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North M’danao to spend P197-B for reg’l recovery CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Addressing the socioeconomic impacts of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic and aiding the region to transition to the new normal, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-10 bared that P197,609,824,000 is allocated for the Regional Recovery Plan. Regional Director Mylah Faye Cariño said during the NorMin COVID-19 Response Task Force press conference, July 7, that such amount cover the sectors for economy (P14 billion), social services (P150 billion), environment (P2 billion) , governance and cross-cutting concerns (7 billion), and transportation (23 billion). Based on estimates on current prices, the region marked P17.86 billion in losses from March 15 to May 31 with disruption of work. For the whole year, NEDA-10 estimated P61.13 billion on economic loss but this will be revisited based on how things will turn out with the crisis. “As things unfold for this year there might be a contraction it means that what we produce in 2020 is lower than what we produced last year. Ang atong See SPEND, page 15

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MISAMIS ORIENTAL: The provincial attorney’s office of Misamis Oriental urged the regional trial court here to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the provincial government from spending its

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MisOr guv apologizes for failure to deliver services By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

SM FOUNDATION DONATES VENTILATOR AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO MARIA REYNA-XAVIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. SM Foundation recently donated KN95 masks, face shields, surgical masks, PPEs and a ventilator to the Maria Reyna-Xavier University Hospital. These were received by Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno, Xavier University Outgoing President Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, Xavier University Incoming President Fr. Mars Tan, SJ, Maria Reyna-XU Hospital Administrator Sr. Evelyn Aguilar, and Medical Director Dr. Raul Andutan. Also shown in photo are SM’s JB Blanco and Ivy Guantero.

Prov’l lawyers ask court to lift TRO vs. 2020 budget By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

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approved 2020 Budget, the provincial attorney said Tuesday. Neil Pacana, the provincial attorney for Misamis Oriental, said that the case was assigned at the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 39 during a raffle Monday. See ASK, page 15

MISAMIS ORIENTAL: Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano on Wednesday apologized to the people of Misamis Oriental for the failure of the provincial government to deliver the basic services for the past weeks. Emano admitted that the temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the province to disburse the approved 2020 Budget has technically crippled the operation of the provincial government. A regional trial court in Cagayan De Oro City issued a 20-day TRO effective June 29, 2020 after it granted the petition filed by opposition members of the provincial board. “I would like to apologize to the people of Misamis Oriental for our failure to respond to their demand for assistance that requires financial aid at this trying time,” Emano told the local press here. The political opposition See FAILURE, page 15

Investigative Reports on the Impact of Covid 19 in Urban & Rural Areas (3rd of a series)

Businesses under siege By Dr. Manny Jaudian, COPC President, EVP Allan Mediante, Editor in Chief of Mindanao Daily News With reports from Gerry Lee Gorit, The PhilStar correspondent, and Richard dela Cruz, Eagle Broadcasting Corp.

SUBIC BAY – Before Co- retired PNP officer. He vid-19 came, this was a briefed the reportorial team bustling city according that business slowed down A restaurant in Subic Bay has no customer dining-in even to Dr. Oscar Soriano, a See BUSINESS, page 6 with the MGCQ status. photo by gerry lee gorit

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Davao City’s response vs. Covid-19 in the eyes of Dabawenyos By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – With the city’s ongoing battle against the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Dabawenyos found themselves mainly relying on the various interventions provided by the local government to ease the current health crisis. Daily sustenance of affected Dabawenyos has been a great concern of the city government, especially during the start of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that caused massive job disruption among its residents. On April 4, this city was placed under ECQ and Dabawenyos braced for stringent measures that include the suspension of mass transport and the limitation on people’s movement. On the first week of the ECQ, even government employees and agencies dealing with emergencies and essential services felt the initial shock of being confined in their homes, unable to render their publicoriented duties. Immediately following

the ECQ, however, the city government sprung into action and rolled out four types of food relief programs to enable the majority of Dabawenyos to put food on the table and provide basic necessities for their families. City’s Covid-19 response Mayor Sara Z. Duterte said the city’s four food programs consisted of direct interventions for poor families: the food ration run by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO); the agri-food program jointly implemented by the City Agriculturist Office (CAO) and City Veterinarian’s Office (CVO); the “hot meals on wheels” program; and the barangay rice distribution program. On top of these, the city government also provided counterpart and assisted the national government’s TUPAD, or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers program, enabling public utility vehicle drivers to find temporary employment after their main livelihood was greatly affected by the Covid-19 containment

measures. When the general community quarantine (GCQ) was declared weeks later, Mayor Sara announced the “Work for Davao” and “Eskwela Davao” programs. As part of the local government’s continuing response to the Covid-19 crisis, the city government launched the educational assistance program for 22,000 schoolchildren whose parents have lost income from the health crisis. Likewise, the “Work for Davao” program benefited a total of 42,915 workers who have been displaced due to the temporary closure of businesses. Under the program, each beneficiary receives PHP396 a day until December 7 this year. “The city government will help and protect the Dabawenyos. All I’m asking is for you to follow the protocol set by the doctors for us to be safe and control the spread of this disease,” Duterte said in a previous radio interview. No one left behind In an interview on Monday, Barangay Lasang chair-

FOOD AID. Personnel from the Davao City government distribute food ration to Dabawenyos during the start of the enhanced community quarantine on April 4, 2020. The program remains in place even when the city is now under the less-restrictive modified general quarantine. (Photo courtesy of the Davao City Information Office)

member to maintain their mental health. For one of the most affected sectors during ECQ, PUJ driver Teodor Alicom told PNA that he was initially worried when the government stopped the transport sector from operating. “I worried about what to feed my family. I am just fortunate that I was able to avail of the TUPAD program of the city government,” he said in the vernacular. Restrictions Adelaida Larsuma, a street vendor in Barangay Sasa here, said the restrictions imposed by the city government have greatly affected their business, but said she understood them as the measures were meant to contain the infection. To limit the movement of people in the city, Mayor Sara implemented the issuance of food and medicine (FM) passes as well as the clustering of barangays. The coded pass allows residents to go out on a number of days in a week. During the ECQ implementation, no one was allowed to go out on Sundays. Larsuma said if the local government did not impose such restrictions, the outcome would have been worse than losing their business. “It is for our good. We will abide by it,” she said in the dialect. In today’s Laging Handa Network Briefing hosted by ‘Basta Dabawenyo, PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar, Tangub City Mayor JenDCplinado’ nifer W.Tan shares initiatives on e-learning and distance Living up to its tagline, education in the city. (Network Briefing) Dabawenyos have proven themselves to be very disciplined. Chairman Simo-ag said he views the Dabawenyos as being “more disciplined” because they follow the protocols set by the local leaders. Such an attitude, he said, remains one of the biggest assets of Dabawenyos in winning the battle against the coronavirus disease. “Generally, we are more disciplined compared to others. What the government would tell us, we surely Located at : follow it, for we know that Contact Number: PUERTO, CDO – MAIN it is for our own good,” he 0916-126-7815 JR. BORJA EXTENSION, CRONEN, said. 0920-876-3147 CAMAMAN-AN – BRANCH man Allan Simo-ag characterized the local government’s Covid-19 response as “no one left behind.” “The services extended by the city government to the Dabawenyos are sufficient. From time to time they monitored our situation. There might be an immediate problem but there is always an immediate action,” Simo-ag told the

Philippine News Agency (PNA). For Senior High school student Shanelle Mae, the weekly food ration her family received during the ECQ was more than enough to tide them over amid the crisis. She credited the local government’s “multifaceted assistance” to their family’s resilience, which she said, has also helped each family

Tangub City adopts e-learning, distance education amid COVID-19 crisis TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental -- In promoting education and aiding students to continue their studies amid coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 contagion, the City Government of Tangub seeks ways to purchase gadgets for online and distance learning. “We made our initiative first in Governor Alfonso D. Tan College (GADTC) where we met some of the providers. At first, we had a problem because the gadget is very expensive and we found out that if we pay for the internet subscription fee, nagiging libre ‘yung gadget ng mga bata at saka ng mga faculty (the gadget becomes free for students and faculty),” Mayor See ADOPTS, page 13

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DA pours in production support to help bat insurgencies in Cabanglasan town CABANGLASAN, Bukidnon, July 1 – In a bid to contribute in the government’s peacekeeping efforts, the agriculture department in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) accorded farm inputs assistance to the conflict affected areas of sitios Tumbaga, Tagbakan, Katablaran and Saluringan, all of barangay Canangaan. Held at the town center, a total of 100 bags of hybrid corn seeds worth P500,000 were turned over to select leaders of such communities, as crop production assistance that can cover at least 50 hectares of land. Lt Sancho S Tomaquin, Charlie Company Commander, 88th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, said the recipients are among those nearly 200 displaced individuals, who fled from their farmlands and homes brought about an armed confrontation between the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and the government troops which transpired nearly two weeks ago. Since June, of this year, the army official reported, that they have set off to the munici-

pality of Cabanglasan to conduct its Community Support Program (CSP), particularly in barangays Paradise, Mandahican, Mandaing, Cabulohan and Canangaan. Out from the five barangays, they have identified that most of the enemies are in the hinterlands of Canangaan, of whom have set up camps in the sitios. “From here, we have undertaken our CSP to clear the area from being CPP-NPA infested. After the operations, we need to sustain the peace and order situation for development to come through. Once absent ang basic services, talagang magre-rebelde ang tao,” Tomaquin remarked. In particular, the CSP aims to bring people back to the fold of the government while empowering communities through a synergy of development efforts among soldiers, government agencies, and the local governments. Further, he emphasized that such initiative uses the whole-of-nation approach to end the local communist armed conflict in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace, as provided in President Duterte’s Executive Order

70. “Hindi maganda ang nangyari, but we can turn the negative into positive. Mas nakikita talaga ng gobyerno kung sino talaga ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin,” he said, recognizing the downpour of agri-interventions from DA-10. Meanwhile, OIC-Provincial Operations Chief of Bukidnon Janet D. Lopez of DA-10 corroborated the army official’s statement, saying that despite encountering setbacks, a blessing has come thru the additional farm inputs. “This [100 bags of hybrid corn seeds] is on top

of the 300 bags that were previously handed over to Cabanglasan town,” she explained. Such reinforcement is eyed to drum up the municipality’s corn production. Based from reports of the local agriculture office, as of June 2020, there are 4,408 corn farmers, cultivating 5,937 hectares with an annual average production of 6.4 metric tons, specifically for hybrid corn. “We, at the department, encourage you to form a group, as this will be instrumental in gaining more access and availing of assistance from the

government such as DA,” Lopez added. Such declaration is also opportune, as the government troops are set to assist the locals in the affected sitios to fully organize and have them registered with DOLE, Lt Tomaquin stated. “Kini nga grasya na atong nadawat karon bisag simple ug gamay, dakong panghinaot nga kung kana atoang ampingan ug atong itanum ug ipahiluna ang atong umahan, basin mao nani sinugdanan sa pag arang-arang sa atong kahimtang,” Kagawad on Committee on Agriculture Claudio Canillas

expressed. After about a week of taking shelter in schools at barangay San Vicente and Iba, which was realized via the convergence of efforts from the provincial down to the municipal governments, the army official left and posed the affected residents a challenge as they can now return to their homes. “Nagbigay lang man din tayo ng binhi, sana yung tinatanim natin yung binhi ng kapayapaan…hindi lang sana ito manatiling binhi, magyabong sana ito. Isang binhi lang yan pero kung nagbunga yan, mas marami pang binhi nga maitatanim natin na kakalat ang kapayapaan. Yung itinatamin ngayon nga kapayapaan, alagaan nila, pagyabungin nila hanggang mamunga at itanim ulit nang sa gayon ay dumami,” Lt Tomaquin concluded. Also witnessing the ceremonial turnover are C abanglasan Municipal Vice-Mayor Lolita N. Obsioma, Municipal Agriculturist Dr. Anita S. Macabugto and other local officials and employees, DA-10 Regional Corn Focal Person Richan D. Lacanaria, and Provincial Agriculturist Engr. Alson G. Quimba.

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The Wounded Soldiers Cooperative IN the book, “The Little Prince,” it was said, “only through the heart that one can see clearly; what are essentials are invisible to the eye.” This truism can be attested by 1st Lt. Jerome Jacuba, the Chairman of the Wounded Soldiers Cooperative with more than 100 members who were disabled in doing their duties as soldiers in the world’s 2nd longest battle, the Mindanao War. Chairman JJ (as I call him) is a 31 yr.-old first lieutenant who became totally blind two years ago when a bomb exploded in an encounter in Maguindanao. As he was recovering then in VLuna Hospital, no less than the Commander-in-Chief President Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visited and even embraced him with tears in his eyes. A year after that incident, the wounded soldiers who now belong to PWDs (persons with disabilities

) were organized into a cooperative led by no less than a brilliant brave soldier named Chairman JJ who is now a good friend whom I brought along when I visited the cooperatives of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Marawi a year ago. Some of these IDPs were former combatants either of the MILF or MNLF who are now organized into cooperatives but were once in combat with the military where 1st Lt. Jerome Jacuba was leading. Now they belong to one family, the cooperative family. In his talk with former adversariesin a Cooperative Summit in Marawi City, Chairman JJ declared, “before when I have eyes, I could not see; today that I am blind, I can see that the war in Mindanao cannot be stopped through arms but through cooperativism. ANG PROBLEMA PALA AY KAHIRAPAN AT SOCIAL

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INJUSTICE AT ANG PANGLABAN AY HINIDI BARIL O BALA KUNG HINDI ANG PAGKAKAISA PARA LABANAN ANG KAHIRAPAN.” Yes, Chairman JJ may be physically blind but not socially, environmentally, economically, politically and more so, spiritually. What is even more amazing is that Chairman JJ and all the wounded soldiers are now being assisted by the cooperatives under the “Koop Kapatid Program” to regain hope and to fight another “war,” this time against poverty, inequities and social injustice. Through cooperativism, there are a lot to see and to discover. Indeed, we are living in a world that is See SOLDIERS, page 5

The CYNOSURE

‘Bullying’ the people of Misamis Oriental

THE action taken by Misamis Oriental Vice Governor Jeremy Pelaez and his opposition clique at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to secure a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the disbursement of the approved 2020 Budget bullies the people of Misamis Oriental. Aside from making a mockery of the Misamisnons, Pelaez and provincial board members Jerry Khu and Jessa Mugot did not take into consideration the government’s national health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The clique filed a case with “declaratory relief ” through the issuance of the TRO to stop the implemen-

tation and disbursement of the approved 2020 Budget of Misamis Oriental because of various grounds like the failure to “post the ordinance in conspicuous places” among others. Under the national guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), the local government units (LGUs) were directed to adopt measures to mitigate the possible spread of COVID-19 virus in their areas. There is no question that waging a war against an unseen enemy (virus) requires enormous logistics – both human and financial resources. However, the re-

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straining order suspending the disbursement of the approved 2020 Budget cripples the provincial government’s effort to effectively respond to the possible spread of the COVID-19 virus in the province. If and when, the people could only blame Pelaez and his clique for an action that exemplifies “disservice to the people” to the highest order. The 20-day suspension affects the salaries and wages of the more than 3,000 permanent and job order See BULLYING, page 5

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Career Doubts?

A career is a rapid motion. A course of action. Professional conduct in life. Progress through life. What is a careerist? One, who rushes widely and makes his advancement his or her aim in life. In times of Covid-19, you may not think about your career. Sure. But somehow life goes on, and career doubts rise again. When career doubts won’t go away? What if you’re not happy with your job? Is it possible that you’re in the wrong entirely? My parents always (!) wanted me to become a banker. So far so good. Why not? Maybe I would have been more (or very happy) in my job. Or not?

The pressure “to be” someone starts in life early indeed. Not only my parents, but also peers, and teachers have begun to exert influence. Yes, I even didn’t know where my inclinations lie. Being a doctor or a lawyer? Yes, I was interested in law and medicine during that time. “The way that people pick careers is incredibly primitive,” said Nicholas Lore, founder of the Rockport Institute, a career coaching firm, and author of “The Pathfinder”. So, it’s no wonder, he said, that so many people are dissatisfied with their jobs. Me too. Yes, count me in. Mass-communication has

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been my subject, as well as publishing house management. So far so good. I always thought about a true calling for me. Sure, people whose careers aren’t the right fit often feel like impostors, Professor Robert I. Sutton, an organizational psychologist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, said. Very, very well said, Sir. How about you, my dear reader? Are you also placing See CAREER, page 5

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THE Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL) is not unique to the Philippines. In fact, its passage by Congress and the signing into law by President Rodrigo R Duterte is quite late. But better late than never. The country has been a comfortable haven for foreign and homegrown terror organizations. In not a few instances, there were indications of how terrorists would connive to pursue their diabolical agenda. Unfortunately, those who violently oppose the ATL ignore these because of diverse reasons. The law impinges on their political agenda, they felt secure in their gated subdivisions anyway and for some idiotic notions that reading Theology of Liberation is enough reason to be arrested and detained. President Duterte and the principal author of the bill, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, are no strangers to the carnage inflicted by terrorists. Shortly before he was elected Mayor of Davao City, the Catholic San Pedro Cathedral was a scene of insane bombings that killed and maimed parishioners who attended an evening mass. When he became City Mayor, the Davao International Airport was bombed. Before the mourning for the dead ebbed the Davao seaport was bombed again with the use of improvised explosive device. Another attempt of a Jemaah Islamiyah suicide bomber to inflict harm on a large crowd at the Peoples Park did not materialize as the suspect was killed by law enforcers before he can detonate the explosives. But what of the scores of innocent civilians and vendors mangled and maimed by terrorist attacks in the night market in Davao, in

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changing profoundly, where extraordinary phenomena are becoming ordinary: deepening inequality, decline in social justice, ecological turbulence due to climate change and recently, violent extremism that had put to center stage a Filipino suicidal bomber. There is apparently a dysfunction of the present development model that is growth-atall-cost that is likened to a giant off balance. So as not to fall, it has to run and in running, it steps on communities, forests, seas, rivers, agricultural lands and even on people themselves, leaving havoc on its path. Yes, there are a lot to see, to reflect upon and to understand socio-economic-environmental realties. We must “see” that we have lost our ecological integrity and security because we have allowed a few greedy loggers and miners

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malls in General Santos City, Marbel and Tacurong and movie houses in Cotabato City? There is a litany such madness carried out by terrorists and sadly not a few who wail against the ATL are in a stoic state of denial either by choice or ignorance. Lacson knew that elsewhere in Mindanao and the island provinces of Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and Basilan and in many nooks of the country the Abu Sayyaf terror groups were carrying out kidnap-for-ransom activities and decapitating those who refuse to pay the ransom or be ransomed. As a former top cop, he knew the weakest link in our campaign against terror. Like the Maute ISIS, these foreign-supported terrorist clones waged cruel and insane savagery against civilians. The louder the cry of anguish and pain they more it brings orgasmic pleasure in them. What we cited so far is our vulnerability to foreign terror groups. Let us not moreover forget that we have the longest and destructive rebellion waged by the New Peoples Army of the Communist Party of the Philippines. The Communist Party of the Philippines - New people’s Army (CPP/NPA) had been dubbed by the US and European Union, Australia, and Canada, among others, as terrorists? And yet, in sublime irony, See TERRORISM, page 15

to massively exploit our natural resources. I have heard that a logger in the past could earn as much as three hundred sixty million pesos in just one shipment of logs. Yes, the relevance of cooperativism is now being seen during these most challenging times to democratize wealth and power in a highly skewed societal order. In fact, as the wounded soldiers formed their own cooperative, they are joining people from all walks of life now numbering more than 11 million members. They now see that the only way to draw the marginalized sectors into the development processes is to harness their collective spirit, to pool their resources together, although how meager, to fight poverty and hunger. Yes, the people from all walks of life are now serving notice to one and all that they have awakened and will not allow anymore poverty, corruption, apa-

publication, the article was published on May 29, 2012, and the cybercrime law was only enacted on September 12, 2012. Penal laws cannot be applied retroactively. But in February 2014, Rappler corrected a typographical error -- a misspelled ‘evation’ to ‘evasion’ -- prompting the DOJ to consider it a republication, and is thus now covered by the cybercrime law. These two issues are within the province of the legislature, and I am not a lawyer. But what bothers me is how media organizations, human rights groups, and even foreign state actors were quick to use these issues to question the verdict, package the conviction as an attack on press freedom, and link the issue to President Rodrigo Duterte. I must have missed something, because critics are certainly missing the most basic issue at the heart of all these contentious arguments: Were the rights of Wilfredo Keng violated when Rappler published a single-source article that maligned his name and reputation? Was the article in question libelous? And did Rappler adhere to the basic journalism tenets of fairness and balance when it failed to publish Keng’s side? The article claimed that the late former chief justice Renato Corona allegedly used vehicles from various businessmen, including Keng. It cited an alleged intelligence report which stated that Keng had been under surveillance by the National Security Council for alleged involvement in illegal activities, namely “human trafficking and drug smuggling.” Keng has denied the accusations against him. In 2016, the businessman’s lawyer, Leonard de Vera, got in touch with Rappler to give them a copy of a

certification from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency clearing Keng of any derogatory records. And in Rappler’s own primer on the case, the online news site admitted that it failed to publish Keng’s side on the PDEA certification. Rappler said “they needed to countercheck the PDEA certification – a process that they didn’t get to finish as Rappler became busy with its coverage of the drug war. It is also SOP for any claim to be verified with other sources before it is published.” This kind of dismissive explanation -- as if being so busy absolves you of bad journalism, and for goodness’ sake, what decent newsroom is not busy? -- begs the question: Why didn’t Rappler apply the same due diligence in counterchecking Keng’s statements clearing his name when it quickly published an alleged intelligence report besmirching Keng’s name? Was the SOP only for attacking Keng? Keng himself raised these valid points: “Where is the violation of press freedom there? They have totally forgotten their duty to uphold the truth. With the power they wield, they have forgotten their accountability.” In defending Maria Ressa, critics of the verdict were silent on these issues. They focused, instead, on big words that painted the case as a “cautionary tale,” the decision as a “dark day” for independent Philippine media.” “Don’t be afraid. Because if you don’t use your rights, you will lose them,” Ressa said in a press conference after she was convicted. She is absolutely right, except perhaps she should have said that with a mirror in front of her. Keng exercised his right. Rappler violated his rights. Thus,

the guilty verdict. Judge Estacio-Montesa, in her ruling, underscored the same. “The exercise of freedom should and must be used with due regard to the freedom of others. As Nelson Mandela said, ‘for to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.’” The unfounded and baseless allegations linking President Duterte to the conviction should not drown out the real issue -- that of Keng’s pursuit of justice to protect his own human rights. Freedom of the press and freedom of speech continue to remain vibrant and strong in the Philippines despite how some people choose to paint the decision of the court as a suppression of media freedom. The Duterte administration has constantly been one with the international community in the belief that having a plurality of voices — including critical ones — is an essential requirement for the continued functioning of any democratic country. The verdict was not an attack on the media, but an adherence to the rule of law and due process prescribed in our democratic constitution. This is a case of accountability. As for me, I’d like to end this with my own cautionary tale. This is how democracy truly dies -- by a thousand cuts of sloppy reporting that hides behind the shield that is press freedom, by irresponsible journalists who act like they cannot be held accountable, and by the collective and deafening silence of those who should demand ethical reporting from their colleagues. (JV Arcena is Assistant Secretary for Global Media and Public Affairs, Presidential Communications Operations Office.)

to fulfillment. Paperwork or not... Do you think you find a better career fit? Go ahead - but don’t expect that this is your life’s career! I waited for my “better calling” experiencing many better and wonderful moments in life. I also experienced that what I did had been very much compatible with me, as what my parents thought. Personal note: In times of soaring Covid-19 cases in the Philippines, there is only one thing: stay safe and healthy everyone. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or visit my www. from page 4 germanexpatinthephiliptoo high your value on the pines.blogspot.com or www. external rewards of the job, klausdoringsclassicalmusic. like money, prestige, and blogspot.com . power? Sure, these things are indeed important. Hold on! The work you do and from page 4 the skills your opportunity order workers of the provrequires and the value of ince. Of course, Pelaez and your work are more vital his clique is not an exception

to the rule because they would not receive their salaries, allowances, and other emoluments for the month of June 2020. Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why Pelaez and his clique is shamelessly forcing the majority members of the provincial board to “re-enact” the 2019 Budget. In a regular session Monday, Pelaez and his clique were rebuffed by the provincial board on the ground that the 2019 Budget can longer be “re-enacted” because the province has already approved and implemented the 2020 Budget effective January 2020. The provincial attorney also opined that under the Local Government Code, the provincial government can no longer “re-enact” the 2019 Budget unless the court declares that the 2020 Budget is unconstitutional. Amid this brouhaha ‘though, many are asking about why Pelaez has to resort to an action that clearly

jeopardized the welfare and well-being of the people of Misamis Oriental. The question also solicited lots of answers and insinuations, which this article will tackle in the next issue. -0- For reaction: email crisguardian@yahoo.com

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WHEN a Philippine court on June 15 convicted journalist Maria Ressa, executive editor of the online news site Rappler, for cyber libel, criticisms from both the local and international fronts were quick and cutting. A major blow to press freedom. A proof of a broken rule of law. A travesty of justice. This is how democracy dies. As a former journalist, and finding myself at the office by the Pasig River that was on the receiving end of all the stinging rebuke, it became imperative for me to take a second hard look at the verdict. Ressa, along with former Rappler reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr., are the first journalists in the Philippines to be convicted of cyber libel. In handing out a guilty verdict, Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa also awarded $8,000 for moral and exemplary damages to the complainant, businessman Wilfredo Keng, but allowed Ressa and Santos to post bail, pending an appeal. Critics have zeroed in on two legal issues: the prescription period for cyber libel and the republication of an online news article. Libel, under the Revised Penal Code, has a prescription period of only a year. And since Rappler’s article was published in 2012, and Keng filed his complaint only in 2017, they argue that the case should have been dismissed immediately. The cyber libel provision of the cybercrime law, however, is silent on the prescription period. The Department of Justice then used Republic Act No. 3326 which states that for special laws that are punishable by jail time of six years or more, the prescription period then becomes 12 years. As to the issue of rethy and deceits. Enough of the selfish pursuit of instant wealth, power and self-aggrandizement. It is time for collective action to unfetter the people from the vicious cycle of economic difficulties. Welcome 1st Lt. JJ to the world of cooperativism. You have bravely fought a war in Mindanao, giving up your eyes and was even willing to give up your life so that others may live. Indeed, what greater love there is than one brave soldier willing to die so that others may live! To you dear Chair JJ, our firm salute and warm embrace.

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BDO issues USD 600 million senior notes

ON 6 July 2020, BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) announced its issuance of USD 600 million in Fixed Rate Senior Notes under the Bank’s Medium Term Note (“MTN”) Program. The transaction was oversubscribed, with orders reaching USD 2.9 billion, equivalent to almost 5 times the offered amount. The issue has a coupon rate of 2.125 per cent per annum and a tenor of 5 & 1/2 years. The bonds were rated “Baa2” by Moody’s. The Senior Note issue is part of the Bank’s liability management initiatives to tap longer-term funding sources to sup-

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for Hanjin, a huge shipbuilding company, several automotive surplus firms that catered to customers from Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon, duty-free shops and micro-entrepreneurs. “Tourism industries drew zero income when GCQ was imposed. It was only on July 1, when this city was given a modified GCQ that some businesses slowly re-opened,” he added. Walking along the Subic Bay boulevard, here, showed a seemingly ghost town. Restaurants are opened but only a few have dine-in customers. Nearby duty-free shops were also a picture of emptiness. An owner commented that he opened only two days ago and his business suffered a slump. “I have no recourse but to cut-down costs and re-hired only a skeletal force,” he sighed. BANKING SERVICES: Banks entertained a few clients and are only open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Just like in Butuan City, the president of the Bankers Club, Lou Jean Dadong, Branch Head of Business Bank, said that during ECQ days they have reduced their banking hours and opened only 3 times a week to mitigate the risks of possible Covid-19 contamination. He added that when MGCQ was implemented in their City last week, it was business as usual, but only a few clients came to their banks to either make deposits or payments. “To help our clients in this time of crisis, we offered deferred payments of their loans. But their monthly amortizations from March to May, when GCQ was implemented, must be paid by June in one time only. However, there are no fixed regula-

port dollar-denominated projects. Standard Chartered Bank acted as sole global coordinator, while Standard Chartered Bank and Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd acted as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers for the transaction.

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Cabinet to report on PH economic recovery, infra development plans

President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet members

MANILA – A three-part forum series discussing the government’s package of policies and programs that ensure and promote the Filipino people’s welfare will be held starting Wednesday, in preparation for the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. The forum, called “Tatak ng Pagbabago 2020: The Pre-SONA Forum,” is conducted annually since 2018 as a platform for Cabinet officials to discuss key policies and programs in greater detail. This year, Pre-SONA returns with the theme “Patunay ng Pagkalinga” to discuss how the See REPORT, page 13

provided sufficient isolation hotels and restaurants were allowed to reopen with only and quarantine facilities. 50% accommodation of their TOURISM OPERATORS DECRY LACK OF establishments. But the resorts are not included. We GOV’T MITIGATION feel this is an injustice to us. EFFORTS Iba, Zambales – This We can also impose health province is considered the protocols in our establishTourism Capital of the Philip- ments as what the hotels and pines according to Godyson restaurants do. What is the Dolfo, professor of Northern difference between us and Zambales College and past the hotels and restaurants? president of the Rotary Club, We also offer dine-in and and also an officer of the Zam- take out food orders. We bales Chamber of Commerce. also impose social distanc“There are more than 200 ing in our rooms for visitors tourism establishment op- just like in hotels? But why erators in this province. and are we not allowed to retourism is the biggest earner open as what they allow in for our economy. When hotels and restaurants? If Covid-19 restrictions were the guests want to swim in imposed we were the recipi- our swimming pools and ent of the biggest setback of beach fronts, we will strictly impose social distancing and our economy,” he added. Subic seems to be a ghost town. The Reportorial Team witnessed how Covid-19 has Mrs. Vilma Mirador, other protocols,” stated Ms. negatively impacted the once bustling city of Subic. This is a scene of a business owner of Palmera Tourist Mirador. seige. photo by gerry lee gorit Resort in this town, asked She added that the tourist the Reportorial Team to help resort industry in the provtions on these. It would be their association of more ince has incurred huge losses according to each bank’s than 200 resorts, in seeking in terms of income forcing policy” he added. government intervention for some to close and declare He said that his bank comthem to return to normal or bankruftcy. municate with their clients “new normal” operation. “What we pity are our on how to make payments She said they were forced workers who lost their jobs in staggard basis to help to reduce their workers to a because we cannot afford to them cope with their busiskeletal force. Opening, just pay their salaries anymore ness operation’s liquidity. He the other day, Ms. Mirador with the shutdowns. And added that most banks has said several tourist schedules neither have we received allowed deferred payments in her place and in other government support such as as a matter of individual tourist destinations in the the CAMP program of the policy. Dept of Labor & Employprovince were cancelled. Dadong also commented “In this MCGQ times, ment,” she said. that in his personal observation, the most affected sector by Covid 19 are the small Iba Zambales – People in most Luzon provinces are not businesses and entrepreneurs, afraid of Covid anymore. Photo shows some do not bother to wear face masks any more. photo by gerry lee gorit to the point of closing their operations. However, he dling of their accounts may to their health, rather they added, the big companies be granted loan approvals, are afraid of hunger,” added are not poised to declare especially those providing Dadong. bankruptcy because they still essential products and ser- However, he said the government has sufficiently have back-up resources when vices,” he added. ECQ was implemented. On the overall situation provided for the food needs There are 28 banks op- in Butuan City, Dadong said of these most affected sectors. erating inButuan City and small entrepreneurs are not He praised the governance Agusan Norte. Dadong said afraid anymore of Covid 19. policy of the City and Prothat in this time of Covid Tricycle drivers, food vendors vincial officials in this time of crisis, on loan approvals they come out into the streets to crisis. “They have effectively only select big businesses who sell their wares, to eke out a addressed the problems of have good records. “Existing living. “They are not afraid food and containment of clients who have good han- anymore of Covid threats Covid 19, and they have A Maranao trader here in Iba, Zambalez said he has a good business now seling face masks. photo by gerry lee gorit

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GSIS starts to release insurance Barbershops, salons in MGCQ benefits to families of government now allowed to offer more services DEPARTMENT of Trade threading, eyelash extension and 75% in areas declared frontliners who died of COVID-19 and Inudstry (DTI) has ex- and facial massage; and under MGCQ provided that

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panded its minimum health protocols for barbershops and salons for more services to be offered in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Per Memorandum Circular 20-38, barbershops and salons in MGCQ are now allowed to perform all haircutting and hair treatment services; nail care services; basic facial care such as make-up, eyebrow

other basic personal care services such as waxing, threading, shaving, foot spa, and hand spa subject to strict protocol on hand sanitation, face mask and face shields, gloves, and sterilized equipment. Beginning July 16, 2020, operating capacity of barbershops and salons shall be increased to 50% in areas declared under general community quarantine (GCQ)

the venue of the establishments remain compliant to the physical distancing protocols, mandatory health standards described by the Department of Health (DOH) under Administrative Order No. 2020-0015, the DTI-DOLE Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19, and other additional control measures

antine period.” “We need to reassess and improve the system on the basis of the climbing number of infection rate in the province. While we suspend temporarily the repatriation of LSIs & ROFs, the intention is to better the system,” Adiong added. Adiong said the receiving local government units (LGUs) and the national IATF should determine the

appropriate number of returnees taking into account the healthcare capacity of the LGUs, in order to sustain a more effective health emergency response once the program is reactivated. “We will use the 15day suspension to review our local health emergency intervention. The idea is to further improve the service,” Adiong said. Marawi City Mayor Ma-

jul Gandamra welcomes the decision of the national IATF, saying: “We will be confident that no possible transmission of Covid-19 will occur. It is better safe than be complacent in this time of a pandemic.” A component city of Lanao del Sur, Marawi City

serves as the provincial screening and triaging of returning LSIs and ROFs. Sheila Devnani-Ganda, Lanao del Sur IATF focal person for LSIs and ROFs, said the province has already accepted some 4,604 returning residents when

IN a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President and General Manager Rolando Ledesma Macasaet reported that the state pension agency has already released the life insurance proceeds plus the additional Php500,000 benefit under its Bayanihan Fund for Frontliners (BFF) to the families of four government frontlin-

ers who succumbed to the COVID-19 virus. “GSIS recently released a total of Php7.8 million in life insurance benefits plus an additional Php2 million in BFF benefits to the legal heirs of four government medical frontliners who died of COVID-19. We are currently in the process of validating the insurance claims of 18 other claimantfamilies,” Macasaet said in

his report. In his letter, Macasaet also assured President Duterte that GSIS will accelerate the insurance claims process for the families of other COVID-19 victims among government frontliners. “Once we have all the documentary requirements, we commit and assure the president that GSIS will release their insurance

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which cited the sudden surge of Covid-19 positive when LSIs and ROFs started coming home last month through the government’s “Hatid Probinsya” initiative. Zia Alonto Adiong, Lanao del Sur IATF spokesperson, said the request was prompted by the province’s limited number of quarantine facilities “versus the volume of returnees coming in, taking into consideration the 14-day mandatory quar-

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Lanao Sur suspends return of LSIs, ROFs for 15 days ILIGAN CITY – Lanao del Sur’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 has temporarily stopped receiving locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and repatriated overseas Filipinos (ROFs) from July 1 until July 15. The move was approved by the national IATF on Monday following the request of the provincial IATF,

Climate change education By GUALBERTO G. PAMINTA Teacher III Ozamiz City National High School

THERE is overwhelming support from teachers, parents, and youth for incorporating climate change in K-12 education, as seen in recent surveys. Yet state education standards continue to lag behind. Education standards are developed at the state level, with specific curricula and lesson plans developed at the district and teacher level. When we look at the nation as a whole, climate change education is a patchwork across states and counties — with full integration in some areas and partial or no integration in others. Community-based organizations that focus on creating interdisciplinary

climate change education resources and professional development opportunities provide support and guidance to teachers who want and need to teach about climate change. Climate change in education isn’t just about saving our ecosystems: we must equip the next generation for an every developing economical, social and political landscape. As lockdown eases and schools slowly start readmitting students, an ongoing debate examines the importance of educating the next generation on the climate crisis, sustainability and climate justice. While headlines and politicians continue to discuss the importance of a ‘green recovery’ post Coronavirus, it is clear that systemic change is required throughout society.

English as universal language By JOJIE R. HONCULADA SST III Labinay National High School Ozamiz City

ENGLISH is without a doubt the actual universal language. It is the world’s second largest native language, the official language in 70 countries, and Englishspeaking countries are responsible for about 40% of world’s total GNP. English can be at least understood almost everywhere among scholars and educated people, as it is the world media language, and the language of cinema, TV, pop music and the computer world. All over the planet people know many English words, their pronunciation and meaning. The causes for this universality are very well known

and understandable. English first began to spread during the 16th centur y with British Empire and was strongly reinforced in 20th by USA world domination in economic, political and military aspects and by the huge influence of American movies. The concept of a universal language is more significant only now, in the era of world mass communication. . Before this era Greek, Latin, French were to some extent universal languages, though mainly in Europe. By a lucky coincidence due to factors above, English, the Universal language, is one of the simplest and easiest natural languages in the world. The only other simple and easy languages are constructed ones.

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How can we improve inclusive education? By LIGAYA G. VENTE, Teacher III Maningcol Central School Division of Ozamis City

GENERAL education teachers and special education teachers alike are recognizing the benefits of inclusive education. This approach to learning aims to cultivate learning environments that are equitable and nurturing to every student. Inclusive learning provides all students with access to flexible learning choices and effective paths for achieving educational goals in spaces where they experience a sense of belonging. In an inclusive education environment, all children, regardless of ability or disability, learn together in the same ageappropriate classroom. It is based on the understanding that all children and families are valued equally and deserve access to the same opportunities.

Inclusive learning goes hand in hand with universal design for learning, a set of principles for curriculum development that gives all students an equal opportunity to learn. Universal design for learning provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone — not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs. Universal design learning shares many commonalities with the theory of multiple intelligences. Studies have shown the benefits that inclusive classrooms offer for children with disabilities and their peers. Instead of pulling children out of the classroom to offer them specialized instruction, in an inclusive classroom special education teacher come into the classroom.

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SEC Pushes Social Bond for Economic Recovery THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pushing the issuance of social bonds to support efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, curb its socioeconomic impacts and build resilience to future shocks. Social bonds are financing instruments whose proceeds are exclusively used to finance or refinance new or existing projects that directly aim to address or mitigate a specific social issue and/or seek to achieve positive social outcomes. The Commission cited the potential of the social bond market as a funding source for COVID19-focused projects, as it approved the country’s first issuance in accordance with the ASEAN Social Bond Standards (SBS).

On June 17, the SEC approved the application of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to use the ASEAN Social Bond label for its COVID Action Response (CARE) Bonds. BPI looks to raise at least P3 billion from the ongoing offering to finance and refinance eligible micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The CARE Bonds, which represents the third tranche of the bank’s P100 billion bond program, will have a tenor of 1.75 years and an interest rate of 3.05% per annum. “COVID-19 has given rise to serious socioeconomic issues globally, pushing enterprises to the brink of failure and leaving millions of people jobless,” SEC Chairperson Emilio

B. Aquino said. “The social bond market could boost our response to and recovery from the pandemic by unlocking the much-needed capital for the promotion of public health, reopening of businesses and preservation of jobs, among others.” ASEAN Social Bonds Social bonds have gained traction among issuers and investors across the world. In 2018, the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum introduced the ASEAN SBS to enhance transparency, consistency and uniformity of social bonds issued in the region and thereby contribute to the development of a new asset class, reduce due diligence costs and help investors make informed investment decisions. The Philippines adopted

the ASEAN SBS in April 2019 through the issuance of the Guidelines on the Issuance of Social Bonds. Under the ASEAN Social Bond Standards in the Philippines under SEC Memorandum Circular No. 9, Series of 2019. The ASEAN SBS reflect the four core components of the Social Bond Principles launched by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) as voluntary process guidelines in 2017, namely use of proceeds, process for project evaluation and selection, management of proceeds, and reporting. Issuers may use the ASEAN Social Bond label in raising funds for projects benefiting the poor, excluded or marginalized populations and communities, vulnerable groups,

including those affected by natural disasters, the unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants and displaced persons, the undereducated and the underserved. Eligible projects include those providing and/or promoting affordable basic infrastructure, access to essential services, affordable housing, employment generation, food security, and socioeconomic advancement and empowerment. BPI will be the second to issue ASEAN Social Bonds in the region. In 2019, Bank of Ayudhya of Thailand issued the first ASEAN Social Bonds, which also represent the first ever private sector “gender” bond issuance in Asia and the Pacific, to raise $220 million for lending to women-led SMEs.

The CARE Bonds being offered by BPI, however, will be the first ASEAN Social Bonds whose proceeds will be used to mitigate the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Social Bonds At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICMA released guidelines on how social bonds can finance projects aimed at addressing or mitigating social issues wholly or partially emanating from the coronavirus outbreak. ICMA confirmed social bonds may finance COVID19-focused social projects such as those seeking to increase capacity and efficiency in provisioning healthcare services and equipment, and those supporting medical research.

THE volume and value of transactions of tax payments done through the GCash app doubled during the first six months of the year, buoyed by the growing demand for digital transactions amid the new normal. GCash saw the value of transactions for payments to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) surging by 117 percent to P574.89 million in the first half of 2020 from P265.19 million the year prior. This growth is driven by the 90-percent increase in

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Sazon said. The increase in BIR transactions made through the GCash app reflects preliminary government data, which showed that 77 percent of the BIR’s total tax collection from January 1 to June 15 were made through electronic means. The filing of income tax returns was extended from April 15 to June 15 due to the limitations on mobility because of the national health situation. Through its partnership with the BIR, GCash enabled its users to pay for their taxes through their mobile phones. They simply have to click on the Bills Pay tile, select Government,

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late RONITO RAMOS BIACO, ERNESTO RAMOS BIACO,and ELDA BIACO LAGURA who died on March 08, 2006, September 28, 2005, and August 28, 2004, respectively, at Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City, without any will, leaving behind their abovementioned sole surviving heirs; at the time of their death, left behind a parcel of land more particularly described as follows: TAX DECLARATION NUMBER: 08-18-000301482, situated in Gasi, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE (5,495) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of RONITO RAMOS BIACO, ERNESTO RAMOS BIACO,and ELDA BIACO LAGURA, per DOC #305; PAGE #61; BOOK #210; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMMANUEL A. GAABUCAYAN. MDN: Jul 9, 16 & 23 2020

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CONSUELO RAMOS and MARCELO BIACO who died on January 07, 1991 and March 02, 1986, respectively, at Cagayan de Oro City, without any will, leaving behind their abovementioned sole surviving heirs; that the deceased at the time of their death, left behind a parcel of land covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-1166, located at Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, and more particularly described as follows: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE P-1166, situated in Gasi, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of FIFTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY TWO (50,792) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of CONSUELO RAMOS and MARCELO BIACO, per DOC #305; PAGE #61; BOOK #210; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMMANUEL A. GAABUCAYAN.

EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late NENA A. BALOGBOG, who died intestate July 9, 2016 in Opol, Misamis Oriental and without any debts, the deceased left a parcel of paraphernal land registered under her name which bears the following: TCT NO. T-24529, situated in the Barrio of Taytay, Municipality of El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with an area of SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY FOUR (744) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND, filed by the heirs of NENA A. BALOGBOG, per DOC #68; PAGE #14; BOOK #VII; Series of 2017, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JORGE B. MAGDAONG, JR.

That the late ROGER M. NOB, who died on January 10, 2011, without any will, that to the best knowledge and information of the parties hereto the deceased left no debts, that the deceased at the time of his death, left behind a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-201259, situated at Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS and has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON, filed by the heirs of ROGER M. NOB, per DOC #168; PAGE #34; BOOK #210; series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMMANUEL A. GAABUCAYAN.

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Zamboanga del Sur Municipality of Tukuran OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAL R.A. 9048/10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

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WITHIN the last couple of months, COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus of 2019) has become a pandemic. The whole world has addressed the concern of this disease nation-wide and asks that the population take necessary precautions to live out our day-to-day lives. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and WHO (World Health Organization) have been thoroughly researching this virus and are trying to “flatten the curve” to ensure that those with the coronavirus receive the medical attention they deserve. They are also profusely providing the R. A 9048Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte Municipality of Iligan city

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Sector 7 of R.A. No 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ALBE MARATAS MIJARES has filed with this Office a petition for

(Complete name of petitioner)

correction of clerical error particularly in the entry of GENDER Clerical Error to be corrected from “FEMALE” to “MALE” and Correction in the

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(GENDER to be changed)

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entry of date birth from “April 7, 1978” to “March 12, 1978” In the certificate of live birth of ALBE MARATAS MIJARES Who was born on April 7, 1978

(Complete name of document owner)

(Complete date of birth)

at Tukuran, ZDS and whose parents are EUSEBLO L. MIJARES (Name of Father)

and ALICE B. MATATAS.

(Name of Mother)

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office. Not later that __________________________

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(SGD.) GINALYN D. ACUÑA Municipal Civil Registrar

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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R. A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JANICE G. ALSA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ROSSANA” to “JANICE” in the Certificate live of birth ROSSANA GABONIA ALSA who was born on FEBRUARY 20, 1983 at Iligan City Lanao del Norte and whose parents are CRESENCIA R. GABONIA and BERNARDO C. ALSA. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than AUGUST 2020. MDN: Jul 9 & 16, 2020

(SGD.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS Municipal Civil Registrar

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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 APPROVED AND AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES SAL RYAN UY DAGUPLO AND JUSTINE M. REJAS-DAGUPLO,

CIVIL CASE NO.2020-045

SAL RYAN UY DAGUPLO AND JUSTINE M. REJAS-DAGUPLO , Petitioners. X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 23, 2011 at Malaybalay City both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at Tagbilaran City, Bohol and Sta. Elena, ILIGAN CITY respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for four (4) year now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 23, 2011, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on JULY 31, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 29TH day of JUNE, 2020.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF CONJUGAL PROPERTY AND ESTATE OF MEGDONIO LLAMERA WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late Spouses DOMINADOR C. BALIBAY who died last June 18, 2016 and RUFINA D. BALIBAY who died last March 2, 2003 in all Cagayan de Oro City, without any will; the deceased spouses, at the time of their death, left a certain real property, and more particularly described as follows; a parcel of land block no. 67 Lot 5, situated in Barra, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN (215) square meters and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of DOMINADOR C. BALIBAY and RUFINA D. BALIBAY, per DOC #580; PAGE #76; BOOK #122; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDITH ABUT DOCDOCIL.

That the late MEGDONIO LLAMERA died intestate on September 24, 2018 leaving a parcel of land which was conjugal property with IGNACIA G. LLAMERA situated at Cagayan de Oro City and more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-37881 situated in the District of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF CONJUGAL PROPERTY AND ESTATE OF MEGDONIO LLAMERA WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of MEGDONIO LLAMERA, in favor of ELMER G. LAPEÑA, per DOC #483; PAGE #97; BOOK #07; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AL PONCIANO R. DATU.

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AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION That the late ALBERTO UNABIA ALERRE, who died on May 9, 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and left no will; that during the life time of my husband, he left the following deposit/pension refund and property registered in his name which deposit/pension and property are more particularly described as follows, to wit: A) Dollar Deposit in the sum of $899.27 with Dollar Account No. 209-1-20901102-0 at Metro Bank, Corrales Branch, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.; B) Pension Refund in the sum of Php21,500.00, more or less with Account No. 0023-373732-100 at Veterans Bank, Cagayan de Oro City; and C) A House and Lot identify as Lot 2, Block 21 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-13276, being a portion of the Remaining portion of plan (LRC) Psd-0230, (LRC), Cad Record No. 1561 located at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE (535) SQUARE METERS, more or less and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION, filed by the heirs of ALBERTO UNABIA ALERRE, per DOC #374; PAGE #75; BOOK #49; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS. MDN: Jul 2, 9 & 16, 2020

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late GOMANDER AYON ROMANGGAR, who died on January 22, 2018 at Iligan City, that the deceased died intestate, without any last Will and Testament and without outstanding debts or accounts; that the deceased left a ONE-HALF (1/2) PORTION of parcel of land registered under the name SHENAB L. ROMANGGAR, of legal age, Filipino, married to HADJI GOMANDER A. ROMANGGAR, a resident of 0064 San Antonio, Tubod, Iligan City, and more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-54,915, situated in the Barrio of San Isidro (Bayug) City of Iligan, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of GOMANDER AYON ROMANGGAR, per DOC #452; PAGE #91; BOOK #IV; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. SAIDALI C. GANDAMRA.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA Local Civil Registry Office

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROMELINO GALLARDO BACULIO has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the Entry of SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROMELINO GALLARDO BACULIO who was born on APRIL 27, 1973 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are PAULINO BACULIO and ILUMINADA GALLARDO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than JULY 6, 2020.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MA. LEILA ALCARIA LABAN has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “LEILA” to “MA. LEILA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of LEILA PAGUIDOPON ALCARIA who was born on NOVEMBER 27, 1967 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are FELIPE FAMAT ALCARIA and WENEFREDA MACABETCHA PAGUIDOPON. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than JULY 5, 2020.

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

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that deed of extrajudicial partition with waver & adjudication of properties of the late ANACLETO ABREU SR. and SEGUNDINA M. ABREU was made an executed by heirs namely; JOSE M. ABREU, VIRGENCITA A. OCHAVILLO, BERNADITHA M. ZARATE, LEONARDO M. ABREU, LEONILLA M. ABREU MANUEL, JOVITA M. ABREU ESMADE, LOURDES M. ABREU SUTEN, MELONA M. GUIDABEN, ELISIA M. ABREU NISMAL, ANACLETO M. ABREU JR. ANTONIETA M. LANDERO and ROBERTO M. ABREU, all of legal age, Filipino citizens, all married, except MELONA who is widow and resident of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin, referred to as heirs/waivors in favor of MELONA M. ABREU GUIDABEN, likewise of legal age, Filipino, widow and resident of Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin herein referred to as heirs/ waivee the above mentioned parties are the only heirs/children of the said late ANACLETO ABREU SR. and SEGUNDINA M. ABREU who died on Nov. 20, 2004 and Sept. 15, 2009, left a several properties without will testament nor incurred debts during their life time, the following properties identified as parcels of land (No.1) LOT NO. 3973; UNDER T.D. NO. 04000205175. w/ OCT NO. P – 7537 w/ an area of 4,913 Sq.M., situated at COGON, AGOHO, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN; (NO.2) – LOT NO.5275; UNDER T.D. NO. 04000711577, w/ OCT NO. P -11249, w/an area of 4,135 Sq.M, Situated at CABAS-AN, BUG-ONG, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN and (NO.3) LOT NO. 3820, UNDER T.D. NO. 04000204659 w/ OCT NO. P – 11249, w/an area of 1,434 Sq.M located at proper AGOHO, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN. That all parties/heirs JOSE, VIRGENCITA, BERNADITHA, LEONARDO, LEONILLA, JOVITA, LOURDES, ELISIA, ANACLETO JR., ANTONIETA and ROBERTO waive renounced and transfer their rights, interest and participation of Parcels LOT. NO.2 and LOT. NO. 3, of their share in favor of MELONA M. ABREU GUIDABEN, while Parcel LOT. NO.1 will be subdivided among all heirs including MELONA, hereby adjudicate unto herself the ABOVEMENTIONED properties, only Parcels NO. 2 & NO. 3, however the enjoyment of fruits, and proceed income of the properties will still enjoy by all heirs, - executed by heirs, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. VITTO M. CARRILLO, PER DOC. NO. 178; PAGE NO. 37; BOOK NO. 109, SERIES OF 2019.

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA Local Civil Registry Office

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/PARTITION AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OVER A PARCEL OF LAND (PORTION ONLY) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late MANUEL B. ACERO who died on April 15, 2015 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines without any issue; that the deceased MANUEL B. ACERO died intestate without leaving any known debts which has remained unpaid or unsettled up to present and all the obligations incurred during his death were all paid and/or settled; that the deceased above-mentioned at the time of his death leave the following described Parcel of land with TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-46975 situated in the Barrio of Agusan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND FORTY SIX (7,046) SQUARE METERS, more or less, AMOR F. VILLAFLOR and a resident of Purok 3A, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, hereinafter called as the VENDEE, herein HEIRS/ VENDORS hereby SELL, DISPOSE and CONVEY as they actually SOLD DISPOSED and CONVEYED the PORTION of the above-mentioned of PARCEL OF LAND with an area of 160 SQUARE METERS, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OVER A PARCEL OF LAND (PORTION ONLY), filed by the heirs of MANUEL B. ACERO, in favor of AMOR F. VILLAFLOR, per DOC #420; PAGE #84; BOOK #49; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS. MDN: Jun 25, Jul 2 & 9, 2020

PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE 1F South Wing Administrative Bldg., City Hall, Capistrano-Hayes Sts Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ABIGAIL M. ABRIOL has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “LEANDRE” to “NOEL” in the Certificate of Live Birth of LEANDRE GROSPE who was born on MARCH 20, 1995 in CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are JANUARIO GOROSPE and ESTELA ABRIOL. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JULY 11, 2020.

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(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

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Solid Waste

any form or type of refuse materials from household, Commercial, Institutional,Agricultural and Industrial which are non-hazardous and non-infectious, free from liquid mixture generated in the municipality through natural or man-mode processes or activities.

Special Waste

refers to household hazardous wastesuch as paint, thinners. Household batteries, fluorescent lamps, lead acid batteries spray canisters and the Iike. These include waste from residential and commercial sources that comprise bulky wastes including construction and demolition debris. Consumer electronics, white goods, yard wastes that are collected separately, oil and used tires, these wastes are usually handled separately front other residential and commercial waste;

Storage

shall refer to interim containment of solid waste generation for the purposes of segregations and resource recovery prior to disposal.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. JRUM 0097, S. 2020 IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 617, SERIES 2020 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT” IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VILLANUEVA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL WHEREAS, Municipal Ordinance No. 617, Series 2020 otherwise known as the Integrated Ecological Solid Waste Management shall provide for an ecological solid waste management program, creates the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, imposes fees, declares certain acts prohibited, and provides penalties or violations; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991 and existing national laws, the Integrated Ecological Solid Waste Management which promotes protection of public health and the environment; WHEREAS, one of the agenda of the Municipal Administration includes the protection of the environment and welfare of the general public; NOW THEREFORE, I, JENNIE ROSALIE U. MENDEZ, Municipal Mayor of Villanueva ,Misamis Oriental by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby issue and provide the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Ordinance in the municipality of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Rule I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule II IMPLEMENTATION AND UPDATING OF THE 10 YEAR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Section 1. The 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan - The 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan of Villanueva Misamis Oriental shall be implemented in accordance with the implementation schedule, strategies guidelinescontained in the said plan as adopted and approved by the Sangguniang Bayan through Ordinance No. 617 Series 2020. The Plan shall be updated in every 3 years. Rule III CREATION OF THE MUNICIPAL ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD Section 1.Municipal Ecological Solid Waste Management Board - The LGU shall create an Ecological Solid Waste Management Board (ESWMB) that shall have the following duties and responsibilities.

Section 1.Title.These rules shall be known and cited as the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Integrated Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

Develop the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan that shall ensure long-term management of solid waste as well integrate the various solid waste management plans and strategies of the barangays in its area of jurisdiction;

Section 2.Purpose.These rules are promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the Integrated Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental in order to facilitate compliance therewith and achieve the objectives thereof.

Adopt measures to promote and ensure the viability and effective implementation of solid waste management programs in its component barangays;

Monitor the implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan through its various political subdivisions and in cooperation with the private sector and the NGOs;

Adopt specific Revenue-generating measure to promote the viability of its Solid Waste Management Plan;

Convene regular meetings for purposes of planning and coordinating the implementation of the solid waste management plans of the respective component barangays;

Oversee the implementation of the Municipal Solid waste Management Plan;

Review every two (2) years or as the need arises the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan for purposes of ensuring its sustainability, viability, effectiveness and relevance In relation to local and international developments in the field of solid waste management;

Develop the specific mechanics and guidelines for the implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan;

Recommend to appropriate local government authorities’ specific measure proposals for franchise or build operatetransfer agreement with duly recognized institutions, pursuant RA 6957 TO provide either exclusive or non-exclusive authority for the collection, transfer storage processing, recycling or disposal of municipal solid waste. The proposals shall take into consideration appropriate government rules and regulations on contracts, franchises and build-operatetransfer agreements;

Provide the necessary logistical and operational support to its component barangays in consonance with subsection (f) of Sec. 17 of the Local Government Code;

Recommend measures and safeguards against pollution and for the preservation of the natural ecosystem; and

Coordinate the effort of its component barangay in the implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan.

Section 3.Scope.These rules shall lay down the powers and functions of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office and other concerned department in the LGU, the rights and obligations of the people with respect to the implementation of the Integrated Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of the municipality of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Section 4.Administration and Enforcement.These rules and regulations shall be administered by the Municipal Environmental and Natural Resources Office and other concerned LGU departments and other instrumentalities of the LGU for assistance in the form of technical expertise, personnel, facilities and other resources as the need arise in the discharge of the functions. Section 5.Mandates.

a) Republic Act No. 9003 otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 provides for an ecological solid waste management program creates the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, declares certain act prohibited and provides penalties for violations;

b) Section 10 of Republic Act No. 9003 provides that pursuant to the relevant provision of R.A. no. 7160, otherwise known as Local Government Code of 1991, the LGUs shall be primarily responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the provision of this act within their respective jurisdictions;

c) Section 16 of Republic Act No. 9003 provides that the municipality through its Local Solid Waste Management Board shall prepare its respective 10-year Solid Waste Management Plans consistent with the National Solid Waste Management Framework. Provided that the waste management plan shall be for the re-use recycling and composting of wastes generated in their respective jurisdictions. Provided further, that the solid waste management plan of the LGU shall ensure the efficient management of solid waste generated within jurisdiction;

d) Section 47 of Republic Act No. 9003 provides that the local government unit shall impose fees in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of preparing, adopting, and implementing a solid waste management plan prepared pursuant to this act;

e) Chapter 3. Section 391 (1) of Local Government Code of 1991 provides that the Barangay Council headed by the Barangay Captain is recognized having the important role of delivering an efficient effective and economical governance, the purpose of which as related to the implementation of laws and regulations related to control of pollution and protection of the environment, particularly to solid waste management as a matter of general welfare of the Barangay and its inhabitants;

Section 4 Rule XIX of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9003 provides that Local Government Units shall be required to legislate appropriate ordinances to aid in the implementation of Republic Act No. 9003 and in the enforcement of its provisions: provided such ordinance shall be formulated pursuant to relevant provisions of R.A. 7160.

Section 6. Definition of Terms. For the purpose of these Implementing Rules and Regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

Collection

- refers to the act of removing solid waste from the source or from a communal storage point.

Compostable

- refers to biodegradable or compostable materials free from contamination such as pathogens and hazardous substances and considered sale for agriculture use.

Composting

Junkshop

- refers to any building, including its premises in which junk is stored. It can be with aparticular kind of junk or with all kinds ofjunk and ifmaythus assume a different business name.

Market Vendors

refersto the controlled decompositionof organic matter bymicroorganism mainly bacteria and fungi, into a humus-like product.

Section 2. Membership of the Municipal Ecological Solid Waste Management Board - The Municipal SWM Board shall be composed of the Municipal Mayor as chair with the following as members: a)

One (1) representative of the Sangguniang Bayan preferably chairpersons of either the Committees on Environment or health whowill be designated by the presiding officer

President of the Association of Barangay Councils in the municipality;

Chairperson of the Sanggunlang Kabataan Federation;

A representative from NGOs whose principal purpose is to promote recycling and the protection of air and water quality;

A representative from the recycling industry;

A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry; and

A representative of each concerned government agency possessing relevant technical and marketing expense as may be determined by the Board.The Municipal Solid Waste Management Board may, from time to time call on any concerned agencies or sectors as it may deem necessary.

Section 3. Creation of a Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee - The Barangay SWM Committee shall have the following functions and responsibilities: a)

Formulate solid waste management program consistent with Municipal plan

Segregated collection of biodegradable, compostable, reusable wastes

Material Recovery Facility - refers to the designated and or established building or structure designed to receive temporarily store, sort, separate and recover wastes before the transfer, transport and final disposal of remaining non-reusable waste into the identified sanitary landfill site.

Establish materials recovery facility

Allocate barangay funds, look for sources of funds’

Receptacles

refer to the property marked individual waste containers used for separation or segregation of recyclable materials.

Organize core coordinators

Recyclable materials

refers to any waste material retrieved from waste stream that can still be converted or utilized into other purposes.

Recycling

shall refer to the process of treating used or waste materials making them suitable for beneficial use and for other purposes including any process by which waste materials are transformed into new product.

Residual Waste

Resource Recovery

- refers to waste that present no other use purpose and cannot be classified as compostable recyclable non-reusable. - shall refer to the collection, extraction and recovery of and re-usable materials from the waste streams for the purpose of recycling, generating energy or producing a product suitable for the other beneficial use.

Re-use

Sanitary Landfill

Segregation at Source

refers tothe permanentand/or ambulant vendors mainly engaged the business activities at the Municipal Public Market within the vicinity.

Section 4.Membership of the Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee. The Barangay SWM Board shall be composed of the barangay captain as chair with the following as members:

a) One (1) Kagawad

b) SK chair

c) Presidents of Home Owners Association

d) Public/Private school principals or representative

e) One (1) Parents and Teachers Association or president or representative

f) One (1) Religious organization representative

g) One (1) Bus community representative

- refers to a waste disposal site designed constructed operated and maintained in a manner that exert engineering control over potential environmental impacts arising from the development and operation of the facility.

h) One (1) environmental NGO representative

i) President of Market Vendors Association:

j) One (1) representative from junkshop owner’s association

refers to the process of recovering the waste materials intended or the same or different purpose without alteration of the physical characteristic of the recovered materials.

refers to the waste management practice of sorting, categorizing and separating the different waste at the point of origin or source of generation in order to promote recycling and re-use of resources to reduce the volume of accumulated waste prior to final disposal.

Rule IV MANDATORY SEGREGATION OF SOLID WASTE

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Section 1 Segregation of Waste at Source - That the segregation of waste shall be primarily conducted at the source or point of origin to include household, institutional, Industrial, commercial/business establishment, public market, health care center and agricultural sources.

c) Household level, a garbage collection fee shall be determined by the barangay for biodegradable and recyclable waste materials.

Section 2. Rule of the Barangay LGU - The segregation of waste shall be primarily managed at the barangay level specifically for the compostable, recyclable and reusable waste.

d) Business Establishments/ Industries, a collection fee shall be determined based on the volume of waste, a fee of PnP 500 per cubic meter shall be paid to the LGU.

That it shall be the duty of the respective Barangay Councils to primarily enforce and supervise the solid waste management, collection, segregation and resource recovery of the waste generated by the households, buildings, their premises and the premises or place of business within their respective political boundaries.

Section 6. Accreditation of Private Haulers/Collectors – All private individuals and companies engage in garbage collection and hauling within the municipality shall be accredited by the LGU. The following are the guidelines for accreditation.

Section 3. Marked and Color Coded Receptacles –There shall be a properly identified marked wastes container and receptacle for each type of waste and corresponding color code according to the classification of the segregates waste. Provided that waste receptacles from residences institutional, commercial establishment and other sources must be stored in properly sealed and/or tied in spill proof container and should brought outside during collection time only.

Type of Waste Biodegradable Recyclable Residual Special

Color of Receptacle Green Blue Gray Yellow

Example of Waste Kitchen food Waste, fruit peeling, leaves, twigs, etc. Pet Bottles, Papers, Carton, Cellophane etc. Diapers, Sanitary Napkins, Old Rugs, Candy Wrapper etc. Households Hazardous Waste- Bulb, Batteries, paints, thinners, Bulky waste, etc.

Section 4. Requirements for the Segregation and Storage and set out of Solid Waste - The following shall be the minimum requirements for segregation and Storage of solid waste pending collection: a) There shall be a separate container to each type of waste from sources. In the case of bulky special waste, it shall be placed in a designated area. b) All waste generators to include household, institution, and market, industrial, commercial establishment and farmers shall place their recyclable and residual waste in the Purok transfer station/s following the 3R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). All generators shall kept their biodegradable wastes and process it through composting. c) All generated recyclable and residual wastes from the Purok transfer station shall be collected by the Barangay and kept it at the Barangay Material Recovery Facility (MRF) for final sorting. d) All residual wastes from the Barangay MRF shall be collected by the LGU on an On-Call basis, meaning the residual wastes from the Barangays shall only be collected when it reaches 3 tons in volume and shall be transferred by the LGU to final disposal area. Rule V ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY Section 1. Operation of Materials Recovery Facility – Barangays shall be responsible for the collection segregation, recycling of biodegradable recyclable compostable and reusable wastes MRFs will be established in every barangay or cluster of barangay. For this purpose the barangay or cluster of barangay shall allocate a certain parcel of land of the MRF. The determination of site and actual establishment of the facility shall likewise be subject to determination by the barangay through its Sanggunian.

a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation to operate as garbage collector/hauler or to do business In garbage collection and hauling at any place within Villanueva Misamis Oriental, in any manner contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance and without first having obtained of Business Permit for such purpose. b) Garbage collectors/haulers shall submit the necessary documents for review and evaluation to determine that it meets the criteria.

Complete list of vehicle for collection that includes the body number the name, and telephone number of thecollector/hauler for identification purposes. ii. Complete list of establishment’s subdivisions, institutions and industries serviced for collection. iii. Certification of the Barangay on the area where segregation, storage and recycling take place.

c) Accreditation Terms of Conditions

i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.

All transport vehicles shall be in good running condition. LTO registered. All drivers operating the vehicle must have a valid driver’s license. All open vehicles must be covered with nets/tarps upon transport to the Sanitary Landfill. All garbage collectors must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to all working personnel. Cancellation of accreditation upon violation of the conditions set forth in this Ordinance and its IRR. Only residual waste shall be dumped in the sanitary landfill, all recyclable and biodegradable materials shall be diverted at source.

Certificate of Accreditation shall be issued to the garbage collectors/haulers upon determination of the MSWMB with technical recommendation of MENRO that it meets the criteria for accreditation and duly certified by the Municipal Mayor: The certification of accreditation shall be valid for three (3) years, provided that no violations committed; A fee of Php 1,200 shall be paid to the Municipal treasurer’s Office upon complying the requirements. Rule VII ESTABLISHMENT OF SANITARY LANDFILL Section 1. The LGU shall establish a Sanitary Landfill which shall be provided with all the required support facilities/equipment in accordance with the schedule and guidelines proscribe in the 10-Year Solid waste Management Plan and shall conform to the guidelines provided in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9003. Section 2.The sanitary Landfill shall be provided for resource recovery at the discretion of the municipal government and may mechanize operations to ensure it can cope with the required rate of processing of disposed solid waste.

The MRF shall receive the segregated wastes such as biodegradable waste for composting and recyclable waste for recycling from different sources in the barangay. The remaining residual wastes shall be transported to sanitary landfill for final disposal.

Section 3. The support facilities and equipment that shall be provided to deliver effective and cost efficient operations all be determined by the LGU and may include transfer Station. Block Compactors, Pay loaders, Dozers, Sheds, Lifters, Mechanized segregators, loading and Unloading Augers/Conveyors Receptacles/Bins. Leachate treatment and processing facility, weigh-bridge and related operation and maintenance facilities.

Materials recovery facilities shall be design to receive only process residual materials and recyclable materials efficiently and in an environmentally sound manner. The facility shall address the following considerations:

Section 4.The LGU shall impose tipping fees for all private haulers companies and individuals to dispose solid waste in the sanitary landfill/RCA to sufficiently support the cost of operation and maintenance of the facility.

Tipping fee charges to any party or entity who would like to avail the services of the Sanitary Landfill Facility/RCA for the disposal of their residual waste at the rate of Php 553.00 per tons of residual waste from residential, commercial, institutional and industries.

a) The building and/or land layout and equipment must be designed to accommodate efficient and safe materials processing movement and storage b) The building must be designed to allow efficient and safe external access and to accommodate internal flow c) If the MRF includes a composting operation it shall comply with the applicable provisions to composting of compost, d) The following records shall be kept and maintained such records shall be submitted to MENRO upon request: i. Record of daily weights or volumes and sources of waste received: ii. Record of weights or volumes of biodegradable wastes processed for composting and recyclable wastes for recycling iii. Record of weights or volumes of wastes removed from the MRF including the residual waste for disposal to sanitary landfill/RCA. e) Daily logbook of the following information shall be maintained: fire, special occurrences, unauthorized loads, injury and property, damage.

Section 2. MRF IN SCHOOLS- Schools and other educational institutional and offices of national government agencies and Private Corporation shall come up with an Ecological Waste Management program, including the segregation at source and provision of Materials Recovery Facility. Section 3. DUTY OF BARANGAY COUNCILS- That it shall be duty of the respective Barangay Councils to primarily and supervise the solid waste management collection, segregation, and resource recovery of the waste generated by the households, buildings, their premises, and the premises or piece at business within their respective political boundaries. Section 4. STORAGE DURATION OF WASTE – The appropriate duration for the storage of waste in the Materials Recovery Facility shall be determined by the barangay Council in coordination with the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office. Section 5 MRF IN SUBDIVISIONS- That all subdivision owner and/or developers in Villanueva Misamis Oriental shall provide sufficient space for establishment for MRFs to store recyclables and store compostable materials of the homeowner or in coordination with the barangay. Section 6 MRF IN SUBDIVISION LAYOUT PLANS– For subdivision developers who are planning to put up a subdivision or any land development projects in Villanueva Misamis Oriental, they shall incorporate the establishment of a MRF in their subdivision lay-out plan. Rule VI COLLECTIONS AND TRANSPORT OF SOLID WASTE Section 1 Non-collection of Unsegregated Solid Waste - Only segregated waste and only the types of waste that are schedule for collection on a particular day and time shall be collected. Unsegregated waste shall not be collected. Repetitive disposal of unsegregated solid waste shall constitute a violation of this ordinance and shall be fined in the amount stated below.

1st offense – 500.00 2nd offense – 1,000.00 3rd offense – 1,500.00

After 3rd offense – 2,000.00 plus filing of appropriate legal action

Section 2. Collection Vehicles - Only collection vehicles covered with nets, tarpaulins and other similar materials shall be allowed to transport solid waste from the collection area to the Sanitary landfill/RCA. For the purpose at identification vehicles shall bear the body number, the name, and telephone number of the contractor/agency collecting solid waste. Section 3. Required Personal Protective Equipment - All collectors and other personnel directly dealing with collection of Solid waste shall be equipped with personal protective equipment and cleaning implement such as, but not limited to gloves masks and safety boots to protect them from the hazard of handling solid wastes. Section 4. Garbage Collectors Training - The Municipal Health Officer/MENRO shall provide necessary training to the collectors and personnel to ensure that the solid wastes are handled properly in accordance with the guidelines pursuant to the act.

Rule VIII MAINTENANCE OF CLEAN AND SANITARY SURROUNDINGS Section 1. Public thoroughfares, open spaces and grounds, unattended private and public lands shall be kept clean jointly by the municipal and barangays. Section 2. Residential buildings and its surrounding shall be kept clean and tidy by the owner or lessee of the building at all times. Section 3. Trees, shrubs and other vegetation within the vicinity of residences shall regularly be cared for and maintained to minimize generated waste/yard waste by the property owner and the barangay. Section 4. The lobby and/or sidewalks, immediate grounds fronting the business and commercial establishment, stalls open spaces at markets shall be maintained and sanitized by the owner/operator or lessee/renters of the establishment. Always keep the business area clean (5 meter radius from the edge of the building or up to the tip of the road if building is situated more than 5 meters to the edge of the road to maintain the 3-bins (biodegradable, recyclable and residual waste). To clean the area before closing the establishments or any Structure utilized for business transactions. To inform the customers and by-standers to dispose their garbage directly into the respective trash provided for the purpose. Rule IX PLASTIC BAG REGULATION Section 1. The LGU through MENRO shall regulate the use of plastic bags in all commercial establishments in the Municipality. No plastic bags shall be prodded to customers for dry goods and to wet goods that are already wrapped in plastic materials. Section 2.This concerns plastic bags used to carry goods purchase at point of sale such as wholesale and retail business, fast food outlets, pharmacies, markets, food kiosks, sari-sari stores, ambulant vendors, and the like shall not provide plastic bags and/or sando bags as packaging materials for dry goods or cooked foods to customers. Section 3. List exempted plastic bags: Transparent roll-on bag solely used to contain fresh chilled or frozen meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables and fruits and other than canned or packed foods. A bag designed used to the disposal of waste. A bag used for sampling and analysis purposes. A bag that constitutes or forms an integral part of the packaging in which goods are sealed prior to sale in the local market. A biodegradable bag duly certified by the Department of Science and technology and/or concerned government agency. Section 4. The use of recyclable and reusable bags as alternative packaging materials shall be promoted such as natural fiber bags, woven bags (bayong), cloth bags, rattan baskets, shopping bags made from recycled waste materials. Section 5. All stores and markets shall adopt the “Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) Program” to mainstream the use of reusable bags. MENRO shall promote and provide Information materials lo be utilized by the commercial establishments and public markets. MENRO shall provide e-copy of information materials to a commercial establishments for printing to be displayed in conspicuous areas of the establishment.

Section 5. Authority to Collect Garbage Collection Fee – The LGU shall impose fees in amounts sufficient to pay the costs of operation and maintenance based on the type and volume of waste.

Section 6. All commercial establishments are mandated to formulate appropriate incentives to costumers such as point system and/or provide special counters to be called as “to encourage and recognize customers who are using reusable bags”.

a) The amount and schedule of fees shall be defined and provided for by the implementing Rules and Regulations however payments shall be consistent with the accounting system of government.

Rule X JUNKSHOP OPERATION

b) Large quantities of rubbish to be removed from any private buildings, premises or place. The occupant shall notify the MENRO at least 24-hours prior to the removal of the garbage, in order to validate and proper transportation may be furnished for the same; a fee in the amount of PhP 500 per cubic meter shall be paid to the municipality.

Section 1. No junkshop shall be established along water bodies, such as rivers and creeks, coastal areas and inside subdivisions.

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Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation to operate or maintain a junk shop or junkyard, or to do business in junk at any place within the Municipality of Villanueva Misamis Oriental, in any manner contrary to the provisions of this ordinance and without first having obtained a business permit for such purpose. The documents required for the application of business permit shall be followed. Section 3. Any space, piece or parcel of land, licensed and used as junkshop whether existing now or hereinafter created, shall have gate entrances and exits shall be properly and enclosed or separated from adjoining lots by walls or fences, such that all junk materials shall be stocked inside the junk shop premises and not be visible to the public Orderliness and sanitation within premises shall be followed. Section 4. Sidewalks shall be free from stockpile of any junk materials. Section 5. The LGU through MENRO shall have access to every junkshop owner/operator transaction books or registers to record acquisition or purchases, disposals or sales of junk materials for monitoring and regulation purposes.

Section 3. An incentive scheme shall be devised by the LGU for barangays utilizing their own facilities in the collection of residual wastes in their respective jurisdictions with the following guidelines. 1. The barangays have functional Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee; 2 The barangays have approved Barangay SWM Ordinance; 3. The barangays have approved SWM action plan with corresponding budget allocation; 4. The barangays have fully implemented the waste segregation at source and segregated collection; 5. The barangays have devised the garbage collection system for biodegradable, recyclables and residual wastes: 6. The barangay have functional Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for recyclable waste; 7. The barangays have a conditioned garbage truck to carry their residual waste to sanitary landfill;

8. The cash incentive shall be given to barangay corresponding to the amount of residual waste disposed in sanitary landfill.

Section 6. The junkshop owner/operator shall permit law enforcers to conduct inspections of junkshop premises and transaction books or registers, and to present proof of purchases when requested.

Rule XIII JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPAL PUBLIC AGENCIES

Rule XI PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DRIVE

Section 1. The Municipal Environmental and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) shall insure the proper implementation of this Ordinance in coordination with other department in the LGU.

Section 1. The LGU led by MENRO in collaboration with key agencies and organizations shall conduct continuing education and public awareness and effect behavioral Change among citizen on solid waste management.

Section 2. The Municipal Economic Development Office (MEDO) shall be responsible for the supervision in the proper segregation and disposal of solid waste in the public markets and terminals including the municipal public cemeteries in coordination with the Municipal General Services Office (MGSO).

Section 2. The Municipal Government through MENRO shall produce a Solid Waste Management Information Education and Communication (IEC) Plan in close coordinator with the barangay LGU’s for its implementation. Section 3. The LGU shall recognize the key roles of Civil society organizations in the promotion of Ecological Solid Waste Management by endorsing and patronizing environmentally acceptable packaging of products and materials. Section 4. The LGU shall forge partnership with the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education to integrate ecological solid waste management into the school curricula at all levels. Section 5. The LGU shall coordinate with the barangay LGUs to convene/organize and deputize local volunteer groups who shall serve as authorized Solid Waste Management agents to frontline in the Information, Education and Communication Campaign and enforcement of this ordinance. Section 6. Solid Waste Management IEC materials such as stickers, flyers and other kinds of collaterals shall be posted and disseminated in strategic public places arid in public transposition vehicles. Rule XII INCENTIVE MECHANISM Section 1. The LGU shall develop incentive mechanisms to encourage barangay institutions commercial establishments industries and Civil Society Organization options to develop and under lake socially acceptable and effective solid waste management interventions and actively participate in any promotional programs Section 2. The LGU shall adopt the BAYLO BASURA STORE PROGRAM as one of the incentive mechanisms with the following guidelines/mechanics.

1) The following guidelines/mechanics for the BayloBasura Store Program includes the following:

a. All 11 Barangays shall have a BayloBasura Store that shall be established in their Barangay Hall.

b. The MENR Office shall have its own BayloBasura Store, so there shall be a total of 12 BayloBasura Stores in the Municipality of Villanueva.

c. There shall be at least two Officer In-Charge in every BayloBasura Store.

d. Opening of the BayloBasura Store shall be every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

e. Each Barangay shall provide their own weighing scale and record book for recording purposes.

g. The BayloBasura Store Program shall be a point system basis. In which the trader (the one who will exchange their wastes to the store) shall be given a point coupon depending on the weight of wastes surrendered. After purchased, they shall be given a leaflet about RA 9003.

h. The points coupon can be kept for a big redemption of items. No minimum or maximum volume required.

The more segregated waste the trader bring the more points he/she can get from the stores.

The goods to be exchanged shall be from MENR Office. All barangay shall be visited by MENRO staffs for the weekly audit.

k. All the segregated wastes from the traders shall be clean and dry and shall be place in the sack.

The MENR Office BayloBasura Store shall be open every Tuesday and Thursday only.

Waste that has been traded shall have a label (trader’s name, pieces or kilos of wastes, date) for the verification before putting in the MRF.

2) The Program shall have BayloBasura list with corresponding points as follows: 1 kl of PET Bottles (330ml-10L) 5 pcs Empe Bottles 10 pcs Bottles 1.5 kl any sachets (small) 1 kl any sachets (big) 1 kl paper/dyaryo 1 kl karton 1 kl Tetra Pack 1 kl Plastic Cups 1 kl PET Bottle Covers 1 kl Plastic Bottles 1 kl Plastic Straws 1 kl Plastic Wares 1 kl Styrofoam 1 kl Tin Cans 1 kl Aluminum Cans

= 5 points = 5 points = 5 points = 10 points = 10 points = 5 points = 5 points = 5 points = 5 points = 10 points = 5 points = 5 points = 5 points = 10 points = 10 points = 15 points

3) BayloBasura Store Program shall have equivalent goods per points as follows: 10 POINTS 1 pc shampoo 1 pc 3n1 coffee 1 pc powder detergent 1 pc biscuit 1 pc egg 3 pcs Nescafe sticks

15 POINTS 1 pc of pencil w/ eraser 1 pad paper (grade 1-6) 1 pc noodles 1 pc ballpen 1 pc toothpaste 4 pcs nescafe sticks

20 POINTS 30 POINTS 40 POINTS 1 pc notebook 1 pc dish washing paste 1 kl rice 1 can sardine ¼ kl sugar w/ coffee 1 pc bath soap ¼ kl oil w/ 1 can small beef loaf 1 bottle soy sauce 3 pcs eggs 5 pcs nescafe sticks

4) The program shall have a suggested points coupon design as shown below:

5) The program shall have a suggested BayloBasura Store Tarp as shown below:

Section 3. The Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) shall provide technical assistance such as training and promotion of acceptable technology on composting and livelihood development or processing of Biodegradable/Compostable waste. Section 4. The Municipal Engineering Office (MEO) in coordination with theBarangay shall be responsible over the cleanliness rivers, streams, canal esteros, storm drainage or in any natural and man -made waterways. Likewise, coordinate with MENRO on the operation and management of the sanitary landfill. Section 5. The Municipal Health Office (MHO) shall ensure that all food related businesses in the Municipality shall be clean and sanitary. Section 6. The Municipal Agriculture Office shall ensure the enforcement of the Ordinance on stray animals which may scatter Garbage in streets, highways, and such enforcement shall be coordinated with barangays. Section 7. The Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWD) in coordination with barangays shall provide alternative livelihood opportunities for waste pickers in the municipality. Section 8. The Municipal Information Office (MIO) in coordination with MENRO shall develop education and advocacy campaign program for ecological solid waste management. Section 9. The Municipal Treasurer’s Office and/or its deputized agent shall collect and/or receive payment of fees and fines. Rule XIV PENAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Prohibited Acts -The following acts are prohibited: a) Littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places, such as roads, sidewalks, canals, esteros or parks, and establishment or causing or permitting the same. b) Removal, relocation, scattering and spilling of any wastes after it has been placed in the properly marked and color coded receptacle or in any manner interfere in the duty of garbage collection. c) Removal or taking away any coded garbage receptacles from duly designated locations other than the persons authorized by the Municipal and/or Barangay. d) Re-mixing of source-separated recycle material with other solid waste in any vehicle, box, container or receptacle used in solid waste collection or disposal. e) Open burning of solid waste. f) Burying of biodegradable or non-biodegradable materials in flood-prone areas. g) Causing or permitting the collection of non-segregated or unsorted waste. h) Squatting in sanitary landfill. i)

Importation of toxic wastes misrepresented as recyclable or with recyclable content.

j) Transport and dumping in bulk of collected domestic, industrial, commercial and institutional wastes in areas other than the Sanitary Landfill. k) Construction of any establishment within two hundred (200) meters from the sanitary landfill. Section 2.Penalty Clause (a) Any violation of Article 14, Sections 56 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, Article VI Section 17 and Article VIII Section 31 of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be penalized with a fine of not less than five hundred pesos.(P500.00) or Community Service for one (1) day but not exceeding to two thousand pesos (P2, 000.00) or Community Service for five (5) days. (b) Any violation of Article IX Sections 30 (c), (e) end (g) of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be penalized with a fine of not less than five hundred pesos but not exceeding to three thousand pesos (P3, 000.00). (c) Any violation of Article XIV, Sections 56 h, I, j, k of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be penalized with a fine of not less than Five Thousand pesos (P 5,000.00) or imprisonment of not less thirty (30) days but not more than six (6) month or both (d) LGU and barangay officials who fail to comply with this Ordinance and its implementing Rules and Regulations shall be charged administratively in accordance with RA 7160 and other existing laws, rules and regulations, (e) National and Local government officials who fail to comply with this Ordinance and its implementing Rules and Regulations shall be charged in accordance with this Ordinance. Rule XV ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS Section.1 Enforcement of this Ordinance shall entail the following procedure. (1) Apprehension (2) Issuance of Citation Ticket (CT) (3 Payment of fine depending on prescribed penalty; and/or filling of case in court, if necessary. Section 2. The Municipal Mayor shall deputize persons, individuals, or entities to be solid waste management enforcers, giving them the authority to affect the apprehension of violators in accordance with this Ordinance, and its Implementing Rules and Regulation. Provided however, that no person shall be deputized until he/she has completed the necessary training and capacity building for the effective implementation of the Ordinance. Section 3. The MENRO and other deputized agents shall issue Citation Ticket (CT) to violators; Payment of fines imposed for violation(s) of this ordinance shall be made at the Municipal Treasurers Office and/or authorized representative. Section 4. Disposition of Fines – The fines collected shall accrue in favor of the following: (a) 65 percent to the Municipal Solid Waste Management Fund which shall be used in the implementation of this ordinance; (b) 20 percent to the respective waste management fund of the component Barangays where the violation(s) were committed to be utilized for the implementation of this ordinance; (c) 15 percent to be given as an incentive to the informant and/or enforcer implementing this ordinance. Done this _____ day of ____________, 2020 at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. JENNIE ROSALIE U. MENDEZ Municipal Mayor MDN: Jul 9, 2020

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Jennifer Tan said. The city government already requested such through the Social Development Council of the Regional Development Council (RDC). They also tapped the Commission on Higher CHED to shoulder the internet subscription fee in item number 14 where they can charge for distance learning. “The initial plan was to give students the tablet for free, but because there’s no infusion of the budget from the national government, we sourced out our funds. We saw that we are still lacking in terms of the subscription fee; so the students must add P1,000 when they enroll and then we give them the tablet,” the mayor said. Tan added that once CHED and the national government respond positively to such need for the next semester, the gadget can be given free to the learners. Preparations for the opening of classes During the daily Laging Handa Network Briefing with Presidential Communications Sec. Martin Andanar, July 6, Tan said they already had an initial meeting with their COVID-19 response team in preparation for those students arriving in Tangub and Misamis Occidental for the first semester of classes. They agreed that students coming from places outside of Misamis Occidental will be undergoing a random rapid test. Also, they will not allow their students to go back to their homes within the first semester to diminish cross-contamination. “This is our way of making our communities safe,” Tan said. In adapting to the new normal, the faculty of GADTC and Northwest Mindanao State College of Science and Technology (NMSC) are now undergoing training on e-distance learning. On technology and connectivity To pursue higher education in the midst of the health crisis, Tan said buying gadgets for online education is very expensive yet if one subscribes for an internet connectivity, the gadgets can be obtained for free. Thus, they proposed for an internet subscription to the RDC for appropriate action. Tangub City also partnered with DICT and other private service providers for a student convergence area “para palakasin ‘yung internet provision for the barangay halls as a study area for students if ever they will not go to the school to listen or observe social distancing,” Tan said. “We know the issues being raised at the ground level. We included this in the proposed bill in the House and Senate for the additional appropriation for the new normal,” CHED

Chair Prospero “Popoy” De Vera III said as he addressed the mayor’s concern on the internet subscription fee. De Vera hopes that funds for internet connectivity will be available in Bayanihan 2. Furthermore, CHED proposed to use the higher education development fund for next year where internet connectivity will be added. De Vera said they are seeking for efficient ways on how they can partner with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and universities in creating student convergence areas. CHED has already approved certain universities to train other universities on flexible learning to boost online learning capabilities under the new normal. The commission has also launched ‘Philippines CHED Connect,’ an online platform to provide school faculty members and students the best learning materials and tools for flexible learning. (SMRN/ PIAMisamis Occidental)

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Still, Mayor Duterte reiterated that Dabawenyos should not be complacent even if they have followed the health protocols in place. “If people ask how they can help or what they can do to control the transmission of Covid-19, that is how they can help. Very simple, easy to do, it’s not expensive, and doable,” she said. She said Dabawenyos can contribute by practicing four simple ways to control the spread of the deadly disease in the city: staying at home; wearing face masks in public places; maintaining safe physical distancing; and frequent handwashing. “It is easier to kill the virus when one is practicing preventive measures than doing it when one is already infected. When we say public places, it means when you go out of your house. We should not be complacent. Even just talking to our neighbors does not mean we should not wear masks anymore,” Duterte pointed out. (PNA)

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Duterte administration is working to ensure that the needs of the Filipino citizenry are met amid the crises caused by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic while staying true to the President’s promise of genuine change. Through the Pre-SONA forum, the public will have access to reliable information about national efforts to rise above the crises, relayed by official sources, the cabinet officials themselves. This is to counter and prevent the spread of disinformation, which could harm, deceive, and mislead the citizenry. The Pre-SONA forum

Wed-Thu, July 8-9, 2020 will kick off at 11 a.m. on July 8 with the country’s chief economic managers and infrastructure officials to report on the state of the Philippine economy and the government’s ongoing efforts to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and adapt to the new normal. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno will deliver the report of the Economic Development Cluster. Meanwhile, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar will deliver the report of the Infrastructure Cluster. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar will be the host of the event. After the resource speakers delivered their speeches, there will be a brief discussion to delve deeper into the subjects and to answer questions collected from the online audience. Joining the panel discussion are National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Acting Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua, Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Puyat, Tourism Undersecretary Arturo Boncato Jr., Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vivencio Dizon, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Gregorio Honasan III, and Education Undersecretary Alain del Pascua. The three Pre-SONA forums will be held with no live audience to follow social distancing and safety protocols. Viewers can catch the live streaming on the official Facebook pages of PCOO, NOTICE Notice is hereby given that extrajudicial settlement of estate of the late VIRTORIANA BABARIN with absolute sale of two Parcels of the Land was executed by heirs namely; LAURETA BABARIN LEGASPI, ANDRESA B. MACALINO, LIBRADA B. ABANG ROSITA B. LAGBAS and CLARITA BABARIN, all Filipino Citizen of legal ages and residents of NAASAG, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN are the surviving heirs of VICTORIANA BABARIN who died without living a will nor incurred indebtedness during her life time and who remains the declared owner of two(2) Parcels of Land situated at YUMBING, MAMBAJAO, CAMGUIN describe as Parcel 1 – LOT NO. 6540 covered under T.D. NO. 1519085, w/ an area of 2,224 Sq.M. and Parcel 2 LOT NO. 6541; covered under T.D. No. 1519086 w/an area, of 2,695 Sq.M. That for the inconsideration of the sum One Hundred Thousand Pesos (100,000.00) Phil Currency, to them (Vendors) in hand paid by VENDEE JANE PABILLORE DAUNELL, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino Citizen and resident of YUMBING, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN receipt of which acknowledgement to their (Vendor) full satisfaction, hereby absolutely sale, cede, transfer and convey the said two (2) Parcels of Land in favor of the a forenamed VENDEE. Her heirs and assign, free of any lien of encumbrances. EXECUTED BY HEIRS OF THE SAID LATE VICTORIANA BABARIN UNDER THE NOTARIAL REGISTRY OF ATTY, VITTO M. CARRILLO, PER DOC. NO. 418; PAGE NO.86 BOOK NO. 107; SERIES OF 2019. MDN: Jun 25, Jul 2 & 9 2020

Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM), and various government agencies at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. The second part of the Pre-SONA forum will be held at 11 a.m. on July 15 with the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster and the Participatory Governance Cluster. With its third and final installment, the Pre-SONA forum will end at 11 a.m. on July 22, spearheaded by the Security, Justice, and Peace Cluster and the Climate Change Adaptation Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster. The presentations delivered by the Cabinet clusters are available upon request by sending an email to tatakngpagbabago.pcoo@ gmail.com. Duterte is expected to deliver his SONA on July 27. (PR)

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checks within two work days,” he said in his letter. Macasaet added that GSIS is constantly coordinating with the Department of Health (DOH) to assist the claimants in obtaining the required documents to facilitate the release of their insurance claims within two days. As GSIS members, all medical frontliners in government are covered by the compulsory life insurance program of GSIS. In addition to this, GSIS will grant

an additional Php500,000 under its BFF program to the families of public health frontliners who died of COVID-19 after treating or serving patients who are infected by the virus. “Our BFF automatically covers all frontliners in government who are providing assistance to COVID-19 patients at DOH; treatment and rehabilitation centers; and medical centers and hospitals including those administered by local government units and state universities and colleges. The beneficiaries are not limited to doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers but also extends to medical technologists and technicians, janitors, security guards, ambulance drivers and the like – as long as they can prove that their job involved regular exposure to COVIDpositive patients,” Macasaet explained. The BFF beneficiaries stand to receive an average of more than Php1 million each, including their GSIS regular life insurance. “This is the least that we can do to show our appreciation to our modern-day heroes who risked their lives in the service of our nation,” Macasaet said. For inquiries on the BFF program, concerned parties may visit the GSIS website (www.gsis.gov.ph); GSIS official Facebook page (@ gsis.ph); email gsiscares@ gsis.gov.ph; or call the GSIS Contact Center at

8847-4747 (if in Metro Manila),1-800-8-847-4747 (for Globe and TM subscribers) or 1-800-10-847-4747 (for Smart, Sun, and Talk ‘N Text subscribers).

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ports reopened on June 3 following the lifting of the imposed restrictions on local travels. The ports of entry to Lanao del Sur and Marawi City include Laguindingan Airport, Cagayan de Oro pier, Awang Airport in Cotabato, Iligan City port area, Ozamiz pier, and Pagadian Airport. “In order to be assured that all arriving constituents are screened and tested at our facility, we have shuttle vans on standby ready to pick them up and accommodate as many of them as possible. Laguindingan has 3-4 flights every day and 80 percent most of its passengers are our constituents,” Ganda said. For over a month since the start of the repatriation, Lanao del Sur has recorded 101 Covid-19 cases; 74 of these have completely recovered and finished the 14-day quarantine period, while 27 are new active cases who remain in quarantine. “The 4,604 LSIs, it is the highest in Northern Mindanao and the Bangsamoro Region yet, no local transmission has been recorded,” Ganda said. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 26 Medina, Misamis Oriental -0IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION, TO USE THE SURNAME OF HER FATHER, “CAŇETE”, IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF QUEENNY TABAMO,

SPL. PROC. CASE NO. 352-M

GERALDINE A. SARAUS, Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SUGBONGCOGON, MISAMIS ORIENTAL Respondent. x-----------------------------------------------------/ ORDER A Petition is filed with this court by petitioner Geraldine A. Saraus of Poblacion Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, seeking to change the name of her minor half-sister from QUEENNY TABAMO to QUEENNY TABAMO CAŇETE in her Certificate of Live Birth, and praying that the petitioner be exempted from the payment of docket and other fees, and be charged of publication expenses only at cost, on the ground that petitioner is an indigent client of the Public Attorney’s Office. Petitioner is seeking a judicial recourse in this petition, instead of availing herself of Republic Act No. 9255 because the said law is applicable only to illegitimate children born on March 19, 2004 and thereafter, while the subject person Queenny Tabamo was born on June 18, 2002 or before the effectivity of R.A. 9255. In a letter dated March 18, 2019, the Acting Municipal Civil Registrar of the Municipality of Sugbongcogon advised the petitioner that “pursuant to R.A. No. 9255, illegitimate children born on August 3, 1988 to March 18, 2004 cannot use the surname of the father. However, a petition in court may be filed in order that the child can use the surname of the father.” Hence, Republic Act No. 9255 cannot be applicable to the subject person. Since any change in the entry in the Civil Register could be made only upon a Judicial Order and to solve the predicament of subject person Queenny Tabamo, thru her half-sister, the Court is convinced that the present judicial remedy is proper. The Court finds the Petition sufficient in form and substance. Hence, the Court admits this petition. Let, therefore, this Petition be set for hearing on August 6, 2020 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at Branch 26, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Medina, Misamis Oriental. At the expense of petitioner Geraldine A. Saraus, let a copy of this Order: 1) Be posted in the following public places: a) Bulletin Board of the Municipal Hall of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, b) Bulletin Board of the Municipal Hall of Medina, Misamis Oriental, and c) Bulletin Board of this Court. 2) Be published, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in the court accredited newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental. The Local Civil Registrar of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, or any interested person claiming interest on the entries sought to be corrected, may file an opposition within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition or from the last date of publication of this Order. The prayer of petitioner to be considered as an indigent is hereby granted and she is allowed to litigate her petition as a pauper litigant or indigent. Hence, petitioner is exempted from the payment of docket and other legal fees. Moreover, the newspaper that will publish this Order shall charge petitioner only at cost on the publication. SO ORDERED. DICTATED in chambers on June 19, 2020 at Medina, Misamis Oriental. (SGD.) WILFRED R. YACAPIN Presiding Judge WRY/mra cc: OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL – 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City APP. MARRIETTA T. GALDO – Office of the Public Prosecutor, Medina, Misamis Oriental ATTY. ARNOLD B. PEDROSA- PAO Medina, Misamis Oriental LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR – Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental GERALDINE A. SARAUS – Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental MDN: JUL 9, 16 & 23, 2020

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

ARTURO L. GALORIO CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1632

CHARLITO M. AMARO CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-07-2001

CRISPIN T. FENIZA CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1490

ERWIN M. LAMAYO CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1485

(2010-10-1358)

(2015-01-255)

CAGAYAN BIOS TAXI TRANSPORT CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-TX SERVICE COOPERATIVE 2020-05-1329 Rep. By: AINODEN M. ODAL (2018-10-3686 et. al)

DAMBAI P. PANGADAPUN CASE NO. R10-EV-TX 2020-07-1846

(2015-10-1048)

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO SAN ROQUE and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of JULY 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: PUERTO TO BALINGOAN and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 20, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER - ISABEL VILLAGE - CITY HOSPITAL and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of JULY 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Case/s to operate AIRCON TAXI SERVICE on the line: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO TO ANY POINT IN REGION X and vice versa with the use of TWENTY THREE (23) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of JULY 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

MDN: Jul 9, 2020

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate AIRCON TAXI SERVICE on the route: 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 July 20, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(2014-10-2551)

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO TIPANOY - PINDUGANGAN and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

MDN: Jul 9, 2020

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

ISIDRO C. DELA TORRE JR. CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1487

JAIME S. CARTIN CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1643

JONATHAN L. FUMAR CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1640

JOSEPH CLEMEN CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1633

JOSEPH H. BALASI CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1493

KENNETH C. COLICO CASE NO. R10-EV-TH 2020-06-1486

(2010-10-1161)

(2016-10-783)

(2015-10-888)

(2015-10-1234)

(2018-01-114)

(2015-10-1328)

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO TAMBO - GERONA (ALL IN ILIGAN CITY) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO TUBOD ROSARIO HIEGHTS and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO PUGAAN and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of JULY 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO BRGY. SAN MIGUEL - ST MARY and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of JULY 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO STA. FELOMINA - ACMAC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of JULY 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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 TWO (2) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

MDN: Jul 9, 2020

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER MDN: Jul 9, 2020

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

MANUEL C. SALIG JR. CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1484

MISAMIS ILIGAN LANAO CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-PUJ TRANSPORT COOP. (MILTRASCO) 2020-03-832 Rep. by : JAIME L. PABLEO

MISAMIS ILIGAN LANAO CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-PUJ TRANSPORT COOP. (MILTRASCO) 2020-03-831 Rep. by : JAIME L. PABLEO

NORANIA M. DISUMA CASE NO. R10-EV-PUJ 2020-06-1494

OZAMIS – OROQUIETA – DIPOLOG CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-UV TRANSPORT SERVICE COOP (OZORDITRANSCO) 2020-06-1652 Rep. by : ANGELITO R. JUMAO-AS (2015-10-1657/1545)

PN ROA CANITOAN TRANSPORT COOP. CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-PUJ Rep. by : ENGR. LOLITO B. SANCHEZ 2020-07-1943

(2015-10-959)

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO BURU-UN and vice versa with the use of EIGHTEEN (18) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO PANTAR (LANAO DEL NORTE) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to the Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Case/s to operate UV EXPRESS SERVICE on the line: OZAMIS CITY TO SAPANG DALAGA via OROQUIETA CITY - CALAMBA and vice versa with the use of SEVEN (7) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

MDN: Jul 9, 2020

(2015-10-836)

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extension of Validity a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO ISABEL VILLAGE - BRGY. UBALDO LAYA and vice versa with the use of TWO (2) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER MDN: Jul 9, 2020

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: ILIGAN CITY PROPER TO DALIPUGA and vice versa with the use of TWENTY ONE (21) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on JULY 22, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER MDN: Jul 9, 2020

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: IGPIT TO CARMEN MARKET and vice versa with the use of TWENTY ONE (21) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on July 20, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing 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). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 6th day of July 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER MDN: Jul 9, 2020

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Netherlands harbors Jose Ma. Sison, its chieftain. The NPAs had been carrying out ambuscades against the police and military, the pillage of remote villages, mass murders, destruction of construction, and farm implements of those who refuse to pay “peoples tax”. To date, I wonder whether the European embassies, in the Philippines, are yet unaware that terrorist attacks mounted by the NPAs are directed from the comfort of the Joma’s headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands? I wonder too whether they are aware that those multimillion-dollar grants from the donor foundations of the European communities to beneficiary foundations in the Philippines for purported human rights, literacy, and environment programs are really meant for the overt objectives in the feasibility studies of NGOs or for covert agenda that undermines the security and peace in my country? For lack of ATL or the weakness of what we had, recruitment, training, and education of indigenous peoples children on leftist ideology happen with impunity. Wonder if Bro. Armin Luistro and Lawyer Armin Calleja are aware that CPP/ NPA legal fronts are teaching the kids to disassemble and assemble guns and use them on government forces? That the kids are no longer taught how to sing “Lupang Hinirang” but instead the warp revolutionary songs? Or are they aware that innocent indigenous peoples are herded in a cramped quarter with a religious facade in Davao City only to be found later marching in rallies bearing incendiary placards denouncing the government and extolling the ‘kasundaluhan sa katawhan’, meaning NPAs. Our legislators drafted the Anti-terrorism laws to address our domestic problems of terrorism. Critics claim that these endanger democracy by creating a state that allows authoritarian style of government.

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Issuers may also issue social bonds to provide SME loans that support employment generation in affected small businesses, and advance projects specifically designed to prevent or alleviate unemployment stemming from the pandemic. While they seek to achieve positive social outcomes for target populations, social bonds may likewise finance projects that address the needs of the general population, given the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and any resulting socioeconomic crisis, according to ICMA. The International Financ e C or p orat i on , a member of the World Bank

Group, likewise provided illustrative case studies on how issuers from various industries may use social bonds to raise financing toward addressing social issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the pharmaceutical industry, for instance, social bonds may finance research and development of COVID-19 tests, vaccines and/or other medications intended to alleviate symptoms of the coronavirus. Financial institutions, meanwhile, may use proceeds from social bond issuances to provide loans to small businesses negatively impacted by the economic slowdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturing companies may likewise issue social bonds to finance the manufacturing or modification of existing machines to produce health safety equipment and hygiene supplies. “We hope more companies will explore the social bond market to pursue socially relevant and impactful projects, especially in this time of unprecedented global health and economic crisis,” Mr. Aquino said.

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set by DTI such as enforcement of following protocols concerning employees and equipment in the workplace. No accreditation is needed to reopen barbershops and salons but technical advisory visits will be conducted to check the compliance of establishments. Shops found to be non-compliant will be given enough time to correct the insufficiencies. Full copy of the guidelines can be accessed in dti. gov.ph/covid19/issuances.

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output muhinay o mugamay (Our output will be lower) than the output last year with a slight contraction of 0.32 percent and that is in current prices,” Cariño said. In aiding the economy, the economic cluster of the NorMin COVID-19 Response Task Force plant to create digital palengke or supermarkets and other innovation to ensure availability and accessibility of sufficient and safe food supply. Based on the RRP, employment assistance is also essential in aiding economic loss brought about by the

Wed-Thu, July 8-9, 2020 pandemic. Under such, Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program beneficiaries will be prioritized. Also, part of the recovery plan is to equip public health facilities and personnel with adequate capacities and resources to manage infectious diseases. With this, the government irons out plans to increase access to and expedite the delivery of nutrition services to the most vulnerable groups and areas. The plan also focuses on empowering local government units (LGUs), starting at the barangay level, and strengthening their capacities as first responders and frontline service delivery units. Quarantine C ontrol Points (QCPs) in strategic areas will also be maintained as long as there is no known cure and vaccine for COVID-19. Meanwhile, Cariño also cited the the inflation rate in the region where food and alcoholic beverage marked 2.7 percent inflation, recreation and culture (1.2 percent), education (1.6 percent), restaurants and miscellaneous goods and services (2.3 percent), transportation (2.3 percent), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (18.5 percent), housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.4 percent), and communications (0.4 percent). To enforce such plans and aid in stabilizing the economy, NEDA-10 enjoins the national government agencies, local government units, civil society organizations, the private sector, and other concerned stakeholders to support the implementation and monitoring of the RRP. (RTP/PIA10)

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He said that the urgent motion for the lifting of the TRO was necessary to allow the provincial government of Misamis Oriental to continue the unhampered delivery of the basic services. The political opposition led by Vice Governor Jeremy Pelaez and three other minority members of the provincial board filed the TRO to prohibit the provincial government from implementing and disbursing the approved 2020 Budget on June 26, 2020. In their complaint, Pelaez and his group alleged that the approved 2020 Budget was implemented without

Caraga Covid-19 cases reach 176 with 15 new infections

complying the posting requirement to make it effective. Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano described the suspension of the 2020 Budget as “antipeople” and “ill-advised” at a time when the province is By ALEXANDER LOPEZ fighting the possible spread of the COVID-19 pandemic BUTUAN CITY – The numin the province. ber of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Caraga Region from page 1 increased to 176 as of Monled by Vice Gov. Jeremy day evening (July 6), with Pelaez and provincial board the 15 new cases recorded, members Jerry Khu and the Department of Health in Jessa Mugot filed the TRO Region 13 (DOH-13) said. alleging that the approved A DOH-13 report Mon2020 Budget Ordinance was day evening said the agennot posted in “conspicuous” cy received 200 Reverse places as required. transcription-polymerase Emano said that the Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) province major services, results from the Southern especially in the fight against Philippines Medical Centhe spread of COVID-19 in ter (SPMC) sub-national the province were crippled laboratory indicating 166 when the TRO was granted. negative and 34 positive Lawyer Neil Pacana, the results. provincial attorney, said on Of the 34 positive infecWednesday that the Re- tions, 19 are follow-up tests gional Trial Court, Branch of previously confirmed 39, is scheduled to hear cases while 15 are new Cothe motion to lift the TRO vid-19 cases in the region, Thursday afternoon. it said. As of Monday evening, Caraga Region has 129 acfrom page 16 tive cases, 26 recovered l ab or ator y e qu ipme nt patients who have been needed to respond to the discharged, and 21 recovcurrent health crisis, the municipal government also infrastructure projects such prioritized the creation of as river controls, local road 15 quarantine facilities and concreting, building conone isolation facility ac- struction and rehabilitation, credited by the Department among others,” Romualdo of Health (DOH). said. Since March, Mambajao Furthermore, the town’s has assisted locally stranded 93.38 percent of population individuals (LSIs) and re- is currently using a Level III turning overseas Filipinos water system which means (ROFs), and facilitated the 9,535 households have access testing of 63 individuals who to steady, safe and reliable yielded negative results in sources of water directly the reverse transcription into their home faucets. polymerase chain reaction As a top tourist destina(RT-PCR) testing. tion, Mambajo ensures that Significant accomplish- environment protection tails ments along with developments. Apart from COVID-19 Thus, the municipal govresponse, the local govern- ernment led the planting ment boasts its accomplish- of 2,019 trees, deputized 26 ments over the years for fish wardens and a 15-man health, education, social team of the Coastal Law Enservices, and good gover- forcement, and initiated the nance. registration of 730 fisherfolk With an approved budget in 2019. of P33 million from last In terms of tax collection, year’s P29 million, Mamba- the municipal government jao was able to install 173 marked a 7.94 increase or smart street lighting system P156 million collections in located along the highway, 2019 compared to P144 miland the solar panel in the lion in 2018. Also, business municipal hall that cut off registrations in the town around 39.64 percent or increased by 25.1 percent P150,000 from the hall’s in 2019. electricity bill. Farmers also get their fair “Through the assistance share from the government of our Congressman, Hon. as the LGU established the Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo, P2.3 million Organic Vegetawe received about P259 mil- ble and Corn Techno Demo lion in 2019 that funded 23 Farm in Sitio Binunsaran,

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ered patients who are still completing the 14-day quarantine period. Of the new cases, four are Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs), four are Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and three are front-liners, DOH-13 said. Eleven of the new cases are males, four are females all with ages ranging from 20 to 30-years-old. The new Covid-19 cases are distributed in the following areas in the region: in Agusan del Norte, Buenavista (1), Las Nieves (1) and Cabadbaran City (1); in Agusan del Sur, Bayugan City (1); in Surigao del Norte, Alegria (2), Gigaquit (3), Sison (1), and Sta. Monica (1); in Surigao del Sur, Tagbina (3), and Bislig City (1). In a statement Monday, DOH-13 Director Jose Llacuna Jr. expressed optimism the battle against Covid-19 can be won through the “unified efforts of the people of the Caraga Region”. (PNA)

Poblacion, and provided 2,500 seedlings of cacao. Noting these major accomplishments, Romualdo said, “Our administration now is committed to not just embrace the new normal as we want to wholly rededicate ourselves into creating the better normal. We will continue to serve you not in words, but in real deeds.” (RTP/PIA10)

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MINDANAO DAILY

FEATURE

TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.

Editor: MARK FRANCISCO

Wed-Thu, July 8-9, 2020

Mambajao underscores feats on 165th foundation day MAMBAJAO, Camiguin -- Despite threats of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, the Municipal Government of Mambajao marked numerous achievements and developments on its 165th founding anniversary, July 6. In his State of the Municipality Address (SOMA), Mayor Yñigo Jesus Romualdo cited various efforts of the government in uplifting the lives of its constituents including activities on COVID-19 response, social services, disaster risk reduction and management, infrastructure development, environmental protection, agriculture, and tourism. “Truly, we have come a long way since 1855. Mambajao achieved so many milestones and endured so many challenges. And in all of these, we have become a much bigger community and a much better town in

to contain the spread of COVID-19. “Through the creation of the Municipal COVID-19 Task Force, we were able to speed up the delivery of information and education to all our 15 barangays. Early on, we were able to activate our Barangay Health Emergency Response Team or BHERT and establish our COVID-19 Emergency Operation Center,” Romualdo said. The said budget enabled the town to provide necessary assistance to the distribution of Social Amelioration Program emergency subsidy to 7,437 beneficiaries and provision of LGUinitiated care packs to 6,237 recipients. Aside from purchasDespite threats of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, the Municipal Government of Mambajao marked numerous ing personal protective achievements and developments on its 165th founding anniversary, July 6. (Mambajao LGU) equipment (PPE) to health so many wonderful ways,” COVID-19 response location of P27 million, has implemented activities frontliners, medicines and Romualdo said. With a total budget al- the municipal government and strengthened measures See FEATS, page 15