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PH, SG gov’t top bill Digital Pilipinas

NFTs, Cyberdefense, E-commerce, Edutech, Proptech, Insurtech for PH progress ‘DIGITAL PILIPINAS: a Closer Look at the Philippine Sandbox’, a movement that aims to influence change through technology and innovation across the local and global spheres was launched on July 22 by government and industry leaders from both the Philippines and Singapore.

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Chief FinTech Officer Sopnendu Mohanty, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, and Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez all expressed their support for a more technologically-capable and innovation-driven digital landscape in the Philippines and across the ASEAN region.

Digital Pilipinas, the movement, has a 12-point agenda to provide solutions to overcome challenges within the Philippine industry and economic ecosystem, and introduces a method to leverage on ICT-driven opportunities. The 12-point agenda covers FINTECH, GOVTECH, and REGTECH; PROPTECH; DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION; OVERSEAS FILIPINO BANKING; FUTURE OF MOBILITY; INSURETECH; See TOP, page 11

Guvnor expresses concern as Delta variant invades MisOr

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

GINGOOG CITY, Misamis Oriental: Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano on Friday directed provincial health officials to closely monitor the Delta Variant cases in the city.

Emano issued the directive after a COVID-19 positive resident in the province eastern city, was found inflicted with Delta variant virus.

He said that the resident was an employee who reportedly infected all members of the family prompting health officials to send the sample for genome analysis

in Manila.

The samples were among the random samples, which recorded the presence of six Delta variant infection in Misamis Oriental: Five in Cagayan de Oro City and one in Gingoog City.

Emano, however, said that the patient along with the other members of the family had already recovered.

“While we heaved a sigh of relief following the recovery of the patients and the resolution of the Delta variant virus case in Gingoog City, we must not slacken our guard against

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

JASAAN, Misamis Oriental: A fire of unknown origin gutted the multi-million air conditioned poultry complex of five buildings early Friday morning here.

Fire investigators said that the fire was tapped in about 2 a.m. Friday, the fire was placed under control an hour later.

The initial damaged was placed at P 1 million while an assessment of the amount of destruction continues, fire investigators said.

A poultry worker

See INVADES, page 11

Residents build flood-resilient floating gardens in Agusan Marsh

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur – From floating houses in Agusan Marsh, now comes the flood-resilient floating gardens making residents in this “water world” productive even in these times of global pandemic.

Initiated by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources OfficeLocal Government Unit Residents of Sabang Gibong riding on their bancas pulled the finished floating gardens (PENRO-LGU) in towards the middle of Lake Kaebatasan. Photo courtesy of PENRO-LGU Agusan del Sur

Fire gutted air-conditioned multi-million poultry complex in Misamis Or

See GARDENS, page 11

See GUTTED, page 11

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Cooperation among locals key to few COVID cases in Sagay, SK says SAGAY, Camiguin -- Marking minimal to zero coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Sagay attributes the said feat to residents’ compliance to health protocols.

“Nagpapasalamat po kami dito sa Sagay dahil zero, parang zero ata, wala pong COVID ngayon. Dahil ‘yan sa effort ng aming municipal mayor. Talagang ang partisipasyon ang importante sa COVID na ‘to. Dapat mismo lang sa ating sarili, dapat marunong tayong umiwas,” Sagay SK Federation President Dheno Estrada said during the Network Briefing News, July 22.

(We are thankful that we currently have zero COVID-19 cases here in

Sagay. That is because of the effort of our municipal mayor. Participation is really important in fighting COVID. Discipline must start from ourselves and we should know how to stay away from the virus) Estrada said to Communications Sec. Martin Andanar that people in Sagay always listen to the advice of the local officials as well as to the regular information drive of Mayor Joseph Uayan.

For their part, Estrada said they aided in the distribution of relief goods where some of the funds are obtained from the SK’s savings in 2019.

They also volunteered in monitoring the compliance of minimum public health In an interview with PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar, July 22, Sagay SK Federation President Dheno Estrada says people standards such as the in Sagay are always listening to the advice of the local officials as well as to the regular COVID-19 information drive See KEY, page 10

of Mayor Joseph Uayan. (Network Briefing News)

DSWD assures assistance Dabawenyos hail new bike lanes to ECQ areas in Normin CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 continues to monitor the situation of the areas under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to ensure that all affected families will receive the necessary assistance.

DSWD-10 Regional Director Mari-Flor A. Dollaga has met Mayor Oscar Moreno of Cagayan de Oro City

DSWD-10 Regional Director Mari-Flor A. Dollaga says the Local Government of Gingoog City has received 15,000 family food packs (10,000 from DSWD Field Office 11 and 5,000 from DSWD Field Office 10), July 19. (VPSB/PIA-10)

Principles of Effective Instructions

By JESSELLE MARTINEZ MADERA Teacher 3 – Hinaplanan Elementary School

Teaching is a complex, multifaced activity, often requiring us as instructors to juggle multiple task and goals simultaneously and flexibly. There are small but powerful set of principles can make teaching both more effective and more efficient, by helping us create the conditions that support students learning and minimize the need for revising materials, content, and policies. While implementing these principles requires a commitment in time and effort, it often saves time and energy later on.

Effective teaching in-

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volves acquiring relevant knowledge about students and using that knowledge to inform our course design and classroom teaching. When we teach, we do not just teach the content, we teach students the content. Effective teaching involves aligning the three major components of instruction: learning objectives, assessments, and instructional activities.

Students, on the other hand, don’t yet have sufficient background and experience to make these leaps and can become confused, draw incorrect conclusions, or fail to develop important skills.

They need instructors to break task into component steps. Explain connections explicitly, and model processes in detail.

Even though students are ultimately responsible for their own learning, the roles we assume as instructors are critical in guiding students thinking and behavior. We can take on a variety of roles in our teaching. Teaching requires adapting. We need to continually reflect on our teaching and be ready to make changes when appropriate. Knowing what and how to change requires us to examine relevant information on our own teaching effectiveness.

and Mayor Erick Cañosa of Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental for the distribution of family food packs and other possible provision of food and non-food items.

The Local Government of Gingoog City has received 15,000 family food packs (10,000 from DSWD Field Office 11 and 5,000 from DSWD Field Office 10).

Meanwhile, the Local Government of Cagayan de Oro has submitted the list of families for relief assistance.

Also, Cagayan de Oro City LGU is now conducting family data profiling for the aid.

Both local government units are closely See ASSURES, page 10

BUTUAN CITY – The newly-installed commander of the Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade (402Bde) in Caraga region vowed to further strengthen the brigade’s partnership with local government units (LGUs), line agencies, and other stakeholders to effectively end the local communist armed

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See HAIL, page 10

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her free time goes around Davao City’s downtown area with her road bike says the project is a good start.

“In my humble opinion, good start siya for Dabawenyos to adapt ‘share the road’ and respect the rights of the cyclists by giving them enough space. This is also to avoid accidents. Kung ma implement pa sya strictly, mas better,” Tombo said.

Just like Ng, Tombo hopes that like other city’s laws which were eventually followed by the residents, the bike lanes would be instilled in people’s minds to be followed.

“Parang sa speed limit dati. Hanggang sa nasanay at naging habit ng citizens maging mindful ss kanilang speed kaya mas naging less

New Army brigade chief in Caraga to boost ties with stakeholders

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DAVAO CITY -- With the completion and formal opening of the 54.7 kilometer Metro Davao Bike Lane Network, several bikers have hailed the new bike lanes and also cited aspects for improvement and better implementation.

“The bike lanes not only encourage people to bike for work or exercise, but the bike lanes put a sense of safety for the bikers, I hope that the bike lanes will be fully accepted in Dabawenyo’s culture, “says renowned photographer and adventure enthusiast Rhonson Ng, who bikes around to explore the wide expanse of Davao City.

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NEW BRIGADE COMMANDER. Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (right), commander of 4th Infantry Division, presides over the turnover of command from outgoing 402nd Infantry Brigade commander, Brig. Gen. Maurito Licudine (center), to the new commander, Col. Adonis Ariel Orio (left) in Camp Bancasi, Butuan City on July 20, 2021.

Orio vowed to further strengthen the partnership of the brigade with other stakeholders to effectively implement the peace and development programs and services of the government to the brigade’s areas of responsibility.

(Photo courtesy of 402Bde)

conflict in its areas of operation (AORs).

Col. Adonis Ariel Orio replaced Brig. Gen. Maurito Licudine.

The turnover of command on July 20 was led by

Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division.

“It is my hope that 402Bde can still obtain the warm support of the See BOOST, page 10

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LANDBANK, PNP launch mobile branch in Quezon City THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is stepping-up its campaign on mobile banking as it inaugurates another LANDBANK Mobile Branch at the PNP Grandstand, Camp BGen. Rafael T. Crame in Quezon City on July 23, 2021, in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Housed in a six-wheeler truck, the LANDBANK Mobile Branch functions as a pop-up branch to service communities across the country with disrupted or limited access to banking services. These include areas affected by calamities and other unexpected events.

As part of its efforts to bring more unbanked Filipinos into the formal banking system in support of the National Government’s financial inclusion agenda, the LANDBANK Mobile Branch will also be deployed in unbanked and underserved communities.

LANDBANK brought its new Mobile Branch to the PNP’s national headquarters for one whole day to cater exclusively to the banking needs of the country’s police officers

and personnel. A total of 10 PNP officers and 100 PNP recruits opened their own LANDBANK ATM and payroll accounts, respectively.

PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar and Executive Vice President Julio D. Climaco, Jr., head of LANDBANK’s Branch Banking Sector, led the blessing and inauguration of the LANDBANK Mobile Branch.

Joining them from the PNP were Police Lieutenant Generals Joselito Manalad V. Cruz, Israel Ephraim T. Dickson, and Dionardo B. Carlos; Police Major General Rodolfo S. Azurin, Jr; and Police Brigadier Generals Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. and Jason D. Ortizo.

Also at hand were officials from LANDBANK led by Senior Vice President Ramon R. Monteloyola, head of the South National Capital Region Branches Group; Senior Vice President Marilou L. Villafranca, head of the North National Capital Region Branches Group; and Assistant Vice President Atty. Rosemarie J. Romillo, See LAUNCH, page 10

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Sec. Andanar hails anti-insurgency accomplishments, cabinet cluster QUEZON CITY - Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar commended the efforts of the Security, Peace, and Justice Cabinet Cluster (SPJCC) in leading the programs of the government against armed groups and insurgents.

Secretar y Andanar moderated the Pamana ng Pagbabago: The 2021 PreSONA Forums of the SPJCC at the Armed Forces of Philippines Commissioned Officers Club (AFPCOC) this morning.

He lauded the fact that despite the pandemic, the cluster remained steadfast in ensuring that the needs of Filipinos everywhere in the country were being addressed.

“The dedication and command of the leaders of every agency under the Security, Peace, and Justice Cluster are truly admirable.

The projects established under this administration are testimonies to how the government is a “government for the people”, and how “Tapang is always matched with Malasakit,” he said The discussion was led

by Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who dis-

cussed accomplishments in establishing peace and order in conflict-affected areas.

According to Secretary Lorenzana’s report, the DND through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and partner agencies have offered social services to encourage rebels to return to the fold of the government.

Over 18,000 former rebels have been reintegrated into the society since President Rodrigo Roa Duterte sat in office.

The initiative is known as the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Progam (E-CLIP) of the Task Force Balik-Loob.

“Kahit abala sa pademya, ginagampanan ng aming kagawaran ang pangunahin

nitong tungkulin na tiyakin ang seguridad ng bansa mula sa anumang banta sa labas o loob man nito. Ang diskarte ng ating pamahalaan na labanan ang insurhensya at lokal na terorismo na hindi gumagamit ng bala o solusyong militar ay naging matagumpay [Even though we are busy responding to the pandemic, the department continues to carry out its mandate of ensuring the security of the country from any form of threat, whether external or internal. The strategy of the government to fight insurgency and local terorrism which does not resort to a militaristic approach has been successful],” Secretary Lorenzana said.

“By offering social assis-

tance to rebels who returned to the fold of the law, we have greatly reduced threats from armed groups, which have been hampering inclusive economic development and growth for more than 50 years now,” he added.

Of the 18,433 former rebels that were reintegrated, 623 have joined the AFP, 748 were given resettlement and housing assistance, and 21,549 former rebels and their dependents have graduated from skills training.

Because of the success, the government also launched t he TU G ON Pro g r am for former rebels in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Regional in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

See ANDANAR, page 11

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Sustainability, ecological integrity and food security

AS we face and adapt to the so-called “New Normal” especially during this time when the whole world is not totally safe from the worsening pandemic crisis of COVID-19, one of the major concerns is that of Sustainability, Ecological Integrity and Food Security not only in the country but globally.. We have witnessed first-hand how this crisis affected our economy and the entire cooperative movement across the country, yet it is innate in a cooperatives’ DNA that it is membersowned, value-based and philosophy-driven and most importantly, sustainability is of utmost priority and these are the reasons why we remained resilient to withstand the test of times.

However, we cannot deny the fact that we are confronted with a much larger threat than this pandemic, that is the increasing corporate globalization especially in agricultural countries that are producing high value crops to satisfy the consumerist needs of the people in advanced countries while they cannot even satisfy the basic staples like rice and milk for the people.

Don’t you know that in the global perspective, only 1% of the world’s population control the economy? It is for this very reason that we need to unite and work together to break these traditional setups, and no less than the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals provided the guidelines for us and it is specifically stated in its theme, Transformative Cooperatives for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace.

Based on a study, 3 out of 4 farmers are leaving the rural areas to find a job in urban centers that is highly congesting the cities. Now why do you think are our farmers doing this? The categorical answer is res ipsa loquitor (the thing speaks for itself). Farming has become economically non-viable and poverty is worsening in the rural areas as our ecological people are the victims of climate change and on-going protracted war. Very glaring is the powerlessness of the farmers to have control over the mode of production and marketing. The question here is Who controls? Who decides? Who profits?

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In a world where 821 million are hungry, a cake worth $42,000 was shared upon in a big birthday celebration in California. Every time there is a surplus of milk production in the USA, the excess is thrown to the sea, so with the excess of wheat that is just being burned.

Why? The capitalists don’t want to decrease the price of these commodities as such will lower down their rakings. I was shocked upon reading this truism in a library in a University in North America where my elder sister, a Phd holder teaches, as this, I believe, is socio-economic negativity at its worst.

In the country, the poor farmers are rendered powerless by market driven conventional agriculture.

Where in the world can you find farmers tilling the land not their own and using seeds and chemicals beyond their capacity to sustain. Indeed, everyone is profiting from farming – i.e., the seed and fertilizer dealers, the compradors, See SECURITY, page 11

Hints and Traces

Generous sowing and prodigious fruitfulness “The seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.” (Mt 13,23) WITH these words of Christ, many things can come to mind. First, like Christ we should be generous in sowing the word of God that in the end is really what matters most in our life, for it brings us to our definitive eternal life.

We should be wary when we depend mainly on our sciences, arts and technologies which, while useful, can only do so much for us. And they can only truly and not deceptively useful when they are animated and guided by God’s word.

We have to be generous in sowing God’s word nowadays because the world is in dire need of it. Our increasingly powerful sciences and technologies can and should never replace God’s word. We have to be most careful of them because even if they give us a lot of advantages, they can also occasion in us a lot of strong temptations that would lead us to selfindulgence.

Another idea, of course, would be that we should try our best to be that rich soil

on which the seed of God’s word would fall, so that that word becomes truly fruitful. We are meant to be fruitful and productive.

We truly need to study God’s word thoroughly, understanding it not simply as mere words but as the very person of Christ who is the very Word of God that is given to us. Studying God’s words is actually a matter of having an existential and intimate relation with Christ who is always alive and solicitous of our needs.

And from there, let us make that word bear fruit in us and in others. Yes, everyday, we should be keenly aware that we need to be fruitful and productive. That’s simply because even from the beginning of our creation in Adam and Eve, this has always been God’s will for us.

“Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it,” (Gen 1,28) God told our first parents, clearly outlining his mandate to them. It’s a mandate that continues to be repeated up to now. Christ himself said as much. In his parable of the three servants (cfr Mr 25,14-30), a master clearly told each one to trade with the amount given to them and to make the most out of it.

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He was happy with the first two who gained as much as was given. But he was mad at the third one who did nothing with the amount given.

We have to realize that God has already given us everything that we need not only to survive but also to improve our lot that ultimately translates into realizing the fullness of our dignity as image and likeness of God, as children of his.

In this regard, we truly should be most enterprising, coming up with daily plans and strategies such that at the end of the day, when we make our examination of conscience, we can show God that we have gained something, and that the daily balance sheet of our spiritual life is in the black, not in the red.

We have to realize that the capitalization of this enterprise cannot be any better. God has given us everything–life, talents, intelligence, freedom, all kinds of capacities, his graces, etc.

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Holcim gives away car, motorcycles in first Build to Win draw in North Mindanao A lucky individual will take home a new Toyota Wigo, three will get Honda motorcycles, and 25 are set to receive P25,000 worth of SODEXO gift certificates after being picked in the raffle promo for North Mindanao of leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. The winners were picked on June 16 during the first draw of the Holcim Build to Win raffle promo in t he comp any’s Lugait, Misamis Oriental plant.

The next raffle draws are scheduled in September and December 2021. The Holcim Philippines Lugait Plant Manager Arnold Pepino reads the name of the winner a brand new Toyota Wigo during the company’s first Build To Win raffle promo for activity was attended by of North Mindanao.

Holcim Philippines officials led by Arnold Pepino, Lugait Plant Manager, and Neil Anoba, Cluster Sales Manager for North Mindanao. A representative from Location: Talakag,Bukidnon the Department of Trade and Industry witnessed Price: 800,000/hectare only the proceedings.

The Build to Win raffle promo started on March 1 Details: and will end on November F Along brgy road 30. The promo provides cement buyers and hard F Around 600 meters from national highway ware store owners chances F Slope type land to win hundreds of prizes throughout its duration.

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The telco remained the leader in nationwide mobile consistency, ahead of competition. The Consistency Score in Q1 2021 was 70.43 and Q2 2021 was 75.98* The company has been persistent in its efforts to empower Filipinos with better customer service and channels that enable them to thrive and rise above challenges brought about by the pandemic.

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MANILA - Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar reiterated the civic duty of local radio and news reporters to allow their programs to be an avenue for more Filipinos to understand the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine.

During the Network Briefing News on Thursday, Secretary Andanar said that they should be deliberate in the information that they release to the public because this could hamper the rollout of the vaccination program.

He said this in response to a piece of misleading information allegedly reported by a local radio that’s heard in Sagay, Camiguin, and now causing vaccine hesitancy among residents there.

“Ang mga brodkaster po natin, lalo na yung mga kaibigan natin sa Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas ay talaga namang pinag-iingatan ang pagkalat ng fake news – lalo na patungkol sa COVID-19 [Our broadcasters, especially our friends at the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas are careful against spreading fake news, especially about

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (File

COVID-19],” Secretary Andanar said.

Mayor Joseph Uayan shortly responded that such information would likely come from social media rather than from radio and television.

“Hindi ako naniniwala na galing talaga sa radyo kundi galing sa kapwa mga Sagaynon na nakukuha nila sa mga news galing sa social media,” he said.

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ment did a “personalized” approach information drive in nine barangays there to encourage more residents to get the COVID-19 jab, as a protection against the more serious threats of the virus. He also encouraged barangay leaders to get vaccinated first so that their constituents will have concrete proof that some information they read on social media is not true.

“I do house visits. Part of this (info drive), I gave

instructions to my barangay captains that they should take the lead in correcting the misconception of the people,” he added.

With the rekorida lead by the local government, Mayor Uayan said that it helped more residents there to stay updated on the latest COVID-19 situation in their town.

“Updated po yung mga tao ko. Doon po nag-umpisa yung pagbabago sa isipan nila,” he said.

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AC Health’s specialty cancer hospital breaks ground in Taguig, PH’s first • BrigadangAyala donates 1,000 flu vax to the city MANILA – Beyond boosting the private sector’s pandemic response, Ayala’s healthcare arm AC Health lives up to its goal of providing quality healthcare for all as it officially breaks ground for the construction of Healthway Cancer Care Center, the Philippines’ first dedicated specialty cancer hospital, on Thursday.

Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano, Department of Health Secretary Francisco T Duque III, and Ayala Corporation President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala led the facility’s ceremonial groundbreaking at the FTI Complex in Taguig City.

With cancer being the second leading cause of death in the Philippines, the 100-bed Healthway Cancer Care Center is Ayala Group’s response to the Cancer Control Act (RA 11215), which gives the private sector the green light to create cancer specialty hospitals and clinics. In 2020 alone, over 150,000 cancer cases were recorded in the country.

In the same year, 90,000

#BrigadangAyala: AC Health officially breaks ground for the construction of the Philippines’ first dedicated cancer specialty hospital on July 22. The 100-bed facility, which will be called Healthway Cancer Care Center, is expected to be completed by July 2023. In the photo (L-R) are Chairman of Zodiac Medical Advisory, Dr. Gary Lorenzo, President and CEO of Zodiac Health Ventures, Inc. Nona Ong, FTI Vice President, JB Trinidad, Taguig City Mayor, Hon. Lino Cayetano, President and CEO of AC Health, Paolo Borromeo, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque and Ayala Corporation President and CEO, Fernando Zobel de Ayala.

Filipinos succumbed to the dreaded disease.

Once completed in July 2023, Healthway Cancer Care Center will be the

first comprehensive, dedicated cancer hospital in the country, offering a complete range of cancer services from screening, diagnosis,

treatment to post-cancer care. AC Health has partnered with Varian-CTSI, which provides clinical services and solutions to over

100 hospitals, clinics, and physician groups worldwide, in ensuring delivery of affordable yet high standards of cancer care in the country.

“Cancer is a critical public health problem with an enormous impact on patients, the families, and the healthcare system at large.

There is an urgent need to develop sustainable solutions. We need to increase awareness of the disease through patient education, improve the timeliness of diagnosis through rigorous screening programs, and minimize out-of-pocket cancer expenses through affordable cancer care,” sai d Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Chairman of the Board of AC Health.

“We are optimistic that the enactment of the NICCA law and various cancer care initiatives of the DOH will help reduce the burden of the disease. Now more than ever, there is a need to provide better avenues for cancer patients to seek consultation and treatment.

We are delighted that AC Health will be establishing the first specialized hospital

for cancer in the Philippines,” DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III added.

With the addition of Healthway Cancer Care Center, AC Health expands its healthcare portfolio alongside Healthway Clinics, Qualimed Hospitals, Generika Drugstores, IE Medica and MedEthix, and the HealthNow mobile app. #BrigadangAyala donates flu vaccines to the City of Taguig During the groundbreaking ceremony, Ayala Corporation, together with AC Health, turned over 1,000 doses of flu vaccine to Taguig City. The flu vaccine will serve to protect Taguig’s constituents against the infectious disease and its possible complications as the country focuses on beating COVID-19.

“With the donation of the flu vaccines through the #BrigadangAyala, we are optimistic that we will be able to lessen the burden of influenza, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We target to administer these vaccines for our priority See BREAKS, page 9

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DOLE-10 awards Safety Seal to 2 establishments in Normin CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)10 OIC-Regional Director Albert E. Gutib awarded the first Safety Seal Certificates in the entire Northmin region to Archen Technologies, Inc. and San Miguel Foods, Inc., July 8 at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

Gutib was very pleased to award the said Safety Seal Certificates to the two companies in compliance with the DOLE-DOH-DILGDOT-DTI (Department of Health, Department of the Interior and Local Gov-

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Rats threaten viability of M’nao broadband network

By MIKE BAÑOS Editor at large

THE continued rollout of the national broadband network in Mindanao is being threatened by rats.

During the 126th Regional Development Council-X Full Council Meeting held virtually on 24 June 2021 via Zoom, Parasat Cable TV President and CEO Elpidio M. Paras reported that rat bites have been delaying the rollout of the broadband network between Cagayan de Oro to Davao.

Parasat is one of several telecommunications and Internet Service Provider (ISP) firms currently renting the utility poles of BUSECO and FIBECO to securing their fiber optic lines and equipment which are a vital infrastructure for the country’s ICT network.

“We are under contract with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region X in building, maintaining and monitoring their internet access equipment which are now providing FreeWifi services to many municipalities, hospitals and State Colleges and Universities in Bukidnon. The fiber optic lines are our main cables which carry high speed internet

connectivity to several sites in Bukidnon province,” Paras explained.

“Since last year, we have had several instances where our fiber optic lines were chewed, cut and affected by rodents (rats) which use the palm oil branches for access.

In fact, late last year, we had to replace a 20 kilometer stretch of very expensive fiber optic cable which the rodents chewed on in at least 30 locations in Impasug-ong municipality alone,” he added.

Initially, Parasat were able to get permission to trim palm tree branches which in contact with the power and telecommunications lines. Estimated costs for repair and downtime every instance the lines were cut have now grown to millions of pesos.

However, Paras said within a week’s time last March, two events of rat bites on the 96F Fiber Mainline between Cagayan de Oro and Davao were again experienced.

“Our Maramag-Davao link went down on March 20, 2021 around 9:30 PM. Our response team traced the fault line at Brgy. Loriga, Kitaotao, Bukidnon beside Phoenix Gas Station and Seagull Resort. It is 117 meters from Enclosure 23 going to Maramag where rats chewed a portion of 96

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Rat bites on the CDO-Davao line at crossing Mt Kitanglad, Imasug-ong, Bukidnon on March 26, 2021 caused a fiber break causing Parasat subscribers to lose their signal for a day.

Rats chewed a portion of the 96 Fiber core cable of the Maramag-Davao link on March 20, 2021 at Brgy. Loriga, Kitaotao, Bukidnon causing subscribers at Uptown Cagayan de Oro to lose their signals for two days.

Fiber core cable,” he reported. “It took the company 46 hours to replace the cable and enclosure to restore the link at an estimated cost of P350,000.”

Barely a week later, the Davao Monitoring Hub reported that the Cagayan de Oro to Davao line was down around 5 AM. The response team found damaged fiber cores at crossing going thru the National Highway at Impasug-ong, Bukidnon.

This time, the damage was repaired after 9.5 hours at a total cost of P320,000.

“In summary, the latest downtime cost our company P670,000.00 in less than a week,” Paras said. “Such a high incidence of fiber cuts due to rodent infestation is now becoming a major

problem just for our operations between the Cagayan de Oro-Davao leg.”

In the latest reported incidents on July 21, two fiber cut incidents were observed on CDO -Gingoog and CDO to Davao main fiber transport lines. One was caused by people cutting overgrown bamboo trees on the CDO- Butuan highway, and the other was caused by rodents chewing thru the 96 core fiber cable near Quezon, Bukidnon.

“If the four other telco players which also have pole mounted cables are affected, around P3million a month worth of repair and maintenance costs are estimated. In a year’s time, P36-million in damages caused by rodents which gain access via trees and other

Fiber break caused by rodents chewing through the 96 core fiber cable near Quezon , Bukidnon.

vegetation under power/ telecommunication lines is possible,” he stressed.

Parasat has requested Impasugong Mayor Anthony A. Uy for assistance and permission to remove palm oil trees and other vegetation currently growing underneath the power and telecommunications poles, cables and equipment along the National Highway in the municipality of Impasugong.

During its 126th RDC-X Full Council Meeting on June 24, 2021, the council endorsed for approval to the Presidential Office the “Policy Brief on Strengthening the Resiliency of Information and Communications Technology Fiber Optic Networks” presented by Karma Yasmin B. Ortiz, Economic Development Specialist II, ICT SubSector Coordinator, NEDA-X, InfraCom-X Secretariat.

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beneficiaries namely, the Philippine National Police, Traffic Management Office, Barangay Health Workers, Bureau of Fire Protection and other frontliners,” said Mayor Lino Cayetano.

“The Taguig City Government has always been an advocate in promoting healthcare for their constituents and many Filipinos in need. Their various programs, from cancer care initiatives to vaccination efforts, are a testament to their commitment to provide quality and accessible health services. The Ayala Group is delighted to support the City of Taguig in its efforts to protect the health of its constituents,” added AC Health President & CEO Paolo Borromeo.

Aside from the donation of flu vaccines, AC Health has worked closely with the City of Taguig to augment their COVID-19 vaccination efforts for their constituents across the A1-A5 priority groups.

At the onset of the pandemic, AC Health has been leading the Ayala Group’s COVID-19 response initiatives. It has worked closely with the DOH, IATF, and local governments to implement protocols across the group and spearhead key milestones, from setting up mega-isolation facilities and testing labs to securing vaccines for employees and other stakeholders.

As of July 13, 2021, AC Health has already administered more than 193,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups across LGUs, the Ayala Group, and partner companies. #BrigadangAyala is Ayala Group’s united contribution to serving people and communities nationwide. It is Ayala Group’s integrated response to its almost two century-old commitment to national development by doing various social development and corporate social responsibility initiatives—ranging from disaster relief and response, assistance for public education, championing of social enterprises, and public health advocacy, among others.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF CLARITA C. CARBAJAL WITH DEED OF SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late TERESITA A. NACORDA consisting a parcel of land known as Lot No. 3396, Pls-67 with a whole area of 670.03 square meters situated in Barangay 3, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur as evidenced by OCT No. (P-18571) 1592021000450 issued by the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Agusan del Sur and declared under TD/ARP No. 02-08003-00286 in the Municipal Assessor’s of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur is the subject of Extra Judicial Settlement Among Heirs with Deed of Absolute Sale under the notarial registry of Atty. Lyndon Romero per Doc. No. 66, Page No. 15 Book No. LII Series of 2021.

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES RODELO T. ANDRES AND ROCEL P. CANUSA-ANDRES,

CIVIL CASE NO.2021-075

RODELO T. ANDRES AND ROCEL P. CANUSA-ANDRES, Petitioner. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Muslim rite on October 28, 2010 at Banaybanay, Davao Oriental, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 8, Tominobo, Iligan City and Purok 3, Cabangcalan, Banaybanay, Davao Oriental 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 more than two (2) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on October 28, 2010 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had 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 August 20, 2021 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 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 21st day of July, 2021.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: July 24, 31 & Aug 7, 2021

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Davao Occidental City/Municipality: JOSE ABAD SANTOS

Date: July 14, 2021

In compliance with section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MA. GEMMA TESALUNA has filed with this Office, a petion for change of first name from “GEMMA” to “MA. GEMMA” in the birth certificate of GEMMA CORDANO TESALUNA who was born on April 27, 1962 at CALUMPANG, GENERAL SANTOS, COTABATO and whose parents RAFAEL TESALUNA and GREGORIA CORDANO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 26, 2021.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF DONATION KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late JESSIE BAYLAN MERCADO and ELDARIZA E. MERCADO who died on February 22, 2019 and August 15, 2019 at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, LILY VENCIO MERCADO who died on May 13, 2012 at Cagayan de Oro City, deceased is one of the absolute and registered owner of one parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-166974 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO (2,382) square meters, more or less, that for and in consideration of love and affection the DONOR hereby voluntary GIVES, TRANSFER and CONVEYS by way of DONATION UNTO THE DONEES, their heirs assigns and successors in interest portion of the above described property containing an area Of ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN SQUARE (119) square meters to SPS. JEFFERSON and AMALIA OLIVAR, and ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT (178) square meters to SPS. RAUL and RECHEL RAMOS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF DONATION, filed by the heirs of JESSIE BAYLAN MERCADO and ELDARIZA E. MERCADO, in favor of SPS. JEFFERSON and AMALIA OLIVAR and SPS. RAUL and RECHEL RAMOS, per DOC #455; PAGE #91; BOOK #16; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AL PONCIANO R. DATU.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of the Estate with Deed of Sale is made and entered into by between:

THE HEIRS OF CLARITA C. CARBAJAL, namely:

SARAH C. CUARESMA, VIOLETA C. MASKARIÑO, RAYMONDO C. CARBAJAL, MARILYNN C. LIANDA, ALMACO C. CARBAJAL AND JOECARLO C. CARBAJAL (as represented by ALMACO C. CARBAJAL by virtue of Special Power of Attorney executed by Atty. Flaviano T. Gapol, Jr. under Doc. No. 92; Page No. 20; Book No. CXCIX; Series of 2021) all of legal ages, Filipino citizens and residents of Barangay 8, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, are herein after referred to as the HEIRS/ SELLERS. -AND MARIA REINA FATIMA I. GALLARDO, MARIA RAYCILLEFATIMA I. GALLARDO and JOHN JULIAN DOMINIC I. GALLARDO, all of legal age, Filipino Citizens and residents of 17-L38 Silvercreek Subd. Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, are herein after referred to as BUYERS; WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, CLARITA C. CARBAJAL, a Filipino citizen and a resident of Barangay 8, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, died Intestate last December 5, 2019, in the same place.

WHEREAS, the above-named parties (hereinafter referred to as the Heirs) are the sole and exclusive heirs of the late CLARITA C. CARBAJAL;

WHEREAS, at the time of her death, said CLARITA C. CARBAJAL had no known debts and left certain real properties, more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-119507 Lot 3771-G-9, Psd-10-057508

A portion of lot 3671-G-9, Psd-10057508 situated at Barangay Impalambong, City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Bukidnon. Consisting an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS more or less.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-119508 Lot 3671-G-10, Psd-10-057508

A portion of lot 3671-G, Psd-10-029093 situated at Barangay Impalambong, City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Bukidnon. Consisting an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS more or less.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-119509 Lot 3671-G-11, Psd-10-057508

A portion of lot 3671-G, Psd-10-029093 situated at Barangay Impalambong, City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Bukidnon. Consisting an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS more or less.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-119510 Lot 3771-G-12, Psd-10-057508

A portion of lot 3671-G, Psd-10-029093 situated at Barangay Impalambong, City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Bukidnon. Consisting an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS more or less.

Is subject for EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF CLARITA C. CARBAJAL WITH DEED OF SALE. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. IRIS JOY CONSOLASION C. INTONG, NOTARY PUBLIC: PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON. Per Doc No. 86; Page No. 19; Book No. 1; Series of 2021.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

THAT WE: 1.

NESTOR S. SALATAN; of legal age, Filipino, single, and a resident of Purok 4B, Aglayan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon: and; 2.

RUDY S. SALATAN, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Purok 6, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, ALFREDO SALATAN died intestate without leaving a Will or Testament;

WHEREAS, at the time of the demise of ALFREDO SALATAN, he left as his Intestate estate a parcel of land covered under Original Transfer of Title No. P-20471 and more particularly described as follows: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Lot No. 778-B, Csd-10-005472-D (Identical to Lot 3408, Pls-800

A parcel of land, Lot No. 778-B, Csd-10-005472-D situated in the Barrio of Casisang, Municipality of Malaybalay, province of Bukidnon. Containing an area of EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (8,423) SQUARE METERS.

WHEREAS, the above-named heirs are the sole and only heirs of deceased ALFREDO SALATAN;

WHEREAS, the VENDEE, GLENN L. BRIONES, has offered to buy and the VENDOR, NESTOR S. SALATAN and RUDY S. SALATAN has agreed to sell PORTION pf the above-described property with an area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (225) square meters only with following metes and bounds, to wit; TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Lot : 3408-D, Psd-10-039902

Portion of Lot : Lot 3408, Pls-800, Malaybalay Public Land Subd.

Location : Brgy. Casisang, City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon

Area : T W O H U N D R E D TWENTY-FIVE (225) sq. m. more or less

Is subject for EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF PORTION OF A PARCEL OF LAND. Under the Notarial Registry of MARCO R. HINLO, Notary Public. Per Doc. No. 3; Page No. 1; Book No. XII; Series of 2021.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF PORTION OF A PARCEL OF LAND

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

CASE NO. R10-EV-TH 2021-06-2044

(2015-10-615)

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the line: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION X and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on August 11, 2021 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 FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB - Region X, this 21st day of August 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER MDN: July 24, 2021

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late DIONICIO D. SALAMANCA, (the “Decedent’) who died on April 07, 2021 at Capisnon, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City who died without will and no debts; the deceased died intestate, without will or testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; the deceased left a SAVINGS ACCOUNT NO. ________________with the Bank of Philippine Island (BPI), Lapasan, Branch, Cagayan de Oro City; and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of DIONICIO D. SALAMANCA, per DOC #112; PAGE #29; BOOK #57; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. PERSE ERANDO L. ARAÑA, JR MDN: July 17, 24 & 31, 2021

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late BASILIO BASCON MANGUBAT, who died on June 16, 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City, the sole heir of the deceased DESIDERIO MANJAC, who died on February 24, 1980 at Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, ANASTACIO VILLATIQUE MAÑA who died on December 23, 2000 at Alubijid Misamis Oriental, and MARIA BUNA MAÑA, who died on August 29, 2001 at Alubijid Misamis Oriental, that the deceased died intestate, without will or testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that during the lifetime the deceased was the owner of the property with Title No. T-57562 situated at Patag, Cagayan de Oro City containing an area of 154 square meters, and Title No. 0817001106089 situated at Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 1,2594, that further, and for and in consideration of the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,000.00), Philippine Currency, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by us to our full and complete satisfaction, we do hereby SELL, CONVEY, and TRANSFER by way of ABSOLUTE SALE of Lot, with an area of 4,000 square meters only Heirs of BASILIO BASCON MANGUBAT, of legal age, Filipino, Widow/Married/Single and resident of Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, their heirs, assigns and successors-in-interests, all our rights, interests and participation over the above-described PARCEL 11, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE, filed by the heirs of BASILIO BASCON MANGUBAT, per DOC #113; PAGE #23; BOOK #17; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AL PONCIANO R. DATU. MDN: July 10, 17 & 24, 2021

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EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF APOLONIO JAGUS

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT:

That the late APOLONIO JAGUS died intestate or without a will on March 19, 1981 in Quezon, Gitagum , Misamis Oriental while SEVERA LORONO JAGUS died on April 15, 1996 in Quezon, Gitagum, Misamis Oriental, at the of their death left a parcel of land with Parcel 1- Tax Declaration No.:081900902586 Situated at Quezon, Gitagum, Mis. Oriental, containing an area of 3.6224, Parcel 2- Tax Declaration No:0819000902659 situated at Quezon, Gitagum, Mis. Oriental, containing an area of 1.6448, Parcel 3- Tax Declaration No: 0819000902660 situated at Quezon, Gitagum, Mis. Oriental, containing an area of .5482, Whereas, given the share of FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR (58,164) Square Meters, for the decedent APOLONIO JAGUS the above-named only and exclusive Heirs of APOLONIO JAGUS hereby agree to adjudicate and partition among themselves, as they have adjudicated to themselves the above-described FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR (58,164) Square Meters in accordance with Section 1, Rule 74 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines., and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF APOLONIO JAGUS, filed by the heirs of APOLONIO JAGUS, per DOC #425; PAGE #85; BOOK #57; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JUVY IND V. ARUBIO. MDN: July 17, 24 & 31, 2021

AMENDED EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG THE HEIRS OF SEGUNDO YANA WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW BY ALL MEN THESE PRESENTS:

LOURDES L. VALENCIA, Filipino, of legal age, single and a resident of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon.

RIO L. YANA, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

JAN L. YANA, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

MARTIRES L. YANA, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon.

SEGUNDO L. YANA, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City.

YANCE YANA-YBASAN, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City.

WITNESSETH, that: 1. WHEREAS, the Heirs of SEGUNDO YANA already executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale last April 21, 2021 which was acknowledged before Atty. Heinz Guderian L. Villanueva and recorded in his Notarial Book as Document No. 45, Page No. 82, Book No. VII, Series of 2021.

2. WHEREAS, the above-described Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale failed to include a property embraced under Tax Declaration No. 22-021-002295 comprising an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND square meters (150,000 sq. m.) located in Balambangan, Mt. Nebo, Valencia City, Bukidnon; 3. WHEREAS, this Amended Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale is an amendment to the above-described Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale for the purpose of including the property embraced under Tax Declaration No. 22-021-002295 comprising an area of One Hundred Fifty Thousand square meters (150,000 sq. m.) located in Balambangan, Mt. Nebo, Valencia City, Bukidnon.

4. WHEREAS, SEGUNDO YANA died intestate, without a will or testament, and without outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; 5. WHEREAS, Segundo Yana is the absolute and registered owner of a parcel of land located at Barangay Imbayao, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-9202 of the Register of Deeds of Bukidnon, comprising an area of FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SQUARE METERS (47,650) square meters more or less and more particularly described as follows; Lot No. 2773, Pls-800

A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot 2773, pls-800, situated in the Barrio of Imbayao, Municipality of Malaybalay (now City of Malaybalay), Province of Bukidnon.

Is subject for AMENDED EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG THE HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE. Under the Notarial Registry of HEINZ GUDERIAN L. VILLANUEVA, NOTARY PUBLIC. Per Doc. No 128; Page No. 27; Book No. VIII; Series of 2021.

MDN: July 17, 24 & 31, 2021

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ang mga accidents,” Tombo said.

Costing P145.37 million and funded thru the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act of 2020 (RA 11494). The bike lane features white and green pavement markings lit by solar-powered road studs signages, bollards, bike symbols, and concrete delineators to ensure the bikers’ safety. It stretches to cover 14 road sections in Davao City.

For book publisher and public relations consultant Igy Castrillo he loves Davao City’s bike lanes as many are well lit and blocked off by bollards from bigger vehicles thus providing a safer lane for bikers. However, he believes that a more intensive information campaign measures can help educate everyone on the proper use of bike lanes.

“In my rides I noticed that many bikers counterflow. Many pedestrians use it to walk or jog — sometimes with, mostly against the flow. And I’ve noticed motorcycles, PUVs and some private vehicles still do not know what a bike lane is — specially the ones without bollards/blocks,” Castrilo said.

Castrillo an avid weekend cyclist who takes his biking buddies to Davao City’s historical sites and is collaborating with the Department of Tourism to develop bike trails that will lead to several historical sites such as relics of the old Japanese settlement in Davao City and various Chinese temples around the Chinatown district.

“The planned heritage bike tour hasn’t been finalized yet.

Some of the planned routes do not have bike lanes yet. But bike lanes would definitely help keep bike tourists safe,” Castrillo said.

For young entrepreneur and environment advocate Geia Uy Mendoza the bike lanes give so many benefits to cyclists and to Davao City as a whole.

“As a cyclist, it made me feel safe and comfortable biking around, even at night especially that lanes are well-lit. This has helped people get around especially during the pandemic when there was a change in the capacity of passengers in jeeps and tricycles,” Mendoza said.

An environmental advocate using the platform of cycling, Mendoza organized the the cycling event” Misson for Emission” held in March last year which urged people to use their bikes instead of overly relying on fossil-fuel burning vehicles, a move that will lessen the carbon footprint of the city.

“With the presence of bike lanes, I think this would urge people to use bikes as means of transportation thus lessening carbon footprint around Davao City,” Mendoza said.

Echoing the views of Castrillo, Mendoza sees the need to educate people about bike lanes.

“I still see a lot of cars, motorcycles, tricycles, taxis, and jeeps using the bike lanes and parking there. Sometimes when my friends and I would go biking, jeepneys and taxis would suddenly stop for passengers without signaling and this could be very dangerous for the cyclists. It would be great if they could have designated areas to stop for passengers. I think that education for the drivers would greatly contribute to bikers’ safety,” Mendoza said.

Department of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Art Tugade during his speech at the virtual inauguration of the Metro Davao Bike Lane Network held on July 20 urged road users to respect the bike lanes “These well-designed dedicated bike lanes are for you, our dear cyclists. Ngayong narito na ang pasilidad, ako po ay nakikiusap sa ating mga kababayan—mapacyclist, motorista, o pedestrian ka man—gamitin natin ito nang tama.

Pairalin natin ang respeto at kortisiya sa kalsada, para everybody safe and happy.” Sec. Tugade said.

(PIA/ XIRG Alama)

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wearing of face masks and face shields, and observance of social distancing.

As a frontliner, Estrada has already been fully vaccinated and is encouraging the youth to avail the service of the government once the supply of vaccines is enough for everyone in the province.

“Magdasal tayo na sana magbalik normal na ang mga kabuhayan natin, makapaglaro na tayo sa gusto nating sports. At saka please sana po makinig tayo sa awtoridad, sa ating opisyales dahil sila po ang nakakaalam kung paano sugpuin itong pandemic,” Estrada urged.

(Let us pray that we’ll go back to our normal way of living, play the sports that we want. Please listen to our authorities and officials as they are the ones who know how to combat this pandemic).

(RTP/PIA-10)

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coordinating with DSWD Field Office 10 and other national government agencies for assistance to the affected families.

The DSWD Field Office 10 has been coordinating with the concerned LGUs to find out the number of families affected by the ECQ areas and determine if they are qualified to receive aid from the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS).

AICS provides medical, educational, burial, transportation, food, and non-food assistance in the form of outright cash to support the recovery of individuals and families suffering from an unexpected life event or crisis such as illness or death of a family member, natural and humaninduced emergencies, and other

Proper sex education to curb teen pregnancy

By JOSEPHINE D. TOCALDO, Teacher III East City Central School Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City

PROVIDING adequate and appropriate education is one of the most important steps to take so that the youth are not deprived of a bright future.

The mandate is to capacitate minors on protecting one’s self from teenage pregnancy, sexual abuse, gender-based violence, and responsible teenage behavior, among others.

A whole of government approach will be applied with the help of the private sector, local government units, relevant government agencies and other development partners to tackle the issue.

Teenage pregnancy affects 5.99 percent of Filipino girls which is the second highest rate in Southeast Asia.

Early pregnancy can also trap girls in an es-capable cycle of poverty, stigmatized by society for being teenage mothers or forced into early marriage. Early pregnancy forces girls to take on an adult role while their bodies are often not ready. It also creates a greater risk in terms of maternal complications that affect the mother and the child they bear resulting in low survival rates.

There is no single cause for the rising rate of teenage pregnancy, but rather a combination of factors ranging from biological, social, and cultural. These factors includes the following, but are not limited to (1) early sexual debut; (2) lack of access to comprehensive sex information and education

critical incidents. (DSWD-10/ PIA-10)

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LGUs and stakeholders in Northern Mindanao and Caraga region,” Orio said in his assumption message, quoted in a press statement issued by the 402Bde on July 22.

“I count on your help in implementing Executive Order No. 70, which institutionalizes the whole-of-nation approach towards the attainment of inclusive and sustainable peace through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict to the regions,” he said.

The 402Bde covers the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, and Butuan City in Caraga, and the province of Misamis Oriental in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao).

He expressed confidence that the 402Bde would chart more significant gains, especially in the delivery of peace and development programs, and services to the people in its areas.

Orio, a native of Cagayan de Oro City and a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Tanglaw-Diwa” Class of 1992, will serve as the 34th commander of the 402Bde. (PNA)

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head of the Camp Crame Branch.

The LANDBANK Mobile Branch can facilitate banking services such as account opening and maintenance, deposit, withdrawal, encashment, debit or credit memo, online collection payment, enrollment in ebanking facilities, and ATM services.

It is also designed to assist the National Government during retail and emergency disbursements or payouts, including cash subsidies distribution under the programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and other government agencies.

The LANDBANK Mobile Branch unit in Camp Crame, Quezon City, is one (1) of two (2) mobile branches recently rolled-out by LANDBANK, following the very first launch held in San Fernando City, Pampanga last July 21, 2021. The Mobile Branch will be heading south next to Legazpi City, Albay on July 29, 2021.

At present, LANDBANK has a total network of 411 branches and 66 branch-lite units, composed of branch-lites, Agri-Hubs, LEAFs, tellering booths, and FX booths

across all 81 provinces in the country. This is complemented by 55 lending centers in strategic areas nationwide.

For more updates, please Follow, Like and Share the official LANDBANK Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts (@landbankofficial), Twitter (@LBP_Official), join our Viber community (@LANDBANK), or visit the LANDBANK website (www.landbank.com).

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and contributes to 10 of 17 UN SDGs. *Based on analysis by Ookla of Speedtest Intelligence Mobile Consistency Score in the Philippines for Q1 and Q2 2021. Ookla trademarks used under license and reprinted with permission.

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the public to engage in safe transactions with the establishments awarded with the Safety Seal Certificate.

Gutib added that the program is one of the initiatives of the government to safely reopen the Philippine economy from the illeffects brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moreover, San Miguel Foods Inc. Operations Manager Melvin V. Aballe said they were honored to be the first awardee of the Safety Seal Certificate in the region.

He assured that there is still a long way to go to eliminate the spread of the virus but their company continues to comply with all the government’s standards and protocols.

The certificate is valid for six months and subject for a re-evaluation if the said establishment is found to have any violation of the JMC Standards and the Occupational Safety and Health rules and regulations.

Gutib encourages all the establishments in the region to avail of the Safety Seal Certification Program of the government through https:// bwc.dole.gov.ph/safetyseal.

To read more about the Implementing Guidelines of the Safety Seal Certification Program, one may visit https://bit.ly/3izcddd.

Present during the awarding were DOLE-10 Technical Director Atheneus A. Vasallo, DOLE-10 Misamis Oriental Provincial Field Office Chief Errol A. Natividad and DOLE-10 labor inspectors.

(DOLE-10/PIA-10)

An immersive classroom

By ROUSSELL P. SUMANDO Teacher III Bulua Central School

STUDENTS can get a taste of what it is like to be in outer space or under the ocean in a new immersive classroom where scenes are projected on to the walls and ceiling. This classroom is brilliant because it’s transformational for children and young people but also in the wider community because it brings things to life. You can go in there and experience things you may not be able to.

You say for instance you want to do a writing task on going to the beach so I can take the full class in there and

we can go the beach, we can get those adjectives and we can get those synonyms and it makes it a higher quality of writing as well. You can go anywhere so you can choose the content specific for what you are teaching.

The children will love it.

The 360-degree digital projection technology uses all four classroom walls and the ceiling to bring the real world into an immersive experience for students who can see what it is like to be on a First World War battlefield or on top of Mount Everest.

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the usurers -- but not those who are exposed to the excruciating heat of the sun and the outpourings of rains – the poor farmers.

Likewise, farming not becoming economically viable, this is foremost ground why four out of five people in the rural areas are leaving farming. After the 1997 signing of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement in Cebu, no less than the King of Thailand showed to the Thai farmers how to farm using organic fertilizer. He took off his crown and robe then planted rice, telling the Thai farmers not to use tractors as the carbon dioxide emissions from tractors contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.

He said to use carabaos as the wastes of the carabaos would fertilizer the soil.

While other ASEAN countries have lowered down their production cost of rice, for example, to just P5 per kilo of rice, the Filipino famers are producing rice at P13 kilo. Why? Because farming in the Philippines is so dependent on the use of chemicals. In this current agricultural system where our poor producers are entangled in the myriad of marketing layers, the only ones making profit out of the business are those middle men. Those at the bottom line became victims of these oppressive marketing systems which makes the rich even richer and the poor even poorer. Where is equity and social justice in that? Because of this truism, many farmers have already committed suicide.

Friends, there should be a holistic transformation and it is about time for a paradigm shift that would lead towards the empowerment of our farmers and the inclusion of the marginalized sector into the mainstream of development process as so much social exclusion has taken place at the expense of our poor countrymen including the indigenous people who are considered rich as to their vast ancestral domains however, they are also becoming victims of greed and oppression of a few elite for their own profit-motive. Through a united cooperative movement, organizations are starting to believe and realize that one way of breaking these layers and putting an end to all of these oppressions is through cooperativism.

This is supported by the study of Dr. Judith Hermanson entitled “What Difference Do Cooperatives Make?.” Dr. Hermanson is from the International Cooperative Research Group of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council which has been supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In the study it shows that cooperatives in the Philippines are making a significant economic difference in the lives of the large majority of members and are also contributing to their overall well-being and the members are also benefiting from socially-oriented activities of the cooperatives. It was further highlighted that “THE existence of cooperatives positively influences the over-all quality of life of the community and the members enjoy better economic position.”

In order to effect this paradigm shift for the further growth and development of the agriculture sector in the country, it has become imperative to launch a cooperative revolution to liberate poor and the oppressed from poverty and social injustice.

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is not only to energize the far-flung villages but to let them utilize electricity into economic enterprises,” Arreza said.

Engineer Emmanuel Galarse, ASELCO general manager, said their office will work out for government funding access to realize the goal of providing the MSEAC squash farmers more productive harvest and ultimately the dream of having a processing equipment and plant.

This project is recognized by ASELCO as one of the livelihood program spearheaded by the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO)Agusan del Sur Chapter.

“This is just one among other empowerment programs for the member-consumer-owners of ASELCO that aims to alleviate their living conditions by providing livelihood opportunities,” Galarse said.

MSEAC leaders are pinning their hopes of realizing their dreams of having a processing plant to be established in their village where it will produce several value-added byproducts from squash.

Melodina Pineda, MSEAC president in this village, said there are many potentials of processed squash products like flour, biscuits, candies, crunchy chips but for now they are focusing on the production of nutritious squash cooked meals that they can provide for feeding program of little kids learning at day care centers in their village and other neighboring villages.

Arreza said the ASELCO board is closely coordinating with the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Philreca) for the possible squash meal production supply deal after they learned during a meeting with top executives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development that there is a P10billion unused funds intended for the feeding program nationwide.

He said they have visited the Food Innovation Center of the Caraga State University in Butuan City where they saw some of the equipment that will useful in processing food products for squash.

Other farmers who were encouraged to plant squash of at least a hectare of their farms would continue to grow in the next cropping season after getting bountiful yield in their first harvest last June.

Joseph Curato, president of Nuetra Micro Farmers Association, has yielded 2,007 kilos in the initial harvest which he sold to a buyer in Bayugan City at P5.00 a kilo. He hopes to negotiate to sell it at P6.00 a kilo for the remaining produce to be harvested.

He said prices of the squash even went higher last year at P13.50 a kilo in the wake of heavy demand from Luzon consumers which experienced shortage of squash supply at the height of the strict protocol implementation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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E-COMMERCE; CYBER SECURITY; INTERNET OF ENERGY; FUTURE OF EDUCATION; DIGITAL CITIES; and GAMING. Digital Pilipinas Convenor and GeiserMaclang Marketing Communications, Inc. Co-Founder Amor Maclang said during her welcome remarks, “Innovations are being spearheaded in the sandbox of Asia. We need to do more than just raise our innovation quotient as a country and as a people to remain competitive. More importantly, we need to demand a technology and innovation quotient from our future leaders.

In his keynote speech, Mohanty said, “You must ensure that the sandbox will benefit all the citizens for public good. We are promoting technology for people to progress, so the public good is important to make the sandbox successful.” He added, “If there’s one market in Asia which has the biggest potential to completely transform, it’s the Philippines.”

Lopez supported this in his keynote speech and said, “Before the pandemic, the government has already been utilizing digitalization to push the ease of doing business. The adoption of e-commerce

Sat-Sun, July 24-25, 2021 facilitated the digital transformation of business. The government remains committed to its role in enabling different stakeholders in our country to ensure our people benefits in ecommerce.”

Dominguez affirmed this in his keynote speech, saying, “Our economies will need to adjust to modern technologies if they want to remain viable. Even before the pandemic, the Philippine government encouraged the rapid rise of FinTech in our country, and our revenue agencies have fully embraced digitalization.”

With the theme, ‘A Whole of Nation, Whole of Society Approach for Technology and Innovation’, the panel discussion was led by Global Impact FinTech (GIFT) Co-Founder and Chairman Malik Kotadia. He was joined by Mohanty, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Director Ace Alvaro, DTI Asec. Mary Jean Pacheco, AFIN/APIX: ASEAN Financial Innovation Network Director Pieter Franken, and Overseas Filipino Bank President and CEO Leila Martin in an engaging discussion about the importance of technology and innovation as a means for national progress and prosperity.

The first segment of the fireside chat led by Maclang and FinTech Philippines Trustee Ida Tiongson gathered innovation market leaders in an engaging discussion about how they are dealing with industry issues and challenges and how they are pushing boundaries through tech. They shared how they applied what they learned from the transformation of their companies to the tech development of their industries to make it even more competitive. They were joined

by Dragonpay President Robertson “Dick” Chiang; MYNT Chief Customer Officer Winsley Bangit; Insular Life First Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Gwendolyn Kelley; KPMG in the Philippines Head of Cybersecurity and IT Advisory Jallain Manrique; Union Bank of the Philippines Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Operations Officer Henry Aguda; and Tier One Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Tryke Gutierrez Meanwhile, the second segment of the fireside chat moderated by best-selling Filipino NFT artist and NFT63 Co-founder and CEO Luis Buenaventura focused on emerging voices in the tech industry. The discussion centered

on the groundbreaking methods they used to persuade people to embrace innovations like cashless payments, cloud tech, online education, and e-commerce. He was joined by Angkas Chief Transport Advocate George Royeca; The Bow Tie Duck Co-founder Julien Marie; Kimstore Founder and CEO Kim Lato; Locad CEO and Co-Founder Constantin Robertz from Locad; Philippine Coding Camp President Gabriel Avelino ‘Gino’ Sampedro; UNObank CEO and Co-founder Manish Bhai; 8Ventures Chairman & CEO Jay Ricky Villarante; and Xendit Philippines Managing Director Yang Yang Zhang.

The Digital Pilipinas movement is a multi-month series of activities that will culminate on November 11-12, 2021 at the World FinTech Festival Philippines, which will gather the top tech leaders in the country to share their insights on trends and how organizations can become stronger in the new normal. To support the movement and materialize the vision for a digitally-empowered Philippines, conferences, forums and other initiatives aimed at addressing the 12-point agenda will take place, spread across several months.

The series will be composed of pioneers, change-makers, and leading voices in the tech and innovation industry as well as emerging start-ups that flourished as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Digital Pilipinas ecosystem is made up of frontrunners in the technology and innovation scene including national line agencies, foreign and local industry groups, and corporations.

Maclang, who also moderated the panel discussions, reiterated, “We are not truly free until we control our digital destiny as a country.”

To join the movement, click on www.digitalpilipinas.ph or email info@digitalpilipinas.ph.

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partnership with Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) of Sabang Gibong , two floating gardens planted with vegetables were initially constructed on June 23 inside the 10-hectare wide Lake Kaebatasan.

Ma. Angelita Salome D. Acopiado, chief of PENRO-LGU, said the floating gardens patterned after the concept developed by year-round flood-prone water

bodies in Odisha, India is under the Environmental Social Fencing project in coordination with Sabang Gibong Barangay Council and Bantay Danao, a community-based volunteer conservation group.

The BLGU Sabang Gibong, being one of the active river barangays in conserving the Marsh, asked for support from PENRO-LGU considering that they are experiencing non-stop flooding since December 2020 with no harvest as residents have been facing food shortage. They agreed that the floating technology employed in the flooded areas of India shall be pilot tested in the barangay.

With the Covid-19 pandemic at hand, the construction was strategized according to the minimum health standards and protocols.

Since it was conducted outdoors, 10 BLGU and Bantay Danao representatives participated in the activity.

Through the team effort, two plots of floating garden were constructed by the team using local raw materials, particularly bamboo, water hyacinth, and farm compost.

As a pilot test, local seedlings of vegetables crops were planted.

The garden shall be observed and assessed for the months to come.

PENRO-LGU has set its environmental focus to conserve Local Conservation Areas (LCA), ensure compliance to environmental laws, and maintain and rehabilitate forestry areas. For locally-declared conservation areas in Agusan Marsh, this include technical assistance for the declaration and providing sustainable livelihood interventions with the goal of ensuring biodiversity is preserved while the communities are benefitting from its ecological services.

Talacogon town has a declared LCA within and outside the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) through a local legislation. This is through the Municipal Ordinance No. 288-2019 authored

by Sangguniang Bayan member Thomas M. Balinton. This covers 10 barangays of the municipality, particularly Buena Gracia, Causwagan, Desamparados, La Flora, Maharlika, Marbon, Sabang Gibong, San Agustin, San Nicolas, and Zillovia.

After the declaration and through its 5-year Management Plan, it was targeted that sustainable livelihood interventions shall be provided to the communities with the assistance from PENRO-LGU.

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Delta variant virus,” Emano said.

He said that the Delta variant virus is seven to eight times dangerous than the common COVID-19 virus because it could spread exponentially in minutes.

Emano also instructed the quarantine check points personnel in the province’s east coast in Agusan del Norte and in the west coast of Iligan City, in Lanao del Norte, to be always on high alert to check possible OVID-19 positive individuals entering Misamis Oriental.

The provincial governor also appealed for public support to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in Misamis Oriental.

He said he will recommend to the national Inter-Agency Task Force for Infectious and Emerging Diseaaes (IATF-IERD) to place Misamis Oriental under the Enhance Community Quarantine (ECQ) status once the COVID-19 cases in the province increase in number.

At present, except for the province’s component city of Gingoog, which is under ECQ, the entire province was under General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

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identified as Wilfredo Tañen said that the fire started in the third building that spread toward the second building.

He said that the poultry’s floorings were made of plastics that easily caught fire.

According to Tañen, they disinfected the entire poultry complex Wednesday and made preparations to provide 20,000 newly hatched broiler chicks Friday.

No broiler were burned in one of the largest air-conditioned and mdeenized poultry complex in Misamis Oriental owned by former Congressman now Gingoog City Vice Mayor Peter Unabia.

Fire investigators were still looking into the cause of fire, which many suspected to be chemically triggered after the disinfection of the building.

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“Lahat ng rehiyon ay mabibigyan ng pagkakataong umunlad walang iwanan [All regions will have the opportunity to grow and develop. No one will be left behind],” Secretary Lorenzana said.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10 5F and 6F Trinidad Building, Corner Capistrano-Yacapin Streets, Cagayan de Oro City

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A farm worker carries on his back a sack of squash harvested in a the hectare model communal farm planted by Multi-Sectoral Electrification Advisory Council in the remote village of Nuevo Trabaho in San Luis, Agusan del Sur. CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN

Better lives seen for kalabasa farmers in Agusan del Sur

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

SAN LUIS, Agusan del Sur -- Farmers in the interior village of Nuevo Trabaho here are seeing bright prospects in the production of the lowly kalabasa (squash) that they believed would turn into productive livelihood in the near future.

Already, a hectare of model communal farm developed by the local electricity consumers group

called Multi-sectoral Electrification Advisory Council (MSEAC) had recently produced some 7,000 kilos of the highly-nutritious vegetable fruit.

The local farmers which already planted at least 15 hectares individually on their farm lands were encouraged to grow this product after they were assured through the help of Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) that they will

get fair market prices from local traders in neighboring Bayugan City.

Arnie Arreza, ASELCO board of director, said he will help to let the squash farmers yield processed byproducts to give more economic value and generate more livelihood opportunities to let them live better lives in the community.

“The objective of the A stack of newly harvested squash from the communal rural electrification program farm developed by members of Multi-Sectoral ElectrifiSee FARMERS, page 11

cation Advisory Council in the remote village of Nuevo Trabaho in San Luis, Agusan del Sur.

A female member of MultiSectoral Electrification Advisory Council in the remote village of Nuevo Trabaho in San Luis, Agusan del Sur proudly shows the newlyharvested squash on their model communal f arm.

CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN