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Solon refiles total ban on waste import, export bill

By ROSE MONDEJAR, Contributor

VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental--Rep. Juliette T. Uy of the second district of Misamis Oriental has refiled in the 18th Congress her House Bill no. 9207.

Principally authored by Rep. Uy, HB 9207, otherwise known as the “Wastes Act of 2019,” seeks to establish a total ban on the import and export of wastes, providing for means for its enforcement, appropriations, and for other purposes.

If enacted into law, Uy

said that it will be illegal for any person, group of persons, business, corporate entity, and even government offices to import or export any form and whatever amount of waste, processed waste materials, and waste Rep. Juliette T. Uy of the secon district of Misamis by-products, See SOLON, page 19

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Armed men who ambush town mayor still at large

By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is still tracking down the suspects who ambushed the convoy of Masiu Mayor Nasser Pangandaman Jr. of Lanao del Sur on Sunday morning.

Colonel Jose Maria Cuerpo, commander of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade based in Marawi City, said a directive was already given to the troops on the ground to exert all efforts to identify and capture the perpetrators.

“Tuloy pa ang PNP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. Ballet Manila performs during the grand Christmas tree lighting at SM CDO Downtown Premier. Photo courtesy of Alvin Curay

See AMBUSH, page 19

MONKEY’S KITTEN.

A heartwarming scene as monkey takes care of an orphaned kitten in Buena Vida, Makilala, North Cotabato on November 8, 2019, in one of the houses destroyed by a series of earthquakes including four above Magnitude 6 between October 16 and 31. At one point, the monkey even breastfed the kitten.

MindaNews photo by Ferdinandh B. Cabrera

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23 NorMin LGUs win SGLG award

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- From 10 awarded local government units (LGUs) in the previous year, Northern Mindanao surges up its number of Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) awardees this year, reaching 23 LGU passers.

For the Provincial Government category, the Province of Bukidnon made it to the list of awardees, along with El Salvador City and Valencia City under the City Government category.

Fo r t h e Mu n i c i p a l Government, the following snatched the seal this year: Impasugong, Kadingilan, Pangantucan, Quezon, and San Fernando from the Province of Bukidnon; Sagay from the Province of Camiguin; Bacolod, Balo-i, Baroy, Kapatagan, Kauswagan, Sapad, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Tangcal, and Tubod from the Province of Lanao del Norte, Plaridel from the Province of Misamis Occidental; and Lugait, Medina, Salay, and Villanueva from the Province of Misamis Oriental.

“It is the honor of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 10 that our local government units took the challenge of passing the seal this year. Despite

4ID camp open to National Children’s Month activities IN ITS aim of protecting and securing the future of the young generation, the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division once again opened its doors to the different activities in connection with the National Children’s Month (NCM) celebration this November.

4ID through its “Peaceful War” campaign had long

the tougher criteria, more LGUs even won the SGLG award,” DILG 10 Regional Director Arnel M. Agabe said.

He commended the efforts made by the LGUs saying “beyond the recognition and incentives that the LGUs could get, being awarded with SGLG manifests that ‘good governance’ exists in their jurisdictions and they are able to provide excellent services for their constituents.”

This year, the SGLG carries on with the “All-in” assessment criteria where the LGUs must pass all seven (7) governance areas

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of (a) Financial Administration, (b) Disaster Preparedness, (c) Social Protection, (d) Peace and Order, (e) Business Friendliness and Competitiveness, (f ) Environmental Management and (g) Tourism, Culture and the Arts.

For a province to qualify, ten percent (10%) of its component cities and municipalities must be passers, as per DILG MC 2019 – 44.

“The SGLG assessment criteria continues to be upgraded and redefined to

highlight the critical roles of our LGUs, to encourage continual improvement to the services they are providing,” Agabe explained.

Moreover, he also lauded the efforts of DILG filed officers who contributed to this success.

“We also salute our matitino, mahuhusay, at maaasahang DILG field officers who did the extra mile in preparing their LGUs for the assessment, through the support of their See AWARD, page 9

been conducting activities such as Youth Leadership Summit trainings, sports activities, camp tours, static displays and information and education campaigns among others.

Further, various schools from elementar y, high school and colleges in Cagayan de Oro City and See ACTIVITIES, page 9

Constitutional Reform Rally kicks off in NorMin IN THE pursuit of raising public awareness and secure substantial public support on the need to reform the present Constitution, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) 10 in coordination with Center for Federalism and Constitutional Reform (CFCR) conducted on October 31 the first Constitutional Reform (CoRe)

Provincial Roadshow in Mindanao.

Dubbed as “Balangayan 2019”, the activity was intended for a meaningful convergence of different sectors to directly interact in a constructive dialogue about constitutional reform with government officials and other stakeholders.

Hundreds of Punong See RALLY, page 9

Valuing effective classroom management

By WINDLER E. SANDOVAL

Managing and handling a classroom entails effort, diligence and perseverance, as providing the students the best quality education they deserve is not only the function of the teacher but it has other accessory responsibilities that will bring learners growth and success. An accessory of this is on maintaining peace and order in the classroom.

In order to foster a harmonious and a peaceful classroom for everyone, first and foremost is that teacher should orient the learners on existing policies, rules and regulations of the school and of course, of the classroom.

There should always be exist-

ing rules and regulations inside the classroom. Learners should always be reminded of this. But, on top of it, respect must be present in the classroom. Inasmuch as the teacher wants respect from his or her learners and that be duly given by them, it is in other way also that the teacher should respect his or her learners as well. It does not mean that we teachers are the one teaching them and that we should always be followed. We should at all times respect our beloved pupils.

Relative to the above-mentioned, as a teacher, we should always set as a good example to them. We are their second parents at school and

we should always display ourselves as such. We should always treat them as our children on our own deserving to be provided with the best quality education they ought and deserve to have.

On the other hand, we should always remind our pupils to respect their classmates, to love their classmates and everyone and everybody at school. In short, we should always cultivate good values at the classroom so that our students will possess and display it wherever they go.

In order to achieve a peaceful and orderly classroom, as a teacher, we should always remind our students to always do what is good and upright.

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Greenpeace supports Duterte ban on SUPs ENVIRONMENTAL group Greenpeace is backing the idea of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding his plan to impose a nationwide ban on single-use plastics (SUPs).

In a statement, Abig ai l Ag u i l ar, re g i on a l campaign coordinator at Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said: “Greenpeace welcomes the announcement that President Duterte is considering a nationwide ban on single-use plastics.”

Aguilar added: “This is a long delayed pronouncement which we trust will be put into action and will not remain a mere statement.”

“The solution to the scourge of single-use plas-

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tics is to avoid its manufacture. As a first step, the President needs to certify as priority a strong national single-use plastic

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ban bill, which should aim for a drastic reduction of the manufacture of single-use plastic products and packaging, and their eventual elimination from the market,” she said in a statement.

“Importantly, this ban must include the phase out of sachet packaging, direct companies to redesign products and packaging, and give incentives to reuse, refill and other alternative delivery systems,” she said.

“Finally, the ban should not include false solutions such as materials substitution to paper or bioplastics, lightweighting of packaging, and chemical recycling, among others,” she said.

Quake victims in Makilala share food with monkeys MAKILALA, North Cotabato--On a mountain village in this quake-stricken municipality, residents live in virtual cages while monkeys can roam around undisturbed.

Barangay New Israel, along the foot of Mt. Apo, at about 800 meters above sea level, is surrounded by lush

vegetation and tree farms.

It is home to 600 human families and around 300 monkeys.

The village is among places that suffered in the recent series of earthquakes, the strongest at magnitude 6.6, that hit many parts of Mindanao, particularly in Davao del Sur and Cotabato

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provinces.

According to estimates by barangay officials, close to 90 percent of the houses in the area inhabited by the religious group Moncadista sustained damages and rendered unsafe to live in.

BYSTANDERS. A group of monkeys waits for a chance to enter a store in barangay Barangay chair Eduardo New Israel, Makilala, Cotabato on Saturday (November 9, 2019). Houses in the village Delfin said many of the have screen and other barriers to prevent the monkeys from entering and ransacking See MONKEYS, page 19

their homes for food. MindaNews MindaNews Photo by Rommel G. Rebollido

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I am feeling so bored!

MANY of us shy away from boredom, but it’s actually very good for creativity.

Many of us lead incredibly busy lives, constantly hopping from one task to the next, and when we’re blessed with a little bit of downtime, we pick up our phones, and scroll the boredom away.

But is that the best way use of our time?

Sandi Mann, a senior psycholog y lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK says boredom is an essential part of the creative process and should be applied to our day-to-day lives.

While being a columnist of “Tinig ng Bayan” (published in Abra) during the 1980s, I remember our Taiwanese coordinator Cristina Lising-Geronga, who expressed herself in innumerable write ups about the topic loneliness. Sure, “Tinig ng Bayan” has been a publication or Filipinos abroad. Loneliness, borne

by Filipinos living abroad while missing their families in the Philippines became a very “normal” expression.

During that time, my Philippine mentor, the late

Luke 6:38 says, “Give to others, and God will give to you!” Besides, “There is more happiness (and less loneliness) in giving than receiving,” says Acts 20:35.’

Monsignor Professor Dr. Dr. Hermogenes E. Bacareza, Chaplain of the Philippine Community in Berlin, started together with me publishing “Ang Mabuhay”.

Believe me, “loneliness” became a main topic in many write-ups.

Nowadays, loneliness and boredom seem to be the splitting image of each other - so to speak being as like as two peas in a pod.

While browsing in social networks like Facebook, one can find more and more comments as in “When Boredom Strikes” or so.

Boredom, ending up in loneliness - or vice versus?

How comes that loneliness and/or boredom are still a general topics in our today’s society?

Loneliness has been called one of the main diseases, even during the last century. It really doesn’t

strike not only the Filipinos abroad and their love ones back home. Too often loneliness have been followed by alcoholism, drug abuse and even suicide. Yes, loneliness becomes a modern day plague. I observed several people trying to surround themselves with so-called “friends” only to find that such relationships are often shallow and unsatisfying.

Loneliness can be painful, but being lonely or alone at that is not always a bad thing. Ask yourself, how do you use your time, if you are really alone? Do you simply let the time pass without doing anything at all? Why not use such time productively? There are many worthwhile activities to engage in, even if you are alone, such as reading, writing, listen to good (light) music, play an (forgotten?) instrument, gardening... .

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Reading the Bible can be also very particularly beneficial. The Word of God is “alive and exerts power” and can take our minds off ourselves.

To break the cycle of loneliness, one must be a giver. Let’s keep an eye, not only and always on our personal interests, but also for the interests others. Look around and watch out who needs help, or who needs a real friend or good listener.

Once you have spotted such a person, act! Thus, in order to have friends, you must act like a friend. Luke 6:38 says, “Give to others, and God will give to you!” Besides, “There is more happiness (and less loneliness) in giving than receiving,” says Acts 20:35. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin or visit my www. germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com.

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Jewelry Feng Shui

JEWELRY can be purposely designed for luck!

Lucky jewelry abound but are taken for granted due to lack of knowledge and awareness!

But beware! There are unlucky jewelry too.

Unlucky jewelry to avoid: Lion, panther, tiger, merlion or man eating animal designs as they invite money losses, separation and take a life either love life or death by disease or mishap!

Tear drop designs for obvious reasons!

Octagon designs of

watches and most of all the one atop princess cut diamonds! They make you stuck in a rut for life. If single, hard to get married.

Cannot level up in life, career and love!

Triangle designs invites conflicts and disharmony not to mention third parties or caught in the act sex scandal!

X or cross designs attracts being an ex too!

Diamond design as in playing card, attracts lovers quarrel.

Avoid designs contrary

to your Chinese zodiac, for example: if rat, avoid Mickey mouse, and any horse or horse shoe jewelry.

Ox avoid bull, carabao, cow and sheep, ram or goat.

Your geomancer is the best mentor here provided he or she isn’t fake!

Best jewelry designs for luck according to rank: 1. Arowana..ring, earring, pendant, bracelet, brooch 2. Turtle 3. Koi 4. Dragon but not for Dragon and Dog persons

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5. Buddha face or whole body 6. Om 7. Ganesha 8. Horseshoe except for Rat and Horse Jade, gold, white gold, silver and platinum are the lucky jewelry materials together with diamonds!

So there, be lucky in your jewelry from now on!

Think A Minute

Fight by the rules THINK a minute.

28 June, 1997 was the date of the famous Bite Fight between world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.

During the fight, Tyson completely lost control of his anger and actually bit off part of Holyfield’s ear!

Tyson lost his license to box and paid a $3 million penalty for not fighting by the rules.

Hopefully husbands and wives never lose control like that in a conflict! Our marriage should be a harmonious duet, not a destructive duel in which we shoot hurtful, damaging words at each other. We must learn

how to disagree and argue in a fair, constructive way that brings better understanding and closeness.

Whenever you and your spouse disagree and have conflict, here are six helpful guidelines to follow.

The first one is timing. If either of you is too angry to talk about the problem, then wait for a time when you both can calmly discuss the issue. Take time out, don’t take it out on each other!

The second guideline is to allow each other the freedom to say, “I’m angry” or “I’m hurt.” From time to time we all need to express how we are really feeling inside. Remember, our feelings

are not right or wrong, but real! So we should respect each other’s freedom and right to express them.

Number 3, know why you are angry. Sometimes the thing that triggered your anger was only a small thing, but behind it is the real problem. And that is the one you need to understand and talk about.

The fourth guideline is to realize that your anger is the real enemy, not your wife or husband. So stay on the same side and fight together against the anger and problems that are hurting your marriage and family.

Number 5: Lower your voice, and you will raise the

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quality of your communication and relationship.

Last, but definitely not least, invite God to the fight.

You need to ask Jesus to take control of your heart, since only He has the kind of real love, wisdom and self-control you need to actually use your differences to build a stronger, closer, more satisfying life together.

Just think a minute.

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Group to government: Zubiri pushes for Department of Disaster Stop energy deals Russia Resilience, updating of national hazard map

THE environmental group Greenpeace Philippines is demanding that the Philippine government stop all plans to pursue nuclear energy, oil exploration, and coal expansion with the Russian government.

Instead, the Greenpeace Philippines said the government should focus on maximizing the country’s abundant potential for clean, safe renewable energy.

The government is playing Russian roulette with the lives of the Filipino people with its recent agreement with Russia to pursue nuclear energy, and its bid to seek partnership for offshore oil exploration, said the group in a news dispatch posted on its website.

The group added that pursuing dangerous and dirty energy sources will compound the severe climate impacts already suffered by Filipinos with additional threats of nuclear accidents and oil rig blowouts.

“Nuclear, oil and coal are the worst energy decisions that the government can make, and these harmful energy sources should be junked and phased out rather than promoted to avert the climate crisis.” said Greenpeace campaigner Khevin Yu. “The stance of the Department of Energy and President Rodrigo Duterte on these could potentially lock the country into an era of dangerous and dirty energy. We urge the president to rethink his administration’s energy choices and ensure that he is true not only to his directive to promote the development of RE, but also to his mandate to serve the interests of the Filipino people.”

In his State of the Nation Address last June, President Rodrigo Duterte directed Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to “fast-track the development of renewable energy sources, and reduce dependence on traditional energy sources such as coal.”

However, current developments show that the government is heading the opposite direction, the report said.

It said President Duterte recently arrived from Russia with planned and potential partnerships with Rosatom and Rosneft, Russia’s state-controlled nuclear, and oil and gas companies, respectively. Following this visit, he graced the inauguration of a new coal plant in Quezon province, referring to the facility as “clean” and calling for more such similar investments.

In a briefing paper, Greenpeace exposed the bad track records of Rosatom and Rosneft, revealing highly questionable safety records, problematic environmental impacts, vulnerability to corruption, and tremendous cost overruns.

See ENERGY, page 19

Continuous Improvement for DepEd MARYDIL T. REVELO Principal II Silongon Elementary School Tudela District

Various Programs and Projects are implemented to uplift the performance of the Department of Education.

Trainings and seminars are conducted to upgrade and update the teachers’ competence in providing better services to the clientele, the learners.

The Philippines may not have a coin term like the Japanese “Kaienzen” which means continued (performance) personal and professional development. Nevertheless, the same spirit moves the country’s educational system, to march forward, innovate and adopt the new approaches to attain the mission of providing quality education. Thanks to the Australian government for the resources in instituting the continuous improvement scheme to the public schools in the country. With this, existing systems are analyzed and improved, thus, serving the elements of timeliness, efficiency and effectiveness.

Application, processing and approval of the ERF, leads MOOE cash advances

and liquidations improving teaching learning process are the positive effects of Continuous Improvement.

Continuous Improvement is also applicable to teachers in their personal and professional development. It is a character that teachers can venture through finishing graduate courses, to uplift them.

Teachers can review and look into their personal habits and practices for refinement. Like improving their financial management to give talents to regular monthly expenditures with the monthly payment and loans among other things.

In one way or another, this can cascade better impact to the educational system, having confident, competitive and better financial managing personnel.

With Continuous Improvement, DepEd is closer to the dream of providing quality and equitable access to education for all.

Improved system in place making it a better bureaucracy, let’s go forward with DepEd for a better and promising Filipino citizen.

FOLLOWING the string of earthquakes that hit Mindanao in October, resulting in the death of 22 individuals, Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri took to the floor on Tuesday (November 5) to call upon his colleagues to pass two urgently needed disaster management bills— the Department of Disaster Resilience Act of 2019 (SB No. 1139) and the National Hazard Mapping Act of 2019 (SB No. 527).

In response to the earthquakes, Zubiri held relief operations in the Municipality of Makilala, the City

of Kidapawan, and the Provincial Capitol of Cotabato, on November 7, 2019. But beyond immediate aid, he has made legislative moves in hopes of bettering the disaster management and response strategies of national government. Upon the Senate’s resumption of session on November 4, 2019, he filed Senate Bill No. 1139, or the Department of Disaster Resilience Act. “The creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience will ensure a more efficient, coordinated, and complete system of disaster

management—from risk assessment to emergency response right down to reintegration assistance and rehabilitation,” he said of the bill.

The proposed Department will take on the powers of and functions of the Office of Civil Defense, the Climate Change Office of the Climate Change Commission, the Geo-Hazard Assessment and Engineering Geology Section of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, the Health Emergency Management Bureau of the Department of Health, the

Disaster Response and Assistance and Management Bureau of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Program Management Office for Earthquake Resiliency of the Greater Metro Manila Area.

In the Committee Hearing on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation on Monday, 11 November 2019, Zubiri pointed out that the proposed Department of Disaster See MAP, page 19

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Toyota’s P1-million PUV for smaller streets: DOTr

By RAYMOND CARL DELA CRUZ

MODERN PUV FOR SMALL ROADS. DOTr and Toyota officials try out the PHP998,000 Toyota Hilux Class 1 modern PUV on Sunday (Nov. 10, 2019). The DOTr said Class 1 PUVs, with its 12-seat capacity, are not meant to replace existing PUVs with larger seating capacities but are for routes that require smaller PUVs and with lower passenger demand. (Photo courtesy of DOTr)

PH int’l visitors in Jan-Sept. reach 6.16m

By JOYCE ANN L. ROCAMORA

MANILA -- The Philippine tourism industr y has sustained its growth as inbound visitor count increased steadily since January, surpassing the six million mark by the end of September, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Friday.

According to the latest data released by the DOT, the Philippines received a total of 6,161,503 visitors from January to September, indicating a 14.37 percent increase from the 5,387,458 arrivals recorded in the same period last year.

“The figures look very promising, and we are glad that more tourists are visiting us in light of the accolades received by the Philippines and our See VISITORS, page 19

GROWTH SUSTAINED. Tourists flock to Boracay Island, a favorite among locals and foreigners alike. The Philippine tourism industry has sustained its growth as inbound visitor count increased steadily since the start of the year, surpassing the six million mark by the end of September, the Department of Tourism announced Friday (Nov. 8, 2019). (PNA file photo)

MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation’s (Toyota) recently unveiled 12-seater modern public utility vehicle (PUV) is meant to serve in the country’s inner-city roads and smaller municipalities.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, the agency clarified that the Toyota Hilux Class 1 modern PUV, with a price tag of PHP998,000, was meant for narrow barangay, municipal, or provincial roads due to its smaller size and more affordable price.

This, after some netizens aired concerns that the newly-unveiled prototype PUV could add to the country’s worsening traffic congestion due to its smaller passenger capacity compared to existing PUVs in major roads.

“Hindi po talaga ito kalakihan. It will depend on the operator kung ito po ang pipiliin nilang bilhin depende sa ruta at pangangailangan nila (This is not large. It’s up to the operator if they will choose to buy this depending on their route and their needs). If operators want a more spacious and bigger unit, they can opt to purchase a Class 2 vehicle,” the DOTr statement said.

Their showcase of Toyota’s Class 1 PUV, the DOTr said, was also meant to prove that the government’s PUV modernization program need not be overly expensive.

“Gusto lang po namin maintindihan ng marami na hindi totoong lahat ng units eh PHP2 to 2.6 million pataas. May mas mura pong options. (We just want people to understand it’s not true all PUV units cost PHP 2 to 2.6 million or up. There are cheaper options),” it added.

Under the Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards’ (DTI-BPS) Philippine National Standards (PNS), Class 1 PUVs have a seating capacity of nine to 12, which the DOTr said can be used as a replacement to tricycles or ‘multicabs’ which have an average seating capacity of 10.

“It’s also a better alternative when public transport demand is not yet that high to warrant a bigger mode of public transportation,” the DOTr said.

Meanwhile, Class 2 and 3 PUVs both have a maximum seating capacity of 23 and are almost the same in terms of dimensions.

However, Class 2 PUVs have jeepney-like side-facing seats and meant to ply the country’s city streets and other busy thoroughfares while Class 3 PUVs use front-facing and more comfortable seats for point-to-point or longdistance routes.

All three PUV classes are also required to have airconditioning units, GPS, CCTV, Wi-Fi, must be compliant with EURO IV standards or better, and other features meant to help persons with disabilities/senior citizens and other passengers have more comfortable rides.

In a press conference last week, transport group Pasang Masda announced the rollout of 15 Isuzu modern PUVs in the Nichols-Parañaque route.

During the event, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade revealed their partnership with a private vehicle manufacturer to release a sub-PHP1 million Class 1 modern PUV to add to the current stable of available modern PUVs in the local market. (PNA)

Philippine food makers seek China market

By KRIS CRISMUNDO

SHANGHAI, China -- Filipino food manufacturers are participating in China’s biggest buying expo to seek opportunities in the world’s largest market.

More than 30 Filipino companies have been showcasing their

products during the 2nd China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center here since November 5.

Filipino companies and organizations participating in this year’s CIIE include 22 Propack Asia Corp.; Agrinurture, Inc.;

Benvelle Corp.; B-G Fruits & Nuts Mfg. Corp.; Century Pacific Food, Inc.; Eng Seng Food Products; Excellent Quality Goods Supply Co.; Filifresh International Trading; Fisher Farms, Inc.; Fruits of Life, Inc.; GSL Premium Food Export Corp.; Magicmelt Foods, Inc.; Magsasakang Progresibo

Marketing Cooperative; Mancoco Food Processing, Inc.; Monde M.Y. San Corp.; and Monde Nissin Corp.

Pasciolco Agriventures; Pearl Foods International, Inc.; Phil.

Morinda Citrifolia, Inc.; Philippine Franchise Association; Pixcel Transglobal Foods, Inc.;

Primex Coco Products, Inc.; Roxas Sigma Agriventures, Inc.; Saw Fine Foods International Ltd.; San Miguel Foods; SEE’S International Food Mfg. Corp.; SL Agrifood/Agritech Corp.; Team Asia Corp.; Trans Ocean Food Products, Inc.; See MARKET, page 19

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Davao Region’s peace and order efforts tackled at RPOC Full Council Meeting D AVAO CITY – The Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC), composed of the five provinces in the region, presidents of the league of municipalities, component cities, highly urbanized cities, national agencies, and civil-society organizations, have tackled the continued efforts to maintain peace and order

in the region during its full council meeting on Friday, November 8.

In his opening statement, Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang, who presided his first meeting as the new RPOC chairman, shared to his fellow members his province’s best practices in peace and development, particularly its implementation of President

Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 70 or Whole-ofNation approach to attain peace and to end insurgency.

The said national directive which all provinces in Davao Region has been taking seriously to implement through the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) was among the meeting’s highlights.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Director Alex Roldan discussed the major activities undertaken by the RTF-ELCAC through its twelve clusters and the gains so far achieved under the Whole-of-Nation approach.

While the region has already made huge progress in terms of the implementation

DAVAO CITY -- Shortages of aquatabs for water purification and shortages of potable water supplies were among the difficulties encountered in all evacuation centers in Bansalan town in Davao del Sur, as of 6:00 p.m. yesterday (Nov. 10).

In a situation report, Bansalan MDRRMO designate Jesil Jaum said the other problems noted include the lack of assigned persons for the maintenance

of portable toilets, lack of comfort rooms and washing areas.

There was also lack of manpower in unloading of relief goods in distribution sites, Jaum cited.

The number of displaced families in Bansalan due to the October 2019 series of earthquakes, has reached to a total of 865 or 3,287 individuals who are currently staying inside the identified evacuation centers in Barangays Altavista,

Darapuay, Dolo, Kinuskusan and Eman.

There are 2,786 displaced families from 13 barangays of this municipality who are staying outside the evacuation centers or homebased which means that the residents are camping out near their homes during night time due to fear of another earthquake and aftershocks.

Jaum said that out of the 7,365 reported damaged houses, a total of 324 houses were validated damaged

(136 partially, 73 totally, 115 minor).

The remaining 7,041 reported damaged houses are still subject for further validation.

Of the 25 barangays, only Brgy. Mabuhay reported zero (0) damage to infrastructures.

Brgy. Poblacion Dos, meanwhile, has the most reported number of infrastructures damaged by the three earthquakes.

Shortage of water-purification tablets noted in Bansalan

See SHORTAGE, page 9

Considering learners’ feelings

of the President’s Executive Order 70, he also pointed out the steps that needs to be undertaken to further push the region’s peace and order agenda. This include the organization and activation of the technical working group of the RTF-ELCAC; development of an effective coordination, monitoring and implementation system; strengthening of the information campaign on EO 70 and ELCAC among communities, while ensuring that all programs, projects, and activities of the RTF-ELCAC are aligned with the goal of ending the Communist armed conflict.

ELCAC Operation Center To further help the region on its mission of meeting the President’s deadline to end the Communist insurgency, talks about the establishment of an operation center for the RTF-ELCAC have been discussed.

While Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib has benevolently volunteered to provide the facility to house the operation center, the facility still needs to be equipped with communication channels, manpower and operations team, logistics, and funding, See MEETING, page 9

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE 1F South Wing Administrative Bldg., Capistrano-Hayes Sts Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that LUNA GRACE ALIWATE SAVARIZ has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “GRACE” to “LUNA GRACE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GRACE LABIAL ALIWATE who was born on SEPTEMBER 06,1970 in BUGO, CAGAYAN DE ORO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are RICO ALIWATE and LELIA LABIAL. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than NOVEMBER 09, 2019.

MDN: Nov 5 & 12, 2019

(Sgd) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

By HANNA ROQUEZA M. LANITON

Aside from teaching, facilitating learning and providing learners the best quality education, there are some functions of the teachers as well that can be interpreted and as important as those. As learners came from different families and orientations, it is expected that they have different attitudes, values and the most different behaviours.

As we stand as the second parents of our school children, our learners at school it is of much impor-

tance that we should at all times consider what they are going to feel whenever they are inside the school premises, we should always consider their feelings. As noticed and as is true to any situation nowadays, what the teacher or teachers say, learners will always follow. Thus, inasmuch as we want our feelings to be considered as teachers, we should also consider the feelings of our learners.

Like for example, if we have noticed that a certain learners has con-

secutive absences and after a week comes to school; as teachers, we should not directly scold him or her in front of the class, instead know the reason why he or she was absent, what is the cause and how he or she is doing, is he fine or what. The moment we confront them right away, they might feel humiliated and mocked in front and this might cause them to be absent again. That is why we have to at all times consider what will our learners feel to fur-

ther avoid and eliminate untoward happenings in the future.

And that human as we are, as much as we want our feelings to be respected, let us not forget that the feelings of our learners is of much important and significant as ours. We should always consider what and how they would feel because how and what our learners have become, it definitely reflects on how we brought them up and how effective we have taught them.

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 THE PETITION TO CORRECT ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF AMALHYATT MONER ABDULLAH AMALHYATT MONER ABDULLAH,

Petitioner,

x-------------------------------------------------x ORDER

Before this court is a verified petition for correction of entry of Certificate of Live Birth of Amalhyatt Moner Abdullah dated October 9, 2019 and which read in part: 1.

On teachers’ professional development

3.

By CHERRY Q. SADICON

is the quality of teaching. While parents may not be familiar with the research, they are united in their desire to ensure great teaching for every child every day.

Professional development is the most effective strategy schools and school districts have to meet this expectation. Professional development is the strategy schools and school districts use to ensure that educators continue to strengthen their practice throughout their career. The most effective professional development engages teams of teachers to focus on the needs of their students. They learn and problem solve together in order to ensure all students achieve success. School systems use a variety of schedules to provide this collaborative learning and work time for teachers. When time set aside for professional development is used effectively and parents receive reports about student results,

they realize the benefits to teachers and their students far outweigh the scheduling inconvenience.

Policymakers, community leaders, and parents have a responsibility to ensure that educators within their schools engage in continuous professional learning and apply that learning to increase student achievement. Learning Forward offers a clear definition and standards for measuring the quality of professional development occurring within schools. By advocating for educator professional learning that meets these standards, policymakers, parents, and community members can do their part to ensure a successful education experience for every child in their community.

John Dewey reminds us about the importance of this role: “What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all of its children.”

-versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY AND ALL PERSONS/ ENTITIES WHO/WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED THEREBY,

Respondents.

2.

Parents expect their children to be in school and rely on schools not only for educating them, but also for providing a safe and dependable place for students to be each day.

Families and even employers are inconvenienced on in-service days or when the school day starts late or ends early to provide time for teacher professional development.

For business and community leaders, the quality of a community’s education system relates directly to the economic success of the community.

School success translates into tax revenues, real estate values, and community satisfaction. When asked what they want for their children, parents, and community members overwhelmingly agree that they want the best teacher possible in every classroom. Research confirms that the most important factor contributing to a pupil’s success in school

SPL. PROC. NO. ML-711-2019

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Petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, single, a resident of Basak Malutlut, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur WHEREAS respondent Local Civil Registrar is a public officer-in- charge of the registration and cancellation/correction of entries in the civil registrar where the facts of the birth of the petitioner was registered which registrar is located at Marawi City Hall, Marawi City; Both parties may be served with court order and other court processes at their aboveindicated addresses; Petitioner was born on December 20, 1998 at Marawi City and was issue a Certificate of Live Birth by therein respondent under Civil Registry’ No. 946138. However, petitioner’s name was erroneously entered AMALHYATTMONER ABDULLAH(with no last name) in Entry No. 1 of the said Certificate of Live Birth. Hereto attached is the CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF HER CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH marked as Annex “A” to “A-l”; Petitioner has been publicly known in her community by the name AMALHYATT MONER ABDULLAH using the same in all her personal and professional transactions. However, her first name AMALHYATT was erroneously entered AMALHYATTMONER, while her surname ABDULLAH was entered under the space for middle name while the space for surname became empty/ Blank; Copies of petitioner’s college TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS, CERTIFICATE OF GRADUATION, BARANGA’Y CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY, and NBI CLEARANCE is hereto attached as Annexes “B” to “B-2”, “C”, “D” and “E” to form an integral part hereof; Petitioner is a child of former spouses SINAB MARMAY MONER (mother’s maiden name) and ABDULLAH RASUMAN AMANODDIN. Copy of the Certificate of Marriage of petitioner’s parents is hereto attached marked as Annex “F” to “F-2” to form an integral part hereof; The mother of the petitioner SINAB MARMAY MONER is one and the same SINAB MONFIR AMANODDIN as stated in Entry No. 6 of ANNEX A. Due to simple inadvertence, the married name of petitioner’s mother SINAB MONER AMANODDIN was entered in Entry No. 6 instead of her maiden name SINAB MARMAY MONER; Hereto attached is the CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH of petitioner’s mother marked as Annex “G” to “G-l” as well as a copy of AFFIDAVIT OF ONENESS OF PERSONALITY’ executed by Sinab Moner Amanoddin marked as Annex “H” to attest that Entry No. 6 has been erroneously entered. Further, copies of the latter’s COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS issued by Registrar’s Office of Mindanao State University on April 18, 1984 marked as Annex “I” to “I-1” to attest that SINAB MARMAY MONER is her maiden name; Petitioner came to know of the said erroneous entries when she filed her Application for Nursing Licensure Exam with the Professional Regulation Commission(PRC) which instructed her to seek correction of the said entries in the proper court, not with the Local Civil Registrar in view of the entries being sought to be corrected namely: petitioner’s first name, Surname and her mother’s full maiden name; In order to correct the aforementioned erroneous entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of the petitioner AMALHYATT MONER ABDULLAH, the instant petition is being filed to correct substantial errors pursuant to the Rule 108 of the Revised Rules of Court.

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 November 20, 2019 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a news paper 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 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 Civil Registrar of Marawi City and Bulletin Board of this Court, at the expense of the petitioner.

The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Order not later than three (3) days before November 20, 2019.

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

SO ORDERED. Marawi City. October 14, 2019.

MDN: Oct. 29, Nov. 5 & 12, 2019

(ORIGINAL SIGNED) WENIDA B.M. PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge

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Chinese Investors: ‘MisOr is a good venue for investment’

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AMOT nga mudagsa ang oportunidad sa trabaho dinhi sa lalawigan sa Misamis Oriental niining bag-ong potential business investment nga buot ipaambit sa Guangdong Steel Manufacturing Company nga sugdan sa umalabot Disyembre 2019 o Enero sunod tuig.

Pagalauman nga sa pagbisita sa mga Chinese investors nga sila Mr. James Cowper, Company President; Mr. Stephen Ho, Export Company Manager; ug Ms. Charlotte Villar, Business Facilitator, nga laing manufacturing business ang matukod dinhi sa lalawigan hilabina sa matang

sa steel industry, gawas pa sa planong tobacco exportation ug dredging sa kasubaan.

“Mindanao, specifically here in Misamis Oriental, is a good venue for investment.

We are really looking forward to expand our business here.

We would like to establish the parameter here,” sigun pa ni Mr. Ho. Ang makatandog-balatian nga luwat sa mga Chinese investors naatol sa ilang pagbisita sa kapitolyo niadtong Nobyembre 6, 2019, pinaagi ni Provincial Administrator Atty.

Jocelyn Lood-Mateo, Atty.

Iris Virtudez, ug Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Stanley B. Uri-

arte, kinsa maoy representative ni Gobernador Bambi Emano, kinsa on-leave karong panahona. Didto misaksi sa

pagbisita sa mga langyaw sila si Ms. Elsie Limosnero sa Department of Trade and Industry og PHIVIDEC Plan-

Preventing bullying in school

By DANTE M. HALLASGO

own setting. 1) Assess bullying in your schoolconduct assessments in your school to determine how often bullying occurs, where it happens, how pupils and adults intervene and whether the prevention efforts are working; 2) Engage parents and the youth- it is important for everyone to work together to send a unified message against bullying, launch an awareness campaign to make the objectives known to the school, parents, and community members and

Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn. However, bullying does not only happens in school but it is also present in their own homes and it causes a different behavior to the child, to the learner that is why the best way to stop bullying is to better stop it before it happens, before it occurs.

To better address bullying, teachers can somehow use these following strategies and apply it in their

better establish a school safety committee or task force to plan, implement and evaluate your school’s bullying program; 3) Create policies and rules- create a mission statement, code of conduct, schoolwide rules and a bullying reporting system, these will establish a climate in which bullying is not acceptable and better off communicate and disseminate it widely; 4) Build a safe environment- establish a school culture of acceptance, tolerance and respect, use staff meet-

ings, assemblies, class and parent meetings to establish a positive climate at school, and reinforce a positive social interaction and inclusiveness; and 5) Educate students and school staff- build bullying prevention material into the curriculum and school activities and train teachers and staff on the rules and policies and give them the skills to intervene consistently and appropriately.

As teachers, yes we can do it and we can make a difference in doing so.

Promoting good use of gadgets among learners are not all fun and games.

They have education and values to then as well.

There are apps that you can get that serve a huge educational purpose to them.

Some people did not agree with the banning because they said it can be used for research and learning and emergencies. There are also learning apps in devices.

Well, it's okay if we bring phones to school as long as we know how to control and how or when to use it.

Yes, it's important. We can really use it for emergencies.

We must teach everyone especially learners to use their devices for important matters.

Once caught using de-

R.A. 9048 FORM No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Manticao -o0oOFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE OF PUBLICATION PETITION NO. CFN-0058-2019

In compliance with section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROSALIA TACBOBO has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from JOY to REMAR in the birth certificate of REMAR TACBOBO DANDASAN who was born on DECEMBER 25, 1960 at MANTICAO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are SALVADOR C. DANDASAN and ROSALIA CABASAN TACBOBO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than 25 OCTOBER 2019.

MDN: Nov. 12 & 19, 2019

(SGD) DOROTHEO O. LACBAIN, JR. Municipal Civil Registrar

vices for entertainment, we can let the teachers confiscate it so that the learners will learn their lesson.

And, learners are in the school to learn. Well, they can use their gadgets in a positive way and can integrate it in their learning but teachers also should promote the good advantages of the new technology.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that EMMANUEL S. DIGAMON, legal age, Filipino Citizen and Resident of Cagayan de Oro City, known as the Attorney in fact of FIDELA G. BOTIR, to sell her property known as Lot 1706-H = 1706-8 which she Acquired from PAZ DE LA RAMA BATTISTUZZI as Borne out in the DEED OF SALE EXECUTED By RITA R. SALCEDO Which Describe as follows : Lot No.1706-G = 14967, with T.D. No.0104090 ; Oct No. P-16668, with an area of 1,000 Sq.M. ,Located at Quiboro, Mambajao, Camiguin.

That for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifty Thousand Pesos(PHP. 50,000.00) Phil. Currency in hand paid By MAGNOLIA NAMAN, likewise of legal age, Filipino Citizen and a resident of Lumad, Mambajao, Camiguin, receipt of which is hereby acknowledge with full satisfaction, by these presents do hereby absolutely Sell, Cede, Transfer and Convey the above described parcel of Land and all improvements thereon to herein Vendee Magnolia Naman. Her Heirs and Assigns, Free from all Lien and Encumbrance.

Executed by EMMANUEL S. DIGAMON, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. VITO M. CARRILLO, Per Doc no.578; Page No.105 ; Book no.106; Series of 2019.

MDN: Nov 5, 12 & 19 2019

Sa pakighinabi sa Lambo MisOr TV ngadto ni Export Company Manager Stephen Ho, mipadangat kini ug mensahe alang kay Gobernador Emano – “To Governor Bambi Emano, we are very much happy that you are very good in welcoming investors in your province. When you have free time, I invite you to come also to Hong Kong and China.”

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region BRANCH 43 Gingoog City

By JULIE D. LECIAS

The apps that can serve as a huge educational purpose could be used in the learners free time. We are sure that the apps are not part of the curriculum. The school provide learners with the information they need to understand and pass the class. Whether the ipod or cellphone has information or not is irrelevant. If the student wishes to use the device as a form of study on their own time is fine, but to manage work at school in unnecessary. Therefore, devices at school are just an increased chance of distraction and fooling around that hold absolutely no benefit to the student. We know that the ipod and phone

ning Officer Mr. Rey Felix R. Salva.

Daku usab ang pasalamat sa mga Chinese investors sa maabi-abihong pagdawat kanila, ug hulatan na lamang nila ang pipila ka mga rekisitos o mga kinahanglanon aron masugdan na gilayon ang pag-asekaso sa tukoron nga manufacturing exportation company.

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RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF THE NEW OWNER’S DUPLICATE COPY OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-5846 OF THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR THE CITY OF GINGOOG WITH SN NO. 2012005036018

DELIA DUMADAG-BELLEZA, Rep. by ELVIRA D. PIANO and ZEDREX N. REVELO, Attorneys-in-fact.

Petitioner.

X--------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER The petition being sufficient in form and substance, the same given due course. Let the hearing of this petition be set on DECEMBER 10, 2019 at 8:30 A.M. Any interested party may oppose the petition within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition or from the last day of publication whichever comes first.

The petitioner is hereby directed to cause the publication of this Order in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental at her expense once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

Likewise, let copy of this Order and Petition be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the Deputy City Prosecutor, and the Register of Deeds, Gingoog City.

SO ORDERED. Done this 4th day of November, 2019 at Ginngoog City.

MDN: November 12, 19 & 26, 2019

(SGD) MIRABEAUS A. UNDALOK Presiding Judge

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PAF adds choppers for quake relief DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Air Force has added three helicopters to assist in the earthquake relief efforts in Davao del Sur and North Cotabato.

Col. Sharon G. Gernale, acting wing commander of the Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao bared during her guesting at SM City’s Kapehan sa Davao media forum that the air force has redeployed three choppers to augment the existing TOW Eastmin fleet of aircraft.

“We have a Super Huey from Fort Magsaysay, a Bell 412 backup presidential chopper and a Sikorsky air ambulance from Zamboanga deployed here,” Col. Gernale said.

The Super Huey can carry seven passengers, the air ambulance can carry three passengers, a patient, a doctor and a para-

Meeting... from page 7

explained Colonel Jacob Thaddeus Obligado, 10th Infantry Division G7 who also presented the functions and rationale of creating an operation center.

In response, the governors of Davao Region have made initial talks with regards to the provision of the necessary requirements for the operation center.

Set to be operational 24/7, the Operation Center will serve as the main hub for the enhanced coordination and collaboration among the stakeholders in pushing counter-insurgency measures and will serve as the operations arm of the National Task Force Executive Committee by monitoring and supervising the implementation of programs, projects, and activities at regional and sub-regional levels.

Along with other strategies, the RPOC is banking

medic.

Gernale said they have existing three choppers from TOW which have been airlifting people and relief cargo to and from affected areas.

About 16 people were airlifted from Makilala during a rescue operation in landslide-hit Sitio Kapatagan in Barangay Luayon. The airlifted villagers were trapped when a landslide hit their sitio which was triggered by the 6.5 magnitude earthquake which struck the provinces of Cotabato and Davao del Sur on October 31.

Gernale said aside from choppers, PAF C-130 aircraft also airlifted relief cargo from Manila to Davao. Around 53,000 pounds of cargo mostly donations to quake victims were carried by the C-130. (PIA XI/RG Alama)

on all stakeholders’ support towards the success of all its peace and order efforts.

He attributed this on strong convergence, particularly the efforts of the Local Government Units.

He said that based on historical data, 80 percent of those NPA members who surrendered were facilitated by the LGUs, adding that enemy recruitment is now close to zero in Davao Region.

“We already have the mome ntu m , t he go o d thing to do now – with the ELCAC and through this platform the RPOC – let’s continue what we are doing, especially in terms of convergence so that they (the NPA Communist rebels) will not be able to come back here,” 10th Infantr y Division Commander Major General Jose Faustino Jr. underscored, adding that the benchmark of the national government in terms of

countering insurgency is Region eleven.

Other highlights discussed during the RPOC meeting was the peace and order situation update in the region which was presented by the 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police. Both agencies are headed by the RPOC vice chairpersons 10th ID Commander Major General Jose Faustino Jr. and PNP XI Regional Director Police Brigadier General Filmore Escobal.

Me a nw h i l e , a m o n g those undertaken during the meeting was the nomination of new members coming from the civil-society organizations (CSO) and one representation from a component city.

Also presented was the Retooled Community Support Program which was discussed by the DILG Regional Director. (PRLGU DavOr/Karen Lou Deloso)

Information & Communication Teaching: A Trend of 21st Century Instruction

By JULIE D. LECIAS

Children are visual learners. They learn fast when they see it and touch it.

Aside from being visual learners, children love pl ay i ng g ame s . Wit h these characteristics of the 21st century learners, the teacher has a very significant role in dealing and handling these children in this kind of classroom setting.

As a teacher, one must keep abreast of the latest trend in teaching. Information and Communica-

tion Technology (ICT) is today’s trend in education.

The use of ICT devices in the classroom help the teachers in delivering the academic instructions to the children. The use of television, DVD players are oftentimes useful to illustrate Science topics through short videos.

Moreover, the Department of Education has a computerization program in which the department d ist r ibute s c ompute r packages to every school.

This computer package is placed in an e-classroom.

It is manned by a computer literate teacher. The computerization program of the department continues and gives more support in the so-called e-teaching, which means teaching using electronic devices as instructional aid.

The Department of Education envisioned that Philippine education will align to the global trend of education and it competitiveness.

Activities... from page 2

nearby provinces have also conducted their activities inside 4th ID headquarters and letter requests continue to pour in.

“We are happy to continue to open our doors to the public for we want to nurture, educate, empower and protect our children as well as the youth against unscrupulous organizations such as the New People’s Army (NPA), their recruitment and deception schemes,” said 4ID Commander MGen Franco Nemesio Gacal.

“As we continue with the implementation of the Executive Order 70 or the “Whole-of-Nation Approach” in Regions 10 and Caraga, we are nearing our goal of achieving sustainable peace and development.

Children’s future is crucial, we must protect it by all means. Saving our children’s future is saving the future of our nation,” he added.

This year, the NCM is anchored on the theme “Karapatan Pambata: Patuloy na Pahalagahan at Gampanan Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan." (4ID/PA)

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Barangays, along with the barangay-based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City attended said gathering.

DILG 10 Regional Director Arnel M. Agabe urged involved sectors to be partners of the government in advocating for constitutional reform saying, “We need you in this advocacy, and to advocate for this would mean being enlightened as to what are the implications of these reforms.”

The reform pushes a unified message through its four pillars: (1) Pagyamin ang Probinsya, Paluwagin ang Metro Manila, (2) Gobyerno Para sa Tao, Hindi Para sa mga TraPo (Traditional Politicians), (3) Bukas na Ekonomiya na ang Lahat ay May Pag-asa, and (4) Bagong Konstitusyon Para sa Bagong Henerasyon.

Its priority concerns would include providing more opportunities for the provinces to develop, elect leaders who care for their constituents and further bring the government closer to the people.

“Our past constitutions were enacted out of rush

due to revolutions. There were no public consultations or people's participation. Right now, we are lucky because we now have the opportunity to participate,” Atty. Vicente Homer B. Revil, Constitutional Reform Resource Speaker, said during his discussion.

With the advocacy seeking to strengthen community participation by involving various sectors and providing equal opportunity for both national and local levels, Atty. Revil moreover underscored that the constitutional reform will be able to reflect the current needs of the country.

CoRe Activities The provincial roadshow is just one of the activities in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to intensify public awareness and education about the federal system of government and its impacts.

Other series of activities conducted in Northern Mindanao from October 25-31 include speakers’ training for DILG field officers, academe representatives and local government units’ representatives who are targeted to effectively inform and educate the public about the merits of Federalism and constitutional reform.

With this, Director Agabe encouraged disseminating constitutional reform details as prescribed, focusing on the said four pillars of messages to prevent public misinformation.

Towards further conveying the merits of constitutional reform, DILG 10 also gathered various media personalities from Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City for a media briefing.

Moreover, town hall meetings were conducted, attended by provincial/municipal chief executives and SK Federation Presidents, CSOs, and the youth sector.

Involv ing t he lo c a l government units and the youth sector recognizes their fundamental role in nation-building, especially in generating their full support in reforming the present system.

“Help us ensure that there will be good governance in all parts of the Northern Mindanao and of the country by helping the government attain a more responsive form of government and at the same time, attain a more responsive

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constitution,” Agabe said.

The series of events takes its cue from the ‘Dagyaw’ Concept—serving as an avenue for the participants to delve into government’s efforts on uplifting the lives and welfare of the people through informing them about the various government projects that are in line for them. (Princess Jia Andriza T. Artajo and Rezza Mae B. Tolinero/ DILG-10)

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Jaum mentioned that they have convened an emergency meeting with the 25 barangay captains yesterday (Nov. 10) to discuss on the immediate forced evacuation plans for critical areas such as Barangays Altavista, Anonang and Managa.

He said they have set deadlines for the submission of final listings of the most affected victims with partially and totally damaged houses.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-XI) has recommended for the immediate forced evacuation of the remaining residents in Brgys. Altavista, Anonang and Managa, after the agency confirmed the instability of the ground in some sitios due to occurrences of tension cracks and landslides.

Meanwhile in Digos City, the households directly affected by the tension cracks and landslides in Barangays Kapatagan, Balabag and Goma, have also been advised for immediate forced evacuation and relocation by the MGB-XI. In its rapid ocular inspection report dated November 10, the MGB-XI also recommended for the relocation or temporary evacuation (as of the moment) of households in directly situated downslope of the high risk area in Brgy. Kiagot, also in Digos City.

Further, it was also recommended to conduct further assessment on the establishment of an appropriate mitigating measures in Brgy. Kiagot.

The MGB-XI also reminded the barangay local government units and the MDRRMO to constantly monitor slope instability through the indicators such as tension cracks/ruptures, slumping which might aggravate during rain fall and aftershocks. (PIA-XI/Carina L. Cayon)

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Provincial/City Directors,” Agabe further said.

SGLG is a yearly award and incentive program that puts a premium on integrity and good performance as it seeks to institutionalize the continuity of local governance reforms and development. It is a progressive assessment system that gives LGUs a distinction for their remarkable performance across several areas. (Rezza Mae B. Tolinero/DILG10)

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whether organic or inorganic––and in whatever form whether solid, liquid, liquefied, gaseous, or mixture of substances.

Under the proposed bill, Uy said that imported cargoes declared as waste or misdeclared to conceal the true waste cargo or smuggled into the country shall not be offloaded from any transport vessel and shall be immediately ordered by port authorities to depart from the port and return the illegal cargo to its port of origin with all costs borne by the shipper.

The bill also mandates the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Finance (DoE), and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to jointly establish an “Environmental Protection Desk” at every port in the country to enable the proper frontline enforcement once the bill becomes a law.

Uy said the desk, which operates 24 hours a day and seven days a week, should be manned by competent and adequately trained personnel.

“Our country is awash with millions of tons of solid, liquefied and toxic wastes,” said Uy in her explanatory note. “Our rivers, lakes, and seas are massively polluted by these wastes.”

She added: “Our cities, factories, and homes produce garbage like there’s no tomorrow. We already have a lot of our own garbage that need appropriate and immediate management.”

“We certainly need not import any more garbage,” Rep. Uy as she emphasized that the members of Congress have not been remiss in their duties.

She pointed out: “There are dozens of pending bills and resolutions addressing the massive problems of solid waste management and air pollution we face.”

Uy said that there are still 5,000 tons of garbage at the port of Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental yet to be returned to South Korea.

“Add to that the so-called municipal waste--processed fuel from Australia and another shipment of electronic waste from Hongkong.”

“The practice of other country and companies of sending their garbage to the Philippines is an insult to all Filipinos and an affront to our laws,” said Rep. Uy in her explanatory note.

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(Philippine National Police) and (Philippine) Army sa pag-investigate sa identities (of the suspects).

This morning, I directed our personnel to exert all efforts to pursue the suspects,” Cuerpo said in a text message.

Pangandaman, who was coming from Marawi City, was on his way to the municipal hall on Sunday to preside over the meeting

of the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) when his convoy was waylaid in Barangay Gata in Buadiposo Buntong town in Lanao del Sur about 10 kilometres away from the town of Masiu.

The mayor’s police escort, Staff Sergeant Jabbar Romato Pangandaman, was hit on his abdomen while two other civilian companions, Jamal Gabriel Pangandaman and Casanonding Mangandong, were also wounded. They are reported in a stable condition at a hospital in Marawi City.

Cuerpo said the Pangandaman family has not yet mentioned any name as behind the attack.

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residents prefer to sleep in tents outdoors instead of entering their homes. “We only go in if we need to use the toilet,” he said.

The situation has exposed the human residents to live in the open with the monkey inhabitants sans the usual barrier between them.

Houses in the village have screen and other barriers to prevent the monkeys from entering and ransacking their homes for food.

Sixty-three year old Rodolfo Aguillar said he once forgot to close the door of his house and when he came back, the meal he had prepared was gone and his belongings strewn all over the house. “Morag giagian sa mga kawatan (Looks like thieves came to my house in search of something),” he said.

Factions The monkeys in New Israel, originally led by an alpha male named “Mike,” have their own politics and have since divided themselves into three factions, Aguillar said.

A group of about 60 monkeys have established themselves in the barangay center, while the two other groups who used to live with the community, but whose leaders were dethroned, left for the wooded areas surrounding the community.

The outside groups would at times attempt to enter the community, triggering a bloody encounter among monkeys, Aguillar said, describing the conflict of the monkeys, which he said “must be due to territory and food resources.”

Even with that situation of the monkeys, residents themselves have not hurt or harmed them, which have lived with the community for about five generations already.

Sharing food Last November 8, New Israel held “Amo (Cebuano for monkey) Festival” to mark the 108th birthday of Maximino Guibernas, founder of the Moncadista religious group that established itself as a community in the area.

During the festival, residents and monkeys eat together on a long table of fruits and veggies.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 As the residents suffer from the calamity brought by the series of earthquakes, the monkeys struggle as well, especially with the inadequate food.

Residents who used to feed the monkeys as part of their household, now rely on aid coming from relief agencies and volunteer groups.

Eutiquia Medel, 83, said they have to look after themselves and care for the monkeys as this was taught to them by their leader, whom they call Papa Guibernas, who established the Moncadista religious group in 1935.

“Lisud man siya, pero dawaton kay nahitabo kini sa pagtugot sa Kahitas-an (It may be difficult, but we accept it because it is the will from the heavens),” she said, while holding a roll of sleeping mat and tent given as aid by the Rotary Club of Dadiangas.

She said she will still share food with the monkeys as they used to do.

Egg not bananas On Saturday, soldiers brought to the village several truckloads of belongings and bags of foodstuffs, including boxes of bananas, apparently for the monkeys.

But a load of bananas in a military truck was noticeably untouched even as the monkeys roam around.

“Busog na sila! Daghan sila nakaon kagahapon sa selebrasyon. (They’re full.

They had plenty from yesterday’s celebration),” remarked Aguillar, referring to the birthday celebration of their leader, Papa Guibernas.

Aguillar narrated in Cebuano that a volunteer group brought in food, including popsicles that the monkeys grabbed and ate. After several minutes, he said many of the monkeys were throwing up. “Nabugnawan ang tiyan (Their tummies are not accustomed to it)!” he said, laughing.

But, give them raw egg and even if they are full, they will consume it. Aguillar, who grew up as a child in the place, said it is not bananas that they love to eat.

He told the aid volunteers: “Sa sunod magdala mo, itlog (Next time, bring eggs instead)!” (Rommel G Rebollido / MindaNews)

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Resilience is necessary in bringing disaster resilience up to the level of the cabinet.

To complement the goals of the Department of Disaster Resilience Act, Zubiri also brought up the necessity for the National Hazard Mapping Act, the bill for which he filed back in 16 July 2019—one of his first few bills for the 18th Congress.

“Having a national hazard map will allow us to identify areas of high risk, helping us pinpoint possibilities of occurrence, magnitude, and location of potential earthquakes, volcanic activity, and other natural hazards,” he explained. The

map is also expected to guide in the “construction of public school buildings, hospitals, evacuation centers, and other government institutions in safe zones.”

Though concerned agencies are currently mandated to create hazard maps, they are not mandated to regularly update, and, more importantly, issue these maps out to the public.

Zubiri’s bill addresses these insufficiencies in the current law, and ensures that the maps will be useful and easily accessible, in order to aid and prepare the public in facing natural disasters.

“We cannot stop these natural calamities, but we can prepare for them, and with disaster preparedness and resiliency, we can minimize losses in terms of human lives and properties.

Let us not wait for the next one to hit before we take action.”

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The paper also detailed the extreme risks from “floating nuclear power plants.” The group further discussed the fallacy of “clean coal,” an industry myth meant to prolong the use of dirty coal even as developed countries are phasing out this outdated energy generation option.”

The inherent dangers associated with nuclear energy, and the unsustainability of continued expansion of coal and oil and gas, is already poised to put the country at extreme risk of nuclear accidents and oil blow-outs, aside from worsening the climate crisis.

An industry report released last month stated that the Philippines is projected to lead the growth of carbon emissions in Southeast Asia in the next decade due to the country’s dependence on coal. Latest 2018 energy data also shows that there are 27 new coal energy projects in the pipeline with a total generating capacity of 15,959 megawatts.

“These nuclear and oil and gas exploration plans, as well as the move to promote coal plants, are highly dubious considering the fact that the country has not yet maximized its capacity for renewable energy,” said Yu. “Dirty and dangerous energy has no place in the country’s sustainable energy scenario, particularly at a time when RE is already proven to be the cheapest, safest and most reliable form of electricity generation.”

“Greenpeace is calling on the Philippine government to walk the talk on RE, and to make smart energy decisions that benefit the Filipino people, instead of being fooled by the patent lies of the nuclear, oil and gas, and coal industries,” Yu added.

The department chalked up 606,553 visitors in September, which is still widely considered as a lean month in the Philippines in terms of tourism.

T he f i g u re p o s e s a growth of 17.09 percent, compared to the 518,041 visitor count for September 2018.

Data from the DOT monthly report for September also showed a positive year-on-year arrival growth for eight of the top 10 visitor markets for the Philippines.

For the first nine months, South Korea still topped the list with a total of 1,450,792 arrivals, followed by China, with 1,359,817. The United States claimed the third spot with 792,619 visitor arrivals for the nine months.

Me a n w h i l e , Ja p a n , which overtook the US last month based on market share, ranked fourth in the list with 518,211 arrivals, followed by Taiwan, with 252,578.

2019 has proven to be a good year for Philippine tourism as the country has also received numerous recognition on its sustainable tourism efforts.

Last month, it ranked eighth among the 20 Most Favorite Countries in the World of the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, besting popular destinations, such as Japan and Italy, with a 90.63 score among the magazine’s 600,000 readers.

The Philippines was also hailed as Asia’s Leading Dive Destination by the prestigious 2019 World Travel Awards (WTA) in its Asia and Oceania gala held in Phu Quoc, Vietnam last October.

Subsequently, the DOT was named Asia’s Leading Tourism Board by the WTA in the same event for the significant increase in tourist arrivals for the Philippines in 2018.

The Jap an Tou r ism Awards also presented the DOT with its Excellent Partner Award for the department’s crucial role in the closure and successful rehabilitation of the tourist-favorite Boracay

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“While these awards prove prudence in our efforts to bolster Philippine tourism, ultimately, what keeps us doing what we do in the DOT is seeing more of our countrymen revel in the positive impacts of genuine sustainable tourism,” Romulo-Puyat said.

A report culled from the Philippine News Agency

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Tropicana Food Products, Inc.; and W.L. Food Products also joined the buying expo.

The country’s food pavilion at the CIIE focuses on promoting healthier and more organic products amid the growing demand for health and wellness products in China.

In his visit to Shanghai last Tuesday, Department of Trade and Industr y (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the Philippines needs to ramp up its manufacturing capacity if enterprises would like to tap the huge Chinese market.

“Now it’s up to us to have the domestic production capacity to be able to supply the requirements because we all know China is a big population -- 1.4 billion -- so when they order, the demand is always in big quantity,” Lopez said.

While improving exports to China, the trade chief said the Philippine gover nment targets to attract more investments from Chinese businesses to set up their production facilities in the country.

“Since we lack the capacity, why not invest in the Philippines and produce that capacity,” Lopez said.

“That’s why we encourage companies to establish operations in the Philippines – iron and steel, metals, chemicals, auto parts, energy, infrastructure. It has an import substitution effect also. It will reduce our importation, at the same time there are other products that we can export to anywhere,” he said.

A report culled from the Philippine News Agency

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