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Tourism, Klarex support second Spring Festival Dragon Boat Race

New Year celebration. Unchuan said the visit of the dragon boat stalwarts EPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) from Hong Kong would 10 director Marie Elaine Unchuan bolster more the tourism sector in the region, which and Cagayan de Oro City first is already known as having district Rep. Rolando Uy extended their one of the most prolific full support to the 2nd Spring Festival dragon boat communities in this part of the island. Dragon Boat Race which will happen “Our Cagayan river is tomorrow and Sunday here. UNCHUAN UY where dragon boat enthusiasts are practicing year round. It is an honor for us to host this event where we can showcase our dragon boat racecourse,” she said. The visiting dragon boat stalwarts from Hong Kong are part of the prestigious Stanley Dragon Boat Association which is currently conducting a five-day training here for local aspiring race officials. Over the past four decades, the Stanley Dragon Boat Association has been integral in the growth and evolution of dragon boating as one of the most popular international water sports today. TOYOTA DIPOLOG CITY. Ms Betty Lu, president of Toyota Cagayan de Oro along with Vice President Peter Lim Lo Suy and some personnel from Meanwhile, Cagayan

Speaking during their press conference yesterday, Unchuan welcomed the visiting delegates from Hong Kong led by Stanley Dragon Boat Association vice chairman Edwin Hou and Maria Villa of the Spanish Dragons of Hong Kong and thanked them for choosing Northern Mindanao as their destination for this annual Chinese

By MARK FRANCISCO

Toyota Motor Philippines, lead the ground breaking of Toyota Dipolog dealership recently.

Tangub’s Sinanduloy grabs Sinulog championship after two-year hiatus By ERCEL MAANDIG

The Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe from Tangub City in Misamis Occidental bested other contingents after winning both the Street Dancing competition and the ritual showdown Sinulog-based category in the 2020 Sinulog Grand Parade that culminated at the Cebu City Sports Center recently. Department of Tourism (DoT) Region 10 director Marie Elaine Unchuan is happy

after announcing that Tangub City is the grand winner. "This is a great comeback after two years of absence in the competition in 2018 and 2019 and I'm expecting that Sinanduloy will make it again for 13 times already as grand Winner and I would like to congratulate them for the job well done" DoT 10 regional director Marie Elaine Salvana Unchuan said. See SINULOG, page 11

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See SUPPORT, page 11

Andanar: High rating showed Pinoys feel Duterte’s service, concern A Malacañang official on Wednesday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s record-high satisfaction rating for the last quarter of 2019, saying Filipinos have felt the chief executive’s brand of service and concern. Duterte’s net satisfaction

rating zoomed to +72 (82% satisfied, 10% dissatisfied) in December 2019 from +65 in September 2019, according to the survey conducted by independent pollster Social Weather Stations. The survey also showed that 52% of the respondents

See RATING, page 9

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Bangsamoro Gov’t sends relief to Taal volcano victims

ARAWI CITY -The Bangsamoro Government has sent off a team on Tuesday, January 21, to aid Taal volcano victims in Batangas. The team dubbed “ Tabang for Taal from Bangsamoro” is composed of some members of the Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (BARMM-READI) and some ‘Bantay Tulay’ volunteers, who are former members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants. The team departed Cotabato City on Tuesday and is expected to arrive in Manila on Friday, January 24.

The relief assistance includes 1,500 packs each containing 10 kilos of rice, canned goods, coffee, malong, hijab, prayer mats, blue water jug, medicines, and a hygiene kit. Bangsamoro government chief minister Ahod ‘Al Haj Murad’ Ebrahim said a portion of the relief assistance will be delivered directly by the team to the Muslim constituents affected by the volcano eruption. More than 130 Muslim families, Ebrahim said, are among those internally displaced persons (IDPs). “Ito ay in line sa Moral Governance advocacy natin. See RELIEF, page 9

The Bangsamoro Government send off a team to aid Taal volcano victims in Batangas. (Bangsamoro Government)

BARMM create task force vs human trafficking

MARAWI CIT Y -- To strengthen the protection of the rights of Bangsamoro Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), Bangsamoro Government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Blas F. Ople Policy Center on Tuesday, January 21, The said MOA, which aimed to create the Bangsamoro Task Force against human trafficking of OFWs from the region, was signed by BARMM Executive Secretary Abdulraof Macacua and Blas F. Ople Policy Center President

Susan V. Ople. The signing was also attended by Bangsamoro Assistant Executive Secretary Abdullah Cusain, Attorney General Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, and other officials from BARMM’s different ministries and offices. In his message, Macacua said the agreement is a commitment of BARMM to guarantee the fundamental rights of the Bangsamoro against human trafficking and other forms of abuse and human rights violations, “It is unfortunate that

our OFWs are vulnerable to human trafficking, but it is more unfortunate that despite the rising statistics of human trafficking involving OFWs, more and more Filipinos are enticed by the promise of greener pasture abroad,” he added. Meanw hile, L aw yer Dumama-Alba said the creation of the Bangsamoro Task Force Against Human Trafficking of OFWs hopes to “establish mechanisms of detecting and identifying early signs of human trafficking by setting up credible and reliable data

management and case monitoring system on OFWs and human trafficking incidence.” She said it will also identify, determine, and discuss the root causes of illegal migration to determine its approach on how to effectively combat trafficking networks, as well as receive, document, track report, and gather evidence on human trafficking involving Bangsamoro OFWs case build-up. “The MOA is just good for a year, so talagang kailanSee FORCE, page 9

Technical-vocational education in the Department of Education By ARGION D. CAPADNGAN, Senior High School Teacher III Pulot, National High School Pulot, Ozamiz City

TECHNOLOGY and Livelihood Education (TLE) and TechnicalVocational-Livelihood (TVL) track specializations may be taken between Grades 9 to 12. Exploratory subjects at 40 hours per quarter are taken during Grades 7 to 8. The tracks are divided into AgriFishery Arts, Home Economics, Information and Communications Technology, Industrial Arts and TVL Maritime. The specializations under AgriFishery Arts are Agricultural Crops Production, Animal Health Care Management, Animal Production

(Poultry Chicken), Animal Production (Ruminants), Animal Production (Swine), Aquaculture, Artificial Insemination (Ruminants), Artificial Insemination (Swine), Fish Capture, Fishing Gear Repair and Maintenance, Fish Products Packaging, Fish Wharf Operation, Food Processing, Horticulture, Landscape Installation and Maintenance, Organic Agriculture, Pest Management, Rice Machinery Operation, Rubber Processing, Rubber Production and Slaughtering Operations. Most of these specializations, if completed, can qualify the learner to take exams leading to NC III.

The specializations under Home Economics are Attractions and Theme Parks, Barbering, Bartending, Beauty/ Nail Care, Bread and Pastry Production, Caregiving, Commercial Cooking, Cookery, Dressmaking, Events Management Services, Fashion Design, Food and Beverage Services, Front Office Services, Hairdressing, Handicraft (Basketry, Macrame), Handicraft (Fashion Accessories, Paper Craft), Handicraft (Needlecraft), Handicraft (Woodcraft, Leathercraft), Housekeeping, Local Guiding Services, Tailoring, Tourism Promotion Services, Travel Services and Wellness Massage.

Experiences of the Science teachers in the use of spiral progression approach in teaching By: BELEN T. BASTILLADA

Jerome Bruner introduced the spiral curriculum model in teaching the science subject. The study aimed to explore the experiences and challenges of teachers teaching science using the spiral progression approach. This qualitative study employed hermeneutic phenomenological approach (van Manen, 2016). Using purposive sampling and snowball technique, the study identified 17 science teachers teaching Grade 10 who were interviewed using researcher-made guide questions. The responses generated from the interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Heidegger’s hermeneutic phenomenology, which aimed to explore the experiences and challenges of the participants. Four themes were identified, namely difficulty in delivering instruction, use of varied activities, unavailability of learning resources and adoption of instructional interventions. Science teachers encountered difficulty in the process of using spiral

progression approach in teaching science in four disciplines but they provided instructional interventions to address the challenges in the implementation of spiral progression approach from disciplinal to integrative mode of teaching. The study recommends that the school heads and master teachers be encouraged to look into the implementation of activity-based instruction during classroom observation. Teachers must attend science seminars, trainings and take post-graduate studies on their field of specialization, and collaborate with other teachers to equip themselves to cope with the demands of the curriculum change to be more effective and efficient at work. Schools intensify the utilization of the Learning Resource Materials by downloading relevant instructional materials. . Institutionalize the monitoring of Learning Action Cell (LAC) of every school so that content, strategies and competence in teaching science be enhanced.

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EXCELLENT IF Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte, by his own confession, is an average student in school, he definitely knows how to lead and the nation gave him an unprecedented net satisfaction rating of 72%. That doesn’t seem to be a passing mark, but in the scoreboard of rating agencies, like the Social Weather Station, that makes up for an excellent performance. SWS conducted three surveys in 2019 to track the people’s pulse on how the President’s performance impacts the people. The first was in June 2019 with a satisfaction rating of +68 and the 2nd survey was in September 2019 with +65. Both survey results translate to a “very good” satisfaction rating. On December 13-16, 2019 SWS again undertook an independent survey and the result was a record high at 82% and in fact unprecedented. The average of the three surveys would give us the net satisfaction

rating of Duterte at 72% an enviable EXCELLENT grade devoutly wished by his peers moreover devours the opposition in frustration and defeat. The result sends an eloquent message of the people’s overwhelming trust for their leader and is a testament of the nation’s accord on how he runs the government and addresses compelling issues that relate to crime, corruption in the government bureaucracy and private corporate malfeasance that compounds the misery of the people. The last quarter satisfaction rating of 82% is the most significant as it comes in the heels of President Duterte’s assault on what had been considered in the past as the invincible oligarchy that had held and toyed with the totem pole of power from the Executive, Legislative and the Judiciary. All these started with insatiable avarice. The two

water concessionaires of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System – the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. a consortium of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation of Manny Pangilinan and DMCI Holdings, Inc. of the Consunji conglomerate and Manila Water of Ayala Corporation. The two concessionaires were smarting from their obligations to provide a sustained supply of water in Metro Manila and put the blame instead on the government for not allowing them another round of water rate increase thus resulting in losses. Then came the decision of the Singapore Arbitration Panel ordering MWSS to pay Manila Water P7.4-billion for refusing their demand for a rate increase. This is apart from an arbitration case that Maynilad also elevated to the SAP demanding P3.4-billion for the delayed implementation of upward tariff adjustment.

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Duterte, who by profession is a lawyer and by practice is a prosecutor, dug into the provisions of the concession agreement and found the terms untenable. An enraged President bathed Ayala, Pangilinan, and Lopez with magma of expletives warning them of imprisonment. Their retinue of propagandists warned of the consequence of the President’s threat. They employed the scare tactics claiming that investors will bring their capital elsewhere. The political opposition trumpeted that the contracts entered into by the government with the private sector are legitimate and protected by the constitution. These counter-threats only infuriated President See EXCELLENT, page 11

Hints and Traces

More power, more temptations This should be a no-brainer. When one is vested with power, with better endowments than those of others, he must remember that such privilege will always attract temptations of abusing it. It’s like a magnet for temptations. We have to be prepared for this. That power has to be handled delicately, with great humility. In other words, it always has to be related to God from whom all power and authority on earth comes. It should be exercised always with God in mind and heart. Otherwise, there’s no way for it to go other than to be abused. Remember, the only thing we’re capable of doing without God is to sin. To know how to exercise whatever power and authority we have according to God’s will and mind, we

have to look at Christ, imitate him and unite ourselves to him. Christ exercises power with great humility, justice, charity, and mercy. His attitude toward his power is expressed in these words of his: “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” That is the attitude we ought to have toward any power we have. The damage that the abuse of power would inflict on us is deep and grave. Remember Lord Acton’s warning: “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men…” And there’s that Latin adage, “corruptio optimi pessima,” the corruption of the best is the worst, that reiterates the

same point. These thoughts came to me recently as I received again another piece of bad news that a priest was accused of an anomaly. This kind of news has become more common today, sad to say. And I’m afraid that priests are figuring in these cases much like the way many politicians and privileged people are. Let’s hope that the image of priests doesn’t get the same notoriety. Obviously, my reaction to all this is to listen to these complaints and reassure those affected and scandalized that justice will be served, without forgetting the more important value of charity and mercy. But let’s not forget that these disturbing developments are always a call for all of us to make a deeper,

Riverman’s Vista:

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more thorough examination of conscience, and have another conversion. Actually, conversion is and should be a continuing affair in this life. We’re always in need of conversion, no matter how good and holy we think we already are. We cannot deny that we priests hold tremendous power and authority. It’s a power and authority even greater than that of civil and world leaders, since ours links us with Christ as head of the Church, with power to forgive sins, renew Christ’s supreme act of redemption by celebrating See TEMPTATIONS, page 11 By ANTONIO G. M. LA VIÑA

Layman’s guide to understanding the Ampatuan Massacre verdict (2nd of a series)

THINKING that the presence of journalists would deter his rivals from making good their threat to chop him to pieces once he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for Governor of Maguindanao, Buluan Vice Mayor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu invited journalists, relatives and aides to join in the filing of his COC in the Commission on Elections in Shariff Aguak.

Mangudadatu’s filing of his COC was a challenge to Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., son of the three-term Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr., who was going to run for governor in the forthcoming elections in May 2010. But Mangudadatu grossly underestimated the resolve of his enemies who were hell bent on preventing him from filing his candidacy.

And so in the morning of November 23, 2009, a convoy of six vehicles carrying journalists, lawyers, and relatives left Buluan to file his COC at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Shariff Aguak. In the convoy were Mangudadatu’s wife, Bai Genalin Tiamzon; 15 of his relatives and supporters, two lawyers, and two drivers. On their way to Shariff Aguak, the convoy was stopped by more than 100 gunmen and then

brought to a remote, hilly road at Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao where they were all mercilessly gunned down. Aside from Mangudadatu’s wife, other relatives who are listed among the casualties are his sister Eden, cousin Rowena Mangudadatu, Aunt Manguba Mangudadatu, sisters Farida and Farina Mangudadatu, lawyers Cynthia Oquendo, See GUIDE, page 11

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AGAYAN de Oro City -- Noting the strong ties of the Filipino-Chinese community and the local government here, Mayor Oscar Moreno said the Chinese New Year celebration is a season to thank such unity that aids in attaining a better CDO. "Mindanao has had a period of brutal conflict where Chinese forefathers have thought of relocating elsewhere to a more peaceful place but they decided to stay on, to remain permanently here in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao and that to me is a very, very heartwarming vote of confidence for the people of Mindanao," Moreno said. The celebration, which kicked off with dances, songs and creative presentations, January 20 at the Gaston Park, here, shows that the government treasures its relationship with the Filipino-Chi-

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differences, they are of one body in the betterment of communities as everyone strives towards the prosperity of the country. Other lined-up activities for the Chinese New Year celebration in the city include the Fortune Feast, Chinese Lantern Wall Display, Symphony of Lights, Chinese Food Bazaar, New Year's Eve Fireworks, Prosperity Dance, Dragon and Lion Dance, and more. (RTP/ PIA10)

nese community and the friendship between the Filipino and Chinese is paramount to the success of the city as a whole, said Simon Ching, Misamis Oriental Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. president. "Regardless of where the Chinese live, we make it a point to work harder to better our relations and ensuring we give back to our communities," Ching

said citing various contributions of the community here such as the donation of public school buildings, creation of Cagayan de Oro Volunteer Fire Brigade, bloodletting, and medical and dental outreach programs. Ching also stressed that the Filipino and Chinese communities have been living together for the past many generations and despite the cultural

Uses of technology and in education for learning and teaching By SYDNIE ROSE A. TAMSI

TECHNOLOGY is transforming education, changing how, when and where students learn and empowering them at every stage of their journey. On the paty Technology empowers educators to efficiently personalize learning with access to data, content and the cloud.

Cigarette smoking among high school students with alcohol and other drug use problems By AHNA FAITH ELCAMEL DUJALI SST I Pulot National High School Ozamiz City

YOUTH use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe. If cigarette smoking continues at the current rate among youth in this country, today’s Filipinos younger than 18 will die early from a smoking-related illness. Preventing tobacco product use among youth is critical to ending the tobacco epidemic in the Philippines. Tobacco product use is started and established primarily during

adolescence. Nearly nine out of ten cigarette smokers first try cigarette smoking by age 18 and 98 percent first try smoking by age 26. Flavorings in tobacco products can make them more appealing to youth. In 2018, 67 percent of high school students who used tobacco products in the past 30 days reported using a flavored tobacco product during that time.

Recent increases in the use of e-cigarettes is driving increases in tobacco product use among the youth. Youth who use multiple tobacco products are at higher risk for developing nicotine dependence and may be more likely to continue using tobacco into adulthood. Factors associated with youth tobacco product use include their social and physical environments.

GLOBAL WARMING: HOW SERIOUS IS IT? By: ROMIEL S. VALLENTE

Global warming is a phenomenon. Nobody can escape from this reality and its dreadful effect to humans and the environment. It is a relevant story worthy to be shared to our classrooms and to all persons from all walks of life. But what is this phenomenon and its cause? Is it a natural cycle of things on earth? There is no simple answer to this question as there is no simple solution to the problem it posed to humanity. In September 2019, the world is shocked to see a 16-year old young girl from Sweden speaking before the UN Climate Action Summit in New York urging world leaders to act and act fast to end global warming. Carbon dioxide emissions is thought to be the leading factor in global warming. Articles related to factories emitting carbon dioxide and hydrofluorocarbons into the air point to the emission as the leading contributor to the global warming phenomenon. Hydrofluorocarbons reaches the top of the earth and depletes the ozone layer. It destroys

the ozone layer that shields the earth from the deadly ultra-violet rays from the sun. The result is catastrophic. Ice melts fast inundating our rivers and seas with more waters. Without the ozone layer, heat from the sun would easily bring skin cancer to mankind, destroys the flora and fauna and even dries up the riverbed. Arctic ice melts rapidly and the resulting factor is dreadful as it is believed that some countries of the world will be submerged underwater by the end of 2050. It is believed that El Nino and La Nina phenomenon are the by-products of global warming. World economy is dominated by rich countries. Producing and selling goods is the business of these countries for profits, and more profits at the expense of the environment. They want to control the wealth of the world at all cost. Out of producing goods, gas emissions became uncontrollable. Because big factories want to expand their places of production, large acres of forested lands were sacrificed for the construction of more factories

which produced more carbon dioxide in the air contributing, if not worsening the already toxic and polluted atmosphere. In one article I read, it said that cattle production also contributed to the greenhouse effect. What about the bushfires happening in California, USA that destroys millions of acres of forested lands? Doesn’t it cause global warming? Recently, another bushfire occurred in Australia which already destroyed million acres of forest land and an estimated half a million wild animals perished. How about human lives that lost in that fires? It is feared that some animals would become extinct after loss of their habitat. The koalas, which are endemic to Australia is one specie most affected. Brazil, home of the Amazon forest and home to the most diverse animals in the world is in danger of losing its large virgin forest because of the planned deforestation to give way for the opening of more factories by the government, all these is conceived to spur economic growth, the report suggest.

It prepares students for the 21st century workforce with modern technology skills and competencies. It helps educators create blended learning environments that make learning relevant to students’ lives. It gives educators access to real-time feedback through digital formative and summative assessments and data. On the path to personalizing learning, technology empowers students by giving them ownership of how they learn, making education relevant to their digital lives and preparing them for their futures. With technology and access to resources beyond

classroom walls, students are inspired to become problem solvers, critical thinkers, collaborators and creators. Where technology has been successfully integrated into classrooms, students develop a lifelong love of learning. Educators are always striving to personalize learning for students. Technology can help them reach new levels with access to real time student data, longitudinal information, content, apps and more. Technology can help educators create blended learning environments and leverage digital tools for formative and summative assessments.

Factors affecting students’ performance in mathematics By HARLEN CABILI MAGHUYOP SST I Pulot National High School Ozamiz City

THE factors on student level are socio-economic status, books in the home, parental education, parents occupation, parental relationships, parental pressure, parents’ selfconcept, pupils’ attitudes to mathematics, family size, pupils’ aspirations, jobs in the home, peer group attitudes, enjoyment of mathematics, attitudes towards maths, reading ability, gender, age, attitudes towards teachers and time spent on homework. On the classroom level, factors found were in the learning environment, teacher’s characteristics including gender, teacher’s personality, streaming, computers, teachers’ competence, teacher’s confidence, education background, teacher’s qualifications, teachers’ methods, class size, time on task, disruptions in class, calculators, content

coverage and assessment. On school level, a number of factors include textbooks, teacher quality, time on task, leadership, organization, management, decision making, withinschool hierarchy, communication, school size, professional development, location, commitment and the controlled environment. It shows that effectiveness of learning depends on environmental factors such as attitudes, interests, teaching teachers and peers. It also found that correlation between attitude, interest, peer influence and perception towards teachers’ instruction with upper secondary mathematics achievement. It was also discovered that attitudes, interest, teaching teachers and peers on students’ achievement in mathematics are factors as well.

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RDC-X Executive Committee okays 2021 LGU priority projects By National Economic and Development Authority-X

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council Executive Committee of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X ExCom) endorsed the priority programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) of the local government units (LGUs) for FY 2021 national government funding during its meeting on 22 January 2020 at the Chali Beach Resort, this city. The meeting is part of RDC-X’s continuing effort to consult the LGUs on their priority PAPs that will support the region’s development thrusts and priorities as laid out in the Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 Midterm Update. These PAPs shall be included in the Updated Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) 2017-2022 and FY 2021 Annual Invest-

ment Program (AIP) and as inputs to the FY 2021 budget proposals of concerned regional line agencies (RLAs) and state universities and colleges (SUCs). In his message, RDC-X Chairperson and Misamis Occidental Governor Philip T. Tan highlighted the need for stronger collaboration between national government agencies and LGUs in identifying and implementing PAPs that will improve the quality of life of all Filipinos in the region. “The national and local programs and projects that we propose to implement are just means to our higher goal—usa ka lig-on, hamogaway ug kinabuhi nga adunay kasiguradohan”, Tan said. The Committee also approved the revised poverty targets and recalibrated pov-

The Regional Development Council Executive Committee of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X ExCom) holds a meeting to consult the LGUs on their priority PAPs that will support the region’s development thrusts and priorities as laid out in the Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 Midterm Update. (NEDA X)

erty reduction strategies of the RDP 2017-2022 Midterm Update. This is necessary to be consistent with the significant decline of Region X’s poverty rates based on the

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10

annual 2018 Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippine Statistics Authority that was released on 6 December 2019. In her presentation, RDCX Vice Chairperson and

NEDA-X Regional Director Mylah Faye Aurora B. Cariño said the region now aims to further reduce poverty incidence among the families and population to below 15

percent and 20 percent by 2022, respectively. “The RDP strategies need to be recalibrated to support the revised targets, and channel resources to the region’s focus areas and lagging sectors,” she said. The Committee also approved the following: (1) a Research to Determine the Factors Contributing to the Substantial Decline in the 2018 Poverty Rates in Northern Mindanao; (2) revised RDC-X Work and Financial Plan for CY 2020 which included breakthrough activities and initiatives to strengthen learning exchange and stakeholder engagement; and (3) Proposed Projects for Pre-Feasibility/Business Case Studies identified in the Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development in Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro Master Plan. (April Ann D. Tigulo, NEDA-X).

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January 23, 2020

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DA allots P2B for youth agripreneurship programs

HE Department of Agriculture through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DAACPC) is offering an initial P2 billion that young students and entrepreneurs can borrow to start any agriculture, fishery or agribusiness venture. “This is our way to attract the younger

generation of Filipinos to be key players in attaining our vision of a food-secure Philippines with prosperous farmers and fishers,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar. “We have approved an initial P2 billion to implement two lending programs, namely the Young Agripreneurs Loan

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 GEOFFERY DELA CRUZ BAGUNDOL AND ARLENE R. PULIDO,

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Program (YALP), and Micro and Small Agribusiness Loan Program (MSALP) — with an initial budget of P1B each, during the DA-ACPC 67th Governing Council Meeting on January 8, 2020,” said Secretary Dar. “We have to replace aging farmers with younger blood — our Pinoy millennials — who are the future of Philippine agriculture,” added the DA chief, who chairs the ACPC governing council.

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HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

by the DA-ACPC through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), ACPC-accredited cooperative banks, rural banks, cooperatives, and viable nongovernment organizations (NGOs). They will be launched formally before end of January 2020, said DA-ACPC Executive Director Jocelyn Badiola. “This has been one of my advocacies. Let us give our Filipino millennials

the means to be part of our journey towards agricultural modernization and industrialization,” said secretary Dar. To support the two new loan programs, he said the DA-ACPC will tap technical experts from the state universities and colleges (SUCs), DA’s Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to train and mentor the young borrowers, and micro and small agripreneurs.

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ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on JANUARY 7 2006, AT PARANG , MAGUINDANAO 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 CARMEN GACAYAN DE ORO CITY and PUROK 2 MAGOONG, LINAMON, Lanao del norte respectively ; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for six (6) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board , thereby , executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation , they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 7,2006 , 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 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 9th day of January, 2020

Eligible to avail of YALP loans are agrifishery graduates and young hobbyists, aged 15 to 30 years old. They can borrow start-up funds of up to P500,000, with zero interest, payable in five years. On other hand, under the MSALP, agripreneurs can borrow working capital or for fixed asset acquisition, from P300,000 up to P15 million, for micro and small enterprises. The two programs will be implemented

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF BALINGASAG

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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that RECHEL S. PADERANGA has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “RECHEL ERICSON” to “RECHEL”, in the Birth Certificate of RECHEL S. PADERANGA who was born on April 15, 1969, at Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, and whose parents are TEODORO R. PADERANGA and REBECCA C. SALVACION. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than (15) days from time the First Notice have been published.

I compliance with section 5 of R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that LUCIANA A. AGUS has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “SEVERINO” to “ALFREDO” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ALFREDO A. AGUS who was born on MARCH 07, 1960 in CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are BERNABE AGUS and GUILLERMA EBANING.

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AVAO DEL NORTE – How do Tagumenyos view ‘Genuine Peace Safety and Security’? Tagum City Mayor Allan Rellon ventured for the answer as he gathered more than 80 participants to the Genuine Peace Safety and Security (GPSS) Summit conducted in Davao City on January 21-22. The event brought together representatives of member agencies of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) with expanded membership of all barangays of the city, key national line agencies concerned on peace and order, sectors of the church, the youth, the judiciary, the Muslim-Christian-Indigenous Peoples. City Vice Mayor Eva Lorraine Estabillo led the

participation and involvement of the City Councilors to the GPSS Summit. “Ang katuyuan nga maka come up ug very concrete action plan aron atong maachieve ang atong pangandoy sa ciudad nga maangkon ang genuine peace safety and security as one of the 10-point agenda,(Our objective is to come up with a very concrete action plan so that we can achieve our dreams for the city in achieving genuine peace safety and security) ” he said referring GPSS among his administration’s thrusts coined in the acronym EAGLE WINGS. EAGLE WINGS means Education, Employment and Culture; Agriculture, Fisheries and Environmental Development; Genuine Peace Safety and Security; Livelihood and Tourism

Development; Economy and Affordability of Taxes; Wellness Sports and Health; Infrastructure, Transportation and Communication Development; NGOs, GOs, POs and Cooperative Development; God-centered and Good Governance; and Social Services. Rellon seriously considered the peace order condition of the city along with its economic growth but he aimed for “zero criminality” though the City Police Office had reported reduction of crimes committed. “Pero wala ta nag settle sa reducing (We don’t settle at reducing), we are looking at the, on the understanding that genuine peace means zero criminality,” he said. However, he intended to gather ideas and commitments of various key

Gov’t Info officers present showcase activity DAVAO DEL NORTE -Government information officers from local government units and national line agencies yesterday showcased information and education materials and benchmarked good practices in running a government information office. They were also inspired with messages delivered for their guidance and encouragement from Civil Service Commission (CSC) Provincial Director Nelly Esperanza, Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Regional Director Frances Mae Macapagat, Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Member Rod Laguna and from Dr. Mervin Jay Suaybaguio

of the Provincial Information Communication and Knowledge Management Office (PICKMO). The met in a confab sponsored by the Information Officers Network (ION) Davao del Norte , dubbed as “IEC Bazaar and Information Office Modelling” that set a side-trip to the City Information Office (CIO) of Tagum for participants to learn the success of CIO in running its office. As the head secretariat of ION Davao del Norte, Philippine Information Agency Davao del Norte tailored-fit the event to promote the concept of one voice for community development in support of the thrust of

Theory related to the relationship of physical fitness and academic achievement By AHNA FAITH ELCAMEL DUJALI SST I Pulot National High School Ozamiz City

I have noticed a clear relationship between physical fitness (activity) and academic achievement in the students that I teach. I have always thought that it must be something do with the fact that such students seem to have an ability to prioritize different and seemingly unrelated activities and consequently, that they come to their various tasks with more specific tours. You can benefit from the two different approaches base don self-regulation research. The simpler argument is that individuals with high self-regulation are found to have better academic performance and also better health. Another

approach within the selfregulation research is based on embodied cognitions. This approach has found that by flexing physical muscles, people can improve their self-control. Improved self-control in turn is related to better academic performance. Physical activity can have an impact on cognitive skills and attitudes and academic behavior, all of which are important components of improved academic performance. Physical education is important for a variety of reasons: children who attend these classes and are more physically fit have been shown to perform better on tests.

Davao del Norte Provincial Governor Edwin I. Jubahib who aims “to forge unity” in Davao del Norte. Aside from pooling together EIC materials as take off point of sharing and exchanging information, the event provided government communicators and information officers civil service guidance as they See SHOWCASE, page 9

stakeholders to achieve such ideals for the city. On the first day, Mayor Rellon brought participants into sessions on operationally defining Genuine Peace Safety and Security, and on SWOT analysis to identify the strengths of the city and the city government, its weaknesses, opportunities and threats. City Administ rator Giovanni Rellon handled the action planning based on the generated data from SWOT analysis, and then the suggested actions-totake were then presented the following day during which participants signed the Covenant of Support. Meanwhile, Department

of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Tagum City Local Government Operations Officer (CLGOO) Eliza Mendoza cited the GPSS Summit as an activity of crucial support to good governance. She lauded the Mayor for initiating such activity that manifested people’s participation and consensus-building among representatives of the expanded membership of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC). “In just one activity, the Mayor was able to hit various concerns of good governance: transparency accountability peace and order, sustainable devel-

opment and community development,” she said in an interview of PIA XI Davao del Norte. She also took note of Rellon’s effort to go beyond just sustaining the functionality of the CPOC to further improve the peace and order conditions of the city. “Dili lang siya kutob sa functionality of the peace and order council gusto pa jud niya I-reach ang other sectors; gusto niya madungog ang uban. (He doesn’t stop at functionality of the peace and order council but he wants to reach other sectors; he wants to listen to others),” she said. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron Abangan)

Integrating information technology in education By SYDNIE ROSE A. TAMSI

TECHNOLOGY integration is the use of technology tools in general content areas in education in order to allow students to apply computer and technology skills to learning and problem solving. Technology integration is defined as the use of technology to enhance and support the educational environment. Technology integration in the classroom can also support classroom instruction by creating opportunities for students to com-

plete assignments on the computer rather than with normal pencil and paper. In a larger sense, technology integration can also refer to the use of an integration platform in the management of a school to integrate disparate applications, databases and programs used by an educational institution so that their data can be shared in real time across all systems on campus, thus supporting students’ education by improving data quality and

access for faculty and staff. Curriculum integration with the use of technology involves the infusion of technology as a toll to enhance the learning in a content area or multidisciplinary setting. Effective integration of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to help them obtain information in a timely manner, analyze and synthesize the information and present it professionally to an authentic audience.

Learning in mathematics: difficulties and perception of high school students By HARLEN CABILI MAGHUYOP SST I Pulot National High School Ozamiz City

MANY kids have trouble with math but some students find it more difficult than others. These may be otherwise bright children who have a keen sense of logic and reasoning but still perform poorly on homework, tests and quizzes. Over time, repeated underperformance in math can cause a student to become demotivated and believe he or she is stupid or not good at the

subject. Moreover, as math is cumulative, falling behind may mean a learner misses out on much of what is taught for the rest of the school term. Having basic math skills is important, regardless of the career an individual chooses to pursue. That’s why it’s key to identify issues early on. Given the right combination of classroom accommodations and learning strategies, every student can achieve

his or her full potential in math. There are a number of reasons why a child may be having problems with math at school from low motivation caused by math anxiety to a poor understanding of how to apply and perform mathematical operations. But sometimes the root cause of underperformance is something different like a learning difference or a motor skills difficulty.

Nuclear Race: The Road to Annihilation By: ROMIEL S. VALLENTE

Giant economies in the world are hungry for military supremacy, jockeying themselves to reach the outer space, developing ballistic missiles and space vessels that are necessary to reach the unknown horizons. Countries like the US, Russia, India, China and even Israel are now joining the race to space. They are probing and exploring the existence of life in other celestial bodies. This may not be possible for now, but some studies suggest that water is present in some of this bodies indicating that there are some life forms over there. What is catastrophic is the manufacturing of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are designed only to annihilate human lives, it has no other purpose. It is not designed to catch fish in the ocean, or a wild boar in the forest, or improve the yields of

agricultural lands. It is designed to destroy mankind, yet it appears as it is their priorities. Because of the desire to control the economies of the world, greedy governments manufactured these weapons to intimidate another. Self-defense, as some world leaders put it, is a mere rhetoric. In other words, greed is the dominant factor. The recent saber-rattling and flexing of muscles between the US and Iran proved to be a disaster. Missiles were fired and destroyed some tenements. Good that cooler heads prevailed over that row but in the future, a war between these belligerents is inevitable. Once this war started, we can only surmise that it is the end of the world. Countries like Russia and China, which are equipped with nuclear weapons in their arsenal might side with Iran in case of a war, while some European economic giants

like France, Germany and Great Britain might favor America. If this happens, we can only expect the world to end. Humanity surely will grind to a halt when these countries release their nuclear weapons to annihilate each other. In the process, all countries in the world will be reduced to ruin. It would only take a second or a minute to let loose of the nuclear weapons, it would also take only a second or a minute to destroy the earth. Can we eliminate nuclear weapons in the face of the earth? No way! There is no way those countries will abandon the manufacture or reduce the production of nuclear weapons. For as long as they want to control another, nuclear weapons will always find relevance in their agenda. But knowingly or unknowingly, these will end our stay on Earth.

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Friday, January 24, 2020 “Such examples would be his no-compromise stance on the deals with water concessionaires, his continued anti-illegal drugs campaign, and his programs and policies on poverty, which address the basic and immediate needs of the people.” Andanar added the administration would continue to undertake the necessary programs and services “in order to provide a comfortable life for all, as a fulfillment of his promises, as a testament to the Duterte legacy.” —Virgil Lopez/ LBG, GMA News

ly with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) in the strengthening of a specialized Task Force for monitoring and providing support for the investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases against OFWs. The Office of the Chief Minister is set to identify and designate a focal office to spearhead the creation, establishment, and operation of the said Task Force. (Bureau of Public Information/PIA10)

expect Duterte to fulfill all or nearly all (most) of his promises. In a statement, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar said Duterte has “consistently enjoyed a high satisfaction rating” because the people “feel his legacy of real change.” “President Duterte has been reliable and as good as his word in responding to the needs of Filipinos, with his service and concern being felt by all,” Andanar added. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s record-high satisfaction rating for the last quarter of 2019, saying

Filipinos have felt the chief executive’s brand of service and concern. Duterte’s net satisfaction rating zoomed to +72 (82% satisfied, 10% dissatisfied) in December 2019 from +65 in September 2019, according to the survey conducted by independent pollster Social Weather Stations. The survey also showed that 52% of the respondents expect Duterte to fulfill all or nearly all (most) of his promises. Secretary Andanar said Duterte has “consistently enjoyed a high satisfaction rating” because the people “feel his legacy of real change.” “President Duterte has been reliable and as good as his word in responding to the needs of Filipinos, with his service and concern being felt by all,” Andanar added.

gan natin i-operationalized [ang creation ng Bangsamoro Task Force],” DumamaAlba said. The Blas F. Ople Policy Center is working close-

Yung pag-abot natin ng tulong does not limit dun sa area lang natin,” Ebrahim said. (This is in line with our Moral Governance advocacy. The help that we will extend does not limit only to our area.)

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APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TRUCK SERVICE on the line: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO, ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of FOUR (4) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on February 06, 2020 at 2:30 P.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 the supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). N.B FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 22nd day of January 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate AIRCON TAXI SERVICE on the line: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on February 06, 2020 at 2:30 P.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 the supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). N.B FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 22nd day of January 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on February 06, 2020 at 2:30 P.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 the supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). N.B FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 22nd day of January 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Amendment or Route to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the line: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X, ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on January 16, 2020 at 2:30 P.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 the supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). N.B FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 26th day of December 2019 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

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R. A 10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

“Iyong mga Bangsamoro, who are outside our territory, ay kasama sa mga mag a-avail ng social services ng Bangsamoro government,” he added. (The Bangsamoro who are outside our territory are among those who can avail of the social services of the Bangsamoro government.) Ebrahim also stressed that the Bangsamoro government is helping not only those Muslim IDPs but also the entire affected communities. He said 1,000 of the relief packs will be turned over to the incident command post of the Batangas provincial government. Meanwhile, Bangsamoro Spokesperson Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo said during the ‘Kapihan sa Bangsamoro’session on Tuesday that the Muslim constituents specifically EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the JOSE B. BARLAAN, who died on NOVEMBER 30, 2002, died at MAMBAJAO CAMIGUIN; that the said deceased , at the time of their death, left a Parcel of Land situated in BALULANG, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-78736 situated in the Barrio of Balulang, City Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, and has been the CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., SETTLEMENT WITH A Tel.DEED OF # (08822) 727-829 * # (088) 856-1947 ABSOLUTE SALE OF ATelefax PARCEL CAMIGUIN BRANCH OF LAND, filed by the heirs of B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Tel. # (088) 387-0491 JOSE B. BARLAAN, Camiguin in favor of CORRALES BRANCH CorralesSULTAN Ave., Cagayan de Oro City IBN OMAR ARAGASI DIVISORIA BRANCH per DOC #318;PAGE #63; BOOK Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City #XVIII; Series of 2020 under Tel. # (088) 857-3631 the Notarial Registry ofLAPASAN ATTY. BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO. Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City

Tel. # (088) 231-2011 MDN: Jan. 24, 31 & Feb. 7, 2020

requested assistance because some of their needs are not addressed due to peculiarity of the needs. “Our staff from the Bangsamoro READi are already in touch with their counterparts in Batangas,” Sinarimbo said. Sinarimbo is also expected to join the team on Friday. “Hopefully, we will have a conversation with the incident command post or the operation center in Batangas.” (Bureau of Public Information/PIA10)

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carry on their duties and tasks in 2020. Participants were also engaged in Discussing common advocacies to push and pursue such as Spirituality; Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict; Ambisyon Natin; Breaking Apathy, Getting Involved; Be registered to Vote; Ending Child Labor; Emergency Response; Crime Prevention; Maximizing Government Benefits, among others. These topics for advocacy were on top of Freedom on Information (FOI), cyber-wellness, checking fake news, anti-illegal drugs, gender and development among other national level advocacies that the Philippine Information Agency is supporting. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

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

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

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

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd.,Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

R. A 10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippine’s Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte City /Municipality: Iligan City

Republic of the Philippine’s Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte Municipality of Iligan City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048 , a notice is hereby served to the public that FATIMA HAYRANIE G. GURO has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from SITTIE HAYRANNEE to FATIMA HAYRANIE in the Certificate live of birth SITTIE HAYRANNEE GUILING GURO who was born on 17 APRIL August 1990, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are MASA-AMA M. GUILING and MANGGAY M. GURO. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than February 2019.

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 , a notice is hereby served to the public that LORELIE L. CANTO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly DATE OF BIRTH from MAY 1, 1954 to APRIL 28,1954 in the Certificate live of birth MARIA TERESA LASOT who was born on APRIL 28, 1954, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Asucion Cosico and Balbino Laset. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than February 2020.

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 , a notice is hereby served to the public that MARK ALLAN B. MANDIPOL has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate live of birth MARK ALLAN BALE MANDIPOL who was born on 26 February 1995, Iligan City Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Arceli P. Bale and Alfonso L. Mandipol. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than February 2020.

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FEATURE

Friday, January 24, 2020

China’s Poverty Alleviation Program is Linked to Cooperativism By MARILYN D. ESO, Executive Assistant-I, CDA

IN AUGUST last year, I was one of the lucky beneficiaries of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Cooperative Development

Authority (CDA) and the Administration and Management Institute (AMI) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China

signed by USEC. Orlando R. Ravanera, CDA Chairman and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on November 20, 2018 during the State Visit of Chinese President, XI Jinping in the Philippines. It aims to promote

capacity building, agricultural technologies and strengthen agricultural trade and international partnership among cooperatives in China and the Philippines. “China has made sharing its experience on development an important part of its cooperation with developing countries,” said Li Xiaoyun, a professor of rural development and poverty reduction at China Agricultural University. The MOU is part of the more than 2,000 tours that the Chinese government arranges annually to share its experience in areas such as poverty alleviation and agricultural production, stem from President Xi Jinping’s pledge in a speech at the United Nations in New York in 2015 to provide 120,000 opportunities and 150,000 scholarships for citizens of other developing countries to receive training and education in China over the following five years. My three-weeks journey and exposure on lectures, symposiums, field visits to different agriculture cooperatives in Beijing, Shandong and Fujian Province during the Seminar on Farmers’ Cooperative for the Philippines with 23 other co-delegates from the CDA and the cooperative sector is really amazing. It gave me a good ride on knowing the past, the present, and a glimpse of China’s future in agriculture development particularly on rapid development of their cooperatives. According to the statistics of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation, China has 2.21 million registered cooperatives with 12.226 million

members (households), accounting for 49.8% of the total number of rural household as of June 2019. What amazed me more is how the government have supported their agriculture and cooperatives. In fact, they have very impressive and supportive policies on agriculture and rural areas such as Rescission of Agricultural Tax, Increase Agricultural Production Subsidy, Increase input of agricultural infrastructure, Increase investment of social undertakings and public service in rural areas, Improve input in agricultural science and technology, Stabilize and complete the basic operating system in rural areas, Deepened reform in rural areas, Provide training to rural cadres and practical talents and so on. President Xi’s program on food security and poverty alleviation has high regard on cooperatives. In fact, cooperatives are considered as China’s main market players in agricultural products and value chain without prejudicing the ecosystem

and the environment since they are promoting organic agriculture. China’s advocacy on food security and poverty alleviation in not only for China since these problems are global. “China has made sharing its experience on development an important part of its cooperation with developing countries,” said Li Xiaoyun, a professor of rural development and poverty reduction at China Agricultural University. He said that global poverty reduction efforts now face two major challenges. The first is absolute poverty, a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. And the second is relative poverty. In solving these global problems, I agree with China’s belt and road framework that we should build a community of shared interests, shared responsibilities and shared future. Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Chinese New Year!

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the Holy Mass, etc. It is a power that concerns itself to man’s eternal destiny, and not just his temporal welfare. As such, that power will always be buffeted by temptations. And many of these are so subtle they can assume an appearance of goodness. We really have to be most guarded against this danger. Priests should be the first to avail of spiritual direction and confession. No matter how mature and tested a priest feels he is, he will always need guidance. Of course, he should see to it that his spiritual life is truly healthy, immersed in constant prayer and sacrifice, recourse to the sacraments, continuing ascetical struggle, etc.

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Faridah Sabdulah, Concepcion “Connie” Brizuela, Catalino Oquendo, the father of lawyer Cynthia Oquendo, and Rasul Daud, driver of Sultan Kudarat Rep. Pax Mangudadatu. Thirty two journalists were abducted and killed in the massacre. These journalists came from different media outfits including Manila Bulletin, DZRH, DZRO, Bombo Radyo Koronadal, Goldstar Daily, Central Mindanao Inquirer, Mindanao Focus, Mindanao Focus, Saksi weekly, UNTV and a slew of freelance journalists. The remains of Reynaldo Momay, a photojournalist for the Midland Review, were never found although he was sighted with the convoy of journalists en route to Shariff Aguak with the Mangudadatus. Of the 58 victims, six were not part of the convoy but were motorists who happened to be at the wrong place, at the wrong time when the ambush occurred. All 58 victims sustained multiple gunshot wounds in different parts of their bodies. During the trial, some of the relatives of the victims testified on behalf of their loved ones who perished in the massacre. Esmael Mangudadatu, husband of victim Bai Genalin, testified that in the morning of November 23, 2009, he was in Davao City together with his children preparing to return to Buluan, Maguindnanao. They asked the police and the military for security escort for the convoy but was refused. At around 10 a.m. on that date, his wife called him stating: “hinarang kami ng maraming lalaki armado” and that Unsay slapped her. He then went to DXLV Radio to ask for help for his wife and companions. One mother of victim Victor Nunez, a reporter of UNTV, testified that when she heard about the killings she called Victor but her calls remained unanswered. She and her husband went

to Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman in Ampatuan town where they saw the bodies of the victims being excavated. Another witness, wife of victim Joel Parcon, a journalist, stated that when she learned about the killing incident and was able to verify that her husband was one of those who accompanied the Mangudadatu convoy, she tried to call him. But when her daughter again called, the person on the other line said: “Patay na tatay mo.” The mother of the victim Jolito Evardo, cameraman of UNTV, testified that Jolito told them that he was joining the convoy in filing the COC of Toto Mangudadatu. She forbade his son to go because of the peace and order situation but the latter insisted. The mother of Daryl Vincent, 20 and an employee of an LGU of Tacurong, testified that at the time of her son’s death he was single because he wanted a good life for his parents and siblings. Eden Ridao, wife of Anthony Ridao, one of the chance victims, and an employee of the National Statistical Coordinating Board in Cotabato City, testified that on that fateful day she heard passersby talking about the difficulty of passing along the Ampatuan segment of the road. She was disturbed by what she heard and tried calling her husband but to no avail. She searched for her husband and called his boss who told her that he did not report for work. Thinking that this was an unusual occurrence, she panicked because the ambush occurred along Ampatuan road which was the only route to Anthony’s work in Cotabato City. In the afternoon of November 24, 2009, her brother-in-law checked the site and there they found the cadaver of Anthony. Ordinary working family men and women, sons and daughters – all died, brutally killed on November 23, 2009. Fifty seven of them would get some semblance of justice ten years later. One still seeks for that. (To be continued) (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Antonio “Tony” La Viña of Cagayan de Oro City is former Dean of the Ateneo School of Government. He teaches Constitutional law in several schools in Manila and Mindanao)

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Duterte the more as his legal team discovered additional shenanigans committed by the concessionaires among them the collection of fees which had been going on for decades from water consumers for ghost sewerage projects. The discovery of lopsided provisions in the MWSSconcessionaires agreement prompted the economic team, led by Finance Sec. Sonny Dominguez, to re-

Friday, January 24, 2020 view contracts that previous administrations had entered into. Now under close scrutiny is the lease agreement of some 37 hectares of land of the University of the Philippines and, again, with an Ayala Corporation. The 25-year lease is P10.23 billion worth of combined lease payments and investment value it poured into the property. Also to be probed are the agreements between the government and LRT and MRT operators which involved the oligarchs. Despite the scare of flight of investors, the Philippine economy expanded by 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 on the resumption of government spending, bringing the full-year economic growth to 5.9 percent which is the 2nd fastest in Asia. Not bad at all considering that the investment grade of the Philippines remains steady. While the top oligarchs in the country had their shock treatment the 82% of the people are satisfied with the action of President Duterte. The chastisement that the big business is getting is just a tender rap in the knuckles. The way to go is to review the agreements and correct the onerous provisions on the bases of what is fair and just, pay your taxes and loans from the government financial institutions which had been written off by the corrupt officials in the past. Otherwise, with that Excellent performance, President Duterte may declare a Revolutionary Government tomorrow and the nation will celebrate.

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de Oro first district Rep. Rolando Uy has also been instrumental in supporting dragon boating by giving financial support to the city’s PWD dragon boat team, which are all composed of persons with disabilities. Just in May last year, the PWD paddlers from Cagayan de Oro bagged the championship in the 200-meter para dragons special category during a 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

regatta held in Cebu City that month. “Hilom lang kaayo na si Congressman Klarex pero permi kanunay ang iyang supporta sa atong dragon boat community here,” remarked Dragon Boat Kagay-an president John Asuncion during the same press conference.

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Unchuan also congratulated the Tan couple, Misamis Occidental Governor Philip Tan and Tangub City Mayor Jennifer Tan as the couple are very instrumental in inspiring the troupe to be good in their classy performance because of the all out support of the local government unit. In vibrant pink costumes, Sinanduloy performed with their trademark dancing and chanting coupled with their astounding and unique props just like they did two years ago when they are also declared as champion that grasped the heart of the audience, Unchuan observed. The troupe has also competed in an international festivals; they won third place in the Wonju, South Korea on September last year. The Sinulog Foundation, Inc. announced at the festivity that the contingent from Tangub City, which last competed and won the crown two years ago, would bring home a total of PHP2 million in cash prizes for winning in the two categories. Sinulog-based category head judge Dr. Larry Gabao said the out-of-town contingent's decision to beg off from competing for two years has really paid off. “They (Tangub) rested for two years and made a very impressive comeback,” Gabao said. President Duterte graced the 40th edition of the Sinulog Festival, together with Senator Christopher 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

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF TEOPANIS PABLO G. JAMIL

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late TEOPANIS PABLO G. JAMIL, who died intestate, without any outstanding debts in favor of any person entity, on 24 September 2018 at Cagayan de Oro City, the said deceased left a parcel of land and residential building more particularly described as Transfer Certificate of title No. T-7770, Tax Declaration No.G-018643 situated in the Barrio of Bugo, City of Cgayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN (157) SQAURE METERS, MORE OR LESS, Tax Declaration No. : G-044291 situated in Purok 4 A Hillside, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City containing an area of 78.30 square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF TEOPANIS PABLO G. JAMIL filed by the heirs of TEOPANIS PABLO G. JAMIL, per DOC #175; PAGE #35; BOOK #54; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARISSE GAY G. LICO-ABALDE.

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.

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

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

Lawrence “Bong” Go, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar, and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. Senator Miguel Zubiri also joined the celebration, as well as some showbiz personalities, among them Bea Lucero, Pooh, Senator Manny Pacquiao’s mother Mommy Dionisia, Benjie and Andre Paras, Joross Gamboa, Jericho Rosales, Jennilyn Mercado, and Dingdong Dantes. This year's Sinulog was participated in by 31 dancing contingents – 16 from Cebu City, seven from Cebu province, and eight from out of town. Elmer Labella, executive director of the Sinulog Foundation, declared this year's Sinulog as very successful. Below is the full list of Sinulog 2020 winners: A. Sinulog Based Category Champion — Tangub City 2nd Place — Carcar City 3rd Place — Talisay City 4th Place — Panglao, Bohol 5th Place — Pakol Festival 6th Place — Bogo City 7th Place — Banauan Best in Costume: Pakol Festival Best in Musicality: Tangub City 2nd – Panglao, Bohol 3rd – Talisay City 4th – Carcar City 5th – Pakol Festival B. Free Interpretation Category Champion — Lumad Basakanon 2nd Place — Toledo City 3rd Place — La Castellana 4th Place — Pintaflores 5th Place — Lapulapu 6th Place — Borongan 7th Place — Labangon Best in Costume: Lumad Basakanon Best in Musicality: Lumad Basakanon 2nd – Toledo

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

MDN: January 17, 24 & 31, 2020

3rd – Pintaflores 4th – La Castellana 5th – Lapulapu City C. C. Street Dancing Category 1st Prize — Tangub City 2nd Prize — Carcar City 3rd Prize — Toledo City 4th Prize — Panglao, Bohol 5th Prize — Pintaflores

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such as Phoenix PULSE Technology Fuels and Phoenix SUPER LPG, as well as its consumer engagement promotions that have led to the brand’s phenomenal growth in the past year. “We are honored to be recognized by Agora with this prestigious award. In the last few years, we have aggressively endeavored to connect with our customers and build a solid relationship with our market. This is also part of our thrust to offer the best customer experience as we transform Phoenix into a multi-industry consumer brand,” added Phoenix Petroleum chief operating officer Henry R. Fadullon. “From a little-known brand several years ago, Phoenix now ranks third in terms of patronage and loyalty, and it is largely because of our best-value offerings complemented by innovative marketing and communication campaigns,” said Fadullon. 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

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That JHON MARK T. MAGALLANES, who died on May 24, 2017 in Cagayan de Oro City, That the deceased died intestate, without will or testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that the deceased left a parcel of land with TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-198175, located at Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (229) Square meters more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE per DOC #452; PAGE #91; BOOK #89; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR. MDN: January 17, 24 & 31, 2020

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Phoenix Petroleum wins top honor at 40th Agora Awards

UBLICLY listed Filipino oil and energy company Phoenix Petroleum has been hailed as the Marketing Company of the Year at the 40th Agora Awards on January 20 at Okada Manila in Parañaque City. Organized by the Philippine Marketing Association, the Agora Awards is considered the most prestigious marketing distinction in the Philippines, which aims to give recognition to Filipino marketing excellence “with an emphasis on ingenuity, versatility, and innovation.” “We at Phoenix and Udenna are humbled to receive the Philippines’ high-

est marketing distinction. And it is especially heartwarming that the Agora shines a spotlight on products and services that have improved the Filipino’s way of life,” Phoenix Petroleum chairman and president Dennis A. Uy said in his acceptance speech. It is not Uy’s first win at the Agora Awards as he also received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship–Large Scale for Phoenix in 2013. “Besides being a fan of marketing and strong brands, I am also a believer in destiny. And in a sense, we were destined to be here tonight: As our vision is to

be the indispensable partner in nation building driven by passion to improve the lives of Filipinos,” added Uy. Phoenix is the first petroleum company that was publicly listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange in 2007 since the oil industry deregulation in 1998. The company has since expanded from offering fuel and lubricants to liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and even acquiring Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart. The Agora Awards cited Phoenix for its marketing innovations in its products See AWARDS, page 11

Phoenix Petroleum President and CEO Dennis Uy (third from right) receives the Marketing Company of the Year award at the 40th Agora Awards. Also in the photo are (from left to right) 40th Agora Awards Chair of Partnership and Pilipinas ESETGO Corporation CEO John Alexis Revilla, CPM; 2018 Marketing Company of the Year recipients SM Supermalls COO Steven Tan, and Vista Land Director Camille Villar; 2019 Philippine Marketing Association President and Celestial Media Services, Inc. General Manager Mary Faith Abaño, CPM; and 40th Agora Awards Overall Chair and PAX Associated Services Founder Maeyeth Cayabyab-Cadungog, CPM.