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BARMM approves Php79M-worth of projects for Marawi rehab MARAWI CITY, Nov. 15 — The Marawi Rehabilitation Program’s (BARMMMRP) Program Steering Committee (PSC) approved on November 11 a Php 79 million-worth of projects proposed by the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD). These are the first set of projects which shall commence the Bangsamoro

Government’s rehabilitation for Marawi. The approved projects under the BARMM-MRP include Profiling Survey of Displaced Persons for the Marawi Rehabilitation Program (MRP); the Bangsamoro Sagip Kabuhayan; and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) intended for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) staying in

temporary shelters. The Php79 million budget is a chunk of the Office of the Chief Minister’s (OCM) Php500 million-Marawi Rehab Fund. These adopted projects of MSSD were established from the recommendations made by the Special Committee on Marawi in its report last August 27, 2020. “Ang goal po ng Pro-

Davao City reimposes Food and Medicine pass By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews

DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Duterte has ordered the reimposition of food and medicine (FM) passes after seeing a sharp increase in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases despite the reimplementation of the 7 p.m to 5 a.m. curfew and 24/7 liquor ban. Duterte issued Executive Order 62 on Friday, detailing additional restrictions to limit the movement of the people to accessing goods and services, for work in the offices or industries and other allowed activities due to the “persistent disregard of many individuals to abide by the quarantine guidelines of the modified general community quarantine.” The order said that effective 5 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, the FM pass would be used to buy food or medicines from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, except Sundays.

gram Steering Committee, ang kanyang objective, ay siguraduhin na yung ating aaprubahan na mga proyekto ay responsive sa mga pangangailangan ng mga IDPs,” Member of Parliament (MP) Anna Tarhata Basman said. The MSSD’s profiling survey aims to update data gaps for a more See PROJECTS, page 11

An egg-citing story of an ex-OFW:

If chicken do it, so can you SURIGAO CITY -- Meet Lilibeth Arce, an all-around entrepreneur who used to be an Overseas Filipina Worker (OFW) but is now embarking into entrepreneurship with many ventures. From being the chairperson of Trinidad Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (TARBECO), a food processing cooperative located at Brgy. Trinidad, to managing her own

Passes with last digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 can be used on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays while those with last digits 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Names of two individuals can be indicated on the pass but only one named person can use it at any given time, See CHICKEN, page 11 and holders must present a valid ID to establishments, it said. According to the order, essential goods and services include everything related to the “human need for food, medicine, medical dental and allied-medical services, health and wellness, money work or shelter. It also reiterated the prohibition on movement for amusement, entertainment, leisure, and gaming. Individuals must present employee’s identification, Arce opened her egg-layer machine for 1,000 certificate of employment, Lilibeth chickens amid a pandemic but her hopes were high all Lilibeth shares her inspiring story and words of encourand certification of labor/ for the advocacy of food sustainability in Surigao City. agement during DTI SDN OIC Provincial Director Elmer See PASS, page 11

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M. Natad’s visit to Memorada Farm.

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Iligan CHO strengthens campaign against TB, HIV ILIGAN CIT Y, Nov. 15 (PIA) - From the hinterlands to the busy streets of this city, the Iligan City Health Office (CHO) conducted a week-long TB/ HIV Caravan to communities in need of medical services especially those with respirator y health problems. The team of health practitioners offered free chest x-ray, medical consultation, medicines, hygiene kits, and a comprehensive information campaign on Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to all seven districts of the city including those in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA). A total of 588 patients have availed of the free consultation while 829 for x-ray services. Romeo Flores, a 66-yearold vegetable farmer from far-flung barangay Rogongon expresses gratitude for the services brought by the CHO. “Dako kaayo mi’g pasal-

amat na naabot mo (CHO) diri, wala gyud mi nagexpect nga naay maabot na panalangin sa Ginoo nga daghang tawong matabangan. Kung kami pa muadto sa siyudad, dako kaayo ang pamasahe og dili mi basta-basta maka-adto didto kung walay saktong kwarta,” Flores shared. [We’re all thankful that you (CHO) came here, we didn’t expect that a blessing from God came to help us. If we’re the ones to go downtown, we have to pay for an expensive fare, and we also can’t go there when we don’t have enough money to spend.] He also admitted that with his old age, the risk of infection to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is high in crowded commercial centers thinking the CHO is within the heart of Iligan. Meanwhile, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the persistence of health workers to push this program can’t be provoked when the entire team is motivated to reach their aim. “We are targeting a 95 percent case detection rate.

Social gatherings one of COVID surge causes in Davao City DAVAO CITY -- A government doctor confirmed the surge in the COVID-19 cases in Davao City. Dr. Ashley Lopez, COVID-19 focal point person in Davao City bared the surge in COVID-cases in Davao City was due to clustering or gathering of more than two persons. He said it is the reason why the liquor ban and the curfew had to be reimposed to discourage people from going out especially those who had nothing to do outside their homes. Lopez said interactive activities are the primary cause for the transmission of COVID-19 cases. “Interactive cases, kanang mag-estorya, unya mag-chismis. When you gather people, the tendency is you stay a longer of time and enclosed area, chances are the infection is immi-

nent,” he said. Lopez said it is the reason why the city government always stresses the compliance of health protocols like wearing of face masks in going out to the public places, social distancing at one to two meters and frequent handwashing using a soap, water and alcohol. He also clarified that the curfew did not cause the surge of COVID-19 cases. “The surge started last October 20 when we had 90 to 100 cases. It can be attributed to the presence of the COVID-19 testing centers. It is a reality in any city with testing centers. Pagkulang ang testing centers, kulang din ang ating mga detection efforts. Natural wala kang makukuhang kaso. It is a reminder to everyone that this is a pandemic. No one is excused. Wherever you See SURGE, page 9

1ID unveils Army green camp program By TEOFILO GARCIA, JR.

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The 1st Infantry Division (ID) launched Saturday the Army Green Camp Program to boost food production amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. Lt. Col. Filven Noche, 1ID Civil-Military Operations chief, said the program aims to maintain a model farm and supply its personnel with agricultural products, helping them cope with the impacts of the pandemic. To ensure sustainability, Noche said 1ID tapped the residents of Barangay Upper Pulacan, the host village of Camp Cesar Sang-an, which houses the division headquarA patient at the consultation station in Barangay Rogongon with city health office ters in Labangan, Zamboanga workers. del Sur. It’s because, in the four where the new GeneXpert o’clock for their checkup. Noche encouraged the cascades of care, the first machines were turned over Ang iniiwasan natin kase villagers and the troops to ay yung some people are work together to sustain the one is the ‘screen’, then test on Monday. and diagnose, treat and In addition, city vice ashamed to come to the Army Green Camp Program finally prevent,” explained mayor Jemar Veracruz an- open especially if they for everyone’s benefit. Dr. Ardel Padayhag, a phy- nounced that the council have TB, ashamed to go Melanio Bambao, Upper will launch the ‘Sun Down’ to checkups because of the Pulacan barangay chairpersician from CHO. stigma. So, this program son, thanked the 1ID for in She also elaborated that Program. volving them in the program. there are already three TB “This Sun Down Pro- started by our city health “Despite the pandemic, testing facilities in Iligan gram which means that so that all people could we hold on together as one, including the two inaugu- these people who have avail of the checkup,” Ve- as leaders, subordinates of rated labs in barangays Hi- TB, and the possibility racruz elaborated. (CLGV/ the community,” Bambao naplanon and Tomas Cabili of TB can come after 5 PIA-ICIC) said. (PNA)

14 towns in Lanao del Sur unite to condemn terrorists MARAWI CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) - To strengthen the government’s grip on sustaining peace, order, and safety in Lanao del Sur, 14 local government units (LGU) in the province’s second district conducted a ‘Peace Rally’ to express their commitment and dedication in maintaining security and welcoming progress in their respective localities. Municipal leaders, together with influential personalities in their towns, simultaneously burned flags to show their condemnation of the atrocities brought by different local terrorist groups (LTG) and communist terrorist groups (CTG). All under the watchful Municipal leaders burn flags symbolizing condemnation to LTG and CTG. eye of the 55th Infantry ‘Vigilant’ Battalion (55IB), Lt.Col. Franco Alano es- 29-year-old former Dawla clutch of the rebel group. tablished a rapport with Islamiyah - ISIS inspired “Pinagsisihan ko ay yung the communities to yield Maute terrorist group mem- madamay ang mga sibilyan rebels who are at its break- ber who battled in the 2017 sa away ng aming grupo ing point in leaving their Marawi siege, narrated his kontra gobyerno. Kaya lumexperiences and regrets abas ako, iniintindi ko yung terrorist group. Alias Abu Sufian, a when he was within the pamilya ko, mga anak ko na hindi na naging masaya sa buhay namin sa bukid,” Abu Sufian confessed. [I regret seeing civilians getting hurt in our fight against the government troops. That’s why I went out of the group, I thought about my family, my kids that were not happy in our life as rebels hiding in the Kagay-an Festival 1st mountains.] Oro Lechoneros Encuentro Champion Meanwhile, the 103rd Infantry ‘Haribon’ Brigade for Orders, Contact Yoyong: (103IBde), carried out their obligations to end insurgency and maintain an environment conducive

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Seeds provision to farmer-coop strengthens DA’s food security advocacy C AG AYA N DE ORO CITY - The provision of free assorted vegetable seeds is eyed to boost the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10)’s advocacy on food security. On November 4, Diomedes O. Tapulgo, president of Maribojoc Coconut Farmers MultiP ur p os e C o op er at ive (MACOFARCO) received a total of 100 packets of vegetable seeds, comprising of radish, lettuce, tomato, carrot, and okra from the department. Tapulgo said, they will be distributing these to their 70 active members to plant their own food. “Tungod sa COVID-19,

nakatuon ang katawhan sa pagtanom aron adunay makaon. Pinaagi sa buhatan sa DA naka-avail mi ug libreng vegetable seeds nga mas nahatagan ug importansiya ug kasigurohan nga adunay pagkaon,” he shared. [With COVID-19, the people learned to plant their own food. Through DA, we were able to avail of free vegetable seeds, giving more importance to food security.] He added, aside from vegetable gardening for daily consumption, they will sell the surplus of their harvests to the local market as an additional source of income. Carlota S. Madriaga, DA-10 regional techni-

cal director for operations remarked, “With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has conf ronte d cha llenges on food security and sufficiency, and to curb these, we have been pushing to accelerate food production to ensure its sufficient supply through the Agri 4Ps (Plant, Plant, Plant Program).,” Otherwise known as the “Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat (ALPAS) laban sa COVID-19, the Agri-4Ps is the flagship program by DA to ensure the country’s food sufficiency, availability, accessibility, and affordability level during this health emergency situation trigged by the pandemic. #

DA-10 RTD Madriaga handed over 100 packets of vegetable seeds to Maribojoc Coconut Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative- President, Diomedes O. Tapulgo.

DA, COA NorMin convene for entrance conference CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY ments to uphold the highest the objectives, focus, and can give to the agency is

DA-RFO 10 RED Collado and RTD for Operations Madriaga meet with COA Team in Region X for the Entrance Conference Audit for CY 2020 together with heads and representatives of the agency thru a virtual conference.

– The Commission on Audit (COA) in Region X with the Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) conducted an Entrance Conference Audit for CY 2020 on November 5, 2020. DA-RFO 10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado said, audit engagement is arranged to perform audit of the department’s accounting records and financial state-

standards of public service. The Audit Team is headed by its Regional Supervising Auditor Josie J. Rodriguez and State Auditor II and Acting Audit Team Leader (ATL) Nashiba L. Macaraob. DA-RFO 10 presented its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows, following the Philippine Public Sector Accounting Standards. Discussed further were

limitations of the audit, including the responsibilities of the auditors and the management. Rodriguez expressed, “We are here as your partners, even an enabler. We are here to support the agency on its aim to give exceptional service to farmers and fisherfolk along with good governance through transparency and accountability.” She added, the mark they

set forth on the requirements relevant to the audit of financial statements. A ls o pres ent t hr u virtual conference were Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations Carmelita T. Bajarla and Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga with the members of the ManCom of DA-RFO 10. # (Irish Mae Juntahan)

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My own take on the 2020 US elections

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—If anything, the 2020 US elections made one thing clear: America right now is a sharply divided, polarized nation with opposing viewpoints and ideologies widening the gap and the gap widening even further with the entry of illegal immigrants which I believe was critical in tilting the balance of election results in favor of Democrat President-elect Joe Biden. There I said it; the rising number of immigrants that crossed the border illegally which US President Donald Trump cited as the reason for ‘building the wall’ that earned the ire of liberals and left-wingers and questions raised over the counting of the mail-in ballots which is yet another factor that

contributed to Biden’s victory. At the outset, allow me to say here that I am a registered Republican and I’m not alone as scores of Filipino-Americans have voiced their support of Trump whom they felt had been cheated of victory over Biden. At the same time, they also value the US election process and American democratic institutions and so pray and hope for a peaceful resolution to this whole controversy. Still anyone that’s monitored news stories on the illegal immigrants and how it resulted in the increase of more settlers living in makeshift shelters in states like California wouldn’t be hard pressed to put two and two together to realize

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that they, given the right incentives, can be tapped as a voting bloc for the Democrats. Similar to what is happening in the Philippines eh, like say the settlers allowed by the late Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano to stay in the city under his so-called ‘pisopiso’ program but a little more sophisticated? Their presidential candidate at the time, Hillary Clinton, lost the 2016 elections when she sided with the Democrats in favoring unfettered immigration despite the enormous strain it places on the country’s See ELECTIONS, page 11

Unruffled

The wait is ‘hell’

EVEN when the swab result turned out negative (thanks, heaven!) COVID-19 testing can mean long hours of anxious waiting. The almost 30 hours of isolation was nerve-wracking, and the waiting for the swab test result, was draining, and worse, devastating, wondering about the ‘what-ifs’ of life’s beyond. What if the RT-PCR will turn out positive? Will I survive the required 14-day quarantine inside a designated isolation unit? As compliance to an enhanced office health protocol, I was subjected lately to the reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test or simply called ‘swab’ in plain language.

First, I know how quarded I was when it comes to staying healthy. The isolation ordeal, though short-lived had helped me curbed the stigma of fear, of anxiety, and the reassurance that life is precious, yet so fragile throughout this invisible pandemic. Verily, the wait was a bit ‘hellish’ in a sense that the coronavirus has impacted the world at large. It has led to a dramatic loss of human lives worldwide — now in millions and still counting — and presents an unprecedented challenge to the global economy, public health, lifestyles and the world of work. Indeed, that isolation experience has created many

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things bizarre that came to mind — about depressing stories of those who had undergone quarantines. Discrimination. Quizzical look. And worse hate. Their quarantine blues were too heavy to carry on. To those who openly disregard health protocols, these are the possible bad treats once quarantined. Stay safe, wear masks and face shields. Keep the distance. Stay home. (ruffy44_ph2000@yahoo. com)

Kim’s Dream Cooperativism: The Awakening & Liberating Force

Unprecedented Crime Against Life & Humanity

HIS Excellency President Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte is correct when he said that the Northern Countries, i.e. USA, is responsible for the damages brought about by climate change and must therefore allocate compensation to countries greatly affected especially our country which is the 3rd hardly hit country in the world by the ecological turbulence. The USA while just having 5% of the world’s population, is responsible for 40% of the CO2 global emissions because of a flawed development paradigm that is heavily dependent on fossil fuel and coal. The 19 USAbased fossil companies led by ExxonMobil are earning 10 trillion dollars every year or 15 million dollars

every minute! Such gargantuan rakings are used to finance candidacy of politicians and the mainstream media to hide the horrors of climate change which has been described as an unprecedented crime against life and humanity. Apparent is the moral collapse as exemplified by religious groups! Professor Lawrence Torcello of the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York specializes in moral and political philosophy. In April 2019 he wrote that “there can be no greater crime against humanity than the foreseeable and methodical destruction of conditions that make human life possible,” adding that “If any nation were to

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enact policies calculated to systemically destroy cultural lands and displace native people, as climate change will, it would rightly raise international debates over genocide. It makes no difference to populations forced off their homelands whether the resource exploitation responsible in West Virginia or Philippines. The climate policies of the Trump administration, backed by many Republican leaders, are rooted in culpable ignorance and transparent corruption. And they place us all at risk on a scale that previous crimes against humanity never See CRIME, page 11

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DAR Sarangani pursues ISO 9001:2015 Certification to better serve the ARBs

GENERAL Santos City –In its quest to provide quality service to the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and other stakeholders, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) – Sarangani pursues ISO 9001:2015 certification as it conducted a refresher course for the Internal Quality Auditors (IQAs) on October 28-30, 2020 at the DAR Provincial Office. The course, entitled “Guidelines for Auditing

Management Systems”, aims to provide additional skills to the selected DAR IQAs to make them competent in the conduct of objectively auditing the Quality Management System (QMS) of the DAR-Sarangani provincial office. The IQAs are selected employees of DAR Sarangani who were screened based on the criteria set by the Standard. DAR Regional Adjudicator Atty. Henry M. Gela-

cio, an ISO Certified Auditor and Resource Person during the training said, “The training was able to enhance the skills of the IQAs to manage an audit program and do actual audit for DAR Sarangani provincial management systems. The IQAs will have to ensure that necessary corrective actions are undertaken once they detect non-conformances to the ISO standards.” As the IQAs took their

Lt. Col. Alexy Embernate Sonido, force commander of the City mobile Force Company (CMFC), assist broadcaster Richard dela Crus of Eagle News while Philippine Star and Mindanao Daily News correspondent Gerry Lee Gorit looks on.

GSIS opens emergency loan for members hit by Ulysses, Rolly STATE pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is offering emergency loan to its members and pensioners affected by Ulysses, Rolly and other typhoons that hit the country since October this year. “Marami sa ating mga miyembro at pensiyonado ang naapektuhan ng mga nagdaang bagyo at gusto naming bigyang ginhawa ang kanilang sitwasyon kaya naman inaalok namin sila ng emergency loan,” GSIS President and General Manager Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said. “Members and pensioners may borrow Php20,000 under the GSIS Emergency Loan Program. The loan is payable in 36 equal monthly instalments at only 6% interest rate,” said Macasaet. Qualified to apply are members who are in active service and not on leave of absence without pay; have

no pending administrative or criminal case; and have a net take-home pay of not lower than Php5,000 after all required monthly obligations have been deducted. Those that have due and demandable loan accounts (have arrears of over six months) are now allowed to renew their previous emergency loan from a different calamity (excluded under the COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program). Members with only three months of paid premiums prior to application date instead of the previous six months may already apply. “Para sa GSIS members na nakapag-loan na sa COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program at hindi na kwalipikado sa emergency loan, pwede kayong manghiram sa Multi-Purpose Loan Program kung kailangan ninyo pa ng pondo. See OPENS, page 9

oath, ISO Champion and Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Cenon S. Original, emphasized that the primary role of the IQAs is to be the first line of defense in maintaining the QMS. During the awareness activity conducted this November, Original explained that the organization with a QMS based on ISO 9001:2015 Standard always prioritizes the delivery of quality services

aimed at satisfying its clients to the highest degree. “The QMS will help the entire organization in the delivery of quality services. To attain quality, the established interactive systems and processes of the province, that comprises the QMS, are customer focused, designed to conform to the ISO Standards and compliant to all statutory, mandatory, and regulatory laws,” Original added.

Original said, that the journey to ISO accreditation has a narrow path as it requires the commitment and support of the Top Management, Division Chiefs, Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officers, and dedicated employees. Aside from doing the regular responsibilities, DAR offices pursuing ISO certification will have to go extra mile to come up with a management

THE Social Security System (SSS) will open an assistance package, starting 27 November 2020, for its members and pensioners in areas declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as under State of Calamity due to Super Typhoon Rolly, Typhoon Quinta, and Typhoon Ulysses. The said assistance package will include the Calamity Loan Assistance

Program (CLAP), Threemonth Advance Pension for SS and Employees’ Compensation pensioners, and Direct House Repair and Improvement Loan. Applications for the CLAP and Three-month Advance Pension will be open from 27 November 2020 until 26 February 2021. The Direct House Repair and Improvement Loan will be open for one year from the issuance of its corresponding circular.

The SSS will release the complete guidelines for the said programs through its media partners and its Facebook page at the “Philippine Social Security System.” The SSS commiserates with everyone who was affected by the said typhoons. It hopes that through the assistance package and its regular benefit programs, it may help its members and pensioners during these difficult times. ###

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SSS to provide calamity assistance to members, pensioners in typhoon-hit areas starting November 27

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Biz groups push businesses to speed up digitalization MANILA – As the country’s merchandise exports rebounded after the coronavirus slump, exporting companies need to accelerate digital transformation to recover and thrive in the new normal. Industry stakeholders will participate on Dec. 3 in a virtual National Export Congress (NEC) carrying the theme “Digitalization Boost: Invigorating Export in the New Normal” discussing how exporters can digitally transform different aspects of their business and sustain the sector’s gains. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary and Export Development Council (EDC) chair Ramon Lopez will deliver a keynote address at the opening ceremonies of the event. DTI Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman and Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PHILEXPORT) president and EDC vice-chair Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. will also give their opening statements. Two-panel discussion sessions at the congress

will tackle digitalization in manufacturing, payments, logistics, and skills upgrading and retooling; and connectivity, e-commerce, and education and training. Esteemed speakers from the government and private sector include EMS Consulting Group president Ferdinand Ferrer, GCash Head of Key Merchants and Acquirers Maria Ana Leticia Pascual, Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines presidentelect Pierre Carlo Curay, Employers Confederation of the Philippines director Antonio Sayo, Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary for Special Concerns Emmanuel Rey Caintic, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) director Melchor Plabasan, DTI eCommerce Lead Assistant Secretary Jean Pacheco, and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Deputy Director-General Rosanna Urdaneta. During the congress, awarding ceremonies will

recognize the country’s top exporters of 2019. Fujita Masataka, Secretary-General of the Asean Japan Council, will also share a presentation on the global value chain See PUSH, page 8

Infra projects continue in WV despite COVID-19 By JEMIN B. GUILLERMO

ILOILO CITY– Despite the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the government’s Build, Build, Build program continues in Western Visayas In today’s Laging Handa Network Briefing organized by the Philippine Information Agency and hosted by Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar, Assistant Secretary Jonji Gonzales of the Office of Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) said that two infrastructure projects

were already completed in the region. Gonzales said that the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Philippine Ports Authority

(PPA), has already finished two projects at the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex in La Paz, Loboc, Iloilo City. “These two projects will

MANILA – The Gokongweiled JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGS) said its consolidated net income in the third quarter of 2020 has reached PHP844 million, a reversal of the PHP720 million loss recorded in the first six months of the year, as the economy progressively opens up amid the lingering threat of the pandemic. In a statement on Friday, the conglomerate said improving contributions from petrochemicals and real estate, coupled with reduced losses from air transport, drove the recovery and brought its net income for the nine months to PHP124 million. Higher margins from food and banking also boosted earnings. Its consolidated revenues in the first nine months declined by 27 percent to

PHP167.3 billion, reflecting the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) disruption. “The business continues to face challenges brought about by Covid but I am encouraged by our results in the third quarter. With the easing of restrictions, economic activity has slowly returned and our different business units showed some quarter-on-quarter recovery but I also note that these results are far from ideal and still showed steep declines versus a year ago,” JG Summit president and chief executive officer Lance Gokongwei said. Gokongwei said they remain cautiously optimistic about the business even as weaker consumer sentiment would continue to affect demand for products and services in the near term. “We will however focus

on execution to build on and continue the momentum that has started in (the) third quarter. The prospects of a vaccine likewise give us hope that this will unlock further acceleration and recovery towards the latter part of 2021,” he added. The Universal Robina Corp. (URC) reported a net income of PHP7.5 billion in the first nine months of 2020, a 7-percent year-onyear improvement. The URC’s total topline for the January to September period was flat against the same period last year, which amounted to PHP99.8 billion, driven by the slower recovery of consumer sentiments in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, offsetting the growth in agro-industrial and commodities. From exhibiting the effects brought upon by the

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PRRD defends LGUs on ‘Ulysses’ response By AZER PARROCHA

Magnitude 6 quake jolts Surigao Sur By MA. CRISTINA ARAYATA

MANILA – A magnitude 6 quake jolted Surigao del Sur on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 29 kilometers southeast of the municipality of San Agustin at 6:37 a.m. and had a depth of 33 km. Intensity V was felt in the City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur; Rosario, Agusan del Sur, and intensity IV in Cagwait, City of Tandag, Bayabas, Surigao Del Sur.

Intensity III was reported in Cagayan de Oro City; Tagaloan, Villanueva, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, and intensity II in El Salvador City, Initao, Luagit, Manticao, Misamis Oriental; Virac, Catanduanes Intenisty I was felt in Iligan City. The following instrumental intensities were also recorded: Intensity IV- Bislig City, Surigao del Sur Intensity III- Gingoog See JOLTS, page 8

SITUATION BRIEFING. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a situation briefing with the members of his Cabinet and local government officials at the Tuguegarao Airport in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on Nov. 15, 2020. He led the discussion on disaster response measures and relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses. (Presidential photo by A rcel V alderrama )

President Duterte assures Cagayan Valley residents of immediate government assistance By PND

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte interacts with the families affected by Typhoon Ulysses in Barangay Iraga, Solana, Cagayan following an aerial survey of severely affected areas on November 15, 2020. He was accompanied by Senator Christopher Go. ARCEL VALDERRAMA/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

MANILA, Nov. 15 -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visited Cagayan on Sunday to show his solidarity with Ilocanos affected by massive flooding in Cagayan Valley region and promised swift government assistance. “My solidarity and condolences go out to my fellow Filipinos in Cagayan Valley, most especially to the bereaved families of the victims of the unprecedented flooding that occurred in

the area in the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses,” President Duterte said during the situation briefing in Tuguegarao City on the effects of Typhoon Ulysses. “I want to personally assure our fellowmen here that the government will continue its rescue operations until all families are saved, all casualties and missing persons have been accounted for, and all affected individuals and communities have received their

needed relief and other assistance.” President Duterte urged local government units (LGUs) in the region to actively collaborate with the recently created Task Force for the quick rehabilitation See ASSURES, page 8

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday rejected criticisms that death and destruction experienced during Cagayan Valley’s worst flood in 40 years was the result of negligence of local government units (LGUs). In an ambush interview, Duterte defended LGUs’ response to Typhoon Ulysses saying they have been prepared long before the typhoon made its landfall. “Don’t believe in that. That’s garbage. Alam mo (You know), the one incharge sa mga yung (of ) preparations for emergency, long before dumating yung typhoon naka-deploy na ang mga tao dito (the typhoon arrived, they were already deployed here),” he said. Contrary to what critics say, Duterte said LGUs have been quick in responding to the needs of typhoon-hit victims, but also had to keep track of their spending. “You go right away and spend money, you land there with the Ombudsman. So, give them time to make the proper assessment. Saan ang bagal dito? Nandyan ang pagkain, the housing nandiyan (How are they See DEFENDS, page 8

Challenges in Developing Learning Tasks in a Distance Learning Environment By CHRISTOPHER A. MORALES, Teacher II Domingo A. Barloa Elementary School Division of Ozamiz City

As a culturally responsive educator, it is imperative to consider students’ identities as learners. With an assetbased mindset, I focus on building strong relationships and holding high expectations. I tell my students that “practice makes permanent” through taking risks and making mistakes. In an online environment, we are learning together as a family. I provide scaffolds to help my students meet high expectations. I consider the sensory, graphic, interactive, linguistic, and behavior and wellness supports as I deliver highquality core instruction. First, I ask, what do I need to know about my students when teaching in an online environment? How can I seek to understand and apply what I

know and put it into action? I provide opportunities for my students to show me their prior knowledge. I activate their prior knowledge by using digital tools such as Google Forms to gain a deeper understanding of their background knowledge. I design breakout groups to allow my students to be successful. I create groups of four or five and provide support by creating opportunities for my students to negotiate meaning with one another in intellectually stimulating ways. I incorporate their interests by building on their strengths and helping them apply their learning to new content. As I support each breakout group, I encourage them and provide any supports needed to help them be successful on the tasks.

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system with an end in view of satisfying their clients and seeking continual improvement. So far, only eleven DAR offices have been awarded with QMS ISO Certifications, namely, the DAR Central Office; the Regional Offices of Ilocos, CaLaBaRZon, Bicol, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas; and the provincial offices of Batangas, Pangasinan, Antique, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat. “I salute the dedicated workforce of DARPO Sarangani for their determination to improve the delivery of quality services and outputs and embracing quality as their lifetime quest to the ARBs”, PARPO Original concluded.

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leveraging on this regional partnership. SheTrades, the International Trade Centre’s initiative for the economic empowerment of women, will also be launched. It will be graced by Lopez, Macatoman, and ITC executive director Pamela Coke-Hamilton. A panel discussion will then showcase Philippine women-owned businesses who are successfully navigating the new normal, are gaining competitive advantage through their digital transformation, and

will be able to access more global trade opportunities through the ITC SheTrades initiative. The NEC is the culminating activity of the National Exporters’ Week which is celebrated every first week of December per presidential proclamation 931, Series of 1996, and House Resolution 33. Before the congress, the free Usapang Exports seminar series organized by the DTI-Export Marketing Bureau will discuss export-related matters, global trends, market updates, and other relevant topics. This year’s sessions will cover logistics and transport, market trends in the new normal, international certification for food and non-food exports, and halal exports, among other topics. The export enablers’ exhibit showcases the exportrelated services of government agencies, financing institutions, startups, and other trade-related organizations. “The exhibit provides a venue where exporters can get all the requisite export knowledge and professional guidance necessary in navigating the vast and intricate network of businesses across the global market and break new grounds internationally,” the DTI-EMB said. Interested participants may register through https:// us02web.zoom.us/webinar/ register/WN_h25S_j41Te2I21EsJ1cVuQ. (PR)

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boost trade and tourism in Iloilo province,” he said. He added that there is also a 2.14-kilometer bypass road along Metro Iloilo Radial Road which is already 80-percent complete. The P92-million project connects the towns of Sta. Barbara, New Lucena, and Zarraga towns in Iloilo, and is expected to be completed in November if the weather is favorable, he said. The project, once completed, will help decongest the major thoroughfare in central part of Iloilo and will cut down by 30 minutes travel time. Likewise, Gonzales said that there is also a P55million flood control project along Simbalon River, Barangay Lanag, Leon, Iloilo and targeted to be completed in October this year. There is also another flood control project for Sipalay River in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental is also being built. According to him, the 3-phase project started in 2018, and so far two phases amounting to P300 million are done. “The third phase of the project will be completed by March next year,” Gonzales said. (JBG/PIA6)

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pandemic in the second quarter, Robinsons Land Corp. reported a strong

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recovery in net income to PHP717 million in the third quarter. This was mainly driven by the improved performance of its malls, hotels, and residential businesses and sustained expansion from office and warehouse leasing businesses. Cebu Air (CEB) booked an upward trend on the number of flights and passenger volumes, which more than doubled and tripled, respectively, in the third quarter against the previous quarter’s record lows, as the pandemic situation in the country has begun to show signs of improvement. CEB’s third-quarter net loss narrowed to PHP5.5 billion from the previous quarter driven by cost savings on operations and fuel consumption on top of the buildup in passenger volumes. It recorded a net loss of PHP14.7 billion from January to September. Improving plant utilization rates, rebound in market demand, as well as lower naphtha prices led JG Petrochemicals Group to report positive earnings in the third quarter, a significant improvement from the reported losses in the first two quarters. Profitability turned positive during the period with a net income of PHP772 million on the back of lower naphtha cost used in production. Robinsons Bank Corp. recorded a net income of PHP786 million, a 68-percent growth against last year, driven by the year-on-year topline growth, as well as the 52-basis point improvement in net interest margins. (PR)

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tastrophe kaya you have to release. Every dam in this world pagkapuno na yung tubig ire-release talaga yan, otherwise magkalat yan pag nasira (if it’s full of water, you have to release, otherwise it will be a mess when it’s destroyed), you will have, as I said, a catastrophe)” he said. Asked if a proposed Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) could have prevented the extent of damage brought about by successive typhoons, Duterte did not give a clear answer. He said Congress is resisting the creation of a separate department to streamline government humanitarian response to disasters. “We are having a resistance. Sa Congress mismo. May iba doble na daw, a duplication of work, tama na daw yang isa (In Congress itself. They say there’s duplication of work, that it’s enough to have one),” he said, referring to the existing National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Duterte, however, noted that the government could still respond to calamities as long as there are enough funds allocated. “Sa akin, okay lang (For me, it’s okay), I can do it in the meantime na maski yan lang (with just that). What is important is that you have the machineries, and you have the equipment, and you have the money, and people are there deployed before the typhoon comes,” he added. Duterte has been calling on Congress to pass legislation creating the DDR in his previous state of the nation addresses. The House of Representatives approved its version of the DDR bill last September, while similar measures remain pending in the Senate. (PNA)

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The following instrumental intensities were also from page 7 recorded: slow? The food is there, Intensity IV- Bislig City, housing is there), they are Surigao del Sur ready to implement,” he Intensity III- Gingoog added. City, Misamis Oriental He also defended the Intensity II- Cagayan decision to release water de Oro City; Surigao City, from Magat Dam which Surigao del Norte; flowed toward Cagayan, from page 7 Intensity I- Alabel, Saof devastated communities. rangani; Koronadal, Tupi, causing the flood. “You have to release it The President also ex- South Cotabato; Kidapawan otherwise we’ll have a ca- pressed his gratitude to City; Palo, Leyte; Borongan City Both aftershocks and damages are expected from the quake. In an advisory, Phivolcs By MARIVIC V. LINGGANAY, Teacher I said the earthquake that ocFaustino C. Decena Elemetary School Division of Ozamiz City curred in offshore Surigao del Sur has no tsunami Mass media is communication—whether written, threat. (PNA) nication—whether written, broadcast, or spoken—that

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the LGUs, the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and other private organizations for their relentless efforts to assist typhoon survivors. “To my countrymen here in Cagayan Valley, rest assured that we are working hard to rebuild your lives after these calamities. We know your anguish and we will respond with urgency,” he said. “With the bayanihan spirit of the Filipino, I am confident that, together, we will brave all the challenges ahead and emerge stronger as a nation,” he added. Based on government figures, 24 persons died during the typhoon’s onslaught and several others remain unaccounted. Typhoon Ulysses affected many families in the region. Agricultural damage was at P186 million, while the damage to infrastructure was over P1.6 billion. As of Sunday, the President reported that more than a million pesos worth of assistance was provided to Cagayan Valley by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), LGUs, and non-government organizations (NGOs). The Chief Executive said his government will intensify efforts to prevent the repeat of the disaster by carrying out massive reforestation initiatives and stopping illegal logging and mining. “I expect our LGUs to do their part in this endeavor,” he said. (PND)

broadcast, or spoken—that reaches a large audience. Hence, the mass media is very important for classroom teaching as a part of the process of instruction. The sole objective is to improve the teaching- learning process with the use of various media. Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media (also known as electronic media) transmit their information electronically and comprise television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other devices like cameras and video consoles. Mass media is commu-

reaches a large audience. This includes television, radio, advertising, movies, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, and so forth. In fact, the mass media have become a well of message around the world of today and have entered into all the structures of daily life, h can be used and in fact is being used as a means of education. So the role of mass media in education is gaining importance every day. Mass Media provide information to the mass within a less time. It takes a wide coverage of information regarding anything that is happening in any comer of the world.

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go, you expect this pandemic. Davao City being an urbanized and populated city with more than 1.8 million people, the spread of COVID-19 infection is expected,” Lopez said. He explained that as of November 11, 2020, the city had 121 COVID-19 cases while today November 12, 78 cases appeared. Lopez showed that as of November 11, 2020 there were a total of 1,560 active cases in Davao City and a total of 4,823 cases since March 22, when the city detected its first case of COVID-19 infection, He also bared the total number of recovered patients 3,059 COVID-19 patients had fully recovered, adding up another 47 recoveries yesterday and a deathrate of 2,004 with four deaths added as of yesterday. “Analyzing the data for Davao City, we have many recoveries compared to the total number of COVIDcases at 70 to 75 percent recoveries. Minus the death rate, it sums up between 21 to 22 percent active cases out of the 4, 823. As of yesterday, the positivity rate of Davao City was at 16 percent. Meaning, we have indeed many cases. We are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Lopez said. He said the 16 percent positivity rate only implies that the city needs more people to be tested while intensifying the case finding. Lopez said the passing rate of the 16 percent positivity is less than five

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percent, which indicates that the city has already enough facilities in terms of testing. He underscored the need for more testing centers. Lopez said that currently, Davao City has four testing centers, namely the One World Diagnostics and the Davao Doctor’s Hospital, Sta. Ana Swab Center and SPMC Testing Center. Three more RT-PCR machines coming, to be added to the Davao International Airport, Davao Doctor’s Hospital, Los Amigos Testing Center. He said more private establishments have come out and offered their facility to be used by the local government as testing centers and laboratory workups. Lopez mulled of coming up three swabbing collection areas in Toril, Bunawan and Calinan to cater to far-flung barangays for testing. (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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for economic growth in the whole province as its implementing unit. “Sa pamamagitan ng partisipasyon ng ating mga local government units, tayo ay umaasa na lalong mas mapabilis pa ang pagtatapos ng ating suliraning pangakapayapaan,” said deputy brigade commander Col. Noli Anquillano. [With our local government units participation, we hope that we could fastrack ending our peace problem.] He reiterated the core goal of Executive Order No. 70 or the whole-ofnation approach which is the participation of each

Republic of the Philippine’s SUPREME COURT 4TH SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Sharia’ a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE; JOINT PETITION TO APPROVED AND AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ,. NICKY GLENN ABECIA MANLIQUEZ AND MARISS A RATILLA MARATAS ,

CIVIL CASE NO.2020-077

NICKY GLENN ABECIA MANLIQUEZ AND MARISSA RATILLA MARATAS, Petitioners. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER Before this court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on APRIL 28, 2015 at MANILA both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal process relative to this case at their residents at PUROK 2, SANTIAGO, ILIGAN CITY AND PORUK 10, TUBOD, ILIGAN CITY respectively ; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for TWO (2) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since there separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on JAN 28, 2015, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them has already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on December 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED Iligan City, Philippines, this 3rd day of october, 2020 HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Filipino citizen is essential in achieving sustainable peace in the area. “A convergence of effort from all the government agencies, non-government organizations, and civilians will be needed to attain the said goal,” he added. However, the government troops wanted assurance from participating local chief executives on their commitment to manifesting the same aim. “Hindi dito nagtatapos, let us walk the talk. Ipakita natin na ang mga sinasabi natin sa mga meeting, sa mga conferences ay kaya nating gawin at e-actualize. Kailangan after ng activity na ito, ang ating mga participants should take action in accordance to EO70, EO25, and the Anti-terrorism Law,” Anquillano said. [This is not the end, let us walk the talk. Let’s show that we could really actualize what we committed during our meetings and conferences. After this activity, our participants should promptly take action in accordance to EO70, EO25, and the Anti-terrorism Law.] Being the host municipality, Madalum town vice mayor Sultan Usman Saranggani Sr. conveyed their faithfulness on behalf of all the participating LGUs. “We’ve passed a resolution declaring terrorist groups as persona non grata. The municipal officials are in constant coordination with the military and the police so that insurgency

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The GSIS Multipurpose loan is a low-interest loan with a one-time waiver of surcharges of your other loan accounts,” Macasaet said. Old-age and disability pensioners are qualified to apply for emergency loan if their resulting net monthly take-home pension after loan availment is at least 25% of their basic monthly pension. To ensure public health and safety, members and pensioners must file their applications through contactless methods: via the pension fund’s web-based facility, the Electronic GSIS Member Online (eGSISMO), through email or via dropboxes located in the lobbies of GSIS offices. To register in eGSISMO, members should initially sign up for their eGSISMO account by accessing http:// egsismo.gsis.gov.ph/ and indicating their GSIS business partner (BP) number. BP numbers may be obtained from their office’s agency authorized officer or electronic remittance file handler; any GSIS office; or GSIS Contact Center (8-847-4747). If borrowers would opt to use email in filing the

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND

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That the late EXEQUILA M. SOGOC AND ELPIDIO SOGOC, without leaving any will; that the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a parcel of land situated at Bayabas, Cagayan de Oro City, with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-2612, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (3,104) SQUARE METERS, more or less, that the parties hereby partition and adjudicate among themselves the aforesaid property with Technical Description a parcel of land Lot 1769-D-5, Portion of Lot 1769-D, (LRC) PSD-9072, situated at Barangay Bayabas, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY (280) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND, filed by the heirs of EXEQUILA M. SOGOC AND ELPIDIO SOGOC, in favor of JOEY D. FLORES and LOURYMAE C. FLORES, per DOC #139; PAGE #28; BOOK #CXIV; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DALE BRYAN D. MORDENO.

That the late EXEQUILA M. SOGOC AND ELPIDIO SOGOC, without leaving any will; that the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a parcel of land situated at Bayabas, Cagayan de Oro City, with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-2612, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (3,104) SQUARE METERS, more or less, that the parties hereby partition and adjudicate among themselves the aforesaid property with Technical Description a parcel of land Lot 1769-D-6, Portion of Lot 1769-D, (LRC) PSD-9072, situated at Barangay Bayabas, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND, filed by the heirs of EXEQUILA M. SOGOC AND ELPIDIO SOGOC, in favor of RACHELLE LOU B. POBLETE, per DOC #141; PAGE #29; BOOK #CXIV; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DALE BRYAN D. MORDENO.

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will not get a hold in our areas. We commit to reporting to the authorities if there are any unusual individuals that impose a threat to our communities,” Saranggani shared (CLGV/PIA-ICIC)

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

application, they must email the requirements to the designated email addresses of branch offices covering the agencies of active members and place of residence of pensioners in https://www. gsis.gov.ph/advisory-onthe-new-email-addressesof-gsis-offices/. The Emergency Loan application form may be downloaded from https:// www.gsis.gov.ph/downloadable-forms. Borrowers, except pensioners, may also opt to file their loan application through the GSIS Wireless Automated Processing System (GWAPS) kiosks located in all GSIS branches, Department of Education offices, provincial capitols, city halls, Robinsons Malls and selected SM Supermalls. All emergency loan applications of active members have to be approved by the agency authorized officers of the members’ employer. Once the loan is approved, the proceeds will be directly credited to the borrower’s Unified Multi-Purpose ID \ card or temporary eCard account. For further inquiries on emergency loan program, interested parties may visit the GSIS website, http://

www.gsis.gov.ph; GSIS Facebook account, @gsis.ph; email gsiscares@gsis.gov. ph; or call the GSIS Contact Center at 8847-4747 (if in Metro Manila), 1-800-8847-4747 (for Globe and TM subscribers), and 1-800-10847-4747 (for Smart, Sun, and Talk ‘N Text subscribers). EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late EXEQUILA M. SOGOC AND ELPIDIO SOGOC, without leaving any will; that the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a parcel of land situated at Bayabas, Cagayan de Oro City, with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-2612, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (3,104) SQUARE METERS, more or less, that the parties hereby partition and adjudicate among themselves the aforesaid property with Technical Description a parcel of land Lot 1769-D-7, Portion of Lot 1769-D, (LRC) PSD-9072, situated at Barangay Bayabas, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE (183) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND, filed by the heirs of EXEQUILA M. SOGOC AND ELPIDIO SOGOC, in favor of LAWRENCE B. CALINGASAN AND LAIRELL O. CALINGASAN, per DOC #140; PAGE #28; BOOK #CXIV; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DALE BRYAN D. MORDENO. MDN: Nov. 10, 17 & 24, 2020

Publication Notice R.A. 10172 Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Kiblawan Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC November 10, 2020 CCE-0020-2020 R.A. 10172 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that RAZEL P. BALAHAY has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of clerical error in the Child’s Middle Name and Mother’s Last Name from “Panla-an” to “Panlaan”, child’s SEX from “Male” to “Female” and Father’s First Name (in all entries) from “Rodrigo” to “Alfredo” in her certificate of live birth at Kiblawan, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Gloria A. Panla-an and Rodrigo M. Balahay. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than November 25, 2020. MDN: Nov 17 & 24, 2020

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Norte CITY OF PANABO CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with the Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a Notice is hereby served to the public that MIKE MONDIGO PARECTO has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “ALVIN” to “MIKE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ALVIN MONDEGO PARECTO who was born on SEPTEMBER 29, 1960 at PANABO, DAVAO and whose parents are JOVENCIO NABAS PARECTO and EUFEMIA MONSANTO MONDEGO. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than NOVEMBER 25, 2020.

(Sgd.) EVELYN A. SOMOZO, MPA City Civil Registrar

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R. A 9048 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

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

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

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

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that PIZAIANAN D. DARIDAY has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “MOHAMMAD” to “MOHAMMAD-ALI” in the Certificate live of birth MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH WALLOH who was born on 05, JUNE 2001 at, Iligan City Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Inolawan C. Abdullah and Pizaianan D. Walloh Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 2020.

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that YBRAHIM M. PANDAPATAN has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of YBRAHIM MAROHOMSALIC PANDAPATAN who was born from 03 JUNE 1996 at ILIGAN CITY LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are Moralina S. Marohomsalic and Abraham E. Pandapatan. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than NOVEMBER 2020.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that PIZAIANAN D. DARIDAY has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “SITTIE REHAN” to “SITTIE REHANIE” in the Certificate live of birth SITTIE REHAN ABDULLAH WALLOW who was born on 27, DECEMBER 1999 at, Iligan City Lanao del Norte and whose parents are INOLAWAN C. ABDULLAH and PIZAIANAN D. WALLOH. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 2020.

MDN: Nov 10 & 17, 2020

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

MDN: Nov 10 & 17, 2020

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

MDN: Nov 10 & 17, 2020

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

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Certified Lokalista:

No Region Too Far-Flung, No Seller Too Out of Reach J&T Express encourages support for local products on Double-day sales COURIER service J&T Express Philippines, known for efficiently delivering parcels even to far-flung and hard-to-reach locations in the country, showcased its Certified Lokalista Cam-

paign in a webinar during its highly anticipated doubleday sale on Nov. 11. The campaign, which started on Oct. 16, 2020 and will run up to January 14, 2021 encourages people to ‘buy

local’, patronize, and support small-to-medium-sized entrepreneurs, and thus promote regional products to a larger national audience. J&T’s Certified Lokalista campaign has been attracting entrepreneurs from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, many of whom are promoting and distributing their wares in other islands and regions outside

their own for the very first time. Officer-in-Charge Executive Director Nelly T. Dillera of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade Training Center (DTI-PTTC) pointed out one distinct factor that set this new ecommerce explosion apart from similar trends. She See LOKALISTA, page 11

CERTIFIED LOKALISTA PROMO MECHANICS: 1. This promo is open to all local online sellers ages 20 and above. 2. Local online businesses must be DTI registered. 3. Local online business must be originally established by the participant. Resellers are not eligible to join. 4. Register and submit your entry with complete name, home address, contact details, DTI registered business number, business name & address thru this link: bit.ly/jntlfcertifiedlokalista 5. Submission of entries will run from October 16, 2020 - January 14, 2021 6. Your LOKALISTA story should be in pdf file maximum of 15MB. One business name is equivalent to one (1) entry. Content of the material should be: a. What inspires you to start your own business? b. What are the local materials you are using? c. Why do you need a reliable courier partner? 7. Criteria for judging: 50% Content – How compelling the narrative is, how it is being presented, story how you started your own local business. 30% Creativity - How the participant was able to convey their idea, message or thought in an original and imaginative way through their perspective. 20% Authenticity – How genuine are the local materials that you use for your products offered in your online business. 8. Ten (10) lucky winners will each receive FREE SHIPPING worth of PHP 20,000 only valid until fully consumed. NOTE THAT PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO 20% TAX. *Each participant can only win once. 9. Employees of J&T Express Philippines including their relatives up to second degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the contest. 10. Determination of winners will be on January 18, 2021 accompanied by the DTI Representative. 11. Announcement of winners will be on January 22, 2020 at 12 noon. 12. Winners will be posted on J&T Express Philippines’ official social media accounts. Winners will be notified via e-mail and SMS. 13. Prizes are non-transferable and not convertible to cash. 14. Notification of winners will be thru registered mailing address and SMS. 15. Redemption/claiming of prizes is valid until 60 days from receipt of registered mail.

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resources and how it robbed employment opportunities not only from the American population but also immigrants like Filipinos who entered the country legally. Thus it’s very galling to watch Democrat senators like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arguing over the right of illegal immigrants to stay in the US despite entering it illegally with immigration officers who were depicted unfairly in US mainstream media as abusing them when in fact they were observing due process. Ocasio-Cortez is a disciple, nay a trainee of Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders, an avowed ‘democratic’ socialist whose ideas are influencing the Democratic Party and its members like Sen. Kamala Harris. It is these illegal immigrants who were tapped as a voting bloc in this year’s elections which was hobbled by among other things the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus compelled anyone fearful of the disease to stay at home and mail their votes rather than vote in the polling booths. The fact that the 2020 election results weren’t as convincing a victory for Biden over Trump compared to Trump’s victory over Clinton in 2016 gives rise to speculations, not totally unfounded unless disproved convincingly in court, that the ballots can be subject to manipulation. I’ve also read the social media comments of non-Filipino Americans, Pinoys specifically, who rant, sneer and otherwise put down fellow Pinoys and even Filipino-Americans who supported and continue to support Trump and while I acknowledge their views owing to democratic space, the depth of their scorn can be quite surprising. And those are comments from outsiders who haven’t experienced actual life in the US under any administration be it Democratic or Republican. As it is, the 2020 US election is subject to comment by anyone around the world owing to the still pervasive influence wielded by the country over the rest of the world. And like the rest of the world which is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic no thanks to Communist China’s ‘negligence (?)’—a fact that Beijing’s communist government is trying to change through its state media and paid hacks in foreign media outlets—whoever will eventually be declared US president will have to deal decisively with the crisis which saw its first definite ray of hope with confirmation of a vaccine that’s supposedly 90 percent effective against the coronavirus. PS: By the time this sees print, Veterans Day would have come to pass and so I greet a belated Happy Veterans’ Day to my husband Ronnie Dennis, who along with many American veterans laid their lives on the line to protect the freedoms enjoyed by the US and its citizens including immigrants like me. I hope and pray along with my fellow Filipino-Americans that their sacrifices won’t be in vain and will continue to be honored by Americans for years to come.

Crime... from page 4

have.” How far has climate change put the earth in the state of cataclysmic emergency? A global estimate was supplied by an independent report commissioned by 20 countries in 2012 to study the human and economic costs of climate change. The DARA study wrote that it: “linked 400,000 deaths worldwide to climate change each year, projecting deaths to increase to over 600,000 per year by 2030… Heat waves kill many, to be sure, but global warming also devastates food security, nutrition, and water safety. Since mosquitoes and other pests thrive in hot, humid weather, scientists expect diseases like malaria and dengue fever to rise. Floods threaten to contaminate drinking water with bacteria and pollution. When the report looks at the added health consequences from burning fossil fuels – aside from climate change –

the number of deaths jumps from 400,000 to almost 5 million per year. Carbon-intensive economies see deaths linked to outdoor air pollution, indoor smoke from poor ventilation, occupational hazards and skin cancer.” Despite such truism, climate change denialism remains rampant. We must now advocate attention to the “web of denial,” a network of think tanks and from groups that had execute “a colossal political scheme” to deceive the public about climate change, and to halt climate action. That insane ideology called corporate globalization that has put the earth in the state of planetary emergency and conniving with the mainstream media and religious groups to hide the truth must now be debunked if we have to stop our accelerating drive towards the earth’s 6th extinction. The coronavirus pandemic is a wakeup call but no one seems to care. And am not surprise! Humanity is so deeply buried in consumerism and materialism. The profit motive based on monetary growth ideology has already captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities and all religious groups. There is so much denigration of spirituality based on the fundamental principle of the oneness and interconnectedness of all of God’s creation. Billions of species that have been created by God even before the homo sapiens came into being have already become extinct having been sacrificed to the altar of greed and profit! The homo sapiens, the most flawed of God’s creation have been captured by the diabolic ego-ic mind as now being exemplified by the ousted narcistic US President Donald Trump. A paradigm shift to effect social transformation is now the call of the times. Cooperativism which is value-based and philosophy & spiritually-driven is now the liberating force to awaken and unfetter humanity from diabolic captivity. That awakening process toward a new Consciousness is now unfolding – which in fact, is the most awaited Second Coming of Christ that will give birth to a new earth and a new heaven! CHRIST has in fact come through that SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS! The new spirituality based on that looming CONSCIOUSNESS will connect us to the SUPREME BEING that is deep within all of us. Indeed, “what would profit a man if he gains the whole world but suffers the loss of his soul!” Feel and connect with that eternal and deathless Being deep inside to realize the divine purpose of the universe now unfolding through you! That’s how important you are! Remember you are more spirit than body! As spiritual being, you are deathless and eternal! That consciousness has been taken away through the ego-ic mind controlled by Satan that has polluted our inner being. That inner reality is manifested though the external world that has gone berserk, as the homo sapiens killed its own kind, more than one hundred million lives in the last 100 years and massacred all life forms and now killing the earth itself. With that new consciousness, you will cease to be homo sapiens but be transformed into homo pacem or spiritual luminous! When that happens, the COOPERATIVES WILL BECOME TRANSFORMATIVE FOR PEO-

Mon-Tue, November 16-17, 2020 PLE, PLANET, PROSPERITY AND PEACE!!!! You are indeed a transformative leader not transactional!

Chicken... from page 1

carenderia and the local bagsakan outlet for farmer’s yields Casa de Verdura, she is also the president of Marajaw Karajaw Local Producers and Exhibitors Association, the cooperator of OTOP Hub Surigao City, a pasalubong center located at the Luneta Park, this city. Just recently, she added another feather to her cap when she put up the Memorada Farm, a 1.7 hectare of agri-tourism haven. It is a vegetation site for ginger, eggplant, okra (lady finger), string beans, chili and bell peppers, among others amid flowering and beautiful shrubs lined by several mango trees. It also has pigpens and chicken coup for fighting and free-range native chickens. But what draws us into her world even more and prompted a visit from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Surigao del Norte OIC Provincial Director Elmer M. Natad was her recently opened egg-layer machine for 1,000 chickens. Nestled almost at the edge of her land bordered by the Surigao River was a structure built to supply the egg requirement not only within Trinidad but also Surigao City and nearby municipalities such as Placer. Although it opened last March 2020 when COVID-19 pandemic had just started to be felt in the country, she was not daunted by its effect but instead gave her an additional drive to do right by it. She became hands on in the operations (procuring feeds and tending to the chickens) and meticulously keeps track on how the egg business works. She first started by selling eggs around the neighborhood and tap agencies such as DTI to help her market her eggs. Not long after, she started harvesting an average of 900 eggs daily. Pretty soon, egg dealers started stopping by at her farm to buy all her eggs. Conversing with her about her return on investment, capacity to repay capital loan, business contingency plan and the next bout of increased harvest by putting up another egg-laying machine, it was very clear there is no stopping her just yet. “I want to share what I have learned because I want to help not only in providing jobs for people of Trinidad but also because I am an advocate of food security for Surigao,” Arce said encouraging other existing or would-be entrepreneurs by sharing her story and the thriving agri-business of Memorada Farm.

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comprehensive database of IDPs to aid future programs and policies for Marawi rehab, while other projects cater to IDPs living and necessary needs. PSC was formed as the policymaking body of the BARMM – MRP and to oversee effective management and actual implementation of projects aimed at the city’s recovery. “Our job as your leaders in the Bangsamoro Government continues until the rehabilitation of Marawi is done and until we see the people of Marawi are back in their homes,” said PSC chairman Ali B. Solaiman. PSC Vice-Chair Hamid Ami-

noddin Barra and other members, such as MP Abdullah Macapaar, MP Marjanie Macasalong, and PSC Secretariat BPDA Director General Engr. Mohajirin Ali were present during the first meeting. BARMM Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun and Finance and Budget (MFBM) Deputy Minister Atty. Ubaida Pacasem participated via online conferencing. (BPI/PIA-ICIC)

Pass... from page 1

service (for those without employer-employee relationship) for work; photocopy of the ID of employer or employee and driver’s license of the driver for drivers picking up individuals to and from work; event invitation for family events; identification with address for persons who are walking, jogging, or cycling; certification of membership, gym ID, and appointment confirmation for gym-goers; certification as a patient, confirmation of appointment for medical, allied-medical or dental services; business permit, Securities of Exchange Commission registration, Department of Trade and Industry registration, or any other document for proof of business; satisfactory oral explanation, appointment confirmation, receipt of services rendered, and other pertinent documents for church or other wellness activities; pertinent document to the government office to be visited for access to government services; pertinent document related to the office or email/SMS confirmation for access to private offices and establishments services; and student ID for access to school modules. As of November 13, Davao City reported 5,008 cases, comprising 69% of the 7,197 total COVID-19 cases in the region, according to DOH-Davao. Of this figure, 373 cases were recorded in Davao de Oro, 780 in Davao del Norte, 540 in Davao del Sur, 109 in Davao Occidental, and 387 in Davao Oriental. Davao Region, which is considered as the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in Mindanao, has 2,185 active, 4,760 recoveries, and 252 deaths, DOH-Davao said. Of Davao City’s 5,008 cases, 1,678 cases are classified as active; 3,120 have recovered and 210 have died. According to the national Department of Health’s COVID-19 tracker as of November 13, Davao City tops the list of areas with “new cases in the last 14 days by date of onset of illness” at 1,196, followed by Quezon City with 872, Cavite with 853, Rizal with 777 and Manila with 741. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

Lokalista... from page 10

said: “Culture is the basis of how we can and should develop products, from food to wearables. What is important is preserving them while adapting to the new global economy. E-logistics has made it possible for local products and crafts to be brought to the homes of the people.” With 75,000 online entrepreneurs now active on digital marketplaces, DTI itself, which is focused on exports, “did a backward integration on helping people to start their own business and onboard e-commerce,” Director Dillera continued. One

support that the DTI-PTTC will be providing these new entrepreneurs is training in vital areas like the digitization of their processes; business finance and operations; business marketing; business human resources and organization; and working in the logistics and supply chain. According to Zoe Chi, Vice President of J&T Express Philippines, the Certified Lokalista campaign celebrates the hard work, creativity, and nationalism of the online sellers. She said, “Filipino entrepreneurs, especially those who went above and beyond amid the mobility restrictions brought about by the pandemic, deserve to be supported and recognized for their creativity and tenacity.” Panel moderator Amor Maclang, the Co-founder of GeiserMaclang Communications Inc., enthused that the increasingly popular digital double-day sales, launched on the same day of the same month by different online marketplaces, can be a long-overdue opportunity where shoppers can support regional entrepreneurs. She said, “It is because of these men and women that our local products are finally getting the recognition they deserve! Generations-old family recipes, regional specialties, and other proudly Filipino wares are becoming stars on these ecommerce platforms.” The Certified Lokalista campaign kickstarted in 2020 by awarding Filipino entrepreneurs with a Certified Lokalista badge that will recognize them as J&T trusted sellers. These Certified Lokalistas, whose inspiring work has paved the way for the promotion of Filipino goods, will be awarded P20,000 worth of free shipping by J&T Express. These citations are also designed to influence more sellers to represent their own regional products online. Ms. Chi described how the challenges brought about by the coronavirus crisis and its lockdowns became instead an opportunity for businesses to discover the advantages of e-commerce and e-logistics. She looked back, saying, “After the pandemic greatly reduced mobility, both old and new entrepreneurs without any previous e-commerce interest or experience joined the platform in droves. It was a matter of survival because people were staying away from brick-and-mortar stores and were doing a lot of their shopping online. But what these sellers may or may not realize is that by joining e-commerce, they aren’t just boosting online sales--they are becoming ambassadors of their own heritage.” Four Certified Lokalistas who represented the three major islands of the Philippines spoke about and showed their own homegrown products and produce which gave their respective regions their unique edge. Maria Todi, founder of the

School of Living Tradition, based in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, emphasized the intricacy and beauty with which native artisans design and weaveT’boli shirts, bracelets, necklaces, and rugs, among other heirlooms. Because the handicrafts are a collective effort, Todi said that buying from the T’boli means “not just helping one weaver or organization, but helping a community.” Meanwhile, Katherine Jordan, the Marketing Head of the Leyte-based online food store Mary’s Abuyog Special Toskolyet Moron, atp., named the following delicacies that have become popular outside the region: pili nuts, chocolate moron, binagol, sagmani, and suman latik. Rica Dakudao-Buenaflor, who relocated from Davao to Bicol in 2002, founded Que Rica to manufacture, promote, and deliver the latter’s best cuisine to other parts of the archipelago. She maintained that Bicol should be known as the “land of Keto” because of its nutritious food: “We produce the healthiest recipes when it comes to heart-healthy fats. Coconut milk is high in fat and with no carbohydrates. The pili nut contains the highest healthy-fat content, and 95% of the overall production of pili nut comes from Bicol.” Finally, Bulacan-based culinary whiz Rheeza Santiago-Hernandez said it is about time that the normally reticent Bulaqueños start promoting the dishes that they are known for. One example is the hamon bulaqueña which has a rich place in Philippine history. Santiago-Hernandez said, “It is historical. It was served during the liberation of Bulacan in 1898 during the time of General Gregorio del Pilar, who was then a lieutenant colonel. Other national heroes who have dined on it are Jose Rizal and Apolinario Mabini.” As celebrity host Robi Domingo put it, the work of these regional entrepreneurs I “making local the new premium.” Ms. Chi emphasized that J&T Express Philippines is passionate about supporting Filipino entrepreneurs and the whole local ecommerce landscape considering the wide reach of their courier service. She said, “Community can be vital in the promotion and expansion of entrepreneurship as we have heard from our guests. Lokalistas or local entrepreneurs are the best ones to reach out to their fellow entrepreneurs, and J&T will support them in that endeavour.” “As the logistics company with the fastest and farthestreaching operations, no region is too far-flung and no seller is too out-of-reach. With a safe and trustworthy partner like J&T Express, e-commerce can continue to boom and fuel our economy while acting as a platform for Filipino entrepreneurs,” Ms. Chi added.

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