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MORO National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chair Nur Misuari warned he will hang in public drug addicts and drug lords in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). “We will support the government policy to get rid of all drugs. We will hang all those who are violating this, hang them in public if they are caught doing the violation flagrantly,” he told his followers at the 50th anniversary celebration of the MNLF at the Davao Crocodile Park on Sunday. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director general Aaron Aquino said in a media interview on Feb. 19 that most of the barangays with non-functioning Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils are in the ARMM. He said officials of barangays with inactive BADACs Members and supporters of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) under founding chair Nur Misuari attend are most likely involved in drugs. See PUBLIC, page 11

the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Jabidah Massacre on Sunday (March 18, 2018) at the Crocodile Park in Davao City. Photo courtesy of Sumpingmoro Purnah

K-12 GRADS. The first batch of Grade 12 graduates

from Xavier University Senior High School happily take photographs of each other after their commencement exercise last Tuesday, March 20. Photo by Mark Francisco

Socot alarmed over rising number of HIV-infected teens

GENERAL Santos City-Health officials in South Cotabato province have raised the alarm over the rising number of local teenagers who have been infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), some of whom are even in the late stages of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). A total of eight high

school students in the province have tested positive for the deadly disease this year alone, based on the screening and confirmatory tests facilitated by the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO). John Codilla, IPHO’s HIV/AIDS program coordinator, said Tuesday these cases were among the 40

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Region 10 economic indicators show positive growths in 2017 By Apipa P. Bagumbaran

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 15 --- The Northern Mindanao economy manages to perform well in 2017 as most of the region’s economic indicators showed improvements during the year, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic development specialist of NEDA-X, said in a media forum that both the region’s tax and customs bureaus reported increases in collections. Tax collections was reported at P12.33 billion in 2017, up by 3.2% compared to the P11.9 billion collected in 2016. Customs receipts amounted to P13.9 billion in 2017, higher by 42 % compared with the 2016 customs take of P9.7 billion. He said the improved performance of both collection bureaus was attributed to their relentless collection drive such as going after erring taxpayers and campaign to encourage stakeholders to properly declare their shipment and pay the right taxes. Production increases were also noted in the agriculture sector. The rice crop showed it has recovered from the ill effects of El Nino as palay production increased by about 5%. The palay average yield also improved by 2.31%. On the average, the region produced 4.54 metric ton per hectare in 2017. Although there was increase in the production volume, the total value of

palay went down by 18% to only P11.596 billion because the average farm gate prices dropped by 22%, from P20.04 in 2016 to P15.56 in 2017. Corn production also went up by 5% to P1,287,303 metric tons. Yellow corn, which constituted around 63% of the total corn production increased by 7%. The value of corn production further went up, estimated at P15.05 billion, due to the increase in the volume and unit prices of both yellow and white corn varieties. Other major crops, which include vegetables, rootcrops, fruits and industrial crops, also registered 23.3% growth in 2017. These crops all posted production increases during the year. The huge increase, about 55%, in sugarcane production influenced the favorable performance of industrial crops. Banana, which comprised 54% of the total fruit production, also grew by 3.52%. Meanwhile, the Department of Trade and Industry in the region also monitored 79% growth in new investments from P18.59 billion in 2016 to P44.41 in 2017. Among the provinces, Bukidnon posted the highest increase in new investments. The Securities and Exchange Commission, on the other hand, generated a total investment of P605.49 million, 89% higher compared to the SEC-monitored investment recorded in 2016. Aside from the performance of the regional See show, page 10

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ARMM celebrates Bangsamoro Week of Peace 2018 MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 13 -- Officials and employees of the different line agencies and offices in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) kickedoff the celebration of this year’s Bangsamoro Week of Peace with a parade in Cotabato City, March 12. With the theme “Hope and Solidarity in Struggle”, the celebration recognizes the Bangsamoro’s ongoing struggle for self-determination, which is driven by shared aspirations and strengthened by the diversity of its people. Several activities in the different areas of region was also lined-up to raise awareness and consciousness on the Bangsamoro’s narrative. The activities include Forum on Autonomy and Federalism in Cotabato City (March 12-13); Sports Peace in Maguindanao and Tawi-Tawi (March 12-17); Lakbay Kultura in the region’s five provinces (March 12-18); Libreng Sakay and Photo Exhibits at the ports of Lamitan in Basilan, Jolo in Sulu, and Bongao in TawiTawi (March 12-18); Peace Concert in Cotabato City (March 13); Pagbabalik-

Officials and employees of the different ARMM line agencies and offices kick-off the celebration of this year’s Bangsamoro Week of Peace with a parade on March 12. With the theme “Hope and Solidarity in Struggle,” the celebration recognizes the Bangsamoro’s ongoing struggle for self-determination, which is driven by shared aspirations and strengthened by the diversity of its people. (BPI/PIA-10)

Tanaw (Historical Seminar and Workshop) in Quezon City and Valenzuela City (March 14); Medical Mission in Metro Manila (March 1415); Bangsamoro Women’s Summit in Cotabato City (March 17-18); and Moro Youth Camp in Corregidor Island (March 18). Amir Mawallil, executive director of the Bureau of Public Information-ARMM, said these activities are geared towards educating the youth about the history and struggle of the Bangsamoro. He said that Bangsamoro Week of Peace is about commemorating the 50th

year of Jabidah massacre. Aside from the regular observance that ARMM would usually do on Corregidor Island, a Moro Youth Camp will be conducted on the island where 35 youth delegates from different areas of ARMM are to participate with a purpose of learning on the history of the Bangsamoro struggle and to share with them the essence of remembering the Jabidah Massacre. “It’s a challenge for us, especially the Bangsamoro, to continuously educate the public about the history and the struggle of the Bangsamoro people,”

DILG Camiguin facilitates planning workshop, policy review CAMIGUIN, March 19 -- To further assess and identify the internal and external factors that are supportive and unfavorable to achieving the objectives with the programs and projects of the Provincial Government of Camiguin, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Camiguin Provincial Office conducted a one-day Strategic Planning Workshop and Policy Review at Ardent Spring in Mambajao. Led by DILG Camiguin Provincial Director Rhona G. Pedraza-Abadilla, the activity identified strategic options using the (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) SWOT Analysis in determining the present state and desired future-ready of the local government unit; strengthening the positive points, indicating which point should

be improved, determining chances of growth, increasing the opportunities and reducing errors. Camiguin Provincial Governor Maria Luisa D. Romualdo shared that with this undertaking, she hopes that the vision and objectives of the provincial government will be understood by all so that everyone will march with the same cadence towards one direction. She believed that the output produced in the activity would help the provincial government in identifying the factors that will improve the efficiency of the province. Attendees of the activity were the provincial governor, Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, and the department heads of the province.(DILG/RTP/ PIA10)

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Camiguin Provincial Director Rhona G. Pedraza-Abadilla discusses the strategic options using the (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) SWOT Analyis in determining the present state and desired future-ready of the Provincial Govvernment of Camiguin; strengthening the positive points, indicating which point should be improved, determining chances of growth, increasing the opportunities and reducing errors.(PIA/Camiguin)

Director Mawallil added. Meanwhile, Nizam Pabil, executive director of the Office of the Bangsamoro Youth Affairs-ARMM, gave emphasis on the significance of the role of the Bangsamoro youth in upholding peace in Mindanao. He said that in the celebration of the Bangsamoro Week of Peace, the Moro youth joins in the call for peace. The Bangsamoro Week of Peace is held annually, every second week of March, in commemoration of the Jabidah Massacre. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/ PIA-10)

MinDA holds group discussion on federalism CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 16 (PIA) -- To integrate the Mindanao Agenda in the proposed federal system, the Mindanao Development Authority held the Northern Mindanao Federalism Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to help different sectors map out ideas and concerns to ensure that the aspirations of Mindanawons for a ‘sustainable improved quality of life’ is achieved in the discussions toward the shift to a federal form of government on March 15. Representatives from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Trade and Industry, See holds, page 10

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PH’s persistent gender gap Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Philippines slips to the 10th rank in the latest Global Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It remains the most gender-equal nation, however, in Southeast Asia. According to the WEF, this decline from 7th in 2016 in the country’s global ranking is due to its failure to address the gender wage gap in several local industries. In a study, PIDS researchers Jose Ramon Albert

and Jana Flor Vizmanos confirmed this claim. They found that men remain better compensated in the areas of services, trade, and manufacturing, which are among the country’s major sources of growth. Such is the case despite the huge employment share of women in these sectors. The story is worse in the case of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Comparing the economic activities of

men and women with disabilities, PIDS researchers Aubrey Tabuga and Christian Mina found that PWD women allot more work time to nonincome-generating jobs such as household duties and personal activities. Focusing on their economic participation in Cebu Province, Mina, in another study, also found them to be deprived of access to education, employment

THE Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) reiterated its commitment in pursuing the Philippine banking roadmap during its annual membership meeting last March 19 where it elected new officers and directors for the term 20182019. Launched in 2016, the BAP introduced the Philippine Banking Roadmap, with the support of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), in providing a more convenient and faster way of delivering banking services to its clients. The bankers group re-

elected its current president Nestor V. Tan, for another term. Mr. Tan is also the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BDO Unibank Inc. This will be his third term as head of BAP since his election in 2016. “We have finished the term strong through our collective efforts and partnerships, and we will continue to perform our best in pursuing the roadmap,” said BAP president Nestor V. Tan. During his time, the association actively pursued its roadmap and was able to develop a prototype for a

digital banking ID registry that will allow data storage and exchange among member banks. It also espoused the Government Securities Roadmap for a more costefficient trading of fixed income instruments and sustained regular dialogues with regulators for the liberalization of the foreign exchange market. The association also launched its website last year as a way to reach out to the general public, sharing its activities and contributions to the economy. Member banks also

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BAP to continue pursuing the Philippine banking roadmap

The newly constructed port in Opol, Misamis Oriental, is now ready for use for ferries and fast crafts going to and from Balbagon Camiguin and Jagna, Bohol. The fast craft travels only once a day. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

AFP needs 500-600 new officers yearly

MORE AFP OFFICERS NEEDED. Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana answers questions from Baguio media on Saturday (March 17, 2018), disclosing the need to recruit 500 to 600 new officers yearly to replace retirees and resigned members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Photo by Dionisio Dennis Jr.

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) needs to recruit at least 500-600 new officers every year to take the place of officers who resign and retire from government military service. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed this to media at the sidelines of the Philippine Military Academy graduation events over the weekend. Lorenzana said the government needs additional forces to augment the armed forces requirement in the See need, page 11

Recent Trends in K-12 Education

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF INITAO OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 10TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF INITAO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL HELD ON MARCH 5, 2018 AT THE MUNICIPAL SESSION HALL ORDINANCE NO. 006, S. 2018 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED BORROWING OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF INITAO, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT UP TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY MILLION PESOS (P 120,000,0000.00) ONLY TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING INCLUDING SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS ROADS AND PARK (FOR P 80,000,000.00) AND HOUSING PROJECT INCLUDING LOT ACQUISITION (FOR P 40,000,000.00).

By Joevanne G. Flores-Admin Aide VI, CID Section DepEd Bukudnon

The computer and the internet’s evolution these past few years have been staggeringly fast. A computer that used to fill an entire building in 1965 has about the same computing power as a modern-day cellphone. Most of the popular forms of media like TV, radio, and print are slowly being nudged from their pedestal by the internet. Everything seems to have changed drastically these couple of years, and this includes the K-12 education system. All students these days know how to use a computer and the internet, and most of them are using social media networks to share their thoughts and to support each other. Educators these days know how to harness the power of the internet and social

media to get in touch with their students, and hear their thoughts. Basically the better the building’s condition, the better the students and their teachers perform. There was a survey done with different schools in the US as subjects, they sought to find out just how much of an impact a school building’s condition and facilities affect the students and teachers. Some results point out those better facilities led to less truancy, smoking, and substance abuse in the students. It was also determined that with better school buildings test scores rose up significantly. And even the behavior of the teachers and how well they instruct their students seem to increase along with improvements in the school. Students perform better when they have the opportunity to tell their teachers what things in the classroom needs improvement. Con-

trary to the old belief that students are too young to know what they need, K-12 education systems now give the students the opportunity to give pointers to their teachers on how they can better deliver their lessons so that the students can understand. Educators are not looking at their class as a collective; they see them as different individuals with different needs, which is why some students lag behind the others when it comes to the lectures. Educators can help these students keep up by giving them personalized attention. These are just some of the recent trends in the K-12 education system. These are promising signs that show the educational system in the country is improving and no longer stagnant.

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If impeachment pushes thru, it means Sereno’s being CJ is valid LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity…” (Joel 2:13, the Holy Bible). -oooI F S E R E N O’ S I M PEACHMENT REACHES THE SENATE, IT WOULD BE AN ADMISSION THAT HER APPOINTMENT AS CJ IS VALID: There is an important and interesting issue that is going to crop up if the entire House of Representatives will finally vote to approve the articles of impeachment that its Justice Committee has already come up with against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno. This issue goes like this:

if the House plenary will give its approval to the articles of impeachment and send it to Senate for the required impeachment trial before senators, this will be a clear admission by the government that the appointment of Sereno as chief justice was, after all, legitimately and legally made. This is because the 1987 Constitution says that only those who have been legally installed r are subject to impeachment. Because Sereno’s impeachment will already be forwarded to the Senate, that would be a recognition that she is an impeachable official, so that her appointment had no defect in the first place. Under this eventuality, the quo warranto case that Solicitor General Jose Calida

filed against her with the Supreme Court---on the claim that Sereno was not legally appointed---will lose any factual or legal basis. -oooSERENO CRITICS AND FOES MUST DO SOME SERIOUS THINKING AT THIS POINT: As I see it, this matter has to be thoroughly studied first by Sereno’s foes. For various scenarios come to mind once her case reaches the Senate. If the quo warranto case becomes useless precisely because the commencement of the impeachment trial by our senators would constitute an admission of the validity of her appointment, Sereno’s critics and foes will have nothing but the impeachment trial as their last card against her. The problem with im-

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peachment, however, is that, the required number of votes from Senator-Judges may not reach the Constitutional quota to firm up the ouster by impeachment of the chief justice. If the Senate vote fails to meet the Constitutional requirement, she will not be impeached and, consequently, she will remain this country’s chief magistrate for the next 20 years or so. And because the quo warranto case against her shall have lost its sting, no other remedy would be left for those who want her out. The sum total of all these is that, Sereno will definitely be proclaimed the See VALID, page 11

Think A Minute

Get hold of happiness

THINK a minute. Have you heard of the new emotional sickness called Sudden Wealth Syndrome? It happens to people who suddenly become rich by winning a big lottery jackpot, inheriting a lot of money, or other quick ways. But then what these newly rich people often find out is that it doesn’t end up being the happy dream they expected. They soon discover what many other rich people already know: money can’t buy happiness that lasts. But that’s just our problem: we think that happiness is something out there that we have to find and get, like money, a position of respect and power, or

physical pleasure and fun experiences. We think we’ll finally be happy after we get out of school or when we get married. But then even when we do finally get it, we find out it doesn’t last and make us happy for the rest of our lives like we expected. So how do we get hold of happiness that lasts for a lifetime? Well, the first big step is we must admit that we’re not totally happy and we need help. But that’s hard for us strong, independent human beings to do! We’re like the man who came home drunk one night. As his wife helped him into bed she asked him

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if he wanted her to pray for him. He nodded yes. So she began: “Dear Lord, I pray for my husband who lies here drunk.” But her husband suddenly interrupted her and said: “Don’t tell Him I’m DRUNK! Just say that I’m…SICK!” In our own heart and conscience we all know that we’ve done things wrong and failed to live the way we know we should. We’ve not always lived in a close, right relationship with our Maker, and many of us won’t admit that we’re wrong and have failed. Neither will we admit that we can’t fix our life and make it right by ourselves. But until we finally face the facts that we’re not

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completely happy and at peace, our life won’t change. Yet today, if you’ll sincerely ask Jesus to forgive you for all your wrongs and living your way; then ask Him to take full control of your life every day, you’ll finally have peace with your Maker and the satisfying life you should be enjoying. So why not finally get hold of happiness that lasts? You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Just Think a Minute.

Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, MindaNews

The Bangsamoro struggle will continue until the objective is finally achieved

Reflecting on the 50 years of the Jabidah Massacre and the series of massacres since the late 1960’s against the innocent Bangsamoro people, culminating in the revival of the struggle of the Bangsamoro people for self-determination, we are confident that despite the many challenges we are facing, the Bangsamoro struggle will continue until the objective is finally achieved. Yes, it is true that after more than 50 years, there is no conclusive result achieved. However, as the late MILF Chairman Shiekh Salamat Hashim has always been emphasizing, the leadership of the Bangsamoro Struggle has

successfully planted the seed of the struggle and therefore the struggle will continue until the objective is finally achieved. Today, we do not only say the seeds are planted but the Bangsamoro struggle already bears fruits. The Political Agreements from the 1976 Tripoli Agreement to the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro(CAB), which are signed agreements between the Philippine Government and the Bangsamoro people represented by the organized fronts and witnessed by the international community are clear fruits of

the struggle which must be preserved and implemented. Our generation may not be able to fully enjoy the fruits of the struggle. However, we are confident that succeeding generations will continue to carry on the struggle until finally the objective is fully achieved. Therefore, after the seed is planted, it grew and reached the stage of fruition, and undoubtedly it will continue to produce more and more seeds to be planted. This is my personal perception of the current stage of the Bangsamoro struggle. We have not fully achieved our objective but the struggle, God willing, will survive and continue

to progress. [MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. PeaceTalk is open to anyone who wishes to share his/her thoughts on peace in Mindanao. Al Haj Murad Ebrahim was an Engineering student at the Notre Dame University in Cotabato City when he joined the struggle for liberation of the Bangsamoro, first with the Moro National Liberation Front and later with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). He served MILF Vice Chair for Military Affairs under MILF chair Salamat Hashim in 2000, concurrently served as chair of the MILF peace panel until he assumed the chairmanship when Hashim passed away in 2003]

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Covering Jabidah Massacre commemoration circa 1988 By Bobby Timonera MindaNews

ILIGAN City--Thirty years ago, when I was a newbie promdi journalist, I got invited to cover the commemoration of the Jabidah Massacre, that story of Moro fighters secretly trained, then massacred, on Corregidor Island in the Philippine government’s covert attempt to retake Sabah. The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) also considers March 18 as its founding day. At that time, I was already comfortably crisscrossing both Lanao provinces, sometimes alone, in search of news. I was young, just a few years off college, and single. I was with the Media Mindanao News Ser vice (MMNS) at that time, an alternative news agency, but also doing “tabo” (journalists’ lingo when one contributes stories to other agencies for extra income) for Manila Standard and Agence France-Presse. The commemoration, I was told, would be somewhere up in the mountains of Lanao del Sur. A journey on bus, banca, and lots of walking in the mountains. Exciting! A memorable journey it turned out to be. With me was Merpu Roa, a senior reporter from

Tausug warriors of the MNLF’s National Security Command during the March 18, 1988 commemoration of the Jabidah Massacre somewhere in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur. MindaNews file photo by Bobby Timonera

Ozamiz City writing for Ang Pahayagang Malaya. We needed someone who could speak the language. That’s where a long-time college friend, Bong Ibrahim, came in handy. He was a student leader in the Mindanao State University’s (MSU) main campus in Marawi at the time when I was also wreaking havoc in MSU’s Iligan campus at the height of the protests against Marcos. We took a bus, then jeepney, from Iligan to Karomatan (now called Sultan Naga Dimaporo)

in Lanao del Norte. Only a hundred kilometers away, but it was a long trip at that time, when most of the roads weren’t paved. Then in Karomatan we hired a fisherman so he could bring us to Malabang on his pump boat. But the boat malfunctioned along the way. So the fisherman asked another fisherman to tow us back to Karomatan. Unfortunately, the boat was pulled backwards, so the propeller was rotating in reverse, thus loosening it. It fell and disappeared into the sea.

We stayed a few hours in a village somewhere between Karomatan and Malabang while the boatman was finding ways to fix the problem. We reached Malabang maybe 9 o’clock in the evening, at the time when most of Lanao del Sur had no electricity. (The Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, we were told, owed the National Power Corporation millions of pesos). The next day was the walk to the camp. We took a tricycle to somewhere, and then started the walk up the

mountain. The trek started at 4 p.m., and we reached the camp at midnight. Somewhere along the way, Merpu got so tired, and asked the MNLF rebels if he could please ride a horse. They let him. Unfortunately, he fell off the horse. We told him this “news” will get to the farthest corners of Mindanao. Hahaha! Other than that, it was a very pleasant walk with several armed rebels with us, them showing us every now and then where the military detachments were. Meranao villagers in nipa huts gladly offered us water. The next day, there was a long program commemorating the Jabidah Massacre. Members of the MNLF’s elite force, the National Security Command composed of Tausug warriors, performed drills for everyone to see. Various speakers took turns on the makeshift stage, and there were chants of “Allahu Akbar!” and sporadic firing of the AK47 towards the sky, amidst the solar eclipse. When it was time to send our stories, uh-oh, how do you do that up there in the mountains way back in 1988? Those days, we either called our newspapers in Manila by collect long distance, or we sent our

stories via LBC or JRS. Mobile phones were unheard of. No emails, no fax machines. No telegrams in the mountains, too. But Mer pu was the “roger roger tango tango whiskey whiskey” kind of guy, part of those radio clubs with VHF radio transceivers that was so in vogue in the ’80s. Icom, Kenwood, etc. We scanned various frequencies, thanks to the MNLF’s antenna up high on a bamboo pole. We chanced upon two young girls with very nice voices chatting. “Control, break control, break!” Merpu said, as how I remembered it (I never got into this expensive hobby). “Control, sorry for interrupting.” “Go ahead!” said one of the girls. Very nice of them to accommodate us. They were from Cotabato City, they said. Then Merpu asked the girls if they could please transmit our stories via collect long distance telephone call to Manila? We were expecting a “no,” considering how weird a request that was, coming from strangers. But they said yes! So we dictated our stories, word for word, over VHF radio to the girls. Then they called Manila and repeated the tedious See covering, page 11

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SSS surpasses 2017 target revenue By Ma. Teresa Montemayor

MANILA – The state-run private pension fund Social Security System (SSS) surpassed its 2017 target revenue, with PHP200.5 billion in total earnings from members’ contributions, investments, and other income last year. The agency’s unaudited financial performance showed its total revenues for the period January to December 2017 increased by PHP26.04 billion from PHP174.46 billion in 2016 or 5.6 percent higher than the PHP189.79-billion target. “We achieved good numbers in 2017 on the back of our intensified campaign to increase our collections. We are pleased that the efforts of the SSS management and employees paid off,” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Dooc said in a statement. Contribution collection, which comprised the bulk of the pension fund’s revenue for 2017 was at PHP159.72 billion, up 10.6 percent or PHP15.36 billion from the 2016 figure of PHP144.36 billion. The remaining PHP40.78 billion in total revenues came from investments and other income, which soared 35.5 percent from PHP30.10 billion in 2016. Similarly, the expenditures of the pension fund for the same period, which included benefit payments and operating expenses, jumped 26.5 percent to PHP180.2 billion from PHP142.46 billion in 2016. Of the total expenditures, PHP170.68 billion were released for benefit payments, which climbed 28.4 percent from PHP132.98 billion in 2016. SSS also grants maternity, sickness, disability, retirement and death benefits to qualified active members under the regular Social See target, page 9

From being a 20-foot deep pit, Nickel Asia subsidiary Taganito Mining Corporation (TMC) successfully reforested this erstwhile mined area in barangay Taganito, Claver, Surigao del Norte. Inch by inch, TMC has been exploring the vast nickel ores in the hillside village since the 1980s. Mark Doña Francisco, Mindanao Daily News

Remote SoCot community gets own water system By Frances Kristine Alvero

POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato--Residents of Sitio Amguo in Barangay Landan here will no longer endure the grueling daily trek just to obtain clean water supply. Sitio Amguo’s local government unveiled over the weekend a water system that will not only serve 84 poor tribal households but nearby farms as well. Brian de Eyoy, project coordinator of the Provincial Planning and Development Office, said the Provincial Capitol spent about PHP2.9 million for the installation of the hydraulic ram pump. The lack of potable water and scarce water resources around the community made life very difficult for

residents, mostly members of the B’laan tribe who depend on seasonal upland farming for their livelihood. Village leader Pendro Pandita said the problem was compounded by the village’s isolated location, which hampered the delivery of basic government services. De Eyoy said the project was among the priorities set this year under its spring development initiative for waterless communities. He said the water system, a borrowed technology from the non-governmental Pasali Aid Foundation that assists marginalized communities, features a reservoir with an indigenous filtering system and has a capacity of 25 cubic feet.

It is attached to six impounding tanks or tap stands strategically installed in various areas of Amguo to provide water to the community’s clustered households, he said. Citing Pasali’s assessment, he said the technology is ideal for the community as it can operate 24/7 with little supervision, has low maintenance and repair cost, and does not need fuel or electricity to operate. De Eyoy said it would enable residents to save time, put an end to carrying heavy water jugs to and from the water source, improve their general health, and venture into possible vegetable growing and animal rearing. See remote, page 9

Diesel prices up, kerosene to go down Tuesday By Ma. Cristina Arayata

MANILA -- Diesel prices will go up on Tuesday (March 20, 2018), but kerosene prices will go down. Oil companies said they would implement a forty centavos-per-liter increase for diesel, while some of them would roll back prices of kerosene by fifty-five centavos per liter effective

6 a.m. on Tuesday. Jetti, Total, Petron, Seaoil, Phoenix Petroleum, Flying V and Shell will raise diesel prices. But at the same time, a rollback for kerosene will be implemented by Petron, Seaoil, Shell and Flying V. No price adjustment would be implemented on gasoline, the oil firms said. (PNA)

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With a team of thirty people and a span of two and a half years, Cebubased developer Konsum Technologies Inc. created an app called Ashima after experiencing the challenge of finding a suitable payroll system. Ashima is a government compliant, user-friendly payroll system that integrates human resource (HR) processes from employee on-boarding to payroll management that aims to democratize HR management as opposed to centralized and silo-based HR systems. By ensuring trustworthy information, the application encourages responsibility and collaboration in

the corporate workplace. Today’s companies need to be highly flexible to achieve its goals in order to exceed in their services whether they may be startup companies with as low as 25 employees or large corporations with several branches. Ashima creates an environment wherein the increasing engagement of employees turns into a catalyst for increased productivity and levels of satisfaction. Ashima’s system is geared towards today’s workforce: younger, tech savvy, creative and independent. With a tap on their mobile phones, employees can now record their attendance, view work schedules (shift planning and

time keeping) and process payrolls, request leaves and overtime through employee data and files. Meanwhile, the HR department could have full control of every aspect in the workplace using the reports in a web-based exchange and easy access to consolidate employee data. Ashima’s real time information capturing goes straight to a cloud storage, and therefore bringing efficiencies in the administration. “With the platform, democratization means collaboration. You want to distribute responsibility. We move from the central backroom See paving, page 9

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PCSO spends P797.6M for IMAP in February P hilippine C h a r i t y Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) through its Charity Assistance Department (CAD) has reported on Tuesday that the agency spent P797.6 million for the Individual Medical Assistance Program (IMAP) in February. “Of the P797.6 million, PCSO Head Office released P450.1 million for 13,299 cases; while the Branch Offices released P347.5 million for 28,272 cases,” said PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan. Compared with February last year, the IMAP allocation of PCSO Head Office rose by 25.8 percent from P357.7 million to P450.1 million, serving from 10,533 cases to P13,299 cases. As for the Branch Offices, it rose by 30.89 percent from P265.5 million to P347.5

million, serving from 21,833 cases to 28,201 cases this year. Balutan reported that of all the cases received at the Head Office, hospitalization or confinement had the highest amount spent in February at P185.7 million for 4,766 cases, followed by chemotherapy at P129.5 million for 2,784 cases, and requests for medicines at P55.5 million for 3,140 cases. As for the Branch Offices, hospitalization also had the highest amount spent at P173.23 million for 12,216 cases, followed by requests for medicines at P97.78 million with 9,460 cases, and laboratory/diagnostic procedures at P15.26 million with 2,688 cases. At present, PCSO has 63 branches across the country

THE BENEFITS OF EXPLICIT TEACHING By MARICEL A. POBADORA T-3 OLD KIBAWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Explicit teaching is literally defined as skillbased approach in teaching. It is a student-centered approach in instruction wherein learners are given ample opportunities to be actively engaged in the teaching-learning process. Students are taught and trained on how to derive meaning and understanding from instruction. Therefore, in explicit teaching, the teacher or adviser needs to initiate and facilitate various and multiple instructional activities that are based on specific learning competencies or skills depending on the subject matter at hand. Application of explicit teaching approach is certainly and definitely beneficial to the learners in such a way that the targeted specific learning skills and competencies are developed, honed and established among the students. Skill-based teaching-learning activities pave way for the reinforcement of the specific literacy

skills and academic competencies among learners in various areas or fields of learning. Explicit teaching promotes the conduct of well-planned, carefullyselected and intellectuallydesigned instructional tasks, activities, interventions and programs centered on literacy skills enhancement for the students. Another benefit of exposing students to explicit teaching approach is the promotion of learning independence and engagement among the students. Explicit instructional activities enable students to hone their ability to independently derive and construct ideas, learning and meanings from the offered instruction, lessons and teaching-learning tasks. Likewise, skill-based instructional activities are more engaging and motivating for the students as these allow them to explore on ideas and learnings either through individualized or cooperative learning activities.

with the opening of seven new branches last year in the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Catanduanes, Sultan Kudarat, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Davao del Norte, and Ifugao. “Our target for year 2018 is to open eight new branches more. If we accomplish this, we only need to build 10 more in the coming years and before 2022, we would have established a branch in 81 provinces,” said Balutan. While hospitalization is the most requested assistance, dialysis cases are very alarming in the Branch Offices. From one case last year, dialysis rose to 915 cases in February this year amounting to P7.18 million. Meanwhile, no transplant request was reported in the Branch Offices in February as compared with the 12 transplant requests last year. When it comes requests per region, Region III has the most number of cases with 5,176 cases, followed by Region IV-A with 4,573 cases, and Region VI with 2,976 cases. The IMAP is a flagship program of PCSO under the CAD. It is designed to attend to the financial

needs of all individuals with health-related problems through the provision of financial assistance. PCSO issues a guarantee letter to the hospital or partner health facility, which assume the obligation of a specific amount due from the client for the services rendered. PCSO ASAP Desks is a point of access to IMAP established through a partnership between the agency and hospitals that directly provide various health interventions to patients. ASAP Desk is being manned by a hospital/health facility social worker employed but was trained by PCSO. The social worker evaluates, acknowledge the application, and do the profiling of patients to establish his/her socio-economic condition and classification. Once the data has been established, the social worker emails them to PCSO. His/her job is only limited to appreciating the information he/she’s been given and determine the amount to release. Once approved, it will be transmitted. The hospital will then credit the amount

to the patient’s hospital bills or medicines. However, the amount of assistance being approved depends on the social status of the applicant or patient classification based on PCSO classification. For example, if a patient belongs to Class A, he will only get 50 percent assistance based on net/case rate. If he belongs to Class F, he may get 100 percent. This year, PCSO has allocated P3.6 billion for ASAP Desk. At present, there are 57 PCSO ASAP Desks in partner hospitals and facilities all over the country. Apart from the IMAP,

patients can also avail of the Endowment Fund from the hospital. Endowment Fund is a direct financial assistance being given to the hospital to help them address the financial obligations of patients admitted in the charity ward of that hospital. The fund is based on the hospital’s classification, which is determined by the Department of Health (DOH). Level 3 hospitals have P5 million allocation, Level 2 gets P3 million, and Level 1 gets P1 million. However, Endowment Fund is limited to government hospitals only, both See spends, page 9

Leadership effects on student learning By Joevanne G. Flores-Admin Aide VI, CID Section DepEd Bukudnon

Review of evidence suggests that successful leadership can play a highly significant and frequently underestimated role in improving student learning. Specifically, the available evidence about the size and nature of the effects of successful leadership on student learning justifies important claims. Leadership is second only to classroom instruction among all schoolrelated factors that contribute to what students learn at school. While evidence about leadership effects on student learning can be confusing to interpret, much of the

existing research actually underestimates its effects. The total (direct and indirect) effects of leadership on student learning account for about a quarter of total school effects. This evidence supports the present widespread interest in improving leadership as a key to the successful implementation of large-scale reform. Leadership effects are usually largest where and when they are needed most, especially when we think of leaders in formal administrative roles. The greater the challenge the greater the impact of their actions on learning. While the evidence shows small but significant effects of leadership actions on student learning across the spectrum of schools,

existing research also shows that demonstrated effects of successful leadership are considerably greater in schools that are in more difficult circumstances. Indeed, there are virtually no documented instances of troubled schools being turned around without intervention by a powerful leader. Many other factors may contribute to such turnarounds, but leadership is the catalyst. These results, therefore, point to the value of changing, or adding to, the leadership capacities of underperforming schools as part of their improvement efforts or as part of school reconstitution. When we think about “successful” leadership, it is easy to

become confused by the current evidence about what that really means. Three conclusions are warranted about the different forms of leadership reflected. Many labels used in the literature to signify different forms or styles of leadership mask the generic functions of leadership. Different forms of leadership are described in the literature using adjectives such as “instructional,” “participative,” “democratic,” “transformational,” “moral,” “strategic” and the like. But these labels primarily capture different stylistic or methodological approaches to accomplishing the same two essential objectives critical to any organization’s effectiveness.

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DAVAO CIT Y -- From members of a lawless organization, former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have bonded anew, but this time as members of the people’s organizations. The newly-organized associations are now officially registered as People’s Organization with Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through the initiative of the 71st Infantry (Kaibigan) Battalion. Civil-Military Operations (CMO) officer 1Lt. Jhocell Asis of the71st IB said the associations are registered as Barangay Gubatan Livelihood for Peace Association (BGLPA), Calabcab Motor Drivers Association (CAMODA), and Sangab Energetic Farmers Association (SEFA), which were organized by the 71st IB Community Support Program (CSP) as Community Development Volunteers (CDVs) in Barangays Gubatan, Calabcab, and Sangab, all in Maco ALL SMILES. President Rodrigo R. Duterte poses for a photo with visitors from Davao City who were given a tour See bond, page 9

inside Malacañan Palace on March 19, 2018. (Robinson Ninal Jr./Presidential Photo)

Davao City urged to develop Forest Land Use Plan DAVAO CITY -- The Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) has urged the Davao City government to develop a Forest Land Use Plan to have an ecological balance in the city. IDIS executive director Chinkie Peliño-Golle said there is a need to have a sustainable living in the city

until the next generation. “If we don’t have forests, our watersheds are not healthy anymore and if it is not healthy, there will be no enough supply of quality and quantity of water, and we are exeperiencing it right now,” she said in Monday’s Kapehan sa Davao at SM City Annex. Golle said the forest re-

sources in the city are already degrading that could pose danger to the city’s water supply. “We need to maintain our forest areas and protect our watesheds and eventually in the future we will be able to solve the issues of water quality,” she said. She said only 44,000 hect-

House of Hope Foundation receives financial support from Davao Light. The House of Hope for Children with Cancer Inc. received financial assistance from Davao Light and Power Company and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. to support the organization’s program in helping children with cancer. In photo are (L-R) House of Hope Foundation’s Advocate Development Associate Gerald Mamilic, Fund Raising Manager Cheryl Leilani, House of Hope Program Director Dr. Mae Conception J. Dolendo, Davao Light’s EVP and COO Engr. Rodger S. Velasco and its Community Relations Manager Fermin Edillon. supplied photo

ares of the 244,000 of the total area of the city belong to the urban area and the bigger part is forest land. “If we are to maintain that Davao City is a livable city, it should be included in the whole development direction and management plan of the city,” she said. Golle said in the city’s

Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of 2103 there are identified forest areas but there is no management provisions which is required in developing the CLUP. “We are hoping that we can develop it soon and implement it,” Golle added. (Armando Fenequito Jr/ PNA)

DAVAO CITY -- Senator Cynthia Villar is supporting a resolution of the Davao City Council declaring Davao City as the Cacao and Chocolate Capital of the Philippines. Villar said she is waiting for the city government to send the resolution to her office so she could work on it in the Senate, naming the city as cacao and chocolate capital of the country. “They better send it to our office so that we can work on it,” she said. Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on Agriculture and Food, said she will immediately act on it as soon the council resolution reaches her office. She said the city and even the region are the leading cacao producers in the country.

“Your soil is really adapted with the Cacao production,” she said. Last month, Davao City council committee on agriculture and food chair, councilor Marissa SalvadorAbella, passed a resolution stating that the declaration will help the farmers in advancing their income, create jobs, livelihood and spur tourism and other economic activities in the city. She said cacao is an important commodity that offers a good source of income for small farmers and food processors. The city aims to produce quality chocolates that will be competitive and will boost the efficiency of cacao farmers. Based on Philippine

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DAVAO CIT Y -- The Davao City government will launch the virtual “bagsakan” of agricultural products where farmers and buyers can link to get supplies. Connection to the internet would not even be a problem. Farmers and buyers can link through the city agricultural technicians who have wireless (Wifi) network connection. The agricultural technicians will facilitate the marketing aspect for the farmers who are not connected to the internet. The city’s organic market at the Rizal Park, which opens every Thursday and Friday, will be the “eyeball” area or meeting place of the buyers and farmers, said Leo Brian Leuterio, the officer-in-charge of the City Agriculturist Office (CAO). Leuterio said the virtual bagsakan will be opened through a Facebook account starting this week. It is there where businessmen can order food and agricultural supplies from the farmers. Buyers can go to the virtual bagsakan on Facebook and search for their supply of vegetables and fruits. The city’s agricultural technicians can regularly check the site and link with the farmers. Farmers who have internet connection can deal directly with the buyers. He said the city agricultural technicians can take photos of the available products, post them on the virtual bagsakan site. Leuterio said his office has already linked with potential buyers like restaurant owners about the virtual bagsakan. “We need ways to help the farmers market their products,” he said. The products can even be cheaper from the market price because there will be no middlemen who will be involved. The virtual bagsakan is one of the ways to help farmers. For several years now, the CAO already set up the organic market at Rizal Park where the farmers can sell their products. The organic market is open every Thursday and Friday. So far, the organic market drew people looking for cheaper vegetables, fruits, herbs, plants, root crops, among others. (Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA)

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“These will be awarded upon the completion and approval of livelihood proposals to be facilitated by the battalion and MASICAP Foundation,” Asis added. Lt. Col. Esteveyn Ducusin, the Battalion Commander of 71st IB, turnedover sacks of high breed peanut seedlings to the associations as a starter kit for the members who signified farming as livelihood project. Ducusin said he and the troops were honored to become the instrument in mainstreaming these people to become a productive member of the community. “Most of them are former members of NPA’s Underground Movement because these three (3) barangays where our CSP team located are formerly known as NPA’s stronghold areas,” he added. “Many of our troops offered ultimate sacrifices in these barangays to the extent that they have lost their lives gallantly fighting against the terrorist, now, with our efforts of organizing the community as peace loving people and with the continue flocks of surrenderers coming from these places, populace will finally achieve the ultimate goal of having peace and progress in their community,” he said. The battalion commander also thanked DOLECompostela Valley for the positive response in the

coordination made by the battalion regarding the livelihood projects of the associations. (Rhoda Grace Saron/PNA)

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. GREGORIO A. ALBARRACIN, SR. and ROSARIO CALAPRE who died on July 10, 2015 and August 23, 2016, leaving a conjugal parcel of land situated in Barrio Sta. Ana, Municipality of Davao City, Island of Mindanao, Philippines, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by original Certificate of Title No. P-11695 and more particularly described as follows: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE P-11695 (Plan Sgs-11-000613-D Portion); Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE; made and entered into by and among NANCY ALBARRACIN PRIETO and GREGORIO C. ALBARRACIN, JR.; Under Notary Public of Atty. Reina Rea Q. Zozobrado.; as Per Doc. No. 1; Page No. 2; Book No. 1; Series of 2018.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late CANDELARIO P. UDASCO and JOVITA GARCIA UDASCO who died on October 6, 2000 at Maria Reyna Hospital, Cagayan de Oro City, and April 29, 1995 at Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City; the deceased at the time of his death left parcel of land particularly described as follows, to wit; “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. 24530, Cad. 237, Lot 314-A, Cad-10-000677-D), situated at Poblacion, Cagayan de Oro City, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN (211) square meters more or less, covered under Katibayan Ng Orihinal Na Titulo Blg. P-4400 with Tax Declaration No. G-270306. Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS; this Extrajudicial Settlement made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; Under Notary Public of Atty. Dexter Baquiano Precioso.; as Per Doc. No. 492; Page No. 99; Book No. XI; Series of 2018.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late GUILLERMO P. UDASCO, SR. and JOVITA PACTURAN UDASCO who died on August 23, 1994 in Cagayan de Oro City, and August 22, 2014 in Cagayan de Oro City; the deceased at the time of his death left parcel of land particularly described as follows, to wit; “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. 314-C of S.P. CSD-10-000377-D, being a portion of LOT 314 Cag. Cad.), situated at Tiano Bros. Barangay 11, Cagayan de Oro City, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN (211) square meters more or less, covered under Katibayan Ng Orihinal Na Titulo Blg. P-4258 with Tax Declaration No. G-003201. Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS; this Extrajudicial Settlement made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; Under Notary Public of Atty. Dexter Baquiano Precioso.; as Per Doc. No. 491; Page No. 99; Book No. XI; Series of 2018.

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Compostela Valley. Asis said the majority of the 200 members of the associations are former supporters of NPA’s Underground Movement (UGMO). CSP is part of the AFP’s Development Support and Security Plan (DSSP) “Kapayapaan” which aims to attain a just and lasting peace with the active support of the community and partner stakeholders in bringing the government closer to the people and to eliminate the influence of the NPA in the community. This gives way to the entry of investors and infrastructure development projects in the area of operations of the 71st IB. The newly-registered associations were welcomed by Adrian Rimando, the Municipal Administrator of Maco. Asis said a livelihood consultation was conducted by the Medium Scale Industries Coordinated Action Program Foundation Incorporated (MASICAP), a non-government organization tapped by the DOLE to assist the battalion and CDVs in preparing the project proposal. The associations are eyeing agricultural and veterinarian trading, selling of motor spare parts, car wash and vulcanizing as their proposed livelihood projects. EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

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Security Program. Dooc said that in 2017, SSS gave higher benefits to pensioners. The agency has disbursed some PHP33.5 billion to cover additional benefits to pensioners starting January 2017. “As a result, our expenditures, which were made up largely of benefit payments, saw a huge increase compared to 2016, wherein no additional benefit was enjoyed by the pensioners,” Dooc said. Operating expenses, which accounted for five percent of SSS’ total disbursements, meanwhile, showed a slight increase to PHP9.52 billion from PHP9.48 billion in 2016 but were still below the allowed amount mandated by the SS Charter. “Our operating expenses are way below our allowable expense under the Social Security Law of 1997, which is equivalent to not more than 12 percent of the total yearly contributions and three percent of other revenues,” Dooc said. “We’ll strive to make benefits more relevant while ensuring financial viability through the support of all our stakeholders, especially

Vice Gov. Vicente Jesus, who led the unveiling, urged the beneficiaries to take proper care of the water system and put it to good use. (PNA)

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administration to shared responsibility and that’s what we try to do.” Konsum Technologies CEO Joe Mercado said. Ashima is available anywhere for everyone and is accessible from any location through web browsers or the mobile app. No delays, errors, or missing data, leaving you free to focus on business. For more information on Ashima, visit www.ashima. ph

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Department of Health retained and devolve hospitals of local government units; however, issues were arising

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late FE RONDINA LAYON, died on January 26, 2018 at Davao City; That at the time of her death, said deceased left real properties and their technical description, to wit: a.) BANK DEPOSIT @ PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB-Matina GSIS Branch) BANK DEPOSITOR: LAYON, FE R., ADDRESS: 87 PEACE AVENUE, BANGKAL, DAVAO CITY, SOURCE OF FUND: SSS PENSION, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 408610011005, ENDING BALANCE: P105,270.12, b.) RT18508, “A parcel of land (Lot 203-A-2, Psd-10-008868, being a portion of Lot 203-A, (LRC) Psd-68340), situated in the Barrio of Baan, City of Butuan, Island of Mindanao; containing an area of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (1,250) square meters, more or less”, and c.) T-187893 “A parcel of land (Lot 23-A, Psd-11-012295, being a portion of lot 23, block 35, Psd-35559), situated in the Barrio of Bangkal, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS, more or less”; Is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE; this Extrajudicial Settlement made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; Under Notary Public of Atty. Salvador M. Bijis; as Per Doc. No. 521; Page No. 106; Book No. 142; Series of 2018. MDN: Mar. 7, 14, & 21, 2018

GEM C. CORTEZ and JUSTINE N. GADIANO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LEVI S. ANACLECTO and DAISY HALLASGO ANACLETO,

that PCSO chooses no one whether you’re rich or poor. “As long as you are Filipino. Even if you’re rich if you suffer catastrophic illnesses, your bank savings will be drained. PCSO will help you. You can even ask for more.” PCSO has now simplified the requirements for those seeking medical assistance. Applicants will only need to submit a medical abstract, statement of account, letter from the hospital, and personal letter from the applicant minus the social case study.

Publication Notice (R.A#9048/R.A#10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0010-2018 R.A#10172

Date: March 19, 2018

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1. Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administration Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that LINDIE ACUSAR MABAO has filed with this Office, a petition for Correction of entry of gender/sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of live birth of LINDIE ACUSAR MABAO who was born on February 28, 1991 at Laguindingan Misamis Oriental and whose parents are DIEGO SALCEDA MABAO and LINNY TAN ACUSAR. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than APRIL 6, 2018. (Sgd.) TERESA R. CAYLO Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 21 & 28, 2018

R.A. 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-033

again that only relatives of hospital workers are being given priority and preference of this Endowment Fund. “Endowment Fund, I doubt it! Kasi ang clientbased natin is indigents talaga. There’s no way for them to take such approach or the idea that it will be limited because if you will visit almost all majority of our government hospitals, makikita mo talaga na ang mga nagpupunta doon eh mga indigent patients,” said Cedro. Balutan assured the public

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R. A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that CHERRY C. PADAYHAG has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ARIEL” to “CHERRY” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ARIEL CENIZA PADAYHAG who was born on 20 March 1993 in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Anita M. Ceniza and Leo G. Padayhag. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2018. (Sgd.) MARIA PURA C. MASCARIÑAS City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 21 & 28, 2018

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ROXANNE P. YBAÑEZ has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROXANNE PACALDO YBAÑEZ who was born on July 26, 1988 at Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are AVELINO A. YBAÑEZ and LUCILLE O. PACALDO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MARCH 23, 2018. (Sgd.) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 14 & 21, 2018

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-035

LEVI S. ANACLECTO and DAISY HALLASGO ANACLETO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LEO II NOJAS DEAÑO AND RUBY JANE G. MOMONGAN-DEAÑO,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-034

LEO II NOJAS DEAÑO AND RUBY JANE G. MOMONGAN-DEAÑO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on June 5, 2010 at San Miguel Arkangel Parish, San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their addresses at Zone 7 Brgy. Pala-O, Iligan City and Brgy. Maunlad, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, respectively. That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for four (4) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 5, 2010, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 19th day of March, 2018. (SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: March 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2018

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on November 28, 2002 at Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at the address of their counsel at 109 Tiano Bros St., Cagayan de Oro City. That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more than fifteen (15) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on November 28, 2002, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 19th day of March, 2018. (SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: March 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2018

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on October 15,2008 at Davao City, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 2, Magoong, Linamon, Lanao del Norte and DR 2A, Davao Agri Inc Bldg., V. Mapa, Davao City respectively. That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for five (5) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on October 15, 2008, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 19th day of March, 2018. (SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: March 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2018

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Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Chamber of Commerce Cagayan de Oro, Xavier University and the youth sector attended the FGD and raised their concerns on the proposed shift of form of government. Among the concerns discussed include the type of federal form of government that should be adopted by the country, competitiveness of a certain region or state which will also determine the kind of government that will effectively work in an area, the need to include the concerns of the indigenous people (IPs) and the powers that should be decentralized and shared. Lawyer Fel Brillantes of DTI-10 said that in considering the federal form of government, the resources in an area should be considered to make sure that no one gets left behind in terms of development and economic stability. In presenting federalism to a greater number of

audience, the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro said that the pros and cons of the different types of federal form of government should be explained thoroughly aside from highlighting the economic situation of the region. Reporting the economic situation of the region is important since it is from this data where every individual could picture out why there is a need to adopt federalism and how it can aid in boosting the numbers in the data. To gather more ideas and opinions on adopting the federal form of government, MinDA will still hold other series of multi-sectoral consultations particularly to various sectors and will present the outputs of such in the national discussion of federalism.(RTP/PIA10)

By Rowena T. Langamin, Teacher III Mibantang Elementary School Mibantang, Quezon, Bukidnon

All current school reform efforts aim to improve teaching and learning. But there are huge differences in how they go about it. Some reforms, for example, attempt to improve all schools in a district, region or nation at the same time. Other reformism attempt to influence the overall approach to teaching and Learning within a school, but do so one dia practitioners and members of the Regional Association of Government Communicators. (APB/PIA-10)

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30 chocolate processors and 6,000 cacao farmers tilling approximately 3,475 hectares of land. Davao City is also home to the multi-awarded Malagos Chocolate, a single fine-flavored chocolate, which garnered two local and eight international awards including one of the “Best 50” in the World. The Department of Tourism has launched the Davao Chocolate Tour Overload, an educational tour that highlights the transformation of cacao fruit into chocolate to further promote the cacao industry. (PNA)

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new infections that were detected in the province’s 10 towns and lone city since January. “Victims are getting younger and younger and there are indications that the infection could have happened very early,” Codilla said. He cited the latest case involving a 17-year-old out-of-school youth who was already in stage four of AIDS when the victim was tested. At such stage of infection, Codilla said the victim could have been infected with HIV as early as nine years old. IPHO records show that the eight students who turned out to be HIV positive were all males aged 15 to 19, and mostly enrolled in public and private senior high schools. The victims were mainly infected through “casual sex”, some with multiple partners, Codilla said, adding that all eight are undergoing free counseling and antiretroviral drug treatment at the HACT treatment hub. Because of the alarming rate of infection, Codilla said they have shifted the focus of their awareness campaign and free testing services to local high schools. Citing their assessment, he said students are now very much vulnerable with exposure to risky sexual behaviors due to increased access to the Internet. He specifically cited the proliferation of pornographic materials, chat groups, and dating sites that could trigger the curiosity of teenagers to engage in casual sex. Codilla said they have already trained the school nurses to conduct orientations on the students, especially on HIV testing, he said. “This way, the students are already prepared by the time we visit the schools,” he said. So far, Codilla said the awareness and response from parents about the program have been positive. Data from the IPHO showed that a total of 262 HIV/AIDS cases were detected in the province in 2017. Some 133 cases involved persons aged 25 to 34 years old; 81 under the 15 to 24 years age bracket; 36 under the 35 to 49 years age group; and four aged 50 years and above. A total of 155 cases were males having sex with males or MSMs, 72 were bisexual, and 26 were heterosexual. (PNA)

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He said inactive BADACs make it difficult for authorities to conduct clearing operations thus worsening the drug problem in barangays. The Philippine National Police reported that from

July 1, 2016 to January 17, 2018 it carried out 81,919 anti-drug operations. These led to the arrest of 119,361 drug suspects and death of 3,987 others who were killed in alleged shootouts with law enforcers. Misuari said he would destroy “foreign infiltrators” who try to create dissension among the Moro people. “The foreign infiltrators to our homeland, to create dissension among us, to disunite us, we must guard against them even if they come from Indonesia, they come from Malaysia, they come from Saudi Arabia, from Morocco, from Iran and from all places in the world. We will have to destroy them, before they can destroy us,” he said. “So we are now about to march on another path because there are some countries, who are trying to demonize us, who kidnap some innocent citizens and then bring to our homeland to create misimpression about our people,” he added. He said the MNLF will participate in the joint undertaking of Indonesia and the Philippines in securing the territorial waters of both countries by deploying 10 big naval boats along their borders. Half of the crews and officers will come from the Indonesian armed forces and the other half will come from the MNLF, he said. Misuari was elected Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from September 30, 1996 until he was arrested off Sabah in late November 2000 and detained in the Philippines until April 2008. Misuari was accused of leading yet another rebellion — the September 2013 Zamboanga Siege. Warrants of arrest were issued against him and 59 others for rebellion and violation of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and other crimes against Humanity. He went into hiding but was granted temporary liberty late 2016, under the Duterte administration, to participate in the peace talks with government. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 ranto petition. If sufficient number of justices could be mustered to declare her as without any right to the position of chief justice, that immediately finishes everybody’s ordeal. On the other hand, if Sereno will not be ousted by the Calida petition, her critics could still train all their guns on the impeachment trial at the Senate. During the trial, it would even be possible that the way senators would would be voting would no longer be truly important. What would be important would be that, during the trial, her critics could once against come up with every devastating and incriminating evidence they could lay their hands on in the hope of destroying her image some more. Their objective here would be to enrage the citizenry some more. If Sereno wasn’t removed from power by the legislators and by her fellow justices, whoever is orchestrating these things against her could then call on the people to be the ones to act and demand for her resignation. -oooFOR QUESTIONS, REACTIONS: If anyone would like to ask me any question about what the burning issues of the day mean, or what we have discussed here, or to consult on any problem, whatever it maybe, please call 0917 984 24 68, or email me at batasmauricio@ yahoo.com, or post your concerns at www.facebook. com/attybatas. Promise, I will answer right away. Thank God in the Name of Jesus, Amen!

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process, to Merpu’s Malaya, then to my Manila Standard, or was it MMNS or Agence France-Presse, I couldn’t recall exactly. Whoa! When we got back to the city a few days later, Merpu got the banner story the day after the commemoration. Me, maybe in one of the papers using MMNS or wire stories, but I’m not sure. That, boys and girls, was how journalism was during your fathers’ time, beating deadlines no matter what, despite the Jurassic technology back then. from page 4 P.S. We never got to winner in the current eyeball those girls with war to kick her out of power, beautiful voices. (Bobby despite the Duterte’s govern- Timonera / MindaNews) ment’s use of all its resources and influence against the first woman chief justice of from page 3 field. the Supreme Court. In short, “The products of the President Duterte faces the greatest embarrassment not Philippine Military Acadonly of his political career, emy (PMA) is not enough. That’s why we are recruiting but of his entire life. the reserve officers training -oooSCENARIOS IN THE corps and even four-year SERENO IMPEACHMENT: course graduates and train What, then, should be done them to become officers by those who dream of a of the Armed Forces to Supreme Court without replace those who vacate a Sereno? As I see it, her their slots,” he said. Under the law, soldiers foes would be biding their time and allow the Supreme are mandatorily retired Court to issue its ruling upon reaching their 56th first on Calida’s quo war- birthday.

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The AFP also loses soldiers due to death in the course of military operations. Lorenza cited, for instance, the Marawi siege, where government troops from Luzon and the Visayas were pulled out of their posts and brought to Mindanao to reinforce the troop requirement there, leaving those soldiers’ posts undermanned. The defense chief related that after the Marawi conflict, local government units (LGUs) complained because they were left unguarded due to the posting of their military personnel to Mindanao. “We are not preparing for something big and we’re praying that the conflict in Marawi won’t happen again. But if it does, we are prepared and our LGU’s will no longer complain,” Lorenzana said. He added the recruits would be trained for at least a year and would be commissioned to become regular members of the government military forces if they pass. Lorenzana attended the PMA’s awarding ceremony for the outstanding cadets on Saturday and the graduation rites of the PMA “Alab Tala” class of 2018 on Sunday. “Alab Tala” stands for Alagad ng Lahing Binigkis ng Tapang at Lakas (disciples of the race bound by bravery and strength). (PNA)

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opportunities, and assistive devices and facilities. Aside from economic parity, the country still has to address other genderrelated issues, such as violence against women and children (VAWC), political parity, and the reopening of its health and survival gender gap. In terms of VAWC, PIDS consultant Clarissa David noted a slow decline in the number of reported cases of sexual violence against women. Disturbingly, her study also revealed that more than 1 in every 10 women believe such violence is acceptable. Meanwhile, although the WEF report lauded the country for the substantial improvement in its political parity, a closer look at statistics will still reveal a glaring gap in the distribution of women and men leaders in the country. For instance, David, Albert, and Vizmanos, in another study, noted a decline in the share of women leaders in local elective posts, from 20 percent in 2010 down to merely 11 percent in 2013. Filipino women are likewise underrepresented in highest positions in the private sector. These issues clearly show that there is still a lot to be done to realize gender parity in the Philippines. Promoting the economic empowerment of women will not only enhance their partici-

pation in society but will also help curb sexual and domestic violence against them. Women should have equal opportunities as men in decisionmaking. This can be made possible by having more women leaders in decisionmaking positions in both government and industry. Studies that delve into the various aspects of and issues in gender and development are also needed to provide a broader and more nuanced perspective on gender equalities.

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elected new officers to the association: Cezar P. Consing, Bank of the Philippine Island’s President and CEO and Antonio C. Moncupa, Jr., East West Banking Corporation’s Vice Chairman and CEO as First Vice Presidents; Enrico S. Cruz, Deutsche Bank AG’s Managing Director, Global Markets and Chief Country Officer as Secretary; and Jose Arnulfo A. Veloso, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Ltd.’s President and CEO as Treasurer. Also part of the newly elected Board of Directors are respective bank representatives from Bank of Commerce, China Banking Corporation, Citibank, N.A, Development Bank of the Philippines, ING Bank,

N.V., Mizuho Bank Limited, Philippine National Bank, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Robinsons Bank Corporation, The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Union Bank of the Philippines. The newly elected and re-elected BAP officers and directors expressed their gratitude to the member banks for their unrelenting support and active participation in the projects and initiatives of the association. With the ASEAN integration gearing up, Tan vowed to continue working on the roadmap towards a more competitive Philippine banking industry. “Going forward, we will rationalize and upgrade BAP utilities and operations, purse industry positions for the welfare of the Philippine banking industry and its stakeholders and continue building enablers to push the BAP vision,” Tan said. Established in 1949, the BAP is the lead organization of universal and commercial banks consisting of forty-one member banks; twenty-one of which are local banks while twenty are foreign bank branches. The association continues to ensure public trust and lobby for policies that will improve and protect the welfare of the entire Philippine banking industry and its stakeholders.

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Isuzu Philippines holds groundbreaking ceremony in Taytay, Rizal

Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), the country’s leader in the commercial vehicle segment, has officially conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest dealer network in Taytay, Rizal in line with the growing demands and expansion efforts of the company. Strategically located along Manila East Road in Taytay Rizal, Isuzu Taytay is the latest addition to the current roster of Isuzu Automotive Dealership, Inc (IADI - which operates Isuzu dealerships in the areas of Alabang, Cavite, Pasig and Rizal. The soon to rise Isuzu dealership in

Taytay is within the boundaries of Cainta and Antipolo and main gateway to other municipalities such as Angono, Binangonan, Morong, Tanay, Teresa, Baras and Pililia. It is accessible from Manila via Ortigas Avenue, from Quezon City via Marcos and Sumulong Highway, from Pasig and South of Manila via C-6 and from Laguna via South West of Rizal. With a lot size of 3,000 square meters, Isuzu Taytay can house a total of 6 showroom vehicle display unit and can accommodate 10 Light Commercial vehicles in the service bay area. “We are proud to announce Isuzu Taytay

(From left) IPC VP for Sales Mr. Yasuhiko Oyama, IADI President & COO Mr. Emmanuel Aligada, IPC Executive Vice President Mr. Shojiro Sakoda, Taytay Mayor Hon. George G. Gonzaga, Rizal Governor Hon. Rebecca A. Ynares, Taytay Vice Mayor Hon. Carlito Gonzaga, IADI Sales Functional Director Mr. Alejandro Paguio, Isuzu Rizal Operations Manager Mr. Aurelio Coronel, Jr. and MAR-VI Enterprises, Inc. President Mr. Marcelino Alcantara.photo supplied

as one of the soon to rise dealership network in the eastern part of the bustling metropolis. The new dealership in Taytay is a testament of Isuzu’s leadership in terms of product and innovation. We are building and strengthening our foundation to provide a better quality and services to the growing demands of business in Rizal,” said Hajime Koso, President of Isuzu Philippines Corporation. “With almost 3 million population in Rizal, we expect a positive outcome with the growing SMEs market continue to flourish and OFW remittances leading a significant growth year-by-year,” Koso said. Moreover, the new dealership will also cater to the growing commercial vehicle segment, which contributed a huge 64-percent market share in the auto industry last year. cmyk

Pioneering their truck portfolio is Isuzu’s latest Blue Power technology that aims to provide better and ecofriendly engine output, emissions, fuel economy and durability. “The commercial vehicle segment is arguably at its peak and continuing to display a robust performance every year. More than the technology that Isuzu offers, we are excited to bring products that are beneficial to the business fleet, logistics, and even larger scale business,” explained Koso. “The province of Rizal has been one of the potential business district for Isuzu. Aside from the booming business, we are looking forward on the great value of mu-X and D-MAX together with our dependable trucks—N-Series, F-Series, and heavyduty C&E-Series to the community,” added Koso.