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As hospitals run low on supply

CDO allots P5-M to buy antiviral drug By FROILAN GALLARDO MindaNews

CAGAYAN DE ORO — Face d with mounting COVID-19 cases, the city government here plans to buy a thousand vials of the antiviral drug Remdesivir as hospitals are running low on supply. During the meeting of the City Council’s Committee on health and health insurance last Thursday, Sheila Ratunil of the City Health Insurance Office said city budget office would be allocating P5 million to buy Remdesivi which the Department of Health describes as “an investigational drug for COVID-19 that requires compassionate use permit from the Food and Drug Administration.” Ratunil said the P5 million would be used to purchase 1,000 vials of Remdesivir at 4,500 to 5,000 pesos a vial. City Health Officer Lorraine Nery said local hospitals including the state-run Northern Mindanao Medical Center started running

Bureau of Customs 10 district collector John Simon (center) cuts the ribbon, inaugurating the new office of the Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. Northern Mindanao chapter inside Phividec compound in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. With him are (from right) chamber president Edgar Rey Gallana, vice president for internal affairs Merlyn Venci and director Dario Amalata. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUNICA MAE VENCI

Marawi CSO leader reaffirms satisfaction on Marawi rehab By LOU ELLEN L. ANTONIO

OSM: Himugso 2021 to push through

Now is the best time to call on Himugso’s ‘Indomitable Spirit’

MARAWI CITY -- Marawi Civil Society Organizations Convergence Group lead Mayor Oscar convenor Padoman Paporo Moreno conveyed her satisfaction calls on the with the full blast implemenKagay-anons tation of the rehabilitation Indomitable of this city. Spirit best “At this point in time, examplified by the Himugso the Marawi rehabilitation Festival to is doing well. It is a work defeat the in progress. We are happy covid-19 to note that it began in July scourge. (CIO See REAFFIRMS, page 11

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CAGAYAN de Oro City’s Himugso Festival is pushing through despite the city’s MECQ quarantine status. “I have received an advisory from the city tourism office suggesting we cancel Himugso but I said no, what See CALL, page 11

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PRRD ‘correct’ that people act as if no pandemic exists: LGU exec CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Oscar Moreno on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning that he will order stricter measures here and Bacolod City if Covid-19 cases remain high should serve as a “somber reminder” to the people to religiously comply with minimum public health standards. “The President has his own style of convincing people to comply with health protocols. His observation that there are people who

were acting as if there was no pandemic was correct which is why there is this surge of Covid-19 cases in the city,” Moreno said. Duterte’s caution was issued during his regular Talk to the People on Monday night as the Department of Health in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) set a meeting with the City Health Office (CHO) and the health officials of Ozamiz City and Bukidnon province amid the rising Covid-19 cases in Cagayan de Oro and

Bacolod. “Gaya ng (Just like) Mindanao, Mindanao then Bacolod and Cagayan de Oro. Nakita ko talaga (I can really see it)…I passed by the place while going home to Mindanao, na ang mga tao, bale wala, parang walang nangyari. Parang walang sakit (that people there ignore it, it’s like nothing happened. It’s like there’s no disease),” Duterte said. Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC)

TAKE HEED. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno gives Covid-19 update on Tuesday (June 8, 2021) via Zoom and live-streamed on Facebook. Moreno said President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning that he will order stricter measures on Cagayan de Oro City and Bacolod City if Covid-19 cases continue to rise should serve as a somber reminder to the people to religiously comply with minimum public health standards. (I mage courtesy of CIO)

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Mati City receives P3-M agri modernization projects 20 relocatees benefit BP2P

program in Davao Norte

By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA-11) turned over a check amounting to PHP3 million on Tuesday to Mati City government in Davao Oriental for the modern urban agriculture facility projects in three barangays in the city. The three barangay recipients are Central, Badas, and Dahican which will receive PHP1 million each under DA-11’s High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) Bayanihan 2 project. In an interview, Merriel Aglibot Bernardo, DA-11 HVCDP coordinator, said the amount is part of the See RECEIVES, page 9

AGRI-PROJECTS. Mati City Mayor Michelle Rabat (center), shows the check amounting to PHP3 million being turned over by the Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA-11) on Tuesday (June 8, 2021) for the modern urban agriculture facility projects in three barangays in the city. The three barangays are Central, Badas, and Dahican which will receive PHP1 million each under DA-11’s High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) Bayanihan 2 project. (Photo courtesy of Mati City Information Office)

DAVAO CITY – Six families consisting of 20 individuals in Davao del Norte are currently benefiting the assistance benefits provided for by the government thru the Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-asa Program. Guesting in the One Davao Virtual Presser, Davao del Norte Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator and BP2P Davao del Norte Team Leader Nelson Plata announced that these relocatees were welcomed in Davao del Norte last April and were assisted as they settled back in their original locality which are Sto.

Tomas, Asuncion, Tagum City, and Panabo City. Plata explained that these individuals first expressed their intent to relocate in Davao del Norte from Metro Manila. A screening process was conducted by the National Housing Authority (NHA) which was later vetted and re-assessed by the welcoming local government. “We limited the beneficiaries among those who have a home or who have relatives where they can live with when they settle back in the province,” Plata explained. Due to the See BENEFIT, page 8

Remains of NPA killed in MisOr clash turned over to kin By FRANCK DICK ROSETE and NEF LUCZON

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The body of a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel who was killed in a firefight has been turned over to his family members in Salay, Misamis Oriental, the Philippine Army said (PA) on Tuesday. The rebel identified as Elly Marianas Cabusog was one of the casualties in the continuing Army operations in the hinterlands of Barangay Mimbuli. 1st Lt. Jefferson Mariano, 58th IB’s Civil Military Operations Officer, said Cabusog is part of the NPA’s

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FIREFIGHT. Several possessions, including a firearm, were seized by Army troopers of the 58th Infantry Battalion on Monday (June 7, 2021) in Salay, Misamis Oriental, following an operation against communist insurgents. The Army said the remains of one of the rebels who was killed in the clash was transported to his hometown in Salay town in the same province. (Photo courtesy of 58IB)

Guerilla Front Huawei of the Sub-regional Committee 1 of North Central Mindanao Regional Command (NCMRC). He was a resident of Sitio Salahon of Barangay Alipuaton in the same town. “ The encounter occurred at around three in the afternoon as the 58IB responded to a tip-off from a concerned citizen that a group of armed men was conducting food foraging and was threatening them anew,” the PA said. 2nd Lt. Monique Olarte, 58IB Assistant Civil Military

Operations Officer, in an interview Tuesday, said the encounter lasted 25 minutes. “There were more or less 12 NPA rebels who had been encountered by our troops,” Olarte said. She said there was no injury among the troops, while they believe there were few rebels who sustained wounds based on the traces of blood found in the encounter site. Troops discovered the abandoned body of Cabusog while scouring the See CLASH, page 8

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Normin gets another 36,800 Sinovac vaccine doses CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- A total of 36,800 doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived in the region as the vaccination rollout continues for the A1, A2, and A3 populations. Of these, 3,680 doses are allocated for Cagayan de Oro City, 2,840 doses for Iligan City, and the remaining doses for equitable distribution throughout the region. “There are 36,800 doses of Sinovac vaccines that arrived today. These vaccines came from the COVAX facilities which have a very specific mandate that it will be allocated for the A1, A2, and A3 population and is good for 18,400 persons,” says Dr. David Mendoza, DOH-10 Local Health Support Division chief. Mendoza also mentioned that there is a need to follow the specific guidelines set by the COVAX facilities. Any violation or insertion of those not part of the prioritized group set by the COVAX facilities may affect the supply for the region. “ This [insertion of

vaccine not part of the prioritization group set by COVAX facility] may become one of the reasons why either our vaccine allocation will be reduced or the free vaccines that we will be receiving will be cut and what will remain for us are the purchased vaccines. The WHO had given these vaccines for a specific prioritization group,” he expressed. As of June 7, the vaccination rollout for the frontline healthcare workers is already at 88.9 percent, 22 percent for the senior citizens and 33 percent for the A3 population. Mendoza added that there is no exact list yet for the A3 population since the listing process is still ongoing; to date, only 25,000 were listed and DOH is still waiting for the local government units to submit their final list for those individuals who belong to the A3 population. For the senior citizens, the target population is 316,000 and 84,700 for the frontline healthcare workers. (JAKA/PIA10)

About 36,800 doses of Sinovac vaccines arrive in the Laguindingan Airport, June 8. A total of 3,680 doses are allocated for Cagayan de Oro City, 2,840 doses for Iligan City and the remaining shall be equitably distributed throughout the region. (JAKA/PIA10)

Nacaya pushes for opening of more growth areas in Oro “As much as we want to go forward, but because of the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic, we’re going backward. What we can do is anticipate the economic displacement of our people.

We need to create growth areas so that we can spur the economy in small little ways and manners.” This was pointed out by Councilor Ian Mark Q. Nacaya during the regu-

lar session Monday in response to the special report of Councilor Lordan Suan on the grant of assistance to city residents. “Everybody has been suffering because of the

pandemic. Most especially there are residents of the city who have been retrenched from work and displaced because of the regulations imposed by the See PUSHES, page 8

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Creating something good out of bad WE’RE nto the 15th month of the covid pandemic. Can you still remember and picture how you were 15 months ago? What were you busy with, what preoccupied your schedule, what did you do during your spare time, etc? I bet there’s been a marked change between how you were doing prepandemic and how you are doing now. And this is just expected since the pandemic really turned our lives upside down. I think the better question should be “how have you allowed pandemic to change how and who you are?” Yes, it’s true that we cannot fully control the pandemic but we can definitely control how we respond to it. Have you become more conscious of your health? As covid attacks everyone, whether you’re healthy or not, (it is just deadlier for those with a weak immune system and with pre-existing illnesses), people are now paying more attention to their health and wellness. Many have used this health crisis as motivation to change their lifestyle. They are now more conscious of what they eat, going for healthier food. Also, as most are staying or working from home, they now have time to exercise. In our subdivision alone, there’s now a lot of walkers and joggers in the morning and late afternoon, something that was rare prepandemic. I also know some friends who quit smoking as the virus is known to hit one’s respiratory system. My friend who cannot make his

hubby stop smoking, jokingly said, “eh di nakatagpo ka rin ng katapat (So you’ve finally found your match)”. Like them, have you allowed covid to change your lifestyle for the better or you still maintain that unhealthy lifestyle? Have you learned to manage your finances well? The pandemic taught us what it means to be financially prepared for unexpected risks. Covid and the extent of its effect caught all of us by surprise. From business owners down to daily wage earners, everyone’s financial condition was impacted, though on a different scale. Learning from this, many have seriously started to build their NOW funds (for short terms need) and TOMORROW funds (for mid and long-term needs). Money usually spent for travels, dining, entertainment, and shopping are now allocated for savings, investments, and insurance. Pandemic has greatly influenced how we are now spending. How about you, how was your recent spending? Was it on something that you want or on something you really need? Have you developed and made yourself more creative and productive? With the quarantines and lockdowns, we found ourselves having more free time on our hands. Some are quick to use their time to pursue income-earning hobbies such as baking, cooking, and even gardening (plantitas). While some pursued their hidden talents such as painting, writing,

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sewing, and creating DIY projects. Still, others maximized the digital platform to either start their own online business or develop themselves through those online courses. Many companies also discovered that employees can continue to be productive even under a work-from-home setup. As one leader puts it, “pandemic is no excuse not to be active and productive”. What new thing or activity have you learned or done in the last 12 months? Or have you spent those months doing the same old things? Have you become more aware and concern about others? There’s no doubt that pandemic made us more aware and involved in the plight of the people around us. The extent of the hunger and poverty brought by covid is too big for one entity to handle. The number of private individuals voluntarily reaching out to give help and support is overwhelming. Many have become regular donors and sponsors of different charitable organizations. The community pantry which spread like wildfire across the country is the brainchild of a young lady who took it upon herself to do something to help her needy neighbors. Many have joined the cause not all to give money or goods but to help pack and distribute. We can all help, if not in terms of money, we can give our See GOOD, page 11

The WESM Conundrum By ATTY. EDISON JOHN A. ARRIOLA

AFTER over a decade serving as the Autonomous Group Market Operator (AGMO), the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) transferred the operations of the Wholesale Electricity Sport Market (WESM) in 2018 to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP), but continues to be the governing body of the WESM. WESM serves as a venue for electricity traders where prices are based on the usual market forces of supply and demand. Under the WESM regime, competition as opposed to connivance (anticompetitive behavior or market manipulation) is believed to be key to achieving “transparent and reasonable rates of electricity.” How the change in market operator achieves this thereby leveling the oligarchic playing field remains to be seen. Even IEMOP’s

creation was not one without controversies, going very well into its lack of transparency and therefore credibility as market operator. Now, amidst rotating brownouts, we also have to contend with a new price determination methodology (PDM) for WESM due for implementation this month. Let me simplify the problem with WESM this way – Distribution utilities have supply agreements (bilateral contracts) with generation companies. To stabilize the energy grid, the transmission concessionaire (NGCP) may also contract with these same generation companies. Any excess capacity of these generation companies is then traded in the WESM. Under this scenario, there is no increase in electricity capacity. What we have are multiple buyers of the same supply, which logically creates a

venue for justifying a price increase. Spikes in WESM rates should therefore not come as a surprise, forcing IEMOP to set up price caps in not a few instances. This to me is a sign of a flawed system, requiring more than a Hail Mary from us consumers. We only need to determine the players in the industry and their entanglements (including cross ownership) to realize why our situation is dire. So how do you make the WESM work, you ask? Well, how do you achieve true competition in an industry wrought by oligarchs? Unless we understand the answer to the latter question, we will continue to be forced to confront our age-old dilemma in this country – pay expensive electricity or suffer brownouts. (Atty. Edison John A. Arriola is the managing partner of A Law & Associates based in Cebu City.)

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Mindanao does not need an electricity spot market Special Report by MIKE BAÑOS (Part II)

THE high prices of electric power in Mindanao has been caused mainly by power supply agreements conducted without the benefit of mandatory public bidding as required by law, both by generating companies suborning electric cooperatives, and private distribution utilities conspiring with their affiliate generating companies doing the same. “The presence of an electricity market in Mindanao, even if it can function to drive down the prices of generating companies, would have a negligible effect on the excessive prices of generation that have been established by the distribution utilities violating the EPIRA mandate to procure power supply in the least cost manner,” said Engr. David A. Tauli, consultant of the Iligan-based consumer group Lanao Power Consumers Federation (LAPOCOF). “Because of the high prices of generation that will inevitably ensue in an electricity spot market of the type (PWESM type) being advocated by the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP), it is only the generating companies in Mindanao who will benefit from an electricity spot market that has been relentlessly promoted since 2014 by the IEMOP and its predecessor, the PEMC,” Tauli said in a paper circulated among civic society

organizations following the Mindanao Power Forum 2021 hosted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) on May 25. Tauli contended a Mindanao Electricity Spot Market (MESM) would benefit neither the consumers nor the electric cooperatives who are promoting the establishment of a spot market. “Some of the investorowned DUs are amenable to the establishment of the IEMOP electricity spot market, IESM. But that is only because their affiliate generating companies, owning mostly fossil-fueled power plants, will benefit from the IESM,” Tauli stressed. He further surmised it can be only the generating companies in Mindanao that are pushing executive officials of the IEMOP and the DOE into establishing the IESM. Just as it can be only the privately-owned generating companies who are pushing for the privatization of the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric complex (APHEC). “It is the privately-owned generating companies in Mindanao who jacked up the prices of power supply in Mindanao by getting the distribution utilities to enter into power supply agreements with them without first carrying out public bidding or least cost procurement of the power supplies for consumers,” he added. Should IEMOP proceed with launching the MESM

on June 26, 2021, Tauli said it can only be conducted as a voluntary market,(with the participation by the distribution utilities being voluntary), not mandatory. “That way, the distribution utilities can pass on to their consumers the costs of power purchased from the MESM only when it costs less than what consumers are now paying for electricity being purchased by their DUs through power supply agreements with generating companies,” Tauli said. He emphasized that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) only allows DUs to pass on to consumers to recover the costs of power supply provided these are purchased in the least cost manner. It is the responsibility of the ERC to

ensure that this principle is not violated by the distribution utilities, he added. “There is always hope that the present commissioners of the ERC are honest and competent, and will work for fair and reasonable rates for consumers,” Tauli said. Engr. Cerael C. Donggay, former Vice President for Mindanao of the National Power Corporation and former president of the Oro

Chamber concurs. “If the goal of IEMOP is to harness the dumped water and translate it to usable energy that can dampen the electricity cost in the island, well and good. Is such intent genuine? Will the Coal Plant Operators agree to further reduce their energy generations? Are the IEMOP members really concerned about reducing the rate among Mindanaoans? DOE should categorically

declare if they intend to bring down electricity costs in Mindanao,” Donggay emphatically declared. “Otherwise, Dave Tauli is right, technically, operationally and structurally. What’s the use of Mindanao Electricity Spot Market (MESM) if a large chunk of Coal Plants’ Energy Capacity is already contracted? Where is the room for competition under pre-arranged deals?” he added.

Region X sericulture projects take off A sericulture expert from Japan recently gave his thumbs up to the progress of sericulture/silkworm rearing houses in Misamis Oriental funded by the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (OISCA) International, through the World Bank. OISCA Resident Representative Yukihiro Ishibashi recently visited two sericulture project sites in Sitio Saguing, Barangay Patag in the Municipality of Opol, Misamis Oriental and Barangay Balubal in Cagayan de Oro City, where silkworm rearing houses Locals undergo intensive sericulture training by local and Japanese experts prior to See PROJECTS, page 8

actual engagement in cocoon production (OISCA)

Sericulture graduates of OISCA from Negros now serve as the project`s extension workers.

Yukihiro Ishibashi discusses future projects during a visit to the sericulture site in Sitio Saguing, Brgy. Patag, Opol, Misamis Oriental on 19 March 2021. (DOST-STII)

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approves Share Limitless Happiness Beyond Summer SEC EDC’s offering MORE people will get a chance to share more LIMITLESS happiness this month as lifestyle rewards app LIMITLESS, together with beverage company Coca-Cola Philippines, extends the #shareLIMITLESShappiness promo until the end of June. “We have received overwhelming support from our customers for the #shareLIMITLEShappiness promo during its month-long rollout. Hence, together with Coca-Cola Philippines, along with the Phoenix group of businesses, we have decided to extend the promo for another month, and added more participating outlets. Now, more people can get limitless happiness with just a single purchase from participating touchpoints,” LIMITLESS Brand Manager Kenneth Ocampo said. As of May 2 3 , t he #shareLIMITLESShappiness promo has already issued 21,136 coupons or 42,272 free Coca-cola to participating customers. In addition to the initial 285 participating sites in Luzon, six more Phoenix gas stations have been added in the promo, which will run until June 30, 2021. On top of the peso points, each valid LIMITLESS transaction will earn customers two free 325ml Coca-Cola Original Taste through digital coupons that can be redeemed until August 31, 2021. Except for Phoenix SUPER LPG transactions where freebies will be delivered upon purchase, customers need to present their account QR code on the LIMITLESS app to get their coupons. “Given the success of our partnership with LIMITLESS, we are continuing our collaboration to spread happiness among Filipinos who are on the road, cooking, buying their meals, or changing their car oils. This partnership truly uplifted the spirits See SHARE, page 11

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our passion for supporting ground-breaking environment-friendly processes and new technologies that promote the more efficient utilization of green energy,” Herbosa said. DBP is the sixth largest

MANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has considered favorably the public offering by Energy Development Corporation (EDC) of up to PHP15 billion of fixed-rate Asean green bonds. The EDC will use proceeds to fund geothermal growth and maintenance capital expenditure projects, including a portion of the capital expenditures (capex) for its Palayan Bayan Binary Project, Mindanao III Binary Project, and other geothermal capex for natural catastrophe resiliency, power plant equipment upgrades, spare parts replacements and other capex projects. In its meeting on June 8, the commission en banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of EDC covering securities under the EDC Asean Green Bond Program which may be issued in one or more tranches within three years, subject to certain remaining requirements. Asean Green Bonds refer to bonds and sukuk which comply with the Asean Green Bonds Standards, where the proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance or refinance, in part or in full, new and/ or existing eligible green projects. Eligible green projects

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LIMITLESS and Coca-Cola continue to bring happiness to more Filipinos this rainy season as the brands extend the #shareLIMITLESShappiness digital promo this month.

DBP grants P750-million credit line to boost renewable energy storage STATE-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has granted a P750million revolving credit line to a fledgling energy firm for the manufacture and export of cost-effective and sustainable energy storage systems for power genera-

tion activities of renewable energy companies, a top official said. DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said that the bank’s funding assistance to Amber Kinetics Philippines, Inc. (AKPI) would be

used to partially finance the company’s working capital and other short-term operational requirements for the domestic and export sale of its novel Flywheel Energy Storage System. “DBP is ecstatic about this project as it manifests

BDO Unibank has received gold, silver, and bronze awards for its business innovation and effective communications in the 8th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s

premier business awards. BDO’s employee newsletter, The Wayfinder, was recognized with a Gold Award for Innovation in House Organizations and Publications under the Annual Report Awards & Other Publication Categories. Featuring true-to-life employee stories of struggle and success during the pandemic, it was lauded for being an effective instrument in forging and strengthening solidarity,

empathy, and cooperation within the organization. BDO also received two Silver Stevie Awards for: • The Most Valuable Corporate Response under the COVID-19 Response Categories for its ATM on Wheels initiative, which allowed cash accessibility amid community quarantine restrictions; and • Innovation in the Use of Finding ways amid the pandemic. BDO Unibank was recCelebrities or Public Figures ognized for the first time in the 8th Asia-Pacific Stevie

BDO wins first Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards

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Awards, taking home gold, silver, and bronze awards for its business innovation and effective communications.

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DOST-PCAARRD research managers to participate in the ACIAR John Dillon Fellowship THREE research managers from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOSTPCAARRD) will take part in the John Dillon Fellowship (JDF) of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). The fellowship will start on June 14, 2021. The JDF 2021 is one of the flagship fellowship programs of ACIAR on leadership capacity building in agriculture research for development. It aims to develop the leadership and management skills of mid-career professionals, particularly scientists, researchers, and economists from ACIAR-partner countries who are working in agricultural research for development. The three research managers from DOST-PCAARRD are Ms. Mia Barbara Aranas, Senior Science Research

Specialist (SrSRS) of the Socio-Economics Research Division (SERD); Ms. Maria Teresa de Guzman SrSRS of the Agricultural Resources Management Research Division (ARMRD), and Dr. Ronilo de Castro, Science Research Specialist II of the Livestock Research Division (LRD). This year’s JDF program will focus on core skills and learning modules such as values-based leadership; collaboration and communication; project management; and gender equity and social inclusion. Although the

Philippines has established research organizations with capable researchers who are recognized as leaders and change agents in their field, DOST-PCAARRD and ACIAR both recognize the need to upskill the practice of leadership, especially in the current pandemic. The identified research managers from DOSTPCAARRD will be joined by other Fellows from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), UP Mindanao (UPMin), and the Visayas State University (VSU). Members

of the cohort are emerging leaders who have previous or ongoing association with ACIAR projects. The John Dillon Fellows will be trained in leadership and management, including leadership in the time of crisis, partnership brokering, leadership communication, gender equity, diversity, and social inclusion. The key features or sequential activities of JDF 2021 are: Par t-time distance/ online training program for 12 weeks; Collaborative project/s by a group

of Fellows with funding from ACIAR in a span of 12 months; and Two-week immersive workshop and study tour in Australia in late 2022. The collaborative project/s will serve as a vehicle for Fellows to apply their skills and learnings from the program. The JDF program will be built around the needs of individual participants, where they actively define and analyze the environments they operate in and the problems that they encounter, and then develop methods of better

managing and leading in their environments. The leadership and management strategies that the Fellows will design in this program should be beneficial to their respective agencies. Most importantly, the JDF Program is an opportunity for a PCAARRD-ACIAR partnership model that is not research- or projectbased. ACIAR has allocated AU$500,000 to support the Filipino fellows’ collaborative projects. (Alexandra E. Tamis and Cyrill S. Estimado, DOST-PCAARRD S&T Media Services)

DIGITAL SIGNATURES FOR TEACHERS TO PREVENT SMARTMATIC FRAUD By ALLY ABELLANA

SENATOR Imee Marcos said there is no longer any reason for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to delay the registration of thousands of teachers to be given personal digital signatures in time for the May 2022 elections. Marcos, who chairs the Senate committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation, said the use of personal digital signatures promised but not put in place in the 2016 and 2019 elections will dispel fears that Smartmatic machines are poised to manipulate election results next year. “Do machines have free will? I trust our teachers far more than Smartmatic machines,” Marcos said. Marcos explained that the DICT’s hard-copy requirements on teachers were delaying the registration for personal digital signatures, citing that the Department of Education (DepEd) had already proposed faster bulk processing of teachers’

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ber 2021 to January 2022 schedule, Marcos added. Only machine digital signatures have been used since elections were automated in 2010, although the Omnibus Election Code states that teachers serving on the board of election inspectors should verify and sign the election returns.

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APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by the Board on June 21, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 8th day of June 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate SHB SERVICE on the line: FIBECO (FIRST BUKIDNON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.) KALILANGAN, BUKIDNON TO ANY POINT IN REGION X ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by the Board on June 21, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 8th day of June 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO VALENCIA CITY (BUKIDNON) and vice versa with the use of FOUR (4) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by the Board on June 14, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 8th day of June 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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minimum public health standards. That’s why the from page 2 President’s warning should reported that half of its ad- remind us to fully coopermitted patients are infected ate and comply with health protocols,” Moreno said. with Covid-19. After the Covid-19 cases (PNA) hit 50 in May, Moreno issued an executive order (EO) enforcing curfew from 9 from page 2 p.m. to 5 a.m. the follow- PHP15 million budget for ing day, and another EO modern urban agriculture prohibiting sale of liquor facility projects in Davao during curfew hours. Region’s component cities Restrictions were also under the HVCDP Bayanienforced on the attendance han 2 grant. of wakes and funerals, iden- “The amount is intended tified as one of the causes for the establishment of the of Covid-19 infection in greenhouse with hydroponthe city. ics of the chosen cities,” she “Once the NMMC and said. the city’s private and public Of the PHP15 million, hospitals decide to sur- Mati City gets PHP3 milrender because they are lion; Davao City, PHP3 overwhelmed by the surge million; Tagum City, PHP3 of Covid-19 cases, then we million; Digos City, PHP3 will head to enhanced com- million; Panabo City, PHP2 munity quarantine (ECQ). million; and Island Garden And when that happens City of Samal, PHP1 mileveryone will suffer. But lion. we can overcome this cri- “We already turned sis if we only comply with over PHP3 million check

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FUNNY BONE By GINA L. LAMPARAS Teacher III Carmen National High School Cagayan de Oro City

When my younger sister at three Nanay went out and left Tatay in charge of her. Apparently, she was playing with her favorite toy, a tea set. While tatay was in the living room together with his sibling engrossed to watch the movie. She brought her a cup of “tea” , which were just water. After several cups and lots of praises, nanay

came home. Tatay made her wait in the living room to watch bring him a cup of tea because it was “just the sweet thing to happen”. Sure enough, she came down the hall with a cup of tea for tatay and nanay watch him drink it up, then said, “did ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?”

to Tagum City yesterday (June 7) and next week we will release the budget for Panabo City,” Bernardo said. Earlier, DA-11 also released PHP4.5 million to Mati City for the purchase of four hauling trucks. The hauling trucks, with a 10 tons capacity will help vegetable farmers transport their produce to the Farmer’s Market Bagsakan Center also known as Lapagan. (PNA)

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from page 2 encounter site. Also found were an M16 rifle, personal belongings, and assorted medical paraphernalia. Meanwhile, Lt. Col. Ricky Canatoy, commanding officer of the 58IB, said the relentless operations in the remote areas are meant to drive the NPA fighters away from communities to prevent them from disrupting peace in communities and generating resources through crimes such as extortion. He also condoled with the family of the slain rebel. “Another life has been lost in the war against the failed ideology of the communist NPA terrorists,” he said. He also urged the remaining NPA fighters to lay down their arms, return to the folds of the law, and avail themselves of government programs. The Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 28 Mambajao, Camiguin NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE Extra-Judicial Foreclosure No. 2021-01 Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under act 3135 as amended, filed by 1st Valley Bank Inc, hereinafter referred to as mortgagee, with principal office address at Vamenta Boulevard. Corner Lirio Street, Carmen Cagayan de Oro City and Branch Office at Ebarle Bldg., , Mambajao, Camiguin, against MS. ASUNCION BABANO DAGONDON, referred to as mortgagor, of Brgy. Tagdo, Mambajao. Camiguin, to satisfy the Mortgagee indebtedness which as of May 27, 2021 amounts to TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY TWO PESOS AND 22/100 (Php. 211,222.22) Philippine Currency embracing the principal and other charges, interest, excluding expenses of foreclosure the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on JULY 29, 2021 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the main entrance of the Camiguin Hall of Justice, Lacas, Mambajao, Camiguin to the highest bidder, for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following properties to with: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-717 “A parcel of land (Lot 5514, C-11, Cad.-473) situated in the Barrio of Tagdo, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin. Bounded on the South, along line 1-2, by lot 5520, along lines 5-6-1 by lot 5519, on the West, along line 2-3, by lot 5513; on the North, along line 3-4, by 5511; and on the East, along line 4-5, by Provincial Road, Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being North 68’deg. 08’W, 3155.02 m. from BLLM No. 1, Cad-473. Containing an area of Two Thousand Seventy Seven (2,077) square meters, titled in the name of Asuncion Babano Dagondon. ” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place. In the event that the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day without further notice, posting and publication. Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the titles herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Mambajao, Camiguin this 31st day of May 2021.

(Sgd.) TEOFILO G. SABUGA, JR. Sheriff IV Copy Furnished: 1st Valley Bank - Mambajao, Camiguin Asuncion Babano Dagondon - Tagdo, Mambajao, Camiguin

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government,” he cited. The councilor said he has initiated discussions with the City Economic Enterprise Department (CEED), City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) and City Tourism Office for the conceptualization of projects that will spur the economy in the local communities. “There is now an ongoing discussion in my committee as to how we can ... help our people,” he further explained. Nacaya chairs the committees on economic enterprises, on planning and development, and on laws and rules. (SP/JAOclarit)

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were constructed under the aegis of its Promotion of sustainable communities across the Philippines through silk production program. “They are very cooperative with our activities in OISCA so I’m very happy and satisfied with the performance of the staff of the government, at the same time [the] cooperation of the community beneficiaries in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental,” Ishibashi said. OISCA International contributes to Humanity’s environmentally sustainable development through a holistic approach emphasizing the interconnectedness of agriculture, ecological integrity, and human spirit. To accomplish this, OISCA International implements and advocates hands-on experiential programs for world citizens of all ages, transmitting knowledge and skills, and cultivating spiritual qualities as dedication, self-reliance, and universal brother-sisterhood. One of OISCA`s fourpillars to development, Ca-

pacity Building is one of the cornerstones of Furusato Movement. OISCA`s 22 training centers located in 11 countries including Japan, aims to empower the youths through agriculture training, home economics, and technical skills training. Graduates of the program are expected to be the leaders and catalyst for change and help in the development of their own respective communities. The Japanese Embassy in Manila has allotted a total of USD426,168 or about PHP22.15 million to support sericulture business in the Philippines. The provinces of Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Aklan, Iloilo, Antique, and Negros Occidental are the identified beneficiaries of the project, through the transfer of similar sericulture business support that has been carried out in Negros Island. Through this grant, the beneficiaries will undergo leadership development seminars for spreading sericulture operations, shortterm training for sericulture farmers, and mulberry field maintenance. While production of textiles is popular in the Philippines, Filipinos commonly rely on imports from other countries for its raw silk materials, including those used for traditional costumes such as the Barong Tagalog. The Philippines aims to achieve the domestic production of all silk threads used in the country, making Japan’s support deployment project for sericulture an essential initiative. According to the Embassy, OISCA’s assistance in the silk farming industry in the Philippines has come a long way, carrying out sericulture support business on Negros Island for more than 20 years. To further support the initiative, the Department of Science and Technology-

SLMs (STUDENT LEARNING MODULES) This Pandemic By MARY JEAN LABADAN SUNGAHID

Learning in true sense requires individual guidance, personal attention and overall individual efforts of the learners. Self Learning Modules may prove to be a problem for students due to their enriched features. They perform the role of an efficient teacher. Students become independent thinkers and learn to accept responsibility. Self-learning modules give the opportunity to develop a good work ethic for learners. Due to increased enrolment of students and knowledge explosion, the need of Self Learning Modules is the demand in this time of pandemic. Along with it, knowledge through Self Learning Modules also helps to inculcate that self-study habits and self-confidence among students are very much essential to enhance their learning. As a teacher, we must see to it that self learning modules are designed to provide with a solid knowledge

base and actualize learning experiences. To enhance students’ long-term learning by allowing them to pace and monitor their own learning. Let us frame the materials/concepts in their own terms. Come up with our own examples of the concept and their application to teaching-learning process and everyday life. As a facilitator of learning, provide basic information about each topic and to structure the course so that they will most likely learn from the materials and the tasks. But the final output will depend on students’ own efforts. For the students, they are advised to go through each topic very carefully, do the suggested activities and participate in the discussion through the learning guides. Follow directions correctly. When this pandemic is over, you will then realize how important SLMs helped you so many ways. It’s the sweat of you teachers who wanted only the best for learners.

Misamis Oriental (DOSTMOR) sourced P145,000 from OISCA for the silkworm rearing house. The agency then linked the farmers to the Philippine Textile Research Institute - Technology Center in Misamis Oriental (PTRITCMO) for training and technical assistance in silk cocoon production. Four members of the Sitio Saguing Community Farmers Association (SSCFA) in CNQ Farms completed a 3-day hands-on training on sericulture at the PTRI-TCMO, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental last 5-7 May 2021. Evaluators of the rearing house in Barangay Patag considered the facility to be suitable for silkworm rearing and functional for silk cocoon production. Meanwhile, the sericulture project in Barangay Balubal was made possible by the DOST Local GrantsIn-Aid (LGIA) program in cooperation with the Local Government Unit of Cagayan de Oro City through the City Housing and Urban Development Department (CHUDD). As a result, the project’s beneficiaries were successful in their first and second silk cocoon harvest last 14 February and 28 April of this year, respectively. Ishibashi express ed his great appreciation for the building of the rearing houses. He added that the setup was very ideal considering the distance between the rearing house and the mulberry field of the sericulture site in Barangay Balubal. After 50 years of working experience at grassroots level, OISCA adopts a new approach of integrating all its development and environmental conservation programs. OISCA coined the term Furusato Movement. The term furusato is Japanese word which means home. The Furusato Movement is aimed at creating sustainable communities where its residents work together in a spirit of cooperation and self-reliance to achieve their common goals. It is also aimed at economic selfreliance, social security, environmental conservation and participation in policy formulation realized on the foundation created by various forms of capacity building. To know more about the project, please contact Julie Anne H. Baculio, Science Research Specialist I at stpromotions@region10. dost.gov.ph or mobile number 0917-709-3706. (Danielle Jeane Quilit, DOSTMisamis Oriental) (with reports from Japan Embassy, OISCA & DOST-STII)

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pending housing program which forms part in the BP2P package, this was initially established by the Davao del Norte LGU. However, he clarified that infrastructure projects that are planned and approved to support the BP2 Program are on the works and will directly benefit the relocatees when completed. As initial assistance benefits, the six families received cash benefits from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as their seed money for livelihood. Each family received P30,000 and another P6,000 from the TUPAD program. Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided a cash assistance for

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transitory family support. The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) then provided to each of the beneficiaries skills and livelihood training as well as availment of scholarship grant. Entrepreneurship consultancy and business registration were offered by

the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The Provincial Government of Davao del Norte complemented this national program with the enrolment of the beneficiaries to the LGU’s KAAGAPAY program or Kawsa sa Agrikultura ug Panginabuhian sa Barangay where they received seed-

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lings of vegetables, rice, cacao, and other crops. The beneficiaries also get to practice livestock farming. Plata explained that the whole of government approach is applied in this program as it would be difficult for the PLGU alone to embrace and implement BP2P.

He said the different national government agencies and the allocation of projects to this program play an important role to roll-out and successfully assist Filipinos wanting to leave Metro Manila and settle in the province. The provincial government announced that an-

R. A 10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

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

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that NORMAN WILLIAM S. DAVID has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “NORMAN” to “NORMAN WILLIAM” in the Certificate of Live Birth of NORMAN SOMOZA DAVID who was born on SEPTEMBER 16, 1991 at DARONG, SANTA CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR and whose parents are JEORGE DAVID and ROWENA SOMOZA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 2nd day of July 2021.

(Sgd.) MARIO M. TIZON Municipal Civil Registrar

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that POTRIE SAMINA L. MARUHOM has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate live of birth POTRIE SAMINA LANTO MARUHOM who was born 03 MAY 2001 at Iligan City LANAO DEL NORTE whose parents are OMINA S. LANTO and SAMANONA D. MARUHOM Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than JULY 2021.

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

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late GREGORIO TOMOLIN AND MACARIA MEMBRADO TOMOLIN, consisting parcel of land Lot no. 4309, Pls-67 (Philcusa-Foa) located at Brgy Sta. Ana, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. containing ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRES TWENTY FIVE (131,325 ) SQ. MTRS more or less registered under OCT No. (1815) P-5771 in the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Agusan del Sur registered in Book No 168, Page 34 book no.617 series 0f 2019 is the subject of Extrajudicial Settlement Among Heirs with Partition under the notarial registry of Atty. Ferdinand H. Ebarle MDN: May 27, June 3 & 10, 2021

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Alubijid

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

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that HAIDEE RUFINO GACANG has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “WIL SA” to “HAIDEE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of WIL SA SABELLINA RUFINO who was born on 7/29/64 at Centro, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are SANTIAGO MANISAN RUFINO and WILMA MADJOS SABELLINA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than June 14, 2021.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ALICIA N. PASCUA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of first name from “TRIPONA” to “ALICIA” in the Certificate live of birth TRIPONA NALI PASCUA who was born on 31 JANUARY 1957 at ILIGAN CITY, at whose parents are LEONISA NALI and GABINO D. PASCUA. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than june 2021.

(Sgd.) ESTELA N. SALDIA Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: June 3 & 10, 2021

Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon CITY OF MALAYBALAY * * * Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 72ND REGULAR SESSION OF THE 8TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD FOR CY 2021 OF THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON FEBRUARY 16, 2021. PRESENT: ABSENT :

Hon. Vice Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran – Presiding Officer Hon. Councilor Estelito R. Marabe Hon. Councilor Niko P. Aldeguer (On Line) Hon. Councilor Hollis C. Monsanto Hon. Councilor Erwin A. Damasco Hon. Councilor Cromwell Kiril D. Dinlayan Hon. Councilor Louel M. Tortola (On Line) Hon. Councilor Victor M. Barroso (On Line) Hon. Councilor Kathleen Cecille C. Pagaling Hon. Councilor Bonifacio G. Valiente Hon. Councilor Renato S. Sumbongan Hon. Councilor Dave Julian A. Balore (On Line) Hon. Councilor Rendon P. Sangalang Hon. Councilor Christopher B. Soria

Section 4.13. Appearance of Private Counsels. In the event that there is a failure to amicably settle, the barangays may hire private counsels to assist them during the hearing in the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND PROCEDURES IN RESOLVING BARANGAY BOUNDARY CONFLICTS IN THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON

Section 4.14. Decision. Within 60 (sixty) days from the date the certification was issued, the dispute shall be formally tried and decided by the Sanggunian concerned.

HON. BONIFACIO G. VALIENTE Author and Sponsor

Copies of decisions shall become final after fifteen (15) days from the promulgation thereof and shall be furnished to the parties concerned, the Department of Interior and Local Government, the City Assessor, the Commission on Elections, the Philippine Statistics Authority, and other Non-Governmental Agency concerned.

Section 1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known as AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND PROCEDURES IN RESOLVING BARANGAY BOUNDARY CONFLICTS IN THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON.

Section 4.15. Appeal. Within the time and manner prescribed by the Rules of Court or as maybe specified in the decision of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, any party may elevate the decision of the Sanggunian concerned to the proper Regional Trial Court having jurisdiction over the area of dispute by filing therewith the appropriate pleading, stating among others, the nature of the dispute, the decision of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, and the reasons from appealing therefrom. The Regional Trial Court shall decide the appeal within one (1) year from the filing thereof as provided for by Section 119 of the Local Government Code of 1991. Pending final resolution of the disputed area prior to the dispute shall be maintained and continued for all legal purposes.

Section 2. Scope. This ordinance shall cover all territorial boundary conflict among barangays in the City of Malaybalay. Section 3. Legal Bases. Section 118, paragraph (a) of the Local Government Code of 1991 provides: “Jurisdictional Responsibility for Settlement of Boundary Dispute. Boundary disputes between and among local government units shall, as much as possible, be settled, amicably. To this end boundary disputes involving two (2) or more barangays in the same city or municipality shall be referred for settlement to the Sangguniang Panlungsod or Sangguniang Bayan concerned”;

In all matters not provided in this Ordinance, the Rules of Court shall apply in a suppletory character, or by analogy whenever practicable and convenient. Section 5. Effect of Final Decision of Boundary Disputes. When the boundary dispute has been settled with finality, the following rules and regulations shall be observed: Section 5.1. Grace Period. All affected parties such as barangay officials, purok officials and barangay functionaries are deemed transferred to the barangay pursuant to the decision. However, a grace period of five (5) years is given to all affected parties to establish residency of his/her former barangay. Failure of the affected residents to establish residency within five (5) years from the promulgation of the decision, then the affected residents will be permanently transferred to the new barangay pursuant to the decision.

Article 16, par. (a) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code of 1991 provides: “The Sangguniang Panlungsod or Sangguniang Bayan shall have Cont. Ord. No. 966, Series 2021: jurisdiction in resolving boundary conflict or disputes involving 2 (two) or more barangays in the same city or municipality, as the case may be”;

Section 5.2. Prohibition of Issuances. All barangay and purok officials are prohibited from issuing certifications of residency, barangay clearance, purok clearance, and other issuances to affected residents who no longer belong to their barangay pursuant to the final decision.

Article 17 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code of 1991 provides for the procedures for the settling of boundary disputes; Article 18 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code of 1991 provides: “Maintenance of Status Quo. Pending final resolution of the dispute, the status of the affected area prior to the dispute shall be maintained and continued for all purposes;” and

Section 5.3. Along Boundary Lines. In case a property is located along the boundary line/s, the affected resident shall be given the “prerogative” to choose which particular barangay he/she wants to be a member. The phrase “along boundary lines” shall mean not more than 100 meters from the established boundary of the two or more barangays which is usually a road, street, creek, river and other natural boundaries as accepted by all parties or according to the approved survey.

Article 19 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code of 1991 provides: “Official Custodian. The Department of Interior and Local Government shall be the official custodian of copies of all documents on boundary disputes of LGUs”.

Section 5.4. Adjustment and Revision of Barangay Records. The necessary adjustment and revision in the records of the Barangay Assembly Master List shall be made.

Section 4. Procedures for Settling Boundary Disputes. The following procedures shall govern the settlement of boundary disputes referred to the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Malaybalay:

Section 5.5. Adjustment and Revision of City Records. The City Assessor’s Office, City Treasurer’s Office and City Planning and Development Office are directed to adjust and revise its records according to the final decision. Likewise, the COMELEC, the Philippine Statistics Authority, and other Non-Government Agency concerned are enjoined to update their respective records.

Section 4.1. Filing of Petition. The Sangguniang Barangay concerned may initiate an action by filing a petition, in a form of a resolution, with the Sanggunian having jurisdiction over the dispute. Section 4.2. Contents of Petition. The petition shall state the grounds, reasons, or justifications thereof.

Section 4.3. Documents Attached to the Petition. The petition shall be accompanied by the following documents: a. Duly authenticated copy of the law or statute creating the barangay or any other document showing proof of creation of the barangay; b. Provincial, city, or barangay map, as the case may be, duly certified by the Land Management Bureau; c. Technical descriptions of the boundaries of the barangays concerned; d. Written certification of the City Assessor as to territorial jurisdiction over the disputed area according to records in custody; e. Written declarations or sworn statements of the people residing in the disputed area; and f. Such other documents or information as may be required by the Sanggunian hearing the dispute. Section 4.4. Number of copies. Petitioner shall furnish three (3) sets/folders of the documentary requirements to the Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary marked as “Documents for Boundary Conflict Between Barangays [Petitioner – barangay] and [Respondent – barangay/s].” The Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary shall thereafter provide copies of the said documents to the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Section 4.5. Inclusion in the Order of Business. The Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretariat shall verify the completeness of the documentary requirements and if found complete shall include the petition in the Order of Business, for First Reading, for the next regular session and distribute the documents as follows: a. one (1) copy for the Vice Mayor; b. one (1) copy for each of the SP members; c. one (1) copy for the adverse party; d. one (1) copy for the SP Secretariat; and e. one (1) copy for the petitioner Section 4.6. Indorsement to the Joint Committees. The Petition shall be jointly referred and endorsed to the Committee on Barangay Affairs and Community Development and the Committee on Codification, Rules and Laws for its evaluation. Section 4.7. Answer of Adverse Party. Upon receipt by the Sanggunian concerned of the petition together with the required documents, the barangay/s complained against shall be furnished copies thereof and shall be given 15 (fifteen) working days from receipt to file their answers. Section 4.8. Hearing. Within five (5) working days after receipt of the answer of the adverse party, the Sanggunian, through the Committee on Barangay Affairs and Community Development and the Committee on Codification, Rules and Laws, shall jointly hear the petition and allow the parties concerned to present their respective evidences. Section 4.9. Committee Report. The Joint Committee of the Committee on Barangay Affairs and Community Development and the Committee on Codification, Rules and Laws shall render their Joint Committee Report to the August Body within forty – five (45) days from the last hearing thereof after all the necessary pleadings shall have been filed and reviewed and all avenues for amicable resolution has been exhausted.

Section 4.11. Order of Ruling. The Sagguniang Panlungsod, in amicably settling the dispute shall be guided by the following rules, to wit: a. When there is an approved boundary survey certified by Land Management Bureau between or among barangays subject for settlement, the dispute shall be resolved according to the approved survey; b. In the absence of an approved survey, the dispute shall be resolved according to tax mapping as certified by the City Assessor’s Office; c. When the preceding paragraphs a and b are not feasible after thorough study, the City Council may resolve the dispute by directing the parties to adopt “self-delineation.” The natural boundaries shall be given preferential consideration such as rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, in establishing boundary between barangays. Actual survey must be done immediately after the decision to be attended by all parties affected. A concrete boundary monument shall be erected pursuant to the approved survey. d. Failure to amicably settle the dispute between/among barangay pursuant to preceding paragraphs a, b, and c, the boundary dispute shall be declared as “status quo.” Section 4.12. Failure to Settle. In the event that the Sanggunian fails to amicably settle the dispute within the sixty (60) days from the date of such dispute was referred thereto, it shall issue a certification to that effect and copies thereof shall be furnished to the parties concerned.

ORDINANCE NO. 966 Series of 2021 (72nd Regular Session)

Section 119 of the same Code further provides: “Appeal. Within the time and manner prescribed by the Rules of Court, any party may elevate the decision of the Sanggunian concerned to the proper Regional Trial Court having jurisdiction over the area in dispute. The Regional Trial Court shall decide the appeal within one (1) year from the filing thereof. Pending final resolution of the disputed area prior to the dispute shall be maintained and continued for all legal purposes”;

MDN: June 3 & 10, 2021

Section 6. Penalties. Violation of provisions of this Ordinance shall be penalized under the existing laws. Section 6.1. Falsification of Public Document. If the violator is a Barangay and Purok official who continually issues barangay certification of residency, purok/barangay clearance and other certifications despite the final decision, appropriate charges shall be filed accordingly by any interested individual; Section 6.2. If the violator is a barangay official/worker/purok official who continually recognize the affected resident/s despite the final decision of the boundary dispute shall be penalized under existing laws. Section 7. Maintenance of Status Quo. Pending final resolution of the dispute, the status of the affected area prior to the dispute shall be maintained and continued for all purposes. Section 8. Official Custodian. The DILG shall be the official custodian of copies of all documents on boundary disputes of LGUs. Section 9. Adjacent barangays covering some parts of the forest zone shall settle their boundaries through self-delineation or amicable settlement using natural landmarks like creeks, rivers and ridges as their boundaries. Section 10. Separability Clause. If, for any reason, any part or provision of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. Section 11. Repealing Clause. All ordinances and administrative regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Section 12. Effectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after its publication in the newspaper of local circulation or posting in three (3) conspicuous places in the City of Malaybalay.

other batch of relocatees are expected to arrive on June 16 to 17, 2021. (PIA XI/Frances Mae Macapagat) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF DECEASED NARCISO H. DOMINGO WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That we: 1. MERLITA D. DOMINGO, of legal age, Filipino, widow and a resident of Puntian, Sumilao, Bukidnon; 2. DIEGO D. DOMINGO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Puntian, Sumilao, Bukidnon; 3. CHARLITA D. SALISE, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Puntian, Sumilao, Bukidnon; 4. ELSA DOMINGO ESPALIARDO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Puntian, Sumilao, Bukidnon; 5. ANGELITA DOMINGO SALISE, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Puntian, Sumilao, Bukidnon; 6. AGUSTIN D. DOMINGO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Puntian, Sumilao, Bukidnon; All of the foregoing persons hereinafter called the HEIRS; WHEREAS, herein NARCISO H. DOMINGO died intestate estate without leaving a will on July 30, 2016, at Sumilao, Bukidnon; “A parcel of land identified as Lot 294, PLs-749, Case I, situated at Pontian, Sumilao, and Bukidnon. Containing an area of FIFTY NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN (59,877) square meters, more or less, covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-30841 and declared for taxation under Tax Declaration No. 98-20-5463, including improvements found standing thereon; WHEREAS, no known debts of deceased NARCISO H. DOMINGO has not been settled to date; WHEREAS, no person have filed any claim, whether formal or informal, against the above intestate estate; WHEREAS, the above named heirs are the sole and only surviving heirs of deceased NARCISO H. DOMINGO; Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF DECEASED NARCISO H. DOMINGO WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ANASTACIO C. ROSOS, JR., Notary Public per Doc No. 51; Page No. 12; Book No. 950; Series of 2019. MDN: May 27, June 3 & 10, 2021

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 26 Medina, Misamis Oriental -0-

Section 4.10. Final Deliberation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. After the adoption of the Joint Committee Report together with the findings and recommendations the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall have its final deliberation.

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

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION AND CANCELLATION OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF MINOR NINA KATE CELESTINE TAN AND CHANGE OF NAME

FC SPEC. PROC. NO. 017-M (2021)

SPS. JOHN ANDREW T. RANIDO AND ODAIA B. RANIDO, Petitioners. x-------------------------------------------/ ORDER A verified Petition for adoption was filed by Spouses John Andrew Tayone Ranido and Odaia Baclaan Ranido, praying that after publication and due hearing, a minor Nina Kate Celestine Tan be declared their child by adoption. The Petition alleged that the minor was born on January 8, 2015 in Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental to Mary Levine Ranido Tan, natural mother of the minor child, and unknown father; and that the natural mother has given her consent to the intended adoption; that the adoptee minor child has no estate of her own, and that the petitioners have all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to adopt. The Court finds this Petition to be sufficient in form and substance. WHEREFORE, it is hereby ordered that this Petition be set for hearing on October 7, 2021 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon in this court. Any interested party may appear on said time, date and place and show cause why said Petition should not be granted, and or file their oppositions to the petition on or before the date of hearing, stating the ground therefore. At the expense of the petitioners, let this Order be published for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made four (4) months prior to the said hearing, in any newspaper that will win in a raffle to be conducted at the office of the Clerk of Court, which newspaper shall be of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Let copy of this Order and of the Petition, together with the Annexes, be furnished to the Office of the Solicitor General, Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Region 10 – Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. The Court Social Worker of the Regional Trial Court, Medina, Misamis Oriental is hereby directed to conduct a Social Case Study and counselling sessions on the child to be adopted, her biological parent and the petitioners, and to submit to this Court the Child Study Report and Home Study Report, and recommendation of the matter, at least one (1) week before the scheduled hearing, and to be present on the time, date and place of the scheduled hearing.

ENACTED. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance which was duly enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its 72nd Regular Session held at the Old Municipal Building People’s Hall on February 16, 2021. APPROVED, February 16, 2021:

PHOEBE CORAZON C. HIDALGO Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary

JAY WARREN R. PABILLARAN City Vice Mayor Presiding Officer FLORENCIO T. FLORES, JR. City Mayor

MDN: May 27, June 3 & 10, 2021

SO ORDERED.

ISSUED this 16th day April 2021 in Medina, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

MDN: June 3, 10 & 17, 2021

WILFRED R. YACAPIN Presiding Judge

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MODULAR learning is a form of distance learning that uses self-learning modules based on the most essential learning competencies provided by DepEd. Based on data gathered via DepEd’s national learner environment and survey forms, 8.8 million out of the 22.2 million enrollees (39.6 percent of total respondents) prefer modular distance learning for the upcoming school year. Students cite the lack of available gadgets and Internet connection as the main reasons why they prefer modular learning over online learning. The modular approach situates Filipino students to learn in the comfort of their homes. Limited contact with

teachers will place parents or guardians as the learners’ model or the what we call as the more knowledgeable other. The more knowledgeable other is defined as someone who has a better understanding or higher ability level than the learner concerning a particular task, process or concept. A learner may or may not learn alone but will learn better with a more knowledgeable other. Parents or guardians must do their best to help in their children’s studies. They must be willing to learn the lessons being handed down to their children from their teachers, be strict when it comes to assignments and schedules.

Special partnership program on ALS By JULIE A. CENIZA ALS Mobile Teacher

ALS implementers are encouraged to tap local and national government offices (LGUs & NGAs) as partners. It is strategic to tap these offices to facilitate partnerships as they also offer a range of services and programs that complement the ALS-EST program. Under DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012 is the Child Protection Policy (Policy and Guidelines on Protecting Children in School from Abuse, Violence, Exploitation, Discrimination, Bullying, and other forms of Abuse.) Along this line the local Police Offices are effective partners in implementing the Child Protection Policy. President Rodrigo Duterte has institutionalized the Alternative Learning System in Basic Education for out-of-school children in special cases and adults when he signed Republic Act No. 11510 also known as the Alternative Learning System Act which aims to provide adequate, timely, and quality attention and support to the basic learning needs of outof-school children in special cases and adults including indigenous peoples (IPs). Under the law, the ALS program is expanded and strengthened to provide increased opportunities for out-of-school children in special cases and adult learners, including indigenous peoples, to develop basic and functional literacy and life skills, and pursue an equivalent pathway to complete basic education.” The law guarantees equitable access for all learners, including those who reside in the unreached, underserved, conflict-affected communities, and communities in emergency situations to avail of systematic, flexible, and appropriate alternative basic education programs outside of the formal school system. It also promotes lifelong learning opportunities anchored on the ALS K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) that takes a holistic, integrated, and inter-sectoral approach, and provide pathways across modes of learning that will ensure learners will become caring, self-reliant, independent, productive, and patriotic citizens by allowing such learners to pursue further education, after participating in the ALS program and passing the accreditation and equivalency assessment or certifications or both required by the Department of Education (DepEd) or seek employment. Under this law, ALS Teachers,

Community ALS Implementers and Learning Facilitators deliver a range of ALS programs especially in far-flung, unserved, underserved, conflict-affected communities and communities in emergency situations. The law aims to develop, integrate, and use non-formal and informal education approaches and strategies in the delivery of the ALS programs , thus the need to have special partnerships with concerned sectors and stakeholders. To reach more out-of-school children in special cases and adults and to accommodate learners with disabilities, the ALS Teachers program is now being strengthened. The DepEd, in partnership with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, are also engage the services of Community ALS Implementers to augment the needed human resource requirements for the delivery of ALS programs. The DepEd, in coordination with other partners in government, academe, and the private sector, also develop and conduct regular training programs and workshops for ALS Teachers, Community ALS Implementers, and Learning Facilitators to ensure that they have the necessary knowledge and capacity to carry out the programs under the ALS curriculum . The DepEd or the LGUs or both are tasked to provide at least one ALS Community Learning Center (CLC) in every municipality and city throughout the country to facilitate a learning environment for the ALS K to 12 BEC and other ALS programs. Priority are given to areas where there is limited access to formal basic education or a higher concentration of out-of-school children in special cases, or adults lacking basic literacy skills or have dropped out of formal school or both. To ensure that every learner has equitable access to ALS programs, every learning center are open and operational seven days a week and provided with adequate learning resources and facilities, including a space for childcare for parents attending ALS classes. The DepEd, in partnership with LGUs and the private sector, conduct a mandatory annual review of the ALS program and submit such annual report to Congress to measure its effectiveness and ensure its proper implementation.

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LEARNERS and teachers are given psychosocial and mental health support while educators scramble to carry out logistical challenges and many learners experience feelings of anxiety as they await classes to begin amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Teachers will step in where guidance counselors are not available. They will be trained to identify age-related behavioral and cognitive changes so they can provide immediate and appropriate measures, including psychosocial first aid. Schools will also be mandated to develop and integrate age-specific counseling sessions during the required class hours. There will be a ‘Safe School Reopening Plan’ not

only during school openings but also during and after emergencies, including calamities, public health crises, and other situations that cause a massive disruption of classes. The shift to blended learning already caused stress to learners and their families, citing recent proposals to extend 6 hours to 7-8 hours of online classes, which he said will strain both the eyes and the minds of learners. Learners will be using smartphones for their blended learning. Staring at a smartphone for 8 hours will not be a good idea especially since it will create a lot of strain to their eyes and to their minds. We cannot just mandate an 8-hour class on a cellphone. We have to make sure that their welfare will not be affected.

WHAT WILL REPLACE THE TECH ECONOMY? By GINA L. LAMPARAS Teacher III Carmen National High School Cagayan de Oro City

We didn’t realize we were no longer living in an industrial economy for about 20 years, from the early 1950’s to the early 70’s. When we finally figured out the old economy had exited, we didn’t know what to call the new one. Postindustrial? Service? Shopping and Gathering? Information won the title. Like everything else, all economies have beginnings and endings, and we can already see the end of this one a few decades. Economies end not because they peter out but because challenger supplants them. That’s what will happen around a quarter-century from now. Hunting and gathering economies ruled for hundreds of thousands of years before they were overshadowed by agrarian economies which ruled for about 10,000 years. Next came, the industrial one. The first began in Britain in the 1760’s and the first to finish started unwinding in the US in the early 1950’s. We’re halfway in the information economy, and from start to finish, it will last 75 to 80 years., ending in the late 2020’s. Then get ready for the next one: the bioeconomy. Life cycles for people and plants, for businesses, industries, economies and entire civilization have four distinct quarters: gestation, growth,

maturity and decline. The internet is the main event of the information economy’s mature quarter, the last phase of it being marked by the widespread use of cheap chip s and wireless technology that will let everything connect to everything else. Life cycles overlap. So the information economy will mature in the years ahead as the bioeconomy complete its gestation and finally takes off into its growth quarter during the 2020’s. The bioeconomy opened for business in 1953, when Francis Crick and James Watson identified the double helix structure of DNA. The bioeconomy has been in its first quarter of completion and publication of the decode human genome marks the end of this gestation period. By the 2020’s more fundamentally, the first four industries to be infused by the bioeconomy pharmaceutical, healthcare, agriculture and food. Beyond 2025, when we move into the mature bioeconomy, the effect and application of biotechnology will spread into sectors seemingly unrelated to biology. However, how long you will spend in it. The bioeconomy is the next one to be born, and, of all economy’s past, present and future. It will exert an impact that will make an info economy look like the runt of the litter.

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from page 6 of Filipinos during these trying times.” Coca-Cola Beverage Philippines, Inc. Modern Trade Director Daniel Garcia said. Valid transactions that will get LIMITLESS members free Coke include a minimum of Php 1,000 worth of Phoenix fuels, a FamilyMart six-piece fried chicken squad pack, a change oil service for 4-wheel vehicles using Phoenix lubricants purchased on-site at Autoworx Plus, and a purchase of any type of 11kg Phoenix SUPER LPG via LIMITLESS Home Delivery option. “We are happy to be part of this kind of promo as it gives added value to our existing customers. As we continue to shift to digital transactions, we are glad that LIMITLESS is making it more convenient, not only for our company, but most importantly, for our customers. Phoenix will continue to collaborate with more brands like Coca-Cola and LIMITLESS to be able to be an indispensable partner in the journey of everyone whose life we touch,” Phoenix Integrated Marketing and Strategies Vice President Celina Matias said. Launched in June 2020, LIMITLESS is a lifestyle rewards program that offers added perks and benefits for valid purchases. It now has over 129,000 members, and has offered several exclusive promotions since it was launched. To experience LIMITLESS, download the app for free on the Google Playstore, the Apple App Store, and the Huawei App Gallery.

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from page 6 under the Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, and Public Relations Categories for its partnership with emerging social media influencers, TikTokers, to support its new BDO Remit videos starring endorser Piolo Pascual. Two Bronze Stevie Awards for: • Innovation in the Use of Video under Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, and Public Relations Categories for its anti-scam video, “Utakan Ang Scammer (Outsmart Scammers),” which equips clients with information to combat scam attacks; and • Innovation in Public Relations Videos under the Videos Categories for “Celebrating Everyday Heroes,” an inspirational video montage showing how Filipinos found ways to help each other cope through one of the world’s biggest health crises. “The pandemic made communications more important than ever. We had to modify our communication approach to our public by using digital communications channels more frequently, while keeping in mind our primary objective—that is, to impart factual information to our readers,” said BDO SAVP and Corporate Communications Head Honey Reyes. More than 900 nominations from organizations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered this year. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 100 executives around the world acting as judges in March and April 2021. Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher said: “Organizations that won this year have demonstrated that they have continued to innovate and succeed despite the COVID-19 pandemic and we applaud them for their perseverance and creativity.”

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from page 1 out of Remdesivir since two weeks ago when the COVID-19 cases dramatically rose to more than a hundred cases a day. “If the cases continue to rise, there may be a shortage soon,” Nery said during a press briefing last Friday. The National Inter-Agency Task Force placed Cagayan de Oro under the stricter Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from June 1 to 15 after a spike in COVID-19 cases. As of June 5, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Cagayan de Oro City since March last year has reached 7,754. Of this number, 1,446 are active cases, 5,942 have recovered while 346 have died. Jose (real name withheld), a COVID-19 patient said his family was able to buy Rem-

Thursday, June 10, 2021 desivir in neighboring Malaybalay City in Bukidnon when supplies in Cagayan de Oro ran out last week. He said they paid 90,000 pesos for six vials of Remdesivir at 15,000 pesos each. The DOH central office in an advisory on Wednesday warned against overpricing of Remdesivir. It said the suggested retail price of a 100mg vial of Remdesivir should range only from 1,500 pesos to a maximum of 8,200 pesos. Remdesivir was the first drug given temporary approval by the US Food and Drug Administration for treating COVID-19 in October 2020. The US National Health Institute said the drug, originally developed over a decade ago to treat Hepatitis C and other respiratory diseases were proven beneficial to COVID-19 patients. It encountered rough sailing in the Philippine Congress after some of its members accused the Department of Health of “favoring the drug over others.” Representatives Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) and Lito Atienza (Buhay) said the prices for the drugs were “excessive.” Defensor and Atieneza are known advocates of the use of Ivermectin, a medication for parasite infestations, both claiming during congressional hearings it si effective against COVID-19. Health Undersectary Maria Rosario Vergeire had earlie said the DOH approves the use of Remdesivir provided they are covered with compassionate use permits.

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from page 6 include those for renewable energy, energy efficiency, pollution prevention and control, environmentally sustainable management of living natural resources and land use, clean transportation, climate change adaptation, and green buildings. For the first tranche, EDC will offer up to PHP3 billion of three-year bonds due in 2024 and five-year bonds due in 2026, with an oversubscription option of up to PHP2 billion. The bonds will be offered at face value, and will be listed and traded on the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PR)

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from page 1 2020. It was a full blast implementation of Marawi rehab,” said Paporo during an interview with Philippine Information Agency. Paporo shared that they are delighted to see the ongoing construction of various infrastructure projects inside Marawi’s most affected area. “So far sa road networks, ang saya-saya namin nong sinabi na by Sept matatapos ang

road networks inside MAA,” she added. [We are happy to know that the road networks inside MAA will be completed by September.] To recall, Task Force Bangon Marawi tapped CSOs as a third-party monitoring group earlier this year. With this, Paporo and her colleagues witnessed the progress in rebuilding the city. “Every month nagmomonitoring kami in plain view. Kasi yung mga tao sinsabi nila na ang TFBM at LGU, hindi ila yan matatapos but doon sa personal, kami na CSOs, every month nakikita namin na talagang may nangyayari. [Every month we monitor in plain view. Because the people say that TFBM and LGU, can’t finish that but personally, we CSOs, every month we see that something is really improving.] Paporo also expressed gratitude to the commitment and dedication of the government in its commitment to rehabilitate the city. “We would like to thank this administration, this government, and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, that at least naimplement yung sinabi niya [what he said is implemented] that Marawi will rise again,” she added. The CSO leader also noted the significance of coordination between the CSCO and the government. She also called on her fellow CSO leaders to work together with the government. “When you see good things in MAA say it, say the truth and those things that you have not seen.. shut up. Stop criticizing. Let us motivate TFBM to do more so that we can beat the December 2021 timeline,” she said. (LELA/ PIA ICIC)

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from page 1 is important is we should just organize it properly so we are compliant with the regulations,” said City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno during the 375th Covid-19 Press Briefing held June 5. “We can’t cancel or set it aside, these are very important events in our nation and city’s history,” Moreno, who spoke in Bisaya, stressed. “ We want to honor those who fought for our independence. We also want our people to realize the value of independence.” Cagayan de Oro City’s Himugso Festival celebrates the Philippines’ Independence Day on June 12 and the Cagayan de Oro City Charter Day Adlaw Kagay-an on June 15 as one contiguous commemoration. The city has been placed on Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status from June 1-15, 2021 following a recent surge in covid-19 cases affecting the city and Northern Mindanao. With the tagline Birthing a City. Birthing a Nation. Birthing Tomorrow, Himugso is a celebration of the Cagayan de

CAUGHT. An enforcer of Cagayan de Oro City’s Roads and Traffic Administration prepares a violation ticket for a jeepney driver on June 4, 2021. The Disiplina Muna Advocacy Team assured even private vehicles will be penalized if they violate city ordinances. (Photo courtesy of A ntonio R esma J r .)

Private vehicles not spared from CDO quarantine rules C AG AYA N D E O R O CITY – Drivers of private vehicles here will not be spared from penalties if they violate minimum public health standards. Antonio Resma Jr., co-chairperson of the Disiplina Muna Advocacy Team, said on Tuesday that just like with public vehicles, private motorists must authenticate that they are authorized persons outside of residence or show Barangay Exit Passes as the city is under modified enhanced community quarantine since June 1. Violators will be issued Ordinance Violation Receipts and asked to return to their points of origin.

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“Private vehicles can be challenging because they don’t have fixed routes. Technically they can find ways to avoid the checkpoints. That is why we (city government) have strategized with barangays to have their own control checkpoints, so that (essential) travels will be filtered,” he told reporters. Resma said the city has four fixed secondary checkpoints manned by the Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA), with backup from the Highway Patrol Group. From June 4 to 8, RTA data showed 100 private vehicles and 200 public utility vehicles were given violation tickets. (PNA)

Oro City and the Philippines’ history and heritage and has been traditionally celebrated with exhibits, plays, walking and windshield tours of the city’s historical sites as the new generation is invited to look back at the people and events which made the freedom and prosperity they enjoy today possible. The Indomitable Spirit “Why did the Philippines declare independence on June 12, 1898 against the Spaniards? Why did Emilio Aguinaldo and the Filipinos do that? What was their agenda?” Moreno asked. “The freedom of our nation. The refusal of our people to surrender to a foreign domination. That’s what I call the Indomitable Spirit. If there is a best time to call on that bravery, to call on that indomitable spirit, now is the best time,” he stressed. This is now we should celebrate our freedom. Now is the best time to call on our people to be brave and face this problem squarely, and solve it,” the chief executive added. “No government can solve this. It is only the people who can stop the virus and its

transmission.” Last year, the city had a virtual celebration of the Himugso Festival in compliance with the national government’s guidelines for modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). In its official Facebook page, the LGU invited Kagay-anons here and outside the city and the country to join the virtual events which aired live on social media, cable TV and radio stations in the city. “Similarly, on June 15, we should value and thank those who made the conversion of Cagayan de Oro into a city. Again the Indomitable Spirit,” Moreno emphasized. To do this, the city chief executive said the city government should closely coordinate with the DILG, the police and all other involved government agencies in commemorating the Himugso Festival 2021 events. “I hope we can do that. I understand many are afraid to join in such commemorations for fear of being infected but that’s why we are pushing our vaccination so our employees should not be unduly put at risk,” he added.

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