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M A L A C A ÑA N G h a s warned local politicians not to meddle in the soon to be constructed $4-billion integrated steel facility inside a 305-hectare prime property of Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

It can be recalled that in 2008, Hanjin Heavy Industries, a Korean shipbuilding conglomerate has started building its $2 billion shipyard facility at the same site only to pack up later because of widespread corruption allegedly committed by local officials.

The Crusade for Clean Government (CCG), a volunteer watchdog against corruption in government

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has issued rhe same vigilance call of Malacanang to rid off irregularities in all transactions involving the mega project that is seen to generate an initial 10,000 jobs.

CCG Lead Convenor Ruffy Magbanua said there is a need to establish safety nets to ward off corrupt local officials prying on the fat investments of the country’s largest integrated steel mill ever to be built in Mindanao.

“For transparency, CCG will work In alliance with the Oro Chamber and other well-meaning business organizations to see to it that corruption is completely out in all transactions as the pet project of the President takes See HANJIN, page 11

MINDANAO STEEL PLANT. Giant furnace like photo above will be part of the country’s largest steel facility soon to operate at the 305-hectare site (inset) inside Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

Thousands of devotees flock CDO’s version of Black Nazarene Traslacion

By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent

CONFLICTING figures hound Cagayan de Oro City’s version of the Black Nazarene Traslacion this

year.

The Cagayan de Oro Police Office (Cocpo) has estimated around 200,000 devotees while actual estimation the crowd could

only reach over 10,000 people.

The Black Nazarene Traslacion has been an annual event in Cagayan de Oro for the past 11 years

after the church in Quiapo gave the Nazareno parish here a replica of the icon that is being paraded in Manila every January.

See DEVOTEES, page 11

The statue was of the Black Nazarene during the traslacion along Velez St. and C.M. Recto Avenue in Cagayan de Oro during its feast day on Thursday. photo by gerry lee gorit

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Former Lanao Norte village exec nabbed in drug bust

By DIVINA SUSON PNA

ILIGAN CITY -- A former barangay official of Baloi town in Lanao del Norte was arrested past 3 p.m.

Wednesday in an anti-drug buy bust here.

Maj. Allan Abalde, chief of Iligan City Police Station 5, identified the suspect as Jamil Solaiman Camid, 44,

who is on the drug watchlist of the police and considered a high value target.

Camid was a former barangay councilor of Poblacion East in Baloi.

Abalde said the poseurbuyer managed to buy from Camid a sachet of shabu with estimated market value of PHP80,000.

He said the suspect

was inside his car during the transaction and when searched, authorities seized the PHP500 buy-bust money and another 79 pieces of PHP500 fake money used in the sting operation.

Abalde said appropriate charges will be filed against Camid, who was under police monitoring for four months. (PNA)

DRUG STING. Jamil Camid, 44, former barangay councilor of Poblacion East, Baloi, Lanao del Norte, is arrested Wednesday afternoon (January 8) in an anti-drug buy bust by the Iligan City Police Station 5 and the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit, in Barangay Poblacion, Iligan City. The suspect is in the local police’s anti-drug watchlist.

Photo courtesy of Iligan City Police Station 5

Camiguin to rein in visitors to protect island’s ecosystem

By JIGGER JERUSALEM PNA

Pangandoy nga dili taphaw, Gob. Bambi ngadto’s lumad PANGANDOY nga dili mapihig, maoy sulti ni Gobernador Bambi Emano atubangan sa mga lumad atol sa Indigenous People’s Skills competition, Miyerkoles, Enero 8, sa may hawanan sa kapitolyo. Matud sa gobernador, dili mahimo nga dili malakip sa kasaulogan sa 7th Kuyamis Festival ang atong kaigsuonang lumad, hilabina sila ang atong gilantaw nga unang ginikanan. Subay pa sa panultihon, “ang dili kahibalo molingi kon hain siya gikan,

dili makaabot sa iyang padulngan.”

Lakip sa kompetisyon sa mga lumad ang pagpakalayo gamit ang kawayan ug bunot, nga karon wala na ginagamit sa atong tagsa-tagsa ka kusina.

Lakip sa kompetisyon ang paggama sa bulak gamit ang lukay; ug paggama sa bukag ug basket gamit ang uway nga gisalmotan sa mga lumad gikan sa nagkadaiyang tribu dinhi sa Misamis Oriental.

Matud ni Gobernador Bambi, sakit sa iyang buot nga dili ikalimod kanunay na lamang malimtan ang

mga lumad sa nagkadaiyang kalihukan, apan pirme madumduman panahon lamang sa piliay.

Pangandoy sa gobernador nga sila hatagan sa igong panginabuhian, luna, balay-tulugan ug uban pa, aron makaangkon sa har uhay nga kinabuhi. Nunot niini, gihangyo ni Gobernador Emano si Indigenous Peoples representative Allan “Datu Salagan” Mandokita nga magpasar og resolution sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan alang sa mga lumad.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The provincial government of Camiguin on Wednesday said it will adopt a limit on visiting tourists in the island-province.

Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said that although Camiguin remains one of the country’s prime tourist destinations, it must ensure that its ecosystem and natural resources remain intact by not overcrowding the island-province with more visitors than it could handle.

With more than half a million tourists visiting Camiguin from January to September last year, Romualdo said they have implemented the population carrying capacity to address the growing influx of guests.

“We are happy to share that we have started last year first steps towards establish-

ing carrying capacity limits in our eco-tourism sites to be able to determine the maximum number of individuals that can be sustained by the environment and sustain that number in the future,” the governor told local officials and government employees during his State of the Province Address held at the Camiguin Convention Center in Mambajao town on Tuesday evening.

Carrying capacity means the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that an area can support without environmental degradation.

“Before we wanted to have as many people coming in, but it wasn’t right.

There should be a carrying capacity to sustain all our environments,” he said.

Taking into consideration the 11.56 percent in commercial aircraft movement and a 7-percent rise

in airplane passenger traffic last year, Romualdo acknowledged the need to take further actions to protect and conserve the island’s ecosystem.

To concretize the carrying capacity policy, he said the province’s climate adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction center must ensure that all policies, laws and regulations, and ordinances pertaining to the conservation of the island’s environment and natural resources are enforced.

Already, the provincial environment and natural resources office has carried out numerous programs aligned with the environment department’s national priorities, including the expanded national greening program, enhanced biodiversity conservation, scaling up of marine and coastal See REIN, page 10

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BUTUAN CITY – A Spanish man was killed in a shootout during a buy-bust at around 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday in Barangay 3, General Luna town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, police said.

Police said Diego Lapuente, considered by the Police Regional Office in Caraga Region (PRO-13), is a high-value target and ranked at the top of the police’s regional drug personality.

In a report, the Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) said the buy-bust was carried out

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by a team consisting of the General Luna Police,1302 Mobile Company of Regional Mobile Force, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

SDNPPO said Lapuente opened fire after sensing that he was dealing with a police operative, prompting the authorities to fire back, resulting in the suspect’s death.

Recovered from the scene included 10 grams of cocaine, marked money worth PHP30,000, and a caliber .45 pistol.

Police said Lapuente was brought to Siargao Island See MAN, page 10

HIGH-VALUE TARGET. Police operatives killed Spanish man, Diego Lapuente in shootout during a buy-bust in General Luna town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, on Wednesday (January 8). Authorities say Lapuente was a high-value illegal drugs personality in the area. (Photo courtesy of Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office)

ROAD-CLEARING CAMPAIGN. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar (in pink baseball cap) supervises the road-clearing operations in one of the roads in Barangay Zone 4, downtown Zamboanga City on Wednesday (Jan. 8, 2020). City Administrator Marie Angelique Go reminds barangay officials that road-clearing operations must be sustained. (File photo lifted from Mayor Climaco-Salazar’s Facebook Page)

Zambo village execs told to maintain road-clearing ops anew to continue the road clearing operations in their ZAMBOANGA CITY -- respective areas.

The city government has C it y Ad mi n ist rator called on barangay officials Marie Angelique Go said

By SALVADOR SANTIAGO PNA

Wednesday that clearing of roads from obstructions is a continuous effort and “not only good for one or two months”.

Go’s appeal came after Chief Insp. Jacqueline Ortega, the city fire marshal, recommended the See MAINTAIN, page 11

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Trump’s gambit and the signal shutdown

AS I write this, US President Donald Trump has signified at least publicly that he won’t order retaliatory strikes against Iran which launched missiles at two American bases in Iraq after a Jan. 2 US raid that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and for now I join the rest of the world in breathing a collective sigh of relief for now.

Like a lot of people, my husband Ronnie and I were convalescing/relaxing with family and friends in Cagayan de Oro City and Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental when we were stunned by the news of the US raid which took out the general that was blamed for

a lot of attacks that claimed the lives of American troops.

And while I know that it will invite derision from a lot of Trump critics, I do support Trump’s decision to order the US raid and based on what I read online, Trump’s statements are both measured and firm, signifying that his administration won’t contribute to escalating tensions with Iran but neither would he back down from any further aggression.

Much as a lot of Pinoys are joining others across the globe in calling for peace in the Middle East, we have to admit that we can contribute little if at all in easing the ongoing tensions between the US and Iran other than

daily prayers. And Trump knows that the missile attack won’t be the last reprisal from Iran for Soleimani’s death.

Then again, life goes on for the rest of us ordinary people and amid the unease created by these global incidents, Filipinos especially the government should take stock of these developments and institute safety nets that would cushion the obvious fallout such as rising oil prices. **************** I also take note of the signal shutdown implemented by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the Jan. 9 Black Nazarene procession in Cagayan de Oro City that

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drew hundreds of Catholic Kagay-anons in the streets and I wonder, owing to my infrequent trips back home to my land of birth, whether this is now official policy for the country’s law enforcement agencies for major events.

The official explanation as far as I can read online is that the signal shutdown is a preventive measure against any terrorist bomb attacks which can be triggered by phone. And I understand that this is also being enforced for the Sinalog Grand See SIGNAL, page 11

Kim’s Dream

Cooperative revolution

“SA bawat henerasyon, may rebolusyon. Rebolusyong kooperatiba, ngayon na!

Isulong ang kooperatiba!”

This call is not just rhetorical; it is now the call of the times and gaining headways. In Agusan del Sur, a top commander of the New People’s Army, Arnold Acebedo known as Datu Subang, the chieftain of 10,000 strong Manobo Tribe, surrendered then formed themselves into a cooperative and built a school on National Greening Program, stopped illegal logging, heal the blighted land back to life, improved the quality of life of the indigeous People and became a national awardee as outstanding environmentalist.

He belongs now to a new breed of freedom fighters

not anymore through armed struggle but by harnessing the collective power of the poor and the vulnerable through cooperativism!

Wow, so amazing!!!

In Korakora, Munai, Lanao del Norte, the top kumander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front by the name of Abdullah Macapaar known as Kumander Bravo, the top commander of the MILF North Western Mindanao Command with some 10,000 members including some 5 division commanders and hundreds of front commanders have ceased their war of liberation and are now frontlining cooperativism as the instrument to uproot the root causes of war which are poverty, gross inequities and social injustice. They were

organized recently into more than one hundred cooperatives and shouting as we met recently, “AllahuAkbar!”

(God is Great), the slogan that they used at the height of war before but now out of their passionate desire to defeat poverty. What could be more amazing than that?!! That amazing transformative warrior has been appointed as an honorable member of the Parliament of the Bangsa Moro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Indeed, cooperativism has become the liberating force to replace armed struggle knowing that the most painful and bitterest aspect of social change is when one Filipino kills another Filipino. This time, cooperativism is one to

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transform a highly skewed pyramidal societal order in a legal and peaceful manner as instrument of social justice, equity and economic development.

To put such revolution in its proper context, let us revisit history. A century or so ago, our forefathers had waged a revolution to dismantle the oppressive colonial rule then. Today, we need another revolution with the same intensity to break the vicious cycle of poverty.

We need a revolution that counts on the strength of See REVOLUTION, page 11

Hints and Traces

Where to find effectiveness

OF COURSE, we have to use all the means to be effective. Like, we need to be clear with our goals to reach, the relevant resources we need, the time-frame in which we work, etc. But let us realize that all these are more to assure us of being efficient than of being effective. Efficiency is not necessarily effectiveness.

We can be efficient without being effective.

Effectiveness is mainly about reaching our real goal, our ultimate end. It is not about attaining some secondary goals that admittedly are also important, since without them we cannot reach our ultimate goal. We may be successful in reaching our secondary goals, but if we miss the principal one, we actually have failed. Sad to say, this is the common phenomenon nowadays.

We need to realize that

our ultimate goal is to be with God, to conform ourselves as fully as we can to God’s will and ways. And this is because we come from him and we belong to him. We are still being created and redeemed by God. We have to be most aware of this fundamental truth about ourselves.

And all this is more a matter of the spiritual dimension of our life more than of the material and the external aspects of our life which, of course, are also very important. As Christ said, “What does it a profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul.” (Mk 8, 36) We need to realize more deeply that everything that we do should begin and end with God. Otherwise, we would be making our own world.

So, it should be a constant question we ask ourselves:

“Is what I am doing now what God wants me to do, in the manner God wants it?

Or am I just doing my own will, or worse, considering my will to be God’s will?”

The immediate corollary of this realization is that we need to be truly united with God. And this is always possible as long as we live a life of prayer. It is prayer with all its complement, like the recourse to the sacraments, assimilating the doctrine of our faith, the willingness to make sacrifices and to grow in the virtues, etc., that assures us of this union with God. It’s in our prayer that we become keenly and promptly aware of what God wants of us in any given moment, without getting lost in the generics of what is true, good and beautiful, something that usually happens.

We may be doing a lot of

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good things, but not what God wants us to do. The real good, amid the many choices of good things, is simply what God wants us to do.

Our prayer should be a genuine, intimate and abiding contact with God. And we should know how to convert everything into prayer, always relating ourselves and things to him and always trying to see him and his designs in every event and situation in our life. God’s providence is constant and universal.

It does not stop even if we mess up things.

See FIND, page 11

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By SALVADOR SANTIAGO

ZAMBOANGA CITY -Overweight policemen of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) have been ordered to trim down lest they will not be allowed to undergo schooling for promotion.

The order is in line with the directive of Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge, to strictly implement the Body Mass Index (BMI), in which all policemen are required to maintain an ideal weight, Capt. Edwin Duco, ZCPO information officer, said on Wednesday.

The BMI refers to a person’s weight-to-height ratio.

It is calculated by dividing one’s weight in kilograms by the square of one’s height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight.

Gamboa has said that over weig ht p olicemen would not be allowed to undergo career advancement or training for promotion to ensure strict compliance.

Duco said at least 50 overweight policemen are assigned to the ZCPO’s 11 police stations.

All policemen are also obliged to maintain good health aside from performing their official tasks, he said.

“Ever y Tuesday and Thursday, we are required to participate in athletic activities for us to sweat and be healthy,” he said, pointing out that a bulging stomach is a sign of being unhealthy and those who have it have difficulty chasing crime suspects.

“If they want to be promoted, then they should adhere to the memorandum (of Gamboa),” Duco said.

It can be recalled that all policemen were required to maintain a 34-inch waistline when Senator Panfilo Lacson was PNP chief. (PNA)

DENR-12 donates seized lumber to North Cotabato quake victims

By EDWIN FERNANDEZ

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is donating some 4,000 board feet of confiscated lumber to help the provincial government in its rehabilitation program.

This was relayed by Gov. Nancy Catamco on Tuesday when DENR-12 Assistant Director Ma. Socorro Lanto and Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) chief Mamutur Cariga paid a courtesy visit on the governor.

The forest products to be donated were seized by PENRO during its law See DONATES, page 10

Panglima Estino, Sulu-On January 2-5,2020 Hon Mayor Munib Estino together with Hon Vice Mayor Hji Najar Estino, municipal Councilors and Barangay Chairmen celebrated 39th Panglima Estino Founding Anniversary. (Shammah Sunga Abbas MDN BARMM)

Caraga to get P19.7-B infra projects: DPWH

By ALEXANDER LOPEZ

BUTUAN CITY – A total of 207 infrastructure projects worth PHP19.7 billion will be implemented in Caraga Region this year, a Department of Public Works and Highways official said on Tuesday.

DPWH-Caraga director Pol delos Santos told reporters that most of the projects geared this year consist of roads and bridges.

A total of 57 infrastructure projects worth PHP10.1 billion will be undertaken

by the DPWH while 150 projects worth PHP9.2 billion will be distributed to nine district offices in the region, delos Santos said.

“Most of the 2020 projects are considered high impact projects that will help spur the development of the Caraga Region particularly the provinces,” he said.

Of the district offices, the Surigao del Norte 2nd Engineering District will get the biggest allocation with PHP1.4 billion covering 32 infrastructure projects,

followed by the Agusan del Sur 2nd Engineering District with PHP1.3 billion budget with 26 projects, and the Agusan del Norte District Engineering Office with PHP1.2 billion covering 18 projects.

Butuan City District Engineering Office will receive a PHP711.8 million budget for this year with five infrastructure projects while the Dinagat Islands will receive 24 projects worth PHP705.3 million.

Delos Santos said Agusan del Sur 1st Engineering Dis-

trict will have nine projects worth PHP724.6 million; Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District with 20 projects worth PHP902.4 million; Surigao del Sur 1st District with nine projects worth PHP1.072 billion; and Surigao del Sur 2nd District with seven projects worth PHP1.042 billion.

He also said aside from the new projects, they are also pushing for the completion of big-ticket projects that will connect the region to the areas in Central and Northern Mindanao.

Among these projects include the East-West Lateral Road that will connect the province of Agusan del Sur to Bukidnon, and the Buenavista -Lawan LawanBoundary Bukidnon Road.

Delos Santos said the PHP1.1 billion AgusanMalay balay Road that started in 2015 and set to be completed this year is 77.62 percent complete as of December 31 last year while the PHP1.9 billion Buenavista-Lawan Lawan Road is 79.01 percent See GET, page 10

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MANILA -- Geopolitical issues between the US and Iran worried investors, resulting in the losses in the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) but the peso managed to stay afloat.

The local currency ended the day’s trade at 50.756, little change from its 50.76 close Tuesday.

It opened the day on a weak tone at 51.16 from 50.945 a day ago.

It was able to strengthen to 50.74 mid-trading but also dipped to 51.25, resulting in an average of 50.956.

Vo l u m e r e a c h e d USD1.963 billion, higher than the USD1.627 billion EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE SPOUSES BONIFACIO LARAY AND JOSEFA WABE-LARAY AND DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF UNDIVIDED SHARES OF A TWO (2) PARCELS OF UNREGISTERED LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That EUGENIO WABE who died intestate on June 24,1963 and SEMONIA TAN- WABE who died intestate on Sept.

16, 1969 all in Libertad, Mis. Or. Both of them leaving their undevided conjugal shares of the following described parcel land, with TAX DECLARATION No. 20-0003-00049 containing an area of ELEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE (11,345) SQ.M. more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE SPOUSES BONIFACIO LARAY AND JOSEFA WABE-LARAY AND DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF UNDIVIDED SHARES OF A TWO (2) PARCELS OF UNREGISTERED LAND filed by the heirs (vendors) in favor of LUCIO TAN (vendee) per DOC #389, PAGE #78, BOOK #89, series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR. MDN: Jan 10, 17 &24, 2020

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE SPOUSES EUGENIO WABE AND SEMONA TANWABE AND DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF UNDIVIDED SHARES OF PARCEL OF UNREGISTERED LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late BONIFACIO LARAY who died intestate on Dec. 23, 1989 in lligan City while JOSEFA WABE –LARAY died intestate on April 26, 1988 in Poblacion, Libertad, Mis. Or. Both of them leaving their undivided conjugal shares of the following described two (2) parcels of land, particularly described as follows: TAX DECLARATION No. 20-0003-00051 containing an area of ELEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY (11,670) Sq.m more or less and TAX DECLARATION No. 20 000300802 containing an area of SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINE (6,709) Sq.m more or less has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE SPOUSES BONIFACIO LARAY AND JOSEFA WABE-LARAY AND DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF UNDIVIDED SHARES OF A TWO (2) PARCELS OF UNREGISTERED LAND of a parcel of land filed by the heirs (vendor) in favor of LUCIO TAN (vendee) per DOC #388, PAGE #78, BOOK #89, series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR. MDN: Jan 10, 17 &24, 2020

a day ago.

BPI Research said the peso weakened early in the day after “investors gave up risky assets in a knee-jerk reaction to Iran’s counter attack.”

This, after news reports said the Middle Eastern country fired several ballistic missiles at two US military bases in Iraq following the death

of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

BPI Research said the peso was able to gain strength after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said there is enough oil supply despite the latest conflict in the Middle East.

It forecasts the peso to trade between 50.60 and 51.10 to a dollar on Thursday.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: We, ELIZA D. BANAC, EMMANUEL D. BANAC, and ELIZALDE D. BANAC, all of legal age, Filipinos , widow and married, respectively, and all residents of Palayan, Aloran, Misamis Occidental, on our own volition and free will, do hereby declare as follows: 1. That we are the widow and legitimate children and the only compulsory heirs of the deceased PEDRO BUOT BANAC who died on October 9, 1941 at his residence at Palayan, Aloran, Misamis Occidental; 2. That the decedent died intestate, without leaving any Last Will or Testament and without leaving any known debts or accounts whatsoever; 3. That at the time of his death, the decedent left a conjugal property with his wife which is a parcel of land covered by TCT No. T-43524 containing an area of 8.0083 hectares situated at Tugaya, Valencia City, Bukidnon and which was subsequently covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) of the government and is now titled under TCT No. 133-2019003694 in the name of the Republic of the Philippines. As compensation thereof, the Landbank made a deposit as follows: Cash P268,813.16 Bond 499,224.45 ----------------- Total P768,037.61 ============ 4. That pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, and we, the parties herein, being all of age and with full civil capacity, have agreed to adjudicate unto ourselves pro-indiviso, ONE HALF (1/2) portion of the above-said cash and bond which is the share of the decedent in accordance with law; 5. That we, EMMANUEL D. BANAC and ELIZALDE D. BANAC, for our part and for and in consideration of our love and affection for our mother, do hereby voluntarily WAIVE, TRANSFER and CONVEY in favor of our said mother, ELIZA D. BANAC, all our rights, interest and participation in the said ONE-HALF (1/2) portion of the cash and bond which is the share of our deceased father; 6. That we hereby affirm that we have executed the this instrument out our own free will without force, intimidation or violence upon our person, and that we have received our just and proper shares and have no more claim or demand against each other in connection with the adjudication of the above-described property.

Is subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MANUELITO A. MASONGSONG, Notary Public. Per Doc. No. 452; Page No. 91; Book NO. 38; Series of 2019.

MDN: Dec. 27, 2019, Jan. 3 & 10, 2020

The PSEi, meanwhile, shed 1.33 percent, or 104.46 points, to 7,736.24 points after a two-day recovery.

All Shares also ended in the red after it fell 1.14 percent, or 52.77 points, to 4,595.58 points.

Industrial index posted the highest decline at 2.34 percent, followed by Holding Firms, 1.58 percent; Financials, 1.44 percent; Property, 0.65 percent; and Services, 0.20 percent.

Only the Mining and Oil proved resilient during the day after it rose 1.007 percent.

Volume totaled to 1.76 billion shares amounting to PHP5.17 billion.

Losers led gainers at 126 to 60, while 52 shares were unchanged. (PNA)

MANILA -- With the recent international recognition gained by one of its staff in the field of metrology, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) plans to further strengthen and promote this field of science, Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said Wednesday.

Benilda Ebarvia, assistant scientist and head of Metrology in Chemistry Laboratory of the DOST’s National Metrology Laboratory, received the 2019 Developing Economies National Metrology Institute (DEN) Award in Sydney, Australia last December.

The award, established in 2010, recognizes the outstanding achievements of an individual from the Asia Pacific Metrology Programme’s (APMP) 17 member economies. It is being awarded to just one winner yearly, and organizers may also declare no winner in a year.

Ebarvia is the first winner from the Philippines.

“Having been involved in the metrology program of the National Metrology Division of DOST, she was responsible for drafting the proposal for the ‘Enhancement of the Competence and Capabilities of the National Metrology Laboratory of the Philippines’ for funding.

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Through her leadership and technical know-how, the proposal was approved for funding by DBM with a project duration of five years, which started in 2017,” dela Peña told the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

He added that the award does not only aim to praise an individual’s achievement, but also to encourage others within APMP’s DEN community in years to come.

Ebarvia was nominated for the award by Annabelle Briones, DOST-ITDI (Industrial Technology Development Institute) director being a full member of the APMP. She received a plaque of recognition for her work on developing the first Reference Materials (RMs) in the Philippines. RMs are used to confirm methods and to assess the accuracy of measurement results for use by measurement laboratories to analyze, for instance, the content of properties in food. These are also useful in proving what makes up a particular food, its micronutrients, or the extent of its authenticity.

Her RM work supports results of measurement laboratories to ensure that local commodities can pass stringent international trade standards on food quality and control, dela Peña added.

“The award is not just a recognition of the Filipinos’ talent in the field of metrology, but rather, recognizes metrology’s role in a country. (On) behalf of the ITDI, we are proud that the endeavors of our very own scientists were See PROMOTE, page 10 EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF PEDRO BARSOBIA WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That FLAVIANO BARSOBIA, FELICITAS BARSOBIA, SENARO BARSOBIA, EDITHA M. CALAYCA AND ESTERITA E. MACAZENLAR are the surviving heirs of PEDRO BARSOBIA who died in camiguin without leaving a will mor incurred indebtedness during his lifetime who without having a property anywhere in the Philippines except those in Camiguin which he remains the registered and declared owner one of which is herein describe: Lot No. 1743, OCT No. P432, T.D. No. 05000100345 Area 7,147 Sq.m, Location Tayong, Sagay, Camiguin and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF PEDRO BARSOBIA WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND filed by the surviving heirs in favor of MAXIMO A. UY, per DOC #367, PAGE #75, BOOK #109, series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. VITO M. CARRILLO. MDN: Jan 10, 17 &24, 2020

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NIGHT SHIFT

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WRITER/director Yam Laranas and actress Yam Concepcion work together for the first time in “Night Shift”, Viva Films’ first horror presentation in cooperation with Alliud Entertainment for the year 2020.

Set in a hospital morgue, the movie revolves around a pathologist’s assistant named Jessie who’s working on a straight shift one stormy night.

She doesn’t believe in the afterlife, but she is suddenly creeped out by the strange sounds that seem to be coming from the cadavers. She cannot shake off the feeling that they seem to be coming back to life. As her fear intensifies, Jessie begins to ponder on the idea of the Final Judgment.

And if indeed the day has come that people rise from the dead, she is tormented about meeting her own end.

Yam Laranas has been praised for his previous horror movies, such as “Aurora” (2018), “The Road” (2011), and “Sigaw” (2004), for which he won a Special Award at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF).

In an interview conducted by thewrap. com on how to make a

horror movie, Laranas said, “I want to see what’s real out there and I translate them into (a) real scary (story) because that has a connection to a lot of people…It becomes relatable. And when you translate that into something horrifying, it touches people’s fears, nightmares and skeletons in their closet.”

He also added that “location is another

character in a horror film. It is where fear and paranoia are created.”

This statement is well depicted in the movie trailer where Yam Concepcion is seen all alone in cold hallways with flickering lights, a room with rows of beds with cadavers, Yam running from what appears to be a group of zombies, and more.

The director also points out the importance of music in elevating the fear and enhancing the mood of the horror movie.

That’s why he has teamed up once again with the award-winning gentlemen (Oscar Fogelström and Albert Michael Idioma) that created the music and sound for “Aurora”.

“I am impressed how

efficient every single one is in the team,” wrote Yam Concepcion in one of her Instagram posts that shows her in the set of their movie. She commends director Yam Laranas for being a good leader that runs the whole production.

She further wrote, “So lucky to be part of this movie project and to be working with all of you.”

This is Yam’s first lead role in a horror movie. She was very convincing as a villain in the drama series “Halik” on ABS-CBN, it’s about time she shows us her acting prowess in the horror genre, especially with the big twist that the movie has in store.

“Night Shift” opens in cinemas on January 22, 2020.

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recognized outside the country. This is part of ITDI’s mandate and consequently, puts the country in the map of international scientific advancements, and indicates improvements in the status of metrology in the Philippines,” he said.

Dela Peña said the department will fully support endeavors in the metrology program, so it could achieve its vision to become the “provider of world-class scientific, technological and innovative solutions that will lead to higher productivity and a better quality of life.”

The country needs to have “accurate, reliable, and traceable measurements,” he added.

The DOST will organize awareness seminars and meetings to promote the importance of metrology.

Dela Peña also noted that the DOST’s metrology laboratory is open to students and others from the public for a visit and orientation about the field.

“Active participation by the staff in local and international conferences are also venues for introducing researches and activities.

We have received positive responses and interests from the academe, graduate students and researchers who

want to pursue expertise on metrology,” he added.

Dela Peña said the country still has a lot to do to be on par with other countries in the field of metrology. At present, metrology focuses on aspects such as mass, length, pressure, temperature, electricity, and volume, he said.

There is also a lack of awareness of the importance of metrology, he said.

“Laboratories are still lacking reference materials for testing to ensure that their measurements are accurate and traceable. The country needs local reference materials, which are more appropriate in testing Philippine products. Currently, local laboratories import from other countries and such reference materials may not be entirely appropriate,” dela Peña explained.

“Proficiency testing (PT) schemes in the country are mostly consensus-based, therefore there is a need to promote accuracy-based PTs for competency,” he said.

(PNA)

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ecosystem, improved land administration and management, intensified forest protection, and anti-illegal logging.

In the greening program, efforts were initiated in 2017 and 2018 to estab-

lish a 50-hectare bamboo plantation along riverbanks and the enrichment of the mangrove forest covering three hectares.

Romualdo said the campaign to switch to organic farming has started and will soon be adopted all over the province.

He said food security is one of his administration’s priorities so Camiguin will not have to rely on agricultural produce from farmers in the mainland.

While recognizing the economic gains of tourism-related investments in Camiguin, Romualdo said “everybody, both visitors and residents, to make sure that the island’s environment is healthy and that its tourist sites sustained so these could be enjoyed by more people for years to come.”

(PNA)

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District Hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

PRO-13 director, Brig.

Gen. Joselito T. Esquivel, commended the police operatives and local residents of General Luna for their “continued support” of the government’s antidrug campaign.

Known as the country’s surfing capital, General Luna is a haven for foreigners who are lured by the

island’s white-sand beaches, est products seized by the year-round waves, and laid- DENR be donated to the provincial government to back atmosphere. (PNA) help alleviate the plight of earthquake victims. The from page 5 request was made during complete as of the same last month’s joint meeting of the Provincial Peace and period.

Aside from connecting Order Council, Provincial Caraga to Region 10, delos Disaster Risk Reduction Santos said the two road Management Council and networks will also promote Provincial Development biodiversity in the Northern Council.

Mindanao Corridor and Meanwhile, Catamco has boost eco-tourism, agricul- also asked Lanto and Cariture, industry, and domestic ga to help in the bamboo propagation project, which trade. (PNA) is part of the provincial

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enforcement operations.

“We welcome this good news for our people,” Catamco said Wednesday, adding the lumber will be used to construct temporary learning centers and shelters for families displaced by the recent earthquakes.

Catamco has received complaints from evacuees living in tents and temporary shelters in school grounds about the unbearable heat inside the “plastic homes.”

She said the tarpaulin or laminated plastic sacks built as temporary shelters have already deteriorated.

“We pity the children and mothers with babies,” Catamco told the Philippine News Agency.

Catamco had requested that illegally-cut for-

The danger of Milk Tea madness

By JOEY MARIE S. REVELO Secondary School Teacher III Ozamiz City National High School

The milk tea craze has completely invaded the generation today. People from all walks of life have now become obsessed with this drink for its sweetness that relieves stress, its ice-cold liquid that quenches one’s thirst, and its eye catching color made of different flavors that brightens one’s challenging and tiring day.

According to a study conducted by GrabFood’s 2018, the Philippines ranked second in milk tea consumption in Southeast Asia. The country has an abundant number of milk tea shops serving Filipinos distinct flavors and taste to satisfy their cravings and preferences.

Similarly, in Ozamiz City, from Mondays to Fridays, milk tea shops are congested with people

from various sectors such as students, young professionals and elite businessmen after a long day of school or offices. On weekends, these establishments have become the place for friends to catch up, enjoying each other’s company while indulging in scrumptious milk tea drinks.

Milk tea has become a staple drink for young generations dominating other thirst quenchers introduce in the market. Local milk tea shops in Ozamiz such as Farrocino, Infinitea, Puesto, Tsaa, Chat Time and The Bean Leaf have made their names in the city through serving delicious and mouthwatering menus offering wide choices of milk teas.

Milk + tea fusion: A must know mixture Some people think that

any drink with ‘tea’ in it is already healthy, after all teas are believed to have health benefits because of its antioxidant content.

However, the sweetness provided by milk tea has adverse bitter effects to the consumers. The NutritionDietitians Association of the Philippines (NDAP) vice president for Mindanao Nita Antipuesto revealed that drinking tea or coffee with milk is not a healthy combination.

She added that young adults may not immediately see its effects to the body, but later on when they get older, sign of osteoporosis will start to appear. She further explained that the obsession for milk tea is one of the factors of obesity and overweight.

Other studies reported that mixing tea with milk may result to a number of negative effects. Tea has anti-diabetic properties

and improves cardiovascular health, however, when milk is added, its anti-diabetic properties and antioxidant potential are reduced. Milk also eliminates protective effects of tea against cardiovascular diseases.

Too much consumption of milk tea leads to several heart problems.

Studies and reports prove that no matter how addicting and refreshing milk teas are, one cannot deny the fact that these drinks have negative effects to human health.

Antipuesto said those who are fond of drinking milk tea may drink the beverage for only three glasses a week, and for those who drinks, purely tea or coffee should have two glasses or cups a day.

With these things, one’s madness for milk tea must be controlled to stay physically fit.

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government rehabilitation plan.

“Bamboo will be planted in mountain slopes, particularly in areas prone to landslides as part of soil erosion prevention,” she said.

“The project will not only help in reforestation initiative of our government, but will also provide livelihood opportunities to the communities wherein the provincial government will intervene in looking for interested investors,” Catamco said. (PNA)

Teaching strategies

By AGALYN A. FRIANEZA Teacher III Minsapinit Elementary School Gingoog City

UNDERSTANDING children and knowing how to motivate them effectively can be a mystery. This week, they may be focused, eager to learn and even inspiring to be with. But the next, they are moody, distracted and daydreamy.

You try to teach them but at times they frown, sigh and roll their eyes. One week, they practice well for their lesson. The next week they do not. Fortunately, scientists have found strategies that can help us teachers.

Let them question. Children are in the process of developing their own set of values. From these values, they learn to make decisions. Do not be threatened by their questions. Do not

be defensive. Be open. Do not feel like you are being personally attacked or disrespected. Take their questions seriously and answer them. Their questioning behavior is healthy.

Let them make decisions.

Children delight in making their own decisions as it makes them feel free and independent. They feel empowered.

Practice active learning. Active learning is an instructional approach where students actively participate in their own learning. They apply knowledge and practice skills and then study and reflect on their progress and efforts. With their teachers as facilitators, students learn through independent and collaborative activities and feedback from their teachers and peers.

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Parade in Cebu City on the third week of this month.

Am not really that familiar about the latest security developments around the world but I can imagine that signal shutdowns are not being enforced in First World countries like the US which had its share of terror attacks however infrequent in both pre and post 9-11 eras.

Which is why I question, however well intentioned, the effectively of signal shutdowns in stopping terrorist bomb attacks. There are those who even made derogatory remarks about it, saying that the PNP is being lazy by relying on signal shutdowns to stave off any bombing attempts, however high tech, crude or remote these may be.

But based on my reading of public sentiment, a lot of city residents may be pissed off by this but they are supportive, however grudgingly, of the signal shutdown despite the temporary inconvenience it may cause to them. And I trust that, as I write this piece, that the shutdown was lifted not long after the Black Nazarene procession. ****************** By the time this piece comes out, all of us would have marked the first week of 2020 and there are still so many stories I hope to write to you my dear readers while I’m still vacationing in Cagayan de Oro City with husband Ronnie and the rest of my family.

Of particular interest of course—and knowing Pinoys especially Kagayanons to be quite fond of this aside from showbiz and basketball—are the political developments in both the local and national fronts.

I’ll try to keep both eyes and ears open for any that would be of serious consideration for discussion now and in the future.

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the human spirit to prevail against the onslaught of greed, social injustices and poverty that de-humanizes the dignity of person. One that reinforces the democratic structures rather than dismantling them.

The urgent call of a cooperative revolution is more glaring in the island of Mindanao where poverty looms amidst plenty. The island, aptly called “food basket” of the nation, oozes with rich natural resources, very rich in mineral deposits with land suitable for agriculture.

Indeed, it is where you find thousands of hectares of pineapple, banana, palm oil, rubber and industrial trees.

But these resources are for exports to serve the consumerist lifestyle of the people in the North. Whatever precious dollars the country earns are readily returned in payment of our burgeoning foreign debt.

So rich yet so poor. That is the paradox that is Mindanao where bounty and poverty meet, where hope and despair loom where light and darkness fight and where sovereignty and a new kind of colonialism clash.

At the center of the contradiction lies Mindanao agriculture, the focus of two conflicting paradigms.

One side is the dominant market –oriented industrial agriculture pursued by the agri-business sector. Their drive is to promote conventional agriculture which Is anchored on promoting cash crops to satisfy the market, increase production though chemical farming using high yielding varieties including genetic modified organisms.

On the other hand is the alternative paradigm promoted by civil society and the small farming communities which is anchored on the principles and practices of sustainable agriculture that trust on the innate processes of nature.

They believe that farming must belong to the communities; that the people should combat their own poverty by having access to and control of land and resources including appropriate technologies which must restore the land degraded by agriculture industry.

How can these contradictions be resolved? Who will rectify the paradox?

History tells us that wrongs and social injustices can only be rectified by the people themselves when they take responsibilities for their communities and take the future into their own hand. Cooperativism is the path towards capability-building and empowerment. It is the sole remedial measure to put those in the margins into the mainstream of development processes. Through their cooperatives, people are enhancing their human capital, and in effect, nurture their ecological wealth.

That is why, advancing cooperativism, means working for social transformation based on justice, equity and sustainability. It is a kind of revolution that is peaceful, yet, forceful, that relies on the collective strength of the people.

It can be likened to the Gandhian approach of Satyagraha, meaning, loveforce.

Through love, unity and spirit service which is the essence of cooperativism, the people will finally prevail!

Let us therefore wage a cooperative revolution for people, planet, prosperity and peace – all for the greater glory of the Unseen Being, the Light, Love and the All-knowing Who is in the core of all beings that lives, moves and breathes!

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Thus, prayer is not just about saying vocal prayers and making novenas and other special acts. It is more a matter of awareness, of

Friday, January 10, 2020 attitude, of lifting our mind and heart to God in a stable manner. It lends itself to endless ways, forms and manners. We can even pray when we are asleep. In short, prayer is very much doable.

It’s when we pray and truly become united with God when we can echo Christ’s words: “I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.” (Jn 6, 38) These words should be like the motto of our whole life. They truly make us effective!

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tino Pizarro for the lease and Internet signals for six Resources Office (CLENRO) with option to purchase hours while the procession was which swept the trash left bethe 305-hectare property underway and the banning of hind by the devotees, among backpacks, drones, umbrel- others. at Phividec.

The three-phase project las and wearing of shades by will consist of a port, an devotees and other persons integrated steel mill with a within the perimeter of the from page 3 continuous clearing of roads to capacity of 10 million tons, parade. an industrial park and other The image of the Black prevent obstructions.

Nazarene was transported from Ortega said narrow alleys downstream industries.

Last year’s delay was Nazareno Church Wednesday and roads, obstructions of vedue to the rules that keep evening to St. Augustine Ca- hicles, dangling or sagging lines, changing in the middle of thedral where an overnight low-lying trees and branches, are some of the common probvigil was the game.

It was reported that observed and devotees started lems they have encountered in the project had to endure flocking. After a 4:00 a.m. Mass, responding to fire calls. a corporate snag on the the procession started, passing Go noted the problem on negotiation table. However, by A. Velez St. and exiting right road obstructions has recurred key players of this project to CM Recto Avenue all the in some of the barangays that had not lost their balance way back to Nazareno church earlier have already cleared their from page 1 and remained upbeat and where it arrived at 7:15 in the roads and other passageways.

“Barangay officials are supmorning.

“Barangay officials are bullish as it were.

Viñas said there were two posed to be in the front line. In supposed to be in the front devotees who fainted during fact, many of these barangay line. In fact, many of these the procession but they were chairmen have signed and conbarangay chairmen have from page 1 signed and consented that The Nazareno Parish immediately attended to by sented that they will continue they will continue with their Church along CM Recto Av- medics from the Cagayan with their clearing activities. clearing activities. They are enue in Cagayan de Oro now Disaster Risk Reduction and They are supposed to be the supposed to be the first holds three replicas of the Black Management Department first responders,” Go said.

Nazarene – the first image of (CDRRMD) and were pro- She said the Department of responders,” Go said. the Interior and Local Govern She said the Department the parish, the donated one nounced safe. of the Interior and Local from Quiapo Church where He estimated the crowd ment (DILG) have sanctioned Government (DILG) have a piece of the original image who accompanied the proces- several local government units sanctioned several local gov- from Acapulco, Mexico is en- sion from St. Augustine Cathe- in the country for failure to ernment units in the country cased and th4e Black Nazarene dral all the way to Nazareno comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching order to clear for failure to comply with Callejeron which the parishes Church at 250,000.

President Rodrigo Duterte’s lend to neighboring parishes “That said religious activity all roads from obstructions. became successful and peaceful “This will reflect us on how marching order to clear all and chapels. roads from obstructions. Cocpo spokesperson Maj. because of the full cooperation we are dealing with the road “This will reflect us on Ivan Viñas said city police and support of the general clearing. We do not want the DILG to file charges against how we are dealing with director Col. Henry Dampal public,” Viñas said. the road clearing. We do has deployed officers two days Other government agencies us,” Go said. provided logistical support The DILG gave this city 98 not want the DILG to file prior to the celebration. charges against us,” Go said. “Route of the Traslacion such as the Police Regional percent rating as far as road The DILG gave this city was sealed and secured,” Viñas Office 10, Task Force Oro, clearing of obstruction is conCDRRMD, Roads and Traffic cerned.

98 percent rating as far as said. road clearing of obstruction Other security measures Administration (RTA), baran- Go said the achievement will included an overnight liquor gay officials who sent their go to waste if barangay officials is concerned.

Go said the achievement ban from January 8 to January barangay tanods, the City Lo- “will not maintain what they will go to waste if barangay 9, the jamming of cellphone cal Environment and Natural already started”. (PNA) officials “will not maintain what they already started”.

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shape very soon”, Magbanua said.

We will not allow the Hanjin experience to happen again in this biggest single investment in Mindanao, he said.

Hanjin transferred its shipbuilding facility in Subic, Zambales only to suffer huge losses in the initial operations due to mismanagement.

The First Mindanao Integrated Steel Mill is formed by China’s three leading companies – Huili Fund, Baowu Steel Group Corporation Ltd (China Baowu), and China Metalurgical Group Corporation’s subsidiary, CISDI Group Co Ltd. (CISDI).

China Baowu, the new technical partner to operate the steel mill, currently ranks first in China and second in the world as the largest steel producer in the world measured by crude steel output.

China Baowu is poised to apply its state-of-art, green and intelligent technology in this steel project.

Late last year, a MOA signing was forged between Huili Fund Philippines President Jun Hou; Phividec Administrator Atty. Franklin Quijano; Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano ; and Simple Homes CEO and President Rober-

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January 9, 2020 SGD. ATTY. JOFFREY M. SUYAO, CESO III Regional Director MDN: Jan 10, 2020

Dahilayan Park bags “Best in Resort Industry Leaders” award

By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Dahilayan Park, based in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon Province was one of the three awardees for “Best in Resort Industry Leaders” during the recently concluded 8th Mindanao Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Awards held at Limketkai Luxe Hotel on December 13, 2019, and consistently organized by Mindanao Daily News Corporation, purposely to recognize companies, entities and leaders’ outstanding performance which contributed to greater develoment in Mindanao.

Other awardees were two equally amazing industry leaders including Kampo Ni Juan also in Bukidnon Province and Club Tara.

Dahilayan Park was chosen among the leaders in the resort industry due to its unique format which many vacationers were really amazed. Among those best attractions it offers to its clienteles include a zipall package, zipline 840 metrs, zipline 320 meters, dropzone single, double and dropzone tandem; sky jump, python rollers zipride, flying lizard, ropes course and a lot more packages you can chose from.

Dahilayan Park also bagged the award as “Best in Resort Industry Leaders” at it combined both accommodation and extreme sports and relaxation offerings to travellers and vacationers.

This means you do not only stay in your accommodation but there are a lot of amazing attractions and extreme sports you can enjoy

and try while staying for good inside the vast Dahilayan Park property in the hinterlands of the landlocked province of Bukidnon.

If you want to stay for more days you can simply check in at Pinegrove Hotel for as slow as P2,800 per night or as high as P6,000 for hotel accommodation.

Zip Store Other Amenities you can also check out: - The Zip Store offers food for meals with a lot of menus you can choose from. There are also snacks for hungry people whow want to crave for delicious food cooked by seasoned chefs in the country.

Exclusive Transportation from CDO (w/in downtown area) to Dahilayan & back – P3, 000.00/day/van (maximum 12pax) - For travelers and vacationers, Dahilayan also offers van rental so that they can easily

travel from one place to another especially enjoying the night life that the neighboring city of Cagayan de Oro can also offer.

Gazebo Rental Fee For only a very minimal fee of P 200.00,

you can rent Dahilayan’s Gazebo for more family and friends enjoyment.

Function Room for 8 hrs are also available at Dahilayan Park for a fee of P3,000.00 With the function rooms, you can choose to celebrate

a birthday party, debut, weddings, and all other parties and team building seminar-workshops for companies.

Presentors of the recently concluded 8th Mindanao Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs

Awards include Veterans Bank, Ayala, BPI BanKo, Cooperative Development Authority, provincial government of Misamis Oriental, CORDS 10 and PCOO, Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Pepsi, Washington, Angela Soriano Fashion Design Studio, SELRAHCO PR, Dessert Boss, Pie Square Photo Booth, AVPro and Marzel Digital Studio.

PANEL OF JUDGES The Panel of Judges in this year’s awards are Journalist Tessie Superioridad, Mindanao Daily News (MDN) Executive Editor Cris Diaz, MDN Managing Editor Ruel Pelone, MDN and BWM Training Director Joe Felicilda, and MDN Editor in Chief Allan Mediante, MDN columnist Raffy Magbanua, also the former president of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club, Inc. (COPC); and BusinessWeek Mindanao Editor in Chief Nelson Constantino.

One of the best accommodation rooms at Pinegrove Hotel, Dahilayan Park.