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PhilHealth workers question ‘reshuffling’

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Employees of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.

(PhilHealth) from all 20 regional offices nationwide are opposing the “reshuffling” of their respective regional directors.

In an interview, PhilHealth Information Officer Merlyn Ybanez for Northern Mindanao said that their office received an order last April 23 from PhilHealth Interim President Celestina Ma. Jude dela Serna evicting regional vice president Masiding Alonto Jr. and transferring him to another region.

The order also contained the names of the 19 other regional vice presidents transferring them elsewhere, according to Ybanez.

Only the regional vice president for Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was spared from the reshuffling because all government positions were frozen there while the rehabilitation of Marawi City is underway.

Ybanez said that the day after on April 24, PhilHealth employees in all regional offices nationwide wore black in protest of dela Serna’s order.

Ybanez said that the employees were dismayed that instead See workers, page 11

A halal auditor monitors a bakery in Cotabato City. MindaNews file photo by Bobby Timonera

Duterte promises to raise teachers’ earnings AFTER soldiers and policemen, public school teachers will also get a salary increase once the economy improves, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Friday evening.

“Remember, when the economy improves, you are next to get a salary increase -- but in increments since there are so many of you.

You are five or seven times more than our soldiers,” Duterte told more than 6,000 elementary school principals during the 37th Principals Training and Development Program and National Board Conference at the SMX Convention Center here.

The President’s announcement elicited applause from the audience.

Duterte said he understands the life of teachers since his mother, Soledad Duterte, was a public school teacher.

He noted that teachers face a difficult life See RAISE, page 11

PH halal industry seen to rebound in four years

By Antonio L. Colina IV, MindaNews

THE share of halal products to the country’s total exports is expected to return to its 11-percent level by 2022 after suffering constant decreases since 2013 due to “little support in the policy side,” Trade secretary Ramon Lopez said.

Speaking on the first day of the two-day 1st Philippine National Halal Conference themed “Towards Making the Philippines a Significant

Player in the Global Halal Ecosystem,” at the Marco Polo Hotel Davao Wednesday, Lopez said Philippine halal products and services last year were only pegged at P5.52 billion or 8.73% of the country’s total exports valued at P63.23 billion.

Lopez said the government is determined to develop the country as a significant player in the global halal trade by “informing the world that Philippines is ready to take on a

bigger role in the halal industry.”

He said the global halal food and lifestyle industry is expected to reach $3 trillion in three years.

He noted that the country can seize halal opportunities in media, recreation, fashion, pharmaceuticals, personal care and cosmetics and tourism.

Congress is looking at legislating a bill See halal, page 7

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Northern M’nao’s economy posts 5.9% growth in 2017

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The economy of Northern Mindanao posted a 5.9 percent growth in 2017, lower as compared with the 7.5 percent growth recorded in 2016.

According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Director Ronaldo Taghap during its news conference in Cagayan de Oro City, among the major economic sectors, services showed the fastest growth at 6.6 percent, lower than the previous year’s growth of 8.3 percent.

Industry decelerated to 5.9 percent compared with the 9.8 percent growth in 2016.

Meanwhile, Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishing contributed 1.0 percentage point to the 5.9 percent growth of economic performance of the region in 2017.

Agriculture and Forestry, which accounted for 87.5 percent of the total AHFF sector, increased by 5.7 percent.

On the other hand, Fish-

ing declined by 1.6 percent.

This was driven by the decline in tiger prawn and seaweed production.

Further, Industry contributed 2.1 percentage points to the 5.9 percent growth of the region’s economy.

Manufacturing, which remained the highest contributor to the region’s economy, grew by 5.5 percent growth.

Electricity, Gas and Water Supply and Mining and Quarrying posted double digit growth of 13.8 percent and 10.5 percent, respectively.

On the other hand, Construction expanded by 2.2 percent growth in 2017.

Services remained to be the main driver of the region’s economy as it accounted for the biggest share of 43.4 percent of the total GRDP. The services contributed 2.8 percentage points to the 5.99 percent growth of the region’s economy, with Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles, Personal and Household Goods

The Essence of Alumni Home Coming

By Eliza B. Vicen, Teacher –ll Madaya Elementary School Madaya, Pangantucan, Bukidnon

Long years when students graduated from their alma mater, it seems they forgot everything about their lives in elementary, high school, colleges and universities where they learned and become successful in their career. Because of the Deped Wide Mission and Vision where all people in the community involved in all plans and activities of school were supported by them.

The LGU, Religious Sector, Health, Youth and the Alumni actively participated in the Deped thrust.

The Alumni Homecoming is motivated by the school to support this program.

The Alumni of the Madaya Elementary School were active. Batch 1995 were the first one to have their reunion and put up their project, the steel gate.

Last April 9-15, 2018 was the First Grand Alumni Homecoming batch 1967-2018. This homecoming were organized by Engr.Santiago Sucaldito

and Aurora Cambe Abilla and other alumni through face book. The celebration was like a fiesta were participants enjoyed much.

There were lot of activities and programs done on this occasion. All teachers and principals served in this school were invited.

This theme is Reconnect, Reunite, and Reminisce. They remembered their good and bad experience in this place. The important is, they learned and valued the effort of their elementary teachers long time ago. This moment was very memorable where old friends, classmates, younger alumni, retired teachers and new teachers combined. After all the enjoyment, alumni project was planned and realized soon.

Alumni homecoming is very important for us to fellowship, to enjoy and to extend our help and share our treasure to our Alma Mater and God showers all the blessings you need.

Regional Director of Philippine Statistics Authority of Region 10, Ronaldo Taghap, presents the highlights of the 2017 Economic Perfomance in Northern Mindanao during a news conference on April 26, 2018. (Pauline Dexie dela Cerna/PIA 10 intern)

which shared 36.4 percent Storage and Communica- Activities with 5.1 percent, Administration and Defense; of the total Services grew by tion with 7.5 percent, Real Financial Intermediation Compulsory Social Security 5.9 percent, Transportation, Estate, Renting and Business with 7.6 percent, Public with 5.4 percent. (PSA10)

What Educational Leadership Style Do you Practice in School?

By Arnold D. Tagud Teacher III- Dalag-ayan Elementary School Libona Dsitrict I

Leadership does not only connote to those who are running the school or shall we say to the school administrators alone. It is also connotes to the teachers who are the front liners of the educational perspective of the country. There are many leadership styles in education to choose into but for now I will introduced the basic four out of the many.

And I want you to reflect on what leadership style you possess and how did you do such. Truly, Transformational is one of the best but I wanted to discuss the others it might be you do such…

1. Servant Leadership Servant Leadership takes the focus from the end goal to the people who are being led.

There is no sense of self interest on the part of the leader, who steps back and supports only the interests of the followers.

Guidance, empowerment and a culture of trust are hallmarks of this style of leadership. A servant leader put complete trust in the process and in his or her followers, assuming that those within the organization will align with it’s goal.

The primary issue with servant leadership is that it’s not viable on an organizational level, in large part because it does not keep its eye on the prize. With the focus being so entirely upon the needs of the people within the organiza-

tion, the goal of the organization is nearly completely lost and therefore not attained. Education happens in the real world, where unfortunately people have shortcomings and quite often need guidance in order to get things going in the right direction.

Transformational Leadership offers that same focus on the individual, while building an investment in the end goal of the organization and thereby creating a momentum to achieve it. Transformational Leadership takes Service Leadership to the next level.

2. Transactional Leadership Give and take is the hallmark of transactional leadership – it is indeed modeled just like a business transaction. Of course the employer/employee relationship is largely transactional as is. Employers need work done and employees do that work in exchange for money.

That “quid pro quo” (“something for something”) is the heart of the workplace, and everyone is generally happy with this arrangement, but it only works if everyone involved sees it that way. In education, there is often more at stake for employees who quite often understand their jobs to be more than just a simple exchange of services for money, but rather see their higher purpose.

Money is therefore not the motivating factor.

This is where transformational leadership can step in to compliment transactional leadership, taking the

whole process as step further by building upon other forms of motivation outside of simply the exchange of goods and services for money.

However transformational leadership only really works of the leader is able to keep up the charisma and interpersonal relationships which are required for it to work.

When transformational leadership fails, the last resort is quite often transactional leadership, which is easy and straightforward, if less than effective in the long term.

Perhaps the biggest contrast between transformational and transactional leadership is that the latter is laissez faire, in which the leader allows employees to do as they like, whereas the former is completely hands on and intrusive in its nature.

3. Emotional Leadership Where transactional leadership was concerned primarily with the exchange of goods and services, emotional leadership is concerned with the feelings and motivations of followers. It takes the focus completely to the other side of the spectrum – demanding that leaders be emotionally intelligent themselves and then to motivate through the use of that emotional intelligence.

Emotional leadership and transformational leadership have a great deal in common with each other. With emotional leadership, the leader taps into their emotional center in order to find the path to guiding their followers. People sometimes argue that transformational leadership requires that same level of influence over emotions, however

there is a fundamental difference in the two in that transformational leadership is by necessity a rational process rather than an emotional one.

4. Transformational Leadership Transformational leadership takes from each of the other kinds of leadership its best qualities and then uses those, along with a deep sense of shared purpose, to motivate subordinates. While the other forms of leadership focus on one singular aspect or another, transformational leadership takes a broad view of the issues surrounding leadership and then uses those as a driving force for meeting the overall goals of the organization.

For education in particular, transformational leadership offers the best of everything – from tapping into the emotions of workers to offering the compensatory core that is the case for all forms of business, to guiding from a place of support.

There you have known the four basic of educational leadership style, what fits you? It I also wise for a leader to study within them the others so as to offer a deeper understanding of these forms so as to offer those in whose service they are the best support and guidance possible.

Lynce, Matthew, (2016) 4 Major Types of Leadership: Retrieved from http://www.theedadvocate.org/4-major-types-ofeducational-leadership/

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Lanao del Norte, Iligan civil servant turn over loose guns ILIGAN CITY--A TOTAL of 535 assorted loose firearms from the 18 municipalities of Lanao del Norte and this city were presented to Brig. Gen. Felicisimo Budiongan, the assistant division commander of the Army's Mechanized Infan-

try Division, on Wednesday here.

Collected in the past 27 days as part of the government's crackdown against unlicensed guns, the firearms were turned over by local officials led by Lanao del Norte Gov. Imelda Di-

maporo.

“It is our task to stop the proliferation of loose firearms based on existing laws, more so with the Presidential Proclamation 216 declaring the state of Martial Law and suspension of the Writ of Habeas

Corpus in the whole of Mindanao,” said Col. Robert C. Dauz, commander of the Army's 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade.

For her part, Gov. Dimaporo also expressed gratitude towards the province's 18 town mayors for their

cooperation following her appeal for them to lead in the surrender of their own unlicensed guns.

“What happened in Marawi will not be allowed to happen in Lanao del Norte. Let’s set aside politics and let’s work hand in hand

to protect the province,” Dimaporo said.

Gen. Murillo also called on local officials to keep on pressing their respective constituents to give up their loose firearms "to save more lives." (Irma Boza/PNA

form duties from the heart.

“Kay kung naay negosyo, di gyud na ka serbisyo ninyo ug tarong, kay mauna man gyud ang negosyo,“ (If one has a business, he won’t be able to provide a good service, because he would always prioritize his business.)

He said. The local government has been reminding the

people to follow what is right when it comes to voting.

They are also pointing out that vote buying is punishable by law. “Karun election, ang gusto unta nako nga tagaan nato ug kagawasan ang mga tao sa barangay nga mopili sa ila, dili nang mopili kay naay nanampiling

gihatag, naay bugas gihatag, naay cornedbeef gihatag,” (this coming election, what I want is that we should give freedom to the people to vote, not that they would vote because there’s cash given, rice handed over, corned beef disseminated.)

Regencia added. “Dili ako

gusto nga naay pinalitay, ang akong gusto katong tawo nga mo perform sa ilang trabaho diha sa ilang tagsa tagsa nga mga barangay.” (I don’t want that there would be vote buying involved).

I want that a person who would perform their tasks

Regencia: Vote for the right person

As the Barangay election is fast approaching, Mayor Celso Gomera Regencia calls Iliganons to vote for the right person for the right offices.

Mayor Regencia advises the people of Iligan not to vote for a businessman whose intentions are questionable.

Instead vote for a person who can actually focus and per- Mayor Regencia

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The Bank of the Philippine Islands Story 2018

DURING the annual stockholders meeting of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) held recently, Chair Jaime Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) recounted the bank’s many success stories in 2017.

BPI President and CEO Cezar P. Consing followed JAZA’s narrative with what the shareholders and other stakeholders can expect from BPI in 2018.

BPI’s strategic initiatives this year, according to Consing, would be four-fold: -Increasing the bank’s level of digitalization -pr ior it izing CASA growth by enhancing deposit franchise and delivery infrastructure -accelerating the growth

of SME and retail loans -continuing to build on BPI’s microfinance business.

“While we are already a leader in the area of digitalization among Philippine banks, our objective is to double the percentage of clients that access us digitally in the next five years,” Consing said.

BPI maintains the following digital platforms – Bizlink, BPI Expressonline, BPI Express Mobile – all designed to deliver superior customer experience while reducing cost. Active users of these channels grew double digit in 2017.

Consing also announced that BPI would be expanding in key provincial cities

where economic growth is expected to outpace that of the Manila commercial business district.

Further, BPI will endeavor to convert most outlets to one-stop shops that provide a whole range of services including cash management, bancassurance, asset management, securities management, credit facilities, payments and remittances and forex products and services.

Cognizant of the important role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in driving economic growth, Consing reported that BPI recently created the Business Banking Group to focus more on this client

Ignacio Bunye segment. Presently, SME loans account for less than 10 per cent of total bank lendings.

“The Business Banking Group will cater to over 100,000 SME clients that maintain deposits with us, but for the most part, do not avail of our other financial services, including business loans,” Consing explained.

BPI also recently overhauled its auto and housing loan processes, not only by reducing processing turnaround time but also by partnering with developers and auto dealers See story, page 11

A Deeper View

Promises and vows

Campaign promises made like the marital vow “to love and to cherish till death do us part” serve as the yardstick by which elective officials and couples, respectively, can be held accountable for.

Campaign promises are, more often than not, the bases of voters in choosing candidates to whom they will give their mandate.

Thus it is sacred between the voter and candidate hence its being the foundation of accountability in a democracy.

Strongmen at the helm of leadership sadly don’t have this kind of sense. When a leader is called a strongman, like what Time magazine did in its latest issue depicting President Duterte as among the emerging strongmen

leaders in the world today, it is not a compliment. Rather it is a charge that these leaders, Duterte included, are ruling with impunity because they don’t want to be held accountable for the promises they made prior their ascension to power.

Take Duterte as an example. He got elected with the highest margin ever recorded because he promised to end the illegal drug menace in six months’ time and failing to do so he will resign. He also vowed to leave the presidency during his first six months in office if he fails to lick corruption in government.

The electorate got excited when he announced to all and sundry that he himself will ride a jetski to one of the islands in the

disputed West Philippine Sea to plant the Philippine flag there. And the laboring class rallied behind his bid for the presidency when he vowed to end the highly immoral and legally flawed contractualization known as “endo” or end of contract so a probationary employee never gets to be regularized.

Only last week no less than Duterte admitted that the Executive Order he issued to end contractualization does not have the teeth to achieve its objective. This is what the laboring class said when he announced the issuance of such EO on Labor Day in Cebu.

Instead of fighting for our rights over the islands at the West Philippine Sea as ours as affirmed by a ruling of the international

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court in the Hague by going there to plant the Philippine flag as promised by him, his administration seems to cower in fear when this issue is brought up. His kowtowing to the China line in regard this territorial dispute is truly appalling.

The promised stamping out of corruption in government in six months’ time remains a wish than a reality.

And worse of all, the Duterte administration’s much ballyhooed war on drugs seem not to See promises, page 11

Have My Say

Killing workplace

I HAVE experienced it many times. I have written about it many times. Nothing changed yet. Of course not!

Fact is, nowadays, the modern workplace can inflict dangerous levels of stress on employees even more than decades ago.

Jeffrey Pfeffer, author of “Dying for a Paycheck,” argues that these practices don’t help companies – and warns governments are ignoring an emerging public health crisis.

Jeffrey Pfeffer is not the only one. Hundreds more followed Pfeffer’s foot steps.

An Uber software engineer making a six-figure income killed himself in 2016, with his family blaming workplace stress.

A 21-year-old Merrill Lynch intern collapsed and died in London after working 72 hours straight. When

Arcelormittal closed a steel plant that it had taken over, a 56-year old employee died of a heart attack three weeks later. His family said it was the shock. And the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has reported that over half of the 550 million working days lost annually from absenteeism “are stress related”.

I apologize, but I am still waiting for Asian figures.

In 2015, an analysis of almost 300 studies found that harmful workplace practices were as bad for mortality, and as likely to lead to a physician-diagnosed illness, as second-hand smoke, a known – and regulated – carcinogen.

Harmful workplace practices include things like long working hours, work-family conflict, economic insecurity arising from job losses

and not having regular or predictable work hours, an absence of job control and, in the US, not having health insurance.

Your supervisor is more important to your health than your family doctor.

That’s not my quotation, but by Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller.

The workplace is making people sick and even killing them – and people should care. With rising health-care costs all over the world, the workplace has become an important public health problem. “According to the Mayo clinic, your supervisor is more important to your health than your family doctor,” Bob Chapman, CEO of the manufacturing firm Barry-Wehmiller, told the entire world.

The World Economic Forum estimates that some

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three-quarters of healthcare spending worldwide is for chronic disease and non-communicable diseases account for 63 percent of all deaths. Chronic disease comes from stress and the unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, drinking, taking drugs and overeating that stress induces. Numerous surveys show that the workplace is a leading cause of stress, and it is thus one important cause of the health care crisis.

The aptly-named American Institute of Stress claims that workplace stress costs the American economy some $300bn each year.

See KILLING, page 11

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Faith’s Public Square

Lessons learned from Kuwait declaring Ambassador Villa ‘Persona Non Grata’

Declared “persona non grata” or “undesirable person” by the Kuwait government on April 25 Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa had to leave the oil-rich Arab Gulf country after he was ordered to do so. The unfortunate incident, part of the on-going diplomatic fracas between the Philippines and Kuwait should serve us a lesson on diplomacy.

The Kuwaiti government’s action stemmed from alleged “undiplomatic acts by the Philippine embassy staff.” Among these acts, according to Kuwait News Agency, was the involvement of at least two diplomatic staff in the rescue of abused maids, among the hundreds of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait.

T h e Ku w a it i Ne w s Agency reported that the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry “announced on Wednesday (April 25) that it had notified the Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa that he is persona non grata in the country, asking him to return home in a week.”

The government, according to the announcement, had also recalled the Kuwaiti

Ambassador to the Philippines “for consultation.”

The Kuwaiti government’s “action against the top Filipino envoy was in retaliation for undiplomatic acts by Philippine embassy staff, encouraging Filipino domestic workers to flee employers’ households,” the ministry explained.

In response, the Philippine government said the action to expel the envoy from Kuwait is “deeply disturbing.”

The Department of Foreign Affairs, in a statement released April 26, said “the action taken by the Kuwaiti Government is deeply disturbing as it is inconsistent with the assurances given by the Kuwaiti Ambassador Musaed Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh during his meeting with Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano” on April 24.

An explanation was expected from Kuwaiti Ambassador Saleh “why the Kuwait Government reneged on the agreement reached with him to work together to move bilateral relations between the Philippines and Kuwait forward.”

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, in response

to the incident during his foreign visit to Singapore, told media that the government will bring home the more than 200,000 OFWs in Kuwait.

He backtracked days later saying the government would assist all OFWs who will decide to leave Kuwait.

Then, some more pushback days after: President Duterte said he will keep his mouth shut on the PhilippineKuwait diplomatic row.

Indeed, there are more reasons to be prudent in handling the diplomatic row than to talk our minds loud, which the President is known to be, to save face.

The Kuwaiti government had its reason: the “undiplomatic actions” by the diplomatic staff in urging Filipino maids to leave their “abusive” employers were an attack on Kuwait’s sovereignty. President Duterte must have understood this because he, too, is too particular about sovereignty when other countries expressed concern on his deadly war on drugs.

Because we want our sovereignty respected by the international community we must be the first to

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show it to others. It is not good practice, on a micro and macro level, to be mad when others do to us the things we don’t like but we did it to them without even batting an eyelash.

The Bible reminds us: “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

(Matthew 7:12, NKJV) Whatever be the outcome of this incident, it is best for us to learn our lessons well. This is in order on the part of Ambassador Villa and the Philippine government so that similar incidents should be avoided in the past.

Respect is the meat in this incident. We should not dwell on the question whether the said “undiplomatic actions” had violated Kuwait’s sovereignty or not.

That’s how they felt. No country had questioned us when President Duterte cried that our sovereignty was violated when the United States and the European Union expressed concern on the thousand See LESSONS, page 7

A leader must not just be ‘strong and decisive’

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Is there still any person in whom the Spirit of God dwells?...” (Genesis 41:38, the Holy Bible).

-oooPASIG CIT Y RESIDENT S NEED MORE CARING FROM CIT Y HALL: I am earnestly urging high officials of Pasig City in Metro Manila to roam around the premises of their own City Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday.

This is to enable them to see the suffering that their constituents, especially the youth, are undergoing, just so clerks and other lowly personnel of the city can attend to their needs.

I was there at Pasig City Hall on April 30, 2018, on account of a mediation hearing involving a parcel of land in the city, and was I thoroughly shocked and surprised that hundreds of city residents, many of whom were young teens, noisily joined others who were queuing for one service or another at the back of the City Hall. The sun was mercilessly hot and punishing that Monday morning, and I am sure many of the residents felt the scorching

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heat, too.

The problem was, service was painfully slow, and so the residents had to be in line for long hours. And because the roof of the alley above their heads appeared to be of mere iron sheet, the burning heat of the sun made it feel like the place was right inside a fullyheated oven. I am sure many of them got fever after their ordeal. Which prompted me to ask myself: why was service snail-paced, and why was an appropriate shade not made available in the place?

-oooEXTORTION, PART OF MANY POLICE OPERATIONS: Omigosh, Gen. Camilo Cascolan, chief of the National Capital See leader, page 7

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By Ma. Cristina Arayata

MANILA -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao is rallying for women empowerment in business, saying this has been among the bank’s agenda.

“How can women do as much as men can do, or even better?” he asked in a seminar during the 51st ADB annual meeting at the ADB headquarters in Ortigas Center on Thursday. “At ADB, for instance, we are trying to encourage women’s involvement in infrastructure. We encourage them to go to work.”

Nakao said ADB targets to have 40 percent of its staff composed of women.

“We have already achieved 35 percent. We need role models,” he said.

In a video it presented

in the seminar, the regional development bank said increasing opportunities for women would add billions to the economy. Women must be provided with capital, is stressed.

The ADB on Thursday conducted a seminar entitled “Breaking Barriers: Women Entrepreneurs in Asia and the Pacific”.

Here, the panelists, mostly women, shared their observations and their own experiences.

For Yumiko Noda, president of Veolia Japan K.K., she noticed that while Japan is a very advanced country, “it is kind of left behind in terms of women diversity”, although it is somewhat improving in this regard.

Barriers For panelist Zenaida Maglaya, Philippines’ Department of Trade and In-

dustry Undersecretary, there is a need for more awareness of their capabilities.

The availability of information and access to information are quite lacking, she added.

Maglaya also cited the lack of confidence among some women.

“There are men who don’t allow their wives to do business in their homes.

Thus, we need to bring in facilities, so women could do business in their homes, so they will not need to leave their kids at home,” she said.

Globally, there are about 100 countries that limit the kinds of job for women, according to International Labor Organization Director Graeme Buckley.

Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs president, Rokia Afzal Rah-

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man, shared that the government of Bangladesh is supportive.

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Solutions dows for women. There’s also free education for “Women need the chance girls up to age 12,” Rah- to prove themselves,” noted man shared.

See rally, page 9

Tips for Making Teacher Workouts Actually Works (Source: Teacher helpline)

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Sometimes it seems nearly impossible to fit in teacher’s workouts, which is why I compiled this list of tips for early birds and night owls to help us get to the gym or workout at home.

We won’t even sugar goat it…teachers are busy. We work entirely too many hours during school year, we’re up early every day, and many of us have families of our own. So when it comes to teacher workout, it seems nearly impossible.

How are we supposed to fit it all in?

Whether we’re an early bird jogger or night owl gym-goer, here is the best advice for teacher workouts.

For the Early Birds For the Night Owls

1.Commit to minute not hours 6. Buddy up

2.Routine is key 7. Walk while you work

3.Save drive time 8. Bring your kids

4.Think Ahead 9. Pack a snack

5.Prep your classroom 10. Don’t stop home

11.Make it a game

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on Islamic finance as this sector is expected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2021 from $2 trillion in 2015, he said.

“Note that there is more than 2 billion global Muslim population in 2014, growing by 1.8% per year, and the bulk is located in Asian countries. This means halal opportunities for Philippines are in our backyard,” he added.

He said the top importers of Philippine halal products in the ASEAN market are Malaysia and Indonesia while the United Arab Emirates is the biggest importer in the Middle East.

Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, Lopez said the top exports are coconut oil, processed food and beverages, fresh banana, pineapple and pineapple products and tuna.

The Philippines joined last year the 27-member International Halal Accreditation Forum, an independent, nongovernment network of accreditation entities mandated to enforce halal standards in their countries and territories.

Congress passed Republic Act 10817 or the Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act of 2016, which created the Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Board, consisting of the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Health, Science and Technology and Agriculture, and other agencies.

The board is tasked, among others, to develop and apply halal agricultural and manufacturing standards and practices.

Lopez said halal will become a major industry because of increasing demand for halal products even in non-Muslim markets; increased awareness of the availability, quality, and integrity of halal products; increase in number of certifiers to ensure quality, integrity of halal products in

the market; emerging new categories of halal-certified products and services; globalization and integration of markets; and growth in e-commerce and internet platform.

He called on exporters to expand the coverage and category of halal ecosystem, urged local government units to strengthen ordinances for the industry’s development, encouraged the academe to look into incorporating halal in research and development or make it part of the curriculum, and pushed for the private sector to increase its interest in the industry. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

Lessons... from page 5

deaths more than a year after the drug war was implemented. That’s how the President felt. Respect.

Our ambassadors must be reminded that they are representatives of the Philippines to every diplomatic post we have in the world.

As representatives, they must subject themselves to tightrope walking in conducting their affairs in a foreign land. They should keep their actions always in conformity to the standards of foreign relations and diplomacy.

The Bible also talks about ambassadors. In 2 Corinthians 5:20, Apostle Paul wrote: Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. The great apostle of God reminded the Christians in his time, and in this present age, to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of our calling as disciples of Christ.

Christians should know what it takes to be ambassadors of Jesus Christ. In the first place, we should equip ourselves to learn what an ambassador ought to do or behave as pilgrims of this world.

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I hope I am not misunCascolan! derstood here, Sec. Roque.

-oooA LEADER HAS TO I voted for the President HAVE GOD’S GUIDANCE during the elections of 2016, AND PROTECTION: So and I led the church which I okay, S ecretar y Harr y am leading right now (even Roque, President Duterte if I am an unworthy leader is not a “strongman”, as of a church), the Children what Time Magazine boldly of God Blood Kin of the accused him with in its Christ Church (or the AND May 14, 2018 international KNK, Simbahang Anak ng edition. And, so okay, too, Diyos Kadugo Ni Kristo). that the President is merely Too, my support for him a leader who is “strong and up to now can be proved by from page 5 decisive”, especially in his my columns in newspapers Region Police Office campaign against illegal abroad, and in Luzon, Viof the Philippine National Police, I am sure that not only 10 policemen from Quezon City Station 11 Special Drug Enforcement Unit are enmeshed in “kotong” or extortion, particularly victimizing those who are being arrested in connection

By Froilan Gallardo, MindaNews with illegal drugs.

Without contradiction, CAGAYAN de Oro City--The Philippine Drug EnforceI can say that almost all ment Agency (PDEA) regional office here released on Filipinos know that when Thursday, the eve of the start of the campaign period the police conduct an opfor the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, eration and effect arrests, the names of 11 barangay officials with alleged links to especially on drug related drug syndicates in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao). cases, extortion almost alPDEA region 10 Director Wilkins Villanueva said ways becomes a part of the names of the 11barangay officials suspected for the operation---so that no their drug links, all of them seeking reelection, are cases would be filed against included in the nationwide narco list of 207 barangay the arrested individuals, executives released recently by PDEA Director General or even if cases are filed, Aaron Aquino. they are nevertheless scaled Villanueva said of the 11 barangay officials in Region down to bailable cases. I 10, seven are from Ozamiz City; three from Iligan City have also been informed and one from Misamis Occidental. that even if some suspects “I assure you this will not serve as a hit list,” Villanhad already coughed up ueva told reporters here. substantial money, cases He said they released the names of the barangay ofare still filed against them. ficials so the voters will know who they are voting for This is an open secret, Gen. on May 14. MindaNews is withholding the identities of Camilo Cascolan, and I the barangay officials until PDEA files criminal charges believe this is known to the against them. police force.

Aside from the 11 barangay officials, Villanueva said There is but one remedy they are also investigating 22 other barangay officials against this malady, Genwith alleged links to drugs: eight from Bukidnon; five eral. Under your leadership, from Lanao del Norte; four from Misamis Oriental; three please try to bring your from Cagayan de Oro; one from Camiguin Island; and policemen to true fear and one from Misamis Occidental. love of God (whatever they He said they will submit the new list to PDEA namaybe calling Him). The tional office as soon as they complete their investigation. reason why many policemen (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews) she is sent. Likewise, every Christian’s citizenship is in heaven and not in this world.

Hence, Christians no longer live in this world according to what they personally want to do because they are Christ’s representative in this world. All their actions should reflect the heavenly policy as written in the Bible as the Word of God. As Christians, do we live the kind of lives worthy of our calling as ambassadors of Jesus Christ?

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But someone has to tell the President that being “strong and decisive” are not the only qualities that would enable a country to achieve truly beneficial change. A leader also needs the guidance, blessings, and protection of God, which that leader can achieve only if he is a true believer, and if the qualities required by the Bible for good leaders are found in him. Is that not true, Secretary Roque?

-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.

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of ARNULFO B. YANCHA who died on April 15, 2018 at Cagayan de Oro City, that the intestate leaving the following: a.) Landbank of the Philippines, Capistrano Branch under Account No. 0157 1245 95 with an amount of (Php_________) b.) Landbank of the Philippines, Velez Branch under Account No. 3146-0697-53 with an amount of (Php__________) c.) Yamaha Sniper 150mxi, Chassis No. MH3UG0740H0043382 Engine No. G3E6E-0250488: MV File: 100100000199777 Color. White; Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH WAIVER OF RIGHT; made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; That it is to the best interest of the HEIRS and of the estate of the above-named decedent, that the herein-above Bank deposits be adjudicated unto, divided and partitioned by and among themselves, and the heirs hereby waive their rights and interest over the motorcycle YAMAHA Sniper in favor to KENNETH GLENN J. YANCHA; Under Notary Public of Atty. Gil U. Banaag; as Per Doc. No. 231; Page No. 047; Book No. 187; Series of 2018.

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Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE Province of Misamis Oriental Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLIC

In Compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the PUBLIC that MAR JOHN A. CAROLINO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of clerical error of the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MAR JOHN ANDOS CAROLINO who was born on November 2, 1987 at Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are Marcelino Doloreto Caroleno and Susana Magkilat Andos.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MAY 14, 2018.

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(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

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Mayor Sara eyes Davao as Mindanao’s cultural center DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has asked the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to make this city as the cultural center in Mindanao.

“Through our culture and arts council, we encourage a greater artistic expression and plan for the establishment of Davao City as a cultural center in Mindanao,” Mayor Sara said in a speech Thursday marking the National Heritage Month celebration every month of May. The mayor said she remains committed to preserving and promoting heritage at the local level through various initiatives, such as the adoption of fusing communities where 11 indigenous Lumad and Moro tribes converged in a cultural village to showcase their cultures and traditions.

Duterte-Carpio also cited the Museo Dabawenyo where Davao’s artifacts are preserved.

At the opening of the Heritage Month at SM Davao, City Administrator Zuleika Lopez said the mayor was honored to host the month-long event, which she describes as an affirmation of the richness and beauty of the country’s cultural heritage.

The mayor also emphasized the shared responsibility of every Filipino to preserve and protect our cultural heritage.

“With the pace of globalization and rapid technological advancement, it is crucial that we give efforts in the preservation of our nation’s cultural tradition and national heritage for these are the part of who we are as Filipinos, like woven in intricate patterns of the very fabric of our identity,” she said.

Also present were NCCA chairman Virgilio Almario, Filipino Heritage president Armita Rufino, NCCA Commissioner Rico Pableo Jr., Commissioner for Cultural

Heritage Rev. Fr. Harold Rentoria, OSA, Archbishop of Davao Romulo Valles, Davao City Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre, City Tourism chief Generose Tecson, and representatives of other

government and private organization.

In an interview, Lopez said the Davao Culture and Arts Council will provide inputs on improving the preservation of the arts and

culture of Davao.

She said this started with the initial PHP100 million grant for the construction of the modern Museo Dabawenyo, which will not only house the artifacts from

Davao City and the Davao region but also Mindanao.

She said the construction of the proposed museum is underway, to be built at the sunken area of the People’s Park. (PNA)

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Monday, May 7, 2018

models and mentors, emphasized Noda.

Fransiska Hadiwidjana, chief executive officer of Prelo, an Indonesian enterprise offering retail sharing e-platform, also noted that entrepreneurs need mentors.

“I’ve been mentored

when I was starting, and so I started mentoring other entrepreneurs as well,” she said.

The ADB chief, for his part, said we need to have a more friendly society. (PNA)

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Intestate Estate of ENRIQUE M. PRIETO, who died on March 11, 2016, in Davao City, that the deceased, left a certain motor vehicle under LTFRB CASE NO. 2000-X1-01550, and more particularly described as follows, to wit: MAKE: ISUZU, MOTOR NO. 4BC2-676010, CHASIS NO. MAR984024-C, PLATE NO. LWG-112; Is the subject of DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE DECEASED, ENRIQUE M. PRIETO; executed by and among the HEIRS; That MARCOSA H. PRIETO, and RIZEL PRIETO-DHINGRA agreed to waive their interest to RICKY H. PRIETO; Under Notary Public of Atty. Ernesto Raphael V. Robillo; as per Doc. No. 245; Page No. 49; Book No. 4; and Series of 2018.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of SPOUSES RICARDO MAGALLANES and ISABELITA A. MAGALLANES who died on August 31, 2007 & September 6, 2002, both died at #034 Capistrano-Luna Sts., Cagayan de Oro City, that the said deceased, left a Parcel of Land situated in Monique, Mambuaya, Cagayan De Oro City and with all its improvements found therein and more particularly described as follows: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION (COVERED BY TAX DECLARATION NO. : G-175377), containing an area of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWO (17, 202) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS; Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND; made and entered into by and among the HEIRS/ VENDORS and VENDEE; That for and in consideration of the total sum of SEVENTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (Php 70, 000.00) Philippine Currency, receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledge by the VENDOR after the amount is paid in hand by the VENDEE; Under Notary Public of Atty. Emelito J. Marquiño.; as Per Doc. No. 428; Page No. 85; Book No. XV; Series of 2018.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of NAIDA C. ALAY who died on September 7, 2013, who is the registered owner of a parcel of land situated in Diclum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, covered

by CERTIFICATES of TITLE Nos. T-114996 & 114999 and also the co-owner of the conjugal property located in Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon and registered under the name of NAVY G. ALAY, covered

by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-22347, with building covered by Tax Declaration No. 15-9544; Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE; made and entered into by and among the HEIRS/VENDORS and VENDEE; That for and in consideration of the sum FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P 500, 000.00), the herein VENDORS hereby SELL by way of Absolute Sale unto the VENDEE, the above described house and lot, covered by TCT No. T-22347 and TD No. 15-9544; Under Notary Public of Atty. Farrah L. Yongco-Inihao; as Per Doc. No. 382; Page No. 77; Book No. XIX; Series of 2017.

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Rahman.

Maglaya remarked that women are more passionate in what they do, and are more willing to learn.

Giving women a better chance also means they should be provided with better access to capital, said Buckley.

Women also need role NOTICE

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Norte Municipality of KAPALONG OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR -oOoNOTICE OF PUBLICATION April 24, 2018 CFN-0002-2018

In Compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that EDWIN DELA PEÑA FORONDA has filed with this Office, a Petition for Change of First Name FROM “EDWIN LEANDRO” to “EDWIN” in the Certificate of Live Birth of EDWIN LEANDRO FORONDA who was born on February 27, 1949 at Kapalong, Davao and whose parents are JEREMIAS FORONDA & MAGDALINA PEÑA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than May 25, 2018.

(SGD.) MA. LOURDES D. CASTAÑAS, MPA Municipal Civil Registrar

DN: May 7 & 11, 2018

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of LUDOVICO A. CUBERO who died on January 25, 2018, who is the registered owner of three (3) parcels of land covered by OCT/TCT Nos. P-46669, T-82066 and T-52624 and the deceased is also the co-owner of the conjugal property and registered under the name of VIRGINIA A. CUBERO, covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-46670, and more particularly described as follows: PROPERTY 1 (OCT NO. P-46669, Lot No. 1543-G, Csd-10-016643-D, located at Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon with an area of FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-SIX (496) Square Meters), PROPERTY 2 (TCT NO. T-82066, Lot No.7-Block 16, Pcs-10-000461, located at Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon with an area of TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN (214) Square Meters), PROPERTY 3 (TCT NO. T-52624, Lot No.1318-I-4-C-6, Psd-10-009239, located at Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City with an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) Square Meters), PROPERTY 4 (OCT NO. P-46670, Lot No. 1543-J, Csd-10-016643-D, located at Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon with an area of FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO (462) Square Meters) ; Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE; made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; That the parties herein agreed as they do hereby adjudicate as follows: Property 1 and 4 to PEDRO LUDOGENIO A. CUBERO, Property 2 to VIRGINIA A. CUBERO, Property 3 to MARIA NILDA C. VELOSO; Under Notary Public of Atty. Farrah L. Yongco-Inihao; as Per Doc. No. 272; Page No. 55; Book No. XXI; Series of 2018.

NOTICE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 10 Hall of Justice, Marawi City IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF MIDDLE NAME FROM MONAORAY TO MACAAGIR AS ENTERED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE OF BIRTH OF JUHAIRAH MACAAGIR AMIL JUHAIRAH MACAAGIR AMIL

Petitioner, -versusTHE OFFICE OF LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY, NATIONAL STATISTICIAN, CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL and PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA)

Respondent, x-----------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Before this Court is a verified petition for change of middle name from MONAORAY TO MACAAGIR dated May 1, 2017, and which reads in part:

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RA Form No. 10172(LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato CITY OF KIDAPAWAN NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that MAYNARD A. DEL NORTE has filed with this Office a petition for change of SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the birth certificate of Maynard A. Del Norte who was born on 9 December 1996 at Kidapawan, Cotabato and whose parents are Robert M. Del Norte and Merlita B. Aben.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than_________________ .

(SGD.) RAUL A. MALALUAN City Civil Registrar

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RA Form No. 10172 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Privince of Cotabato CITY OF KIDAPAWAN NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

1. Petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Barangay Tampilong, Marawi City where she maybe served with the orders and other processes of this Court; 2. Respondent is the incumbent Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City whose office is located at City Hall Compound, Marawi City where he/she may be served with orders and other processes of this Court; 3. Petitioner was born on March 3, 1994 at Al-Jazierah Hospital, Poona-Marantao, Marawi City to parents Basher Radiamoda Amil and Monaoray Fatimah Macaagir; 4. Since childhood, petitioner has been using MACAAGIR as her middle name; however, when she secured a copy of her Certificate of Live Birth from Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), she was surprised to learn that her middle name was erroneously entered therein as MONAORAY instead of MACAAGIR. Attached is a copy of her Certificate of Live of Birth marked as Annex “A”; 5. The Petitioner has never used MONAORAY as her middle name. To the contrary, she has been consistently using MACAAGIR as her middle name as shown in her OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (TOR) issued by the Mindanao State University, Marawi City, ACADEMIC EVALUATION SHEETB issued by the Mindanao State University, Marawi City, REPORT OF RATING issued by the Mindanao State University, Marawi City, CERTIFICATE OF CLEARANCE issued by the RC-AL KHWARIZMI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC., Marawi City, PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM issued by the RC-AL KHWARIZMI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC., Marawi City, OFFICIAL SCHOOL PERMANENT RECORDS issued by the RC-AL KHWARIZMI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC., Marawi City, VOTER’S IDENTIFICATION CARD issued by the COMELEC; and POLICE CLEARANCE issued by the PNP Marawi City Police Station Marawi City hereto attached as Annexes “B”:, “C”, “D”, “E”, “F”, “G”, “H”, “K” and “L” respectively: 6. Therefore, to straighten the records of the petitioner, she now files a petition with the Honorable Court to correct the middle name appearing in the registry of birth in order to avoid confusion that may adversely affect her in the future and to conform to the-maiden surname of her mother; 7. The petitioner submits that nobody will be prejudiced by granting this petition.

Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this Court on MAY 10, 2018 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur or Marawi City or Iligan City for three (3) consecutive weeks.

The Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City and the Civil Registrar General, or any person or party who has interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this Petition or from the last day of publication of this Order.

Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City and the Bulletin Board of this Court, at the expenses of the petitioner.

The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Order not later than three (3) days before May 10, 2018.

Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copies of the petition to the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City; and the Hon. Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Sta. Mesa, Manila.

SO ORDERED.

Marawi City, Philippines. April 2, 2018.

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Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

R.A. Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local civil Registry Office Province: Davao del Sur Municipality: Bansalan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that PHOEBE J. LUSING 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 REMIE M. TORREGOSA who was born on SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 at Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are FELMOR BUGAS LUSING and ELY NAALIATAN JULIADA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MAY 6, 2018.

(SGD.) RAUL A. MALALUAN City Civil Registrar

(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

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RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato CITY OF KIDAPAWAN NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Magdalena G. Balneg has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “MARIA MAGDALENA” to “MAGDALENA” in the birth certificate of MARIA MAGDALENA A. GALICAÑA who was born on 29 May 1964 at Kidapawan, Cotabato and whose parents are Pascual Galicaña and Severiana Alac.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than__________________ .

(SGD.) REBECCA A. PALANDANGAN Municipal Civil Registrar

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RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

In compliance with Section of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOLLY B. QUIJANO has filed with this Office a petition for correction of gender from “Female” to “Male” in the birth certificate of JOLLY B. QUIJANO who was born on DECEMBER 15, 1998 at Bansalan, Davao del Sur and whose parents are JOSIE O. BACASMAS and ALEJANDRO A. QUIJANO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MAY 05, 2018.

WENIDA B.M. PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge

In compliance with R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that Merlita T. Cabanero has filed with this Office a petition for change of SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the birth certificate of Justine T. Cabanero who was born on 05 August 2006 at Kidapawan City, Cotabato and whose parents are Nilo C. Cabanero and Merlita T. Tagulilap.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than_______________.

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato CITY OF KIDAPAWAN NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Ma. Elena E. Leong has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ELENA” to “MA. ELENA” in the Birth Certificate of ELENA MACABANTE ENOC who was born on 18 August 1967 at Kidapawan, Cotabato and whose parents are Mauro B. Enoc and Catalina Macabante.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than __________________.

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(SGD.) RAUL A. MALALUAN City Civil Registrar

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Primavera City Dominates Uptown CDO Skyline

Located in the heart of Uptown Cagayan De Oro, near IDC’s multi awarded Primavera Residences, Primavera City is a mixed-use living environment inspired by nature.

Primavera City will offer distinctive Italian design and world-class construction standards. Contemporary architectural aesthetic, attention to detail, and elegant ambience will make Primavera City a highlight in Philippine high-rise architecture. Envisioned as a partially self-sustaining power, it uses a massive, built-in array of photovoltaic panels. The project was awarded as the best Mixed-Use development in the Philippines by the Asia Pacific Property Awards last May 2017.

Primavera City will feature the most sought amenities found in first-class hotels: 24 hours reception, multifunction room, gym centre, outdoor infinity swimming pool, sky garden, sauna jogging path and sky playground. This matches the lofty demands of modern customers who seeks condominium living and a privacy of an apartment with the features of a hotel.

Improving the quality of life for its buyers and being a sustainable model for future property developments.

Primavera City aims to be one of the most unique identities in Green Buildings in the Philippines and Asia pacific.

The six (6) identical towers as well as the high-rise tower have an asymmetric design that maintains an overall unitary form.

From start to finish, Primavera City features the best principles of passive building technology: shadow and sunlight control, wind cooling and shape performance. Photovoltaic panels are installed vertically, parallel to the building walls facing east, and horizontally to cover the building amenities. It is designed to produce renewable energy that will supply electricity to common areas and will partly power the amenities’ illuminations. The building volumes’ shape and profiles, let in the prevailing winds from north-west at the lower levels, block their direct way out on the opposite side and convey their flow into vertical voids.

As of April 2018, Primavera City is at its completion rate of 75% for both Towers.

Completing its interior structure, and set to complete on the last quarter of 2018.

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Petron... from page 12

biggest fuel company in the country, Petron Corporation is honored to support the FIA and AAP in their goal to further enrich and strengthen the motor sport industry not just in the country, but internationally as well.

In the Philippines, Petron Corporation is the official fuel of the Toyota Vios Cup 2018, the Flat Out Race Series, King of the Nations, ROK Grand Prix, Palawan Karting, Kalayaan Race, Philippine Loop, Outdoor Challenge of the Philippines, Safe Run, Petron Rally of Champions, and Philippine Motorcycle Racing Championship.

Regionally, Petron Corporation has supported the Formula 4 South East Asia championship, the Rain Forest Challenge Malaysia, X30 Karting Championships, and Asian Karting Championships.

Hino... from page 12

(SMEs) to local government units. With the current administration keen on improving the transport system with its PUV modernization program, Hino sees an opportunity to further serve the Filipinos by developing greener and more efficient public transport options.

One of Hino’s designs is the PUV Class III 4-wheeler with a 6-meter chassis.

Designed like a mini bus, this modern jeepney has a seating capacity for 19 passengers with one entry and exit point. The interior is patterned after the conventional jeepney, with the seats facing each other.

The layout provides ample space in the middle to accommodate passengers, especially those who will not mind standing during the ride making it available to 26 commuters.

Another Hino modern jeepney prototype is the Hino Class III model. This mini bus type has ample ro om for f ront-facing passenger seats, secured with seatbelts for additional safety. It has Denso air-conditioning system to ensure comfort for the passengers, in particular during hot summer days in the country. A total of 23 passengers can fit in the Hino Class III jeepney.

Compliant with the guidelines set by the PUV modernization program, Hino’s jeepney prototypes were manufactured according to the dimensional limits set by the PNS 2126:2017 standards of the Bureau of Philippine Standards. This is the classification of the modern PUVs, which come in four classes — Class 1 PUV, Class 2 PUV, Class 3 PUV and Class 4 PUV —based on vehicle size, seating capacity and driving environment.

Hino’s commitment to ensuring the safety of its passengers in every commercial vehicle it manufac-

tures extends to the modern jeepney prototype. These modernized jeepneys make use of the latest technology to guarantee safe driving and riding. They feature a speed limiter, GPS, CCTV and dashboard-mounted camera. They also adopt the Beep card system, allowing the driver to stay focused on the road.

Hino has been actively participating in different expositions to showcase its modern jeepney prototypes.

Its variants of the PUV 4-wheelers for Class II and III in AC and non-AC versions were displayed during the recent Motor Show 2018 at LTO East Avenue, Quezon City. Hino also participated in the recent Public Transport Modernization Expo organized by the Department of Transportation.

“Hino is excited to provide the Filipinos with an even better version of our iconic jeepney. Our goal is to contribute to the improvement of our current transport system and make it sustainable while addressing the needs of our passengers,” said HMP Chairman Vicente T. Mills, Jr.

Honda... from page 12

less-privileged children a c h i e v e t h e i r d re am s through the said partnership in its Manila leg. The children will have the privilege to experience the fun that any young Filipino should have along with all the participating runners.

Color Manila is open to interested runners for upcoming legs, starting with the Manila leg this May 27, the Cebu leg this June, and the Cagayan de Oro leg this August.

Story... from page 4

to achieve better distribution balance.

BPI intends to expand its microfinance footprint by growing BPI Direct Banko’s branches and microbanking offices from 9 to 103.

Consing predicted that microfinance loans will grow close to P2 billion in 2018, compared to P450 million in 2017.

BPI Direct Banko’s target clientele consists of self-employed micro-entrepreneurs (SEMEs), many of whom do not have access to the formal banking system for their financing needs.

BPI Foundation, meanwhile, will continue to be active in improving the social and economic wellbeing of Filipinos through education, environmental sustainability and a committed advocacy on social entrepreneurship.

Consing expressed confidence that this time next year, BPI will continue to report “exemplary financial performance” and a “growth built on enriching relationships, growth that is inclusive and relevant to our clients and our nation.”

Consing promised BPI’s shareholders and stakeholders “a continuing story of

Monday, May 7, 2018 professionalism and care - that stretches over 166 years – which makes BPI special.”

••• (Disclosure: The writer is currently an independent director of Bank of the Philippine Islands and BPI Asset Management and Trust Co.)

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be seeing any light at all at the end of the tunnel after two and half years in office. Many suspected illegal drug users and small time pushers mostly from the country’s poverty-stricken ranks ended up dead in this bloody war. But the government seemed not able to even make a dent against the problem.

When the local and international communities held Duterte to task for his bloody war on drugs, all they got was cussing and cursing and all kinds and types of profanities from the man who Time magazine in its article described as “a mob boss” in his language.

The things happening in the country today such as the killing of drug suspects by policemen who could not temper their greed as exemplified recently by nine of them from the police station in Galas, Quezon City. The cops were relieved from their post after being accused of extorting from a drug suspect they have arrested with P200,000 for his liberty.

Upon receipt of the bribe money and consumed by their greed, they demanded for P100,000 more. Their insatiable greed led to their arrest and relief. What picture this incident paints about the war on drugs?

Like what they did with the supposed list of narcotainted barangay officials by having it weaponized, the war on drugs is not immune to abuse. And more often than not it is abused.

Duterte’s insistence not to be held accountable for the mess that his promises to the nation had so far resulted is what makes him a strongman his denials notwithstanding. (jelbacon@ yahoo.com; jelbaconii@ gmail.com)

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A paper I co-authored in a leading peer-reviewed journal estimated that there were 120,000 extra deaths annually in the US from harmful management practices, and that extra healthcare costs were $190bn each year. That would make the workplace the fifth leading cause of death, worse than kidney disease or Alzheimer’s. In the UK, the Health and Safety Executive reported that 12.5 million working days were lost from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2016-2017.

Work practices that are bad for people don’t even help the company. Very clear. But who cares?

None of this is necessary, because the work practices that are bad for people don’t help the company, either.

Long working hours are negatively related to perhour productivity at the both the national and industry level. Although it may seem counterintuitive, layoffs or redundancies do not improve organizational performance and often drive the best employees to leave, and because of direct costs such as severance and indirect costs such as losing people with strong relationships with customers, frequently do not even save money. For decades, research has shown that giving people more control over how and when they do their jobs increases motivation and engagement.

Not surprisingly, stressed employees are more likely to quit – and turnover is expensive. And systematic research demonstrates what ought to be obvious – sick, stressed employees aren’t as proficient or productive in their work as those that are healthier. Look into a mirror! Maybe you feel the same while reading this.

Every indication is that work is getting worse. Job cuts, which used to occur only in tough economic times, are now routine.

When 3G Capital combined food giants Heinz and Kraft, 20 percent of the workforce got the ax as the company consolidated manufacturing and removed overlapping functions.

The “gig e conomy” means that economic insecurity is higher as people don’t know what their income will be from one week to the next. Scheduling software that permits retailers and other businesses such as hotels and restaurants to have only the people that analytics predict will be needed means that workers often face fluctuating incomes and don’t have much ability to arrange for coping with family responsibilities.

Few leaders seem to understand that when people come to work for them, those individuals have placed their physical and psychological well-being in the leaders’ hands More fundamentally, in the 1950s and 1960s CEOs saw their job as balancing their obligations to shareholders, customers, employees and the community – so-called “stakeholder capitalism”. Now shareholder interests dominate. Few leaders seem to understand that when people come to work for them, those individuals have placed their physical and psychological well-being in the leaders’ hands.

But some leaders are taking this idea of stewardship seriously. Companies such as Patagonia, Collective Health, SAS Institute, Google, John Lewis Partnership – which is employeeowned – and Zillow provide a template of what might be different. As I said SOME leaders. Really only a very

few. Not enough. I guess most leaders really don’t care about their staffs.

People get paid time off and are expected to use it.

Managers don’t send e-mails or texts at all hours – people work, go home and have time to relax and refresh.

The organizations offer accommodations so that people can have both a job and a family life. People are treated like adults and have control over what they do and how they do it to meet their job responsibilities, not micromanaged.

Most importantly, the companies are led by individuals who take their obligations to their people seriously. SAS Institute has a chief health officer whose job is not just to control costs, but also to ensure employees are as healthy as possible. Bob Chapman recognizes that everyone who comes to work at BarryWehmiller is “someone’s precious child” or family member.

People need to choose their employer, not just for salary and promotion opportunities, but on the basis of whether the job will be good for their psychological and physical health.

Business leaders should measure the health of their workforce, not just profits.

And governments concerned about the health-care cost crisis need to focus on the workplace, because workplace stress is clearly making people sick. None of this necessarily – no one should be dying for a paycheck. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or visit my www. germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com.

Workers... from page 1

of addressing the PhilHealth’s P9-billion loss, dela Serna focused on reshuffling the regional vice presidents, firing casual employees and filing cases against employees in what she dubbed as “baseless.”

After the one-day protest, dela Serna reportedly reconsidered and did not

implement her own order.

In a separate prepared statement, Ybanez said that dela Serna was remissed in focusing on collection efficiency, penalizing on erring health care providers and adhering to austerity measures.

Speaking of austerity measures, dela Serna was again in the negative spotlight over the weekend after the release of a Commission on Audit (COA) report indicating that the PhilHealth interim president spent P627,000 in government money for official travel in 2017.

On Thursday, PhilHealth executive vice-president Ruben John Basa will be in Cagayan de Oro to confer with all the five regional vice presidents from Mindanao airing their concerns against dela Serna’s actions.

Raise... from page 1

because of their low salary that many resort to pawning their ATM cards.

Even his mother, he said, also loaned money when she was a teacher just to provide for the family.

Duterte, however, explained the need to increase first the salary of men in uniform due to the dangers they face in fulfilling his campaign promise to wage a war on illegal drugs, criminality and terrorism.

But teachers will be next to get a raise, he said.

It may be recalled that Education Secretary Leonor Briones last year signed Department Order 55 (2017) or the “Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of PHP4,000 Net Take Home Pay for Department of Education Personnel”.

The order prioritizes loan deductions due the Government Service Insurance System and the Home Development Mutual Fund, and ensures that teachers would have no less than PHP4,000 net in their monthly take-home pay.

Those holding Teacher 1 to Teacher 3 positions reportedly receive a gross pay of PHP20,000 to PHP25,000, which decreases to only PHP15,000 to PHP18,000 after deducting taxes, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG contributions. (PNA)

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Petron supports FIA Sport Conference 2018 Industry leader Petron Corporation will be the official local fuel and oil sponsor of the FIA Sport Conference 2018, to be held in Pasay City from June 4 to 6.

This is the first time the event is taking place in Asia, and is being hosted by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) and supported by the Department of Tourism (DOT).

The FIA—Federation Internationale de l’Automobile—is the governing body of all four-wheel motor sport worldwide, and brings together some 245 national motoring and sporting organizations from 143 countries.

The FIA Motor Sport Conference 2018, with the theme “Empowering the Future: Unlocking Motor Sport’s Potential,” will be attended by some 500 international

delegates representing all motor sport disciplines.

Conference delegates will examine subjects that affect motor sport promoters, sponsors, and drivers worldwide.

Discussions will also cover key topics such as creating a motor sport

culture in new market and how to attract an increasingly saturated young audience in a fast-changing world.

Leading figures in motor sport, both in Asia and worldwide, are expected to participate in the conference sessions. Also

to be showcased will be the FIA Sport MotorEx, with an exhibition of companies and stakeholders of the global motor sport industry.

As the leading and the biggest fuel company in the country, Petron See petron, page 11

Honda joins Color Manila Paradise Run in line with One Dream Campaign

Hino Displays Modernized Jeepney Prototype at LTO Motorshow 2018 Hino Motors Philippines (HMP), the exclusive distributor of Hino trucks and buses in the Philippines, upgrades its public utility vehicles product line-up to offer modernized jeepneys in line with the government’s modernization program.

From design to production, Hino takes pride in its modern jeepney prototypes, which are developed in compliance with the PUV modernization requirements. Filipinos can expect the same premium product and service quality Hino trucks and buses have been known for.

As a one-stop shop for trucks and buses, Hino provides various customization solutions for a wide range of clients from small and medium enterprises See hino, page 11

Honda Philippines, Inc. (HPI) recently brought a splash of color to the still breezy summer in Southern Luzon as it ties up with Color Manila (CM) for one of the biggest colorful running events in the country.

This followed-up the success of the first run in Clark, Pampanga last March 18 which excited around 2,000 runners.

“We want to spread the excitement and fun in different cities in the Philippines,” said Mr. Jomel Jerezo, General Manager and Department Manager of the Motorcycle Business Planning Department of HPI during the first leg in Clark. “Through this, we can relate our products to the interests of the millennials through their fun lifestyle.”

HPI sponsors five legs of the event, as

with its current brand campaign ONE DREAM, Honda wants to bring the fun and youthful vibe of its most colourful Automatic (AT) model The New Honda BeAT that matches the theme of Color Manila, as well as to support the active lifestyle of Filipino millenials.

CM Paradise Run – Laguna Leg attracted around 2,000 runners who took part in the colourful fun run. It included three race distances in 3K, 5K, and 10K. The race was capped off with music from the DJ at the CM Color Festival where runners can have fun and dance while colored powders are thrown in the air.

Aside from supporting CM’s goals, HPI also advocates helping less-privileged children See honda, page 11