying times is the leadership. Some countries are able to contain the spread of the virus and cushion the impact on their economy much better than others. Some businesses and companies continued to operate, even achieve some level of growth, even as entire industries slowed down. Others are still figuring out the next step. With COVID-19 cases still rising and new variants emerging, these leaders are even more hard-pressed to address present concerns – buttress the economy or business, control cases, protect stakeholders – at

the same time lay out plans for the future. Leaders are defined by crisis the same way they are shaped by opportunities, and there is no bigger crisis at present than COVID-19. How are the leaders of today faring? Good leaders communicate their vision Both New Zealand and Taiwan were well-prepared for the crisis and the resulting changes. Even before the pandemic hit, New Zealand already had a standard pandemic flu action plan, which the country used to fight the new virus. Meanwhile, Taiwan had a plan in place for years involving quarantine, contact tracing and a wide availability of masks. A few days after recording its first COVID-19 case, New Zealand wasted no time and closed its borders, mandating anyone coming from overseas to quarantine themselves for 14 days. The government had a clear vision from the very beginning – to eliminate any trace of the virus – and communicated this clearly to its citizens. Similarly, the Taiwan government acknowledged the importance of early action, with health officials developing a careful advance warning system for diseases around the world after being hit by SARS in 2003. This was used to alert citizens

DO I BEHAVE WELL? STELLA MARIE B. ACERO

“The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better. “ - John Dewey All of us have a unique personality that we are proud of. Personality that helps us to be respected, trusted and appreciated. Personality that molds us to become a person worthy of all the blessings, graces and gifts that we receive for personality is the glitter that sends us little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is. But sometimes we cannot deny that this personality also became the reason why we fail and we make mistakes. Life is really full of surprises. Conquering all the challenges that we may face time to time especially today, as we battle against COVID-19 pandemic is really testing us in any ways. However, experiences in our past

really have a big impact in our life. How we are treated, how we cared and love by our love ones makes a big difference in our future. It may be the way for us to be successful or the other side of the coin. Sometimes, we even have a hard time containing our feeling if we are not in a good mood. And ask ourselves if “Does I really behave well?” We become conscious of our personality for a day. But then we realize that this is ME. We don’t need to pretend and we don’t need to play safe. Our personality brings us to the place where we are right now. Lucky we are for having a great childhood life and a very wonderful family that supports us and uplift us when we are down. They correct us and help us to learn from our mistakes. For every challenges and storms we experience a rainbow full of hope and courage will help us grow and live a life to the fullest.

on the status of COVID-19 in the country. New Zealand became COVID-19-free four months after its first reported COVID-19 case. Taiwan has been able to keep the spread of the virus under control. Many countries hope to achieve the same feat, but how? Resilient organizations are built on trust With COVID-19, businesses and organizations now know that while long-term plans are valuable, these will not save them during a pandemic. It is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and to evolve as one organization that will be vital. A resilient organization is able to learn, develop and grow from problems that come its way, and a strong leader is at the forefront of this process. Resilient organizations are able to withstand challenges because there is a culture of trust that allows its people to work together in harmony to overcome difficulties. Leaders who are transparent and able to effectively communicate their plans inspire others to share in their vision and thereby create unity in the organization. So when a crisis does come, there is no conflict in regard to how the organization will respond to the situation. Join the discussion on how today’s leaders can adapt and be agile in the face of constant challenges to move their organization forward at the 27th National PR Congress happening from February 17 to 19, 2021.

The annual conference will also discuss how leaders can communicate better to engage their stakeholders in a more efficient and productive manner. With the theme Transcend, the Congress will address pressing issues in the PR industry and the country and inspire PR and communication practitioners to make lasting impact. This will be the first time the National PR Congress will be held online

Reading strategies By Ma. LOURDES LLAMOS

READING is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning. That is called reading comprehension. Reading is a means of language acquisition, of communication and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development and refinement. In addition, reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature make ventures with each piece, innately deriving from literal words to create images that

make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is such a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading but rather allows readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension. Readers may use context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words. Readers integrate the words they have read into their existing framework of knowledge or schema.

and the first time it will run for three days. For more information about the 27th National Public Relations Congress, visit the event website or Facebook page or contact Lessa Azcarraga at lessa. azcarraga@ardent.com.ph. ABOUT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES The Public Relations Society of the Philippines is the coun-

try’s premier organization for public relations professionals with dedicated programs in professional development and continued learning, PR excellence, student PR education, social outreach and partnerships with institutions. Annually, it confers the Anvil Awards, the Oscar of PR in the country and holds the National PR Congress in September, the National PR Month.

Management By ANGELICA MADRIGAL

A N Y i ns t itut i on n e e d s m an age m e nt . A s ch o ol is definitely one of them. Aside from managing fellw faculty and staff, one needs to manage the students too. Some of them can be problematic especially if they are minors whether they’re in elementary or secondar y. Whereas elementary kids can be noisy in the classroom, secondary studes’ concerns can be more serious, ranging from possible use of illegal drugs within the school campus to bullying and physically assaulting other students, etc. And since the school’s students are also minors, it is also part of management’s job to take the concerns of the parents into consideration.

Thus, the ideal time for DepEd to appoint a principal to a new school must be ever y April. In this way, he or she will have two more months to prepare for the incoming academic year which will st ar t by June. The ne w principal can also familiarize with the environment inside t he s cho ol campus. Remember that each atmosphere of each school is unique. You have to take into consideration the culture of the people in that particular barangay where the school is situated. You also have to count in the “tradition” factor i.e. activities or policies that have been practiced in the school which are not seen elsewhere.

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philanthropic investment firm that is against the Philippine Constitution. When the Securities and Exchange Commission probed into the case which later took an ugly turn because no taxes had been paid on the transactions Maria cried wolf to her western audience. Last week, Rappler bannered in the social media platform that Maria Ressa was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian labor leader. It raised the quizzical eyebrows of those who are in the know about how the Nobel Prize Committee conducts the awards. It is also intriguing because the alleged nominator is a Norwegian and for certain, more than anyone else, knows the conduct and criteria of the award. For Rappler anyway, it is a cause for celebration and despite all its speculation has launched a campaign for donation.

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is to produce food not for self-sufficiency, not to meet the needs of the local communities but to produce crops with market value to sell in the world market. Without ecological security, our country now teeters on another balance that may spell our doom if not averted – the loss of our food security. Such fatal blow should be avoided at all cost by now hastening the longawaited shift to an alternative agricultural paradigm that trusts on the innate processes of nature called sustainable agriculture. This is being promoted by cooperatives, non-government and people’s organizations and by small farming communities based on the firm belief that farming must belong to the communities; that the people should combat poverty by having access and control of land and resources, including appropriate technologies which must heal the blighted land back to life, seriously degraded by conventional agriculture. These advocates of sustainable agriculture have debunked the fallacies hurled against them by walking the talk, showing that natural, organic, ecological and bio-dynamic farming can indeed reduce poverty in the rural areas. They have proven that these natural farming practices have reduced production cost and have enhanced soil fertility. Through the years, they have established more stable agricultural production system and have produced organic products that command higher prices in the market. All told, they have advanced sustainable agriculture system that is improving the well-being of the poor farmers and is empowering rural communities. Without an iota of doubt, sustainable agriculture is

the liberating force that will unfetter the farmers from the vicious cycle of poverty. It is that farming paradigm that cultivates, not only the land, but also the human spirit, to nurture principles and values worthy to be true stewards of God’s creation. This paradigm shift has become imperative in a country that supplies the consumerist lifestyle of the people in advanced countries yet we cannot even satisfy our basic staples like rice and milk – the reason why 85% of the Filipino children are malnourished. COVID-19 is indeed a wake-up call. Let us now stop the continuing denigration of spirituality. Stop giving veneration to the profit-motive that has already captured the min-set of all governments, all universities, all institutions and even of religious groups. Stop giving so much attention to externalities and trivialities, buried in so much materialism and consumerism. That’s why God is now awakening humanity through COVID-19. Through you, allow the divine purpose of the universe to unfold – that’s how important you are!

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istration is using the allhands-on-deck approach in preparation for the vaccine rollout, which will start this year, with the initial 117,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from the COVAX facility set to arrive in the country this month. “If we have a healthy population, we will have an opportunity to make our economy healthy also. If our economy is healthy, then we can go back to the commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte of providing a comfortable life for every Filipino,” he added. The gover nment is expecting the arrival of the first wave of PfizerBioNTech and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility around mid-February. The development ensures equitable distributions of vaccines throughout the globe, which bodes well with the Duterte’s administration principle of “no one will be left behind.” At least 5.6 million vaccine doses produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca are expected to arrive in the Philippines to jumpstart the country’s

Fri-Sat, February 12-13, 2021 national vaccination program as part of the global efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. Andanar also said it is important to craft a unified communications policy to guide stakeholders in the campaign. “We must be on one page,” he stressed. (PIA NCR)

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all levels, both in private and public institutions; all government workers, also regardless of employment status; essential workers in industries identified by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); socio-demographic groups at significant higher risk other than senior citizens and indigent populations; eligible students in all levels; Filipino migrant workers who reside in another country for a limited period of time that were not vaccinated; and all remaining Filipino workforce as determined by DOLE, DTI and Civil Service Commission. As of February 11, DOHDavao reported 100 new C OVID-19 infec tions, bringing the total cases to 18,653, with 2,511 active ones, 15,376 recoveries and 766 deaths in the region. Of the total, Davao City, which reported the highest COVID-19 incidence in Mindanao, tallied 12,324 cases, with 1,316 active ones, 10,416 recoveries and 592 deaths. Davao de Oro reported 1,029 cases, Davao del Norte 2,678, Davao del Sur 1,288, Davao Occidental 211 and Davao Oriental 1,123. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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gratitude to private sector partners in the hog and poultry sectors for their active role in stabilizing supply and prices of the commodities in Metro Manila, thus ensuring accessible and affordable food for consumers.” “ This early, the Department of Agriculture (DA), along with other concerned government agencies, is pleased to see the smooth implementation of the price ceiling on pork and poultry products in Metro Manila since Monday, despite the threat of a ‘pork holiday’,”

the official was quoted as saying. “None of this will be possible without the help of partners from the private sector, who stepped up and provided the much needed support in order to bring the commodities to consumers at a reasonable price,” he added. Last resort Zarate said importation was supposed to the government’s last resort in dealing with rising prices, “since what should have been done first was to increase support for hog and poultry raisers so that they can also increase production.” He said the DA was instead “itching” to triple the MAV and lower its tariff “without even consulting the stakeholders who would be severely affected by importation.” The lawmaker said that during a dialogue local raisers and breeders as well as farmers groups recommended concrete programs to accelerate re-population of hog stock affected by ASF and a stop to more importation. “They also demand the establishment of a real time data and information system to have an informed decision on policies and programs,” he said. House probe Zarate and other members of the Makabayan bloc in Congress filed on Monday a resolution asking the House committee on agriculture and food to Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City SHAYMA M. SALOMABAO

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NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Case/s to operate AIRCON TAXI SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION X and vice versa with the use of THREE (03) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on February 22, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of February 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, “on the rising of food prices, importation and the neglect of the industry of agriculture in the Philippines.” He said that under the 2021 General Appropriations Act, the DA only got P68.622 billion or 1.5 percent of the P4.506-trillion total national budget even if agriculture was contributing 8-10 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. In a press release published on the Philippine Information Agency website last January 28, Dar said “agriculture will be a driving force as the country pushes ahead with recover y amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The onslaught of the ‘perfect storm’ — starting with the eruption of Taal Volcano, continued incidence of the African Swine Fever (ASF), and a series of strong typhoons that ravaged the country in the latter part of the year — have pulled down sectoral performance. We have learned from these crises. Now, we will turn these lessons into opportunities to recover strongly.” He s a i d t h e DA i s confident of attaining a 2.5-percent growth in 2021. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno/ MindaNews)

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The development ensures equitable distributions of vaccines throughout the globe, which bodes well with the Duterte’s administration principle of “no one will be left behind.” At least 5.6 million vaccine doses produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca are expected to arrive in the Philippines to jumpstart the country’s national vaccination program as part of the global efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. Andanar also said it is important to craft a unified communications policy to guide stakeholders in the campaign. “We must be on one page,” he stressed. (PIA NCR)

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NOTICE is hereby given that ASIAN GREENENERGY CORP. Stock Certificate No. 002 for one (1) common share issued in the name of Christopher Walter E. Lim and beneficially owned by One Bukidnon Project Holdings Inc. (“OBPHI”) was declared lost. If no contest is received regarding the above certificate within one (1) year from the last publication of this notice, the right to make such contest shall be barred and the Corporation shall cancel in its books the above certificate and issue a new certificate in lieu thereof. MDN: February 6, 13 & 20, 2021

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Holcim sustains HELPS campaign amid pandemic, assists over 160,000 in 2020

water to communities in the Bunawan District of Davao City. The two facilities now provide close to 500 households sustainable access to water and a future source of livelihood. Meanwhile, the Company’s terminal sites in Calaca, Batangas is nearing completion of an artificial coral reef project developed in consultation with the local government and fisherfolk community. Over the past two years, the terminal supported the fabrication of 145 concrete artificial corals to invigorate the marine life in the area. Two hundred households will benefit once these artificial corals are deployed in the site to Among the highlights of Holcim HELPS in 2020 are the partnerships with the League of Corporate Foundations be selected. and Manila Water Foundation to provide education materials on proper hand washing and COVID-19 prevention for Finally, more than 260 78,698 individuals in Bacnotan, La Union, Norzagaray, Bulacan), Mabini, Batangas, Lugait, Misamis Oriental, and houses for families displaced by the conf lict Bunawan District, Davao City.

EADING building solutions provider Holcim Philippines assisted more than 160,000 people in 2020, diverting more resources to community health and sanitation projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the impact of COVID-19 on its business and the challenges on bringing out support to local communities due to safety, the Company continued its corporate citizenship campaign Holcim HELPS, which benefitted 164,913 individuals in 2020. Community Health and Sanitation projects accounted for 35% of total Holcim HELPS expenditures as the Company focused more on this area to help strengthen host communities against the disease. The company leveraged on its strong partnerships with stakeholders and regularly consulted with communities to deliver the needed support. Infrastructure projects, which previously cornered the biggest allocation of the Holcim HELPS budget, slid to second in 2020 with 26% share followed by Community Donations (21%), and Community Water Projects (11%). Holcim Vice President for Communications Cara Ramirez: “Our Company remains committed to support in any way that we can the communities that have been home to our

people and facilities for decades especially during challenging times such as 2020. With the assistance from our partners and great dedication from our people on the ground, we provided much needed support that responds to our communities’ needs. As we grow our company, we will continue and strive further to support the sustainable development of our communities through the HELPS campaign.” The centerpiece of this year’s Holcim HELPS campaign is on water access, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for schools and communities in partnership with the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) and the Manila Water Foundation. Through these partnerships, Holc i m Ph i l ippi ne s c om munities received 5,300 information and education materials on proper hand washing and COVID-19 prevention, as well as 800 hygiene kits and children’s storybooks on WASH. The initiative benefited 78,698 individuals in Bacnotan, La Union, Norzagaray, Bulacan), Mabini, Batangas, Lugait, Misamis Oriental, and Bunawan District, Davao City. Another Holcim HELPS highlight was its donations to fight the COVID-19 pandemic that benefitted 45,901 community members and government and medical frontliners. The Company distributed

more than 15,000 food packs, 10,000 masks, 300 face shields and goggles, and 50 liters of soap and sanitizers to various stakeholders nationwide. Since the Holcim HELPS’ campaign launch in 2018, more than 770,000 community partners have benefitted from the social development initiatives of the Company through its cement plants and terminals nationwide. For the next ten years, the company intends to help and an additional 1.6 million people. Other Holcim HELPS highlights in 2020 were its partnership with the Manila Water Foundation to build 45 lavatories for an Aeta community at Sitio Monicayo, Mabalacat, Pampanga. This program provided water for waterless communities and sanitation facilities to promote proper hygiene and eliminate open defecation. For i n f r a s t r u c tu re , Holcim’s Bulacan plant supported the road and pavement improvement of host community, Barangay Matictic in Norzagaray so people can more easily access social services. Since 2017, the program has improved three kilometers of roads and pathways b enef itting more than 6,000 residents. In 2020, the company’s Davao Plant turned over its second water system project that will provide clean and safe

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i n Mar aw i we re bu i lt in 2020 under Holcim Philippines’ partnership with the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to support the rebuilding of the city. Close to 45,000 bags of Holcim Excel cement were used to build the structures assisted by the 116 workers who underwent masonry training under t he c omp any ’s ‘g a l i ng Mason program. This is part of the Phase-1 of the project the UN-Habitat in partnership with the Government of Japan, the Task Force Bangon Marawi, and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development. The next phases are set for this year.

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