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Normin welcomes 2019 with lowest record of firecracker-related injury

CAMP Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City--New year revelry in Northern Mindanao was relatively peaceful with the lowest incident of firecracker-related injuries recorded regionwide. Record shows only two confirmed firecrackerrelated injury and two other individuals with different injuries whose causes are still being investigated. Two injured victims were brought to Northern Mindanao Medical Center due to firecracker-related injuries. Both victims sustained minor burns and were already out of danger. “The number of new year revelry-related incident may however change due to delays in seeking medical help and late reporting,” Normin regional spokesperson Supt Surki Sereñas said. A suspected stray bullet incident was reported in Iligan City. A lone victim Lenny Bado, 48 years old and a resident of Purok 1, Diamond Extension, Barangay Hinaplanon, Iligan City sustained minor injury on her back and was brought to a local hospital in Iligan City. Camiguin, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental have no reported incident of firecracker-related injuries, fire incident, illegal discharge of firearms or stray bullet injuries during the new year revelry. “We are attributing this remarkable record to the good people of Northern Mindanao who did not fire their firearms and were responsible merry-makers as we welcomed 2019,” NorMin police regional director PCSupt Timoteo Pacleb said. “The entire holiday season As it resumes operation January 2, a supermarket in Cagayan de Oro City begins was generally peaceful and this is something we should complying with the city ordinance that bans single-use plastic bags by replacing them with paper-based wrappers or bags. Photo by Nef Luczon/PNA be proud of,” Pacleb added. (PIO/PRO10)

Monte Carlo:

By Nef Luczon PNA

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The local government has recorded 89 violators during the second day of its single-use plastic ban on Wednesday (January 2). The violators--mostly market vendors--were given a warning and most of them asked that they be allowed to dispose of their remaining plastic bags, said Pria Tacandong of the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO).

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The cradle of Futbol in Oro First of two parts

By Mike Baños Editor at Large BETWEEN a galvanized iron fence along Pabayo Street in Cagayan de Oro is a small opening that opens into what was once a bustling block of makeshift houses but is now only a bare square of raw earth. The name first came to Neighbors at Monte Carlo crowd around to read the Mindanao Daily Sports Feature on Carlo Dorin (left). More photos on page 2. Contributed photo my attention when I was

doing a feature on Carlo Dorin, a Kagay-anon futbol player who recently won the Golden Boot in the prestigious SingaCup 2018 youth futbol tournament in Singapore. When I asked him where he learned to play the game, and he replied “Monte Carlo.” Some residents say the place was named after a local dirty ice cream brand that used to frequent the street corner where Wadhu’s Qual-

ity Store now is. Still others say it was named after the Monte Carlo Quarter in Monaco, famed for the worldfamous Place du Casino, the gambling center which has made Monte Carlo “an international byword for the extravagant display and reckless dispersal of wealth.” This is typical Kagayanon humor if you ask me, since it was more akin to the infamous See FUTBOL, page 5

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‘Task Group South Seas’ formed to solve Cotabato City blast KORONADAL City–– The “Task Group South Seas” has been formed to speed up the investigation on the New Year’s Eve blast in Cotabato City that killed two persons and wounded 34 others, authorities said on Wednesday. Chief Supt. Eliseo Rasco, Police Regional Office-12 director, said they created the special investigating body in a bid to also bring the perpetrators behind bars. In a statement, he said the perpetrators carried out the attack to humiliate the government without

deference on the lives of innocent civilians. However, the official did not blame any group so far for the lethal blast, as he called on the public to be extra vigilant and report suspicious packages or individuals to the authorities for proper action. But Maj. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said they are not ruling out the possibility that the Islamic State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) could be behind the deadly explosion.

Sobejana said the BIFF might be retaliating for the military’s successful operations against them in the marshes of Maguindanao province. In a radio interview here, BIFF spokesperson Abu Misry Mama denied they were behind the deadly explosion that occurred outside South Seas Mall. Mama claimed the bomb attack could have been perpetrated by quarters opposed to the ratification of the Bangsamoro organic law. The plebiscite for the ratification of the law is set for January 21 and Febru-

ary 6. Mama said the “BIFF was not out to sabotage the plebiscite” that seeks to establish the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to replace the 28-year-old Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. “The government should conduct a deeper investigation as the bomb attack could be motivated by those who want to spoil the BOL,” he said. The Bangsamoro organic law is anchored on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, the final

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peace deal signed by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2014. The BIFF broke away several years ago from the MILF after the latter opted to pursue a wider autonomy than the establishment of an independent Islamic state in Mindanao. Condemning the latest explosion in Mindanao, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, appealed for calm “in these trying times when our resolve to pursue just and lasting peace is being tested.”

“I encourage everyone to practice sobriety and not be swayed to spread unfounded speculations relating to the incident,” he said in a statement. Galvez described the explosion as an “isolated case,” assuring that “our security forces are on top of the situation.” “Let us not allow this incident to discourage us to unite and act as one in our collective aspiration to achieve just and enduring peace not just in Mindanao, but in the whole country,” he said. (Bong S. Sarmiento / MindaNews)

PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty review ‘long overdue,’ says expert A REVIEW of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States, a product of the Cold War that ended three decades ago, is “long overdue,” an expert said Thursday. “The MDT, originally directed versus China and Russia, is the mother treaty for the VFA (Visiting Forces Agreement) and EDCA (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement), bases and other forms of US military presence. Either we have an MDT with all big powers, or not have any with any power. The strategy is to be friends of all and to be an enemy of none,” political science professor Roland Simbulan of the University of the Philippines said. “A review of the MDT is long overdue since it was a product of the Cold War which has long ended for three decades,” he told the Philippine News Agency (PNA). Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ordered See EXPERT, page 11

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Local Government of Iligan Observes the 7th Year Commemorative Program for the Sendong Victims

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LIGAN City – Iligan City Government officials and employees headed by the City Mayor Celso Regencia gathered to attend the flag raising ceremony in observance of the 7th Year C omm em or ati ve Pro g r am for the Sendong Victims held at Sendong Memorial Site, Bayug Island, Brgy. Hinaplanon, this city on December 17. The ceremony started with a mass followed by the usual program of the f lag raising ceremony. Some lit candles and offered prayers at the memorial stone. T h is c e re mony w as celebrated to memorialize those who passed away during the onslaught of Typhoon Sendong, the worst tragedy t hat hit the city on December 17, 2011 which took 1,531 lives, damaged more than 25,000 houses, and destroyed billion pesos worth of public and priv ate prop e r t i e s w h i ch affected 37% of the city’s population. “Ang paghandom usa kini ka higayon diin atong balikan lantaw ang maong kasaysayan, bug-at, sakit

sa kadaghanan apan kini naghatag usab ug leksyon alang kanatong tanan. Ma g p a s a l am at k it a s a Diyos gumikan kay kita karon buhi labi na usab sa mga nabiktima sa maong kalamidad, magpasalamat kita tungod kay ang Diyos nagprotektar kanato ug kita gilikay ug giluwas sa maong katalagman,” (This occasion is a chance for us to look back in our history, heavy, painful to many but this gave a lesson for everybody. Let us thank the Lord as we are still alive today especially those who were survivors of the calamity, let’s be thankful because the Lord protected us and saved us from the tragedy.), Vice Mayor Jemar L. Vera Cruz stated on his speech. On the 7th anniversary of t he t rage dy, Mayor Celso Regencia demanded that the government officials expedite the Mirador relocation site as he inspected the site recently. “Kung makatukod na ug 330 ka panimalay sa relocation site, sugdan na dayun ug tukod ug panimalay para sa mga bi kt ima nga wa la p a’y panimalay. City Social

Welfare and D e velopment Officer, Ms. Grace Saquilabon, andama ang mga “green cards” nga maoy atong basehan aron mahatagan sila ug panimalay. Sunod bulan, 130 ka balay sa Upper Hinaplanon ang ihatag sa mga walay panimalay,” (If we

could already build 330 houses on the relocation site, let’s start those immediately for the victims who don’t have houses yet. City Social Welfare and Development Officer, Ms. Grace Saquilabon, prepare the “green cards” that would be the

bases for the release of the houses. Next month, 130 houses at Upper Hinaplanon would be given to those who do not have houses.) Mayor Regencia said. Wit h t his, t he Cit y Mayor is hoping that as soon as possible, all of

them would be relocated to their new homes. Bayug Island has since been declared as a “nobuild zone”. A Sendong Memorial Stone, which bears the names of the victims, was erected in memor y of t hos e w ho perished. – – IMFN/CIO

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Naughty but not nice

PRESIDENT Duterte chose to be naughty but not nice much more wise a day before the Year 2019 was ushered in. In a speech in Cotabato City on Dec. 30, 2018 Duterte admitted as having naughtily done sexual advances on their house help while he was yet a teenager. He claimed he confessed this act to a priest. But why would he make such revelation as part of his presidential speech is something beyond comprehension from the perspective of sanity. Of course, Malacanang spin masters quickly came to his rescue by issuing the worn out line that he was just joking. Again the question is why would he as president of the land make such sickening joke in his speech? Is coming up with wholesome

jokes not within his capacity to make? All the jokes that he knew are sex-oriented and sleazy? This is where the mental fitness of the Duterte as president is put to doubt. And there is no one to blame for this for these sickening jokes are coming out from his mouth while not under duress to issue such controversial jokes. The other side of the coin to this issue, however, is that these are not simple jokes to amuse or humor his audience. They are realities of himself as a person coming out from his mouth with no restraint because he has nothing worth sharing to make him tick to his audience much more to his political base. In making those sickening jokes inappropriately during presidential speeches

Duterte is only stripping himself of who he truly is as a human being. If he does not know this yet, then he should be told by guys like Presidential Counsel and Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. It is his job and duty to the nation to tell the president his speech and language are inappropriate. If he can’t do this, then he has no business staying at his post where at present his primary job is simply to quickly come to the rescue of the president every time he plunges himself in the quagmire of ignominy. We are issuing this view because as a citizen of this country we want our president to be the model in speech making by not spewing trash talk and by not using crash language that are appropriate only among unlettered and uncivilized

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standbys. Hopefully, the president despite his age will still welcome positive criticisms by not succumbing to the itch to please his political base through speeches such as the one he made in Cotabato City on Dec. 30, last year. When we were yet in the elementary age our father saw to it we will have the chance to listen to speeches made by great men during that time. This obsession of our father enabled us to listen to speeches made by great statesmen such as the late Sens. Benigno Aquino Jr., Jovito Salonga, Jose W. Diokno, Soc Rodrigo, See NAUGHTY, page 11

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No such thing as perfect

THIS space is giving way to this New Year message beautifully written by Pope Francis. There is no perfect family. We have no perfect parents, we are not perfect, do not get married to a perfect person, neither do we have perfect children. We have complaints about each other. We are disappointed by one another. Therefore, there is no healthy marriage or healthy family without the exercise of forgiveness. Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. Without forgiveness the family becomes a theater of conflict and a bastion of grievances. Without forgiveness the family becomes sick.

Forgiveness is the sterilization of the soul, cleansing the mind and the liberation of the heart. Anyone who does not forgive has no peace of soul and communion with God. Pain is a poison that intoxicates and kills. Maintaining a wound of the heart is a self-destructive action. It is an autophagy. He who does not forgive sickens physically, emotionally and spiritually. That is why the family must be a place of life and not of death; an enclave of cure not of disease; a stage of forgiveness and not of guilt. Forgiveness brings joy where sorrow produced pain; and healing, where pain caused disease. Take care of your family

life, giving your children and loved ones not just money, but most of all your time, attention and love. Take care of your relationships with others, transforming your faith into life and your words into good works, especially on behalf of the needy. B e careful how you speak, purify your tongue of offensive words, vulgarity and worldly decadence. Heal wounds of the heart with the oil of forgiveness, forgiving those who have hurt us and medicating the wounds we have caused others. Look after your work, doing it with enthusiasm, humility, competence, passion and with a spirit that knows how to thank the

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Lord. Be careful of envy, lust, hatred and negative feelings that devour our interior peace and transform us into destroyed and destructive people. Watch out for anger that can lead to vengeance, for laziness that leads to existential euthanasia; for pointing the finger at others, which leads to pride; and for complaining continually, which leads to desperation. (ruffy44_pj2000@yahoo. com)

Have my say

Bridges IN 1982, I visited Davao City for the first time in my life. I learned about the awesome project of a bridge from Davao City to Samal Island. I can’t see this bridge till today. But the topic is back in the news. We are all bridge builders during our whole life. I am not talking about the raised platform on a ship or a bridge mounting for false teeth or, as in the bony part of the nose. I am talking about spiritual bridges, establishing connections between us and other people - or, between God and us. Another elementar y example is the “birthday bridge” or the turn to the new year, that takes us from the old into a new period of life. A very important bridge in life takes people

to me and me to people. It matters not if our skin is black or white, if we are rich or poor, man or woman, being sad or happy. So obvious our daily life is that we might even forget simple things easily. Self-esteem, respect and freedom from anxiety are the necessary and conclusive foundations for this kind of bridge. Small but important bridges every day - how easy are they to be built: gestures of love - like a medicine; a handshake together with commendation and praise, encouraging words, a warm smile, instead of a superficial “How are you?” and the expected “Fine” or “OKAY LANG!”. Allow me to say it clearly and direct to the point:

Separations result from crumbled or fit for demolition bridges. D est roye d spir itua l bridges can be found at any corner. Look into your neighborhood or, don’t drive away and repress this topic in your family. Insignificant trifling matters, minor arguing, misinterpretations, results in silence - and after the destroyed bridge follows an in invincible wall not only between estates but also in the hearts and minds of stubborn human beings. I was born and grew up together with my parents in a parish house. Up to the time of my active performances - among many other things - I did learn this: “Build your own bridge to God and never doubt in

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Him. Always remember His promise. When a rainbow appears, it confirms His proximity and neighborhood and His faith. God’s unique bridge, a rainbow, is always there and durable, long lasting and solid. The main bridge, which afford passage to God, is the institution “church”. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter or visit www. germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com.

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Aldo Obenza (left) played in his first 1st National Football League. Oct. 1980 @ Bacolod City as a member of MSU-IIT Futbol Team. He became the first player from Monte Carlo to play in a Philippine Nat’l Team in 1982.

Futbol... from page 1

Miserecordia Street in Manila where working men came for their wine, women and song than to Monte Carlo in Monaco. Beginnings Even before Futbol became the dominant sport in Monte Carlo, its residents were already known as sportsmen who excelled at various times in their not too distant past at softball, baseball, boxing and basketball. But the place is revered by local hard-core futbol (or soccer, if you must) aficionados as the cradle which brought forth so many outstanding Kagayanon futbol players for the past fifty years or so. “It’s the inner community around that block, where the kids’ hobby in their spare time is futbol, not basketball,” said Allan Abellanosa, former president of the Cagayan Misamis Oriental Football Association (CMOFA) who has since moved to Canada. “They play in the streets, in the City Central School field and the Pelaez Sports Center regularly. The community including parents loves football,” he added. “I believe the interest was started by Dr. Jose B. Obenza, Jr. who lived near that community, by sharing soccer balls to the community. He was a Past President of the Misamis Oriental Football Association (now the CMOFA) who really loves football. That community through the years has produced many good players who played in national tournaments, including his son, Aldo Obenza, who now works at Provincial Health Office.” Local heroes Aldo Obenza, son of the late Dr. Obenza, shared his memories of the salad days of futbol at Monte Carlo. “My dad introduced futbol to us when I was a 2nd year high school student at the Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School (MOGCHS) around 1974. During our

Its near noon and the bare ground is scorching hot but the boys in Monte Carlo are used to playing barefoot or in flip flops under these conditions. After futbol boys doing boy things.

time the back field on the City Central School was still vacant, and he encouraged my barkada from Monte Carlo, many of whom later became varsity players of MOGCHS. Many of the bugoys from MC were our fans and cheerleaders whenever we had a game.” Among his contemporaries is the MOGCHS varsity were Jesus Tigulo, Reynaldo Galarrita Sr., Jaime Raran while their junior players included Locoy Sabella (Wilford’s father), Nestor Yañez, Yul Cguindingan, Koko Bacarro, Ringgo Cielo, Floro Torres, Eddie Caguindingan, Batchoy Doniña, to name a few, and many more whose names he couldn’t

remember at that time. Among their coaches were Dr. Obenza, Maj. Virgilio Pacana, Pat Acedo, and Retz Pacalioga. “They were actually our first mentors in Futbol. Monte Carlo is like Barotac Nuevo, the cradle of Futbol in Iloilo,” he noted. In 1982 Aldo became the first player from Monte Carlo to don the national colors with the Philippine National Youth Team as a defender playing with the legendary Elmer Bedia; Team Captain of MSU-IIT Football Team, National UAAP Champions for 3 consecutive years 19841986 and was a member of FIFA-PFF Football Youth Training Center in Iligan.

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Employment rate in ARMM highest in Mindanao in 2018 D By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV

AVAO CITY – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) had the highest employment rate in 2018 among six regions in Mindanao, the preliminary results of the Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2018 of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

The employment rate in ARMM, which is composed of the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, and the cities of Lamitan and Tawi-Tawi, was recorded at 96.3% in 2018, slightly lower compared to 96.6% recorded in 2017. The SOCCSKSARGEN registered an employment rate of 96.1%, Caraga with 96%, Zamboanga Peninsula and Northern Mindanao with 95.9%, and 95.7%, and Davao Region with 95.7%. The annual employment rate in the Philippines was estimated at 94.7%, with Cagayan Valley being the highest at 97% and Ilocos Region, the lowest at 93.2%, according to PSA. The unemployment rate in the country last year was estimated at 5.3% while the underemployment was 16.4%. The PSA estimated the annual labor force participation rate was at 60.9% out of 71.3 million population 15 years old and above. This

is equivalent to 43.5 million economically active population comprising either employed or unemployed persons. A total of 41.2 million were employed in 2018 in various industries such as agriculture, industry, and services sector, the PSA reported. It said workers employed in the services sector comprised the largest proportion of the total employed workers at 56.6% in 2018, which increased slightly from 56.3% recorded in 2017. Majority of the workers in the services sector were engaged in the wholesale and retail trade and the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles accounted the largest. The agriculture sector came in the second highest, which accounted for 24.3% of the total employed workers in 2018 while workers in the industry sector made up the smallest, which only registered 19.1%. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

Workers at a shipyard in Tawi-tawi City.

Biz groups optimistic as 2018 ends on stable note By KRIS CRISMUNDO

MANILA -- Entrepreneurs have every reason to be optimistic about business prospects next year after the country’s economy ended 2018 in much better shape, business leaders told the Philippine News Agency (PNA). International Chamber of Commerce Philippines

ING economist eyes December 2018 inflation at 5.5% By JOANN VILLANUEVA

MANILA -- Philippines’ December 2018 inflation rate is seen to slide further to 5.5 percent as supply-side issues have been addressed and oil prices continue to decline in the international market. In a report, ING Bank, N.V. Manila Branch senior economist Nicholas Mapa said the fourth quarter harvest season along with grains importation at the latter part of last year “helped stabilize the supply (and price) for most food items with the latest government bulletin showing second week December rice inflation at 10.03 percent compared to November

2018’s 14.46 percent.” He also said prices of Dubai oil, particularly gasoline, has declined to levels before the implementation of the tax reform in 2018, which saw an increase of PHP2.50 per liter for oil excise tax. He explained that “the Novemb er-Decemb er plunge convinced transport fare adjustments to be rolled back although the government has decided to proceed with the second tranche of its excise tax adjustment to fuel (both gasoline and diesel) of PHP2 for 2019.” He also pointed out that prices of oil are seen to fall further to mid-2017 levels. These factors are seen to get additional boost from

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the looming signing of the rice tariffication measure, he said. “Risks to the inflation outlook appear now more tilted to the downside although upward pressure looms with possible extreme weather conditions with El Niño forecasted in the first half of 2019 while surprise OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) supply cuts can cause crude oil’s recent plunge to reverse,” he added. Rate of price increases slowed to 6 percent last November after peaking at 6.7 percent in the previous two months. This brought the yearto-date average inflation to See INFLATION, page 9

(ICCP) founder and chairman Francis Chua said the economy faced headwinds in the early part of the year such as the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, rising world oil prices, inflation, and interest rates, and challenges in the tourism and agriculture sectors, among others. “We started the year with very high fuel price, high inflation,” said Chua. According to the Hamburg-based database firm Statista, the average Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil price for this year is at USD71.2 per barrel. This is the highest in four years as average crude oil price in 2015 was at just USD46.49 per barrel, USD40.68 per barrel in 2016, and USD52.51 per barrel in 2017. Industry sources attributed the hike in world oil price in 2018 to the United States’ threat of sanctions on Iran, the situation of civil unrest and economic collapse in major oil exporter Venezuela, and the continuing robust demand in petroleum. “Anything that’s due to energy is beyond our control, and even rice to some

extent, because we import,” the ICCP chief said. The rising fuel prices also pumped pressures on prices of local consumer goods, driving inflation rate to breach the government’s target. A 6.7-percent inflation rate was recorded in the months of September and October. Aside from the oil prices, the supply situation of agricultural products such as rice, fish, and vegetables, among others, were also challenged this year. Severe weather conditions have damaged crops and delayed harvest that affected the supply of some agricultural products. Meanwhile, global oil prices started to improve around October as OPEC member-states increased their output, while the US softened its sanctions on Iran by granting waivers to eight importers, allowing them to temporarily source oil from the Middle East country. “Luckily, the world price of fuel collapsed. We are back to normal,” Chua said. “With the government imposing measures, CPI (consumer price index) being monitored, inflation next year will be very much in control. Thanks to the government. It’s now in con-

trol. We end everything, so far, in order,” Chua stressed. Improve agriculture, infrastructure, ease of doing business The country’s largest business organization, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), has urged the government to implement policies that will improve the agriculture sector, roll-out the Ease of Doing Business law, and fast-track its “Build, Build, Build” program. PCCI President Alegria Sibal-Limjoco noted that the agribusiness sector should be a priority of the administration in 2019, improving the local supply of rice and sugar, as well as other agricultural products. Building infrastructure is also crucial to make logistics and transportation costs low, Limjoco added. “We need to build more infrastructure, and fasttrack the completion of these projects so that Filipinos will feel the impact of these projects -- better roads, more choices of transportation, decongest airports by building more airports in strategic areas, and more farm-to-market roads so we have better access to our local farmers’ products,” the PCCI chief See OPTIMISTIC, page 9

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Army probes DavOr soldier who fired gun on Christmas Day By RHODA GRACE SARON

DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division (ID) is investigating a soldier who allegedly mauled several civilians and illegally discharged his firearm on Christmas Day. Brig. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., 10ID commander, identified the soldier on Wednesday as Private Junifort Agustin of the 67th Infantry Battalion (IB) based in the Davao Oriental town of Baganga. Agustin and a companion, identified as former New People’s Army (NPA) Marlon dela Torre, were arrested on December 25 after being involved in a mauling incident during which the soldier also allegedly fired a .45-caliber pistol several times. Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, Police Regional Office 11 (Davao region) director, said Agustin and dela Torre were identified by three residents of Barangay Salingcomot, Baganga, as the armed men who mauled them. Agustin allegedly pointed his gun and fired several times to intimidate the complainants. Police said one of the victims, identified as Archie Bragat, managed to disarm Agustin, forcing the two to flee. Hours after the incident, police said Agustin and dela Torre arrived at the Baganga municipal police to retrieve the firearm that Bragat had wrested away from Agustin. Instead, police detained the suspects for physical injury and illegal possession of firearm, Morales said. “We do not tolerate this,” Faustino said. It was not clear what dela Torre’s role was in the military, but police said he is a resident inside the 67IB headquarters. (PNA)

Davao top cop calls for vigilance after Cotabato blast The chief of the Police Regional Office in Region 11 (PRO-11) on Tuesday called on the public to be vigilant and cooperate with authorities as police intensified security measures in all checkpoints in the wake of the bombing incident in Cotabato City on Monday. “We call on our people to be vigilant and continue their active participation with security forces in reporting their observation and by notifying your nearest local police stations, or through PRO-11 hotline numbers and social media pages for any suspicious people or activities happening in your locality,” said Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, PRO11 director. Morales said he immediately directed all police units to strengthen checkpoints in the cities and municipalities in the Davao Region following the Cotabato bombing that left two persons dead and scores wounded. Foot and mobile patrols, particularly in highly-populated areas, were also mobilized, the PRO-11 chief said, while police units were directed to

coordinate with private security providers and security managers to establish and enhance joint security protocols, intensify intelligence monitoring and sharing of information. "We have heightened our checkpoints and security operations to preempt terrorists who may be hiding in our city," he said. Morales said law enforcement units in the region will also assist in gathering information to identify the perpetrators. “We will not allow them to erode the newfound optimism of the people on peace and order,” he added. Morales described the bombing incident as "not only an affront to the stabilized peace and order situation in our country, but more importantly, it is an affront to the value of human life." He added: “The entire Davao Region police force is deeply saddened and condole with the families of the victims of terrorism for they will spend New Year with pain and grief." (Lilian Mellejor/PNA)

DAVAO CITY – Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and aspiring senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go went to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) Malasakit Center and accompanied hospital employees, patients and watchers on New Year’s Eve. The former presidential aide surprised patients and their companions, hospital

staff members, Malasakit Center staff members and patients’ watchers, TODA members, and balut vendors nearby at the Bahay Pahulayan of SPMC in Davao City. At Bahay Pahulayan, Go gave away Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) cinema passes, snacks, dinner, and food packs. Go also gave away gifts to birthday celebrators in

the hospital and ate balut with watchers who were on duty outside the Malasakit Center. “Salubungin natin ang bagong taon ng magkakasama sa pagpapakita ng malasakit sa kapwa,” he said. Go did not miss out on the chance to help those in need of assistance as well. He coordinated patients with available Malasakit

Center staff so that their medical and financial requirements could be handled immediately. At the Malasakit Center, a brainchild of the former presidential assistant and President Rodrigo Duterte, the process of securing quick medical and financial assistance is made easier because it is a one-stop shop where PCSO, DSWD, PhilHealth,

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incidents during the yuletide season of 2018 compared to 2017. “Mas mababa yung number of incidents compared last year (The number of incidents was lower compared to last year,” Morales said without elaborating. On the other hand, Brig.

Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., commander of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division, reported there were four encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in the entire month of December 2018 within Region 11. Faustino said the military conducted non-stop

offensive operations against the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the NPA, despite the latter’s declaration of a unilateral ceasefire. “We know that they (NPA) will just take advantage (of the ceasefire)

See GO, page 9

Holiday season in Davao Region ‘generally peaceful’ DAVAO CITY – Pockets of security incidents at the close of 2018 did not affect the overall peace and order condition of the Davao Region during the New Year revelry. This was the assessment made by the police and military authorities during the AFP-PNP press corps briefing at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday. During the Christmas and New Year revelries, police said among the incidents recorded throughout Region 11 include the arrest of a soldier and a rebel returnee for illegal discharge of firearms, both in Davao Oriental; a stray bullet incident in Davao del Sur, and the arrest of a person selling a firecracker in the same province. Morales said the stray bullet incident was reported by the house owner when the bullet landed on the roof, although no one was hurt. Morales, however, touted the lower number of crime

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(L-R) Chief Superintendent Marcelo Morales, the Director of Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 Director, Brig. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., commander of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division, and Col Randolph Cabangbang, deputy commander of Task Force Davao, brief the AFP-PNP press corps on Wednesday’s AFP-PNP press corps at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City. PNA photo by Lilian C Mellejor

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Conducting Research: A Necessity for Professional Development By: NORMAN A. FELISILDA, MAED Teacher I/School In-charge, Dunggoan ES

Nowadays, conducting research is a must since professionals are aiming for their growth and development. Who wants to be stagnated and left behind from the trends of the 21st century? Of course, nobody wants to. According to Peter Drucker, “21st century illiterates are not those who cannot read and write, rather, they are those people who do not want to learn, relearn and unlearn”. Research is the newest trend in education. This is piloted by professionals or group of professionals to discover new ways and ideas to minimize, if not to end up, the issues and problems that exist in the system. Research is conducted to identify the root cause/s of the existing problems within a specific group of participants. Best

practices and interventions are explored by reading and researching for related literature of the study to be conducted. Thus, this may somehow lead to come up with the right solutions to be used to address problems in education; such as poor reading skills, absenteeism, low performing learners/teachers, low performance in quarter tests, etc. We cannot deny the fact that there are really teachers who do not want to learn on how to conduct research since this is very demanding of their time. Teachers are finding ways in addressing problems in the classroom through analysis of information; but those sets of information only stay in their mind without any forms of writing/documentation. However, without realizing

that as they are searching for the proper intervention, they are actually doing research but without proper documentation as what is research supposed to be. All teachers, as professionals, are really encouraged and expected to conduct research for them to become upgraded and developed professionally. They should not allow themselves to be compared like the thinking level of their learners to whom they are teaching with just because there is no self-upgrading and are satisfied/comfortable with their current practices. They should be role models to their learners in terms of becoming competent, dedicated and optimistic in dealing with the challenges in the real world.

ZAMBOANGA -- An official of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) expressed optimism that Basilan province’s constituents will ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in the plebiscite which will be held on January 21. ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman expressed his optimism during the Interfaith Dialogue on the BOL held in Isabela City, Basilan on Thursday (December 27). The city, which is the administrative capital of the province, is however not part of the ARMM but is listed in the BOL in its to be-created Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) if majority of the voters will opt for inclusion. At present, Isabela City is part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA

R.A.9048 Form No. (LCRO) RA 10172 Republic of the Philippine’s Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte City /Municipality: MATUNGAO

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In Compliance with Section 7 of R.A. ACT No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the Public that JUNAIRA MONTILA LIMBONA has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical error particularly his / her GENDER From MALE to FEMALE In the Certificate of Live birth of JUNAIRA MONTILA LIMBONA who was born on MARCH 30,1983 at Pasayanon , Matungao, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Macacna Didato Limbona and Pisngayo Mangandiri Montila. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office Later than January , 2019

Isabela urged to ratify BOL, join new Bangsamoro region

(SGD) ALICE P. SASAM Municipal Civil Registrar

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that CHEZKA DIANNE ALEXIS PAGENTE ONG has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of her SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of CHEZKA DIANNE ALEXIS PAGENTE ONG who was born on FEBRUARY 10, 1990 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are ALEXANDER ONG and MEDELITA PAGENTE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than DECEMBER 31, 2018.

(SGD.) ANNA VICTORIA A. EVANGELISTA Municipal Civil Registrar

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Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Province of Davao del Sur MUNICIPAL OF MALALAG

R. A.10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte City /Municipality: Iligan City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 9048 , a notice is hereby served to the public that DOMINADOR F. CALUNOD has filed with this office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of DOMINADOR FUERTES CALUNOD who was born on 16 February 1957 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Vecinta E. Fuertes and Ponciano Sr. E Calunod. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 2018.

(SGD) MARIA PURA C. MASCARINAS City Civil Registrar

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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EVELYN RELATADO DE JESUS has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from ELSA CAMELA to EVELYN in the birth certificate of Elsa Camela Escolano Relatado who was born on December 04, 1961 at Pito, Malalag, Davao/ Sur and whose parents are Liberato Relatado and Camela Escolano. Any person adversely affected by said may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 20th December 2019. SGD. ELIZABETH P. MANACIO Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Dec. 28, 2018 & Jan. 4, 2019

CIVIL CASE NO.2018-117

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late LILIA O. CABANA, who died on January 12, 2004 at Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City and CELESTINO C. CABANA, SR., who died on September 17, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the “Decedents”); that the Decedents left the following parcel of land located at Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City and more particularly described as follows, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-25937; A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 5, Block 1 of the amendment plan Pcs-3843-Amd, being a portion of consolidation of lots 1-B and 1-C, Psd-308 (Swo-9614), L.R.C. record No. GLRO 29982) situated in the District of Bugo, City of Cagayan de Oro; Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE (225) square meters, more or less; are the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE LATE CELESTINO C. CABANA, SR. and LILIA O. CABANA With WAIBER OF RIGHTS and CONFIRMATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED DEED OF DONATION; made and executed by and between; HELEN CABANA HANKINS, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Caloocan City, Metro Manila; CELESTINO O. CABANA, JR., of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City; HENRY O. CABANA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Bugo, Cagayan de Oro

IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND AND REGISTER of THE DIVORSE SPOUSES SYLDON LO-ONG SAYRE AND NEMS LEYTE MAPAIT

CIVIL CASE NO.2018-067

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 May 6, 1989 at Iligan City both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at Fuentes Iligan City and Steel Maker Village,Baraas , Iligan City, respectively ; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for thirteen (13) 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 May 6, 1989 , 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 December 14, 2018 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 16th day of November, 2018 (SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

ORDER

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many Christian communities in the rest of Basilan that have existed under the ARMM and none of them were subjected to discrimination or oppression. The morning-long interfaith dialogue, which was held at the Basilan National High School gymnasium, concentrated its information dissemination on Isabela. Aside from Hataman, it was also attended by newlyappointed Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Ret. Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr.; Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato; Mohagher Iqbal, chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Implementing Peace Panel; Bagsamoro Transition Commissioner Susana Anayati; and Dr. Aboulkhair Tarason, Chairman of the Basilan Ulama Supreme Council. Galvez told the thousands who attended the forum that the BOL is the “culmination of our efforts See REGION, page 11

City; EMMA CABANA TOLENTINO (deceased) herein represented by her husband Melchor Agana Tolentino, act as Attorney-in-fact as per Special Power (hereto attached) to their children; CARLITO O. CABANA SR., deceased, herein represented by his wife Narcie A. Cabana act as Attorney-in-fact as per Special Power (hereto attached) to their children; ALFREDO O. CABANA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Taytay, Rizal Province; NORBERTO O. CABANA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City; TITA O. CABANA, of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City; JOCELYN C. GEMPES, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Cavite City; LOURDESITO O. CABANA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Cebu City; CECILIA O. CABANA, of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City; and ALICE C. DELEGANZO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of London, United Kingdom; with the previously executed DEED OF DONATION freely, voluntarily and consensually ACKNOWLWDGED and RECOGNIZED by the herein coheirs, the latter hereby WAIVE and EXTINGUISH, as they hereby waive and extinguish any and all their rights, shares and claims at present or in the future, or whatever nature over their pro indiviso and equal shares of the afore-described property subject of the settlement herein and thereby CONFIRM and ADHERE thereto, on the previously executed in favor of co-heirs ALICE C. DELEGANZO; Under Notary Public of ATTY. JAIME L. MARIO, JR.; as per Doc. No. 747; Page No. 105; Book No. XXXXV; Series of 2017. MDN: Dec 21, 28, 2018 & Jan 4, 2019

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City

SYLDON LO-ONG SAYRE AND NEMS LEYTE MAPAIT Petitioners. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on January 30, 2011 at Iligan City both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at Sabayle st.Iligan City and Purok 2, Takub, Kauswagan 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 three (3 ) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board , thereby , executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation , they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 30, 2011 , 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 December 3 , 2018 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 3th day of November, 2018

TANTE MAGNO GALINTANO AND MERLYN JUMAWAN-GALINTANO Petitioners. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE LATE CELESTINO C. CABANA, SR. and LILIA O. CABANA With WAIBER OF RIGHTS and CONFIRMATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED DEED OF DONATION

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND AND REGISTER of THE DIVORSE SPOUSES TANTE MAGNO GALINTANO AND MERLYN JUMAWAN-GALINTANO

“I urge the people of Isabela to vote “Yes” so as not to be left behind in the future development of Basilan. The BOL will provide much more funds to the autonomous region than ARMM had enjoyed, and Isabela’s economy will benefit more than if it will remain in the Zamboanga region, he said in a radio interview during the interfaith dialogue. “It will not look good for Isabela to continue to stay out of the autonomous region,” he said. Hataman is a resident of Basilan and is running for provincial governor in the coming local mid-term elections. “This dialogue is conc e nt r at i ng on Is ab el a with the aim of correcting the misperceptions of its residents especially the Christians about the BOL,” Hataman added, in an interview by Radio Mindanao Network. Hataman said there are

IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND CIVIL CASE NO.2018-131 AND REGISTER of THE DIVORSE SPOUSES JOHN MARC MONTEVEROS ELECCION AND ANNA MERLY JANE ABAD PASCUAL-ELECCION, JOHN MARC MONTEVEROS ELECCION AND ANNA MERLY JANE ABAD PASCUAL-ELECCION, Petitioners. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on October 18,2010 at Sominot, Zamboanga , Del Sur 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 Tipanoy,Iligan City and Labangon Zamboanga del Sur, respectively ; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for four (4 ) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board , thereby , executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation , they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on October 18, 2010 , so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on January 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 27th day of DECEMBER, 2018 (SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: January 4, 11 & 18, 2019

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5.2 percent, way above the government’s 2 to 4 percent target band for 2018-20. Monetary officials, however, believe that inflation will go back to within-target levels in the early part of the first half this year. (PNA)

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said. Limjoco added that enterprises are also awaiting the full implementation of the Republic Act 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and Efficient Government services Act of 2018, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in May this year (2018). The EODB law aims to streamline business processes and to reduce processing time in all government agencies, including local government units (LGUs) and government-owned and controlled corporations, which will make it easier to start a business in the country. “We also welcome the second package of TRAIN law that will lower corporate income taxes. Although it will take us around 10 years to reduce taxes to 20 percent, this will invite our small and medium enterprises

(SMEs) to operate in the formal sector. When you’re in the formal sector, it is easy for you to grow your business,” she said. “There were challenges that came in 2018, but we are ending the year better. We are optimistic for next year,” Limjoco said. (PNA)

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DOH, PAGCOR, and other satellite offices of particular government agencies are housed together in one location. In previous interviews, Go said one of the reasons he is running for a seat in the Senate is to enact a law that would institutionalize the creation of Malasakit Centers in all provinces and urban centers in the Philippines. Currently, Davao City has a Malasakit Center at the SPMC.m, apart from 17 others in various provinces nationwide. “Sa susunod na mga araw, plano ng gobyerno magtayo pa sa ibang lugar tulad ng GenSan, Surigao, Batangas, at dagdag pa sa Maynila. Kung maisabatas, layunin namin magtayo sa bawat probinsiya,” he added. Aside from distributing food and gifts, Go said President Duterte established Bahay Pahulayan in

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SPMC when the latter was still Mayor of Davao City. Duterte established the facility so that the companions of patients would not have trouble taking care of loved ones who are confined in the hospital. “Isa po ito sa itinayo ni Mayor (Duterte) noon. Malapit ito sa puso namin at sana magkaroon ng ganito sa buong Pilipinas para hindi na nahihirapan ang ating mga kababayan pagdating sa mga pangangailangang medikal nila,” he said. In the coming new year, Go hopes that Filipinos everywhere will be blessed with good health, prosperity, and happiness. “Balak kong iabot ang serbisyong Tatak Duterte sa mga Pilipino dahil ito ang nararapat para sa bansa,” Go said. “Manigong bagong taon po sa lahat ng Pilipino! Sana’y ngayong 2019 ay tuluy-tuloy lang ang ating suporta dahil wala akong ibang bisyo kundi magserbisyo,” he added. (PR)

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that FEMEINDRADA VILLEGAS CARDENAS has filed with this office a petition for a (CFN) Change of First Name of from “ MEINDRADA” to “FEMEINDRADA FLORIDA VILLEGAS” in birth certificate of FEMEINDRADA VILLEGAS CARDENAS who was born on January 21, 1967, at Tangub, Misamis Occidental and whose parents are Silvestre D. Villegas and Eufemia S. Florida. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her/written opposition to this office not later than January 13, 2019.

The total agricultural trade of the Philippines in the same quarter was valued at $5.22 billion, a growth of 8.2% from $4.83 billion in the same period of 2017. But this was driven mostly by agricultural imports valued at $3.54 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 15.5% from $3.06 billion in the same quarter of 2017. Among major trading partners, PSA said that Japan posted a trade surplus of $273.38 million while other major trading partners showed trade deficits. Among these are

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DAVAO City––Agricultural exports from the Philippines declined by 4.3% in the first quarter of 2018, data released Thursday by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported that that the revenues from the country’s agricultural exports in the third quarter went down to $1.68 billion, or 9.34% of the Philippines’s overall exports of P18.065 billion, from $1.76 billion in the same period of 2017. Revenues from Philippines’s overall exports went up by 1.5% from $17.80 billion in the same quarter.

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In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1. Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby serving to the public that FRANCIS JUDY LEGASPI LORETO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in GENDER/SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of live birth of FRANCIS JUDY LEGASPI LORETO, born on May 23, 1996 at DMDTMH-Tangub City, Mis. Occ. and whose parents are Jeffrey Bacus Loreto and Yayani Mahinay Legaspi. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her/written opposition to this office not later than January 13, 2019.

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official said. In Davao City, the deputy commander of Task Force Davao described the holiday season as largely peaceful. “Ever since we have strictly implemented measures at the checkpoints and we were complemented by the random checkpoints,” said Col. Randolph Cabangbang. City Police Director Alexander Tagum said none of the 12 police stations recorded any violation of the firecracker ban, attributing this to the police’s intensified campaign against the use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices throughout the holiday season. A report culled from the Philippine News Agency

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However, Tacandong reminded the vendors that the city has already informed local businesses of the plastic ban as early as September last year. City Ordinance No. 13378-2018 or the "Integrated Eco-biological Solid Waste Management Ordinance" prohibits business owners and market vendors from dispensing single-use plastic materials as packaging or wrapper for bought goods and items. The city government has also campaigned for the wider use of reusable "eco-bags" as alternative to plastic packaging products. CLENRO chief Armen Cuenca warned that after receiving the warning, violators will be penalized. "We are still warning them (violators) because the printing of violation receipts are not yet finished. The maximum penalty for every plastic bag issuance is PHP3,000," Cuenca said. Bencyrus Ellorin, chair of the Pinoy Aksyon for Governance and Environment (PAGE), said that single-plastic use ban was a welcome development as it will greatly reduce the plastic materials that usually clog canals and waterways. However, Ellorin said more should be done to completely address the plastic waste problem in general. "The coverage (of the ordinance) is single-use plastics like sando bags. We are still faced with the bigger problem of plastic sachets used in almost all household products. This is only part of the solution," he said. Bigger impact The local single-use plastic ban comes at a time when the Philippines has been identified as among the top contributors of plastic wastes in the planet's oceans. A study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2015 said showed that the Philippines produces more than 6.2 million kilograms of plastic per day. That means 81 percent of the country's plastic wastes are mismanaged, the agency said. For comparison, countries like Japan and the United States similarly waste millions of kilograms per day—19 million kilograms and 37 million kgs. respectively—but both had zero percent mismanagement rating, meaning that virtually, no plastic wastes get carried into the oceans. The Philippines joined China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam in terms of excessive plastic waste mismanagement. In 2017, international environmental group Greenpeace has called on the Asean to seriously draw mechanisms to curb waste mismanagement. On June 5, 2018, in line with World Environmental Day, the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) said it

has joined the movement to reduce plastic wastes for the environment in the region. ACB Executive Director Theresa Mundita S. Lim cited that Los Baños in Laguna is the country's first ever municipality that regulated the use of plastic bags in 2008. (PNA)

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Lorenzo Tanada, Raul Manglapus, among others. We could not remember of any instance where anyone of those statesmen uttered gutter language. They made jokes, yes, but they were intellectual jokes not the kind of jokes that Duterte is fond of making. It was for this reason that as a boy we harbored that dream of being able to deliver speeches that’ll make a mark in the mind and heart of our audience. We do not know if the youth of today have the same dream that we had during our youth after listening to Duterte’s speeches. Perhaps, this is something that Duterte should endeavor to know to determine if he is making a positive impact on the Filipino youth of today. (jelbacon@yahoo. cm; jelbaconii@gmail.com)

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to give our Moro brothers and sisters the opportunity to take ownership of the landmark measure and finally achieve our dream of genuine and meaningful self-governance.” Last December 21, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) entered into an agreement with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) for the conduct of an information campaign on the plebiscite. BTC Chairman Ghazali Jaafar, Peace Secretary Galvez and Commissioner Al A. Parreño, commissioner-in-charge of the Committee on the Bangsamoro Plebiscite signed the memorandum of agreement on behalf of their respective offices. In a press statement, MILF chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim said the information drive period commenced on Dec. 7 and will end on Jan. 19, or two days before the plebiscite day. “A vote for Yes will be for justice, peace, and progress while a vote for No will be a vote for uncertainty,” he said. The MILF leader urged everyone to “discern and exercise wisdom to make the right decision. The BOL is not an ordinary piece of legislation. . .It is a good law which we can use to start establishing a good place for our peoples to live in, free from fear, hunger and oppression”. A report culled from the Philippine News Agency

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the review of the 67-yearold MDT between Manila and Washington to assess if there is a need to maintain, strengthen, or abrogate the defense pact in view if its relevance to the country’s national interest. The MDT, signed in 1951, contains eight articles requiring the two Pacific allies to provide aid in case of an armed attack against either Washington or Manila by an external party. In the past, Washington’s commitment to the agreement had been put into question when tensions escalated between Manila and Beijing over its territorial row in the South China Sea. Previously, Lorenzana said the agreement, signed more than 10 years before Filipino troops occupied claimed areas in the West Philippines Sea, does not cover the disputed territories. He added that the US government has also been “ambivalent” in the maritime row. Committed to MDT obligations While there is no specific reaction over Manila’s move to look into the sixdecade-old treaty, the US has maintained its commitment to the agreement. In an e-mail sent to the PNA on Thursday, the US embassy’s press attaché, Molly Koscina, said, “We have a strong and robust security alliance with the Philippines, and the United States stands by its Mutual Defense Treaty obligations.” “As Ambassador Kim said on CNN Philippines on December 19, ‘Our commitment to this alliance is absolute, it’s ironclad’,” she said. In a Twitter post Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said the review is a “bit pointless” without the US bases in the Philippines. However, it could be strengthened by including any “aggressive move” against Washington or Manila as a trigger to invoke the treaty. “The MDT can be improved by making any aggressive move versus US or Philippines a trigger for all-out war without need of approval of either Congress. A good war sanctifies any cause,” he said. (PNA)

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Australia with $153.24 million, United States with $470.68 million, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with $1,070.31 million and European Union (EU) with $102.14 million. PSA said the country’s agricultural exports to member countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amounted to $175.63 million, contributing 6% share to the total. Agricultural imports from the ASEAN

Friday, January 4, 2019 reached $1.2 billion, comprising a share of 16.% to total imports. Among the 10 member countries of the ASEAN, Malaysia was the top destination for agricultural exports with revenues worth $57.63 million, or 32.8% of the total agricultural exports. Thailand was the top supplier of agricultural imports amounting to $403.81 million, or 32.4% of the total agricultural imports. Major agricultural commodities exported to the ASEAN member countries for the third quarter of 2018 were: tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, $71.43 million; preparation of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks’ products, $21.08 million; animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes, $16.39 million; miscellaneous edible preparations, $11.49 million and edible fruit and nut; peel of citrus fruits or melons, $9.11 million. Top major imports of agricultural goods from ASEAN member countries were cereals with $320.67 million; miscellaneous edible preparations with $247.32 million; animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes with $227.36 million; sugars and sugar confectionery with $103.91 million; and preparation of cereals, flour, starch or milk, pastrycooks’ products with $76.88 million. The PSA said Netherlands was the country’s top buyer of agricultural commodities among the EU member countries with exports amounting to $91.97 million or a share of 34.9%. In general, exp or ts of agricultural goods to EU member countries in the third quarter of 2018 amounted to $263.47 million or a share of 12.3% to the country’s total exports. Agricultural imports from EU member countries amounted to $365.60 million, contributing 13.6% share to total imports, the PSA said. The leading major agricultural exports to the EU member countries for the third quarter of 2018 were animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes, $82.17 million; preparation of meat, of fish, or of crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates, $58.99 million; preparation of vegetables, fruit, nut and other parts of plants, $32.32 million; edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruits or melons, $30.34 million; and fish and crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates, $19.84 million. The top import commodities from the EU were: meat and edible meat offal, $114.55 million; dairy products, bird’s eggs, natural

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NPA commander, 3 others surrender DAVAO City--A New People’s Army (NPA) commander and three other rebels - including a bomb expert — separately surrendered to government troops operating in Compostela Valley province just as the communist group celebrated its 50th-anniversary last month. Capt. Jerr y L amosao, spokesperson of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division, on Thursday said that alias “Cory,” 25, the vice commander of Platun Basil, Pulang Bagani Command 8, surrendered to the operating troops of 66th Infantry Battalion on Christmas Day in Barangay Panansalan, Compostela town. The following day, Cory also facilitated the surrender of another NPA member, a certain JB, a bomb expert, Capt. Lamosao said. Days later, Lamosao said Cory and JB also guided the troops to two other NPA members who wanted to abandon the communist struggle. Lamosao identified the other surrenderers as alias Aldrin, 17, a resident of Malita Davao Occidental, and alias Jeffrey, 19, a resident of San Fernando, Bukidnon. According to Lamosao, their surrender was the result of the “sustained focused military operations conducted by the 66th Infantry (Kabalikat) Battalion.” He said the battalion has been “relentlessly conducting series of operations against the armed groups operating in the boundaries of Davao Oriental and Comval Province.” Based on the statement of the surrenderers, Lamosao said the NPA rebels experienced fatigue and distress due to the hardships, dissatisfaction in the organization, and leadership crisis. “They are hoping to start a new life in the mainstream society as being enjoyed by

honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included, $56.69 million; residues and waste from the food industries and prepared animal fodder, $47.41 million; beverages, spirits and vinegar, $32.25 million; and miscellaneous edible preparations, $17.88 million. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

their former comrades who have earlier surrendered,” the Army official said. The surrenderers handed over an M653 rifle, a .45-caliber pistol, two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), four blasting caps and other bomb-making materials, and cash amounting to PHP6,500 supposedly intended for the NPA’s food supplies. Lt. Col. Palmer Parungao, 66IB commander, called on other NPA rebels to yield as “surrender does not entail death but rather an opportunity for a new life”. (PNA) EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late APOLONIO AGAWIN, who died om December 29, 2009 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, without any will; the said deceased, at the time of his death, left a certain real property covered by Free Patent No. (X-9) 544 situated Lingating, Baungon Bukidnon and more particularly described as follows, to wit; A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 324-B, Cad-10-004722-D- Lot 1134, Pls-173 containing an area of THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY THREE (35,143) square meters; are the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF SALE; made and entered by and between; LEVI D. AGAWIN, of legal age, widow, Filipino citizen and a resident in Zone 5 Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City; TESSIE A. FERNANDEZ, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident in Zone 5 Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City; CRIS A. LABITAD, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident of Lingating, Baungon, Bukidnon; JOVI D. AGAWIN, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident in Zone 5 Bonbon, Cagayan de City; GLYNIS LYN A. VERULA, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident in Zone 5 Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City; LOVELYN A. DY, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen and a resident in Cugman Cagayan de Oro City; NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of THREE FIFTY THOUSAND (P350,000.00) Philippine Currency, to them paid in hand, and receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged by the VENDOR to their full satisfaction, the VENDOR hereby SOLD, TRANSFERRED, CEDED and CONVEYED in a manner that is absolute all their rights and interests of the above-mentioned parcel of land, in favor to SPS MANUEL MANGUBAT and WINNIE MANGUBAT, the VENDEE, their heirs successors in interests, and assigns free from all liens and encumbrances; Under Notary Public of ATTY. EDITH ABUT DOCDOCIL; as per Doc No. 453; Page No. 91; Book No. XIV; Series of 2013. MDN: January 4, 11 & 18, 2019

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CSOs donate supplies CAGAYAN de Oro City --- A group of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10, has donated various supplies to its adopted school in Barangay Puntod here. The group, spearheaded by Jonathan Mongcal of the Citizens Watch for Good Governance and the incumbent president of DSWD Field Office 10’s accredited CSOs, turned-over boxes of school supplies, boxes of soap, books, sacks of banana fruits, among others for the more

than 500 students of St. John Elementary School, Puntod here recently. Grover Asequia, School Head of St. John Elementary School, received the donations, together with the faculty and staff of the school, parents, DSWD workers, and children. Asequia thanked the organizations which include: Group Foundation, Mindanaw Poverty Relief Action, Balingasag Farmers Federation, NACPHIL, Philippine Island Kids, Inc., GCAMPI, and CWGG. The school administration is set to distribute the supplies this month.