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40 firms to join 6th NorMin ‘Tinagboan’ food festival By ERCEL MAANDIG

C AG AYA N D E O R O CITY--A total of 40 food processors in Northern Mindanao are expected to exhibit their products in the “Tinagboan” Food Festival 2019 to be held at the Limketkai Rotunda here on August 2-4. Event convenor and Vjandep Pastel of Camiguin owner, Dr. Viel Jose, said the food festival, organized by the Food Processors Association of Northern Mindanao (Fopanormin), aims to showcase local food products that every tourist wants to bring home as

tinagboan (a gift brought home from someone’s travel). In a press conference on Thursday, Fopanormin president Nenita Tan underscored the organization’s role in helping small food processors improve and sell their products. “Whether as an association or as individual companies, we were able to share inputs with each other our own business experiences,” Tan said. She identified the local exhibitors as 4CS, Coycoy’s Lechon, AM Natures, BAPPCO, Best Friend Goodies, See JOIN, page 11

TINAGBOAN. Members of the Food Processors Association of Northern Mindanao put up a display of locally made food products inside the Vjandep building in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday (July 25, 2019). A total of 40 firms are set to join the 6th Tinagboan Food Festival on August 2-4. (Photo by Ercel Maandig)

Bomb retrieval continues in Marawi’s ground zero By DIVINA SUSON

MARAWI CITY--The retrieval operations for unexploded explosives are ongoing inside the “most affected area” (MAA) here following the discovery of an aerial bomb near a residential area, an official of the National Housing Authority (NHA) said Thursday. NHA’s Roderick Ibañez, head of Marawi Project Management Office, said the “unexploded ordnance” or UXO was accidentally discovered by the clearing team on Tuesday (July 23) amid the ongoing rehabilitation works in the area. Ibañez said the bomb was confirmed by a follow-up verification using groundpenetrating radar (GPR) and sniffing dogs, with the help of the Explosive and OrdSee RETRIEVAL, page 11

Army soldiers excavate a portion of the most affected area in Marawi City to retrieved an unexploded ordnance detected using a ground penetrating radar (CPR) as demolition and clearing operation, to prepare for the rehabilitation and rebuilding in Marawi, is going on. Photo courtesy of NHA Marawi Project anagement O ffice

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PPA-DOJ highlights 43rd anniv with ‘Tabang Medico’ CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The Parole and Probation of the Department of Justice (PPA-DOJ) celebrated its 43rd Anniversary with the theme, “Committing to Continual Improvement towards Customer Satisfaction,” through conducting the Tabang Medico in partnership with the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, July 24 at Cagayan de Oro City Hall Quadrangle.

Around 500 clients of PPA-DOJ availed the medicines, basic healthcare, dental, PhilHealth membership, mobile issuance of documents from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), massage, and other services provided. “Dili dapat maghunahuna kamo nga kamo problema sa katilingban dapat hunahunaon ninyo

The Cagayan de Oro City Social Welfare and Development Office distributes food packs to the punctual participants of the 43rd PPA-DOJ anniversary celebration, July 24 at the Cagayan de Oro City Hall Quadrangle. (RTP/PIA Cagayan de Oro)

CDO to host 13th Nat’l Health Research confab CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The 13th Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) week celebration, an annual gathering of different stakeholders in health research and development, will be held in Cagayan de Oro City on August 13-16, 2019 at Limketkai Luxe

Hotel. The theme, “Achieving Health-Related Sustainable Development through Research and Innovation,” PNHRS 2019 will discuss current situation, challenges, advancements and worldwide efforts in See CONFAB, page 9

The Parole and Probation of the Department of Justice (PPA-DOJ) celebrates its 43rd Anniversary with the theme, “Committing to Continual Improvement towards Customer Satisfaction,” through conducting the Tabang Medico in partnership with the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, July 24 at Cagayan de Oro City Hall Quadrangle. (RTP/PIA Cagayan de Oro)

Engr. Merlita M. Opeña (2nd from right), chief, Research Information, Communication and Utilization Division, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development during Talakayan sa PIA, media forum at SM CDO Downtown Premier, Cagayan de Oro City says they are preparing for the 13th Philippine National Health Research System 2019 (PNHRS 2019) week celebration to be held in Cagayan de Oro City. Rodolfo Mendoza/PIA10

nga taliwala sa inyong sitwasyon, makatabang kamo sa kaugmaon sa atong katilingban (You should not think that you are the problem of the society. Instead, you should think that despite your situation, you can help in attaining a better tomorrow for the community),” City Administrator Teddy Sabuga-a said. Grateful for the rare services provided excusively for them, Milagros Unong, 60, said, “Para gyud ni sa kaayohan sa tanan ug kinahanglan lang gyud ang kooperasyon sa kada ahensiya aron mapadayon ni nga kalihukan. Ang Parole and Probation kinahanglan naa pud sila pirmi para mu-guide.” (This is for the welfare of the stakeholders and the cooperation of every agency is needed to continue this activity. The Parole and Probation should also be reachable to provide guidance to us). Services were provided by the City Social Welfare and Development Office, PSA, City Health Office, City Civil Registry Office, City Health Insurance, and Community Improvement Division. (RTP/PIA10)

DILG cites vital role of CSOs in participatory governance “PEOPLE’s participation is the essence of good governance. Thru Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) there is a representation in the Local Special Bodies and there is a mandatory consultation for national and local projects.” This was stressed by DILG Cagayan de Oro City Director Jane J. Docallos during the City Council regular session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy, as she presented the accreditation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) by the Sangguniang Panlungsod for membership in the local special bodies. “Participatory governance involves the role of not just those in the government but it also involves everybody especially in the civil society organization as they will be allowed to assess their own needs and be likewise involved in planning, evaluation and accreditation,” she further said. She added that participatory governance is more responsive to people’s needs. “There is also a greater access to and control of the services, local plans and budgets, increase in productivity and income opportunity production, recognition of peoples’ rights especially the marginal sectors including women and affirmation of having listened to and the sense of belongingness and ownership,” she added.

As mandated by law, the Local Government Unit (LGU) shall promote the establishment and operation of people’s organizations (NGOs and in the private sector) to make them active partners in the pursuit of local autonomy, she cited. Accreditation refers to the process of granting of authorization to an organization for purposes of representation to LSB. The timeline is within 60 days from the day of appointment to office. “Therefore, what we will accredit within the calendar and later on is for the LSB but the SP may continue the accreditation process for other CSOs for purposes of participation in local government programs, that is after the month of August,” she cited. “It is up to the SP to have a guideline if we have to do it annually, in three years based on the term, it depends,” the DILG official pointed out. According to Docallos, the guideline for accreditation of

the CSOs in the Sangguniang Panlungsod is based on the latest memorandum circular of DILG. It covers CSOs to seek representation in the LSB, SEC, PLEB and BAC. There are at least six mandated Local Special Bodies which include the Local Government Council, Local School Board, Local Food Board, Bids and Awards Committee, Local Peace and Order Council, and the People’s Law Enforcement Board. As the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) see to it that the requirements/documents are in place for the applicants, it is the rule of the SP to evaluate the purpose of the organization. “In the event that the SP disqualifies a CSO, there must be a valid justification. It’s the City Council that will evaluate the application for accreditation of a certain CSO,” the director clarified. (SP/JAO)

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Phoenix-PNB debt deal wins at Asian PRC-Zambo seeks more donors Banking and Finance Awards 2019 blood as dengue

PHOENIX Petroleum’s issuance of Php10 Billion ShortTerm Commercial Papers with Philippine National Bank (PNB) Capital and Investment Corp. has won the Best Debt Deal of the Year at the Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2019 in Singapore. The commercial papers—the biggest issuance of Phoenix Petroleum yet— was a landmark transaction as it became the first commercial papers issuance under the new rule of the Securities Regulation Code Implementing Rules and Regulations. The transaction also received over whelming bids in its initial series, demonstrating Phoenix’s strong investor confidence. “We are extremely proud to be recognized by the Asian Banking and Finance Awards. As a publicly-listed company, a prestigious finance award like this only proved our strong financial performance and capability. We would also like to thank PNB Capital and Investment Corp. for the trust. This recognition gave us confidence to continue growing our business and expand our network further,” Phoenix Petroleum Chief Operating Officer

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By R. G. ANTONET GO PNA

(From L-R) PNB Capital and Investment Corporation Deal Officer Otto S. Schulte, Phoenix Petroleum Assistant Vice President for Treasury Reynaldo Phala, Phoenix Petroleum Chief Operating Officer Henry Albert Fadullon, and PNB Capital and Investment Corporation President and CEO Gerry Valenciano receive the Best Debt Deal of the Year for Phoenix Petroleum and PNB’s Php10 Billion Short-Term Commercial Papers transaction from Asian Banking and Finance Publisher and Charlton Media Group Editor-in-Chief Timothy Charlton (far right) during the Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2019 in Singapore.photo supplied

Henry Albert Fadullon said. PNB Capital and Investment Corp. served as the sole issue manager for the commercial papers program and lead underwriter and sole bookrunner for the initial series. The Asian Banking and Finance Awards is an annual

awards program that honors banks with outstanding retail and wholesale banking innovations and outstanding corporate and investment banking deals and achievements. Phoenix Petroleum and PNB’s debt deal became the second recipient of the

Barangay Rogongon near the boundary of Barangay Panoroganan this city. The Army troops were having their regular Community Support Program (CSP) when the encounter happened.

Col. AlexAduca, deputy commander of the Army’s 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, identified the wounded soldier as Sgt. Marvin Belen, CSP team leader of the 51st Infantry

Govt troop wounded in clash with Reds By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent

ILIGAN City--An Army soldier was wounded in an encounter with a group of armed men around 8:00 p.m. on Thursday (July 25) in Sitio Duwa-duwa in

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Best Debt Deal of the Year award since the category’s inclusion in the program in 2018. Pre s e nt du r i ng t he awarding ceremony at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore on July 18, 2019 were Phoenix Petroleum Chief Operating Officer Henry

Albert Fadullon, Phoenix Petroleum Assistant Vice President for Treasury Reynaldo Phala, PNB Capital and Investment Corporation President and CEO Gerry Valenciano, and PNB Capital and Investment Corporation Deal Officer Otto S. Schulte.

ZAMBOANGA CITY--The local chapter of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) here has appealed for more blood donors amid the rising cases of dengue in this city and nearby areas. Joseline Fernandez, PRC local chapter OICadministrator, made the call since they have already provided the needs of 108 dengue patients since June and have no sufficient supply of blood. Fernandez said Thursday that 50 of the 105 were served in June while the remaining 58 as of July 19. “More patients are coming to us,” Fernandez added. Data gathered by the DOH regional office showed that Zamboanga City, as of July 6, has registered 2,662 cases of dengue, the highest compared to other areas in the region. The DOH reported that there were 8,076 cases of dengue recorded as of July 6, which is 285 percent higher than the 2,067 cases registered in the same period last year. “We appeal to the public See BLOOD, page 10

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Business Protection Feng Shui

BUSINESS must protect itself market share wise. Or mindshare! This topic came about with a recent discussion with third generation corporate successors of a renowned company in the food business. Their uncle as grand helmsman and chairman requested me to mentor the young ones on how to protect and grow their legacy firm using Feng Shui. Thus in a special meeting my crash course on Feng Shui comptrollership that goes beyond any MBA knowledge or skills unfolded before their awestonished eyes and which I humbly share with you today the secrets of real

Feng Shui asset prosperity and it’s sustainable management! It’s all about NAV or net asset value Feng Shui. About adding more and growing asset values over time using Feng Shui in these ways: 1. Proper orientation of doors in business premises 2. Proper layout of rooms and desks from officers down to staff. 3. Excellent pantry and kitchen layout for boardroom, social halls and cafeterias. 4. Excellent enhancements customized to owner and top officer Feng Shui. 5. Excellent Feng Shui remedies installation or followed to redress current

business problems. And ultimately for family businesses, apt correlation of founder or principal ancestor burial Feng Shui! This is most important to ensure sustainable growth and prosperity for the firm up to at least 75 years or 3 generations! And major avoidance of incompatible suppliers, customers and employees in it’s various operations. Likewise, a special Feng Shui cure for legal protection is necessary. Protection from sales and collection losses are best adviced by a real Feng Shui consultant. Not only the health, happiness, and prosperity of the firm with prudent

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net asset values growth and management can be navigated via Feng Shui but also avoidance of misfortunes and yes, missed fortunes! So be prepared to curb bad luck by elimination of octagon designed in a business premises. Likewise know when to avoid or get out of a business if needed to cut losses, grow assets. These are attained not by textbook theories but actual Feng Shui principles and guidance! So when will you be protecting your business? If not now, when??? Good luck everyone?!

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THINK a minute. Have you ever felt like you did not get a fair start in life? Do you feel that the cards you were dealt have made it impossible for you to win? Listen to this true story. John Herreshoff was just 14-years-old in Rhode Island, U.S.A. when he built his first sailboat: a racing yacht called the Meteor. By the time he was 20 he had built another boat called Faustine. It was the first boat of its size to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 17 days. Later when John was 27-years-old he built a steam yacht called the Annie Morse. At age 37 John formed his own boat

building company named Herreshoff Manufacturing. Together with his brother Nathaniel they built steam yachts and torpedo boats. Then in 1892, England challenged America for the America’s Cup, the leading international trophy for yachting or sailing. Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht called the Shamrock represented England in this world-famous competition. America had to choose its best boat to compete for this highly prestigious prize. Every boat builder in the U.S. was hoping to be given such an honor. Finally, based on his past achievements, John Herreshoff ’s company was chosen. So John and his

brother Nathaniel designed and built a racing yacht named Vigilant. It won the race. In the following years, John and his brother designed and built many more winning boats. But you have not yet heard the most amazing part of this true story. John, who built his first boat at age 14… and went on to set many world-records in yacht racing… whose second handmade boat set a trans-Atlantic record… and whose boats won the America’s Cup 5 times in 10 years… was totally blind from the age of 12. Even though he lived his life in the dark, he did not let that stop him from doing

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His very best and making his mark in the world. You may not have every ability and advantage that someone else does, but that does not mean you do not have all you need to be successful. So won’t you ask Jesus to take complete control of your heart and way of living? Only your Maker is the One Who can help you start making your mark and filling your place in the world. Just think a minute.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By JUN LEDESMA PNA

IN his State of the Nation Address, Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte leafed through the pages of his performance report. Despite the magma of critical issues that were highlighted by organized coteries of critics that are out to discredit his administration, Duterte read through the pages among these were written in blood. He assured his domestic and foreign critics that there will be no let-up in his war against drugs. So Iceland and the rest of European countries that signed the UN Commission on Human Rights resolution to investigate what they claimed are human rights in the Philippines can go fishing for evidence as they please. Not only has the angry Duterte said he will fight to the end of his term, among the first legislation he asked during the joint session of Congress is to pass a legislation that would

revive capital punishment of the Batasan to all those in the country. He made present in the SONA so that his message even simpler the nation can have a new for the drug syndicates to beginning. Of course, the understand and that if they hyperbole is characteristic of escape the bullet for fighting Duterte’s language but that it out with the law they will gives us how the barnacles still end up in the gates of of corruption are still very hell. That part of the SONA much around not only in the is for the Bad which in the government but in private context of Duterte’s message enterprises. He especially includes the drug lords and made mention of the Bureau the 18 countries headed of Customs and the Department by Iceland of Health. that wants Letters from Davao D OH ? I to conduct thought it a probe the mythical 27,000 victims was only about the rip-off of extra-judicial killings in engineered by PhilHealth functionaries and Wellness! the country. President Duterte did I got this persistent infornot mince words in describ- mation the source refused ing the pervading corrup- to be identified for fear of tion and inefficiency in the reprisal from DOH. There government bureaucracy. is in fact another loomHis words cut through the ing controversy involving thick hides of those present anti-rabies vaccines. Twice in the halls of Congress. In DOH conducted bidding for the feat of frustration and the supply of the vaccines disgust, he wished for an but it comes as a surprise earthquake with a magni- why no purchase had been tude strong enough to bring made. Will DOH conduct down the concrete walls another bid for a favored

supplier to win, never mind if the anti-rabies campaign is a national program and who knows the supply had dwindled? Talking of inefficiency, while President Duterte makes Davao his showpiece in terms of how government efficiently process documentations and how 999 quickly responds to emergencies, that, I concede is only true to functionaries under the City Government supervision. The national government agencies are another story. It can take eons for the Register of Deeds to transfer a simple land title of a 150 sqm-lot from the seller to the buyer. These are among the Ugly residues of corruption and inefficiency that mar the image of our country. President Duterte made special mention of PAGCOR which significantly delivered the biggest share of revenues to the government coffers. PAGCOR Pres. Andrea See GOOD, page 11

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Army-Led Community Outreach Program, Caters Students’ Needs in Talacogon TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur-- Students from Barangay Zamora Elementary School, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, benefits an Army initiated community outreach program, Thursday morning, July 25. In celebration to the 35th Reactivation Anniversary of 26th Infantry “Ever Onward” Battalion with the theme, “Ever Onward alang sa katawhan, kalinaw ug kalambuan”, the unit conducted Community Outreach Program in partnership with Talacogon District Hospital, Rural Health Unit and 544th Engineering Battalion which benefited by 181 students including teachers, parents and senior citizens of Barangay Zamora, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur. A total number of 50 packs of school supplies given to Day Care and Kinder students, 50 packs of hygiene kit given to grade 1-3 students, 1 flat screen 43” LED TV, 1 electric fan, 5 boxes of chalks and reading materials. With a joyful heart, Mrs. Gerlie A. Dinero, Head teacher said, “No words can express how much we are thankful for the service and contribution given to us by 26th IB. This is an early Christmas gift to our school. In behalf of our faculty, students and parents, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you very much. You are truly the messenger of peace and development.” Medical and dental checkups, haircut service and shoe repair was also extended for the said program. With a total number of 200 patients for medical and dental checkups, 41 of this was given medicines and vitamins, 71 persons was also accommodated for free haircut and a total number of 21 shoes and 12 sandals was repaired. Snacks was also distributed by one of the famous fast food in the country invited during the activity. During his message, the Punong Barangay Hon Teodulo L. Tanduyan said, “Sa taas nga panahon, sa TV ug radio ra namu makit-an ug mabati ang ingon ani nga serbisyo nga gihatag sa mga sundalo sa katawhan sa kumonidad. Daghang salamat sa 26th IB nga gihatagan me ug higayon nga ipatagamtam sa amua ang niining serbisyo alang sa katawhan. Dako na kaayo ning ikatabang sa amua, hinaot nga daghan pa mo matabangan sa umaabot pa nga panahon”. According to Lt Col Romeo C Jimenea, Commanding Officer of 26th IB, with the continuous collaboration, cooperation and involvement of various stakeholders with the same See NEEDS, page 11

No more IDPs at evacuation tents by September says TFBM By DIVINA SUSON Correspondent

ILIGAN CITY--The Task Force B angon Marawi (TFBM) announced anew that there will be no more families living in evacuation tents by September 30, this year. Housing Secretary and TFBM Chairman Eduardo Del Rosario said this in a press briefing in Iligan City on Friday, July 12, almost two years after President Rodrigo Duterte declared liberation from the terrorists influence following the end of the five-month war in Marawi City. As of July 12 this year, there are 388 families living in the two sites of Sarimanok evacuation tents in Barangay Poblacion and inside a building in the new capitol complex in Marawi City. They will be occupying the transitory shelters in Barangay Boganga starting mid of September. “By mid September, wala nang IDPs (internally dis-

placed persons) sa evacuation centers. ‘Yan ang ginagawa ngayon ng National Housing Authority (NHA) and we are on target with regards to this time table,” Del Rosario noted. The demolition of damaged infrastructures, houses and buildings will be completed in November 30 according to Del Rosario. “Once (the) debris management is completed in November, the implementation of numerous vertical projects will immediately commence in the fourth quarter of 2019. With this time table, we will be able to complete the rehabilitation in the most affected area by December of 2021,” Del Rosario said in the same press briefing. “On the project implementation, we expect all the implementing agencies to commence with their project implementation in the most affected area not later than October of 2019. So we have two years and

DepEd CCS, To Launch RED HAT By JOHNRILL R. GENEROSO Teacher I City Central School

To promote the love of reading and the goal of making every child a reader, City Central School will launch a new reading initiative to strengthen its reading program through the implementation of the Reading is Everybody’s Duty: Holistic Approaches and Techniques (RED: HAT) this 25th of July 2019. The school implemented several reading

initiatives such as CCS OnWheels, Summer Reading Camp, Drop Everything and Read – DEAR Program, Bookworm Club and other reading remedial instructions along with the various assessment tools however at the end of the school year, frustration and non-readers stained the reading progress records of the school. With RED: HAT, our aimed to reduce and change nonreaders to readers so that no one is left behind is possible.

three months to ensure that all infra projects will be completed by December of 2021. Starting this month, residents in the sector 1 of the MAA that composed of Barangays Tolali and Daguduban, can start rebuilding of repairing their house or building, provided they get clearance and permit from the city government of Marawi.

“It doesn’t mean to say that if we say ‘sector 1’ all the rest of them can go there immediately. We are saying from the very beginning ‘those who would like to repair or reconstruct their damaged buildings of houses will have to apply first from the city government to have a building permit and clearance to undertake the rehabilitation or reconstruction of the private buildings’.

Once it is done, they can start the reconstruction of their private building starting July,” Del Rosario said. Residents of sectors 2 and 3 are scheduled in August, sector 4 and 5 in September, sectors 6 and 7 in October and Sector 9 in November, this year. Road widening There will be widening of road networks from See SAYS, page 11

DepEd Strengthens Thrust in School-Based Management By DR. ROLANDO D. ACORIBA, JR. EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE 10

The School-Based Management (SBM) is a DepEd management framework and thrust that decentralizes the decision-making from the Central Office and field offices to individual schools to enable them to better respond to their specific education needs giving them more control over what happens in their respective schools. It is school-based, student-centered, and quality-focused. SMB is said to increase the capacity of schools to improve through stakeholders’ involvement, ownership and accountability for performance in managing schools. A broader range of perspective brought about by SBM also provides better decision-making scenarios since it is consultative and inclusive in nature. More and More schools have adapted the School-Based Management as means for improvement efforts. The heart and soul of school-based management is the delegation of greater authority to the local school sites. The basic principles of SBM are flexibility, autonomy,

transparency, accountability, and participatory decisionmaking. Through the involvement of teachers, parents, and other community members in key decisions, SBM creates a more effective environment for learners. The Department of Education empowers the schools through an SBM grant, this is based on Republic Act No. 9155 also known as Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001, the Department of Education (DepEd) shall continue providing School-Based Management (SBM) Grants as additional funds to public elementary and secondary schools, which shall be used to augment the school fund on Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses. The SBM grant is a support mechanism that aims to improve learner participation, school attendance, completion rates, and student learning outcomes. SBM grants can be used to enhance the teaching and learning experience, improve school management and administrative processes as well as strengthening the resiliency of disadvantaged schools. Also,

based on assessed needs, the school may find other means of achieving their objectives however; these should not fall under the list of ineligible expenses. The SBM grant may also be used during disaster response, recovery and rehabilitation such as minor repairs of damaged school property, establishment of temporary learning spaces, clean up activity, improvised teaching tools and materials, psychosocial support, rebuilding of school and student records, and childmapping. School-based management sets to enhance teaching standards and learning outcomes. This gives schools more autonomy to facilitate an environment that seeks continuous school improvements and assures quality of learning and teaching though self-evaluation mechanism, Transparency and accountability are at the forefront of this management endeavor. It is believed that with a transparent, accountable and participatory decision-making system – schools will be able to sustain improvement and enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

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BDO wins Gold in Kidlat Awards

BDO Unibank, Inc. becomes the first-ever bank to win the coveted Gold Award in the prestigious 2019 Kidlat Awards, an annual creative competition celebrating the country’s most creative advertising work of the past year. Organized by the 4As Philippines’ Creative Guild, the Kidlat Awards cited BDO for its creative digital campaign highlighting overseas Filipinos finding ways to provide for their families back home—even if it means doing unconventional jobs abroad. The campaign, launched last year by BDO’s remittance service brand BDO Remit, featured videos of real stories of Filipinos The campaign, launched last year by BDO Remit, featured videos of real stories of Filipinos abroad engaged in some abroad engaged in some of of the most uncommon jobs included a father working in Europe as a celebrated drag performer, a young woman the most uncommon jobs: a in Japan as a Tokushu Seiso, and a father as a cross-border driver in the Middle East was cited by 4As Philippines’ father working in Europe as Creative Guild - Kidlat Awards for its creative digital campaign highlighting overseas Filipinos. a celebrated drag performer

NEDA awaits DA’s submission for proposed solar irrigation By LILYBETH ISON

MANILA -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Wednesday said it is still waiting for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to submit its proposal for the solar powered irrigation systems (SPIS) project, contrary to a report that the SPIS has already obtained the approval of NEDA’s Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) in April. “As of date, the NEDA Secretariat has yet to receive the DA’s submission of the proposal for the SPIS,” said NEDA in a press statement. “The NEDA Secretariat is coordinating with the DA on its submission for facilitation of ICC action,” it added. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is pushing for the massive adoption in the country of the SPIS, which, he said, is much cheaper, faster to put up, allows more rice crops, and makes rice sufficiency attainable.

He said the conventional system of the National Irrigation Administration at present cannot meet all of the country’s farm irrigation needs. “We have land, but the issue is providing water there. So, we must think out of the box,” Piñol said earlier. Department of Agriculture data showed that of the 3.9 million hectares of rice farms nationwide, only 1.2 million hectares are irrigated. The bigger 2.7 million hectares depend on rain and the farmers can only plant once a year. Piñol said the SPIS can be set up within months. The whole equipment consists of just solar panels that absorb sunlight to generate electricity for the system, pump and its operating device, water storage facility, and pipes for conveying water to a farm. He estimates the development cost of the SPIS at about PHP105,000 per See AWAITS, page 10

(titled “Europe,” https:// youtu.be/4A9KkGt5Ai8); a young woman working in Japan as a lonely death cleaner or Tokushu Seiso (“Japan,” https://youtu.be/ jOm6GZXEaHo); and a father working as a crossborder driver in the Middle East (“Middle East,” https:// youtu.be/5Rf4R2Dd5w8). According to BDO Remittance Head Geneva T. Gloria, the three videos depict what BDO is all about: finding ways to meet the needs of its clients, wherever they may be. “Through BDO Remit and BDO Kabayan Savings Account, BDO ensures that overseas Filipinos’ hardearned money reaches their families back in the Philippines, because ‘Together, We Find Ways,” she said. BDO availed the serSee WINS, page 10

Dominguez discounts big spending for creation of new departments By JOANN VILLANUEVA

MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III does not expect the creation of new departments, which President Rodrigo R. Duterte called for in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), to cost so much because existing offices will be utilized. The President called on Congress to hasten the passage of measures creating departments that will focus on water resources and water regulation, disaster resilience, and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Dominguez said there are existing offices that focus See SPENDING, page 10

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. (File

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PH economy to remain robust: IMF official By JOANN VILLANUEVA

MANILA – An official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the lender’s 2019 growth forecast for the Philippines, which was slashed by 0.5 percentage points to 6 percent, remains among the strongest in the region. This was stressed by IMF Resident Representative to the Philippines Yongzheng Yang in a reply to an e-mail from the Philippine News Agency (PNA). For 2020, IMF now projects domestic out-

put, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), to expand by 6.3 percent, slower than the 6.6 percent forecast of the lender last April. “The downward revisions mainly reflect weaker-than-expected external demand and weaker-thanexpected public investment, partly due to the delayed approval of the 2019 budget,” Yang said. He pointed out that “these revised forecasts remain among the highest in the region, and that growth will continue to be driven by strong domestic demand.”

“Continued investment in infrastructure, further tax reforms, improving the ease of doing business, and increasing investment in human capital would help sustain the robust growth and make it more inclusive,” he added. In the first quarter this year, the domestic economy posted slower growth of 5.6 percent from quarter-ago’s 6.3 percent. Authorities attributed this to the delay in the approval of this year’s PHP3.7 trillion national budget, which Congress approved last February and signed into law by

President Rodrigo R . Duterte last April. Economic managers, during the meeting of the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee last July 18, kept the GDP target for this year between a range of 6 to 7 percent, the 2020 target at 6.5-7.5 percent and the 2021-2022 at 7 to 8 percent. They noted that domestic demand remains strong and inflation reverted to its downward path and these are seen to counter the negative effects of the external developments. (PNA)

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Davao 8 Oplan Barrel nets 1.7K drug No takers for Balik personalities in less than 2 years Probinsiya program

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DAVAO CITY--More than 1,000 drug personalities have been arrested by the Davao City Police Office in its campaign against illegal drugs since Oplan Barrel Reloaded was implemented in 2017.

City police spokesperson, Capt. Maria Theresita Gaspan, said Wednesday that from Dec. 5, 2017 until last July 23, the local police conducted 1,401 anti-drug operations that led to the arrest of 1,708 drug personalities. Of the figure, 412 were

on the police watch list while 1,296 were newly identified drug personalities. Some of the arrested drugs suspects in the city were transients, Gaspan said. “ Those who are on the watch list, they are

those who were subjected to Tokhang but were not enrolled in the community-based rehabilitation program,” she added. She noted that the operations also resulted in the death of 73 drug suspects who fought against the arresting operatives. (PNA)

The Annual Produkto DavNor Trade Expo 2019 is now opened at the GMall of Tagum Atrium featuring wide choice of products of creative entrepreneurs of Davao del Norte. The Expo will run until July 28 in keeping with the mandate of the Department of Trade and Industry to develop broader market for local products. Attending the ribbon cutting ceremony are Tagum City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCII) President Virgilio F. Agunod, CPA; May Ann Hao representing DTI Regional Director Maria Belenda Ambi; Carmen Municipal Mayor Virginia Perandos and Maria Adriatico, representing DTI Provincial Director Romeo Castanaga. PIA Davao del Norte

DAVAO CITY--An official of the Philippine Commission on Urban Poor bared that there is no taker on the government’s program for poor indigents to go home to their respective provinces. Norman Baluro, commissioner of the PCUP said most of the indigents prefers to stay and to find their luck in the urban centers than go home due to the absence of opportunities in the hometowns. He said it is a big challenge for local government units to sustain the development in their area since returnees could hardly find opportunities that could sustain their livelihood. Baluro also clarified that the Balik-Probinsiya Program was a banner program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development which was tried by the previous administration of the local government off Quezon City, but failed. He said after b eing ser ved by government, these people went home indeed but did not last long and returned to the cities. “Ma ny u r b a n p o o r dwellers tend to stay in the cities or may return home but go back to the

city since there are no livelihood opportunities,” Baluro said. He lamented that the government has helped these people through fare and allowance in going home but find their way to go back to the urban centers due to the absence of livelihood opportunities. Baluro said there are also cases where many urban poor improved their lot after they find either jobs or businesses in key cities of the country. “As long as there is no opportunity to improve their situation in the countryside, they would continue to migrate and look for opportunities in the urban centers,” he said. Baluro said that currently, their agency is meeting head on the challenge of reducing the abject poverty besetting the urban poor. He said their agency mulls on giving a total of 1.5 million privilege cards to qualified urban poor that will give them 20 percent discount like bus ride, medication and food. Baluro said they are currently negotiating with benefactor companies on this move. (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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SSS to fast-track services thru e-channels

(PRN) inquiry and generation, employment report submission, submission of contribution (R-3) and loan collection lists (ML2), salary loan application, certification of salary loan application, as well as filing of maternity and sickness notification, can now be made through different electronic and self-service facilities of the pension fund. These electronic and self-service channels of the SSS include the SSS Website – My.SSS, SSS Mobile App, Self-Service Express Terminal (SET), Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) and Text-SSS. Other services that may be done using these channels are filing of retirement claim applications, requests for branch appointment, inquiry on the location of SSS branches, feedback submission, inquiry on SS information, PESO fund enrolment, Flexi-fund enrolment and requesting of records. Apart from these member services, the SSS has also implemented the RealTime Posting of Contributions (RTPC) program in

2018 where contribution payments are posted immediately through the use of the PRN. “We believe that through these online and electronic channels, our members and pensioners can easily transact their business with us. In fact, we have re-engineered our Ease of Doing Business guidelines in the SSS to expedite and properly address the services needed by our transacting members,” Ignacio said. President Duterte mentioned in his SONA that SSS is one of the top five agencies that need to “drastically” improve its services based on the number of complaints received through Hotline 8888 and Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB). SSS data showed that in 2018, SSS-related concerns referred by 8888 and CCB reached 6,609. Of the total number of referred cases, 6,554 cases were resolved or a 99.55 percent resolution rate. The remaining 55 cases are still being attended to or have been referred to a branch or department for processing and continuous

monitoring. SSS received a total of 7,089 calls in 2018, of which 6,609 calls were coursed through Hotline 8888 while 480 cases were from CCB. Of the total calls received through 8888, 5,174 calls were requests for assistance, 52 cases were suggestions/ recommendations, 41 calls were appreciation/commendation and 15 calls were inquiries while only 847 calls were complaints. Under CCB, 236 calls were requests for assistance, 48 calls were appreciation/ commendation, 22 calls were queries and nine calls were suggestions/recommendations while 165 calls were complaints. Majority or 35.05 percent of the cases from Hotline 8888 pertains to retirement, death, disability, and funeral benefits, followed by member loans with 17.43 percent and contributions with 13.40 percent. Other concerns were about Real-Time Processing of Contributions, membership, maternity/ sickness/employee’s compensation benefits, website/ online related, and other concerns. From CCB, 37.08

percent of the cases were about service delivery, 26.46 percent were retirement/ death/disability/funeral benefits, and 12.92 percent were member loans. The SSS replies to cases from CSC-Hotline 8888 within 72 hours, while referral of cases to concerned branch, department, or unit, and replying to cases by concerned branch/department/unit, and sending feedback to CSC are done within 24 hours. Aside from contacting Hotline 8888 and CCB, SSS members may also course their concerns through various service delivery channels, including SSS hotline 920-6446 to 55, social media accounts, and e-mail or they may visit any branch near them. “ T he p e ns i on f u nd would like to maintain a high-resolution rate by immediately responding to member concerns and heeding to their sentiments. We also find innovative ways and create new programs that would make their transactions faster and more convenient. Our recent recognition from Malacañang’s very own

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health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, food safety and occupational health. Dr. Ian Christian A. Gonzales, Head, NonCommunicable Diseases Cluster, Department of Health – Regional Office 10 said for region 10, the main health problem is really non-communicable diseases. “No longer are Malaria, or Dengue number one killers here, although they are still pertinent problems but it has been surpassed by non-communicable diseases especially hypertension and diabetes which are also called lifestyle related diseases,” Dr. Gonzales said. In terms of studies, Dr. Gonzales shared, “We don’t have a lot of local studies on non-communicable diseases. We have a few that addresses for example hypertension studies or some diabetes studies. Mainly small studies done in training hospitals. We need to do bigger studies.” He said, DOH next year we will be embarking on a big community survey to get exactly those numbers. Dr. Gonzales explained

they will get in each municipality the number of diabetic, hypertensive or have renal disease. The number of individuals who have experienced injuries and relatives that died of injuries, among others. Dr. Roselyn V. Arellano, Supervising Science Research Specialist, DOST-X, Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development (NorMinCoHRD) coordinator said food safety, food concern is also part of the priority areas of region 10. “We link with our academic institutions and big hospitals. We also equip our researchers to develop them and provide trainings and bring them to the researchable areas that can really help the region,” she added. In terms of policy, Arellano said they are bringing these researches to the local government units and to the National Economic Development Authority through Regional Development Council (RDC). NorMinCoHRD is an enabler for research and

development. “Our mindset when we think of science and research is travel to Mars, or whatever space science. But we are talking here of the needs of the region. We equip the researchers not only in funding but equipping them with their capability to do research,” Arellano explained. Among the trainings they provide are research methods training and mentoring. Plenary and parallel sessions of the main conference will cover topics on Research

and Innovation Partnerships to achieve Universal Health Care and health-related SDG; Lifestyle Diseases in the Philippines vis-à-vis SDGs; Healthy, Sustainable, and Resilient Cities and Communities; and Translating Evidence from Research to Policy. PNHRS Week is a gathering of different stakeholders in health research and development to contribute research-based solutions to health problems. (Jasper Marie O. Rucat/PIA10)

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achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also aims to address the concerns and targets related to health. Engr. Merlita M. Opeña, chief, Research Information, Communication and Utilization Division, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development during Talakayan sa PIA, media forum at SM CDO Downtown Premier, Cagayan de Oro City said they are urging more researches that really respond to a real health problem. Government funding will be accessible for priority areas under national unified health research agenda, she said. In the region, top ten health research priorities include substance abuse, environmental health and sanitation, non-communicable and lifestyle-related disease, health systems research, adolescent sexuality and reproductive health, disaster risk reduction management and climate adaptation for

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Email Address:CivilRegistryCagayandeOro@yahoo.com Tel Nos. 088-857-3898 & 088-8573159 Cell. No. 0906-8288219

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

“SAMER”

in the

(new first name to be adopted)

(complete name of document owner)

(name of father)

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE STATE OF THE LATE ABRAHAM B. ALEGADO with WAIVER OF RIGHTS

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

(place of birth)

are CALASADA M. ALI and JABAIKA C. ABAD.

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

MDN: Jul 20, 27 & Aug 3, 2019

APRIL 22. 1977 at POLOMOLOK. SOUTH COTABATO and whose parents (complete date of birth)

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

MDN July 13, 20 & 27, 2019

birth certificate of JUCAL ABAD ALI who was born on

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

MDN: Jul 20, 27 & Aug 3, 2019

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JUBELITA P. ALI has filed with this office a petition

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

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.

NOTICE

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

change of first name from “JUCAL”

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

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.

NOTICE

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Province: South Cotabato Municipality : Polomolok

(complete name of petitioner)

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

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.

Form No. 10.1

8888 is one of the fruits of our love for public service,” she said. SSS received a Plaque of Recognition from the Presidential Communications Operations Office’s RTVM as one of the top agencies with the most number of resolved complaints coursed through 8888 during the first-anniversary celebration of RTVM’s Linya ng Pagbabago in Manila on December 12, 2018.

(name of mother)

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.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JULY 29. 2019. (Sgd.) JANE F. BARRIENTOS Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Jul 20 & 27, 2019

MDN: Jul 20 & 27, 2019

(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

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Another Ampatuan is now mayor in Maguindanao COTABATO CITY--Another member of the powerful Ampatuan family is now the mayor of Datu Unsay town in Maguindanao after both its mayor and vice mayor resigned from their posts. Datu Andal “Datu Aguak” Santiago Ampatuan V took his oath of office Tuesday before Senator Nancy Binay in Quezon City. Mayor Fuentes Dukay and his son Wanay Dukay stepped down from their posts citing as reason their “lack of capability to govern,” Maguindanao provincial administrator Ogi Balayman said in an interview Thursday over Brigada News FM Cotabato City. Based on the Local Government Code, Ampatuan

V, who obtained the highest number of votes for town councilor during the May 13 elections, assumed the highest local post. Ampatuan V is the son former Datu Unsay mayor Datu Unsay “Andal” Ampatuan Jr. with his deceased wife, Reshal Santiago-Ampatuan, who also became mayor of the same town. The elder Ampatuan is the primary suspect in the 2009 Ampatuan massacre which killed 58 persons, 32 of them media workers. The younger Ampatuan, who had just turned 21, is the second of six siblings. Bai Janine Mamalapat, who garnered the second highest votes for town councilor, will be the new vice

mayor. Mamalapat assumed as mayor after the death of Santiago-Ampatuan in April 2018. She won as vice mayor during the 2016 elections. L aw ye r Nag u ib Si narimbo, who heads the Department of Interior and Local Government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao confirmed the reports about the resignations. “We were just informed by the provincial government of Maguindanao but have not yet received the official letter communication and the reason of resignations,” Sinarimbo said in phone interview. (Ferdinandh B. Cabrera/ MindaNews)

ACT to Duterte gov’t: Don’t be stingy on salary increase THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines called on the Duterte government today not to be stingy on salary increase as the group observed that statements of the education and finance agencies hint that the matter of salary increase for civilian government workers is already a ‘done deal’ within the

executive branch and that they are mulling over an amount too scant, even before Congress enacts the measure. After Pres. Duterte’s remark about ‘a little bit bigger than before’ salary increase for civilian employees in his State of the Nation Address last Monday, Education Chief Leonor Briones was

quick to thank the president for the pronouncement while Finance Chief Carlos Dominguez III followed by saying that the measure is possible fiscally. “ This obviously rehearsed script is too suspect. It smells too much like they’re cooking up an unpalatable salary increase See SALARY, page 11

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

Telephone No. (088) 857-1930/Fax No. (08822) 72-76-82

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT If you have any information / objection to the above-mentioned application(s), please communicate with the Regional Director.

July 26, 2019 SGD. ATTY. JOFFREY M. SUYAO, CESO III Regional Director MDN: Jul 27, 2019

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of creative agency Hemisphere-Leo Burnett and production house Film Pabrika in making the videos. The videos were well received by netizens, as seen by the positive sentiments they shared on BDO Kabayan Facebook page. Each video now has millions of views on BDO’s YouTube channel. BDO won a total of 10 awards, including Gold in Best Production Design for the “Japan” video, besting other notable entries across all industries. BDO Remit enjoys its presence in Asia via six remittance offices located in Hong Kong, Macau and the newly-opened office in Japan; three representative offices in Singapore, Taiwan and Korea; and a full branch in Hong Kong. In the Middle East, BDO Remit has one representative office in the United Arab Emirates and two remittance offices in North America particularly in California, USA. In Europe, BDO Remit has presence in the United Kingdom, Austria, France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, and Germany with a total of 12 remittance offices in the said countries; and one representative office in France. Overseas Filipinos and their beneficiaries may open a BDO Kabayan Savings Account at any BDO branch in the Philippines with an initial deposit of only Php100 (for a Philippine peso account) or $100 (for US dollar account). The BDO Kabayan Savings Account also has zero maintaining balance provided there is at least EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late JUVY N. GABOA, who died on September 29, 2017 died at J.R. Norma General Hospital J.V. Seriña St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City; That the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a Parcel of Land situated in the Patag and Kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao and more particularly described as follows: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 137-2012000602; Lot : 13-A-2-B2-B-5-B-8-B, Psd-10-063122; Portion of Lot : 13-A-2-B-2-B-5-B-8, Psd-10038152; As Surveyed for : JUVY N. GABOA; Land Use : RESIDENTIAL; Location : PATAG & KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY; Area : ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQ.M. MORE OR LESS; are the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE; made and entered by and between; that the surviving legal heirs of the deceased, JUVY N. GABOA, represented by his legal wife, MARIA JOSEFA SOROYSOROY GABOA (widow) and their legitimate children namely; GENEVIEVE S. GABOA, JOMAR S. GABOA, both of legal age, Filipino citizens, both single with residence and postal address at

one remittance transaction made within the last two years. If there’s no remittance within two years, the BDO Kabayan Savings will automatically convert to a regular ATM savings with a maintaining balance requirement of Php 2,000. Seafarers employed by shipping companies accredited by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration may also open a BDO Kabayan Shipping Dollar Account where they can directly credit their allotment, with an initial deposit of only $10.

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hectare. In March last year, the government launched an SPIS prototype in North Cotabato, where President Rodrigo Duterte was a guest. The facility now irrigates 40 hectares of previously rain-fed rice farms. Piñol targets a total of 117 SPIS built nationwide this year to irrigate nearly 5,000 hectares or rice farms. (PNA)

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Battalion. The CSP team is assisting a “geographically isolated and disadvantaged area” where residents “are being influenced and exploited by members of the New People’s Army” according to Aduca. “They (NPA) are recruiting and hiding in the area. Some are even operating like they extort the residents. Our troops are there to counter the rebellious activities,” Aduca said in an interview. The wounded soldier Zone 12 Maagad St., Patag, Cagayan de Oro City; and DAVE LOURENCE S. GABOA, 12 years old (minor-single) represented by his mother, MARIA JOSEFA SOROYSOROY GABOA, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Zone 12, Maagad St., Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter referred to as the HEIRS/ SELLERS/VENDORS; in favor of ADELA A. UY, likewise of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, with residence and postal address at # 204 Maagad St., Patag, Cagayan de Oro City; that for and in consideration of the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (Php 200,000.00) Philippine Currency, receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledged by the SELLER/ VENDOR after the amount is paid in hand by the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S the SELLER/AS or VENDER/S hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY the ONLY A PORTION of the abovedescribed property CONSISTING OF SIXTY SEVEN (67) SQUARE METERS more or less, in favor of the Buyer/S or VENDEE/S his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the same is non-tenanted; Under Noatry Public of Atty. EMILITO J. MARQUIÑO; as per Doc No. 411; Page No. 82; Book No. XVII; Series of 2019.

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was hit on his foot but in a stable condition as of this interview. The government forces are in a pursuit operation against the armed men and is still validating if there are casualties in the side of the enemies.

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focus on these subjects such as the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) for water. He, thus, cited that “when they say a new department they just want a brighter focus on it.” “(It) doesn’t necessarily mean a very big expenditure because a lot of the units are existing so it will probably be, I don’t know, maybe 10 percent more for the organization of the secretaries’ office or what. So essentially the units are already existing,” he said. Dominguez explained that since there are existing offices that focus on these matters “you are just adding focus and leadership and putting the thing together so that there is better coordination.” “I don’t know the exact cost but I don’t expect it to be very high. It’s not like when we create a province,” he added. (PNA)

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to donate blood for us to be able to have enough supply to serve patients particularly with the increasing cases of dengue,” Fernandez said, adding they have scheduled blood donation activities. She said that most of the dengue patients need platelet concentrate or other blood components as advised by the attending physician. The platelet concentrate can only be stored for five days and can only be taken from blood donors. She said the other blood components needed by dengue patients included whole blood, packed red blood cells, and fresh frozen plasma with blood group types O, A, AB, and B. The PRC local chapter is also serving patients coming from other areas of the region as well as the province of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, which are part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The PRC local chapter and the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) are the only two authorized blood banks in this city. (PNA)

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mary, secondary and tertiary according to Del Rosario. The former primar y roads that have 19 meters wide but at the end of it have reduced to six meters width will have the new design making it to 20 meters and at the end it will be 15 meters. “This is the main road in Quezon Avenue. All the secondary roads will be widened from 8 to 12 meters and the tertiary roads from 6 meters to 10 meters. This is to minimize the affected houses. And if indeed affects, the most is only up 2 meters only on the extension of the width,” Del Rosario explained. Finishing ahead of the schedule NHA Engr. Roderick Ibañez, head of Marawi Project Management Office, reported that the construction of the transitory shelters will be finished in March next year but 4,500 of the ongoing construction will be finished and be occupied by December this year. “Less than 500 nalang po ang matitira by March 2020,” Ibañez said. The NHA, that takes charge in the debris management inside the 250 thousand-hectare most affected area, had accomplished 39% of their works and according to the NHA official, they are 14 days advance to their target. “We would like to remind our IDPs that the deadline to submit the consent for the demolition of their unsound structure within the most affected is only until July 15, Monday, and after that, we are no longer accepting application for demolition,” Ibañez said. Buildings or structures which do not have consent from the owners will not be demolished as agreed and if they decided later to have their structure demolished to rebuild a new one, the owner will spend all the necessary expenses like rental of heavy equipment, hauling of the debris and they will look for a place for their debris to be kept. Ibañez reminded that one has to apply for the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) if they are going to dump their debris somewhere. Residents not allowing the government to demolish their structure inside the MAA could also delay the demolition because several buildings that has consent for demolition are situated between buildings without consent from the owners. “When our workers demolish the buildings that has consent from the owners, they have to be extra careful not to shake the next building which has no consent. It was hard because they have to slow down their movements,”

said Ibañez said. In a normal clearing operation, workers could demolish up to 40 structures a day if they are clearing in areas where buildings have consent to be demolished but only up to ten structures if those are located in between structures do not have permit for demolition. “Mahirap ang trabaho kasi parang nagbubunot kami ng ngipin, kailangan mag-ingat or else, magrireklamo ang may-ari na lalong nasira ang kanilang structures dahil pag-demolish ng kabilang building,” Ibañez added. Alikhan Abuat, LGU Marawi’s chief of staff, also said the emotional attachment and sentimental value make it more challenging to convince the residents to give consent to demolish their structures. “There is also the issue on the ownership of the land kasi marami ang nagki-claim sa isang lote o area,” Abuat said. As of July 12, there are 2,091 demolition permit issued by the city government to each structure. These are given to the owners who gave consent to the NHA to include their structures in the demolition. There are 6,435 structures inside the 250 thousand-hectare most affected area, 60% or more than 3,800 of these are recommended for demolition because it is damaged and unsound.

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Ordnance Team of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Ibañez said five UXOs have so far been retrieved since EDDMARI Construction started its rehabilitation works in the MAA on March 1 this year. Lt. Col. Elmer Oamil, commander of the Joint Task Group Builder based inside the MAA, said troops of the Army’s 553rd Engineer Battalion have already excavated nine meters deep of earth but faces difficulty in retrieving the unexploded ordnance. “We cannot yet identify if it is 250 or 500-pounder bomb. The excavation is very difficult, we have to do it very slowly because it is very critical to the lives of our troops who do the excavation,” Oamil said. The Phi lippine Air Force(PAF) reported it has dropped 70 bombs that did not explode during aerial bombings against Islamic State-inspired militants in the 2017 siege. The PAF earlier said the bombs consisted of 110-pounder, 250-pounder, and 500-pounder ordnance. Twenty-nine UXOs have already been retrieved and disposed of even before the rehabilitation started, PAF said. The latest UXO retrieval involving a 500-pounder bomb was on June 26 and was detonated the same day. (PNA)

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Bite Me Up, Bukidnon Milk, Darling Foods, Dulceta, Eagles Nest, Firestar, GAMA Foods, Happy Pulp, Highland Fresh, Hinam-is, J&P, Jojis D, Jokos, Mang Kiko, Mercedes Bakery, MJ Foods, Muron, Nutcracker, Padlas, Pilian, SLERS, SMEI, TGO Pine, VjANDEP, Fuentisfina Foods, Meraki, NM Foods, Palaña, VitaCee, Ato Kini, Evorganix, SIVAKO, Monday, YSU Marketing, Crunchy Time, and Dream Patisserie. Tan said the annual Tinagboan food festival is the organization’s flagship project that aims to encourage local food innovation and connect food processors with government agencies, such as the departments of trade, and science and technology. The 6th Tinagboan Food Festival is anchored on the theme “Fiesta Carnival, Celebrate Food for Life: Where food, culture and people converge together to celebrate life in vibrant colors”.

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goal, every activity will be a success. “We are here to give hope and happiness especially to the students and children of this barangay. Securing their future is very important for us, and seeing their smiles on every faces gives us the inspiration to perform our duties well to achieve lasting peace and development”, Lt Col Jimenea said. “Our youth is the hope of our nation. We will work together, to give inspirations and hope to the children, by letting them realized that there are government agencies that will take good care for their future, to prevent them from being radicalized by our enemy”, he added.

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Domingo took a bow. I think the secret of Andrea is in the data monitoring. She must have finally found a way to track to the very last centavo how much revenues flow into the gaming enterprises especially off-shore gaming operators. It can be recalled that among the first order of the day issued by Duterte when he became President was to close the operation of online gaming following the scandal surrounding the Philweb operations. When she took control of the helms of PAGCOR Andrea moreover, put in place monitoring mechanisms that audit offshore gaming operations in a manner ATMs and food franchise operations work. What maybe excited the President is that the Philippine Off Shore Gaming Operations (POGO) which is played online cannot be accessed locally. “Magpasugal ka pa”, the President who hates gambling quipped during the SONA. I will not be

surprised anymore if there will be a long line of POGO applicants lining up. If the Chinese haters thought that it is China who dominates POGO they better think again. They might just turn out to be a minority. In fact, I can bet on that. The National Bureau of Investigation under Dir. Dante Gierran also received an accolade during the SONA. There are matters of course that only the President and the NBI know so we should take the President’s statement at face value. There are items in the President’s report that are still blank spaces simply because these would need legislation. Among these are the creation of the Department of OFW and the Department of Water. These are long overdue. DOFW because our foreign workers are the biggest contributors to the nation’s coffers. DOW because water is life and while we are visited by at least 20 typhoons that bring rains can cause devastating floods every year many parts of the country, particularly Metro Manila and Cebu are always on the brink of running out of water. In the pre-SONA forum in Davao City, I pointed out that while the participants were talking of disaster preparedness there is a louder prayer for natural disasters like typhoon and rains to avert a shortage of water supply in our taps. There are of course solutions but Metro Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System had ran out of ideas on how to address the problem. The concessionaires leave it to MWSS and mother nature to solve the shortage of water supply. The irony is that when it comes to the supply of potable water there are overlapping agencies mandated to insure the sustainability of water. What happens, however, is that they play different roles and read a different script which results in paralysis. Let’s name them. Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) whose members of the board are from other government departments and regulators. They hardly meet because they cannot muster a quorum. We are not surprised if they have a conflict of interest. Then there is this National Water Resources Board which has regulatory and quasijudicial functions on how water will be allocated. And then MWSS which has regulatory power over the water concessionaires in Metro Manila but the members of the board, I heard, are actually being paid by the concessionaires. So how can you supervise, exact sanctions or order these firms which feed you? All these agencies should be collapsed and all their regulatory and quasi-judicial powers should be placed under DOW. Government through DENR should delineate the protected area

from the watersheds which are identified as recharge areas of aquifers, rivers, and lakes where surface waters are sourced from and cede these vital protected areas to DOW. These suggestions for starters. I was hoping the President would take up the plight of the rice farmers but I do not mind it for now as he focused more on the strict implementation of agrarian reforms. But I still hope that he will give impetus on increasing the rice productivity of our farmers. As I write this I have it from an unimpeachable source that there are more than 150 silos all over the country that had been idled when the regime of Cory Aquino took over. Silos or dryers are one of the vital infrastructures that could double rice productivity. But that is another story.

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scheme. Huwag ninyong baratin ang salary increase namin!” said ACT Treasurer Vladimer Quetua. ‘Not surprising’ Quetua said that DepEd’s gratefulness to Duterte’s announcement of a pay hike that’s ‘a little bit bigger than before’ is ‘not surprising given the agency’s record of tempering the just and resounding clamor of teachers for a meaningful salary increase.’ “The stark contrast between the reaction of DepEd and public school teachers to the President’s pay hike announcement during SONA is not at all surprising. No less than Sec. Briones has repeatedly downplayed our just call, as though our demands come from sheer greed and not from the need to afford decent lives for our families,” stated. Quetua also recalled that DepEd released various arguments against the substantial pay raise over the last few months, from budget constraints to ‘twisted, misleading, and inaccurate figures of teachers’ monthly compensation and benefits’, rendering the

agency’s proclaimed support for teachers’ calls as mere ‘lip service.’ Quality Education DepEd, for its part, says that the approval of a fifth Salary Standardization Law (SSL) not only helps teachers but also contributes to the agency’s work towards improving the quality of education. “For all their big talks about improving the quality of education, DepEd has repeatedly betrayed our interests by refusing to support and forward our demand for the betterment of teachers’ living and working conditions. Additionally, we heard nothing from DepEd when its 2019 budget suffered significant cuts. How then will quality education be achieved?” Quetua asked. Prioritization vs. Affordability ACT also noted of Finance Secretary Dominguez’s statement that the budget for SSL 5 has already been estimated to be affordable to the government, adding that such is a ‘give-away that the planned increase is not of a substantial amount.’ “The president’s SONA tells us that there is no major shift in the priorities of the regime. This only puts the affordability of pay hike for civilian personnel to be well within the bounds of what can be spared after setting aside chunks of the budget for its favorite anti-drug and fascist programs,” said Quetua. He asserted that the government has the resources to implement a substantial pay hike and to improve not only the education sector but the entire social services sector ‘only if the Duterte government would put such as its top priorities.’ ACT, however, vowed to continue the fight for a substantial salary increase inside and outside the parliament. “We remain hopeful that legislators who have seen the true struggle of teachers and ordinary rank-and-file employees will join us in fighting for a meaningful pay raise,” ended Quetua.

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Philippines Leapfrogs in Global Innovation Index 2019

FROM 73rd last year, the Philippines jumps to 54th place among 129 countries in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2019. It scores 36.18 this year, up from last year’s 31.56. The country’s scores significantly increased in five of the GII’s eight pillars: institutions, infrastructure, business sophistication, knowledge & technology outputs, and creative outputs. “This is great news for our nation and our innovation ecosystem as a whole. It recognizes the efforts of the various government agencies like DTI, DOST, and NEDA in advancing innovation among our people and MSMEs, creating an innovative culture, as well as in building linkages with academe and industry,” said Secretary Ramon Lopez. “With President Duterte’s signing into law of the Philippine Innovation Act (RA11293) and Innovative

Startup Act (RA11337), we expect further improvements in our ranking as we intensify our efforts to build our country’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, accelerate and globalize our startups, and better prepare our MSMEs and industries for the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” added Secretary Lopez. The country’s score and rankings in the GII’s input and output sub-indices improved. From 39.14 in 2018 and ranking 82nd, the Philippine input sub-index score has risen to 41.68 and ranks 76th. From 23.98 in 2018 and ranking 68th, the Philippine output sub-index score has increased to 30.68 and ranks 42nd. The GII 2019 notes that among the Philippines’s strengths are the percentage of tertiary graduates in science and engineering; e-participation; percentage of firms offering formal See INDEX, page 9

DAR calls for unity in rural development ILOILO CITY – In unity there is strength. This was the message of Agrarian Reform Secretary John R. Castriciones as he called on other agencies to join the national convergence initiative for sustainable rural development (NCISRD) in a summit held here. “There really is a need to improve the lives of farmers through the national convergence because this is the only way to uplift the life of farmers, fisherfolks, indigenous peoples and other people in the agriculture sector,” Castriciones said. The chief of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recommends, first, to strengthen the NCI-SRD to involve financing institutions such as the Land Bank

of the Philippines; second, to include training institutions like, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and other nongovernment organizations for the skills enhancement of farmers. Third is to institutionalize the NCI through legislative action and advocacy for a proposed bill for a sustained and sustainable effort and firm funding of the convergence; and lastly to work together to address the problems and issues. “A classic example of convergence in the NCI approach is the Boracay rehabilitation,” Castriciones added. This year’s summit aims to provide investment opportunities for agriculture,

forestry and fisheries in the convergences area implementing the ridge to reef approach. “The NCI has achieved and accomplished a lot of initiatives. If we achieve more, it is a legacy to our farmers.” Castriciones ended. In the same event, Castriciones, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Climatu, Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Waldo R. Carpio representative NCI Focal Person Director Angel Enriquez and Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary (DLIG) Eduardo Año representative Region 6 Regional Director Ariel Iglesia renewed their commitment through the

ceremonial signing of the DA-DAR-DENR-DILG Revised Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 1, Series of 2019. A representative from the office of Senator Cynthia Villar, Atty. Rhaegee B. Tamana, graced the ceremony with the presence of Executive Assistant Maria Alfreda Fajardo, representative of Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. and Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon, representative of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas. The NCI-SRD is organized and operated by the four rural development agencies, DAR, DA, DILG and DENR to contribute to inclusive growth and poverty reduction in the countryside.

SSS to fast-track services thru e-channels

THE state-run Social Security System (SSS) on Tuesday said it will further improve its services through the digitalization of its core and business processes. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said the digitalization and the process of acquiring new digital infrastructure for the improvement of its services to its members and pensioners have commenced even prior to her assumption to office. During her term, she aims to fast track the full transition of SSS core and business processes to digitalization. “As mandated by our Social Security Commission ex-officio Chairperson Carlos G. Dominguez in his first order of business when he took office last March, he instructed to speed up the transition to the digitalization process. This is one of his priority policies under the new charter of the pension fund,” Ignacio said. At present, SSS services such as online application for SS number issuance, Payment Reference Number (PRN) inquiry and generation, employment report submission, submission of contribution (R-3) and loan collection lists (ML2), salary loan application, certification of salary loan application, as well as filing of maternity and sickness notification, can now be made through different electronic and self-service facilities of the pension fund. These electronic and self-service channels of the SSS include the SSS Website – My.SSS, SSS Mobile App, Self-Service Express Terminal (SET), InteracSee SERVICES, page 9

BSP Gov. Diokno welcomes MBC survey results

SPEED LIMIT ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and non-profit organization, ImagineLaw, forge a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to ensure the nationwide implementation of the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2018-001, which sets guidelines and standards for classification of roads, setting speed limits and gathering data under Republic Act No. 4136, held at Hive Hotel in Quezon City on Thursday (July 25, 2019). The MOU aims to prevent road crashes caused by speeding through nationwide enforcement of speed limits. Photo shows DOTr OIC-Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Mark Richmund de Leon (center) and LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante (left). Looking on is Atty. Sophia Monica V. San Luis, Executive Director of ImagineLaw. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)

SB Corp to introduce 10 Credit Delivery Partners for P3 program THE Small Business Corporation will introduce 10 Credit Delivery Partners (CDPs) from Luzon to Mindanao to deliver fast and efficiently the Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) program to micro entrepreneurs. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the 10 CDPs will make the delivery of the P3 program faster to micro entrepreneurs in rural

areas to help spur economic activity in the countryside and provide employment to Filipinos. “President R o dr igo Duterte’s administration always seeks for ways to provide service and assistance to our micro entrepreneurs in the easiest and most accessible way as possible, especially to those from the countryside,” said Sec. Lopez. SB Corp., the micro fi-

nancing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry, through the P3 program has extended financing assistance to over 89,000 micro entrepreneurs as the government’s flagship program that aims to topple loan sharks has widen its reach throughout the country since its inception in 2017. As of July 23, 2019, the SB Corp has released a total of P2.9 billion worth of loans to micro entrepre-

neurs through its 353 credit delivery partners that has reached rural and far-flung areas in the country. SB Corp President and CEO Ma. Luna Cacanando welcomed the inclusion of the 10 Credit Delivery Partners, which she acknowledged would help in distributing the muchneeded funds by micro entrepreneurs. The Pondo sa Pagbabago See INTRODUCE, page 9

MONETARY Board Chairman and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno welcomes the Makati Business Club (MBC) Executive Outlook Survey results wherein the central bank received the highest satisfaction rating among government agencies. MBC survey results, participated in by 100 business executives and released last July 24, showed that 97 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with the performance of the BSP. This was up from 95.4 percent in July 2015 during which the BSP also topped the list of rated state institutions. The BSP ranked highest among government entities for the 25th time this year. Governor Diokno also congratulated the BSP officers and staff for reflecting the work values and ethics that the institution espouses. “The results of the survey underscore the BSP’s pursuit of excellence as well as the quality of work put in by its officers and staff in pursuing the BSP’s mandate of fostering price stability, financial stability, and a safe and efficient payments system,” said Governor Diokno. The Governor added that the BSP’s consistent high satisfaction ratings will continue to serve as a motivation for the central monetary authority to perform its duties well, especially as it celebrates its 26th anniversary this July and commemorates the 70 years of central banking in the Philippines.

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Globe Digital Thumbprint Program launches module for parents to increase digital literacy

OMING from the success of its Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP) which provides cyber wellness and safety training to teachers and students, Globe Telecom is now educating and empowering parents to become more responsible consumers of online technology. Globe has created a special lesson, which combines all essential learnings from DTP, and the insights gathered from research in order to educate parents and help them guide and protect their children in this digital age. The DTP parent module was piloted in Muntinlupa Business High School, one of the Global Filipino Schools, where around 50 parents participated. The module consists of four parts: online security and safety, digital responsibility and etiquette,

Digital Thumbprint Program Facilitator Kristen Dimayuga of Globe Citizenship entertains questions from parent participants

how to think critically when online, and how to be a positive contributor to others through the power of technology. “We want to enhance the cyber safety skills of

our children and one of the ways to do that is to start with the parents. Informed parents can help their kids become responsible digital citizens who act in ways that protect their

individual well-being while remaining respectful towards other people,” said Miguel Bermundo, Head of Globe Citizenship and Advocacy. Being an information

and communications technology company, Globe sees the importance of educating Filipinos on the responsible use of technology -- be it through gadgets, website browsing and interacting with social media platforms. Thus, in 2016, Globe adopted DTP, which was started by its Singtel Group affiliate Optus of Australia, to increase students’ knowledge of digital citizenship and cybersafety by taking a critical look at their online behavior and helping them develop insights into the influences of the online world and the choices they are making. To date, DTP workshops have already been implemented in more than 200 schools, in all 17 regions in the Philippines. Many of these schools also committed to share the workshops to their neighboring schools. DTP has been proven

to increase levels of digital citizenship awareness among the youth as reflected in a 2017 assessment conducted by Nielsen among 275 Grade 7-12 students who studied the modules except for Digital Discernment. The study showed an increase in the number of students practicing at least one security measure to protect their information online, a large reduction in the number of students who have random interactions with strangers online, a significant increase in the number of students who are aware of how their online information is used by websites and apps, and a reduction in the number of students who visit internet cafes for online activities. For schools and communities interested in having this free workshop, requests and nominations can be sent to bridgecom@ globe.com.ph

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