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Cop hurt in an NPA highway ambush By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur-- A rookie policeman was hurt when gunmen believed to be New People’s Army rebels ambushed the patrol car they were riding along the national highway in Prosperidad town at around 9:00 am yesterday (Friday).
The rebels who were positioned on a hill peppered with bullets the moving police car as it passed by the village San Jose hitting Patrolman Carmelo G. Estioco on his combat shoes that penetrated on his feet prompting responding policemen to rush him to the nearby hospital. All other policemen on
board the patrol car of the Provincial Mobile Force Company were unscathed from the ambush. Investigators believed there were injuries from the rebels side after finding some blood seen on the ground where the perpetrators were positioned. On its Facebook Post, the Agusan del Sur Pro-
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vincial Police Office has condemned what they called as treacherous ambush perpetrated by the leftist armed group even as the local police strives hard to keep the Province peaceful. “They did this to threaten the people which caused fear to the populace, “ the statement said.
Patrolman Carmelo G Estioco with wounded feet wrapped with cloth as first aid was waiting for an ambulance to take him to the hospital. Photo courtesy of Chazz Moreno Degorio
One dies, another hurt in electrocution incident By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
Synergeia Foundation represented by its president Milwida Guevara (second from left) awards the 2018 Seal of Good Education Governance to the city government of Cagayan de Oro represented by Mayor Oscar Moreno (left). The awardee also received a School-in-a-Bag technology incentive package worth P1.5 million and P30,000 cash from Smart Communications represented here by public affairs manager Judee Chaves (third from left). At right is city schools division superintendent Jonathan dela Peña. The activity was held Friday (July 19, 2019) at VIP Hotel.
ILIGAN City--One died and another one was hospitalized when they were electrocuted, around 1 p.m. on Wednesday (July 17) in Barangay Salongabanding, Tamparan, Lanao del Sur.
Police identified the victims as Johaiber Mastura, who was declared dead on arrival in a hospital in Tamparan, and Alimar Pangcatan, who is still in the same facility after sustaining burnt on the different parts See INCIDENT, page 11
Davao cop nabbed for firearm US government exchange alumni from CDO hold discharge, grave threat photo by mark francisco
disaster resilience seminar for high school students By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
BUGKOS - the association of United States government exchange alumni from Cagayan de Oro - conducted a two-day training on selected high school students in relation to the country’s observance of the National Disaster Resiliency Month
this July. The activity, which was held from July 19 to 20 this year at American Spaces inside the Xavier University library, was participated by 60 students and school administrators from five campuses - Cagayan de Oro National High School, Camaman-an National High
School, East Gusa National High School, Macasandig National High School and Puerto National High School. BUGKOS spokesperson Judge Jerlie Luis Requerme said they targeted the five schools since their host communities are the ones prone to flooding.
“One of the program’s objectives is to increase the awareness and preparedness for disaster risk reduction in dealing with environmental and natural calamities for these flood-prone schools,” Requerme said. After the two-day liveout seminar, the participants See HOLD, page 11
By RHODA GRACE SARON PNA
DAVAO CITY--A police officer here was arrested for illegal discharge of firearm and threatening a construction worker Wednesday evening. Major Michael Uyanguren, commander of Sta. Ana police station, identified the suspect as Staff Sergeant Paquito Barnuevo
Diaz, 49, assigned at Foot Patrol Section of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO). Uyanguren said Angelito Vicente, 19, a construction worker, alleged that Diaz pointed his firearm on him and a minor companion when they were passing through the policeman and his colleagues who were drinking near their See FIREARM, page 11
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4Ps mothers feed children with locally grown vegetables MORE and more mothers who are beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Northern Mindanao have now started harvesting vegetables from their garden this season to prepare a menu for their children in schools. In Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental, 4Ps mothers are now busy preparing for a feeding practice implemented in all day care centers and elementary schools of the 28 barangays weekly, which will run in the whole month of July. Every feeding day, all 4Ps beneficiaries are required by the DSWD to harvest vegetables from their backyard garden and prepare them according to the agreed menu of the week. To sustain the production of their garden, they are to plant anew after harvesting. The feeding practice of the town aims to provide nutritious food to school children which is implemented in close coordination between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10, Department of Education, and the Local
These are photos of the feeding practice in Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental.
Government Unit of Bonifacio. Dave Torrefranca, Municipal Action Team leader of DSWD assigned in Bonifacio, disclosed that the practice has been going in Bonifacio town for three years now. He said all elementary schools have communal garden for the 4Ps beneficiaries after DepEd officials in Bonifacio town 4Ps to strengthen the plantsuggested to the Municipal ing of vegetables among Inter-Agency Committee of See FEED, page 8
SP Oks MOA with DOH-CHD NM for upgrading of Birthing Homes, TB-DOTS facilities
TO improve the Birthing Homes and TB-DOTS Facilities of the city, the 19th City Council during its regular session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy authorized Mayor Oscar Moreno to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Health-
Center of Health Development Northern Mindanao (DOH-CHD NM). This covers the transfer of P1 million from the DOH-CHD NM to the City Government, which was identified as one of the recipients of fund assistance for the improvement of the said facilities. Under the MOA, the city through the Health Center
Birthing Home and TBDOTS Facility shall ensure that the sub-allotted funds shall be used to augment the budget for improving its services such as the construction of storage facilities for TB-DOTS medicine and supplies; repair of the health facility to conform with the standards or DOTS certification, among others. For its part, the DOHCHD NM shall ensure the transfer of the funds to the city and monitor the implementation of the project. The MOA was reviewed and endorsed by the committees on health and health insurance and on laws and rules chaired by Councilors Maria Lourdes S. Gaane and Ian Mark Q. Nacaya, respectively. (SP/JBD)
These are photos in Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte.
DOLE extends livelihood assistance for rebel returnees MARAWI CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed 80 livelihood starter kits to rebel returnees through its Integrated Livelihood Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP). A total of 64 rebel re-
turnees from Marawi City, Butig, Piagapo, Tamparan, Pagayawan, Lumba Caunayan, Lumbatan and Sultan Dumalondong in Lanao del Sur, Opol, Misamis Oriental, and Balulang in Cagayan de Oro City turned up during the turnover of livelihood
packages consisting of farming tools, sari-sari store starter kits, vulcanizing equipment and cellphone accessories business starter kit. DOLE- 10 Regional Director Atty. Joffrey Suyao See EXTENDS, page 8
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‘Mysterious box’ sends residents, vendors in panic By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
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ILIGAN City--A cigarette box, full of domestic garbage, caused panic to residents and vendors, when it was discovered abandoned this morning at Mercado Street corner Quezon Avenue Extension, Barangay Poblacion, here. Police Major Allan Abalde, chief of Iligan City Police Station 5, said the discovery of the box along a busy street, where several business establishments are located, prompted authorities to call the Explosive and Ordnance Division (EOD) of the Philippine National Police to check on the box, for fear it has explosives inside. It was supposed to be disrupted but when the EOD personnel did not see wirPhoto courtesy of RMN-dxIC ings, that indicate it has
ILIGAN City--A couple was arrested, past 6 p.m. on Wednesday (July 17) during a joint buy bust operation of Masiu and Tamparan Municipal Police Stations, in Barangay, in Barangay Minanga, Tamparan, Lanao del Sur. Police identified the couple, who were the target of the operation as Dimalotang Aloyodan, the husband, and Diamond Aloyodan, the wife. Both are jobless according to police report. Police Captain Muhiddin Pagayawan, chief of Tamparan Municipal Police Station, said the husband is a drug surrenderee and a high risk target for having connections even in the A cigarette box, full of domestic garbage, caused panic to residents and vendors, adjacent town of Masiu. when it was discovered abandoned this morning at a busy street along Mercado Street “That’s why we have corner Quezon Avenue Extension, Barangay Poblacion, Iligan City. See COUPLE, page 8
improvised explosive device in it, it was manually opened instead. The area is about 200 meters away from a grocery mall, 300 meters from the gate for vehicles and about 600 meters away from the passengers gate of the Philippine Ports Authority. Police saw from the footage of the CCTV cameras of business establishments in the area that a Vios car left the box in the area, in front of an electronic store, around 5:00 o’clock in the morning Thursday, July 18. Concerned citizens reported it to the police at around 7 am. “The Vios stopped for a while and left the box. We got the plate number of the car but it will not be divulge for we are having an investigation on the motive of leaving that garbage,” Abalde said.
Maguindanao hospital to pilot universal healthcare program By NOEL PUNZALAN PNA
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao -- Catering to some 15,000 patients yearly, the Maguindanao
Provincial Hospital here has been chosen by the Department of Health (DOH) to pilot the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) program in the
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). This was according to DOH Assistant Secretary for Visayas and Mindanao, Dr.
Abdullah Dumama Jr., here during the conduct of the “Gamutang Pangkalahatan” from July 16-19, 2019. “Walang dapat maiwan (No one should be left be-
hind),” Dumama said referring to the UHC program during Tuesday’s launching of this year’s Gamutan activity. More than 2,000 indigent
patients from the province’s 36 towns and nearby areas are expected to benefit during the four-day medicaldental outreach program See PILOT, page 7
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In pursuit of banking excellence THE Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPHIL), one of the country’s leading organizations dedicated to the pursuit of banking excellence, celebrated another milestone last week with the induction of BAIPHIL’s officers and committee chairpersons for 2019-2020. BAIPHIL supports the banking industry through continuing education, research, and information exchange while upholding the values of good governance, competence and integrity, service, teamwork, and innovation. Newly-inducted President Blesilda P. Andres, (Head of BPI’s Regulatory Compliance) pledged to carry on BAIPHIL’s legacy and sustain the vision “to be the leader in pursuit of banking excellence, aiming
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Philippine Savings Bank); and Edel Mary Vegamora (EVP, RCBC). Immediate past president Dom B. Gavino, Jr. (ING Bank NV) joined BAIPHIL’s Advisers who include Ma. Dolores B. Yuvienco (BPI), Josefa Elvira E. DitchingLorico (BSP), Antonio V. Viray, (Chief Adviser for Legal Affairs) and Rhoneil S. Fajardo (Deutsche Bank). Named to various committees and sub-committees were: Dom B. Gavino, Jr. (ING Bank NV),, Godofredo L. Martinez (UCPB), Carol P. Warner (SBTC), Ma. Bernadette T. Ratcliffe See PURSUIT, page 11
Like father like son
THINK a minute. Not long ago a famous movie star and his son were put in jail for doing illegal drugs together. Being busted for drugs together is quite a tragic father-son bonding activity! But proves yet once again: “Like father, like son.” Ask yourself: “Do I want my son to be like me?” Our sons learn to follow our example both by our words and by our ways. The things that we tell our children are important will become the things that are important to them. Walter Reuther, the labor leader of the United Auto Workers in the U.S., was deeply influenced by his father who was a union organizer. Reuther’s father taught his sons at home how to debate major issues. Their father said: “It was no accident that three of my sons became leaders of labor unions.” However, we fathers
teach our sons far more by our daily ways of living than by our words. Our son watches, listens and learns from the way we work, the way we play, and the way we treat people every day. “Actions speak louder than words,” so our sons learn mostly from our daily example. “More is caught than taught.” Someone said: “Till a boy is 15 he does what his father says; after that, he does what his father does.” A young man told his father: “When I was young I usually did not listen when you were telling me about right and wrong. But what influenced me most was watching you every day. I imitated what you were, not what you said.” A major study was done of wealthy families with teenage sons in trouble with the law. Though the fathers told their sons to be honest,
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hardworking and respectful of others, those same fathers would cheat, lie, and make dishonest business deals. No wonder their sons were in trouble with the law! They followed their dad’s bad example and ways, not his words and speeches. So Dad, ask yourself: “What is there about me I do not want my son to copy? Do I have character worth copying?” Won’t you ask Jesus right now to forgive you for not living the way you know you should, and to help you start changing, so you can begin to truly walk your talk? That is the only way to get a confident and clear conscience, so you will want your son to be like you. ****************** A man was driving his car with his son when he was stopped by a policeman and given a ticket for speeding. The father was angry all the way home,
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talking about how he was going to get his friend at the police department to “fix” it so he would not have to pay. Then, he was going to get revenge by making trouble for the policeman who gave him the ticket! Later, the father realized what a bad example he had been to his son, so he told his son he had said things in anger that he should not have. He then took his son with him to court, admitted he was guilty, and paid the penalty. Your kids will walk as you walk, not as you talk. They follow your ways of living much more than your words about living. See SON, page 11
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that will usher the efficient delivery of digital financial services and promote greater financial inclusion. Also Inducted as BAIPHIL officers were Restituto C. Cruz, (BSP Assistant Governor) First Vice President; Myrna E. Amahan, (FVP/Chief Audit Executive, Union Bank) Second Vice President; Romel D. Meniado, (FVP, Robinsons Bank) Secretary; Arnel A. Valles (SVP, United Coconut Planters Bank) Treasurer. Inducted as Directors were: Marilou C. Bartolome (SVP, Metrobank), Mary Jane C. Japor, (AVP, Australia New Zealand Banking Group); Racquel B. Mañago (VP, Philippine Veterans Bank); Estrellita V. Ong, (Chief Internal Auditor, BDO); Edeza A. Que (FVP,
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to be one of the best in the Asia Pacific Region”. BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno, who was both the inducting officer and guest speaker, reminded BAIPHIL of the challenges faced by the industry given the ongoing digital transformation of the banking system. Diokno cited the urgent need for collaborative governance to manage technological opportunities and disruptions. Here is where BAIPHIL could be a strong catalyst “to support and reinforce the banking industry’s seamless transition into the digital age”, Diokno said. For BSP’s part, Diokno reaffirmed the central monetary authority’s commitment to providing a proactive, enabling environment
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental -- In a vote 18 in favour, 14 against, and 15 abstention, the UN Human Rights Council decided to probe on the alleged human rights violations in the Philippines in the advent of the Duterte campaign to end the drug menace. The PNP reported 6,600 deaths related to its anti-drug operations while human rights watchers claim a figure far beyond. The government’s very own Human Rights Commission estimated a death toll of 27,000 arising from the three-year-old drug war. Palace spokesperson Sal Panelo belittles and rejects the decision of the Council asserting it is biased
and partisan and not valid because it was not unanimously adopted and failed to get even a simple majority of the voting members. In fact, he said, the voting showed that many in the 47-member Council were actually against the probe if the 15 abstentions are added to the 14 who opposed it (14+15=29). Panelo forgets that when it comes to voting in a democratic decision making the winning majority is not reckoned from the number of those who are supposed to vote but from those who actually cast their votes. And abstention is just that: a voter does not make or show his choice on an issue.
It is not a NO vote. The legal adviser’s ridiculous statistical quibbling may yet boomerang on his patron. Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte became president of the Republic with 15.97M votes, which is only some 29% of the registered voters (54.4M) in the 2016 presidential elections. Duterte’s 15.97M winning votes constitute but 38% of the votes cast, where 60% were against him in the combined votes of Roxas, 9,70M (23%), Poe, 8.93M (21%), Binay, 5.32M (12%), and Santiago, 1,42M (3.4%). To follow Panelo’s logic, Duterte did not get a majority vote, thus, his election was not valid and, therefore, he should not
have been our president. There is actually no need to be apprehensive on the approaching UN probe, if, indeed, the regime has nothing to hide, or if the drug offensive is above board. The Duterte government ought, in fact, to welcome it with open arms, cooperate and offer to the probers all records on the drug cleansing program, allow them to interview all persons of interest without parrying their efforts with threats, intimidations or imagined legal obstacles. Key law enforcers, past and present, should refrain from being panicky and emotionally defensive of the drug See PANICKY, page 11
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THE WORD, in other words Genesis 3 17:19 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt
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thou return. After the day when the first man and women disobey God, they were tempted by satan. They eat the fruit that was prohibated by God, there when God declare that man shall work in order to have food to eat from generation to generation. Amen.
Allow your children to get immunized: DOH By CHE PALICTE PNA
Photo inside Marawi City’s most affected area taken July 9, almost a week before the Task Force Bangon Marawi announced that they are giving the residents until July 15 to give consent to include their structures in the demolition in the ongoing rehabilitation of the city. (Divina M. Suson)
Davao biz leaders hail new design for Mindanao Railway Project DAVAO CIT Y -- Local business leaders welcomed the decision to build an P82..9-billion mo der n dual track, electricityrun railway instead of a P35.9-billion single track, diesel-run one for the first phase of the 1,550-kilometer Mindanao Railway Project. The design was approved during the National Economic and Development Authority-Board’s Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee deliberation on July 10, 2019. Arturo Milan, president of Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. welcomed the board’s approval of the change in scope and budget for the 102-km railway project that will stretch from Tagum City in Davao del Norte to Davao City, and then to Digos City. Phase 1 would have eight stations, namely: Tagum; Carmen; Panabo; Mudiang
in Bunawan, Davao City; Davao Terminal; Toril; Sta. Cruz and Digos. Milan said the government should make sure that it will construct a modern railway system similar to what it is putting up in Luzon because Mindanawons need “a state of the art railway system.” Mind anao Business Council chair Vicente T. Lao lamented the slow implementation of the railway project in the island. “This is long overdue.” Lao hopes the government will not change the features of the project without consulting the people of Mindanao. The approved changes in the project scope included changing from a single track to dual track railway ; from diesel to electrified railway with 25 kV electrified overhead for the catenary system transmission of electrical energy to the trains wherein the wires are situated above
the rails and 26 electrical multiple units; from 102km. fully at-grade railway to 100 km railway with viaduct for the 26-km. elevated portion; and addition of the satellite depot in Davao City aside from main depot to be located in Tagum City. According to the Department of Transportation (DOTr), the railway’s first segment will reduce travel time from Tagum to Digos from 3.5 hours to 1.3 hours once it starts operating in 2022. It added the rail line will be built with a single track, with provisions for future tracks and electrification. It will have six five-car passenger trains with three spare cars, four locomotives and 15 freight cars. Upon project completion, the DOTr expects the daily ridership of the Tagum-Davao-Digos segment to increase to 134,060 by 2022.
Barangay Iponan in Cagayan de Oro City headed by its chairman Maximo “Dondon” Alllorin holds a vegetable cooking contest as its own contribution of the nationwide observance of Nutrition Month this July. The activity was held Friday (July 19, 2019). PHOTO COURTESY OF IPONAN BARANGAY COUNCIL
The DOTr projects the daily ridership to further increase to 237,023 by 2032 and 375,134 by 2042. (Antonio L. Colina IV/ MindaNews)
DAVAO CI T Y -- The Department of Health in Region 11 (DOH-11) on Thursday called on the parents to allow their children to get vaccinated in next month’s school-based immunization. DOH-11 officials admitted that many of the parents still fear getting their children immunized because of the Dengvaxia controversy in 2017. In 2017, the DOH suspended the school-based
dengue vaccination program after French drug-based vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur made a statement that its product poses higher risks to people without prior dengue infection. The announcement was followed by a torrent of reports about children dying from various complications attributed to the dengue vaccine. In a media briefing here, Dr. Janis Olavides, DOH-11 national immunization program manager, clarified that See GET, page 11
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ZAMCELCO breaks power impasse in Zamboanga City THE Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMC E L C O ) , t h rou g h it s investor-managers (IMC) Crowninvestment Holdings Inc. and Desco Inc., posted an additional 150 million pesos to Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC) at a hearing at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) today, July 17. This is the second compromise agreement in the on-going legal dispute with WMPC. In February this year, the coop flagged overbillings from WMPC in the amount of 441 million pesos made from 2015 to 2018. ZAMCELCO maintained that these overpayments covered the pending payables the coop incurred to the power supplier. Responding to this, WMPC unilaterally cut its power supply to ZAMCELCO. “Of Crown-Desco’s 2.5 billion-peso capital infusion into ZAMCELCO, 370 million pesos have already gone to WMPC,” said ZAMCELCO Chief Management Officer Henry Virola. “So far, we paid 370 million pesos of the disputed amount of 447 million pesos in payables that WMPC is demanding—on top of our overpayments.” In April, Crown-ZAMCELCO filed a motion with the ERC for a claim for refund of its overpayments. The motion also prayed for its withdrawal from and the ERC’s dismissal of the application for approval of See BREAKS, page 11
MANILA -- Palay and corn production in the second quarter of the current year may decline based on standing crops, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Palay production for April-June 2019 may decrease to 3.86 million metric tons (MT), or lower by 5.6 percent from its previous year’s level of 4.09 million MT. Of the 914,460 hectares updated standing crop, some 89.2 percent have been harvested. By stage of development, more than half or 54.7 percent of the
ADB cuts PH 2019 growth forecast to 6.2%
By LESLIE GATPOLINTAN
MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has slightly reduced its economic growth forecast for the Philippines to 6.2 percent this year but maintained at 6.4 percent its forecast for 2020, noting that the country remains among Southeast Asia’s top economies. The Asian Development Outlook Supplement report released Thursday cited the government underspending resulting from delayed passage of the national budget that moderated economic growth to 5.6 percent in the first quarter. The report said public construction contracted while growth in government consumption eased in January to March period. Growth in exports of See CUTS, page 11
Ayala launches Data Base employee community to help drive digital transformation MAKATI CITY, Philippines – July 11, 2019 As part of its aggressive push toward Digital Transformation, the Ayala group launched Data Base, its first ever employee-based community for data talents from within the group. Driven by the AC Analytics team, it is a venue where “Data Champions” can collaborate and create data-driven solutions that will positively impact business operations. Held at Kickstart Ventures in
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413,050 hectares standing crop were at vegetative stage, 24.3 percent at reproductive stage, and 20.9 percent at maturing stage. As to farmers’ planting intention, 314,890 hectares or 37.6 percent of perceived harvest area for July-September have been actually planted. As of June 1, the total rice stocks inventory was recorded at 2.598.34 million MT. Rice stocks inventory level in the households and commercial warehouses were down by 4.2 percent and 21.0 percent, respectively. On the other hand, corn See DECLINE, page 11
Paseo de Roxas, the gathering had over 100 attendees from different Ayala business units as well as Ayala executives. Ayala Chairman & CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said in his opening remarks, “The Ayala of the future is an Ayala that constantly reinvents itself. Throughout Ayala’s history, we have worked to cultivate this culture of innovation and as a result, this has helped us understand and respond to the changing
needs of the Filipino.” Last April 2019, Zobel announced at its Annual Stockholders’ Meeting press briefing that digitization is key in propelling the 185-yearold company into the future. Today, Ayala is leveraging its groupwide assets to help improve its businesses and deliver products and services in a more efficient way. “Our portfolio of companies allows us to touch the lives of many Filipinos in
various ways. The richness of the data we collect as a group enables us to better understand our customers, optimize our operations, and identify potential opportunities,” Zobel further shared. As the central hub for Ayala’s data experts, Data Base can help unify the group in optimizing its businesses, as digitization progressed in different ways and at different rates across the business units. The community also aims to
foster new ways of working to help drive a truly digital culture. This inaugural meeting focused on a data storytelling session with presentations from Globe Telecom Director for Advanced Analytics Pam Morales-Cabudoy, AC Health Strategy and Communications Head Rizzy Alejandro, Mynt Data Science Head Inigo Benavidez, and Kalibrr Artificial Intelligence Research Head Aivin Solatorio.
Ayala Foundation - represented by Ruel Maranan and Joanna Duarte - turns over a total of P200,000 to ten youth groups based in Cagayan de Oro City who are under Ayala Foundation’s LeadCom. LeadCom is an Ayala Foundation program which harnesses the youth’s potential for leadership and community service by helping them ideate and implement projects that address community issues. Also in photo are (not in order) Mayor Oscar Moreno, Councilor Suzette Daba, city schools division superintendent Jonathan dela Peña and other stakeholders. Activity was done Friday (July 19, 2019). photo by mark francisco
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DA-PLGU MisOr lays ground for the construction of Seed Storage in Brgy. Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro
WITH the aim of being disaster resilient, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DARFO 10) joins the coastal cleanup in observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month 2019. Spearheaded by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council – Region 10 (RDRRMC-10), the DA RFO-10 together with the different government agencies
in the region and community members took part in cleaning the 500-meter coastal area in Molugan, El Salvador City, earlier today, July 12, 2019. “The coastal cleanup has a huge impact. It is not only a noble activity but also a form of information campaign and awareness to the community that we should clean the coastal areas,” said CDRRMC head Teddy Bombeo of El Salvador City.
Meanwhile, OICAdministrator and City Agriculturist Nolly Adrian B. Gabule highlighted the importance of mangrove as the breeding ground of marine species aside from protecting the coastal areas from strong waves and currents. This year’s celebration bears with the theme, “Kahandaan sa Sakuna’t Peligro Para sa Tunay na Pagbabago.”
THE barangay of Lumbia, in the city of Cagayan de Oro will soon house the P9.7-million seed storage with warehouse, as officials of DA-RFO 10 led by OICRED Carlene C. Collado and PLGUMisOr together with the Project contractor, held a
groundbreaking ceremony on July 17, 2019. In his message, Dir. Collado said that with the completion of the Project, buffer stocking of seeds intended for calamitystricken areas will be strengthened by maintaining
the quality (germination rate) of seeds. Further, highlighting that the warehouse will serve as storage for farm equipment and other DA interventions ready for distribution to targeted recipients within the Region, especially in Misamis Oriental.
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curative, rehabilitative and palliative care for medical, dental, mental and emergency health services. The law also encourages the private sector as UHC implementation partners by providing Filipinos better benefit packages that will reduce their out-of-pocket expenses. “As of now, we at the DOH are still in consulting with partners on the implementing rules and regulations of the UHC across the country,” Dumama said. The DOH is given six months to implement the
UHC law following its passing into law in February this year. “So expect the UHC formal launching in the BARMM by September this year,” Dumama said. Dr. Tahir Sulaik, chief of the Maguindanao Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), expressed his delight over the good news that Dumama brought, taking into consideration that they can now fully serve the health needs of everybody, especially the poorest of the poor, for free. Last year, the MPH served more than 12,000 people and we expect to serve more through the UHC program,” a beaming Sulaik, who is set to retire from government service on Friday, July 19. Sulaik, who has been a government doctor for 33 years, had strategized the yearly Gamutang Pangka-
lahatan, his brainchild, for the past 14 years. “The coming in of the UHC is a big boost to our health mission to serve the poor in the province,” Sulaik said. Sacha Bootsma, a technical officer of the World Health Organization, has assured constituents here of assistance to technical refinements to ensure that the UHC program would be comprehensive, practical and feasible in coverage. “C ongratulations to the MPH for being a selfsustaining institution for the past years through the Gamutan activity and its for its full access to the UHC program,” Bootsma said during her message of support. In an interview, Merlyn Amantes, 42, of Barangay Talisawa, Datu Abdullah Sangki, expressed delight over the news that MPH
would pilot the UHC package in BARMM. “Masaya ako kasi kami pala ang unang benepisaryo ng UHC sa buong BARMM
( I feel happy because we are to become the first beneficiaries of the UHC package in the whole of BARMM),” she said. (PNA)
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with services ranging from major and minor surgical operations, blood donation, dental services, free checkup and distribution of free medicines, pregnancy kits, CT scan, ultrasound, X-ray assistance. The UHC law, signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on Feb. 20 this year, makes all Filipinos direct or indirect contributors of PhilHealth, thereby providing immediate eligibility and access to preventive, promotive,
School-based management By ENGELBERT DE LA PIÑA
EVERY education institution in the world has its own share of problems that need to be addressed. Some issues besetting the school system especially the public school, include high dropout rate, quality educational service, high repetition rate and limited holding capacity of the schools. Over the past decades, man initiatives and reform efforts have been implemented to arrest these problems. One key response of the national government is the adoption and implementation of the school-based management which is anchored on decentralization. School-based management, a framework of governance,
transfers the power and authority as well s the resources to the school level on the assumption that the school heads including teachers, key leaders in the community and parents know how to manage their respective campuses. Here in the country, school-based management was officially implemented as a governance framework of DepEd with the passage of Republic Act (RA) 9155 in 2001 as legal cover. Its aim is to improve the quality of education at the basic level. Thus, school-based management is a viable structural reform intervention used to improve the quality of education in the public school as to produce functionally literate Filipinos.
PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE 1F South Wing Administrative Bldg., Capistrano-Hayes Sts Cagayan de Oro city Email Address:CivilRegistryCagayandeOro@yahoo.com Tel Nos. 088-857-3898 & 088-8573159 Cell. No. 0906-8288219
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that MARLON EDROTE WABE has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error of the CHILD’S SEX from “FEMALE” to“MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARLON EDROPE WABE who was born on SEPTEMBER 25, 1987 at CARMEN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are ALFREDO WABE and MARILOU EDROPE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JULY 28, 2019.
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Nutrition Month By VIRGEN G. CHAN Master Teacher I Pandan Elementary School
THE 2019 Nutrition Month theme is Kumain nang wasto at maging aktibo…push nation ‘to! The theme encourages everyone to advocate and realize the consumption of healthy diets, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior. Pushing the advocacy means that each and everyone can contribute to better nutrition and physical activity for better health. The Nutrition Month logo for the theme shows the balance that needs to be achieved through healthy diet as symbolized by the leaf of a vegetable and physical activity by moving figures of people. The campaign aims to catalyze actions to promote the consumption of healthy
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(number of 4Ps beneficiaries) beneficiaries of the Program. Meanwhile, all 4Ps parents in Delabayan, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte collectively prepare and cook their produce during their respective Family Development Sessions. The grantees share them among themselves after the session. NOTICE
diets, increased physical activitiy and reduced reduced sedentary behavior through through activities of daily living among individual sand families, encourage the food industry including farmers, manufactuers, distributors and food establishments to produce and make available healthier food options and advocate for the enactment of national and local legislation and policies at the workplace, school and other venues that are supportive of an enabling environment for healthy diets and physical activity. While Nutrition Month is observed during July, actions to achieve the objectives are expected to be sustained. The 2019 Nutrition Month celebration must highlight the importance of healthy diet and physical activity among different age groups. A day before a session, 4Ps mothers are seen harvesting their vegetables and agree with their cluster members on what meal to prepare. Each cluster is composed of 28 to 30 household members. Pantawid Pamilya is a government’s poverty-reduction strategy that provides cash grants to extremely poor households aimed at helping them raise educated and healthy children aged NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late spouses Felicisimo Daminar and Anecia A. Daminar who died long ago at Bonbon, Catarman, Camiguin without any will and unknown unpaid debts, left a certain parcel of land, known as Lot No. 68-B-4 part declared under Tax Declaration No. 0302386 in the name of the late Felicisimo Daminar, containing an area of 556 sq. meters located at Sabang, Bonbon, Catarman, Camiguin is the subject of extrajudicial settlement of estate with absolute sale, sold in favor of Deven Jessie B. Dequito, executed by legal heirs of the late Felicisimo Daminar and Anecia A. Daminar, under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Teddy S. Rodriguez per doc. No. 232; Page No. 48; Book No. VI; series of 2017.
NOTICE is hereby given the intestate Estate of the late CONCESO URBIZTONDO and GERARDA ROZ URBIZTONDO consisting a certain parcel of land known as Lot No. 7-C2-D-2-C and Lot No. 7-C-s-D-2-D all of PSD-10-015154 located at Barangay Pob. San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, Philippines with a whole area of SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT (748) square meters more or less registered under TCT no. T-7624 and TCT no. 159-2018001852 in the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines is the subject of Extrajudicial Settlement Among Heirs with Partition under the notarial registry of Atty. Ferdinand H. Ebarle per Doc No. 200, Page No. 58, Book No. 602, Series of 2019.
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Making the K to 12 curriculum work By ENGELBERT DE LA PIÑA
ENHANCING the employability of senior high students is not the sole task of those managing the K-12 bureaucracy. The labor market has supply and demand sides. The institutions involved on both sides of the market must get involved and work together. The suggestion that two weeks of work immersion under the K-12 curriculum be changed into 600 hours of on the job training in a real industry setting sounds good. There is indeed an urgent need for policy coordination among the institutions involved on the supply and demand sides of the labor market. In fact, policy coordination is one of 18 years and below. It utilizes the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme where beneficiaries receive cash grant provided that they send their children to school, get preventive health check-up, and the parents attend the monthly Family Development Session (FDS). Currently, Northern Mindanao has 259,675 active household beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya.
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said that the returnees chose the kind of livelihood package they wanted to receive. “Ito ay para makatulong hindi lang para sa kanilang pamilya kundi kung ito ay maging successful para sa kanilang komunidad,” said Suyao. [This livelihood assistance will help not only EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late FLORENCIO MAINIT, who owned in common by way of inheritance Lot No. 2093 Part with an area of 1,122 square meters, tax declared under TD No. 03000002978, located at Binaliwan, Mahinog, Camiguin; are the subject of EXTRAJUDICAL SETTLEMENT OF PARTITION WITH WAIVER AND SALE; namely: EPIGENIA M. VERTUDAZO, GLORICITA M. LUBAS and MERENCITA M. CURAN, all Filipinos, of legal age, married and a residents of Binaliwan, Mahinog, Camiguin; That while each of the heirs will get a 374 sq.m. portion, EPIGENIA M. VERTUDAZO’s share has been apportioned to her daughter TESSA M. VERTUDAZO, with her siblings waiving their rights and participation over the said lot in favor of TESSA M. VERTUDAZO, thereby making Tessa M. Vertudazo’s lot now equivalent to 598 sq.m. Designated as lot 2093A-2, glorita M. Lubas having sold her 224 sq.m. portion to Tesssa M. Vertidazo for consideration of TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,000.00), which amount was duly received by and to the satisfaction of the vendor GLORITA M. LUBAS; under Notary Public of Atty. VITO M. CARRILLO; as per Doc No. 161; Page No. 34; Book No. 18; Series of 2017.
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late ISAAC M. CAGATIN, who died single and without any child of his own and who remains the declared owner of three (3) parcel of land which are herein described: PARCEL ONE: Lot No. : 4928, T.D. No. : 04000710898, Area : 4,268 sq.m.; PARCEL TWO: Lot No. : 4119, T.D. No. : 04000219661, Area : 1,952 sq.m; PARCEL THREE: Lot No. : 4947 Part, T.D. No. :04000710899, Area : 4,004 sq.m.; is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ADJUDICATION OF OWNERSHIP BY SUCCESSION is executed by LEDOVINA VALDEZ DIMLA, of legal age, widow, Filipino and a resident 36 Kiayos, St. Brgy. Veterans Village, Project 7, Quezon City; That upon the death of our uncle Isaac M. Cagatin his properties were distributed among his heirs who had the hereditary right some of which were already transferred to the name of the heirs; That the above three parcels of land are the remaining properties which remain in his name and which properties are assigned to me as my hereditary share; Under Notary Public of Atty. VITO M. CARRILLO; as per Doc No. 90; Page No. 15; Book No. 56; Series of 2016.
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late TEODORA LABADAN, who died intestate without leaving any will; That the deceased is the registered owner of a parcel of land embraced under Lot No. 2842, case 9, PLS-1103, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows: 1. “A PARCEL OF LAND, located at Talimos, San Isidro, Mahinog, Camiguin Province, bearing TAX DECLARATION NO. 03000808518 denominated as Lot No. 2842, case 9, PLS-1103, containing an area of 123 SQUARE METERS; is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE; executed and entered into by: PETRA CAGAS, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married, and a resident of San Isidro, Mahinog, Camiguin; NOWTHEREFORE, the HEIR/VENDOR adjudicate unto herself and being the “only heirs” of the late TEODORA LABADAN, and for in consideration of the sum of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (Php25,000.00) Philippine Currency, to us in hand paid with our entire satisfaction from JANICE LESLIE VENNA PAGARA KOOPMANS, likewise of legal age, Filipino Citizens, married and a resident of Hubangon, Mahinog, Camiguin Province, I do hereby SELL, CEDE, CONVEY and TRANSFER, absolutely forever, including all the improvements found thereon, unto said VENDEE, JANICE LESLIE VENNA PAGARA KOOPMANS, her successors-interests and transferees, a parcel of land above described; Under Notary Public of Atty. VITO M. CARRILLO; as per Doc No. 442; Page NO. 102; Book No. 107; Series of 2019.
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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ADJUDICATION OF OWNERSHIP BY SUCCESSION
the most neglected areas of the education demand nexus. Education leaders must be able to develop a continuous and seamless pathway of learning that enables young people to move from secondary to higher education and vocational training while accumulating skills and work experiences throughout their lives. Part of the learning pathway is opportunity for entrepreneurship which is very much needed in the farming sector and underdeveloped regions of the country. Also part of the education planning is the challenge of how to provide career guidance, labor market information and counselling to senior high students. their families but also their communities when it will be successful.] The 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army had profiled a total of 163 Maute-IS returnees to be given livelihood assistance to enable them to lead normal lives. According to Brigadier General Romeo Brawner Jr., 103rd Brigade commander, the livelihood package is part of the government’s campaign for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE). Brawner also shared that most of the returnees joined the extremist group because of financial and economic reasons. He then advised the returnees to use the livelihood assistance in starting with their living again. “You should treasure this opportunity given you. This is a new start for all of AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER/ CENCALLATION OF TITLE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SIMEON and PASTORA A. GUATNO, who died long time ago, at Yumbing, Mambajao, Camiguin; that the deceased have owned several parcels of land all located in Mambajao, Camiguin, and all titled in their name, represented by our sister Late ISABEL A. GUATNO, who died single without issue; That our sister late ISABEL GUATNO, erroneously included in titling a parcel of land adjoining our land, denominated as Lot No. 6237, now embraced with Original Certificate of Title No. 12263, with an area of 1,753 sq.m. in the name of HRS. of SIMEON GUATNO, but declared in the name of actual owner and possessor, AGUSTINA VALDEHEZA, paid taxes of same in concept as owner under Tax Declaration No. 1518980 in the name of AGUSTINA VALDEHUEZA; are the subject of AFFIADAVIT OF WAIVER/ CANCELLATION OF TITLE; CANDIDA GUATNO RANULLO, widow; MODESTA A. GUATNO & ARCADIO A. GUATNO, all single of legal ages, Filipino citizens, and residents of Yumbing, Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines; That we request the Registrar of Deeds of Camiguin to Cancel ORIGINAL CERTIFCATE of TITLE NO. 12263, denominated as Lot No. 6237 in the name of Hrs. of SIMEON GUATNO, which is erroneous and change/transfer to AGUSTINA VALDEHUEZA, the true actual owner and possessor, hence this affidavit is executed; Under Notary Public of Atty. AVELINO P. ORSENO JR,; as per Doc. No. 323; Page No. 38; Book No. XX; Series of 2019. MDN: July 6, 13 & 20, 2019
Enhancing children’s learning through technology By MARIA DARLENE P. MATALINES Teacher I Bugo Central School
CERTAIN technologies have been found to enhance children’s learning and development only if they are used appropriately and made with the proper content. For example, interactive and multimedia features embedded within electronic storybooks have been found to help with children’s vocabulary and story comprehension only if they are relevant and congruent with the story. Other studies have shown that engaging with a familiar media character can help children learn to manage their emotions and learn new math skills but this was not found when children engaged with an unfamiliar character. While these examples
highlight how technology can be beneficial to children’s learning and development, the big question is how do parents and content creators know what terms such as “used appropriately” and “proper content” actually mean. One way is to increase awareness about the research being done in this area. Be mindful consumers while selecting media for your children. That goes out to teachers, school principals and division superintendents, too. After all, they are the ones who will choose for additional materials that will be purchased for their respective classrooms apart from the basic ones downloaded to them by DepEd.
you,” said Brawner. Alex (not his real name), one of the returnees, thanked DOLE and the Philippine Army for all the support they had received. With the “Bigasan starter kit,” he would start anew in his home at Butig, Lanao del Sur. “Malaking halaga ito dahil makakatulong ito sa negosyo namin at sa pang araw araw (This is of great help to us in starting our business and in meeting our daily needs),” he said. Meanwhile, Cardo (not his real name) urged his former comrades to come down from the mountains and surrender to the government. “Tinatawag ko kayo na bumaba na para makamit natin ang kapayapaan bilang Pilipino at Bangsamoro,” said Cardo. [I urge you to come down so that we will achieve peace as a Filipino and as a Bangsamoro.] Task Force B angon
Marawi Field Office Manager Felix Castro Jr also reminded the returnees to preserve and develop the livelihood support given to them. Lou Ellen L. Antonio/ PIA10)
DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE Notice is hereby given that PAUL Y. DELADA, Filipino, of legal age, and a resident of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin after having received in full satisfaction the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00) in Philippine currency from vendee, JUDITH JAEL ORIAS of legal age, married, with residence and postal address in Madang, Mati City, Davao Oriental that the vendor PAUL Y. DELADA, do hereby CONVEY, SELLS, DIPOSES and TRANSFER unto the said vendee, a parcel of land denominated as Lot No. 4152 sitauted in Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin and embraced under Tax declaration No. 040002054; containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY NINE (739) SQUARE METERS; the description of the land is as follows: NORTH : Barangay Road; SOUTH : Lot # 4149 – Gallardo, Agarita; EAST: Lot No. 4149 - Gallardo, Agarita; WEST: Lot # 4154 – Marina Delada; That it was also Offered for sale to all its adjoining owners including the vendee, who is a blood relative in compliance with the New Civil Code of the Philippines provision. As only the vendee is interested in buying the same, thus, this sale of which the vendee have agreed that all expenses pertaining to transfer taxes and all other expenses consequent for the transfer and registration shall be borne by the vendee; Under Notary Public of Atty. AVELINO P. ORSENO JR.,; as per Doc. No. 758; Page NO. 122; Book No. 111; Series of 2019. MDN: July 6, 13 & 20, 2019
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with us in the operation Masiu Police as augmentation because the operation was high risk,” Pagayawan said in a text message. Authorities seized from the possession of the suspects 20 sachets of believed to be shabu with estimated market value of 10 thousand pesos according to Police Major Chris Cabugwang, chief of Lanao del Sur Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (LDS PDEU). In a statement sent to the media, Police Brigadier General Marni Marcos, Jr., chief of the Police Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO BARMM), said the arrest of the suspects will diminish the illegal drugs supply in Tamparan and in Masiu area where they are known to be the most sctive distributor of ‘shabu’. Police is now preparing cases in violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the intestate estate of the late CONSTANTINO S. ORAIZ consisting parcel of land known as Lot No. 4312-C, Csd-13-002367-D identified to Lot 12561, Pls-67 with a whole area of 49,475 square meters located at Barangay 3, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur registered under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-32393 in the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Agusan del Sur is the subject of Extra Judicial Settlement Among Heirs with Partition under the notarial registry of Atty. Ferdinand H. Ebarle per Doc. No. 280, Page No. 56, Book No. 569, Series of 2018. MDN: Jul 20, 27 & Aug 3, 2019
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will implement a disaster resiliency-related project of their choosing within a two-month duration. BUGKOS will hand over P5,000 as seed money to each schoo for their respective project implementation, courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines. Topics covered in the seminar included civic leadership, parliamentary procedure, human rights awareness, anti-bullying awareness, sexual harassment awareness and the like. “As you can see, disaster resilience is all-inclusive. We are trying to be as comprehensive as possible,” Requerme said, adding that they expect the participants to emerge being responsible citizens as a result.
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of his body, as of this writing. The two are residents of Barangay Salongabanding. Police Colonel Madzgani Mukaram of Provincial Police Office in Lanao del Sur said initial investigation stated that the two were at the third floor of the house owned by certain Hadji Ali Pangcatan when they attempted to tap to the main wire of Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO) that resulted to their electrocution. “Reportedly, a certain Minupun Macalintal Diongcat ordered the victims to do the tapping from the main (power) line... it is illegal,” Mukaram said in a text message. Investigation, however, is being conducted to determine other circumstances behind the incident and to identify if there are possible culprits on the incident according to the police.
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bunkhouse in Brgy. Bangoy here. Vicente said Diaz left on a motorcycle after the incident, but then came back minutes after and pointed his gun again on them. This time, however, Vicente said the police officer fired his gun on them, prompting him and his companion to run and hide. Vicente then called Central 911 for police assistance. Minutes later, personnel from Sta. Ana police responded to the scene and confiscated a caliber .45 pistol from the police officer. Diaz is now temporarily detained at the Sta. Ana police station while cases for violation of illegal discharge of firearm and grave threat are being prepared against him. (PNA)
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(Maybank), Maria Victoria P. Ronquillo (UCPB), Iñigo L. Regalado III (BSP), Mardonio C. Cervantes (Associ-
ate Life Member), Belinda C. Rodriguez (PBB), Irene DL. Arroyo (PDIC), Amelita G. Cua (Philtrust), Carlota A. Bacani (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group), Maria Rachelle A. Fajatin (Equicom), Francis B. Albalate (Union Bank), Leila P. Paz-Aguba (Union Bank), Emma B. Co (PSBank), Josefa Elvira E. Ditching-Lorico (BSP), Teresita L. Andres (Associate Life Member), Susan R. Alcala-Uranza (former president BAIPHIL ), Reginald C. Nery (Bank of Commerce) and Shirley G. Felix (PDIC). Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Assistant Governor Restituto Cruz traced the roots of BAIPHIL, which even antedated the Central Bank of the Philippines. BAIPHIL was founded in 1941 as a non-stock, nonprofit corporation under the name National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers (NABAC), primarily with the goal of increasing the efficiency and uniformity in bank accounting, auditing and operations among banks. It metamorphosed into the Association of Bank Audit, Controls and Operations, subsequently the Bank Administration Institute (Philippine Chapter) and finally into the Bankers Institute of the Philippines. From a small circle of accountants and auditors, the Institute has evolved into a prestigious and respectable bankers’ organization. It now boasts of 62 institutional members composed mostly of universal, commercial, foreign, thrift and government banks, the BSP, PDIC, PCHC, BANCNET, and more than 300 key bank executives as associates and sustaining life members. Note: You may wish to share the foregoing article via Facebook and/or Twitter.
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On a Saturday night, a car went off the road killing the young man driving and seriously injuring his 17-year-old girlfriend. When the girl’s parents got to the hospital, they learned that their daughter and her boyfriend had been drinking. The father left the hospital extremely angry saying, “Wait till I find the person that sold my daughter that whiskey!” When he returned home he saw a note on his liquor cabinet from his daughter: “Dear Dad, I took your whiskey tonight. Hope you don’t mind?” There’s nothing more important in your life than teaching your child by your right example. A young boy was asked on a questionnaire if he was a Christian and he answered: “I’m not a Christian because my father is not a Christian, and I’m the same thing as him.” Dad, you have the awesome honor and responsibility to show your son how to live the way his Maker created him to live. But you cannot show him Jesus’ way if you are not living that way
Sat-Sun, July 20-21, 2019 yourself. Today, you can ask Him to forgive you for living your own, wrong way, and to take full charge of your heart and character. Then you can start showing your son God’s way every day, both with your words and your ways. Just think a minute.
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cleansing under their watch. If General Bato, the Tokhang architect, cannot say something intelligible, he better zip his lips as not to shame his new office. Apologizing after every senseless and tactless pronouncement erodes credibility or of what is left of it. Emotions darken the mind and may only lead to regrettable outcomes. The neophyte senator must stop being funny; it’s beyond the task or imagination of the UN human rights investigators to behead him, as he has theatrically offered, in case they could establish a state-sponsored extra judicial killing in our blighted motherland. Incumbent PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde is not helping either in clearing the panicky atmosphere when he suggested from nowhere, without any shred of evidence, that the local communists could be behind the Human Rights Council resolution to gain propaganda mileage. Is there no other intelligent and sensible way to be counted in the defence team? There is nothing to fear. President Duterte had made it explicitly clear that he would rather be jailed on account of his drug crusade than to be accused of corruption, forgetting of course, that drug is a corrupt octopus whose chocking, sucking and unshakable tentacles have encompassing reach. That the UN probe is a political move to embarrass or bring down the popular Duterte administration is hogwash. The Philippines is a member of the UN Human Rights Council, renewed by 100% votes of the members of the UN General Assembly last January 2019. The country’s representative in the Council had not reported any lobbying coming from any group in the Philippines or from international communities to influence the probe decision that took within two weeks of deliberation to reach. The UN probe regardless of findings will not convict or charge anyone in any court. The probe may yet come out helpful to the government because its report upon assessment of the drug campaign will include comprehensive recommendations on how to improve the campaign, naturally to make it more humane and universally acceptable. There is nothing to fear except fear itself. If ever, the Duterte government will not collapse from political maneuvers
of the regime’s enemies or from external interference but from its own excesses or negligence. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. William R. Adan, Ph.D., is retired professor and former chancellor of Mindanao State University at Naawan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.)
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ZAMCELCO’s power supply agreement (PSA) with WMPC. The motion stated that the overpayments were made as WMPC overbilled the coop for capacity recovery fees, and operations and management. This was done without basis as the PSA between ZAMCELCO and WMPC was not yet in effect. “WMPC charged ZAMCELCO for a fixed capacity of 50 megawatts (MWs), when ZAMCELCO would not use over 25 MWs a month. Without an effective PSA, WMPC should have only charged the cooperative for actual nominated or utilized capacity,” Virola said. “WMPC also uses diesel, so their power is actually the most expensive in Zamboanga City,” he continued. Under the new compromise, ZAMCELCO will give WMPC a partial payment of 150 million pesos, and pay an additional 80 million pesos in security deposit. The power supplier will run its plant for 90 days. Like the previous agreement, this compromise is without prejudice to other pending matters before the ERC. “We are still waiting for the ERC’s decision on our motion for a claim for refund and for the dismissal of the application for ZAMCELCO-WMPC PSA’s approval. We want to make sure that Zamboangueños get their 441 million pesos back,” Virola said. Crown-Desco was awarded the investmentmanagement contract for ZAMCELCO in September 2018. It began management of the coop in January 2019. In the first seven months of Crown-Desco’s management, ZAMCELCO has been focused on improving facilities and equipment. It has already installed a new transformer in the Cabatangan substation, with more installations in other substations to follow. Rehabilitation of Mercedes substation has already begun. The coop has also been repairing and installing electrical poles, and conducting city-wide right-ofway clearing to minimize fluctuations. ZAMCELCO has also rolled out its meter replacement program and upgraded nearly half of its target of 18,000 meters. This has driven down systems loss rate and the number of power interruption hours per day, compared to 2018 figures. A 900 million-peso capital expenditure plan to modernize the city grid has also been finalized.
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goods and services also slowed as a result of lackluster global trade and economic activity and the downturn in the electronics cycle. These effects were partly offset by higher household consumption and private investment, it said. “Public investment is expected to rebound in the second half of 2019 following budget approval in April and to pick up next year as more infrastructure projects come onstream. Slowing inflation, low unemployment, and steady remittances will continue to support household consumption,” it added. The multilateral lender earlier projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.4 percent for this year. The ADB also revised its inflation forecast for the Philippines from 3.8 percent to 3 percent this year, considering lower food prices. Inflation in the country slowed down to 2.7 percent in June 2019, averaging 3.4 percent in the first half. Rice prices have declined on improved supply since the lifting of quantitative restrictions on rice imports in February 2019. “The inflation forecast for 2020 is maintained at 3.5 percent with an expected pickup in global commodity prices,” the ADB added. (PNA)
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production for April-June 2019 may decline to 1.15 million MT or by 1.5 percent from the April round estimate of 1.17 million MT. Compared with the corn production in the same period of the previous year of 1.28 million MT, the April-June 2019 corn production may be lower by 10.2 percent. Harvest area may also decrease to 374,840 hectares, from 392,360 hectares last year. Yield per hectare may also decline from 3.27 MT in 2018 to 3.08 MT this year. Of the 374,840 hectares updated standing crop, some 77.9 percent have been harvested. The total corn stocks inventory as of June 1 was 859,770 MT. It grew by 45.2 percent compared with the June 2018 inventory level of 592,010 MT. Increments were noted in the households and commercial warehouses by 71.7 percent and 43.0 percent, respectively. (PNA)
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from page 5 the coming school-based immunization is safe and would enable children to get protected from diseases--particularly measles. Based on the data of DOH, about 701,000 schoolchildren in Davao Region were enrolled in public schools, about 250,000 of whom are from this city. Olavides said they have already immunized about 80 percent of the total population of schoolchildren in the city in 2016. In 2017, the immunization rate dropped to 60 percent and in 2018 right after the Dengvaxia issue, the figures decreased fur-
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ther to 39 percent. Despite the low turnout of the number of schoolchildren getting vaccinated every year, DOH-11 officials remain hopeful that they can reach a vaccination rate of 95 percent for the month-long immunization. “We understand the fear of the parents that’s why we let them secure parent’s consent before we will give them the vaccine,” Olavides said. She also added that students who fail to submit the parent’s consent will not be forced to get immunized. Instead, the teachers will get their names and submit them to the City Health Office for data collection purposes. To further educate the parents on the safety of vaccines, Olavides said a team from DOH and Department of Education (DepEd) has given a series of orientation in various barangays in Davao Region along with personnel from the Department of the Interior and Local Government. “We really encourage them to get vaccinated especially on measles for us to avoid an outbreak,” she said. Dr. Raquel Montejo, DOH 11-local health division chief, said a total of 1,069 cases of measles were recorded in Davao Region from January to June this year. A total of 33 deaths in the region were recorded last year; 25 deaths were recorded so far this year. Montejo said the schoolbased immunization program is free of charge and it aims to protect schoolchildren from public schools to contract diseases such as measles and diphtheria. The DOH’s 2019 schoolbased immunization program aims to vaccinate students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 with measles-rubella vaccine. Students from Grades 1 and 7 will also be given booster doses of tetanus-diphtheria vaccines. Grade 4 female students, meanwhile, will get the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine to protect against cervical cancer. (PNA) EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE STATE OF THE LATE ABRAHAM B. ALEGADO with WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late ABRAHAM B. ALEGADO, who died on July 7, 1975 at Butuan Doctors’ Hospital, Km. 3 Libertad, Butuan City without a WILL and leaving no debts; That the decedent, at the time of his death, left a certain real property described as follows; TRANSFER CERTIFICATION OF TITLE NO. RT-24803; A parcel of land (Lot 7-B-7, Psd-10012950, being a portion of Lot 7-B, (LRC) Psd-117223) situated in the Barrio of Libertad, City of Butuan, Island of Mindanao; containing an area of ONE THOUSAND (1,000) square meters, more or less; are the subject of EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE STATE OF THE LATE ABRAHAM B. ALEGADO with WAIVER OF RIGHTS; made and executed by and among namely; 1. CARIDAD E. ALEGADO, of legal age, Filipino, widow and resident of Salas Village, Libertad, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines; 2. ABRAHAM VOLTAIRE B. ALEGADO, of legal age, Filipino, single and resident of Salas Village, Libertad, Butuan City Philippines; Now, therefore, due to the actuation above mentioned by these presents, I, CARIDAD E. ALEGADO, of legal age, Filipino, widow and resident of Salas Village, Libertad, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines, do hereby waive, renounce and relinquish all my rights and interest over my share in the above-described property, unto and in favor of ABRAHAM VOLTAIRE B. ALEGADO, of legal age, Filipino, single and residents of Salas Village, Libertad, Butuan City, Philippines, for the latter’s possession, ownership and enjoyment; Under Notary Public of Atty. JOSE B. GUIBONE; as per Doc No. 157; Page No. 32; Book No. 21; Series of 2019. MDN: Jul 20, 27 & Aug 3, 2019
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Knock-Out Stays for Pacquiao vs Thurman Fight at Pan Pacific Manila 18 July 2019, Manila – The Pacquiao vs. Thurman boxing bout on Sunday, July 21, 2019, will be shown live on HD at Pan Pacific Manila’s Pacific Lounge from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Admission is priced at Php 1,250 net per person inclusive of a hearty international breakfast buffet and freeflowing fresh juice, iced tea, coffee, and tea. A special fight package for local residents valid July 20 to 21 is available starting at Php 5,550++ per night for Superior room accommodations inclusive of
admission for two persons to the live fight coverage at the Pacific Lounge plus breakfast buffet fresh juice, iced tea, coffee, and tea. Pacific Lounge is located on the 21st floor, Pan Pacific Manila, M. Adriatico cor. Gen Malvar Sts. Malate. For reservations, please contact (02) 318 0788 or email dining.ppmnl@panpacific.com. Price is subject to change without prior notice. For more information on Pan Pacific Manila, please visit: https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-resorts/ philippines/manila