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Holistic approach needed to address increasing water demand in Normin

By Mike Baños

An integrated, holistic and multisectoral approach is urgently needed to address the increasing water demand in Northern Mindanao.

“For us here in Cagayan de Oro City, we have recognized the magnitude of our challenges with regards to all four aspects of the water security discussion,” said Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy in his message at the recently concluded Northern Mindanao Integrated Water Security Summit held May 25-26 at the Seven Seas Waterpark & Resort at Opol, Misamis Oriental.

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Water Demand Forecast

Cops nab QC village chair, 20 others for intruding into a mining company in Agusan

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN

ROSARIO, Agusan del Sur- - Local police arrested the barangay chairman from Metro Manila and about 20 other men who intruded the administration building of the gold mining company in this town.

Capt. Kristopher Niel Nono, police chief of the Municipal Police Station here, said a certain Joseph Mahusay, known as the chairman of Barangay Pansol in Quezon City, led some 11 convoy of cars to sneak through the gate by tailing the dump trucks carrying ores to forcibly gain

The administration building

cars led by Quezon

grashed

entry going towards the façade of the building even as company guards tried to stopped and asked them to

present their clearance.

Lawyer Luis Sy, Philsaga Mining Corp. (PMC) legal counsel, said they will charge Mahusay and his cohorts intially with tresspassing to private property case while further investigation by the company’s security personnel is going on.

Mahusay and his men were brought to the police station where they were interrogated for hours as investigators found out in their cars, three concealed Glock 17 pistols with reserved magazines of bullets, one belonged to a policeman who failed to present an authority to act as escort or security detail.

Rosario police investigators are also preparing

3 examinees from Misor top teachers board exam

another case of firearms use violations against the gun owners.

Sy said Mahusay’s forcible entry is illegal since the court order that he brought to serve to PMC executives inside the building was just a plea for the pending case against PMC President Raul C. Villanueva to be transferred to an appropriate court.

The order stemmed from a writ of injunction at a Davao City court filed by Mahusay against Villanueva for continuing to act as PMC president and member of the board of directors even if he already sold to Mahusay his shares of stocks with Philsaga Management

BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -

Three of the examinees from Misamis Oriental Province topped the recently concluded Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT)

The three top board passers were known as Ms. Gee Marriel Lozano Gaputan from Gingoog City, top 3 with 91.80 percent rating; Ms. Judilyn Lumajang, Top 6 of Opol town, with 91.20 percent. Both of them took the board for elementary education. While another top board passer was also known as Nelkhin Vios Gongob from Molugan, El Salvador City, Top 10 for

secondary education board exam, with 91.00 percent.

Ms Lumajang graduated Summa Cum Laude at Liceo de Cagayan University in Cagayan de Oro, while Mr Gongob also graduated as Cum Laude at Cagayan de Oro College - Phinma Education network. The three topnotchers from Misamis Oriental were among the 72,824 board exam takers for both elementary and secondary levels it was learned.

Meanwhile, Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia thanked the successful examinees from the province, and especially those who topped the board exams for teachers.

of Philsaga Mining Corp. where the 11

City Barangay Chairman Joseph Mahusay gate

. Photo courtesy of Bryan Galaraga

The three Glock 17 pistols with reserved magazines of bullets discovered in one of the 11 cars that intruded the administration building of Philsaga Mining Corp. in Rosario town in Agusan del Sur. Photo courtesy of Bryan Galaraga

Betty affects nearly 15K individuals in 6 regions

By Priam Nepomuceno

MANILA – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Wednesday that about 3,821 families or 14,908 individuals have been affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Betty.

In its latest disaster bulletin, the agency said these families are residing in 94 barangays in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and the Cordillera regions.

Of the affected population, only 216 or about 806 (Photo courtesy of PAGASA)

BRP Andres Bonifacio departs Subic for naval drills in Indonesia

By Priam Nepomuceno

MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) has deployed an offshore patrol vessel BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17) to take part in the multilateral naval exercise “Komodo” which will take place in Indonesia.

In a statement Tuesday, the PN said “Komodo” will take place from June 4 to 8

at Makassar, Indonesia.

The ship departed Naval Operating Base Subic on Monday in send-off rites led by Fleet Marine Ready Force (FMRF) commander Brig. Gen. Edwin Amadar.

“The multilateral naval exercise ‘Komodo’ aims to enhance facilitating multilateral engagement with international partners as well as to bolster relationship and

cooperation among participating navies in building a common understanding about humanitarian assistance disaster response operations and will also focus on maritime interdiction operations,” FRMF public affairs office chief Lt. Jonathan V. Carretas said.

“Komodo” is a military exercise by the Indonesian Navy and annually held

between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The first iteration of the naval exercise took place in 2014 in Batam.

Also on Monday, the Philippine Army (PA) and the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat) concluded Training Activity Dolphine XV-23 at First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR) in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan.

Training Activity Dol -

phine XV-23 is geared at bolstering the tactics, techniques, and procedures as well as sustaining the existing partnership between the two ground forces.

Some 40 participants from the PA’s FSRR and Indonesia Army’s Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat (Kostrad) took part in the exercise that started May 21.

They trained side by side in jungle warfare operations, urban operations and snip-

R.A 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 , a notice is hereby served to the public that CLEO P. CAMPANO has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of CLEO BALLE PADAYOGDOG who was born on 19 SEPTEMBER 1971 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are ROSARIO A. VALLE and TOMAS CLAUDIO A. PADAYOGDOG.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than JUNE 2023.

(SGD) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL City Civil Registrar

persons are being aided inside 31 evacuation centers while the rest are seeking shelter with relatives and friends, or have returned home.

As of posting, the NDRRMC reported five houses damaged by Betty in Ilocos, Central Luzon, and

Cordillera, two of which were classified as “totally damaged.”

Earlier, Office of Civil Defense spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, said no major damage has been reported during the onslaught of Betty. (PNA)

Lawyer says de Lima acquittal final, prosecution appeal futile

By Benjamin Pulta

MANILA – The camp of former senator Leila de Lima said Tuesday it will ask the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) to disregard the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by prosecutors asking for a second look on her acquittal.

The MR is a “mere scrap of paper” because the proceedings in the criminal case have already been concluded with finality with the judgment of acquittal, de Lima lawyer Boni Tacardon told reporters through Viber.

“De Lima’s defense team will be filing a motion to expunge the MR,” Tacardon said.

“Nothing short of a Supreme Court decision reopening the case can vest

the judge with jurisdiction anew to alter a judgment of acquittal which is final and executory immediately, hence unappealable, whether by MR with the trial court or appeal to a higher court.”

The de Lima camp is awaiting a ruling on their request for bail in another Muntinlupa court trying the remaining charge -- tolerating the drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City when she was still justice secretary.

On May 12, the Muntinlupa RTC dropped the case of conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading against de Lima, related to her alleged involvement in shady deals at the NBP.

After key witness and former Bureau of Correc -

In the Certificate of Live Birth of: NORJANNAH SARIP MOHAMAD who was born on 22 NOVEMBER

1998 at DANGOLAAN, SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO, LANAO DEL NORTE. and whose parents are ABDULGANI M. MOHAMAD and NORKAYA JARIL SARIP. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than 15 days.

(SGD) JOCELYN R. COLORADA Municipal Civil Registrar

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Leila de Lima (Contributed photo)

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DA links N. Ecija farmers to Kadiwa amid oversupply of squash

By Zorayda Tecson

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (DA-3) is assisting vegetable farmers in Nueva Ecija in finding viable markets to sell their tons of harvested squash.

The DA-3, through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), initiated finding buyers for farmers in Barangay Batitang, Zaragoza town who have been struggling to sell their squash produce to consumers due to oversupply.

DA-AMAD Market Development Section chief Carmencita Nogoy said on Tuesday that they met with the local government officials

of Zaragoza and the farmer-members of the Batitang Agriculture Cooperative to discuss the market linkage.

“Ito’y alinsunod sa walang tigil na pakikipag-ugnayan ng kagawaran sa mga magsasaka pagdating ng anihan upang patuloy na matulungan ang mga ito sa pagma-market ng kanilang mga ani partikular na ang kalabasa (This is in line with the department’s relentless interaction with farmers when harvest arrives to continuously help them in marketing their crops, particularly squash),” Nogoy said in a statement.

She said that 10 metric tons of squash will be initially delivered by DA-AMAD to the Kadiwa markets in Metro

OVERSUPPLY. Farmers in Barangay Batitang, Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija start to load on Monday (May 29, 2023) their harvested squash for delivery to the Kadiwa markets in Metro Manila with the help of the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (DA-AMAD) Region 3. The DA-AMAD has stepped in to find buyers for the farmers who have been struggling to sell their squash produce to consumers due to oversupply. (Photo courtesy of DA-AMAD Region 3)

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Through Kadiwa markets, Nogoy said “we are not just helping farmers market their crops but also offering cheaper locally produced and manufactured products to the public.”

She added that some 18 metric tons of squash were sold to the Lupao Pag-ahon Cooperative, also in Nueva Ecija.

Aside from the market linkage, Nogoy said the DAAMAD and the Zaragoza local government unit took charge of the trucking of the harvested squash.

Due to oversupply, the price of squash has dropped to as low as PHP5 per kilo in Zaragoza. (PNA)

Mimaropa cops donate over P1-M to oil spill-hit Mindoro towns

By Maria Tividad

CALAPAN CITY, Orien -

tal Mindoro – The Police Regional Office-Region 4B (PRO-Mimaropa) has turned over cash assistance of PHP1,067,585 to the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro to aid oil spill-affected communities in the province.

The donation released Monday comprised proceeds from the Color Fun Run, a region-wide simultaneous police-initiated activity in collaboration with the local government units, govern-

ment agencies and stakeholders held April 28.

“We remain committed to serving our communities and providing aid in times of need,” Brig. Gen. Joel Doria, PRO-4B director, said during the turnover.

He thanked all those who took part in the fun run to generate funds for families whose livelihoods were disrupted by the oil spill.

This was the second significant donation to victims of the environmental disaster courtesy of the police in less than a month.

On May 3, PRO-4B

pooled PHP1,250,624 from contributions of cops for needy families in Pola town.

Pola sustained the most damage from the oil spill, affecting 11 villages, 4,839 families, 24,195 individuals, and seven marine protected areas, Doria said.

Based on the data from National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Oriental Mindoro sustained an estimated environmental damage of over PHP7 billion and PHP3.8 billion damage to fisheries, including income loss.

(PNA)

Rice farmers from Salvador, Lanao del Norte receive hybrid seeds from DA-NorMin.

AGGIE NEWS: LDN rice farmers receive P4-M hybrid rice seeds from DA-10

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

- The Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) under the helm of Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, distributes hybrid rice seeds to farmers in Salvador, Lanao del Norte on May 22-23, 2023.

RED Collado shared, funded under the National Rice Program, the agency has allocated a total of 800 bags of hybrid rice seeds worth P4 million and handed them over to the local government unit (LGU).

The beneficiaries are registered in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), in which a farmer with 1 hectare received 1 sack (15 kilos) of hybrid rice seeds for wet season planting.

At the same time, the Rice Seed Monitoring System (RSMS) was introduced to farmers, which is a digital monitoring system created

by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).

It aims to help efficiently monitor the distributed rice seeds and collect, combine, process, and analyze reliable and nearly real-time data regarding the positioning and distribution of DAprovided rice seeds for rice growers in an area.

Rice farmer Ernesto V. Torilla of Poblacion, Salvador, Lanao del Norte expressed his appreciation for the agency’s aid in increasing the production of hybrid rice for the local farmers in their area.

“Dako kayo ako pasalamat sa tabang [hybrid rice seeds] nga gihatag sa DA-10. Makatabang kini sa pagdugang sa produksiyon sa hybrid rice alang sa mga lokal nga mag-uuma sa among lugar,” Torilla said.

The said activity will also be conducted in other riceproducing areas in Bukidnon province.# (MPMTablon)

DISRUPTED LIVES. Thick and dark streaks of oil were observed by the Philippine Coast Guard Aviation Force during an aerial inspection off the coast of Oriental Mindoro in this March 1, 2023 photo. On Monday (May 29, 2023), the Police Regional Office-Mimaropa donated over PHP2 million to families whose livelihoods were disrupted by the oil spill. (Photo courtesy of PCG)

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Why we can be confident in our life

“So, you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. On that day, you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.” (Jn 16,22-23)

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In this regard, having a strong faith means that we follow Christ who pursued his redemptive work all the way to the end, that is, to death on the cross, without running away. Even if on the way to Calvary he fell at least three times, as tradition tells us, he would just get up and drag himself toward his crucifixion.

mind of Christ who, when he fell a number of times on his way to Calvary, never let go of the cross. We have to learn to take refuge in our dignity as children of God who are assured to God’s help. We have to strengthen our sense of being children of God who always takes care of us.

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With this condition, we can be like a good sportsman who would always train himself for his sport and play the game bent on winning though losses can also take place, and yet would still go on playing his game.

With that attitude, marked by confidence and courage, we can continue

We too should not be hindered by our stumbles and defeats in life. They should not separate us from God. Rather, like a little child who runs to the strong arms to his father when he falls, we should go to God as quickly as possible since he knows what to do with our failures.

We should assume the

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How Caloocan's Bagong Silang became biggest barangay in PH

Fifty-two years ago, or in 1971, the administration of then president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. created Barrio Bagong Silang from the former Tala Estate in Novaliches, North Caloocan City, bordering with San Jose del Monte, Marilao and Meycauayan, Bulacan, and Montalban, now Rodriguez town in Rizal.

The vast Tala Estate was one of the original four estates or haciendas that composed the former town of Novaliches when it was created in 1855, first as a part of Bulacan (18551858), then of the province of Manila (1858-1901) and then of Rizal (1901-1903).

Like any other barrio in Novaliches in the 1950s1970s, Bagong Silang was sparsely populated. It had very few houses made of nipa and bamboo materials, with the surroundings abounding with tall cogon and talahib (large weeds), grasses, fruit trees, banana, vegetable plants, and other forest growths.

Bagong Silang became a regular barangay after the issuance by Marcos of Presidential Decree No. 557 on Sept. 21, 1974, which amended the Revised Barrio Charter and replaced the name "barrio" with "baran-

That’s where we can manage to be always confident in life even if we encounter the unavoidable falls and defeats. Let’s not stay long feeling bad and sad whenever we fall. That’s not a good condition for us. We are meant to be happy and at peace, full of confidence in the constant help and protection of our Father God, so we can continue to do a lot of good and to carry out our duties and responsibilities. For this also, we have to learn how to abandon things that we cannot handle well on the hands of God our Father. He is all too willing to bear all things for our sake, if we ourselves are unable to bear them.

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Today, Bagong Silang is considered the biggest in the country in terms of population of over 245,000 and a land area of 574 hectares, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

While the barangay is actually under the administrative jurisdiction and supervision of the city of Caloocan, Bagong Silang belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novaliches (RCDN) as decreed in 2002 by the Vatican through then Pope and now Saint John Paul II.

Taking cognizance of the rapid increase in the population of the barangay, former Caloocan City Mayor and now Rep. Oscar Malapitan of the city's first district filed House Bill No. 5819 in Congress seeking to divide Bagong Silang into six barangays.

Malapitan said the proposed law has passed final approval in the House of Representatives and has been transmitted to the Senate, where the Committee on Local Government chaired by Senator J.V. Ejercito has approved and submitted it for plenary deliberations and corresponding approval.

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is known of the fact that sometime in the early part of the 1970s, then-First Lady Imelda R. Marcos proposed to the erstwhile National Housing Corp. (NHC) the full-scale development of a big portion of the Tala Estate into a plantation of various tree species suitable for conversion into logs.

Under the proposal, the timber to be derived from the plantation would be used by the NHC, which was established in Tala by the national government in 1968 to manufacture housing components needed for the construction of lowcost housing for homeless Filipino families in Metro Manila and other developing regions of the country.

The proposed tree plantation, however, did not prosper beyond the preparation of seedlings to be planted because of a number of intervening events that haunted the second Marcos administration.

The NHC was already producing various housing components like posts, doors, windows, roofing, and flooring materials, etc.,

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Smoke machine ‘downs’ 20 college students in Bacolod City

By Nanette Guadalquiver

BACOLOD CITY – Some

20 students of Bacolod City College (BCC) fell ill after inhaling colored smoke from the props used during a Physical Education (PE) culmination event at the school’s activity center late Monday afternoon.

City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said on Tuesday seven students were brought to medical facilities, including the five at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, but all of them are already in stable condition.

“So far, everyone is okay. Their (condition) is stable,” he told reporters.

BCC administrator Johanna Ann Bayoneta said

the affected students received first aid treatment and among those brought to various hospitals, only one was confined upon the decision of the student’s parents.

“We made sure all the students were accounted for and safe. This is being monitored through the Office of the Mayor,” she said in a radio interview.

The activity involved presentations for the final performance task of freshmen students enrolled in PE classes, she added.

Bayoneta said the affected students experienced anxiety attacks and difficulty of breathing after inhaling the colored smoke.

Teams from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

(CDRRMO), Philippine Red Cross, Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade and Mountain Tigers Search and Rescue responded to the incident.

Bayoneta said that smoke-producing props, including smoke and fog machines, are not allowed inside the campus.

“I asked the concerned group of students if they were required to bring those props and their reply was negative. Probably in their excitement, they brought it not even knowing these were dangerous and were not for indoor use,” the BCC administrator said. She added that school authorities will meet soon to discuss the incident and to determine where the smoke props came from.

(PNA)

EMERGENCY RESPONSE. Emergency medical responders monitor the vital signs of students of the Bacolod City College who fell ill after inhaling colored smoke during a Physical Education performance task on Monday afternoon (May 29, 2023). At least 20 students were given first aid treatment, of which seven were brought to medical facilities, but were already in stable condition on Tuesday (May 30). (Photo courtesy of Mountain Tigers Search and Rescue Bacolod)

DENR to test air quality amid foul odor in Victorias City

By Nanette Guadalquiver

BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will test the air quality in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, whose residents have been experiencing foul odor following the molasses spill incident in the compound of Victorias Milling Company (VMC), the country’s largest refined sugar producer, on May 5.

On Tuesday, the Vic -

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torias City Environment and Natural Resources Office (VCENRO) said in a statement the DENR will “provide a gas tester to monitor the air quality in the city next week.”

It also said the VMC itself procured a gas tester and borrowed a portable gas tester from its nearby Manapla Distillery Plant to monitor the air quality in its wastewater treatment facility.

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quested VMC to provide data on the pH level of all of their operating ponds for better monitoring,” it added.

According to the VCENRO, the pH level, which measures the acidity or basicity of a solution or substance, “must reach at least 6.5 to reduce the foul odor caused by hydrogen sulfide gas”.

“The higher the pH level, the lower the hydrogen sulfide present in the water,”

it said.

The molasses leak has brought health and environmental concerns in the northern Negros city after the spillage led to the contamination of the Malihaw River and the emission of stench from the wastewater treatment pond that has spread to 11 villages in the city proper.

On Monday, the City Council approved three resolutions. First was for the City Legal Office to

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IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE N0. 2023-044 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES FLORO M. TANEO AND DIANA G. DUMANJUG-TANEO, FLORO M. TANEO AND DIANA G. DUMANJUG-TANEO, Petitioners.

ORDER

explore, study and recommend possible legal actions and remedies related to the molasses spill incident.

In a statement, Councilor Dino Acuña, chairman of the committee on natural resources, environmental protection, and ecology, said the city government is serious in its efforts to protect the environment and the people’s health that charges should be filed against those responsible for the incident.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on June 27, 2003 at Cebu City, Cebu, both petitioners 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok Orchids, Lambaguhon, Brgy. San Roque, Iligan City and Sitio Luton, Brgy. Mabini, Cebu 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than nineteen (19) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 27, 2003 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 16, 2023 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 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 22nd of May, 2023.

MDN: May 25, Jun 1 & 8, 2023

(SGD) Hon. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-081 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES PORFERIO L. TORAJA, JR. AND ODETTE C. PLAZA-TORAJA, PORFERIO L. TORAJA, JR. AND ODETTE C. PLAZA-TORAJA, Petitioners.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 30, 2002 at Iligan City, both petitioners 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte and Purok 1, Poblacion, Linamaon, Lanao del Notre, 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for almost twenty-one (21) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 30, 2002 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 30, 2023 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 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 29th of May, 2023. (SGD)

In another resolution, the City Council called on the executive department, through Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, to sign a memorandum of agreement with the VMC for

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-073 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JOEL BARING ABAD AND REMEDIOS SORDILLA ABAD, JOEL BARING ABAD AND REMEDIOS SORDILLA ABAD, Petitioners.

-VERSUSOFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR x

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on August 8, 1996 at Iligan City, both petitioners 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Block 10, Lot 55-57, Camella Homes, Cagayan de Oro City and Barangay San Roque, Canaway, Tibanga, 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for twenty (20) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on August 8, 1996 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 16, 2023 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 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 22nd of May, 2023.

MDN: May 25, Jun 1 & 8, 2023

IN RE:

APPROVE

REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES MAURICIO, JR. A. TIBUS AND VERGIL M. FERNANDEZ-TIBUS, MAURICIO, JR. A. TIBUS AND VERGIL M. FERNANDEZ-TIBUS, Petitioners.

(SGD) Hon. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on December 21, 1998 at Malaybalay, Bukidnon, both petitioners 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Corona Drive, Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and Purok 6, Laguitas, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for twenty (20) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 21, 1998 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 30, 2023 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 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 29th of May, 2023.

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on April 17, 2008 at Pagadian City, both petitioners 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Brgy. Bagong Oroquieta, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for four (4) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 17, 2008 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 16, 2023 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 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 22nd of May, 2023.

(SGD) Hon. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

MDN: May 25, Jun 1 & 8, 2023

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-080 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LEO B. ARREGLO, JR. AND RAY-ANN L. AFABLE-ARREGLO, LEO B. ARREGLO, JR. AND RAY-ANN L. AFABLE-ARREGLO, Petitioners. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 10, 2014 at Ermita, Manila, both petitioners 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 summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Brgy. Katuparan, Taguig City and 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 each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than four (4) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 10, 2014 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 30, 2023 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 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 29th of May, 2023.

Ayala listing of P13.1 billion Preferred Class “A” Shares

Ayala Corporation successfully listed P13.1 billion Preferred Class “A” Shares at the newly inaugurated event hall of the Philippine Stock Exchange headquarters in Bonifacio Global City.

The company sold a total of 5.2 million shares; 4.0 million shares represented the base offer, while the remaining 1.2 million shares were allocated for excess demand by investors.

"Ayala was listed in the PSE in 1976. Since then, we have been one of the country's most active capital market issuers," said Bong Consing, Ayala Corporation President & CEO.

"In the pandemic period alone, our various companies raised a total of P273 billion from the domestic and international capital markets. We have been particularly focused on raising capital for our ESGrelated initiatives," he added.

Ayala will use the proceeds of this issuance to support

its various growth initiatives, including refinancing of shortterm loans and maturing bond obligations as well as funding capital expenditures.

“This successful capital markets issuance despite the challenging market environment highlights the continued

confidence of both institutional and retail investors in the growth prospects of the Philippines and Ayala,” said Albert de Larrazabal, Chief Finance Officer of Ayala Corporation.

“This transaction also ensures that Ayala’s balance sheet

remains robust amidst continued global inflation pressure and markets volatility,” he added.

Medalla, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairperson Emilio Aquino, Philippine Stock Exchange Chairman Jose Pardo, Retired Chief Justice and now PSE Independent Director Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro, PSE Director Vivian Yuchengco, PSE President & Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR Twelfth (12th) Judicial Region Branch 8, Marawi City E-mail address: rtc1mrw008@judiciary.gov.ph Contact Number: +63 909 820 5575

CEO Ramon Monzon, PSE Chief Operating Officer Roel Refran, Ayala Corporation Advisor to the Board Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Ayala Corporation Chief Human Resources Officer Francisco Romero Milán, and Ayala Corporation Treasurer Estelito Biacora.

IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF Spl. Proc. No. 2580-2023

THE ERRONEOUS BIRTH YEAR IN THE

For: Correction of Entry CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MARIE CRIS BERMOY BATUAMPAR under LCR REGISTRY NO. 96-133 AS ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DITSAAN-RAMAIN, LANAO DEL SUR

ORDER

Before the Court is an Amended Petition for Correction of Entry filed by petitioner Marie Cris Bermoy Batuampar against the Civil Registrar of Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao Del Sur and the Civil Registrar General of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the Civil Service Commission, Government Service Insurance System, and Social Security System. The Petition states, among others:

1. Petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, single, and a resident of Purok 4, Zone 2, Samburon, Linamon, Lanao del Norte where she may be served with notices and other court processes;

2. Respondent Civil Registrar of Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur is the custodian of all records of birth in the Municipality of Ditsaan-Ramain and may be served with notices, orders and other court processes at the Municipal Hall Building, Brgy. Bago-a Ingud, Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao Del Sur;

3. Respondent Civil Registrar General of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is the central custodian of all records of birth in the country and may be served with notices, orders, and other court processes at the PSA, NSO Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City;

4. Respondent Civil Service Commission is a government agency that is constituted by legislature to regulate the employment and working conditions of civil servants, oversee hiring and promotions, and promote the values of the public service and may be served with notices, orders and other court processes at Constitution Hills, Batasang Pambansa Complex Diliman, Quezon City;

5. Respondent Government Service Insurance System is the corporation that handles social security of the employees of the government of the Philippines and may be served with notices, orders and other court processes at GSIS, Financial Center, Pasay City Metro Manila;

6. Respondent Social Security System is a government-run social insurance program for workers in the private, professional, and informal sectors and may be served with notices, order and other court processes at SSS Building East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines;

7. Petitioner was born on December 5, 1969 to spouses Mangurun Bani Batuampar and Crispeniana Iglupas Bermoy in Maindig, Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur;

Annex “D” NBI Clearance

Annex “E” Voter’s Certificate

Annex “F” Philippine Passport (renewed)

Annex “G” Old Philippine Passport

Annex “H” GSIS UMID Card (issued when she was employed)

Annex “I” COVID 19 Vaccine Certificate

Annex “J” SSS Member Detail

Annex “K” SSS Separated Sickness Claim Information 10. Petitioner is currently unemployed and is seeking for a job in the government, and one of the requirements for her application is a Certificate of Live Birth that reflects correct entries. Hence, she is left with no recourse but to seek judicial remedy for the correction of the erroneous birth year shown in her COLB pursuant to Rule 108 of the Rules of Court;

11. This petition is filed without the slightest intention to defraud or prejudice the government or any private entity; its ultimate purpose being to correct the erroneous entry as appears in the public records of the Civil Registry and thus make it reflective of the petitioner’s correct birth date December 5, 1969 as appears in all her official records. x x x

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that it be set for hearing before the Court on August 3, 2023 at 8:30 in the morning.

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

The Civil Registrar of Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur and the Civil Registrar General of the PSA may file their 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 Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur and the Bulletin Board of the Court, also at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnish copy of this Order, together with a copy of the petition to the Civil Registrar of Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur and the Civil Registrar General of the PSA.

SO ORDERED.

May 3, 2023, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

(SGD) SAMINA S. MACABANDO-USMAN

Presiding Judge

Annex “B” Official Transcript

as:

MDN: Jun 1, 8 & 15, 2023

‘Sugba sa Plaza’ promotes tilapia farming in Kidapawan City

By John Andrew Tabugoc

KIDAPWAN CITY, North

Cotabato – Thousands of residents here flocked to the city square Tuesday to join the “Sugba sa Plaza” that aims to promote tilapia production.

“This is a showcase of our potential that needs to be cultivated and capacitate our farmers to improve their tilapia production,”

Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista said as the city marked the culmination of Farmers and Fisherfolks Month here.

To give the public a taste of the local tilapia, the city bought some 1,300 kilos of live tilapia for 2,000 residents.

“The tickets are for free,” the mayor said, adding that each coupon had a corresponding time of one hour between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to prevent overcrowding.

Each participant was given two pieces of tilapia for grilling (sugba) and a

‘SUGBA’ PARTY. At least 2,000 kilos of tilapia are grilled by residents for free during the “Sugba sa Plaza” event marking the culmination of the farmers' and fisherfolks' month in Kidapawan City on Tuesday (May 30, 2023). Inset photo shows Kidapawan Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista trying to hook a tilapia fish from the city plaza’s fountain basin. (Photo courtesy of Kidapawan CIO)

cup of cooked rice that must be consumed within an hour.

Evangelista said the city already has set programs to boost tilapia production

aimed at capturing local and national markets.

The 25th Farmers and Fisherfolks Month celebration is anchored on the theme “Malinis na

Agusan Sur town cited for P20-M tax remittance

By Alexander Lopez

BUTUAN CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regional District Office No. 104 (RDO-104) in the Caraga Region conferred Tuesday a recognition to Trento town in Agusan del Sur province for its PHP20 million worth of withholding tax remittances for 2022.

In a ceremony, Trento Mayor William Calvez received the “Tulong-tulong sa Pagbangon, Kapit Kamay sa Pag-ahon, Buwis na Wasto, Alay Para sa Pilipino” Award from RDO-104 Revenue District Officer Marco Antonio Calo at the town hall.

Kapaligiran, Gobyernong Maaasahan, Disiplinadong Mamamayan(Clean Environment, Reliable Government, Disciplined Citizens).” (PNA)

Last year, the municipality managed to remit PHP20.43 million worth of withholding taxes to the RDO-104.

“The withholding tax

remittances of the local government unit (LGU) of Trento contributed to the collection goal of RDO-104 last year,” the LGU said in a statement Tuesday.

The RDO-104 also recognized Trento municipal treasurer Luzminda Lanuza and municipal accountant Brylle Datoy for their “invaluable support through the prompt and proper remittance of withholding taxes” last year.

The Tulong-tulong sa Pagbangon, Kapit Kamay sa Pag-ahon, Buwis na Wasto, Alay Para sa Pilipino is a tax campaign launched by the BIR in February this year.

The campaign targets the accurate, efficient, and fair collection of taxes with the support of taxpayers, especially entrepreneurs and emerging businesses in the country. (PNA)

297 new cops seen to bolster Caraga Region’s anti-crime drive

By Alexander Lopez

BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO13) welcomed Sunday 297 new personnel who completed their six-month training on Public Safety Basic Recruit Course.

In a statement Monday, PRO-13 director Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II said the new police

R.A 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

officers will be assigned to various police units in the region to further boost anti-criminality and anti-insurgency drive in the region.

This new batch of police officers includes 218 males and 79 females, who all passed the sixmonth basic training at the Police Regional Training Center in Surigao City.

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 , a notice is hereby served to the public that MYRNA S. ENUMERABLES has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly DATE OF BIRTH from JUNE 1 1960 to JULY 1, 1960 in the Certificate of Live Birth of MERNA SENIORON ENUMERABLES who was born on JULY 1, 1960 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are RUFINA H. SEÑORON and ANTONIO M. ENUMERABLES

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than JUNE 2023.

(SGD) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL City Civil Registrar

“Policing is not merely a job; it is a calling rooted in the fundamental principles of justice and the safeguarding of human rights,” Labra said.

He said the new police officers are “entrusted with the immense responsibility of upholding the law, maintaining peace, and ensuring the safety of every individual.” (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY Regional Office No. XI

2nd Floor, DCPI Bldg., Dacudao Ave. Cor. Lakandula St., Agdao, Davao City IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CASE NO. MROXI 23-040-ST APPROVAL OF THE SALE & TRANSFER / CONVEYANCE / ASSIGNMENT OF THE VESSEL, MV “KUDOS-1” TBR: “GY DENEB” (PURSUANT TO SECTION 20 (G) OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT AND SECTION III.1 AND 2 OF THE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 177, SERIES OF 2002, GY SHIPPING LINES, INC, Applicant. X-------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARING

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE OFFICE Region X Masterson Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City Email address:racco10@nacc.gov.ph

IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF DOMESTIC ADMIN. ADOPTION CASE RYAN MARTINEZ BIDO TO BE NO: RACCO X-DAA-2023-0015-REL-009 KNOWN THEREAFTER AS RYAN ISAAC BIDO

Ms. MARIA THERESA D. BIDO DATE: May 22, 2023

Petitioner x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x ORDER

MDN: May 25 & Jun 1, 2023

Before us is the above-titled PETITION which was filed on the 11 MAY 2023 before this Authority. The herein petitioner is the VENDEE of the vessel MV “KUDOS-1” TBR: “GY DENEB” which was sold to GY SHIPPING LINES, INC. on 05 May 2023.

A verified petition for the adoption of Ryan Martinez Bido filed by the petitioner through the Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO) praying that after due notice, publication and appearances, a judgement be rendered to the effect that the minor Ryan Martinez Bido be declared for all legal intents and purposes the legitimate child of the petitioner and that the name of the child be changed particularly to appear as Ryan Isaac Bido.

Republic of the Philippines

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Province of Lanao del Sur

MUNICIPALITY OF PIAGAPO

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

Publication Notice

R.A. No. 9048

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Date:

In compliance with the publication requirement under Section 5 of RA No. 9048, notice is hereby served to the public that MUJAHED HADJI SALIC ABDUL JAWAD has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from “ JAHED ” to “ MUJAHED ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JAHED HADJI SALIC ABDUL JAWAD who was born on March 16, 2011 at Mamaanun Piagapo Lanao del Sur and whose parents are F ATIMA MINALANG HADJI SALIC and ABDUL JAWAD MOLOC HADJI HARON

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

(SGD) NANAYAON B. MANALOCON Municipal Civil Registrar

Notice is hereby given that the said PETITION will be heard by this Authority on 08 June 2023 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Conference Room of MARINA R.O. XI, 2nd Floor, DCPI Building, Lakandula Street, Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City.

The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general or regional circulation at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of hearing.

The Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence during the hearing or five (5) days thereafter.

Done this 24th day of May 2023 in Davao City, Philippines.

By Authority of the Administrator (Per S.O. No. 800-22 dated 23 August 2022)

FELISA N. ORONGAN Regional Director

Finding the said Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let the same be set for Mandatory Appearance on July 5, 2023, 1:30 PM to be held at RACCO X, Masterson Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City . Any interested party may appear and may file an opposite/complaint supported by evidence to the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), through the RACCO where the Petition was filed. The complaint will be subjected for verification and further investigation.

Let a copy of this order be published at the expense of the Petitioners once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation of the Petitioners once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Section 31 of R.A. No. 11642 or the Domestic Administration Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act.

2023

NEW COPS. At least 297 newly graduated police personnel are seen to boost the manpower of the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region in the fight against criminality and terrorism. The new police officers are welcomed by Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II at the PRO-13 headquarters in Butuan City on Sunday (May 28, 2023). (Photo courtesy of PRO-13)

ABSI sets sights on becoming shared services and outsourcing arm of Globe and Ayala groups

Asti Business Services Inc. (ABSI), a subsidiary of the Asticom Group of Companies, is setting its sights on becoming the tech-enabled shared services and outsourcing arm of the Globe and Ayala groups.

Since its establishment in 2021, ABSI has been rapidly growing its workforce, currently employing more than 1,500 professionals who cater to over 40 clients from different industries including telecommunications, IT, banking, finance, logistics and e-commerce, among others.

Proving its advanced expertise, ABSI acquired HCX Technology Partners within just a year of operations. The company now serves as the tech-enabling arm for ABSI and Asticom as a whole. With the addition of HCX, ABSI strengthens the delivery of transformative solutions to Filipino businesses, empowering them to be leaders in their respective industries.

As a tech-driven shared

services firm, ABSI offers a comprehensive suite of services which includes HR management, remote collaboration tools, manpower planning, and customer relationship management systems. Furthermore, ABSI excels at business process automation, efficient document and contract management, as well as robust learning management platforms.

ABSI's success can be attributed to its Centers

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of Expertise in Customer Experience, Corporate Services, Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology, combined with its dedication to "Above and Beyond Service Innovation."

With this expertise and dedication, ABSI strives to become one of the leading business services and outsourcing firms in the country, aiming to provide services not only to Philippine-based enterprises but

Festival Unleashing Oral Communication in Context Class

BY: ALMA LACOSTALES CALIBO, EDD Teacher III

Lanao del Norte National Comprehensive High School Baroy, Lanao del Norte

In the fast-paced and interconnected world we live in today, effective oral communication skills have become more vital than ever before. Recognizing the importance of honing these skills at an early stage, Grade 9 English Class organized an exhilarating Speech Fest to provide students with a platform to express their thoughts, opinions, and ideas. This festival aimed to empower young voices, foster self-confidence, and enhance the art of public speaking among the students.

On Creating a Supportive Environment

The Speech Festival focused on cultivating a supportive environment that encouraged students to overcome their fear of public speaking and showcase their abilities. To achieve this, the event organizers incorporated several elements such as a non-judgmental atmosphere, constructive feedback, and peer encouragement. Students were made aware that the festival was aimed at growth, learning, and personal development rather than a competition.

On Diverse Speech Topics

The festival featured a wide range of speech topics to cater to the diverse interests and passions of the Grade 9 students. Participants were given the freedom to choose topics close to their hearts, enabling them to engage authentically with their audience. This diversity allowed students to explore different subject areas, including social issues, current events, personal experiences, and even creative storytelling.

On Preparation and Training

To ensure the participants were

well-prepared and confident, the Grade 9 English Subject teacher dedicated significant time to training and mentorship. Experienced master teachers, along with external speech experts online, provided guidance on speech writing techniques, effective delivery, body language, and voice modulation. Students also received individual coaching sessions to help them refine their speeches and enhance their performance skills.

On Adjudication and Feedback The Speech Festival incorporated an adjudication process to provide students with valuable feedback and constructive criticism. A panel of judges, comprising teachers and external experts, evaluated each speech based on criteria such as content, delivery, clarity, and overall impact. After each performance, participants received personalized feedback, highlighting their strengths and suggesting areas for improvement. This feedback served as a catalyst for growth, encouraging students to develop their communication skills further.

On Promoting Active Listening and Engagement

The festival promoted active listening and engagement among the audience. Students who were not participating were encouraged to be active listeners, engaging in thoughtful reflection and asking relevant questions during the designated Q&A sessions. This fostered an environment of dialogue, enabling participants to articulate their ideas more effectively and develop critical thinking skills.

On Celebration and Recognition The Speech Festival

also to international brands with local operations.

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concluded with a simple yet meaningful closing ceremony in the classroom that recognized the efforts and achievements of the participants. Certificates of participation were awarded to all students, emphasizing their dedication and commitment to developing their oral communication skills. Additionally, special recognition was given to outstanding performances, highlighting exceptional delivery, thought-provoking content, and audience engagement.

On Long-term Impact The Speech Festival in the Grade 9 Class served as a transformative experience for the students. It not only enhanced their ability to express themselves confidently but also developed crucial life skills such as empathy, persuasion, and effective storytelling. The festival’s emphasis on critical thinking and active engagement equipped students with the tools they need to succeed in future academic pursuits, professional careers, and personal relationships.

Thus, the Speech Festival in the Grade 9 Class exemplified the power of oral communication in empowering young voices. By providing a supportive environment, diverse speech topics, comprehensive training, and constructive feedback, the festival encouraged students to embrace public speaking and nurture their communication skills. Ultimately, this immersive experience will have a lasting impact on the participants, empowering them to articulate their ideas with conviction, connect with their audience, and become effective communicators in all aspects of life.

Transforming Education in the Philippines: Harnessing

the Power of Artificial Intelligence for 21st Century Skills

BY: GODFREY ANTHONY T. SEROJALES Special Science, Teacher I Tagpangi National High School

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has the potential to revolutionize curriculum design and equip Filipino students with crucial skills needed in the 21st century. Through the utilization of AI technologies, educators can create personalized learning experiences that cater to the unique abilities and learning styles of individual students. This capability has been exemplified in a recent study conducted by Mitra et al. (2020). By analyzing data, AI algorithms can effectively identify knowledge gaps and provide targeted content, promoting self-paced learning and facilitating a deeper understanding of various subjects. Extensive research by Blikstein (2019) and Hung et al. (2020) further underscores the effectiveness of AI-powered tools in fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills through engaging students in complex tasks and simulating real-world scenarios.

Another significant ad -

vantage of integrating AI into education is its capacity to nurture creativity and innovation among students. AI-driven platforms, such as generative art and storytelling tools, serve as inspirational outlets for students, encouraging them to think creatively and explore new possibilities. This cultivates a mindset of innovation that is highly valued in today’s modern workforce.

Moreover, the integration of AI technologies contributes to the development of collaboration and communication skills among students. By connecting students and providing virtual platforms for teamwork, AI-powered tools facilitate collaborative learning environments. Additionally, features like chatbots and language translation tools effectively break down language barriers and enhance communication among diverse groups of students.

However, it is imperative for educators to address the challenges associated with

the integration of AI. Ensuring unbiased algorithms and protecting data privacy are critical considerations. Prominent researchers such as Barocas and Selbst (2016) and Taddeo and Floridi (2018) emphasize the importance of implementing proactive measures to eliminate algorithmic biases and safeguard students’ sensitive information.

By responsibly embracing AI and effectively addressing these challenges, Filipino educators can effectively prepare students for success in a rapidly evolving world where 21st century skills are indispensable. The integration of AI-driven curriculum design presents transformative opportunities for education in the Philippines, empowering students with the necessary tools to excel in the 21st century and beyond. It is high time to harness the potential of AI as a catalyst for educational innovation and equip the next generation with the means to thrive in an everchanging landscape.

GLITTERATI models present the Summer 2023 collection of designer Gil Macaibay III during the Carribean Night event at Apple Tree Resort and Hotel last May 27. PHOTO BY ROGER LACTAO

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ants...secure our ecosystem to ensure that we will have the needed water supply for the constantly growing economic activities in the city, be it in agriculture, manufacturing and trade…that we have lots of things to do with regards to sanitation…and we have experienced the pains of how vengeful the natural forces of water can bring us if we continue to fail the environment,” he further stressed.

In his presentation “Regional Water Demand Scenario” Engr.

Dexter S. Lo, founding director of Xavier Ateneo’s Engineering Resource Center (ERC) stressed the urgent need to note how the increasing rate of urbanization could accelerate water demand across the region.

Mr. Lo cited the need to forecast based on following factors which affect increasing urban water demand: demographics and land use, water supply and usage, and climate change. He also cited income, and other socio-cultural factors such as water/wastewater pricing, regulation, restrictions, knowledge and awareness, technical innovations, and the presence of water service companies, which could also affect water demand.

Northern Mindanao’s (Region X) projected water demand is expected to reach 368 million cubic meters (MCM) by 2045, based on the projected population of 1.871 million by that date, based on the UN metric of 120 liters per capita daily (lpcd) for urban and 60 lpcd, but does not include agriculture, which consumers the largest volume

of water among all industry sectors, estimated at 75-80% of total consumptive demand in the country.

“Of our 2017 water use in Region X estimated at 37, 145 MCM annually based on awarded water permits, approximately 87% (32,355.38 MCM) is allocated for power generation categorized under non-consumptive use. Irrigation consumes the largest volume with 65% allocation; industrial sector 26%, and domestic sector only 5.7% or 4,798.94 MCM was allocated for consumptive use,” Mr. Lo said. However , he cautioned that the baseline data is from 2015, but increasing urbanization could alter the projections for 2045.

Water availability per province (cu.m./person/yr) as of 2015 population shows that Bukidnon enjoys the largest buffer with 7,020 cmpy with Lanao del Norte the only province indicating water stress at 1,373 cmpy vis a vis the UN standard of 1,700 cmpy.

Groundwater availability

While extensive and highly productive aquifers with high recharge potential in Region X can only be found around Cagayan de Oro, these same areas will be influenced by increasing temperature, decreased precipitation and increasing population density.

Mr. Lo said groundwater is important since it is easier to process for potability vs surface water which can be affected by precipitation which can make it more expensive to process.

Lanao del Norte and the coastal towns of Misamis Occidental have fairly extensive

BARAZAR DERAMPA, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER FARHANA TUGAYA BARAZAR, Petitioner, -versusTHE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR, AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, (PSA), Respondent. x----------------------------------------------x –ORDER

Before this Court is a verified Petition for Correction of the Certificate of Live Birth of ABDUL HAFID BARAZAR DERAMPA under LCR Registry No. 2017-08152 as entered in the Records of the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, which reads in part:

1. Petitioner MINOR ABDUL HAFID BARAZAR DERAMPA represented by his mother FARHANA TUGAYA BARAZAR, is Filipino, twelve years of age, and a resident of Brgy. Lilod Saduc, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur where he may be served with notices and other court processes;

2. Respondent City Civil Registrar of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur is the custodian of all records of birth in Marawi City whose office is located at the City Hall Compound Marawi City, Lanao del Sur where she may be served with summons and other court processes;

3. Respondent Civil Registrar General of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is impleaded as the central custodian of all records of birth in the country and may be served with notices, order and other court processes at the PSA, NSO Building, East Avenue, Diliman Quezon City;

4. Petitioner, who was born on February 14, 2010, is the first child among the children of spouses Farhana Tugaya Barazar, and Lala Musa Derampa, copy of the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) with Registry Number 2017-08152 is hereto attached as Annex “A”;

5. When the parents of the petitioner filed and registered the COLB of the petitioner before the City Civil Registrar in Marawi City, they supplied correct and true entries as evidenced in the negative COLB issued by the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, copy of the COLB issued by the City Civil Registrar of Marawi City is hereto attached as Annex “B”;

6. However, when the parents of the petitioner went to PSA Iligan City to get the PSA COLB of the petitioner, they were shock when they saw that the entry in the father’s name of the petitioner is shown as “JAMAL BAYABAS MOHAMADALI” and the spelling of the surname of the petitioner is shown as “DIRAMPA”;

7. The parents of the petitioner, then and there, immediately complain before PSA Iligan City regarding the erroneous entry in the FATHER’s Name of the petitioner and the erroneous spelling of the surname of the petitioner;

8. But the PSA Iligan City advised them to go to the City Civil Registrar where they initially filed the petitioner’s COLB;

9. The parents of the petitioner went to the City Civil Registrar of Marawi City and complain as to why the entries in the Father’s Name of the petitioner entered as “JAMAL BAYABAS MOHAMMADALI” when it should be LALA MUSA DERAMPA” and the surname of the petitioner entered as “DIRAMPA” when it should be “DERAMPA”;

10. The City Civil Registrar of Marawi City advised the parents

and productive aquifers with Interior towns having local and less productive aquifers, as do most of the towns in Bukidnon.

The western towns of Misamis Oriental have mostly local/ less productive aquifers except for the coastal areas of Laguindingan, Alubijid, EL Salvador, and Opol which have fairly to less extensive and productive aquifers with low to moderate, potential recharge.

The rest of Cagayan de Oro and Camiguin have rocks without any known significant, groundwater obtainable through drilled wells

Water resources potential and annual rainfall (mm)

Of the five provinces of Region X, Bukidnon enjoys the largest water potential 9,259 MCM surface water, 676 MCM ground water (GW) and 2,318mm annual rainfall, with Camiguin at the opposite range with 210 MCM surface, 15 MCM GW/1,937 mm annual rainfall.

Misamis Oriental has 3,126 MCM surface/228 MCM GW/1,535 mm AR; Misamis Occidental 1,813 MCM surface, 132 MCM GW and 1,670 mm AR; and Lanao del Norte 1,280 MCM surface, 120 MCM GW and 1,948 mm AR.

Citing the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Climate

Change 2021 which reports Climate Change Affecting World Regions (1950-2021), SouthEast Asia (including the Philippines) can expect hot extremes and heavy precipitation.

As a result, Region X will be warmer according to Pagasa, the Manila Observatory, and the USAID Be Secure Project, which is likewise affirmed by the Phil Climate Change Report 2020.

Potential Impacts on Water Resources

Thus, the expected hot extremes can result in the decline in precipitation and longer dry spells which can lead to water service disruption; while locations with increase in intense precipitation events pose a challenge to water management and flood control.

Further, Extreme Rainfall Events will increase dam siltation and reduce their useful lifetimes, while the increase in temperature will cause surge in energy demand while longer dry periods will reduce efficiency of power plants.

Adoption Options

Mr. Lo presented the summit with a comprehensive menu of adoption options including improving water supply, water quality and flood control.

“Development is necessary but we have to be conscious

and conscientious of what we are doing, he urged. “ We can always integrate pockets of green like parks, retaining ponds, which can be used for business, without the need for resorting to big ticket infra projects like drainage canals, which are necessary but not the only solution which can give us a better chance. We can marry nature based with gray solutions, such as the restoration of our forest cover.”

“Para kanatong tanan nga ania karon dinhi, put in all the discussions the concerns of your communities, with regards to drinking water, to water sanitation, to water needed by all your economic activities and to activities of preserving your water resources,” Mayor Uy said.

“Look into development interventions that will tame

the destructive forces of water and environmental preservation programs that will conserve and preserve our water resources. Ang dagan sa tubig, walay boundaries. Angayan lang nga mahisgutan usab kung asa magkatinabangay ang mga lungsod, siyudad ug lalawigan.”

In response, Clara Marie G. Elizaga, Vice President of Italpinas Development Corporation, an Italo-Filipino joint venture which has pioneered green architecture and engineering in its real estate projects in Cagayan de Oro, remarked how water sustainability has so far not resonated with most residents.

“Very few people understand water sustainability,” Ms. Elizaga noted. “We need to promote it across all sectors because as the city grows, the need for water grows, along with all the problems and issues which arise with urbanization.”

She added that while the private sector is already a step ahead in addressing water sustainability, she urged the LGUs to provide them with further options where they can actively participate in LGU projects with which they can tie-in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) as well.

of the petitioner to come back at a later time as they will try what they can do about the complain of the parents of the petitioner;

11. When the parents of the petitioner went back to the City Civil Registrar of Marawi city, the latter just advised the former to file a petitioner(sic) for correction before the court;

12. Hence, herein Petitioner, represented by his mother, is left with no recourse but to seek judicial remedy for the correction of the erroneous father’s name shown in his COLB and the spelling of his surname;

13. To prove that the father of the petitioner is LALA MUSA DERAMPA, copy of the Certificate of Marriage of the parents of the petitioner with Registry Number 2021-5000324 is hereto attached as Annex “C”;

14. This petition is filed without the slightest intention to defraud or prejudice the government or any private entity; its ultimate purpose being to correct the erroneous entry as appears in the public records of the Civil Registry and thus make it reflective of the petitioner’s correct father’s name LALA MUSA DERAMPA and his correct surname DERAMPA. 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 June 15, 2023 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning;

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

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

Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur and the Bulletin Board of this Court, also 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 June 15, 2023.

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), Diliman, Quezon City.

SO ORDERED. January 17, 2023 at Marawi City, Philippines

(SGD) SAMINA S. MACABANDO-USMAN Presiding Judge

CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF

Entry MINOR NORJAHANI BARAZAR DERAMPA UNDER LCR Reg. No. 2017-08151 AS ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY. LANAO DEL SUR, REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER FARHANA TUGAYA BARAZAR NORJAHANI BARAZAR DERAMPA, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER FARHANA TUGAYA BARAZAR, Petitioner, -versusTHE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR, AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE STATSTICS AUTHORITY, (PSA). Respondent.

x----------------------------------------------x

Before this Court is a verified Petition for Correction of the Certificate of Live Birth of NORJAHANI BARAZAR DERAMPA under LCR Registry No. 2017-08151 as entered in the Records of the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, which reads in part:

1. Petitioner MINOR NORJAHANI BARAZAR DERAMPA, represented by his mother FARHANA TUGAYA BARAZAR, is Filipino, twelve years of age, and a resident of Brgy. Lilod Saduc, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur where he may be served with notices and other court processes;

2. Respondent City Civil Registrar of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur is the custodian of all records of birth in Marawi City whose office is located at the City Hall Compound Marawi City, Lanao del Sur where she may be served with summons and other court processes;

3. Respondent Civil Registrar General of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is impleaded as the central custodian of all records of birth in the country and may be served with notices, order and other court processes at the PSA, NSO Building, East Avenue, Diliman Quezon City;

4. Petitioner, who was born on January 19, 2011, is the second child among the children of spouses Farhana Tugaya Barazar , and Lala Musa Derampa, copy of the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) with Registry Number 2017-08151 is hereto attached as Annex “A”;

5. When the parents of the petitioner filed and registered the COLB of the petitioner before the City Civil Registrar in Marawi City, they supplied correct and true entries as evidenced in the negative COLB issued by the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, copy of the COLB issued by the City Civil Registrar of Marawi City is hereto attached as Annex “B;

6. However, when the parents of the petitioner went to PSA Iligan City to get the PSA COLB of the petitioner, they were shock when they saw that the entry in the father’s name of the petitioner is shown as “JAMAL BAYABAS MOHAMADALI” and the spelling of the surname of the petitioner is shown as “DIRAMPA”;

7. The parents of the petitioner , then and there, immediately complain before PSA Iligan City regarding the erroneous entry in the FATHER’s Name of the petitioner and the erroneous spelling of the surname of the petitioner;

8. But the PSA Iligan City advised them to go to the City Civil Registrar where they initially filed the petitioner’s COLB;

9. The parents of the petitioner went to the City Civil Registrar of Marawi City and complain as to why the entries in the Father’s Name of the petitioner entered as “JAMAL BAYABAS MOHAMMADALI” when it should be LALA MUSA DERAMPA” and the surname of the petitioner entered as “DIRAMPA” when it should be “DERAMPA”;

10. The City Civil Registrar of Marawi City advised the parents of the petitioner to come back at a later time as they will try what they can do about the complain of the parents of the petitioner;

11. When the parents of the petitioner went back to the City Civil Registrar of Marwi City, the latter just advised the former to file a petitioner(sic) for correction before the court;

12. Hence, herein Petitioner, represented by his mother, is left with no recourse but to seek judicial remedy for the correction of the erroneous father’s name shown in his COLB and the spelling of his surname;

3. To prove that the father of the petitioner is LALA MUSA DERAMPA, copy of the Certificate of Marriage of the parents of the petitioner with Registry Number 2021-5000324 is hereto attached as Annex “C”;

14. This petition is filed without the slightest intention to defraud or prejudice the government or any private entity; its ultimate purpose being to correct the erroneous entry as appears in the public records of the Civil Registry and thus make it reflective of the petitioner’s correct father’s name LALA MUSA DERAMPA.

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 June 15, 2023 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning;

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

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

Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur and the Bulletin Board of this Court, also 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 June 15, 2023.

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), Diliman, Quezon City.

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF BENEDICTO DANTE B. SARRAGA JR.

KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT / PARTITION made entered into by and between the HEIRS OF BENEDICTO DANTE B. SARRAGA JR. namely: CIRIAN S. SARRAGA , of legal age, Filipino, widowed, and with residence address at 16106 Columbus Lane, North Hills, CA 91343; PAOLO KIRK S. SARRAGA , of legal age, American, divorced, and with residence address at 16106 Columbus Lane, North Hills, CA 91343; IAN KEITH S. SARRAGA , of legal age, Filipino, single, and with residence address at 16106 Columbus Lane, North Hills, CA 91343; DANTE RAE S. SARMIENTO III, of legal age, Filipino, married, and with residence address at Purok 3, Sayre Hi-way, Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; DIANE MARIE S SARRAGA , of legal age, Filipino, single, and with residence address at 16043 Gault Street, Van Nuys, CA 9406; SIMON PETER S. SARRAGA , of legal age, Filipino, married, and with residence address at Mambatangan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; SETH JAN S. SARRAGA , of legal age, Filipino, single, and with residence address at 16106 Columbus Lane, North Hills, CA 91343; GRACE IRENE W. SARRAGA , of legal age, Canadian, married, and with residence address at 16-235 Millennium Gate, Fort McMurray, Alberta, T9K0V7; and KATHLEEN DANIELLE W. SARRAGA , of legal age, single, Canadian, and with residence address of 83 Portwine Drive, Scarborough, Ontario, M1C0C9; herein after called as the HEIRS, do hereby;

DECLARE AND MANIFEST:

THAT, the above-enumerated parties (hereinafter referred to as “ HEIRS ” for brevity) are the legal and compulsory heirs ( SURVIVING SPOUSE & CHILDREN ) of the late BENEDICTO DANTE B. SARRAGA JR. (hereinafter referred to as “ DECEASED ” for brevity), who died, intestate or without a will, sometime on January 9, 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines (A copy of his death certificate is attached hereto as Annex “A” );

THAT, the DECEASED , at the time of his death, left the following properties:

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DOMINGO TINAY WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF PARCEL OF LAND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES -

ENTS:

These Deed is made and executed in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, by:

The Heirs of DOMINGO TINAY , namely:

1. ALLAN T. TINAY , of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Purok 1, Mambatangan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon;

2. ALEXANDER T. TINAY of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Purok 1, Mambatangan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon;

3. ALMA TINAY MARTINEZ, of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Purok 1, Mambatangan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon;

4. ANNA LIZA T. TINAY, of legal age, single, Filipino and a resident of Purok 1, Mambatangan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; Hereinafter referred to as HEIRSSELLERS; IN FAVOR OF JOERAMEL H. PADIN , married to CHERRY B. PADIN , both of legal age, Filipinos, and residents of Mambatangan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, herein referred to as BUYER ;

WITNESSETH:

That the HEIRS-SELLERS are the sole and only surviving heirs of the deceased DOMINGO S. TINAY who died on April 9, 2004 at Northern Mindanao Medical Center;

That said deceased died intestate, without a Last Will and Testament and without any personal property a nd outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity;

That the deceased left, among others, the following real property, more particularly described as follows:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-51374

A parcel of land (Lot 290-C, Psd-10-025329 being a portion of Lot 290, Pls-854, Manolo Fortich Public Land Subd. ) situated in the barrio of Mambatangan, Municipality of Manolo Fortich, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THIRTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN (13,314) square meters , more or less.

That pursuant to Sec. 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, and the HEIRS-SELLERS herein being all of age, they have agreed to divide as they do hereby divide and adjudicate, the real property abovedescribed, in equal shares pro indiviso;

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE LATE

YOLANDO B. DELA CERNA

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT made end and entered into this __________ day, in the _____________, Province of Bukidnon, by and between:

MARIA PAZ G. DELA CERNA (widow), and MAELANY D. HERNANDEZ (married), of legal ages, all Filipino citizens and with the common residence at Poblacion, Pangantucan, Bukidnon.

WITNESSETH; THAT

WHEREAS, YOLANDO B. DELA CERNA , Filipino Citizen, at the time of his death on April 30, 2022 , died intestate. Leaving the real property situated in Pangantucan, Maramag Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro City Philippines particularly described to wit:

PARCEL 1:

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-43805-

“ A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 20, Gss-10-000110, situated at Sitio Bongbong, Barangay Adtuyon, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWENTY-SIX THOUSNAD TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE (26,259) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 2:

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-43793

“ A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 83, Gss-10-000110 situated at Sitio Barangay Adtuyon, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of NINETEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (19,644) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 3:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

NO. T-121549

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 3371-A Psd-10-061536, portion of 3371, Bsd-11680 situated of Base Camp, Municipality of Maramag, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of SIXTEEN THOUSAND (16,000) square meters more or less. “

PARCEL 4:

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-44120

of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SIX (1,246) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 10 ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-74685

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 101, Gss-10-000068 situated at San Antonio, Adtuyon, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE (9,985) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 11

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-74697

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 115, Gss-10-000068 situated in San Antonio, Adtuyon, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE (6,651) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 12

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-46041

“A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. 33, Blk 5 of Subdivision Plan (LRC) Psd-221830, being a portion of Lot 11, (LRC) Pcs-19066, L.R.C. Cad. Rec. 569), situated in the District of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THREE HUNDRED EIGHT (308) square meters more or less. “

PARCEL 13

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 137-2013-000541 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 11, Block 90, of the subd. Plan, Psd-10-037312, being a portion of Lot 3047-B-2, Psd10-022552), situated in the Barangay of Upper Balulang, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) square meters more or less. “

PARCEL 14

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-171516-A “A PARCEL OF LAND Lot 13, Block 13, Psd-10-040101, being a portion of Lot Block 23, Pcs-10-002317, situated in the Barangay of Upper Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 15 TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-161651

THAT to the best knowledge and information of the above-named HEIRS , the said DECEASED , at the time of his death, left no debts under his name;

THAT pursuant to Rule 74, Sec. 1 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the HEIRS, being with full capacity to contract and inherit in accordance with law, do hereby adjudicate unto themselves the above-described properties in equal and proportionate shares;

THAT no personal properties are involved in this extra-judicial settlement;

THAT, the HEIRS shall be proportionately liable for the payment of estate taxes, legal and notarial fees, and all other charges necessary for the settlement of the estate of the DECEASED;

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have set their hands this _____ day of ________ at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(SGD) JOSE LUIS F. SARRAGA Attorney-in-fact

For HEIRS OF THE LATE BENEDICTO DANTE B. SARRAGA JR.

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF: and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Republic of the Philippines ) CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO) S.S.

BEFORE ME , Notary Public for and in the City of Cagayan de Oro, this ______ day of November 10 2022 , personally appeared the above-named persons with their Government ID and CTC Nos. below their names, presented, known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF BENEDICTO DANTE B. SARRAGA JR. and they acknowledged to me that the same is their free act and voluntary deed.

This instrument consisting of 3 pages, including the page on which this acknowledgement is written, has been signed on the left margin of each and every page thereof by the above named parties and their witnesses, and sealed with my notarial seal.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal, the day, year, and place above written.

A. That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (Php100,000.00) , Philippine currency, the receipt whereof as hereby acknowledge from the BUYER to the entire satisfaction of the HEIRSSELLERS, the said HEIRS-SELLERS hereby sell, transfer, and convey, in a manner absolute and irrevocable, in favor of the BUYER, the parcel of land above-described, together with all the improvements existing thereon;

B. That the HEIRS-SELLERS hereby warrant valid title and that henceforth, the BUYER shall have exclusive right of ownership and possession over said parcel of land, free from all liens and encumbrances;

C. The HEIRS-SELLERS shall turn over peaceful possession over the property upon execution of this instrument;

D. That the HEIRS-SELLERS shall hold the BUYER free from any liability arising from (a) claims against the estate of the decedents which may be made by deprived heirs or creditors and (b) claims by third parties against the interest of any of the heirs in the property.;

E. That Article 1621 and 1623 of the Civil Code has been complied or considered not applicable;

F. That this land is not tenanted and does not come within the operation of agrarian reform laws and allied circulars of the Department of Agrarian Reform;

G. That the real property tax up to the date of sale, estate tax, 5% broker’s commission, capital gains tax, documentary stamp tax, tax on transfer of real property and fees, and expenses in transferring the title from the name of the HEIRS-SELLERS to the name of the BUYER shall be for the account of the BUYER.

WHEREAS , the SELLERS offered to sell a portion of Lot No. 290-C with an area of ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE (1,391) square meters more or less, more particularly described as follows:

Is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DOMINGO TINAY WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF PARCEL OF LAND , under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIA LEONITA Q. GO, Notary Public per Doc No. 16; Page No. 4; Book No. 43; Series of 2021.

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 113, Gss-10-000068 situated at San Antonio, Adtuyon, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX-(8,946) square meters more or less. “

PARCEL 5:

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-46618

“A PARCEL OFLAND described as Lot No. 21 Gss-10-000110, situated at Sitio Bongbong, Adtuyon, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWENT- SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN (27,967) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 6:

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-43806

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 19, Gss-10-000110 situated at Sitio Bongbong, Adtuyon, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWENTY -SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT (26,568) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 7:

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-49867

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 1971-28, Csd-10-017445 iden.

To Lot 5073, Cad, 868 situated in the Barangay of Portulin, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE

HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO (21,972) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 8

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-49866

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 1971-27, Csd-10-017445 iden.

To Lot 5072, Cad. 868 situated in the Barangay of Portulin, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWENTY-FOUR THOUSNAD EIGHT

HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO (24,872) square meters more or less. “

PARCEL 9

ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. CARP2015001149

“A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 14, Blk 48, Csd-9884-D situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Pangantucan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area

“A PARCEL OF LAND Lot 09, Block 13, Psd-10-040101, being a portion of block 23, Pcs-10-002317, situated in the Barangay of Upper Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro. Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) square meters more or less.”

PARCEL 16

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-171518

“A PACREL OF LAND Lot 11, Block 13, Psd-10-040101, being a portion of block 23, Pcs-10-002317, situated in the Barangay of Upper Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) square meters more or less.”

WHEREAS , the parties hereto, who are all of legal age, are the sole and only heirs of the decedent they being the surviving spouse and the legitimate children, respectively, of the deceased;

WHEREAS , there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of the said decedent; and

WHEREAS, it is to the best interest of the parties hereto to settle extra-judicially and adjudicate among themselves the above-described real property in the form and manner herein set forth;

NOW THEREOF, of and in consideration of the Provisions of Section 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the parties hereto, do by these presents agree to an Extrajudicial Settlement. Subject, however, to the liabilities imposed by Section 4, Rule 74 of the said Rules of Court, in favor of any other possible heirs, creditors and other persons who might have been deprived of their lawful participation in the estate of the decedent for a period of two (2) years.

That we hereby affirm that we have executed the foregoing instrument out of our own voluntary free will without force, intimidation or violence upon our person and have no claim or demand against each other.

Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE LATE YOLANDO B. DELA CERNA , under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. WINCERBOGNE L. PESISANO, Notary Public per Doc No. 242; Page No. 50; Book No. LXXXVII; Series of 2023.

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and Holdings amounting to 125,000 common shares.

It was the second time that a court order was served at the PMC administration building. The first was only received outside the wellsecured gate as the court sheriff was not allowed to get inside

Judge Rowena ApaoAdlawan, 1st vice executive judge and presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court in Davao City issued the TRO.

Villanueva has earlier said the move was to prevent him from performing his functions allegedly perpetrated by the company’s Australian partner X64 to eventually take over PMC

PMC accused Jeff McGlinn, managing director of Ten Sixty Four (ASX: X64) Limited, who holds 40 percent of PMC shares, as behind the moves to remove Villanueva.

Mahusay, who was installed by McGlinn to replace Villanueva as president claimed the latter continued to act as PMC president and member of the board of directors even if he already sold to Mahusay his shares of stocks with Philsaga Management and Holdings amounting to 125,000 common shares.

But Villanueva denied he sold his share of stocks to Mahusay, saying the documents were fabricated.

He said several lapses were found in the document, including the forged signature of the notary public, which Villanueva claimed is enough ground to file a case against Mahusay.

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The governor has always reiterated in his speeches that the provincial government is giving 100 percent support to education, saying that this is one of the best ways to eradicate poverty in the families.

The team of the governor is constantly coordinating with the provincial office of the DepEd to monitor the progress of the education programs in the province, most especially in the establishments of more classrooms and textbooks in the far-flung areas.

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ing operations during the training activity.

Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement among Heirs of the Late Ermenia Edrote Abbu

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late ERMENIA EDROTE ABBU, who died intestate and without will on June 30, 2022, leaving a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 137-T-192877 , situated at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, remaining area of Eight Hundred Fifty Eight (858) square meters more or less, and has been the subject of an Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement among Heirs of the Late Ermenia Edrote Abbu, filed by the heirs of ERMENIA EDROTE ABBU, per DOC #05; PAGE #01; BOOK #46; Series of 2023 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ROLAND E. COLLADO MDN:

“FSRR commander Brig. Gen. Freddie T Dela Cruz, who served as the closing ceremony’s guest of honor and speaker, highlighted the successful attainment of the training activity’s goals. He also led the presentation of certificates to participants and a token of gratitude to the Indonesian Army delegation,” PA spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said.

It can be recalled that Philippine Army Scout Rangers and their Indonesian counterparts trained side by side in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations at the Taipur Military Camp, Cilodong and Sangga Buana Training Site, Karawang, West Java, Indonesia in April last year. (PNA)

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tions deputy director Rafael Ragos recanted his testimonies last year, presiding judge Joseph Alcantara of Branch 204 said reasonable doubt was cast on the guilt of the 63-year-old de Lima, who has been under detention since February 2017.

“Under the circumstances of this case, the testimony of witness Ragos is necessary to sustain any possible conviction. Without his testimony, the crucial link to establish conspiracy is shrouded with reasonable doubt,” the court said.

The prosecution claimed proceeds from the sale of illegal drugs were delivered to de Lima in two tranches of PHP5 million on Nov. 24 and Dec. 15, 2012.

Ragos and intelligence agent Jovencio Ablen were initially presented as witnesses but the judge noted that only the former claimed knowledge of the supposed source of the money. (PNA)

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when the so-called “First Quarter Storm” of January 1970 broke out.

It was soon followed by numerous rallies and demonstrations, sometimes turning into violence, carried out by militant groups seeking to destabilize and overthrow the government.

Such destabilizing incidents did not stop even after Marcos declared martial law in the entire country in September 1972, saying it was “a final recourse to combat two principal sources of dangers to society and the government – a rebellion mounted by a strange conspiracy of leftist and rightist radicals , and a secessionist movement supported by foreign parties.”

The destabilizing events continued to haunt the government, particularly after the assassination of former opposition Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. at the Manila International Airport upon his return from a three-year self-exile in the United States on Aug. 21, 1983.

With the seemingly unending disturbing events, Marcos was forced to call for a snap presidential and vice presidential elections on Feb. 7, 1986.

The polls proved to be very problematic, ending with both the administration and opposition candidates claiming victories during the vote canvassing.

The escalation of violence caused by such an impasse eventually forced the Marcos family to leave Malacañang after the so-called four-day People Power Revolt that ended on Feb. 25, 1986.

This in turn catapulted the widow of the slain former senator, Mrs. Corazon C, Aquino, to the presidency until June 30, 1992.

During the Cory administration, Barangay Bagong Silang was used by the National Housing Authority (NHA) as a relocation site for numerous informal settlers from Intramuros and other areas in Metro Manila, including those along Commonwealth Avenue in

Nurturing Learners’ Reading Ability

BY: CHARITY J. VILAN Pulot Elementary School District 9 Ozamiz City Division

Learning how to read is a necessary skill to be developed at an early stage. This is a vital tool to bridge all other learning areas. Thus, as teachers we need to inculcate towards our learners, the importance of reading in one’s life.

Reading improves our thoughts and develops our perspective. It keeps the mind more active and creative. The importance of reading cannot be neglected and should always be nurtured.

In a classroom setting, it is expected that differences really occur. Some are fast readers while others are in the opposite. They may differ from one another but as teachers, there are many ways to nurture them academically- more specifically, the learners’ reading ability. There are different ways on how to nourish and foster

reading in the classroom. One is allowing learners to read aloud. Reading aloud is an enjoyable activity. Additionally, it is a practice that teachers find fulfilling and that they should encourage regularly to do it at home and in school.

Another is, surround learner in the classroom with various reading materials. Try to vary the books that they will read as much as possible. This will open their eyes to a range of different worlds, cultures and characters and allow their imagination to be stretched and thrive.

Lastly, be a model. Children are imitators. Make reading a habit. Teachers are in great position to ensure that reading is a key part of children’s daily routine.

By doing so, progress and development towards reading will surely be a success!

in Metro Manila and the entire country instead of being a tree plantation or logging concession area. (PNA)

the implementation of the latter’s rehabilitative actions.

Acuña said this will ensure that the plans will not remain only as promises but will be fulfilled and implemented soonest. These include mitigating, contingency, long- and short-term plans, environmental cleanup drive, corporate liabilities, and social responsibilities, he added. A third resolution sought the intervention of the DENR as a thirdparty agency that will assist the city in addressing the problem caused by molasses spillage and the spread of foul odor. (PNA)

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS OF A PORTION OF LAND

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That we, the HEIRS OF FELIMON TABURADA and FELICIDAD ARDON , namely:

TERESITA T. PATAGOC, Filipino, of legal age, widow and a resident of Barangay Maloro, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental; and ROGELIO A. TABURADA

Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Barangay Sta. Maria, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental; NORMA T. ALIA , Filipino, of legal age, widow and a resident of Barangay Sta. Maria, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental; CESAR A. TABURADA, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Barangay Sta. Maria, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental; ELSA A. TABURADA , Filipino, of legal age, single and a resident of Barangay Maloro, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental; respectively on our own volition, declare as follows:

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, that the abovenamed parties are the children and sole legal heirs of the late FELIMON TABURADA who died intestate on December 27, 1984 at Barangay Sta. Maria, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental (the “Deceased”) and FELICIDAD ARDON who died intestate on July 1, 2007 at Barangay Sta. Maria, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental (the “Deceased”);

WHEREAS, that the abovenamed Deceased died intestate, without any Last Will or Testament;

WHEREAS, that the deceased left the following property at the time of their death, to wit;

A parcel of land , known as Lot No. 325, Pls-250, situated in Racak Tiniguangan, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur. Bounded on the Ne., by Lot 324, Dimataling Pls-250 and Sambolawan bay and Lot 232, Dimataling Pls-250; on the SW., by Sambolawan bay. Containing an area of NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (98, 523) sq. m., more or less. Registered under Original Certificate of Title No. P-1,863 in the Registry of Deeds for Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur and covered by Tax Declaration No. 16-03-022-00010 in the Assessor’s Office of Dimataling, Zamboanga de Sur.”

NOW THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO Sec. 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, and the parties herein being all of age, they have agreed to divide as they do hereby divide and adjudicated the real property above-described, in EQUAL HARE

That we execute this agreement freely and spontaneously without the intention of defrauding any party or parties, but solely for all legal intents and purposes this may serve us best.

Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE under the Notarial REGISTRY OF atty. JOEL A. ALIMA , Notary Public per Doc. No. 74; Page No. 16; Book No. 105; Series of 2023.

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLE-

MENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS

Notice is hereby given that the late ELISEO Y. BAUTISTA who died on 21 March 2009, at Quezon City, Philippines and THELMA B. BAUTISTA who died on 16 September 2020, at Quezon City, Philippines. That SPOUSES ELISEO Y. BAUTISTA and THELMA B. BAUTISTA died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; That ELISEO Y. BAUTISTA married to THELMA C. BESAGA is the absolute and registered owner of the following property: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-8099 (a.f.) A parcel of land (Lot 36, Block 5, of the subd. plan (LRC Psd-13043, Sheet 1, being a portion of Lot 1-A-1-A, Psd-55569, LRC (CLRO) Cad. Record No. 8441 situated in the District of San Miguel, Iligan City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) SQUARE METERS, more or less. That THELMA B. BAUTISTA is the registered owner of a parcel of land, with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 11846, more particularly described as follows: Transfer Certificate of Title No. 11846 A parcel of of land (Lot 235-C, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-19102, being a portion of Lot 235, of Kapatagan Public Land Subdivision, P1S-35, LRC Record No. H. Patent No. 103721), situated in the Barrio of Balili, Mplty. Of Kapatagan, Province of Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWENTY THREE THOUSAND AND SIXTY TWO (23,062) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 5,013 A parcel of of land (Lot 365-F, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-191035, being a portion of Lot 365, of Lela Pls-13, LRO Rec. No. H. Pat.), situated in the bo. Of Lanipao, MpIty. Of Lala, Province of Lanao Del Norte, Island of Mindanao. containing an area of FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX (14,126) SQUARE METERS, more or less are the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS. We, the HEIRS OF ELISEO Y. BAUTISTA and THELMA B. BAUTISTA , all of legal age, Filipinos, particularly described as follows:

Name: Edwin

B. Bautista; Address: 6-C Maginoo St. Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon

City; Name: Arleen B. Uy; Address:

P-6 Poblacion, Naawan, Misamis

Oriental; Name: Gemma Ethel B.

Ong; Address: 102 Carina St. Terry’s Hill Subdivision, Zone 11 Bulua, Cagayan de Oro; That the HEIRS hereby covenant and further warrant that should there be preterition or omission of one, some, or all of the compulsory heirs in the direct line, whether living or not at the time of the execution of this Deed, will not invalidate/nullify the terms and conditions of this Deed. Instead, the HEIRS shall proportionately oblige themselves to pay to the omitted Heirs or the letters’ heir(s) the share which belongs to him/them in accordance with the rules of succession under the Civil Code of the Philippines. As per Doc No. 32; Page No. 07; Book No. III; Series of 2020. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GERVACIO B. ORTIZ JR.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT made and entered into by and between. CRESENCIA U. LUMBAYAN , of legal age, Filipino citizen, widow and a resident of Brgy, Laguitas, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MYRNA L. DAL of legal age, married and a resident of Casinglot Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental; ELSA L. OGOC , of legal age, married and a resident Brgy. Laguitas, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; SALVACION L. VILLA, of legal age, married and a resident of Sugar Land, Valencia City; ROGER U. LUMBAYAN , of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Brgy Laguitas, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; RICRES U. LUMBAYAN, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Brgy. Laguitas, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; WITNESSETH

That the above-named children are the surviving and lawful heirs of the late RICARDO M. LUMBAYAN , who died on 12 OCTOBER 2017 in Malaybalay City without any will, leaving a certain property, described as follows; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO ET-3555

Lot 626-F PSd-10-000784 (OLT)

A parcel of land (Lot 626-F Psd10-000784 (OLT) being a portion of Lot H-127920) situated in Barrio Laguitas, Municipality of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area TWENTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE (20,543) square meters more or less.

That no personal property involved in this extra-judicial settlement;

That the parties agreed to published this Extra-judicial Settlement and Partition of Real Estate in Newspaper of general circulation in three (3) consecutive weeks; NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and invoking the provision of Section 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, the parties hereto have agreed as they hereby do so agree to divide, adjudicate among themselves in equal shares the described property in their favor subject however, to contingent liabilities to creditors, heirs or other persons who might have been deprived of lawful participation in the estate of the decedents, for a period of two (2) years from and after the settlement and distribution thereof, in accordance with the provision of Section 4, Rules 74 of the Rules of Court;

That in the event that any other property of the decedent should later be found which is not included hereinabove, the parties hereto further agree to distribute, divide, and adjudicate, as they do hereby distribute, divide, and adjudicate, in equal share same in like manner and portion as herein established and proposed.

That I CRESENCIA U. LUMBAYAN for my part, do hereby WAIVE, TRANSFER, RELINQUISH and QUITCLAIM my rights, interest and participation in a portion of land cover under TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. ET-3555 in favor of my children namely; MYRNA

L. DAL, ELSA L. OGOC, SALVACION

L. VILLA, ROGER U. LUMBAYAN and RICRES U. LUMBAYAN in equal share;

That I hereby warrant the said title unto them and they shall have the exclusive right of ownership and possession over the said portion of land, free from all liens and encumbrances.

Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS OF A PORTION OF LAND , under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. BRIAN

Quezon City. So that was how Bagong Silang became the largest barangay in terms of population and land area

RHIYAN Heart Bayron was one of the models who ramp up the catwalk during the annual Flores de Mayo presentation of Cagayan de Oro Talent Center last May 28 at Limketkai Center.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GLADY VHEE CORTEZ

THE NATION’S ADVOCATE FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS

Waterfront launches D' 4th edition of Beautiful Beginnings

By Norma Nantin Pacheco & Dr. Marigel V.C. Wagner

The world is beautiful when the heart is in love!" This is the flair at Waterfront, Davao City on its 3- day event, May 26, 27 & 28, 2023 featuring Mindanaoan Fashion. On the 26th, a Cutting of Ribbon Ceremony opened the event with a prayer, 'Our Father'. Awed expectators applauded as Jessie Maloles, model , one of the principal sponsors of Beautiful Beginnings, Ali Banting, General Manager of Waterfront and Arleen Aportadera, representative of House of Hope Foundation did the cutting of ribbon. A toss for the event and press conference shared the vision of Beautiful Beginnings at Waterfront.

A display of splendid artifacts from indigenous artists can be toured around the designated areas of Waterfront Hotel and Restaurant. Picture booth is for free for the taking. The 27th was an open day to meeting the models as they prepare for the Gala Night on the 28th. How heartfelt it has been to experience beauty queens with a heart ! Beautiful from the inside out, the latter exude the fragrance of the sea breeze smoothly coming from the sea shores of amazing beautiful Waterfront! The staff of this awesome place is the heartbeat behind it all.

Mindanaoan Feast of Colors with designers from BARRM, Butuan, CDO, Davao, Renèe Salud who will showcase designs for international fashion shows in Canada and Europe, Jessie Maloles, the new

stylist team, Flora and many other blooming stylists and artists in the making are collaboratively working together for a freshly unique blast of opportunities. House of Hope Foundation for children with cancer has been the recipient of donation from this endeavor. All donors that support this event reaps a heart of gold.

MADAYAW! MABUHAY!

The Gala evening fashion show on the 28th showed stunning workmanship that leaves everyone's memories struck with praise. Prominent guests in the fashion and designer's world like Ms.Yip and co., Mamu V, Ms. Virgie Monton, Glory Cuaresma, etc. made the evening a beautiful beginning for a new era of pageanrty. The lavished array of banqueting tables fed the multitude of guests to overflowing. Wow!

Kudos to all who took part in celebrating life with its myriad of colors, diversified cultures and unified advocacies. Wa -

terfront Manager , Ali Batingal modeled in the show his leadership that serves people with poise, elegance, humility, comraderie and friendship. Special thanks to Paolo Rosello, Marketing Manager and his team who envision this event to be increasingly encompassing more participants in the near future. For all the unsung heroes behind this event, those who work behind the scenes and stage, the servers and cleaners, rich and poor - all is bright and beautiful as its end from the beginning.The Creator in His creation made it all possible!

BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS in WATERFRONT had done it again-the quintessence of beauty pageant.

Mark Ryan Fuego is Rotaract chair for RI 3870

By MARK FRANCISCO

ROTARY Club of Metro Valencia past president Mark Ryan Fuego has been appointed as district Rotaract chair for Rotary International District 3870 for RY 2023-2024 which will start this June.

The appointment, which was signed by RI 3870 District Governor-Elect Gilda “Gigi” Go, enjoins Fuego to be part of the new district leadership team which will oversee Rotaract clubs in the provinces of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, North

Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Camiguin and Cagayan de Oro City.

Rotaract clubs bring together people ages 18 and older to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills and have fun through service.

In communities worldwide, Rotary and Rotaract members work side by side to take action through service. From big cities to rural villages, Rotaract is changing communities.

As of today, there are 203,298 Rotaractors who belong to 10,698 Rotaract clubs in 180 countries worldwide.

District Governor Elect “Gigi”