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Construction of Technopark in Misor to wait 10 more years By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent

THE fruition of the Mindanao Technopark in Alubijid, Misamis Oriental will be delayed to ten more years with the untimely death of University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) president Ricardo Rotoras in December. According to USTP vice chancellor Ambrosio Cultura, Rotoras had too many linkages both in the government and in the private sector and even with foreign aid agencies to realize the project and fasttrack the calendar frame to only three years or around 2020. But with Rotoras gone, In a career traditionally made of men, Rosevic Apito stands out as a female boxing referee for the Philippine Sports the project will likely take Commission. Here, Apito mediates the PSC-Pacquiao Cup national qualifiers at Macasandig gym in Cagayan de See wait, page 11

Oro City last Saturday, March 3. Photo

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7,000 Batang Pinoy athletes are vying for PSC gold medals By Philip James M. Tremedal Misamis Occidental Bureau

OROQUIETA City--More or Less 7,000 Batang Pinoy athletes from 77 Local Government Units all over Mindanao are vying for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals to gain a slot to represent Mindanao for the upcoming National Batang

Army to hire 6,100 troops this year

THE Philippine Army (PA) on Monday announced that it is opening 6,100 slots in line with efforts to strengthen its field units. “The Army recently approved the opening of 3,600 annual regular quota and an additional 2,500 for 2018. There is now a total of 6,100 slots opened. Out of the total number of recruits, 5 percent is allocated for female recruits and another 5 percent from the indigenous peoples,” PA spokesperson Lt. Col. Louie Villanueva said. He added that additional recruits will be filling up the troop requirements for the conceptualized activation of 10 new Infantry Battalions and one Scout Ranger Battalion. “As of today, seven out of the 10 Infantry Battalions and the Scout Ranger Battalion have already been activated. These additional Army units aim to further

Pinoy Games 2018 slated in September in Baguio City. With P29 million budget for the Batang Pinoy Mindanao Qualifying Leg 2018, the Philippine Sports Commission and supported by the unified help and support from the province of Misamis Occidental and Oroquieta City led by Gov-

ernor Hermie M Ramiro and City Mayor Jason Paredes Almonte Batang Pinoy Mindanao Qualifying Leg will be a success In the recent list of participants to the Batang Pinoy Mindanao Qualifying Leg that will be opened on March 6-12, 2018, the 77 Local Government Units

together with its counterparts in the promotion of Young Sports in Mindanao like the Department of Education, Local Legislative Committees on Sports and Youth Development, and other sports organization and the Philippine Sports Commission are namely; From Region 10 (North-

ern Mindanao) Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte and Camiguin with the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Valencia, Malaybalay, El Salvador, Gingoog ,Oroquieta, Tangub, Ozamiz , From Region 13 (CaragaRegion) Agusan del Sur, Agusan See vying, page 11

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laboratory that Colight has turned over to a public high school in its franchise area. Through the years, Colight has been determined at providing assistance to schools within its franchise area that also include, aside from Cotabato City, the towns of Sultan Kudarat and Datu Odin Sinsuat, both in Maguindanao.

“It has been part of our company’s thrust to always give back to the community, a manifestation of our commitment to improve on the quality of education in the area,” said Anna Lea Nataño, the power firm’s Human Resources and Reputation Enhancement (HRRE) head. The E.Lab, which is in support of the Department

of Education’s K to 12 curriculum, is for the high school students who will be taking up the Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) course. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority will then issue a National Certification (NC) 2 or Certificate of Competency to course pass-

ers, which can be used as credentials in applying for gainful employment after finishing senior high school. Amounting to almost half a million pesos, the project includes 10 sets of training table and assessment facility, 50 armchairs, information wall and glass boards. DepEd Division Super-

intendent Dr. Concepion Ferrer–Balawag said she was elated with Colight’s project that would benefit the poor but deserving students in the city. “In years of being partner with Colight and Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., we are delighted and honored to accept the e.lab project,”

Cotabato City school gets electric lab from Aboitiz firm By Noel Punzalan and Edwin Fernandez

COTABATO CITY -- Pushing its corporate social responsibility to its clients, the Aboitiz-owned Cotabato Light and Power Company (Colight) donated an electric laboratory to Notre Dame Village High School (NDVHS) here Saturday. This is the second electric

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Mangudadatu’s hometown to host first Philippine call center to cater to Arabs BULUAN, Maguindanao-Buluan, the hometown of Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu and present seat of the provincial government, will host the country’s first call center that would cater to Arab nations. “It is expected to operate later this year or early 2019,” Mangudadatu told reporters at the groundbreaking rites of the 200-milion peso mixed use building that will be home to the business processing and outsourcing (BPO) center. It will also be the first call center in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and Mangudadatu envisions Buluan to be “the call center hub of the region and possibly the country exclusively for Arab nations.” He said the call center, which will be constructed across the compound of the Provincial Capitol, is expected to generate employment for at least 1,200

workers. The workforce will be coming from Islamic scholars and a workforce with expertise in speaking Arabic. Mangudadatu estimates the call center would generate employment for at least 1,200 workers sourced from the among the scholars of the provincial government. “Priorities for employment will be graduates of our Mag-Peace scholarship program,” Mangudadatu said. “Islamic scholars aree lso given priority to show they are not supporting extremists,” he added. Alex Buenaventura, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) graced the groundbreaking rites. The Land Bank will provide the provincial government a hundred million peso loan for the construction of the building while the provincial government will provide a counterpart of a hundred million pesos. The multi-use building will not only host the call center but also a hotel

THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrant and Itinerant People (CBCPECMI) expressed support to Senator Grace Poe's call to probe new cases of baggage theft at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “We , C B C P E C M I , support and stand with S enator Grace Po e's S enate Res olution 644 to investigate the new case of 'bukas bagahe,' luggage pilferage at airports,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos, chairman of the CB CP-ECMI. He noted that stealing and dishonesty are criminal acts. “It is plain stealing of properties, dishonesty of personnel, which are criminal acts,” the Bataan prelate said.

“ Those bukas bagahe are black eye to our countr y, which will result to loss of trust and confidence of investors and tourists,” he added. Santos said that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should be protected and propertiesluggage respected, since all the things they were able to buy are from their hard-earned money. “Our OFWs work so hard and honestly. They should be protected and their properties-luggage, be respected,” he said. “What they earned, sent and brought homes, are from their sacrifices. Those are fruits of their hard work s and s we at and tears,” the Catholic prelate added. Poe, head of the Senate committee on public s e r v i c e s , f i l e d S e n at e

By Ferdinandh B. Cabrera MindaNews

Prayers offered during the groundbreaking rites of the future BPO building across the compound of the Provincial Capitol in Buluan, Maguindanao on March 1, 2018. MIndaNews photo by Ferdinandh B. Cabrera

and commercial spaces to encourage more investors to come to Buluan, invest and create more job opportunities, he said. Buenaventura said the primary objective of the Land Bank loans is to help improve employment opportunities for the people of Maguindanao. (Ferdinandh Cabrera / MindaNews)

CBCP backs call to probe new cases of baggage theft

Ozamiz City: from a violent past, to a destination for tourists, pilgrims By Froilan Gallardo MindaNews O Z A M I Z C it y - - S e ve n months after the brutal slaying of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and 14 of his relatives in an anti-illegal drugs raids on July 30, Ozamiz City is moving away from its violent past and working its way into becoming a tourist destination. Acting Mayor Girlette Luansing said they are hoping their new thrusts on tourism will change the violent image of the city. “Ozamiz was never a good tourist destination

before because of the violent image of the Parojinogs,” said Luansing, who was elected number 2 councilor in 2016 but was thrust into the mayoralty after the mayor was killed; Nova, the mayor’s daughter-vice mayor was arrested and detained; and the mayor’s brother Ricardo, the number 1 councilor, escaped and remains at large. (While at large, Ricardo tendered his resignation in October 2017). Luansing partnered with the Department of Tourism to help them make the city attractive to tourists.

She said they are improving the city’s main attraction, the old Spanish fort Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo and the shrine of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and of the Triumph of the Cross of Panguil Bay, to cater to tourists and pilgrims. Luansing said they are also asking local restaurants to come up with new cuisine to attract visitors to the city. She said their goal is not far off since there are two daily flights to the city from Manla and one daily from Cebu. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)

Resolution 644 for the conduct an inquir y, in aid of legislation, on new cases of luggage pilferage in airports. The resolution was filed amid several complaints of passengers that their pieces of luggage were opened at the airport. L ast mont h, Pres i d e nt R o d r i g o D ut e r t e has terminated the contract of Miascor, aviation ser vice provider after a luggage theft incident at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga was earlier reported. Local tourists and pilgrims visit the Shrine of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Immaculate At the same time, six Conception and of the Triumph of the Cross of Panguil Bay, in Ozamiz City. MindaNews e mp l oy e e s of t h e s e r- photo by Froilan Gallardo vice provider assigned at the said airport were terminated and facing administrative charges because of the incident which happened in Januar y. (PNA)

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Army turns over 800 rubber seedlings to IPs AMPATUAN, Maguindanao--The military’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion (MIB) on Saturday distributed over 800 rubber seedlings to Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the upland village of Ampatuan in a bid to help natives have alternate sources of income. 2Lt. Giftsy Labaniego said the seedlings were distributed to IPS in far-flung Barangay Tomicor here. “It was part of our com-

munity support program as we continue to win the hearts of our IPs,” Labaniego said after he and his staff handed over the seedlings to Editha Panes, IPs mandatory representative of Barangay Tomicor. The Maguindanao provincial agriculture office provided the seedlings intended for all IP communities that have limited or no agricultural support at all. Maguindanao Governor

DAVAO CITY -- The continued hardship in the communist New People’s Army (NPA) prompted a couple to surrender with their firearms to the troops of the Army’s 73rd Infantry Battalion. Capt. Mc Gary Dida, civil-military operations (CMO) officer of the 1002nd infantry brigade, said Bonio Dawa, 45 and his wife Ligaya Dawa, 40, have been operating in Davao Occidental. Both are residents of Sitio Kiapok, Barangay Little Baguio, Davao Occidental. Bonio said he was tired of the false promises of the NPA that their family will be given financial support and a land to till. The Dawas are only among those who surren-

dered to the military for the past months. Since January 2018, the 73rd IB received a total of 13 assorted high-powered firearms from 16 NPA surrenderers. “With our intensive security operations and continuous collaboration to our Local Government Units and other stakeholders, we can align our efforts in attaining a peaceful and conflict resilient communities within our area of operation,” said Lt. Col. Marion T. Angcao, the commander of the 73rd IB. The 73rd IB is set to present the former rebels to the local government of Davao Occidental for immediate assistance and enrolment

NPA couple surrenders to Army in Davao Occidental

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Esmael Toto Manguadatu has specific programs for the IPs who he described as protectors of the forest as their ancestral domain. Labaniego also said that the outreach program is

one way of bringing the IPs away from communist movement recruitment in the hinterlands. Panes lauded the efforts of the military for the delivery of the seedlings. She

assured the soldiers that the IPs would take care of the agricultural assistance. Rubber is a rising industry in Maguindanao, which has a vast track of uninhabited forest lands

suitable for rubber and heat resistant crops. “We have just planted the seed of peace in this community,” Labaniego said as his team left the mountain village. (PNA)

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Sen. Manny, quit boxing now and become RP prexy LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “And God said…`Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare’…” (Isaiah 55:1-2, the Holy Bible). -oooSEN. MANNY, PLEASE STOP FIGHTING, AND INSTEAD FOCUS ON BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES ALREADY: If the offer to be an undercard for the fight of boxing champion Jeff Horn is an insult, why then did Top Rank’s Bob Arum offer it to you, Sen. Manny Pacquiao?

Could it be that, from the point of view of Bob Arum, a hard-nosed and veteran boxing promoter of international fame, fighting in an undercard is already the best offer that can be made to you, Sen. Manny, at this stage of your career as a boxing world champion? For us your fans even when you were a just boxing start-up who was unable to pay his rents in an “entesuwelo” in Malabon or Navotas (prompting the late Ompong Nazario, your former promoter/manager then, if you can still remember, to call me to talk to your landlord), what we ask you to do, Mr. Senator, is for you to stop fighting now since you have already earned billions anyway, and instead focus on your political career so our forecast that you will become

president of this country someday will already come true, God willing! -oooNOYNOY, BUTCH, JANET, “PUSHERS” ALL DURING THE ELECTIONS IN 2016: Okay, let me be clear here with my synonyms or antonyms: they were really “pushers”, as it were, and I refer to former President Noynoy Aquino, former Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch Abad, and former Health Secretary Janet Garin, when they pushed (there, that is the word) for the purchase of the Dengvaxia vaccine at a staggering cost of P3.4 billion on April 04, 2016. No matter how we look at this, the purchase by these three, with the cooperation of others from the Department of Health, Department of Budget, and the Office of

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the President, of the vaccine fell within the 45-day election ban for government projects, as mandated by Section 261 (o) and (v) of the Omnibus Election Code. They were indeed “pushers”---pushing for violation of existing laws, for their personal and party interests. -oooCONGRESSMEN, SENATORS SHOULD NOT MEDDLE WITH SC: Really, Sen. Antonio Trillanes continues to baffle, manifesting the need for him, perhaps, to already undergo a cleansing process using coconut oil to clear the mind (which, in my Ilocano native tongue from Tarlac, is often See prexy, page 5

Think A Minute

Under the surface

THINK a Minute. Remember Greg Louganis? The young, strong, superstar athlete who won gold medals in all his events at both the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. He was the first athlete in history to do it, and was elected to the Olympic Hall of Fame. But at the Olympics, no one ever suspected that under the surface Greg Louganis’ body was full of AIDS. It’s true that you really cannot know what’s inside a person just from looking on the outside. Many people are not what they appear to be. For example, that tough football or rugby player you know may actually still

be an insecure little boy on the inside, because he could never be good enough for his hard, strict father. That shy young woman you see around town might still be a broken, hurting little girl, because she was abused by her uncle or stepfather when she was young. Maybe even that 60-year-old political leader or successful businessman is still full of hurt and anger from when he was badly treated as a child because of his skin color, or because he grew up in a poor family. Many people look strong and mature on the outside, but inside they’re still hurting emotionally and need healing. They still

have deep wounds, scars and painful memories of terrible things that were said or done to them when they were young children or teenagers. Friend, if you’ve been living with pain, fears or anger from what people said or did to you in the past, these hurts and bad memories can be like chains that hold you in prison emotionally. Well, Jesus Christ sure knows how you feel. Jesus is probably the most hurt, abused person in history. His own family thought He was crazy, and His own people had Him tortured and killed as the worst of criminals. But not only does Jesus understand and

to the point: GENERAL Santos City-At the February 27 Senate hearing, the senators heaped blame on the NFA (National Food Authority), particularly on Chairman Jayson L. Y. Aquino, for the shortage of NFA rice supply and for the price in the market to spike by announcing the shortage. Is the blame justified? A senator told Aquino to resign. Malacañan admonished NFA to do its work well. Are Aquino and the other NFA officials sleeping on their job? *** *** *** The primary mandate of the NFA is “… to stabilize the price of palay, rice and corn …” as stated in Section 1 of Republic Act 3452 creating the Rice and Corn Administration. This

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feel your pain, He’s also the One Who can heal your broken heart and painful memories. So today, why don’t you put your whole life, including your painful past, into the strong, healing hands of Jesus? He’ll even help you forgive those people who hurt you. Then, you’ll finally be free from your emotional pain and prison to start living the full, new life Jesus has planned for you. Just Think a Minute.

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Mandate to fail

government policy, while originally the mandate of RCA, was absorbed by the National Grains Authority that abolished RCA and by the NFA from the NGA. To carry out this policy, the original mandate was to purchase palay and corn directly from the farmers; added later was the importation or rice to augment the required level of NFA stock. The NFA “… shall sell and dispose of these commodities to the consumers at areas of consumption at a price that is within their reach”. *** *** *** The policy is good. But has NFA the resources and power to implement it? To carry out the policy, NFA is mandated to compete with rice traders and

middlemen by (1) purchasing palay and corn directly from the farmers and (2) selling the rice and corn at prices within the reach of the consumers. But does NFA have enough funds, facilities and flexibility to compete? At present, NFA purchasing price of palely is limited to P17 kilo and sells regular milled rice at P27 per kilo and well-milled rice at P32. Farmers have to take their palay to NFA buying stations On the other hand, rice traders and middlemen have more funds and flexibility. They buy palay directly from the farms at prices higher than the NFA price – raising or lowering their prices according to the demand of the competition. Evidently, they dictate the prices both

at the farms and in the market. Evidently, too, concerning palay, the traders and middlemen, outbuy NFA quantity-wise and qualitywise. Since they buy directly from the farms, they corner the good-quality palay. It is most probable that what the traders and middlemen reject the farmers take to the NFA buying stations. Hence, in the market, NFA rice is just for Class D and E consumers estimated at 10 million out of the more than 100 million Filipinos. *** *** *** So far NFA is a non-factor in regulating the prices of palay at the farms and rice in the market. The NFA mandate is mandate to fail. Since the Senate hearing See mandate, page 5

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DTI joins HIMS trade and investment roadshow in the USA

Houston, Texas - The 2018 Philippines Healthcare Information Management Services (HIMS) Trade and Investment Roadshow to the USA with the theme “Unlocking Opportunities. Embracing Innovation” held a business forum and outreach in Houston, Texas from 1-2 March 2018. Texas Honorary Consul General Ethel Mercado welcomed the Philippine delegation headed by DTI Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group Nora Terrado and composed of officials from the Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) and Export Management Bureau (EMB), Philippine business process management (BPM) industry leaders and representatives from

13 companies providing IT and HIMS-BPM services. Attended by healthcare professionals and business owners ranging from small to large healthcare facilities and institutions, the business forum held at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) 3rd Coast Restaurant highlighted the Philippines’ strong economic growth that translates to more enhanced partnership opportunities between the Philippines and the Houston healthcare industry. The delegation served as ambassadors in promoting the sector’s strengths, advantages and capabilities. Company visits to the top three (3) health facilities in Houston, namely Memorial Hermann, Methodist, and CHI St. Lukes as well as Kindred and HealthSouth

facilitated discussions on the impact of technology on healthcare information management. “As we see the transformative effect of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the healthcare industry, the Philippines will continue to advance the complementation of our services and these emerging technologies. It also gives pride to the Philippines the increasing role of Overseas Filipino Investors (OFIs) in Houston’s healthcare and IT-BPM sector who have established their own respective facilities. We will continue to enhance our services to ensure we bring value to our OFIs as well,” said Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group Nora K. Terrado.

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compete in the open market, it will fail in its mandated mission. Better to abolish it. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Patriicio P. Diaz was editor in chief of the Mindanao Cross in Cotabato City and later the Mindanao Kris. He is the recipient of a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Titus Brandsma for his ‘commitment to education and public information to Mindanawons as Journalist, Educator, and Peace Advocate.’ You may e-mail your comments to patponcediaz@ yahoo.com)

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referred to as “agpagulgol”). The reason is simple: he is again ordering justices of the Supreme Court not to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno via means other than impeachment. Since when can a lawmaker meddle or interfere with the workings of the Supreme Court? Somebody should tell these lawmakers that the Supreme Court is independent of the legislative department, and cannot be taking orders from them, especially if they are unschooled in the law. Pronouncements like this constitutes a sorry waste of taxpayers’ money... -oooSUPREME COURT IS SUPREME: With due respect to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) which is bewailing what it said was the “shortcut route” in the removal of Sereno, all lawyers know that when a sufficient number of Supreme Court justices say something about anything under the sun, what they say automatically becomes a part of the law of the land, whether lawyers agree to what they said or not. Under the 1987 Constitution, the Supreme Court is the final authority on what is to be considered legal or not, including, but not limited to, how to remove anyone of them from the tribunal. -oooPASTORA PHEN, OUTSTANDING IN MAKING GOWNS, FORMAL DRESSES: For anyone out there who needs gowns, formal dresses or uniforms, we have a lady pastor at the Simbahang Anak ng Diyos Kadugo Ni Kristo (AND, or the Children of God Blood Kin of the Christ Church), Pastora Josephine Ambay

Mandate... from page 4

was in aide of legislation, the senators should have focused on the NFA mandate rather than on blaming Aquino and other officials for the failure of NFA to maintain its rice stock and its mission as mandated. The same must be said of Malacañang. Unless NFA is given the resources and flexibility to

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In photo: The Philippine delegation during the Healthcare Information Management Services (HIMS) Trade and Investment Roadshow to the USA with the theme “Unlocking Opportunities. Embracing Innovation” business forum and outreach in Houston, Texas from 1-2 March 2018.

The Houston Business Forum and Outreach is the 2nd track of the 2018 Philippines Healthcare Information Management Services (HIMS) Trade and Investment Roadshows in the United States of America (USA) organized by the Philippine Board of Investment (BOI) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) in close coordination with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center Los

Angeles (PTIC-LA) and the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce – Texas (PACCTx). The Philippine delegation also concluded the New York Business Forum and business-to-business (B2B) meetings. It will proceed to Las Vegas for the country’s participation to the 2018 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, which will be attended by around 40,000 professionals, executives and vendors in the IT/ HIM industry worldwide,

making it a vast potential for networking and investment opportunities for the country. The Philippines remains one of the leading suppliers of HIMS services worldwide, with 118, 245 full time employees (FTEs) and revenue of $2.41 billion in 2016. The Roadshow is part of the continuous efforts of the Philippines to help the HIMS-BPM Industry reach its US$5 billion revenue and 210,000 FTEs target by 2022.

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Notice is hereby given that the said application will be heard by this Authority on February 14 2018 at 10:00 AM at the MARINA RO XI Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City. The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general circulation or shall post this Order in the MARINA website at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date or hearing. Parties opposed to the grant of the Application must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date, furnishing a copy of the same to the Applicant, and may, if they so desire, appear on said date and time. Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing of five (5) days thereafter. Done this 5th of February 2018 at Davao City, Philippines.

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Ayala Land to open air, sea ports, resort rooms in remote island By Leslie Gatpolintan

MANILA -- Property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and joint venture partner Sicogon Island Development Corp. (SIDECO) target to open this summer the airport runway, jetty port and resort accommodation of a tourism estate in northern Iloilo, optimistic on the sustained growth of the tourism sector. Junie Jalandoni, ALI Senior Vice President and head of Commercial Business Group, said the first phase of the Sicogon Island Tourism Estate development includes the completion of infrastructure and bed and breakfast accommodation. “The first phase is essentially completing the infrastructure -- the jetty, the runway and hopefully that will be operational by summer. We are opening 20 rooms (accommodation) in Sicogon by summer so it can be already available for guests,” he said in an interview. Jalandoni said the cost to build the 20-room resort accommodation reached PHP100 million, as they target to construct additional 80 rooms within the year. He further said the tourism estate project also includes retail and other resorts. ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman announces the services rendered during the conduct of the ARMM People’s Day in Barangay Townsite, Maluso, See open, page 11

Basilan province on March 4, 2018. (Photo

Tourism budget increase mulled for Tangub, MisOcc By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora

MANILA -- After visiting a world-class viewdeck above Mt. Malindang in Tangub, Misamis Occidental, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday assured he will recommend an increase in the city’s tourism projects, particularly the highly anticipated Gardens of the World.   “The Belvedare (Tangub viewdeck) and the Gardens of the World deserve national assistance so I will recommend to Secretary Wanda Teo that funds be appropriated by TIEZA (Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority) for these,” he told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) at Tangub, Misamis

Occidental.   According to the Palafox Associates’ website, the project will feature cascading waters, spa and wellness facilities, and reflection pools. Meanwhile, for the more active visitors, activities such as biking, zipline, cable car, and even a mountain slide will be offered.   On the site will rise a statue dedicated to Colonel Wendell Fertig, a civil engineer who led the guerilla force in Mindanao during the World War II.   Among others, a statue of St. Michael the Archangel, Tangub’s patron saint, and an amphitheater for Tangub’s multi-awarded Dalit Festival dancers, will also See budget, page 10

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Basilan town receives P7.4-M projects from ARMM By Teofilo Garcia, Jr

MALUSO, Basilan -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has turned over PHP7.4 million infrastructure and livelihood projects in this municipality. ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman led the inauguration and turnover of the projects on Sunday at the sidelines of the ARMM People’s Day in this municipality. The ARMM People’s Day is a monthly activity that serves as an opportunity for the regional line agencies and offices to offer and render their frontline services to the people of the region. The services included children’s feeding program, medical check-up,

circumcision, jobs fair, and others. The projects that were tu r n e d ove r i n clu d e d PHP5.4 million barangay hall and multi-purpose building in Tubigan and PHP2 million livelihood projects to the fisherfolks cooperative in Barangay Lower Port Holland. The projects were part of the ARMM’s flagship program--Health, Education, Livelihood, Peace and Governance Synergy (ARMM-HELPS). Aurellano Laping, Tubigan barangay chairperson, Mayor Hanie Bud and other officials joined Hataman in the inauguration of the projects. Hataman said that the ARMM is now focused on

delivering socio-economic and infrastructure projects to the different provinces and towns all over the region. Laping said they had been staying for years in Barangay Tubigan and they never thought there will be projects for the betterment of the residents. “The residents are very happy since they now have a place where to gather together,” Laping added. “We are glad about the bulk of projects given to the people of Maluso,” Bud said. He added the projects will be of great help in uplifting the lives of his constituents and will promote peaceful and safe environment.

He said the PHP2 million worth of motorboat and fishing supplies will boost the livelihood of the fisher folks cooperative of Barangay Lower Port Holland. Bud said he was also thankful that President Rodrigo R. Duterte heeded to their request that the town’s municipal waters be made exclusive to local fisher folks. Hataman vowed that his administration will intensify efforts to protect them. Hataman recalled that “historically, Maluso was a fishing port.” “All of the fish brought to Zamboanga City and Isabela City come from Maluso,” he added. See projects, page 11

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SSS cites contingency measures for online payment implementation

The state-run Social Security System (SSS) said that contingency measures are currently in place while system enhancements are being done for the implementation of the Real-time Posting of Contributions (RTPC). “We recognize that RTPC is currently experiencing birth pains which involve technical problems that affect its overall implementation. In that regard, we came up with measures to ease difficulties in our new payment scheme,” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said. To assist members and employers in paying their cont r ibut ions, 94 SSS branches with Automated Tellering System (ATS) facilities have extended their servicing hours up to 7pm

during weekdays while 51 branch offices are open on Saturdays from 8 am to 5 pm. “The extended daily operation and Saturday office will allow members and employers who are unable to pay with our partner banks due to the ongoing system enhancements to comply with the RTPC,” Dooc explained. SSS branch tellering facilities can only accept contribution payments without Payment Reference Number (PRN) if there is system downtime during payment. “But this is only an emergency accommodation. We’ll go back to the standard RTPC procedure once the system resumes operations,” Dooc clarified. The pension fund is experiencing technical problems due to the influx of

CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE AS A VITAL PART OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT By ROSALIE A. SUMAYLO Teacher-I Menongan E/S Quezon-II District

Classroom discipline is truly a vital and indispensable part of classroom management. Pupils highly differ in terms of values, character, attitude, tendencies, actions and behaviors. There are pupils who exemplify good and positive behavior while there are other pupils who manifest unfavorable attitudes and undesirable behaviors in class.These individual differences among pupils particularly in terms of behavior need to be managed accurately and effectively by the classroom teacher. Good and proper classroom discipline leads to a fluent, smooth and more effective flow of teaching-learning process and educational operations and activities in the classroom. This is be-

cause more well-behaved pupils in class are equal to more focused, interested and motivated learners during the conduct of instructional activities. However, poor classroom discipline is equal to chaos in the classroom. When pupils are poorly disciplined, they tend to be unruly in their actions, speech and behaviors. They tend to violate classroom rules more often. They tend to be noisier and more restless even while the lecture or class is on going. The worst is that, poorly disciplined pupils also tend to be more frequently involved in serious disciplinary problems in class and in school like bullying acts, vandalism, truancy, defiance and disrespect against teachers and other school authorities and other more complex disciplinary conflicts.

online users accessing the My.SSS. To address this, Dooc is encouraging all individually-paying members to update their mobile numbers with SSS to receive their PRNs via SMS. “To update their mobile numbers with SSS, they need to submit a Data Amendment Form or E-4 at the nearest SSS branch or edit the said information at My.SSS using Internet Explorer version 11,” Dooc said. He also reminds employers to keep their email

addresses active, to which SSS will send their e-CL summary, PRN, electronic collection list or e-CL, and other RTPC-related notifications. Meanwhile, e-Centers located in SSS branches are regularly checked to ensure functionality as part of the contingency measures of the agency, to accommodate its members and employers who need to get their PRNs. “We regularly check the e-Center kiosks to ensure that it can accommodate

walk-in clients. In fact, we are also planning to install a PRN module to our Self-Service Information Terminals at SSS branches,” Dooc said. With the existing contingency measures, Dooc hopes that there will be no more interruptions on the daily transactions of members and employers with SSS. He added that SSS is working hard to ensure that RTPC will normalize by end of June. “This is our initiative to

improve our system towards the fulfillment of our mandate of providing quality service to our members through immediate posting of contribution payments and timely release of benefits and privileges,” said Dooc. Among the benefits of RTPC are accurate and realtime posting of contribution payments, minimized errors in contribution records, and faster turn-around time for processing of member’s and dependent’s benefits and loans.

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for only two years. Last year, the DOH already issued a second set of GHW templates to replace the initial set, and these new templates will be valid for two years and so on,” Dorotheo said. “It is important that health warnings and images are changed after a certain period to enhance and maintain the maximum impact over time,” he added. He said changing the GHW on cigarette packs on a periodic basis is to prevent the public from being immune to the effects of seeing the images. There should be no excuse for tobacco companies not to comply with the law, Dorotheo said. “We call on the DOH to ensure that all tobacco

products carry the new set of warnings and the Bureau of Internal Revenue to ensure that excise tax stamps are affixed only to tobacco products with the new warnings. Violators must be fined or prosecuted,” he added. Under RA 10643, all cigarette packs being sold must carry graphic health warnings, showing the harmful effects of smoking both to the smoker and those who may inhale the second-hand smoke. The law imposes penalties on tobacco manufacturers, importers, distributors, re-

tailers, and sellers for the violation. In the Philippines, 240 people die daily due to smoking-related diseases. Aside from the GHW on cigarette packs, other efforts in curbing smoking include enforcement of Executive Order No. 26 or nationwide ban on smoking in public places. Some of the GHW templates show that cigarette smoking can cause throat/ neck and mouth cancer; premature/still births; stroke; emphysema; and asthma, among others. (PNA)

New health warnings on tobacco packs MANILA – A health advocacy group on Friday called on the government to ensure that all tobacco packs churned out by local and imported manufacturers in the Philippines to bear the new graphic health warnings (GHWs) starting March 3. In a statement, Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) said Republic Act 10643 or the GHW law requires all cigarette packs should bear the second set of the GHW templates. “As prescribed under the GHW Law (RA 10643), the first set of GHW templates issued by the Department of Health (DOH) and enforced since 3 March 2016 are valid

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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. Act. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that CHARITO CANTIL YAP has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF GENDER from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Birth Certificate of CHARITO CANTIL YAP who was born on AUGUST 21, 1972 at LINAMON, LANAO DEL NORTE whose parents are EDUARDO DINZON YAP and ROSENDA BARNIDO CANTIL. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than ___________________ . (Sgd.) EDENITA R. MACAS Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 6 & 13, 2018

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In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that VERONICA DUNGOG-SUAREZ has filed with this Office, a Petition for Correction of Entry in Date of birth from “MARCH 24, 1967” to “MARCH 25, 1967” in the Certificate of Live Birth of VERONICA LANGAMON DONGOG who was born on March 24, 1967 at Cebulano, Panabo, Davao and whose parents are Felipe U. Dongog & Antonia D Langamon. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 26, 2018. (Sgd.) DENNIS B. DEVILLERES, LLB City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 6 & 13, 2018

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Int’l firm to use Davao cacao beans for real Belgian ‘choco’ DAVAO CITY -- An international chocolate producer will launch Belcolade, the real Belgian chocolate with a single origin of cacao beans exclusively sourced from Davao. Bernard Poplimont, the area director for South East Asia of Puratos, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that Belcolade will be manufactured in their factory in Erembodegem in Belgium. Puratos is an interna-

tional group offering a full range of innovative products, raw materials and application expertise to the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors with its headquarters just outside Brussels (Belgium). Belcolade, the real Belgian chocolate, is produced exclusively in Belgium following a long tradition of craftsmanship, quality and refinement. Poplimont said the product would be launched this

year and would be marketed worldwide. Belcolade is made from carefully selected cocoa beans using production processes that have been perfected over time, assuring its exquisite taste. Poplimont said Puratos also developed Chocolante Philippines with 62 percent dark chocolate from cacao beans sourced only from Calinan, this city. Chocolante is used for baking, confectionery, choc-

olate bars, and similar other products. He said the brand Chocolante is a regional chocolate in which the beans used in processing like the Chocolante Philippines only come from Davao. The product is processed and manufactured in their plant in Vietnam and it is available in the Asian market. Noting the high demand of cocoa beans in the market, Poplimont said Puratos is See use, page 11

Army slams Karapatan report on ‘tortured’ NPAs DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Army’s 71st Infantry battalion has debunked the allegation of a leftist human rights group that two individuals who were suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were tortured and burned. Lt. Col. Esteveyn Ducusin, commander of the Army’s 71st battalion, said no trooper would do such heinous acts as these are contrary to the mandate of the military to serve and protect the people, adding that state troops strictly adhere to the Anti-Torture Law of 2009. “The issue can be considered as black propaganda to deviate people and to further threaten NPA members who want to go back to the folds of the law because it creates an impression that

surrenderers are mistreated and abused,” Ducusin said. In a press statement released by Karapatan on March 2, 2018, the leftist group claimed that January Mensis, 22 and alias “Jerry,” 17, were reportedly abducted on Nov. 28, 2017 and were “falsely accused” as thieves by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Tagum City. After being cleared, Karapatan claimed that the two were turned over to the 71st IB, brought to the camp and were tortured. On Dec. 6, 2017, the two were allegedly brought to a mountainous area in Compostela Valley and were thrown to a pit where soldiers tried to burn them alive. “The 71st IB troopers A special meeting for the Peace and Order Council (PPOC) was held on March 1, 2018 at the Comval capitol led by See slams, page 11

PPOC Chair Gov. Tyron Uy. (maryel

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Davao City ‘Batang Pinoy’ bikers named

DAVAO CITY -- Seven young cyclists will represent Davao City in this year’s Philippine National Youth Games-Batang Pinoy (PNYG-BP). The young cyclists in the list are Dion Tristan Pinton, Herbert Basti Pinton, Christian Acedo, Al David Acedo, Joshua Gaon, Francis Guilaran and Yolly Tapao. Rey Pinton is the head

coach while the assistant coach is Mario Buro Sr. “Cycling will no longer be included in the Mindanao qualifying and instead be held already in the National Finals slated on September 15-21in Baguio City,” said Salvador Paholio Jr., chairman of the Citywide Cycling Association of Davao (CICAD). The other events will still be played in the Min-

danao leg set on March 6 to 12 in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental. The sporting activities include archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, chess, dance sport, karatedo, tennis, pencak silat, sepak takraw, softball, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball and beach volleyball. The PNYG-BP is an

annual event for out-ofschool youth, in-school youth, in-school students and Filipino-foreign youth aged 15 years and below. The Mindanao leg was originally set on June 1015 last year but was moved because of the Maute-ISIS threat in the region, which prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to place Mindanao under martial law. (PNA)

Following the recent encounter with the members of the Sentro De Grabidad, Guerilla Front 25, SRC1,SMRC at Sitio Tadia, Barangay Bantacan, New Bataan, Compostela Valley Province on January

20, 2018,the 66th Infantry (Kabalikat) Battalion intensified their information drive in the said area. Their encounter led to two enemies killed, recovery of 4 High Powered Firearms, 9 Improvised Explosive

Devices (IED), one rifle grenade, electrical wires and blasting paraphernalia, 5 cellphones, one handheld radio, two binoculars, enemy personal belongings, food stuffs and documents. The recovery of a docu-

ment that contains the list of names of those who gave any kind of support to the NPA, became 66IB’s jumping board in thier action plan. As a result, 713 NPA rebels, consisting of 699

66IB intensifies information drive in CVP

See drive, page 11

Music company, gov’t partner to promote music, sports DAVAO CITY -- A 44-yearold music company has teamed up with the city government to reach out to kids in promoting music and sports especially in remote areas. Jericho Fernando, the chief operating officer of JB Music who was with Stephen Speaks singer, Rockwell Ryan Ripperger, in Davao City for the international artist’s last leg of his concert tour dubbed “Alive To Fight”. Fernando said it is part of his company’s corporate social responsibility program to go to different areas in the country Philippines and help develop programs and teach kids about music and sports. As a music store, he said JB Music also sponsor

musicians like Ripperger, whom he met by accident when the artist was looking for a music store to buy an instrument but ended at JB Music headquarter in Manila. “After the meeting we became friends then later came the 40 days concert tour of Stephen Speaks in the Philippines. “A portion of the proceeds will be donated to rebuilding Marawi project,” he said. Ripperger started doing concert tours in the Philippines before the battle in Marawi. When the campaign to help rebuild Marawi, Ripperger went to Fort Bonifacio and sang for the soldiers who fought in Marawi. See promote, page 11

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Qatar OFWs ‘iGov Talks’ on federalism Saudi, wooed to come home Taking public governance discussion to a new level, the labor department’s Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) conducted a policy forum on federalism. ILS Acting Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Satumba said the for um, which was attended by DOLE officials and employees, discussed issues concerning the proposed shift in government form, including its risks and opportunities and other possible policy implications on labor and employment. The forum was orga-

nized under iGov Talks, the ILS’s annual good governance advocacy platform anchored on DOLE’s moral renewal agenda through its Integrity Development Initiative. DILG Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya talked on the pros of having a federal form of government as it differed from a unitar y system where, he said, economic imbalance is prevalent and growth is only concentrated in the mega Manila region. He demonstrated how the government spent taxes in 2016 where pub-

lic expenditures of the national government accounted for 72 percent of the entire General Appropriations Act compared to only 18% of local government units. “Fe d e r a l i s m i s t h e practical solution to ageold problems of poverty, inequality, and instability. For a diverse and multicultural country such as ours, federalism provides a system where national unity is maintained while protecting the diversity of our society,” Malaya told the forum. He said the transition to federal will enable the

Regions’ participation in national decision making, accelerate the economic development of the regions, achieve peace in Mindanao, and allow the preservation of the culture of the various ethnolinguistic groups. He also discussed the possible division of power in a federal form, as well as the duties and responsibilities of the President, Prime Minister, the Vice President, including some changes in the legislature and Senate, and the extent of the authority of the regional governments. #Paul Ang

School based feeding program’s best practices By Josephine C. Alo Mibantang Elementary School Quezon II District

Parents of the recipients of the School- Based Feeding Program were called for an Orientation by the School Head and were informed of their child’s nutritional status and the program’s objectives which they would take part. After the orientation, parents were grouped for their daily schedule. Involved teachers and the school head made a daily schedule for parents who will be cooking for recipients. Gulayan sa Paaralan served as a partner of the SBFP. It served as supplier of vegetables such as malunggay, pechay, mustasa, sitaw, and other green

leafy plants which are very essential for the nutritious meals. By the School Head’s initiative, several nail cutters and lice combs or “suyod” for each section were purchased from the budget of School MOOE to ensure health and hygiene of the pupils. Purchasing of the ingredients for the daily menus based on the 20 Days Menu given by the Division Office was done on a weekly basis by the School Canteen Teacher. All these purchases were liquidated with receipts of the purchased items for transparency purposes. Weekly, School Head releases Canteen’s budgets

for 100 days School Feeding Program. Assigned Parents does Meal Preparations. They wear turban/hairnet, and clean apron, clean nails and no jewelries or unhygienic materials. The School Canteen Teacher and the School Head always supervises the preparations of the parents for the feeding program. They check the Feeding Center to ascertain it’s clean, safe and organized. Recipients of the School Feeding Program were divided into two batches every day. Both batches observes the rules of falling in line before going inside the Feeding Center, wash their hands , and quietly sit down before their tables to pray.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES PETER HOSE KAU AND SUZANNE TROMPETA CONEJOS-KAU,

Its meal time, recipients were quietly and heartily eating their meals of the day which were cooked by their parents. Some fruits are served after they eat for a more delightful tummy for the kids. After every delicious meal, recipient thanks God for each meal, and deworming, weighing, and heights measuring of the pupils in all levels were done and recorded to track each pupil’s progress. Those parents who a c t ively p ar t i c ip ate d throughout the program receive Certificates during Culminating and, Awarding activity. Through collaborative effort of Barangay Council, School MOOE and School PTA makes activity successful.

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

PETER HOSE KAU AND SUZANNE TROMPETA CONEJOS-KAU, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JEFFREY M. OLIVERIO AND ANISAH C. MADCASIM-OLIVERIO,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-024

JEFFREY M. OLIVERIO AND ANISAH C. MADCASIM-OLIVERIO, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/ ORDER

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 May 30, 2004 at Iligan 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 residence at Dominique Square Subd., Block 6 Lot 3, Flamingo St., Ubaldo Laya, Iligan City and CASHS T Apartment, Villa Verde, Iligan City respectively. That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more that twelve (12) 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 May 30, 2004, 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 February 28, 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 23rd day of February, 2018.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

vacancies, skills requirement, geographical location (local or overseas), as well as determine the companies interested to join the Job Fair. Also, POEA and BLE shall process the supply and demand profile and come up with labor market information that will serve as a guide for matching of available skills and employer See home, page 11 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Intestate Estate of RENATO C. AVILA, who died on November 11, 2017 in Davao City, Philippines; that a time of his death, left a certain motor vehicle described as follows, to wit; MAKE/ TYPE OF BODY:SUZUKI/MULTICAB, MOTOR NO.:F6A-6050076, CHASSIS NO.:DC51T-342828, PLATE NO.: LWM-549; Is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER; made and entered into by and between the HEIRS; We, the heirs, do hereby waived our rights and interest on the abovedescribed motor vehicle in favor of our mother-co-heir and that this waiver our mother-co-heir may now apply the transfer of ownership and franchise of the motor vehicle; Under Notary Public of Atty. Alejandro Cobol; as per Doc. No. 471, Page No. 96, Book No. XVIII and Series of 2018. MDN: Feb 27, Mar 6 & 13, 2018

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Norte CITY OF PANABO -0O0CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a Notice is hereby served to the public that ANTHONY L. TAGUISA has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “ANTONIO” to “ANTHONY” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ANTONIO LUGAS TAGUISA who was born on SEPT. 15, 1979 at PANABO, DAVAO and whose parents are CESAR C. TAGUISA and ENCARNACION C. LIJGAS. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MARCH 19, 2018.

(Sgd.) DENNIS B. DEVILLERES, LLB City Civil Registrar MDN: Feb 27 & Mar 6, 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 10, 2014 at Iligan 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 residence at Randers Denmark and Noria Palao, Iligan City respectively. That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more than three (3) 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 10, 2014 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 March 28, 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 23rd day of February, 2018.

The government will entice overseas Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar to return home for a chance to get employed locally or elsewhere overseas. This is what the labor department intends to do with the establishment of a Job Fair Task Force that will conduct a special job fair and skills profiling of OFWs based in KSA and Qatar. In an administrative order issued by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the supply-demand profiling and skills-job matching will be jointly conducted by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and Bureau of Local Employment (BLE). Concerned Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) in the identified countries will do the preliminary skills profiling of the OFWs in coordination with the International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB). Through the joint undertaking, POEA and BLE will conduct employers’ forum and gather the number of

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Norte CITY OF PANABO -0O0CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a Notice is hereby served to the public that DOMINADOR TORREJANO GEMENTIZA has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “DOMINGO” to “DOMINADOR” in the Certificate of Live Birth of DOMINGO TOREJANO GEMENTIZA who was born on NOV. 18,1957 at PANABO, DAVAO and whose parents are DIONICIO MUÑEZ GEMENTIZA and EULALIA OMBAIEN TOREJANO. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MARCH 19, 2018.

(Sgd.) DENNIS B. DEVILLERES, LLB City Civil Registrar

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R.A. 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Lanao del Norte City/Municipality: Iligan City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R. A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that IMELDA E. REBUSTO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ARIANNE MICHELLE GERSAN REBUSTO who was born on 29 July 2000 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Imelda R. Ersan and Carlito C. Rebusto. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 2018.

In compliance with Section 7 of R. A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that RUBY VENDETTA D. OLIVERIO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RUBY VINDETTA LEBUMFACIL DAGZA who was born on 25 January 1961 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Maria O. Lebumfacil and Benito M. Dagza. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 2018.

In compliance with Section 7 of R. A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JESSIE JANE H. BARAFON has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of VANNESS ASIS HANGKA who was born on 04 July 2003 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Jessie Jane A. Hangka and Roquelito B. Barafon. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 2018.

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be erected.   “I think it’s one of a kind in the whole Philippines,” Roque said.   Department of Tourism Region X Director Marie Elaine Unchuan said more than PHP300 million is estimated needed for the concluded site.   Aside from the garden infrastructure, she said the overall plan for the

sure that all 2 parties (ORIG and SMART) are following the rules and regulations in the proper conduct of the campaigns. During the room-to- room campaign, several questions were raised by the student voters to the candidates relevant to the welfare of the students and of the school. The SPG Campus- wide Election was conducted last February 15, 2018. So far SPG election were successfully conducted where pupils are given the chance to participate and exercise their right of suffrage during the

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Aldren T. Baal; Secretary: Jasmen T. Baal; Teasurer: Mery Joy T. Senoron; Auditor: Reneboy T. Gonzaga Jr.; P.I.O.: Renan Requentoza, Peace Officer: John Carl B. Omelgo; Representatives: Venisse Ann E. Escabusa; Elaiza Mae Biol; and Joevel G. Cabugnason.

lished as a model of tourism development.   “I know that it will draw crowd, all provinces from Northern Mindanao, once the Panguil Bridge is completed, will have easy access to Tangub,” she said. “Tangub’s tourism master plan is to be a big ecotourism site given they have an ASEAN Heritage Site that is Mt. Malindang.” “Secretary (Roque) said he’ll ask help, it may be from the Office of the President, or he will ask TIEZA through Secretary Wanda,” she shared.   Even with only 60,000 population, Unchuan

said Tangub is the most advanced city in terms of tourism development in Northern Mindanao. For the Gardens of the World development, Roque said he would raise the subject with Teo at a Cabinet meeting on March 5. “We can easily ask for the PHP150 million next year but I will see how much we can ask this year,” he said.   The presidential spokesman is in Misamis Occidental on Tuesday to participate in the 25th anniversary of Tangub’s Festival of Lights and its 50th Charter Day. (PNA)

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hard but then hear, “You did it all wrong!” or “You skipped a big part!” If your child tends to jump in without reading the directions, going over the instructions or grading rubric together before your child begins work can prevent tears and wasted effort. Encourage your child to circle or underline key instructions and to check off completed parts of projects, so nothing gets missed. Tell stories about times when your child struggled initially and then triumphed. Giving children some say in how they do a task increases their motivation to do it. Let your child choose between equally acceptable alternatives. Kids often complain, “Why do I have to learn this stuff that I’m never going to use?” In a calm moment, asks your child, “What do you think would help you get this done?” Children want to do things that bring them closer to people or groups they care about. A role model can help kids imagine what they want to become.Kids generally want to please their parents. Children never outgrow their wish for their parents to be proud of them. False praise won’t help, but we also don’t want to be stingy with our approval. It takes practice and maturity to learn to muster internal motivation for less-than-fun tasks. And we need to keep in mind that warmth and encouragement are more motivating to kids than criticism.

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from page 3 to the government’s CLIP (Comprehensive Local Integration Program). Angcao said they will be provided with livelihood assistance and additional cash assistance for their surrendered firearm to help them start a new and peaceful life. “The brigade is always open for NPA who are willing to lay down their firearms, go back to the folds of law and enjoy the peaceful life, the government has a program that will provide livelihood assistance to help them start a living,” said Col. Roberto Ancan, the commander of the 1002nd Infantry Brigade. (Rhoda Grace Saron/PNA)

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partnering with Kenneymer in helping farmers improve their production through the company’s Cacao Trace Program. Cacao-Trace offers cocoa farmers an additional incentive on a premium linked to the quality of their cocoa beans. By improving the quality of their cocoa beans means that the more the farmer earns, the more motivated they will be to continue growing better quality cocoa beans. And by earning more, farmers are able to invest in their farms, skills and families. He said the company teaches cacao farmers the right way of planting and growing the cacao which Puratos aims to help about 5,000 farmers in the region. “We reward the farmers for following the proper procedure of fermentation and also following how to grow the cacao so one can get the best taste of the product,” he said. The idea, he said is for every kilo of chocolate purchased they pay a “Chocolate Bonus” of 10 EU cents back to the farmers. The simple and transparent payment scheme is unique in the market and ensures that 100 percent of the Chocolate Bonus reaches farmers through the Next Generation Foundation Cacao Foundation. He said there is a need to improve in the growing of cacao and there is a lot of convincing with the farmers to plant cacao. Meanwhile, Poplimont noted that their Davao market is evolving positively. He said the company’s performance in Mindanao is growing nicely right and the important thing is finding the right partners where in 2017 it has been a good year with the purchasing power of the people improving. He said, “2018 is equally a good year as we feel the economy in the island keeps on growing.” Puratos was founded in 1919 and its products are available in over 100 countries around the world. PNA

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professional and disciplined, committed to respect human rights and adhere in International Humanitarian Law and it would be a privilege for us to be investigated to expose of the truth,” Ducusin said. He said the 71st IB welcomes any legitimate investigation to prove its innocence on the issue. Ducusin said Karapatan wanted to make an impression that communist rebels who surrender would be tortured, citing the increasing number of NPA members and supporters who have surrendered to the government. The military reported that as of March this year, a total of 418 NPA members and mass supporters voluntarily surrendered to the said battalion. The former rebels were bound to attend the Tech-

nical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) livelihood training programs, which are projects aimed at helping them reintegrate into society. On March 2, 2018, there were 15 personalities who were apprehended within the area and were sent to jail, including bomb makers, Special Partisan Unit members, and some alleged drug personalities. “This has gained the support and respect from the civilian community. They are able to build a school building in Maragusan, the water system in Maco, and distributed school supplies, bags and chairs within Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte,” the commander said. “All of these accomplishments have paved way for anti-government groups to create gorge destroying the mission of Philippine Army especially 71st IB who are performing their duties and responsibilities in attaining peace and order for the progress of the community,” Ducusin said. PNA

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Underground Mass Organization and 13 regular armed members, have surrendered to the battalion in the months of January and February. They have also recovered low and high powered firearms, IED and other war materiels from the surenderees. “The 66th IB, continuously pursue the NPA terrorist groups destroying the peace in the unit’s area of operations (AO). Your Army will always stand bold and strong to protect the peace to those who compromise it,” said Lieutenant Colonel Palmer Parungao, commanding officer of 66th IB. A series of pursuit operations were also conducted to sustain the pressure against the communist group. On the other hand, Compostela Valley Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, stated that the province will continue to implement programs that aim to solve the insurgency problem in the province. “We will soon launch the improved Comprehensive Local Integration Program to facilitate the reintegration of our former rebels into the society. We will continue to bring social services closer to our people through our initiatives like the Bayanihan para sa Sambayanan, Bayanihan para sa Karunungan, and Kusina ng Kalinga,” Gov. Uy added. (Sheldane Mahinay // ID Comval)

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 bum and “I want to make a music video of that song with the soldiers although I don’t know how we are going to do it I also want to go to Marawi”. Ripperger said the Philippines is very close to his heart. “The entire country is close to my heart. I love the culture and the people. And the Filipinos have supported me for a living so I give back because they have supported me,” he said. Other than the “Alive To Fight”, Ripperger also sings the Out of My League, Cold Feet, the Passenger Seat and also Maroon 5’s Sunday Morning, Britney Spears Baby One More Time, Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours in a concert for the Dabawenyos. Meanwhile, Fernando said JB is partnering with the Department of Education in training school bands. With this partnership, he said he gets to see actual experiences on the ground and people playing the drums using branches of trees for their sticks. He said JB supports an institution that needs new musical instruments. “We traded anything whether working or not working fix it clean and donate it to houses, churches that can’t afford to acquire instruments,” he added. Fernando cited Filipinos for being musically inclined. He said one of the country’s biggest exports are not just nurses but also musicians. “If you go around Asia in big hotels Filipino musicians are performing. About 90 percent of Filipino musicians from the Philippines are moving and travelling to work abroad to play music in cruise ships and branded hotels in Asia,” he said. (Digna D. Banzon/PNA)

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demand for workers. OFWs that require further upgrading of skills requirements of the participating employers will be referred to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for training prior to their deployment whether local or overseas. Meanwhile, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will provide the welfare assistance during the conduct of job fairs and which may lead to the repatriation of distressed OFWs. The said tasked group is headed by DOLE Undersecretary Claro Arellano who is in charge of DOLE’s Legal and International Affairs, and is co-chaired by OWWA. The members from page 8 include POEA, BLE, ILAB, “I don’t know your (sol- and the Philippine Overseas diers) stories but there is no Labor Office in KSA and greater love than doing these Qatar. END/Abegail De Vega for your neighbours,” was the line shared by Ripperger as he related the portion from page 6 of his encounter with the “We are planning a Seda wounded soldiers. Sicogon which will be 250 The song closest to him rooms. We are planning is “Alive to Fight”. He said a retail area, we are also Alive to Fight is a new al- inviting other locators like

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hostels, bed and breakfast, a three-star hotel,” said Jalandoni. “The country is actually in very good situation right now, attracting a lot of tourism activities. Very exciting,” he added. Apart from becoming a premier tourist destination and a tourism hub for the region, the 1,100-hectare Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo is envisioned to provide inclusive growth and economic development through long-term recovery and livelihood programs and job creation. ALI earlier estimated that the Sicogon Island development will provide 20,000 jobs either directly or indirectly with increased tourism, and about PHP1 billion in earnings for the community through business opportunities that will come from the retail and commercial establishments. (PNA)

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Me a nw h i l e , A nw a r Upahm, ARMM-HELPS director, said Barangay Tubigan will also receive birthing facilities, armchairs for schools, and cattle for farmers this year. Upahm said that Barangay Lower Port Holland had earlier received a barangay hall and a youth and women center. He said that ARMMHELPS has served a total of 85 barangays since 2014 in this province. He said that eight of the 85 barangays are in this town and these are Batungal, Tamuk, Taberlongan, Upper Port Holland, Tubigan, Abong-Abong, Fuente Maluso, and Lower Port Holland. The ARMM-HELPS is a convergence initiative of the regional government and is regarded as the centerpiece of the Hataman administration, which has been pursuing programs through the regional line agencies. The ARMM-HELPS projects include barangay health stations, flea markets, and water systems. It also supports cooperatives and provides medicines and birthing supplies and equipment for its health component. (PNA)

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more time before actual construction of structures start, Cultura said. Mindanao Technopark was a planned regional government center and private economic zone inside the spacious 300-hectare property of the USTP in barangay Lourdes, Aluibijid town in Misamis Oriental. In 2017, the Regional Development Council (RDC) here in Northern Mindanao had already recommended its creation under the Northern Mindanao Regional Development Plan 2022. Under the plan, the following agencies should be relocated there – Com-

mission on Audit (COA), Commission on Elections (Comelec), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Commission on Higher Education (Ched), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Civil Service Commission (CSC) and Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC). At Capitol, Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano also claimed last year that USTP had expressed interest for the seat of the provincial government to be transferred there considering that Cagayan de Oro City is no longer part of the province. In fact, Emano had already created two publicprivate partnership committees to explore proposals for the privatization of Capitolowned land in Cagayan de Oro. Aside from transferring its main campus in the area, USTP also has ambitious plans to create a Center for Food Security, Technology and Business Incubation, Manufacturing and Industries Automation Center, Entrerpreneurial Technology Center and Center for Energy Security there, according to Cultura. Three of these centers will have a soft launch this Thursday during an Innovation Summit hosted by the university at its Cagayan de Oro campus. But with Rotoras’ assassination in 2017, the edifices though have to wait.

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strengthen the Army’s capability in addressing the various threats, particularly terrorism besetting the country,” Villanueva pointed out. The recruitment is now on-going and the training will start not later than June 2018. Interested applicants may visit the Army recruitment centers located in Cagayan De Oro City, Cebu City, and Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Also, interested individuals may also browse the PA website or visit the nearest Army base in their respective localities for inquiries and other details. “With the current efforts of the Army to further build up its force, there is a good opportunity that has been opened for our youth and everyone who would like to serve the country. Soldiery is a noble profession that is not only different and worthwhile, but also offers continuous growth and career development,” Villanueva stressed. (PNA)

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del Norte, Surigao del Sur , Surigao Del Norte, Sairgao and Dinagat Islands and the cities of Tandag, Butuan, Surigao, Cabadbaran. Meanwhile from Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and General

Santos City with other cities of Kidapawan, Cotabato, Koronadal, and Tacurong City while from Region 11 (Davao Region) namely: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur. For Region 9 (Western Mindanao) namely, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay and the cities of Isabela, Dipolog, Dapitan, Pagadian and Zamboanga City, however of the latest information received no delegation from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will participate for reason the region only knows best. However in the said latest information from the Philippine Sports Commission as of March 4, 2018 as of 10 AM, 3880 overall total of athletes comprising 1284 Female athletes and 1702 Male athletes, 620 coaches and 272 Official and Staff are expected. Those who came first includes, Agusan del Sur, Kiamba, Sarangani Province, Sarangani Province, General Santos City, and local athletes that will participate from Oroquieta City, Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Calamba, Misamis Occidental and Aloran, Misamis Occidental as of this writing. Billeting Officials with the Philippine Sports Commission team has accommodate the early birds in their prospected billeting area in Oroquieta City Elementary and National High School. Batang Pinoy Mindanao Qualifying Leg 2018 will be competing 18 games and sports events such as Arnis, Athletics (B &G), Badminton (B & G ), Baseball, Basketball (B & G), Boxing, Chess, Dancesports, Karatedo, Tennis (Lawn) B & G, Pencak Silat, Sepak Takraw, Swimming, Softball, TableTennis (B & G), Taekwondo, Volleyball (B & G ) and Beach Volleyball (B & G).

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National Book Store to offer GCash scan to pay in all branches nationwide

National Book Store Managing Director Xandra RamosPadilla tries the GCash scan to pay feature while (from l-R): National Bookstore VP and CFO Adrian Ramos, Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu, and Mynt President and CEO Anthony Thomas look on.

GCash and National Book Store are taking their partnership to another level. National Book Store, with over 230 stores nationwide offering books, school and office supplies, will be adapting GCash scan to pay cashless payment service in all of its stores by the end of May this year. “The expansion of Globe and National Book Store’s partnership is a testament to the growth of GCash in the country,” says Ernest Cu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Globe. “National Book Store is one of the most recognizable names in the Philippines, and being able to extend GCash’s reach to Filipinos is a big step for us in encouraging more and more people to have a better shopping experience,” says Anthony Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of Mynt, which operates GCash. “We, at National Book Store, are very excited to embrace the use of GCash scan to pay in all of our stores across the country. I think allowing the customers to have the option of paying using GCash benefits everyone involved most especially the shoppers,” says Xandra Ramos-Padilla, Managing Director of National Book Store. Currently, only National Book Store branches at all Ayala Malls nationwide are allowing the use of GCash scan to pay, with other stores to follow suit in the coming

weeks. The use of GCash allows customers to have a more convenient shopping experience by going cashless. To use the scan to pay feature, Globe users must download the GCash app on their smartphones and update to the latest version of it before registering an account. They must then top up their GCash wallet at any GCash partner outlets. With over 12,000 GCash partner outlets nationwide, including Globe Stores, SM Business Centers, Puregold branches, Robinsons Business Centers, 7-Eleven Cliqq kiosks, and TouchPay kiosks, shoppers can easily fund their GCash wallets. National Book Store customers, who will use GCash scan to pay also get a 10% cash back capped at P500 until end of next month. The promo is also available in National Book Store’s affiliate specialty stores Powerbooks, Art Bar and Noteworthy. To date, GCash has already more than 4,000 QRs being accepted in various merchants nationwide, including the biggest players in the retail industry such as Ayala Malls, Robinsons Department Store, SM Malls, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Cinema, Puregold, Ministop, and NCCC Malls. Smaller sellers, especially MSMEs are also adapting GCash scan-to-pay feature making GCash the dominating the landscape in the Philippine retail e-payment system.