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DPWH MisOr blinks, modifies Claveria street lights project By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) modified its own street lights project in the Gingoog-Claveria national highway in Misamis Oriental after residents in the area discovered Tuesday that the erected street posts encroached within the 15-meter radius from the centerline that must be free from obstructions. In an interview, DPWH 10 information officer Vinah Maghinay said that Misamis Oriental second engineering district head Lilibeth Aparecio – whose jurisdiction includes the municipality of Claveria – immediately went to the construction site Wednesday morning and ordered the contractor to modify the specifics of the project and align it with President Duterte’s directive. Late last year, the President ordered that 15 me-

ters from both sides of all highways nationwide must be cleared of obstruction to make way for widening and to be used as sidewalks momentarily. On January 7, Mindanao Daily online posted pictures of a newly erected street post along the GingoogClaveria national highway in barangay Patrocinio on what seemed to be less than 15 meters from the road. Maghinay said that Aparecio saw the viral social media post and immediately took action, reprimanding the contractor Venray Construction and ordering its engineers to transfer the erected posts beyond the 15-meter limit on both sides. Maghinay added that Venray Construction was using the old 10-meter radius limit, which was the standard before Duterte Department of Public Works and Highways, Misamis Oriental District II workers dismantle the newly intalled street issued his directive last year. light post project located at Sitio Bangonbangon, Barangay Patrocinio, Claveria, Misamis Oriental after the said The P92-million project project was hit by the netizens for placing the street light post too close to the road considering the massive widSee DPWH, page 11

ening program of the government.

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Angkas service in Oro gone after arrests made by LTFRB CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Angkas operation in Cagayan de Oro and other areas in Northern Mindanao may have already stopped after several arrests last week of its drivers plying the Cagayan de Oro routes. Angkas app users were worried yesterday as the online app is not operational anymore. Passengers of Angkas in this city could no longer use the app as it

would only respond with “Sorry, no service available in this area.“ MDN tried to contact Angkas office in Cagayan de Oro but they aren’t available as of this writing. Last week, members of the apprehending team of the Land Transportion Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Northern Mindanao arrested several Angkas drivers for viola-

tions. The LTFRB said in its FB account, Angkas drivers were arrested for operating as taxi service outside of the designated area, as stipulated in the guidelines for Motorcycle Taxi Service Pilot Implementation Study area (MTSPIS) The LFTFRB said they conducted crackdown after receiving complaints from See ANGKAS, page 11

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Camiguin guv assures environment sustainability amidst developments CAMIGUIN -- With the province’s fast economic growth, recording P213.088 million on investment value for the first three quarters of 2019, Governor Jurdin Jesus Romualdo assures environmental protection and sustainability with the implementation of Population Carrying Capacity in the province during

his State of the Province Address (SOPA), January 2 at Camiguin Convention Center. “We are happy to share that we have started last year first steps towards establishing carrying capacity limits in our ecotourism sites to be able to determine the maximum number of individuals of a specie that

can be sustained by the environment and sustain that same number in the future,” Romualdo said. In doing such, survey enumerators of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office gathered secondary data on infrastructure, population, water consumption

Healing pool sa Binuangan, bukas na sa publiko

BUKAS na sa publiko ang bag-ong gi-develop nga Miraculous Healing Water Pool ug Kiddie Pool sa lungsod sa Binuangan, Misamis Oriental, human kini pormal nang gi-turnover sa pangagamhanang probinsiya ngadto sa local government unit sa nasangpit nga lungsod niadtong Enero 6, 2020. Kini ang dugang tourist attraction sa lalawigan nga sigurado gawas nga maulian sa sakit, malingaw pa gayud ang dumuduong niini. Daghan na ang nagpamatuod sa tubig nga modagayday sa healing pool gikan sa patron Birhen sa Lourdes nga naulian uyamot sa ilang balatian human sila mitusnob niini. Susama na lamang ni Marelyn C. Loquire, molupyo sa Brgy. Dampias, dili lang dautang balatian ang

mawagtang sa milagrosong kaliguanan, mitubag pa gayud kini sa iyang mga pangandoy sa kinabuhi ug panginabuhi. “Sige ko’g ampo nga hatagan ko’g maayo nga trabaho. Sa 2018, nakatrabaho ko sa lungsod sa Binuangan. Dako kayo ang natabang kay naa koy anak nga nag eskwela, dako kayo siya’g impact sa akong panginabuhi. Nagpasalamat sab ko niya nga nahimo kong usa ka kagawad karon sa Brgy. Dampias,” paambit ni Loquire. Adunay tulo ka healing pool sa Lourdes Bay, Binuangan. Kini ang “The Father”, “The Son”, ug “The Holy Spirit”. “Daghan kayo mi’g nadunggan nga gikan sa Manila, hangtud sa intero kalibutan muanhi dinhi para magpatambal intawon sa ilang gihambin nga sakit. Ug, tungod sa iyang ka milagroso, daghan ang tinuod nga natambalan,” matud pa ni

Gobernador Bambi. Paambit pa sa gobernador, dili lang milagroso ang Birhen sa Lourdes ug Divine Mercy Shrine sa El Salvador ngadto sa kinabuhi sa tawo, apan lakip na usab sa iyang administrasyon nga sulod sa unom lamang ka tuig nga siya mipungko sa kapitolyo, hilabihan nga grasya ang nadawat sa Misamis Oriental nga kauswagan ug kalamboan nga karon gikalipay sa katawhan sa lalawigan. Una nang nagpirmahay sa memorandum of agreement si Gobernador Bambi Emano ug Binuangan Mayor Romeo Gue, Sr. buntag, atol sa pagbukas sa Kuyamis Festival 2020 sa kapitolyo. Unod sa ilang gipirmahan nga ang lungsod sa Binuangan maoy magpadagan sa operasyon sa Miraculous Healing Water Pool ug Kiddie Pool.

PENRO has focused on the maintenance and protection for the expanded national greening program where plantations were established in 2017 and 2018 such as the 50-hectare bamboo plantation, 3-hectare rich forest and mangrove enrichment, 50-hectare bamboo plantation along the riverbanks. For protected areas, PENRO also pursued activities that focus on advocacy, assessment and monitoring of sites and species. While it is good to note the economic gains of having a lot of investments in the island, Romualdo said it is everybody’s role to ensure that the environment will always be healthy and beautiful because after all, this is what the island is well known for. (RTP/ PIA10)

for households, hotels and resorts, waste generation, wastewater, biodiversity, municipal profile, and other limiting factors to be used in data analysis. “Gusto nako nga naa ta’y initial carrying capacity sa turista. Sauna gusto nato daghan kaayong tao, pero dili diay na insakto (I want us to have a carrying capacity on tourists. Before we wanted to have a lot of people but it wasn’t correct). There should be a carrying capacity to sustain all our environments,” the governor said. Noting the 11.56 percent increase in commercial aircraft movement and 7 percent increase in passenger traffic, Romualdo said there is a need to take further actions to protect and conserve the island’s environment.

Thus, the Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction Center shall ensure all policies, laws, and regulations, and ordinances are enforced pertaining to the conservation and protection of the environment and natural resources. Furthermore, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) has carried on numerous programs in line with the DENR’s national priorities. These include the expanded national greening program, enhanced biodiversity conservation, scaling up of marine and coastal ecosystem, improved land administration, and management, intensified forest protection and anti-illegal logging. T h e g ov e r n o r s a i d

With the province’s fast economic growth, recording P213.088 million on investment value for the first three quarters of 2019, Governor Jurdin Jesus Romualdo assures environmental protection and sustainability with the implementation of Population Carrying Capacity in the province during his State of the Province Address (SOPA), January 2 at Camiguin Convention Center. (RTP/PIA Camiguin)

Camiguin’s Inter-Municipality Ground Demonstration Secondary Level champions hail from Mambajao. Mahinog lands in second place and Sagay got the third place. For the Elementary Level, Mambajao bagged the first place while Guinsiliban and Mahinog respectively earned the second and third spots. Such is part of the 52nd Camiguin Day celebration aimed to enjoin pupils and students to show their talent in dancing and calisthenics. (RTP/PIA Camiguin)

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BFAR-10 on whale shark sighting:

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‘Look but don’t touch’ By JIGGER JERUSALEM

MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN -- Following the recent sighting of two whale sharks in the municipal waters of this island-province, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-10 (BFAR-10) has appealed to the public

BFAR-10 assistant regional director, said the whale sharks might have been looking for food, prompting them to head to shallow waters. “Our appeal to the people is not to harm or touch them so they will not be disturbed. Just watching

them is enough,” he said. Bacolod said the BFAR has repeatedly instructed and warned fisherfolk, local fisheries wardens and other volunteers not to kill whale sharks lest they will be violating Republic Act 8550, the country’s Fisheries Code.

“Whale sharks are considered as endangered species and killing them is illegal,” he added. The strict enforcement of fisheries law may have been the cause of the return of whale sharks in the waters of Camiguin, Gov. Jurdin

on Tuesday not to disturb or harm the endangered species. The gigantic fish, locally known as “butanding,” were spotted swimming near the White Island, a crescent-shaped sandbar, in Catarman town Friday. Video footage of the

sighting had been uploaded on social media by scuba divers, who happened to be at the site when the whale sharks swam by. The divers did not attempt to go near the whale sharks or made any unnecessary movements. Teodoro Bacolod Jr.,

CONDEMNED. National Commission on Indigenous People Caraga director Ferdausi Cerna says he is deeply hurt by the killing of tribal leader Datu Bontola Tinaghao Mansinugdan in Kinabonglohan Creek, Barangay Kinamaybay, Esperanza town in Agusan del Sur on Jan. 1, 2020. Cerna denounced the New People’s Army in the area for Datu Bontola’s killing. (PNA photo by A lexander L opez )

Children play against the backdrop of a colorful sky following a sunset in a seawall in Sagay town, Camiguin, on Monday Jan 6. photo by gerry lee gorit

Caraga IPs slam AgSur tribal leader’s murder

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By ALEXANDER LOPEZ

BUTUAN CIT Y – The Nat i ona l C om m iss i on on Indigenous People in Caraga Region (NCIP-13) condemned on Tuesday the killing of a tribal leader in Agusan del Sur. NCIP-13 director Ferdausi Cerna described the killing of Datu Bontola Tinaghao Mansinugdan as “ruthless and cruel,” saying he believes it was done by the communists New People’s Army (NPA). “We condemn the killing of Datu Bontola in the highest term. It is sad to note that he was killed in the midst of the ceasefire between the government and the NPA,” Cerna told See SLAM, page 10

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HIS Excellency President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is correct when he said that water is a means to life and must not be commercialized or be a means of raking profits by the rich. This truism also applies to electricity because without it, life will be very difficult and development cannot be had. This was then in the mindset of our congressmen and senators in the late 60s when they were discussing on how to provide electricity in the rural areas initiated then by no less than Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez as electricity then was just confined in the cities. So that electricity should not be a means of so much rakings by the corporate entities, it must be done the cooperative way, meaning, it must be member-owned.

Thus, 119 Electric Cooperatives loomed throughout the country to be owned and managed by the MCOs (member-consumer-owners). But all these years, these so-called electric cooperatives are cooperatives only in name. If such has been the case on electric distribution which is controlled by the oligarchs, it is the vision of the cooperatives that somehow such should not be the case in electricity generation – thus, their advocacy to own and manage the Agus Pulangi Power Hydro Power Complex. They attended Regional Power Summits and they came by the thousands to support the cooperative advocacy to own and manage the Agus Pulangi Hydro-Power Complex.

And right-fully so. They asked, why must Mindanawons suffer power short-ages when the island oozes with watersheds that can generate enough hydroelectric power for the people? They contended that the reason for these shortages is that the existing hydro generation plants have not been well maintained, thus, not optimized. Because of this , six coal-fired power plants will be established in different regions of Mindanao which are already banned in other countries as “coal burning power plants are making people sick and shortening their lives- thousands of them.” “Burning coal is leading cause of smog, acid rain and global warming,” the Union of concerned Scientists said. That “in an

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average year, a typical coal plant generates 3,700,000 tons of carbon dioxide, the primary human cause of global warming as much carbon dioxide as cutting down 161 million of trees; 10,000 tons of sulfur dioxide which causes acid rain that damages forest, lakes and buildings, and forms small airborne particles that can penetrate deep into lungs; and 500 tons of small airborne particles, which can cause chronic bronchitis, aggravated asthma and premature death; and so many toxic chemicals such as 225 pound arsenic which will cause cancer.” Well, that is what a typical coal plant can do, typical See ENERGY, page 11

Nuts & Bolts

Best Management Practices in Agritourism BEST Management Practices for an agritourism business include: 1) providing an authentic farm or ranch experience, 2) providing an educational experience, 3) providing excellent customer service, 4) providing adequate public facilities, 5) maintaining a safe and accessible environment, 6) creating good community relations, and 7) planning for your financial future. When starting an agritourism business or assessing your existing operation, consult the available resources and consider the following best management practices: • Authentic Farm or Ranch Experience - An agritourism business can be defined as any person,

By JUN LEDESMA PNA

IT’S a good thing that the discord between the USA and the Philippines is only on account of a member of the Philippine Senate that had been indicted for her involvement in big-time drug trade inside a state penitentiary who the American legislators want to be freed. The other character is a tax dodger journalist with dual (FilAm) citizenship who unbridledly lies about the Philippines but is awarded laurels in America. Three American senators banned Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and several other government officials and bloggers from entering the American territory. They believed that the duo are being subjected to political persecution and

farm, or corporation actively engaged in the operation, management, or promotion of an agriculturally-related tourism business open to the public. This business provides visitors with an educational experience aside from one that is solely commercial. It is important to keep in mind that your farm/ ranch is often the “face of farming and ranching” in your community, region, or province . A product you offer to visitors may be the experience of farm or ranch living. It is also important to understand what aspects of agriculture your local associations (agricultural, tourism, and marketing) emphasize in your region so that you can develop your own niche in coordination

with other farms and attractions nearby. • Educational Experience - Farms and ranches can offer an agriculturallyoriented educational experience suitable for different ages. Food and fiber production, land stewardship, and history of agriculture are common topics that visitors enjoy learning about. Another way to diversify your operation and educate guests maybe on-property recreational activities (e.g., fishing, hunting, trail riding, or hiking). • Customer Service This should be an integral part of your business planning. Training your staff to interact with customers in an appropriate way will ensure a safe and high quality

A war we can win

account of her critical views curtailment of freedom. Had it been on account against Duterte. Both claims of oil, as in the case of Iran, are nebulous, fallacious and the detainee and the other self-serving. The trial court, character who had described to include the Supreme the Philippines in a war Court, found a prepondersituation would have been ance of evidence against de reason enough for the US to Lima while Ressa admitted intrude into the Philippine having received foreign territory. For now, the US investment on her Rappler from legislators Omidyar arrogantLetters from Davao Network ly demwhich is on s t r at e their high handedness by blatantly against the law. giving us a tender rap on That, including her tax evathe knuckles. They have sion case however never maintained their belief that curtailed her freedom to Sen. Leila de Lima is being write and her tongue to wag detained for her expose’ of in local and foreign forums. alleged extra-judicial kill- For now, however, forget ings (EJK) perpetrated by de Lima and Ressa. They the Davao Death Squads have become inconsequenand that Maria Ressa’s story tial characters against the that she is being deprived backdrop of what seemly of her press freedom is on is an irreconcilable feud

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experience for customers. It also ensures these customers will return and tell other potential customers about your business. • Adequate Public Facilities - Your farm/ranch needs to have sufficient capacity (staff and infrastructure) to provide basic services such as parking, transportation, signage, customer assistance, education, and roads. In order to maintain a safe and customer friendly business, provision of services and facilities like restrooms becomes necessary. See AGRITOURISM, page 11

between the US and Iran. The looming Armageddon brought about by the killing of Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soliemani is not sparing the Philippines of its consequence. The fate of thousands of overseas Filipino workers gingerly hangs on the edge despite the government’s precautionary measures to respond to emergencies. Expect the prices of fuel and oil to spike. Nothing can the Philippines do to avert the clash of the titans. But there are opportunities that can spring from the crises. Just to be pragmatic about it, the government, through the initiatives which had already been started, should See WIN, page 11

5 Indonesia-Cotabato City FPG Insurance names Tourism & Trade Expo 2019 Gigi Pio de Roda as new President and CEO FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

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THE Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Davao City headed by Hon. Dicky Fabrian in cooperation with the City Government of Cotabato City headed by Hon. Mayor Frances Cynthia J. GuianiSayadi organized the first ever Indonesia-Cotabato City Tourism and Trade Expo held at the City Mall, Cotabato City on December 16-18, 2019. ConGen Dicky expressed his gratitude to the government of Cotabato City for giving the opportunity to showcase to the people of Cotabato City and the rest of Mindanao, a wide array of Indonesian products, tourism destinations, and Indonesian cultural performances. “It is such a great honor and privilege to be invited as a partner for the first-ever Indonesia- Cotabato City Tourism and Trade Expo 2019 which will showcase Cotabato City and Indonesia’s roster of products. There is a saying that goes, “Halal is a right for every Muslim, but it is indeed a privilege for everyone.” (Indonesia Halal Center). As the largest Muslim majority country with over 85% of the 260 million Indonesian population, Halal products are an unavoidable standard

that needs to be guaranteed for Indonesian citizens. In relation to this, Indonesia has also developed Indonesia Muslim Travel Index 2019 (IMTI 2019) to rank halal family-friendly tourism destinations in Indonesia. The four key strategic areas in IMTI 2019 are: 1. access, 2. communication, 3. environment, and 4. Services” said ConGen Dicky. “I strongly believe that Cotabato City holds a great potential to be the Halal Hub of the Philippines. With this joint cooperation of Indonesia and Cotabato City through tourism and trade, I trust that this will be a stepping stone to our flourishing brotherhood and a true testament to the strength of the IndonesiaPhilippines bilateral relations. I am confident that with the solid friendship of our two countries, we can better manage and benefit from the increased access in trade and investment with each other” added ConGen Dicky in his opening remarks at the opening ceremony. Hon. Mayor Frances Cynthia J. Guiani-Sayadi represented by the City Administrator, Dr. Danda Juanday said that with this Tourism and Trade Expo, people of Indonesia and Co-

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tabato will be more educated about the different culture, tradition and trade between the two countries and will definitely be beneficial to the outcome of this expo and is very hopeful that this event will not be the first but will become an annual event in the future. Furthermore, series of Indonesian Cultural performances were performed such as Indang Badindin, Saman, and Nusantara dance which enliven the Cotabateños due to its very unique and enthusiastic melody which delighted the crowd. “Indang Badindin” describes the arrival of Islam in West Sumatra since the 13th century. This dance is actually a form of oral literature presented in groups. Indang dance is also danced as a social dance where its movements is very dynamic and cheerful, which led them to always work as a team while “Saman” is a dance characterized by its fast-paced rhythm and common harmony between dancers. These two elements are key figures of Saman, and are among the reasons Saman are widely known and practiced in Indonesia, besides being relatively easy to learn. Lastly, “Nusantara Dance”, reflects the country’s See EXPO, page 10

FPG Insurance Co., Inc., a major player in the nonlife insurance industry and leader in motor insurance coverage, welcomes Gigi Pio de Roda as its new President and CEO effective January 6, 2020. In this role, Gigi takes the reins of the company’s flagship motor insurance, as well as the emerging portfolios for travel and residential insurances. Gigi joins FPG Insurance from her recent role as Philam Life/AIA’s Chief Operations Officer (COO). Known in the industry for her transformation of business operations through complex executions and efficiency, Gigi is responsible for Philam Life/AIA’s digital revolution since 2017, where customer service and experience are at the core of its design. “We gladly welcome Gigi to the FPG Insurance family and are very excited for the changes that she will be bringing into the company. FPG Insurance is looking forward to how she will charter the course for our Philippine business direction,” said Stephen Blasina, FPG Insurance Regional Managing Director. Gigi is bringing in over

30 years of proven financial services expertise, having previously also served HSBC Philippines in various executive positions such as Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President and Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, and

Chief Risk Officer. She has a degree in Management of Financial Institutions from the De La Salle University, is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICDPh), and also serves as a professional executive coach.

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Cebu hotel, resort owners raise concerns on online booking sites By JOHN REY SAAVEDRA

CEBU CITY -- Owners of hotels and resorts in Cebu are reeling from a drop in bookings due to competing online or mobile application-based booking sites offering lower prices lodging or homestays. Alfred Reyes, vice president of the Hotel, Resort & Restaurant Association of Cebu, Inc. (HRRACI), claimed that an online site that markets condominium units for lodging or homeHopefuls queue up to be interviewed by headhunters from various domestic and international companies and government agencies in the daylong Kuyamis job fair held stays has been raking in higher revenues. at Capitol chess park Wednesday, January 8. photo by mark francisco

“I would say in terms of revenue, between 30 to 40 percent has been lost. That’s a big loss to our revenue,” he said at the sidelines of the Association of Government Information Officers forum at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) office here. Loss of revenues by hotels and resorts also means losses in terms of government taxes, he said, noting that owners of condominium units offered through online sites or applications do not pay taxes to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Group urges DTI to resolve local sugar prices woes MANILA -- The Confederation of Sugar Producers (Confed) reiterated its position that importation is not the answer to reported high cost of domestic sugar. Rather, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), along with the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), should resolve the issue of sugar prices as they are mandated without killing the local sugar industry. Confed said the DTI should utilize its mandate through the Price Act where they can provide price ceiling under section (3) (d), to all other basic necessities and prime commodities. Sugar is a commodity that falls under basic needs in the section 3 (1) of the Price Act. The DTI, together with the SRA, under the Department of Agriculture (DA), can establish the proper retail price range and provide the buying public together with local food manufacturers affordable sugar prices. “This avenue can perhaps provide the win-win solution sought after by govern-

Reyes, who also manages a big hotel company in Mandaue City, said online sites or applications that compete with hotels and resorts have been offering condominium spaces to foreign nationals abroad despite the absence of government regulations with respect to occupant’s safety and security. “Who is regulating Airbnb? These are rooms but we don’t know if they have fire extinguishers, if their liquefied petroleum gas tanks are properly attached, and everything,” he See RESORT, page 10

DA sets higher rice production goal for 2020 By FILANE MIKEE CERVANTES

ment,” Confed spokesperson Raymond Montinola said in a statement on Tuesday. He added they have issued then an invitation and are reiterating “for local food manufacturers to buy directly their sugar require-

ments from sugar districts and associations nearest their supply hubs to avail of the low farm gate prices and avoid middlemen to further minimize on cost.” This was in reaction to the recent pronouncements

of DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, urging the SRA Board to allow food processors who sell to domestic markets to import sugar if “local sugar prices cannot match import prices for the sweetener.” Lopez earlier said food

processors need to be able to purchase domestic refined sugar at PHP1,900 per bag, instead of the PHP2,500 or PHP3,000 they sometimes pay. The SRA reported the

MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting to produce 19.6 million metric tons (MMT) of palay (unhusked rice) in 2020. According to a statement on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the projected palay harvest for this year would be 3 percent more than the estimated 2019 palay output of 19 MMT. Dar attributed the potential increase in output to the initial benefits of the government’s Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program. “We aim to harvest 19.6 million metric tons of palay, net of damage due to adverse weather conditions,” Dar said. “We expect that initial benefits of interventions under the PHP10-billion RCEF program, particularly on inbred rice seeds given free to farmers, will be realized during the dry and main season crops starting this year,” he added. According to the DAPhilippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), inbred certified palay seeds produce an average of 4.54

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2019 when the Philippines ranked number 54 in the Global Innovation Index (GII), up 19 notches from its previous ranking of 73 in 2018 and 2017. GII is a ranking of world economies based on innovative capabilities and ranks seven pillars: Institutions, Human capital and research, Infrastructure, Business sophistication, Market sophistication, Knowledge

and technology outputs, and Creative outputs. The country had high scores in all these pillars, except for Market sophistication (credit investments), wherein the Philippines ranked 110. Despite this, the Philippines performed above average in knowledge and technology outputs and ranked in the top 25 in the following areas: trade, com-

petition and market scale, knowledge absorption, and knowledge diffusion. “Technology adoption was promoted and accelerated (in 2019),” added dela Pena. In the field of transportation, the first locally-made hybrid-electric train (HET) was officially turned over to the Philippine National Railways (PNR). Made by Filipino engi-

neers, HET is powered by batteries, and could run at a speed of about 50 kph and could accommodate 220 passengers. Dela Peña earlier said Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has expressed interest to have more units of this DOSTmade train. In the field of healthcare, he noted the Biotek-M dengue diagnostic kit has

qualified for Asean market penetration with the help of the Asean Network for Diagnostics. Funded by the DOST and developed in partnership with the University of the Philippines - Manila, this kit was developed for early detection and management of dengue. It has the power of DNA/ RNA-based accurate

DOST chief cites 2019 achievements in various fields By MA. CRISTINA ARAYATA

MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Friday cited numerous achievements in various fields in 2019. Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said these include accomplishments in the fields of transportation, healthcare, disaster mitigation. He also said it was in

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Italpinas green developer gets P440-M loan from DBP Thursday, January 9, 2020

In photo are (from L) Jennylyn Encinares, DBP account officer; Jose Leviste III, I DC President; Jeanne Adamos, DBP vice president; Romolo Nati, IDC chairman and CEO; and Harold Dacumos, I DC senior vice president. Photo is taken after the formal signing of the P400 Million loan facility.

Amid US-Iran tension

P600m set for repat, aid to ME workers

THE labor department has set aside an initial P600 million for the immediate repatriation and assistance to overseas Filipino workers who will be brought home from the crisis-stricken Middle East. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III also said Wednesday that alternative overseas and local employment are being readied for affected workers following the rising tension between the US and Iran as Rapid Response Teams (RRT) have been constituted for immediate deployment.

Bello met with officials of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of National Defense (DND), National Security Advisers, NICA, and with the Mindanao Development Authority to discuss the situation of the Filipino workers in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other neighboring countries affected by the tension. “I informed the group that I am sending my senior officials to inform our OFWs the situation of the US-Iran tension and the plans of the government See AID, page 9

MANILA, Philippines It seems all systems go now for green developer Italpinas Development C o r p. ( I D C ) a s t h e government-run Development Bank of the Philippines has given IDC a green light to have a bank loan of Four Hundred Forty Million Pesos (P440-M). The said multimillion loan will partially finance Italpinas new projects especially the Citta Bella, the second phase development for Primavera City green complex. The complex, report said, will be completed in Year 2020. It can be recalled that the 1st phase of the Citta Bella Green Complex was also funded by the said government f inancial institution. It will be ready for occupancy during the first quarter of 2022. T h e I nt e r n at i o n a l Prop er ty Award Asia Contest from 2017-2018 has awarded Primavera City as Best in Mixed-used b building. It will be a green project certified by EDGE, a member of World B a n k’s Int e r n at i o n a l Finance Corp.

Bank Lending Expands in November P R E L I M I NA RY d at a show that outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the BSP, grew by 10.1 percent in November, faster than the 9.3-percent expansion in the previous month. On a month-on-month seasonally- adjusted basis, commercial bank loans net of RRPs grew by 1.0 percent. Loans for production

activities—which comprised 87.2 percent of banks’ aggregate loan portfolio, net of RRPs— expanded at a rate of 8.1 percent in November, higher than the reported growth in October at 7.5 percent. The sustained increase in production loans was driven primarily by lending to the following sectors: real estate activities (19.3 percent); financial and insurance activities (15.3 percent);

construction (29.1 percent); and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (7.6 percent). Bank lending to other sectors also increased during the month, except those to manufacturing (-2.3 percent), mining and quarrying (-10.8 percent), professional, scientific and technical activities (-16.6 percent), and other community, social and personal activities (-35.7 percent).

Meanwhile, loans from universal and commercial banks for household consumption grew by 26.6 percent in November from 26.7 percent in October due to faster growth in motor vehicle loans during the month. Going forward, the BSP will continue to ensure that the expansion in domestic credit and liquidity remains consistent with the BSP’s price and financial stability objectives.

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Davao Region free from ‘mysterious disease’ from China By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY –There is no reported case of the so-called “mysterious respiratory virus” coming from China in Davao Region, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. The South China Morning Post reported on January 4 that an unknown strain of pneumonia has been making people ill in Wuhan, China. In an interview, Health Assistant Secretary Abdullah Dumama, Jr. said they will closely monitor the seaports and airports to make sure that the virus cannot enter the region. Dumama added that there is no travel ban in the country in connection with the reported mysterious disease in China. “If you are coming from China, the BOQ (Bureau of Quarantine) is requiring a health declaration checklist. We hope that they fill it up with honesty and it should

be accurate and updated. If you possess some signs and symptoms, you can come to us and we will immediately screen you,” he said. Dumama clarified that tight screening and monitoring will be conducted especially on travelers coming from the said country. “However, the Bureau of Quarantine said that even if there is no situation on ground, we have to continuously monitor the airport and seaports,” he said. He added that the BOQ is in close coordination with the hospitals in monitoring cases of admitted patients coming from China. “They are checking the patient’s manifesto and monitor if there are cases which manifested the same symptoms,” he said. However, Dumama clarified that the mysterious disease does not involve MYSTERIOUS VIRUS. Department of Health Assistant Secretary Abdullah Dumama, Jr. says there is no reported human-to-human trans- case of the so-called ‘mysterious respiratory virus’ coming from China in the Davao Region, during an interview mission while it manifests on Tuesday (Jan. 7, 2020). However, the official says they will continue monitoring seaports and airports to make See FREE, page 10

sure that the virus would not enter the region. (File

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Sara’s stand on peace talks with Reds gains support By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – Both the Davao Region Peace and Order Council (RPOC) and Davao Region Development Council (RDC) have expressed support to the stand of Mayor Sara Z. Duterte against the reopening of negotiations with the Communist Party of the PhilippinesNew People’s Army (CPPNPA). In a s t at e m e nt o n Monday by the Regional Task Force–Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC), Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang, RPOC chairperson, and Davao de Oro Governor Jayvee Tyrone Uy, RDC11 chairperson, said they are proposing for a joint RPOC-RDC resolution expressing the stand of the two regional bodies against the re-opening of peace negotiations with the rebels. L a st D e c e mb e r 2 3 , Mayor Sara cautioned the government against

Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte. (PNA

reopening talks with the CPP-NPA after a string of deadly attacks believed to have been perpetrated by the rebels. Sara also asked the national government to exclude this city from the Christmas truce, which began on December 23 until January 7. Dayanghirang said he believes that the peace

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negotiations with a rebel group “already tagged as a terrorist organization would not be a favorable move for our government as they will only use this window as a means to strengthen their forces and gain their foothold amid the impending lifting of the ceasefire agreement”. He noted that during the past year, Davao Re-

gion has already made progress on peace and order, specifically the localized implementation of the President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 70 instituting a “wholeof-nation” approach in tackling the decades-old communist rebellion. “As such, we could not afford our momentum to be halted and have all our

efforts go down the drain,” he said. RPOC reported that the RTF-ELCAC, formed through EO 70, brought out programs and initiatives “that have resulted into declining mass base support to numerous rebel returnees from zero recruitment in most areas,” and reduced number of violent incidents and attacks by the CPP-NPA. “We strongly believe on the President’s genuine intention to end the long-running Communist insurgency and we remain committed in our oath to continue to push for initiatives, reforms, and programs that will benefit our Dabawenyo constituents and to foster true and lasting peace in this part of our country”, Dayanghirang said. Dayanghirang and Uy also proposed that peace engagements be pursued and done at the local level with the local government units taking the lead in the localized peace process. (PNA)

Regional census board convenes for CPH 2020 DAVAO CITY -- Member agencies of the Regional Census Coordinating Board (RCCB) in Davao Region gathered Monday (Jan. 6) to prepare and enjoin agencies to provide assistance to the conduct of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH 2020) by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The CPH 2020 is a nationwide government undertaking that involves the collection, compilation, evaluation, analysis, publication and dissemination of data on population count, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the population, housing characteristics, and barangay characteristics. “Census enumeration will begin on May 4, 2020 and will last for 20 days that’s until May 23, 2020 which includes Saturday and Sunday”, said RCCB XI and PSA OIC Pepito D. Amoyen. The PSA is mandated to prepare and conduct a census of population and housing evry 10 years primarily to come up with population figures at the national down to the barangay levels. The Census also aims to provide government executives, policymakers, and planners with population and housing data on which to base their social and economic development plans policies, and programs. Amoyen stressed that respondents need not worry about the information provided to the Census as any respondent is protected by RA 10625 or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 which provides that individual data furnished by a respondent to statistical censuses See CENSUS, page 9

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Zambo Peninsula fetes 11 cops in PNP Ethics Day By TEOFILO GARCIA, JR.

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) highlighted the good deeds of 11 police officers in Zamboanga Peninsula as it marked the 26th Philippine National Police (PNP) Ethics Day on Monday. Maj. Helen Galvez, PRO9 information officer, said the awardees are Cpl. Mark Andrew Yamba; Staff Sgt. Jade Limbaroc; Staff Sgt. Ommal Handang; Staff Sgt. Gamar Sariul; Cpl. Winfred Cabañas; Capt. Joel Castillo Adajar; Pat. Elbie Sabillona Orhen; Lt. Col. Restituto Pangusban; Staff Sgt. Ronald Bastasa Kibrahosa; Staff Sgt. Abdurahim Sandamon; and, Pat. Nursida Tinggalong. Galvez said 11 police officers, two of whom are officials, received awards for the good deeds they have done in the line of duty. Yamba, a registered nurse, helped a woman in giving birth inside the patrol car while being transported to a clinic in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, which resulted in the safe delivery of a healthy baby boy. Limbaroc of Siay Municipal Police Station (MPS) breastfed a starving child during a house visitation in Purok 2, Barangay Mahayahay, Siay, Zamboanga

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for repatriation,” Bello said. The RRT will be led by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia who will be sent to Lebanon; OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac who will be sent to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; and Undersecretary Claro Arellano to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They will brief the OFWs and ensure a well-coordinated and safe repatriation of our workers, the labor chief added. He said the RRT will encourage the OFWs to be repatriated back to the Philippines. However, we cannot force those who want to stay. “We will ask them to join the repatriation efforts, however, if they do not cooperate, then we can no longer do anything about

Sibugay. Handang and Sariul of the Olutanga MPS helped a woman who is about to give birth at the bus terminal and rushed her to the hospital in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay. Cabañas of Labangan MPS in Zamboanga del Sur helped a pregnant woman as well as extended monetary assistance to the family members who were cashstrapped at that time. Adajar, the officer-incharge of Siayan MPS, gave monthly cash allowance to the Grade 7 and Grade 10 scholars of Barangay Poblacion, Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte. Orhen of Sibutad MPS gave food and water to a vagrant, who has special needs, in Barangay Poblacion, Sibutad, Zamboanga Del Norte. Pangusban and his troops of the second Provincial Mobile Force Company in Zamboanga Sibugay province voluntarily contributed money to buy a wheel chair for Rosalie Estacion, who suffered difficulty to walk after an accident. Kibrahosa of Polanco MPS, Zamboanga del Norte, has given money to a man for his continuous medication for an illness. Sandamon and See FETES, page 11

it. We will also get in touch with their employers to let our OFWs come home,” Bello said. Cacdac said that aside from the 100-million-peso repatriation fund, the labor department has a 500 million pesos stand-by fund for crisis and emergency situations which can be utilized immediately. Records show that an estimated number of 2,174,611 Filipinos, documented and undocumented, are in the Middle East including Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, and Israel. The government also estimate a total of 2,191 Filipinos in Iraq and 1,184 in Iran. Bello said that at the moment, no OFW has expressed willingness, nor have communicated with the DOLE, to ask for repatriation assistance from the government. “As of now, we have not received any request from

PRA Form No. 10.1(LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Camiguin Municipality of Sagay NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that GLORIA N. AGUILAR-RAMOS has filed with this

(complete name of the petitioner)

Office Petition for change of first name from “LANI” to “GLORIA” in her

(first name to be changed)

Live Birth Certificate she born on September 22, 1960 at Catihan, Sagay, Misamis Or. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 22, 2020.

MDN: Jan. 9 &16, 2020

(Sgd) ENGR. JAIME P. MABOLO Municipal Civil Registrar

These are some of the 12 linemen to be deployed by the Misamis Oriental Rural Electric Service Cooperative (MORESCO) I to Capiz, rehabilitating electricity connections that were downed recently by typhoon Ursula. The linemen departed today and are expected to arrive in Capiz tomorrow, joining other electric coops nationwide in a bayanihan effort. MORESCO I’s crew of linemen are among the best in the country. photo supplied

Construction worker faces 3 counts of rape By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent

ILIGAN City--Police filed rape charges against a construction worker shortly after his arrest Monday night (January 6) in Barangay Tubod this city. Police Major Abogado Mautin, chief of Iligan City Police Station (ICPS) 4, identified the suspect as a certain Eric Castillon, 54. Mautin said Castillon was arrested after the mother of the two siblings, aged 3 and 7, accused him of sexually molesting her two daughters. Initial police investigation said the suspect was our OFW that they want to go home. Only their families have contacted us to check on their situation and for updates on the said countries,” Bello said. Repatriated Filipinos will be provided with livelihood assistance, offered with training under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and will be encouraged to apply for other overseas job markets such as Russia, Japan, and Canada. Meanwhile, OFWs on the said Arab countries and their families are advised by Bello to call Hotline 1348 and 1349 of the labor department should they need repatriation or any forms of assistance from the government. #Paul Ang DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY That late NONA A. ESTILO, who was died intestate on the 15th day of August, 2009, at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental; that to the best of our knowledge and information the deceased left no will and no known debts which remain unpaid whatsoever; that the deceased at the time of her death left a parcel of land with Residential House erected thereon and more particularly described as follows to wit; Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-164579 situated in Barrio of Bulua, City of Cgayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY per DOC #22, PAGE #28, BOOK #XI, series of 2015 under Notarial Registry of ATTY. PAULINO G. PIOQUINTO. MDN: Jan 9, 16 & 23, 2020

having a drinking session with the grandfather of one of the children---and when they all got drunk, the suspect started to befriend the children. “Accordingly, the suspect called the children one by one, gave them 20 pesos each and let them sit on his lap one after the other. While the victims are on his lap, he touched the girls’ A 54-year old construction worker was arrested, Monday private parts and inserted evening (January 6) for allegedly sexually molesting five See WORKER, page 11

girls, aged 3 to 7, in Barangay Tubod, lligan City.

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING &See REGULATORY BOARDpage 11 WORKER, Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City FEL MYCHEL ABEJAR Applicant/s

CASE NO. R10-EV-S-TX 2020-10-005 (2008-10-1855)

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with substitution to operate PUB SERVICE on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to Pagadian City via Ozamis City –Molave and vice versa, with the use of SEVEN(7)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on August 29, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/ PETITION. Issued this 6th day of August, 2019 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (Sgd.) AMINODEN D. GURO Regional Director

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City SIDEWALK TAXI Rep.by; GEORGIE/ JOEL SIMON

CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-TX 2019-12-3819 (2019-07-2203)(2017-3105) 2016-1618/949) (2015-619/1086) (2011-1727)(2009-1847) (2008-222/2288)

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate AIRCON TAXI SERVICE on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X and vice versa, with the use of ELEVEN(11) units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on January 22, 2020 at 10:15 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITHNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of January 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To Extend the Validity of Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line; GRAN EUROPA TO XAVIER HEIGHTS –LIMKETKAI and vice versa, with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on January 22, 2020 at 10:15 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITHNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB –Region X, this 6th day of January 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

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IN RE; JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND CIVIL CASE NO.2020-004 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ALLY BOC VILLEGAS AND VIVIAN P. SENERPIDA-VILLEGAS, ALLY BOC VILLEGAS AND VIVIAN P. SENERPIDA - VILLEGAS, 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 MAY 15, 2002, CANDIJAY, BOHOL, 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 PALAO, ILIGAN CITY , LANAO DEL NORTE and CANDIJAY BOHOL 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 EIGHT (8) year 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 15, 2002, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on FEBRUARY 14, 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 6th of JANUARY, 2019

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TRAFECO TRANSPORT SERVICE COOP. CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-PUJ Rep. by; EPIFANIO R. TAMIOK, JR. 2019-12-3828

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

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

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late BIENVENIDA ELONDO, who died on June 13, 2009, at Anito, Mambajao, Camiguin left a parcel of Land Identified as Lot No. 3439, C-5, Csd-473, under Tax Declaration ARP/No.0306192, covered by original Certificate of Title No. P-11435, situated in the Sitio of Anito Pequeño, Brgy. Anito, Mambajao, Camiguin w/ an area of 783 square meters, is the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION IN FAVOR OF THE SOLE HEIR CORAZON A. AM-IS, of legal age, Filipino and a residence of Zone Gemini, Suarez, Iligan City, That the Decedent left no debts nor any last will and testament; that pursuant to rule 74 of the revised of the court of the Philippines the sole heir CORAZON A. AM-IS, hereby Adjudicate the same unto herself and full knowledge to register the above described parcel of land in her name. Executed by sole heir, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. NICODEMUS G. PALANGAN, per DOC No. ___, Page No. ___, Book No. ___, series of 2019. MDN: Jan 9, 16 & 23, 2020

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diversity of ethnicities and cultures. It is a showcase of traditional Indonesian dances of various regions. Choreographed in a modern and fun concept. Exhibitors from Cotabato City and distributors of Indonesian Products in the Philippines displayed their various products which amazed visitors from different places in Mindanao. Among the exhibitors are: Indonesian Consulate General’s booth which showcases the tourism, culture and economy of Indonesia; Wonder Herb and Tolak Angin which displayed their herbal products which is manufactured from Indonesia that are already available in the market and local products of Cotabato City that includes bags, accessories and artifacts. The expo was attended by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia officials and staffs, teachers and students of Sekolah Indonesia Davao, local government of Cotabato City officialsx, Cotabateños and people from different parts of Mindanao. BY PTR ARNOLD SAN AGUSTIN BUREAU CHIEF MINDANAO DAILY NEWS DAVAO CITY

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said. He suggested that local government units (LGUs) put in place regulatory procedures over online-booked condominium units under their respective jurisdictions. “The challenge that we have is that regulating hotels right now is under LGU. So LGUs should also act on it, BIR should also act on it, the Fire Department should also act on it, and the police should also act on it,” he said, claiming that there are condominium units in Cebu that are being occupied by Chinese nationals who are into Philippine offshore gaming operation. Efforts of hotel and resort organizations in assisting the Department of Tourism (DOT) in marketing activities abroad would be wasted if visitors opt to book via online sites, Reyes said. He lamented that hotels and resorts have been investing for marketing strategies to perk up bookings but visitors are lured to online booking sites.

Reyes said owners of hotels and resorts in the country have made representations with the DOT after starting to feel the negative impact of the operation of online hotel booking sites five years ago, he said. Carlo Anton Suarez, president of HRRAC, for his part, said although the annual Sinulog Festival on Jan. 19 is approaching, hotels in Cebu could still hardly get bookings. “Well, it’s been affecting the whole market share. We want to promote Cebu but how can we promote Cebu? We need everybody’s help,” Suarez said. Gelena Asis Dimpas, chief of tourism operations at DOT-Central Visayas, said hotel and resort players have already been informed about the agency’s actions. She said the DOT central office has tasked the Tourism Regulation, Coordination and Resource Generation (TRCRG) to look into their concerns. “It’s not a lone battle of DOT and we look forward to benchmarking on other countries nga niagi na pud ani nga (that have experienced this similar) phase and how they resolved it,” she said. (PNA)

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MT/hectare (ha) as compared to farmers homesaved seeds’ yield of 3.50 MT/ha and traditional seeds’ yield of 2.13 MT/ha. “Hence, with RCEF seed intervention, we would generate an incremental yield of at least one MMT, as we will provide farmers nationwide, tilling a total of one million hectares, free certified palay seeds,” he said. In October last year, the DA-PhilRice started distributing certified palay seeds for the dry-season planting in 947 rice-producing towns and cities in 57 provinces. Under RCEF, PHP3 billion is set aside each year for certified seeds up to 2024, where farmers will receive 40 kilograms per hectare of certified rice seed varieties for every planting season. The DA chief also noted that the adoption of modern technologies, mechanized land preparation, crop establishment, and harvesting could help farmers attain an incremental yield of another one MMT of palay per hectare. Also under RCEF, the

DA-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DAPHilMech) will distribute PHP5-billion worth of farm machines and equipment to qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations, and local government units. PhilMech research shows that mechanizing rice farming operations can reduce total palay production cost by PHP4/kg from the current average of PHP12/kg. (PNA)

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detection of the dengue virus and can be used in health centers and hospitals. Dela Peña said this kit is already sold by a spin-off company. In 2019, Phase 1 of the clinical trials for an anti-dengue herbal medicine obtained from three herbs “showed very promising results”, dela Peña said. “We move to Phase 2 clinical trials now. If this will give positive results it can be applied at our FDA (Food and Drug Administration) as the first anti-dengue medicine,” he added. The country’s largest satellite-tracking antenna, meanwhile, was launched last year. Called the Philippine Earth Data Resource and Observation (PEDRO), this ground receiving station (GRS) in Davao, was designed to communicate with earth observation satellites, including Filipino-made Diwata-1 and Diwata-2 microsatellites, by receiving, processing, and distributing space-borne imagery. This will also be utilized for agricultural monitoring, maritime surveillance and urban mapping. In line with disaster risk reduction and mitigation, the DOST has launched four applications (apps). These apps are the GeoMapper-Exposure Data Mapper, GeoMapper-Situation Data Mapper, Geo Analytics, and HazardHunter PH. Developed under the GeoRiskPhilippines Initiative project of DOST, these apps show hazard maps, exposure data. Hazard Hunter, for instance, helps people to know if their location is at risk for volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other hazards. A so-called USHER (Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording

System) was also launched. “USHER was launched as a commercialized R&D (research and development) product for passive seismic monitoring of buildings and bridges,” dela Peña said. Developed through research funding from the D OST, this equipment monitors the “health” of buildings, to determine if these could withstand a strong earthquake. The data or analysis from USHER is accessible through a cloud system, enabling both the structural engineer and the building owner could access this anytime. In case there is no internet connection, data can also be retrieved from the equipment. Other notable accomplishments Dela Peña also noted the increasing number of Balik Scientists, and there are 53 of them who have been working with various universities in 2019. Most of them are working in the fields of health, agriculture, aquatic and marine, and energy and emerging technologies. Balik Scientists are science and technology experts residing abroad and who are contracted to return to the Philippines to work and use their expertise at home. In 2019, too, the DOST chief was among President Duterte’s delegation in some of his official visits abroad. Through these, and also by participating in some technology exhibits, the DOST made bilateral cooperation with various countries, including Russia, Japan, China, United States, Indonesia, and South Korea. Dela Peña’s visit to South Korea in November 2019 made him hopeful for more research collaborations, particularly in the field of e-learning. Two students from UP Manila, meanwhile, flew to Italy that month, as the DOST will partner with Italy on liver research. (PNA)

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mill gate price of refined sugar rose 3.47 percent year-on-year to PHP1,514 per 50-kilo bag in the first week of December, while retail prices ranged from PHP45 to PHP50 per kilo, were down from PHP54 to PHP62. “Prices should be reduced at the retail market

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and not against the lowly sugar farmer,” Montinola said, adding there is no need to import since there has been an importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar that should have stabilized sugar prices. “We seek clarification with regards to domestic prices, stock balances and availability of sugar as raw materials for both local manufacturers and food processor exporters so we can have a better picture to address this issue,” he added. Former SRA Administrator Bernardo Trebol, on the other hand, said everyone knows sugar farming is a plantation crop that will survive only with economies of scale and “we are lucky to have sustained livelihood for our farmers in general. But further pressure to reduce our farm gate prices might be the last straw that will break the camel’s back.” Meanwhile, Confed Negros and Panay chairman Nicolas Ledesma Jr. said with regard to food processor exporters “they are given import permits by SRA for their sugar supply requirements provided that the finished products are solely for export.” “We hope that DTI will also see our side in this issue and resolve it with lawful tools they have on hand rather than incessantly calling for importation as a quick fix solution,” Ledesma said. (PR)

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Jesus Romualdo said in a separate interview on Tuesday. Romualdo recalled that in the 1970s and 1980s whale sharks were abundant in the island, but they eventually left the island-province when fishermen captured and butchered them. But the governor said that because of the implementation of the fisheries code, there have been no reports of illegal fishing in Camiguin. “We have been strictly enforcing the anti-illegal fishing in Camiguin, and keeping a close watch on our waters for any illegal fishers,” he said. “We just let them (whale sharks) be, allowing them to be in their natural habitat. I discouraged feeding them as they will become dependent on humans for food,” he added. Whale sharks (scientific name Rhincodon typus) can grow up to 40 feet or 12

meters long and can weigh up to 18.7 metric tons are said to be the largest fish in the world. “I remember before, these whale sharks used to swim beside ferries from Camiguin to Balingoan. It was such a sight. We hope they will be back here,” Romualdo said. (PNA)

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the Philippine News Agency (PNA). The local police in the Agusan del Sur town of Esperanza said Datu Bontola, 42, was killed on Jan. 1, 2020 at Kinabonglohan Creek, Barangay Kinamaybay. Datu Bontola, a widower, was a prominent Higaonon tribal leader in Agusan del Sur. Police said the victim was with his 11-year-old son hunting frogs in the creek when the armed men, believed to be NPA rebels, arrived and shot him to death. Cerna said based on the information he gathered, the IP leader bore a gunshot in the head. He added that the IP leader was killed in the presence of his 11-year old son, who was unharmed. “I can’t imagine what the perpetrators had done to Datu Bontolan and his son,” Cerna said. “Government troopers are in their camps while the truce was in effect but the NPA continued their operations and the killing of IP leaders,” Cerna said. He also criticized the NPA for its “lack of respect and regard to the lives” of the IPs in the region. “Is the ceasefire not applicable to the IP? Why the NPA, in the middle of the truce, continue their operations in IP villages and kill their leaders?” Cerna said. He added that his office is now contacting the other leaders in the community of Datu Bontola to check the situation of his son. “That was a very traumatic experience for his son. He was only 11 years of age,” Cerna said. (PNA)

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from page 8 pneumonia, fever, joint pains, and colds. “Some are ruling SARS, influenza, and corona (virus) but we need to determine its origin,” he said. He also asked the public to refrain from posting on social media regarding the disease, which he said may only create panic among the public. (PNA)

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meaning just around 100 megawatts. The six coalfired power plants that are being established all over Mindanao have a total megawatts of 2,167. These are not acceptable to the people of Mindanao especially to the 3 million cooperative members who are environmentally conscious. Those big capitalists and their political cohorts who are putting-up these are saying that coal-fired power plants are clean. That’s oxymoron! NO such thing as clean coal. Yes, cooperatives in Mindanao are serving notice to one and all that they are collectively opposing the putting-up of coal fired power plants. As a countervailing measure hydro-power plants in Mindanao must be wellmaintained and optimized to cater to the increasing needs of power. Yes, they are binding themselves into a One Mindanao Energy Cooperative to own and manage the Agus Pulangi Hydro Power Complex. They are financially capable. But more than that, they are capable of protecting and preserving the watershed from which the power comes from. In those power summits, I introduced the participants to the Honorable Cong. Ray Umali from Mindoro, a known environmental advocate, underscoring that many participants came from the cooperatives of our Indigenous People who are living in the forest ecosystem, which is considered the invisible water dam. Our cooperatives are committed to maintain the integrity of these watersheds and if the dams are silted, are willing to do de-siltation. That’s the advantage of cooperativizing these hydro power plants. We must also understand that there are those which are beyond the commerce of men -- power, water, airbecause these are means to life. If controlled by a few capitalists, they perpetuate their stranglehold of the economy and perpetuate their massive rakings, knowing that those who control power also control business. Thus, it must rightfully be owned and managed by the people themselves through their cooperatives so that they can exercise that God-given right of decision making, thus, democratizing wealth and power. In that way, the people will be empowered to have access and control over their resources and utilities. Let us be mindful that poverty in Mindanao is rooted in the powerlessness of the inhabitants to own and manage these resources and utilities which are controlled only by a few elite thus, the exclusivity of growth and development. The call for inclusive growth primarily means that resources and utilities be managed and controlled by the people themselves.

In my sorties around Mindanao during the regional power summits, it was amazing to see an awakened citizenry, showing their collective force and ready to take responsibility. Yes, it is about time to put power where it rightfully belongs, that is, to the people. This time, I am not just talking of political or economic power but electric power! And there is no choice! It is renewable energy owned and managed by the people through their cooperatives and never coal-fired power plants which are considered a Curse to the people and the environment! In this light. Let our people Awake!

Agritourism... from page 4

• Safe and Accessible Environment - You should ensure that your property and facilities are maintained and in compliance with zoning, health, food safety, and environmental regulations. It is useful as well to create a risk management plan for your farm/ranch. In addition, depending on your type of business, consider compliance with the Filipinos with Disabilities Act, which mandates equal customer access to certain facilities (entrances, exits, and bathrooms). • Community Relations - To create good community relations, it is important to regularly provide opportunities for organized groups and individuals in your community to visit your property (e.g., schools and business associations). • Planning for your Financial Future - Regularly review your business plan and appropriately add value (price) to all farm/ranch services, products, and experiences in order to provide for the long-term sustainability of your business.

Thursday, January 9, 2020 that just a bit of decisiveness and creativeness and integrity of our politicians and discipline and industry of the governed can easily catapult us to stardom! Among the stupid arguments against Federalism, for example, is the issue that the poor provinces or regions will be poorer without the national capital region sharing its huge revenue resource. The blaring Truth is that the regions considered poorest today will be the richest with the shift. Congress is now in the Federalism mode so Pres. Rodrigo Doterte can then rev the engine of change the full speed in getting that joint venture agreement with China and the shift to Federalism which is the centerpiece of his party platform when he ran for President. It will take time for these two major undertaking to gestate and bear fruits so he can set the motion of his presidency in an emergency mode. He can even hang on as President of a Revolutionary government with the acquiescence of the people who is tired of the status quo and want projects and programs done pronto. Surely the middle east is in a flash point and warns us of dire consequences. These summon the specter not only of unconventional warfare among the adversaries but to the bystanders like us, the resultant conventional necessities. This gives substance to the adage that necessity is the mother of inventions. But we need not invent or explore for all we need is to extract and process. On the other hand Federalism had been debated on and discussed in many fora. We are prepared to decide. This is a conflict that we can decisively win.

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pursue the joint exploration project between China and the Philippines of our oil resources in the West Philippine Sea and Jolo Sea. The 60/40 sharing arrangement in our favor in the case of WPS is an offer in a silver platter. There are immeasurable political gains too. Proceeds from this venture can fund our much-needed infrastructure projects and will reduce our dependence on foreign loans. That will also address Philippine’s oil requirement. In addition to this oil resource is the unquantifiable natural gas deposits in the marshlands of Liguasan that straddles in the provinces of Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat. Similar gas deposits had been found in Agusan del Sur. In short, the Philippines is rich only that politics and dubious agenda of our politicians stand in the way to our journey to economic resiliency and development. As a people, we have consigned ourselves to mediocrity and ennui of “puede na” culture forgetting

conducted by the PSA shall be considered privileged communication and as such shall be inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding. The Data Privacy Act of 2012 also provides the non-applicability of the rights of the data subject if the processed personal information are only used for the needs of scientific and statistical research. The PSA official announced that public school teachers will be utilized for the 2020 CPH as prescribed by Batas Pambansa Bldg 72. However, for areas with insufficient number of DepEd personnel, additional manpower will be hired. Two training programs are to be conducted for the 2020 CPH covering the areas of field enumeration and provincial data processing. (PIA XI/Frances Mae Macapagat)

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DepEd Tagum City welcomes new division schools superintendent By Tagum City Information Office

TAGUM CIT Y -- Dr. Jo s e p h i n e L . Fa d u l , CESO V was formally installed yesterday as the new Schools Division Superintendent of DepEd Tagum City led by DepE d Region XI Director, Dr. Evelyn R. Fetalvero, CESO IV. SDS Fadul, who was previously assigned in Davao del Norte division for 8 years, replaced Dr. Nelson C. Lopez, CESO VI who will start his first day of office today at the division of Davao del Sur which is a part of a region wide reassignments of top education officials. “While it cannot be argued that we should be guided with vision, with goals, but then again there are times that we have to set this aside when we are already in conflict with the heart of the people we are running with,” Fadul said in her message. “I assure ever yone, every negative thing that you have been hearing about me is just superficial. As you get to know me, makikita niyo na (you will see that) the strict face that you are looking into is just in the outer,” she added. Fadul told the former Tagum City SDS, Dr. Lopez that it is a big challenge to be filling in his shoe considering that Tagum City division has been soaring high academically and in terms of other academic related activities can never be underestimated. She also urged school heads and division personnel to be good leaders because she firmly believed that when the 1 pupil of Isabela City Elementary Pilot School in doing his homework and continuously guiding the student. Alvin Araneta, Civil Service Commission (CSC) regional director, who was the guest of honor of the 26th PNP Ethics Day, told the police officers to continue doing their jobs even in the midst of challenges. “Criticisms, fear, stress, and pressure are okay, as long as we can do what your heart desires rather than living a comfortable life but your heart is not in it,” Araneta said. He congratulated the PNP for ranking third as the most trusted government agency in the country. The celebration of the 26th PNP Ethics Day is anchored on the theme: “Matapat at Marangal na Serbisyo Publiko, Alay ko sa Mamamayang Pilipino.” (PNA)

Mayor Allan L. Rellon gives his toast to the newly-installed Schools Division Superintendent of DepEd Tagum City, Dr. Josephine L. Fadul. Photo by CIO Tagum

schools, teachers and students are highly performing, it means that they are led by people who are also highly performing and highly motivated. “The leader is only as strong as his followers. In other words, if I am able to do wonderful things in Davao del Norte Division, I will also be able to do this with the support of Mayor Rellon and for in Tagum City they have the magic word “TEAMWORK”. With utmost humility, and with an open heart, with humbled mind and heart, I accept my new assignment as your new SDS in Tagum City,” Fadul said in her acceptance speech. Meanwhile, Dr. Lopez in his four-year stint in Deped Tagum City, thanked and narrated having a very good working relationship with his DepEd family. “I also feel that my stay here in Tagum is so short since I love my work as your superintendent and much more, I learned to love you all as my friends, colleagues and as my younger brothers and sisters since you just

considered me as your big brother and there are several things that I would like to do and share,” Lopez said in his message. No less than Tagum City Mayor, Hon. Allan L. Rellon, also gave his warmest welcome message to Dr. Fadul as the newly installed Deped Tagum City SDS and rest assured his support for they have one the same vision for the people. Mayor R el lon a ls o commend Dr. Lopez for his outstanding performance by giving a plaque of recognition for bringing Deped Tagum City to the limelight during his office. In addition, school he ads and a l l D ep e d Tagum City Div ision Officials also rendered their group presentation and messages during the send-off program. At pres ent, DepEd Tagum City Division is composed of 2,375 teaching and non-teaching personnel including the division personnel and 79,265 learners along with the private schools. (Kaye P. Omapas, MPCES)

peting drivers from taxi and other vehicles. Under the law, the government agency said, motorcycles are strictly prohibited from being utilized as public transportation. The exemption only is that the ongoing MC Pilot Study program being implemented by TWG in Metro Manila and Metro Cebu, which is done to help congress formulate a new law which would enable MCs to be considered as a new public transportation mode.

It was the mother of the two siblings who discovered what happened when the girls narrated the incident. Later, three other victims come out in the open and confirmed what happened. As of press time, Mautin said the suspect is facing three counts of rape because only three of the five girls have lacerations based on the result of the medical examination. “The othe victim has no laceration while the other one, a 5-year-old, refused to undergo medical examination,” Mautin said. On one hand, the suspect admitted he gave money to the children and let two of them sit on his lap but denied sexually molesting them. The suspect, who Mautin said has no criminal records in the past, is now placed under the custody of Iligan City Police Station 4 while waiting for the inquest proceedings.

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in Claveria is part of a wider asphalt overlay project of the national government. Once finished, the street posts will be turned over to the local government unit (LGU) and they will be the ones to shoulder their monthly electricity costs to the utility.

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