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THE community of Bayanga Norte Elementary School in Matanog, Maguindanao can now benefit from the relocation and construction of two new school buildings worth P8.9 million funded through the Japanese government’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP).Consul General Ishikawa Yoshihisa of the ConsulateGeneral of Japan in Davao and First Secretary Okada Fumikai of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines led the turnover of two buildings with seven classrooms to Bayanga Norte Elementary School that will allow more students to study in a safe environment without spending long hours of travel just to go to school. Matanog Municipal Mayor Zohriah Bansil-Guro, other local government officials (LGU) officials, Department of Education officials, teachers, selected students, and parents witnessed the event held on Aug. 31.

KANUS-A NI MAHUMAN. Bikers struggle to cross a ditch using a makeshift bridge as repair of this road in Barangay Del Carmen in Iligan City has been delayed for months. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he expects to see a stronger fisheries sector in the Philippines with the help of Indonesia.Marcossaid this would be the immediate benefit arising from the two nations' signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in the Development and Promotion of the Creative Economy.Thedeal, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said, “cultivates a common creative economy that leverages on our respective strengths to foster innovation through knowledge transfer in industries, including fashion, architecture, digital media, performing arts, music, theater, dance, and creative services.”

BARTER TRADE. The revival of the barter trade in Mindanao is seen to cushion the impact of the economic downturn due to impending rise in prices of basic commodities. File Photo

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The XU Central Student Government (CSG) released a statement on Thursday calling on the city government and the city police to create a concrete plan to address criminality here.

DUE/PAGE 11 T HE European Union (EU), in partnership with the World Bank and state-run National Power systemsdeploymentvillageshouseholdsprojectthe(Napocor),CorporationhadcompletedP1billionelectrificationforroughly30,500inremoteofMindanaoviatheofsolarhome(SHS)technology.

According to the EU, the beneficiary-households are families in the far-flung areas of Bukidnon, Sultan Kudarat, Davao del Sur, Cotabato and SouthTheCotabato.funding for the Mindanao solar home systems’ electrification amounted to 18.4 million euros or roughly P1.06 billion – and that had been part of the 66 million euros financing funneled via the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP) that had been implemented by the EU for the Philippines.

THE report that the controversial Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato has commenced commercial production using the open-pit mining method is false.Engr. Siegfred Flaviano, Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) chief, said that Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI), operator of the Tampakan project, has yet to proceed into the actual mining production phase. “Based on our monitoring, the Tampakan project has not yet started mining operations using the open-pit mining method,” he said. laviano also belied that the mining firm has already dug up a Thepit. open-pit mining ban imposed by the South Cotabato provincial government remains in effect, he noted.Theprohibition on open-pit mining, which was contained in the province’s landmark Environment Code, took effect in 2010. The ban hampered the bid of SMI to develop the Tampakan project, the largest untapped copperMINING

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THE Xavier University (XU)-Ateneo de Cagayan has temporarily switched to full online classes starting 4:30 p.m. until Sept. 9 due to alarming criminal cases

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ZAMBOANGA City – Authorities have arrested four persons and seized some P3.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in two separate anti-smuggling operations in Sulu and this city, a top police official said Monday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police cigarettes.onupontoMunicipalsaidtown,Barangay5:15ofarrestedMindanao,Command-Westernsaidnoonewasonthefirstconfiscationsmuggledcigarettesaroundp.m.SundayattheportinBuansainIndananSuluprovince.VercelespolicemenfromIndananPoliceStationrushedtheportinBarangayBuansareceivinginformationthepresenceofsmuggled 56.999 6:00

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DAVAO City-- The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has cautioned women from physically meeting "textmates" or online "chatmates" who are strangers, as authorities recorded an increase in rape cases in recent months. DCPO spokesperson Maj. Teresita Gaspan said Friday they have recorded 100 rape cases from January-August 2022. Forty-nine of those victims, Gaspan said, met their attackers through text messaging and online social media apps. "These abusers are already someone they know via text or connected in social media. This sends us a message to not easily trust on people and always higher our guards," she said. Gaspan said 100 rape cases recorded in the first half of 2022 indicated an increase from the 104 reported cases in 2021. On the positive side, she said the high reporting rate means that victims of sexual abuse are gaining confidence to report perpetrators. "We have been strengthening our linkages to potential victims by conducting educational awareness among school teachers as students who have fallen victims to these crimes would also see them as someone they can confide to," said Gaspan, who also chairs the DCPO's Women and Children's Protection Desk. Of the rape cases logged so far this year, 91 of the victims are female, while nine are male. Also, 82 of the victims are minors. The victims’ are between 5 and RISE/PAGE 7

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THE Monetary Board has approved the amendments to the minimum capitalization of rural banks that would enable them to enhance their risk management systems, upgrade resources and manage operational costs, meet prudential standards, and accelerate digital transformation.Thisispart of the initiatives under the Rural Bank Strengthening Program (RBSP), which aims to enhance the operations, capacity, and competitiveness of rural banks. “The revised minimum capital requirements shall result in stronger and wellcapitalized rural banks, underpinning a Philippine banking system that is stable, sound, resilient, and inclusive for Filipinos,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla said in a statement Friday. “With a strengthened capital base, rural banks would be able to withstand adverse financial shocks and at the same time, tap opportunities to enhance income potential, expand banking operations, and provide better credit facilities and services responsive to the needs of their clients and the banking public.” The minimum capital levels of rural banks are PHP50 million for the head office only and those with up to five branches; P120 million for those with six to 10 branches; and P200 million for those with more than 10 Givenbranches.theliberalization in branching regulations and digitalization of banking services, the tiering of the new minimum capital requirements for rural banks only considers these banks’ network size, as indicated in the number of branches (including head office), and no longer considers their area of operations. Affected rural banks, including those already authorized by the Monetary Board to establish a rural bank, shall be given five years to comply with the new minimum capital requirements by referring to the available options under the RBSP. These include merger/ consolidation, acquisition/ third party investment, voluntary exit/upgrade of banking license, capital buildup program (CBUP), and supervisory intervention.

“The BSP continuously engages the BSFIs, relevant government agencies, and industry associations for a cohesive and industrywide approach to addressing emerging threats and risks, as well as enhancing cyber incident response, threat intelligence, and overall situational awareness in the country,” the central bank said.Former BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno in December said the central bank is looking to issue stronger regulations on banks’ cyber defense following hacking incidents involving BDO Unibank, Inc. and UnionBank of the Philippines, Inc.The National Bureau of Investigation in January arrested several people allegedly behind the hacking incident that affected more than 700 BDO clients. In March, the central bank approved BSP Circular No. 1140, amending risk management regulations to strengthen cybersecurity and minimize losses from online fraud and illicit activities. “The BSP constantly reminds the public to practice cyber hygiene under its cyber awareness and digital literacy program themed, #E-Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility,” the central bank said.

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DEPRECIATION of the Philippine peso, which touched the 57-level midtrade and closed at its lowestever against the United States dollar, is expected to make monetary authorities sustain their aggressive rate hikes. The local currency again slipped against the greenback and finished Monday at 56.999, the new weakest level after finishing at 56.77 last Friday, which breached the previous record low of 56.45 registered on Sept. 27, “Thus,2004. the new record high of the US dollar/ peso exchange rate could potentially lead to more aggressive local policy rate hike,” Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said in a reply to e-mailed questions from the Philippine News Agency.Thelocal unit continues to get a hit from the general strengthening of the greenback, supported by anticipations for continued monetary tightening in the US to help address the fourdecade high inflation rate.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policymaking Monetary Board (MB) has increased the central bank’s key rates by a total of 175 basis points since last May as domestic inflation rate continues to accelerate.Todate, the BSP’s overnight reverse repurchase (RRP) rate is at 3.75 percent. The rate of price increases further rose to 6.4 percent last July from the previous month’s 6.1 percent. This brought the sevenmonth average to 4.7 percent, way above the government’s 2-4 percent target band. The MB also hiked its average inflation forecast for this year to 5.4 percent from 5 percent previously. Monetary authorities said the central bank continues to have leeway to increase its key policy rates because of the sustained recovery of the domestic economy. Domestic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), slowed to 7.4 percent in the second quarter of this year from quarter-ago’s 8.2 percent. Authorities said this remains a good turnout as the economy continues to post expansion amidst the challenging economic environment. (PNA)

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THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is working to strengthen banks’ cyber resilience through industrywide initiatives to protect consumers amid increasing digitalThepayments.centralbank said in a statement on Thursday that it has completed the Advanced SupTech Engine for Risk-Based Compliance (ASTERisC*), which will be deployed among selected BSP-supervised financial institutions“ASTERisC*(BSFIs). is a unified regulatory and supervisory technology (RegTech and SupTech) solution that streamlines and automates regulatory supervision, reporting, and compliance assessment of BSFIs’ cybersecurity risk management,” the BSP said. As the lead Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) of BSFIs, the BSP will also be issuing the Financial Services Cyber Resilience Plan, headed by the central bank’s Financial servicesdefensestrategiesframeworkalsoforsupervisoryimproveInnovationSector–TechnologySupervisionRiskandDepartment.Theplanisseentotheregulatoryandenvironmentcybersecurity.Itwillserveastheprimaryforpoliciesandtostrengthencyberinthefinancialindustry.

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THINK A MINUTE JHAN TIAFAU HURST HINTS AND TRACES

HealstheUniversalIntelligence,totheUnseenEternalBeingdeepwithinandfeelthatonenessespeciallywiththepoorandwithGaia(MotherEarth).ThattranscendentaldimensionhasconnectedhertoaUniversalIntelligencethatseemstowhisperorprovidehertheamazingwisdomeverytimeshepraysforguidance.Afterhearingthecryofthepoor,theoppressedandthedowntroddenandfeelingsomuchloveforthemandforMotherEarth,shehasputinclearcategoricaltermtheessenceofthebiblicalmandatetoloveandanotherasGodlovesus.Indeed,iffaithcanmovemountainasbiblicallydeclaredthat“ifwehavefaithevenassmallasamustardseedandifyoutellthemountaintomovefromheretothere,itwillmove.”Butloveisstrongerthanfaithandevencreatesamazingtransformationasaliberatingforce.Genevieveisaverysuccessfulbusinessentrepreneurwhosebusinessoperationsarenotonlydonelocallybutinternationally.Butforher,suchblessingsmustbeusednotforherself-aggrandizementbut

After Hearing the Cry of the Poor & of the Earth to be of service to oth ers specially the poor and the downtrodden. Thus, during the pandemic, her mother was afflicted by COVID-19 and she fer vently prayed for guidance to cure her. Miraculously, she got some ideas from that transcendental dimension and reinforced by amazing ancient wisdom from the Indigenous Peoples on how to use herbs plus nutritious vegetables that when mixed will produce healing oil. Her sick mom drunk that herbal oil and surprisingly, was cured.Even when suffering from serious diseases, Gen evieve trusted her instinct and spiritual introspection, applying some innovations to produce more effective healing oil and with a strong faith and love, no diseases did triumph. Such miracu lous discovery of the power of healing oil became a trail-blazing move to pro duce more especially upon the requests of those who have known of the miracu lous effect on healing even those afflicted with cancer. The distribution in fact went as far as the United Arab Emirates through her

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ROY CIMAGALA SINCE God is the crea tor of all things, and the original and ulti mate lawgiver, he should know all things and love them in the proper way. As a corollary to that, we can also say that we can only know and love all things properly if we base our knowing and loving on God himself. Otherwise, we would just put ourselves along the paths of error and impropriety.Somehow we are re minded of this point in that gospel episode where the leading Jews of the time of Christ were always suspicious of him and at one time watched if he would cure somebody with a withered hand on a Sabbath. (cfr. Lk 6,6-11) That was when Christ made his point when he asked: “Is it lawful to do good on the sab bath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” We have to realize then that we cannot simply depend on our human estimation of things based simply on our sciences and technologies, on our feelings and passions, on our different social, political and cultural consensus, etc., though they too are important, but as secondary means of our way of knowing the truth and of loving everyone and every thing.We should try our best to know God which should lead us to love him also. By so doing, we would know every body and everything else properly and to love them properly as well, as a Andconsequence.knowing and loving God, the pattern of our own knowing and loving, should not be that difficult because these have been shown to us by Christ, the full ness of God’s revela tion to us. And Christ continues not only to reveal them to us but also to enable us to do them because of the many instrumentalities he has left behind. He founded the Church in which we can have his living teach ing, the doctrine of our faith, his presence and continuing work of re demption through the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist. And we are helped by the effective witness and intercession of the saints, especially that of our Lady, the Mother of God and our Mother. We should just do our part of sitting down and spending time and effort to study the life and teaching of Christ and of the Church, and to develop a working plan of a life of piety that would help us to nour ish our relation with God through prayers and sacrifices, ascetical struggles, recourse to the sacraments, devel opment of virtues, etc. We have to remem ber that our life ought to be always a life with God through Christ in the Holy Spirit. We have to adapt ourselves to this basic truth of faith about ourselves, because we are notori ous in believing that our life is simply our own, and relying only on our own estimation of things.Wereally need to humble ourselves to accept this truth of our faith, because it is usu ally our pride that pre vents us to realize this truth. We need to work on our faith in order to keep it alive, vibrant and functional, especially in some difficult if not impossible occasions. We should not be surprised that life and all the challenges and trials we are going to face in it will always demand from us things beyond our powers and resources. And that’s simply because we are meant to go to God for all our needs, without neglecting any effort we can give along the way. Only through God can we know and love everybody and every thing else properly.

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KIM'S DREAM ORLAN R. RAVANERA spiritual consciousness that is rooted in transcendental dimension. For millennium of years, humanity has been buried in the mundane as mankind has been suffering from collective insanity but the dawning of a new day is being trail-blazed by an awakened few looming like a light amidst the darkness, as the awakening process has now begun. One of these “lights” whom I met recently goes by the name of Genevieve De Dios Hus sain who has proved equal to her name of being “De Dios” orBegodly.itinher speech, printed on her t-shirt or the products that she is personally manufacturing like the healing oil that is amazingly curing the sick and even those afflicted by the pandemic, the biblical lines on John 15: 12-13 are glaringly declared: “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this – to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” For her, such biblical lines are not just rhetorical but are emanating from her heart and inner self. Indeed, she has dived deep within into herself that connect her to

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“From time to time, there appear on the face of the earth, men and women of consummate excellence who dazzle us by their virtue, and whose outstanding qualities shed a stupendous light. Like those extraordinary stars whose ori gins we are ignorant and whose fate, once they have vanished we know even less, such men and women have neither forebears nor descendants, they are the whole of their race.” At a time when the earth is facing planetary destruction and humanity is facing annihilation due to climate change and threats of nuclear war, not to men tion gross inequities under the regime of one percent perpetuated by corporate globalization, it is so amaz ing to know of the rising of

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Think a minute . . . Scientific studies have shown that much of our world’s anger and violence comes from people who do not have close, caring relationships. It is a simple fact of life: “Everybody needs somebody.” Close, true friendships make our life successful and satisfying in all kinds of ways. For one thing, friends make you stronger and more able to handle stress in your life. Friends encourage and support you so you know you are not alone in your disappointments and difficult times. People who are hurting need more than just sympathy—they need a friend. “When we succeed, our friends know, but when we fail, we know our true friends.” Remember: “A real friend walks in when everybody else walks out.” There are few things sadder and lonelier than going through a painful time or tragedy in your life and not having a friend you can totally trust, talk to and lean on. A second benefit of bonding with others is that it guides us in our moral character and doing the right thing in life. When we bond with people, we want to treat them right. It is true: “You cannot legislate morality.” Laws can only limit or restrain us from doing bad and unlawful things to others, but they cannot change our hearts and make us good inside. Only love in our heart can make us genuinely kind, forgiving, self-controlled, and honest. You want to do the right thing for people you love and care about. So you do not need a law to stop you from robbing them, since that is the last thing in the world you want to do to people you Somethinglove. else that bonding with others gives

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THE Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) -- a group composed of leaders of private companies involved in the infrastructure sector -- has expressed its support for the completion of ongoing and upcoming infrastructure programs of the Marcos administration.Inameetingwith President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Malacañang on Friday, PSAC convenor and Aboitiz Group chief executive officer (CEO) Sabin Aboitiz agreed with Marcos to provide solutions to problems related to infrastructure, water, and energy through public-private partnerships (PPP).“Iam encouraged by the focused and aligned collaboration taking place among the various participants in these meetings with the President. We are all keenly aware and in agreement to the issues that demand attention, and are equally determined to support the administration in finding the right solutions,” AboitizDuringsaid.the meeting, PSAC representatives recommended revisions to the implementing rules and regulations of the presentgovernmentBalisacan,PlanningLotilla,EnergySecretaryBonoan,HighwaysDiokno,FinanceSecretaryinandTourismwithgroupPhilippines.GrideffortsShop”“EnergyimplementationofitindustryandregulatoryofittheconfidenceLawBuild-Operate-TransfertoencourageinvestorandstrengthenPPPgoverningboard.Relatedtothewatersector,supportedthecreationanewdepartmentandcommissionimplementa“verticalstructure.”Fortheenergysector,calledfortheexpansioncoverageandfulloftheVirtualOne-StopandsupportedtheoftheNationalCorporationoftheInthecomingweeks,theissettomeetagainMarcostodiscussthesector’sroadmaprecommendations.ThePresidentwasjoinedthemeetingbyExecutiveVictorRodriguez,SecretaryBenjaminPublicWorksandSecretaryManuelTransportationJaimeBautista,SecretaryRaphaelSocio-economicSecretaryArsenioandotherofficials.OtherPSACmembersduringthemeeting

THE SingaporeMarcosFerdinandthatSergio(PHILEXPORT)Confederation,thePhilippinesConfederationEmployersofthe(ECOP)andPhilippineExportersInc.presidentOrtiz-LuishopesthevisitofPresident“Bongbong”Jr.toIndonesiaandwillstrengthen the country’s economic ties with the two Southeast Asian Duringcountries.the Laging Handa public briefing Monday, Ortiz-Luis said he wishes that the agreements related to trade and investments that will be signed during the Chief Executive’s visit in the two nations will bring more investments from Indonesia and Singapore to the Philippines, and will also help more Philippine products to enter these two Hemarkets.said boosting ties with Indonesia and Singapore is vital for the country, the former being the largest market in Southeast Asia and the latter having the highest gross domestic product per capita in the region.

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were Metro Pacific Investments Corporation chairperson and president Manuel InternationalPangilinan,Container Terminal Services, Inc. chair and president Enrique Razon, and San Miguel Corporation president and CEO Ramon Ang, among others. (PNA)

ABOITIZ InfraCapital, Inc. (AIC) continues to work towards its goal to enter the airport business, with its eventual takeover of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) seen strengthening its proposals for other provinces. “We continue to discuss our remaining unsolicited proposals with the government for other regional airports and hope to move forward with them soon,” AIC said in a statement on Saturday.“Weare still waiting for the approval of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),” AIC said.

“All unsolicited proposals are under further evaluation,” he said in a phone message. He noted that CAAP is awaiting the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of justificationMCIAthebyThese2024noteswillaccordinginthesharetooftheAirportinto(GAIBV)AirportsConstructionlandmarkmonth.releasethereviewingdeliverables.oftheshoulderprivatethe(BOT)Build-Operate-TransfertheLawfromtheNEDA.GroupshavequestionedBOTLaw’snewIRR,asproponentswouldmoreriskswhilegovernmentisrelievedresponsibilityfordelayedTheNEDAistheprovisionsofIRRandisexpectedtotherevisedrulesthisAICrecentlyenteredintoadealwithMegawideCorp.andGMRInternational,B.V.forAboitizcompanyacquirealltheirsharesGMRMegawideCebuCorp.(GMCAC),developerandoperatorMCIA,forP25billion.AICwillpayP9.5billionown33.3%minusoneinGMCAC.ClosingoftransactionisexpectedNovemberorDecember,toMegawide.MegawideandGAIBVthenissueexchangeablethatmatureinOctobertoAICforP15.5billion.noteswillbeexchangedtheAboitizcompanyforremainingsharesintheoperator.“ThemorelogicalforAIC’s

After MCIA, Aboitiz Group sets sights on more regional airports

“In the past, madalas nangyayari na pipirma tapos it doesn’t work dahil hindi naman pala naikonsulta (it often happens that they will sign but it doesn’t work because it was not consulted); and I hope they went through the process,” he said. In his pre-departure speech Sunday, Marcos said his state visit to Indonesia and Singapore this week aims to further explore the potential to improve the Philippines' trade and investment relations with the two Asean countries. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that from January to June 2022, Philippine twoway trade with Indonesia amounted to $6.12 billion while bilateral trade with Singapore reached $6.74 billion. (PNA)

Ortiz-Luis added that should the government enter into an agreement with other countries, it is best that the private sector be consulted on the content of the deal to ensure that the agreement addresses the real challenges experienced by businesses.

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Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Deputy Director-General for Administration Danjun G. Lucas said AIC’s submissions, including the Laguindingan proposal, were “returned by NEDA due to some findings.”

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The company has proposed to develop and operate the New Bohol International Airport in Panglao, Bohol, as well as upgrade and operate the Laguindingan International Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late WILSON R. MABAYLAN, who died intestate on December 7, 2001, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, without leaving any will; that the deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land with TCT No. T-90162 situated in the Barangay of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE (151) square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of WILSON R. MABAYLAN, in favor of ROLAND REY M. MABAYLAN & MANNAH ANTONETTE MABAYLAN, per DOC #255; PAGE #51; PAGE #207; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. TIBURCIO M. PALASAN, JR BWM: Sept. 7, 14, & 21, 2022

“Well, definitely anything that will improve investments at saka (and) involvement of trade will help… At iyang dalawang bayan na iyan ang malakas dito sa Asean, as a matter of fact, in the Asean-5. So, importante na kung mayroon pang mga problemang nakikita roon sa investment na papunta sa atin at sa mga trade dapat ay ma-cover sana noong agreement,” he said.

[investment in MCIA] is to bolster its entry into other regional airports,” Rene S. Santiago, former president of the Transportation Science Society of the Philippines, said in a phone message on Friday.“The bragging rights over MCIA should strengthen [AIC’s] cards versus potential challengers,” he added. Terry L. Ridon, a public investment analyst and convenor of think tank InfraWatch PH, said in a phone message that the deal “should prove beneficial in developing other airports as well, particularly the scuttled rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), and the other bundled airports around the “Itcountry.”should nonetheless be

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By: Mervin Gaudia Dipay Teacher III-Camanga Elementary School Dumalinao 1 District-Division of Zamboanga del Sur Schools may be the most effective barrier against the dangers of alcohol and other drugs. This claim is correct because students are engaged in school for at least eight hours per day, five days per week. Teachers must foster a positive school environment that not only promotes academic excellence but also creates a warm, safe, and nurturing environment. A sense of belonging and acceptance can keep these young people away from the dangers of alcohol and drugs.Teachers, as a major influencing factor in schools, must also serve as role models. To be worthy of emulation, they must embody positive attitudes and be equipped with skills. They must concentrate on influencing students' values, attitudes, knowledge, and skills so that they can make better decisions about alcohol and other drugs. Parents, as partners in their children's education, must provide support in all forms. They must be available at all times, especially when their children require their assistance. They must cultivate desirable attitudes in order to reinforce the lessons taught in school. The school must also provide opportunities for students to form positive relationships with their peers, teachers, and other school personnel, which can have an impact on their students' development. To emphasize the school's commitment to preventing them, school policies and plans for the management of alcohol and drug-related concerns must be clearly communicated to each learner.Indeed, drug education in schools is critical. With the influence of media, advertising, music, online influencers, and peer or social pressures, the school is in the best position to educate and instill the facts about drug use in young minds. They will not believe that "everyone is doing it" and that they are making sound decisions about alcohol and drug use as a result of this.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LUCITO MINGO ROBLE who died on February 22, 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City; died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; was the owner/ co-owner of parcel of land with TCT No. 140-2013000215 situated in the Barangay of Pulot, Ozamiz City, Province of Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED NINETY-THREE (293) square meters, more or less, TCT No. (T-47783) 131-2022000868 situated in the Barangay of Tawagan, City of Pagadian, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of One Thousand (1,000) square meters, more or less, TCT No. P-12,530 situated in the Barangay of Pigcarangan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of Six Hundred (600) square meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 04000504723 situated in Candulawan/04, City of Talisay, Cebu and containing an area of One Hundred Twenty-Five (125) square meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 0815000722207 situated in Igpit, Opol, Misamis Oriental, and containing an area of Three Hundred Forty-Three (343) square meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 0815000730583 situated in Igpit, Opol, Misamis Oriental and containing an area of of Eighty Five (85) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of LUCITO MINGO ROBLE, per DOC #462; PAGE #93; BOOK #10; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. KATHLENE G. GONZALES-JAPUZ. BWM Aug. 24, 31, & Sept. 7, 2022

WHEREFORE, premises considered, plaintiff most respectfully prays of this Honorable Court to: 1. ISSUE a Writ of Possession in plaintiff’s favor authorizing it to enter and take possession of the portion of the property subject of this complaint that will be affected by the construction and implementation of the Project, consisting a total area of 1,155 square meters, more or less, described in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof; order all defendants to vacate the portion of the subject property; and direct the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assist plaintiff in the implementation of the said writ of possession so that project construction can immediately commence even during the pendency of the case; direct the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to enter the Writ of Possession in the Primary Entry Book and annotate the same in the Registration Book pursuant to Section 69 of Presidential Decree No. 1529;2. After issuance of Writ of Possession, ISSUE an Order of Publication allowing plaintiff to effect service of summons to Defendant Sonia Paredes and other defendants, if applicable, by publication, pursuant to Sections 16 and 17, Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedures;3. ISSUE an Order of Expropriation declaring the existence of a legal easement imposed by Section 112 of C.A. No. 141 over Lot No. 2412, PLS-13 and confirming plaintiff’s lawful right to enforce such easement of right-of-way, to take possession of and to occupy the 8,208-square meter portion of defendants’ property as specified in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof; 4. ISSUE a Judgment declaring and confirming plaintiff’s lawful right to enforce an easement of right-of-way, take possession of and occupy the 1,055-meter Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way of defendants’ Lot No. 2412, PLS 13 as specified in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof, for the construction and implementation of the Project, at no cost; FURTHER, after the determination of just compensation of the 100-square meter Affected Area-Tower Site of Lot No. 2412, PLS 13, to authorize the payment thereof by plaintiff to defendants after deducting the capital gains and documentary stamp taxes for the transfer of the said 100-square meter Affected Area-Tower Site, in the name of plaintiff, all other outstanding taxes under the National Internal Revenue Code, and all outstanding realty taxes and dues under the Local Government Code, which plaintiff shall remit to the Government; FURTHERMORE, declare plaintiff as the lawful owner of the said 100-square meter Affected Area-Tower Site, as described in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof; 5. DIRECT the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Tubod, Lanao del Norte to return the amount of Php7,385.00 deposited by plaintiff once the Honorable Court confirms that defendants are not entitled to compensation for the 1,055-square meter Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way, as specified in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof, pursuant to Section 112 of the Commonwealth Act No. 141 and applicable jurisprudence; 6. a.DIRECT: The Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to register and annotate the Order of Expropriation and Judgment on the OCT No. P-10578 or any certificate of title that may hereafter be issued covering the portion of the property subject of this case pursuant to Section 85 of Presidential Decree No. 1529; and b. The Municipal Assessor of Baroy and/or Provincial Assessor of Lanao del Norte to cancel Tax Declaration No. H-130006 (03) and issue new and separate tax declaration in the name of plaintiff covering the portion of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein. Plaintiff prays for other relief as just and equitable under the premises. Iligan City, 13 November, 2020.

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2. Pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9511, plaintiff was granted a franchise to operate, manage and maintain, and in connection therewith, to engage in the business of conveying or transmitting electricity through a high-voltage back-bone system of interconnected transmission lines, substations and related facilities, systems operations, and other activities that are necessary to support the safe and reliable operation of a transmission system and to construct, install, finance, manage, improve, expand, operate, maintain, rehabilitate, repair and refurbish the present nationwide transmission system of the Republic of the Philippines.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Tubod,BRANCHRegion07LanaodelNorte

8. Defendant TERENCE JAKE OLMEDO is of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Sto. Niño, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. Summons, notices, and other processes of this Honorable Court may be served through his representative, Jaime L. Olmedo, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Sto. Niño, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. He is impleaded herein in accordance with Section 1 Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, being the alleged claimant of the subject property.

”Government officials charged with the prosecution of these projects or their representative are authorized to take immediate possession of the portion of the property subject of the lien as soon as the need arises and after due notice to the owners. xxx” (Emphasis supplied)15.

3. Under Section 4 of the same law, plaintiff was granted the power of eminent domain, subject to the requirements of the Constitution and existing laws. 4. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of transmitting electric power from the generating plants of power producers to distributors. As such, plaintiff’s business is imbued with public interest.

C O M P L A I N T (With Urgent Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Possession)

Considering that plaintiff is a private corporation performing a public service, it is a quasi-public entity entitled to enforce such easement of right-of-way of up to 60 meters in width on the subject property without cost, except for the improvements that will be damaged by the17.project.As shown in the aforementioned said sketch plan, plaintiff’s project merely imposes a ten (10)-meter wide easement of rightof-way over the subject property, which is well within the sixty (60)-meter wide easement reserved under Section 112 of C.A. 141. 18. To enable plaintiff to construct and maintain the Project, it is both necessary and urgent to enforce an easement of right-of-way pursuant to Section 112 of C.A. 141 and/or acquire the portion of the subject property, to ensure stability and reliability of the power supply in Mindanao and other regions of the country.

11. The property subject of this complaint is a parcel of land, identified as Lot No. 2412, PLS-13 situated in Brgy. Pange, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, registered in the name of Corazon Valiente married to Espedito Valiente under Original Certificate of Title No. P-10,578 and declared in the name of Corazon Valiente under Tax Declaration (TD) No. H-130006(03).

Under Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff may already enter and possess the affected portion of the subject property during the pendency of the expropriation case. 21. Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure states that: “SEC. 2. Entry of plaintiff upon depositing value with authorized government depositary. – Upon the filing of the complaint or at any time thereafter and after due notice to the defendant, the plaintiff shall have the right to take or enter upon the possession of the real property involved if he deposits with the authorized government depositary an amount equivalent to the assessed value of the property for purposes of taxation to be held by such bank subject to the orders of the court. Such deposit shall be in money, unless in lieu thereof the court authorizes the deposit of a certificate of deposit of a government bank of the Republic of the Philippines payable on demand to the authorized government depositary.” [Emphasis supplied] 22. In compliance with the notice requirement, plaintiff notified defendant through a Letter Offer of its intention to file an expropriation case if the possession over the subject property cannot be timely secured and/or issues regarding compensation for the subject property cannot be resolved except through judicial intervention. Plaintiff further serves, simultaneous with the filing of the instant Complaint, a Notice to Take Possession (attached as Annex “B”) upon the defendants. 23. To comply with the deposit requirement, without prejudice to the applicability of Section 112 of CA No. 141, plaintiff shall deposit with the Honorable Court the total amount of FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE PESOS (Php51,975.00), equivalent to 100% BIR zonal value of the total affected area of the subject property. Such total amount to be deposited by plaintiff includes the 100% BIR zonal value of the Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way amounting to Php47,475.00, which defendants are not entitled to receive by virtue of Section112 of CA 141, but plaintiff is willing to deposit only for purposes of issuance of writ of possession. 24. Notwithstanding that R.A. 10752 does not specifically apply to plaintiff, it shall deposit the said amount with this Honorable Court consistent with the purpose of the said law and OCA Circular No. 113-2019 to simplify the deposit requirement in expropriation cases for the benefit of the defendants and in the interest of immediate implementation of projects intended to benefit the public. 25. Upon deposit of the provisional amount, plaintiff would have fully complied with the requirements for the issuance of a writ of possession as mandated by law. In a long line of cases, the Supreme Court ruled that, once the above requirements are complied with it, it becomes the ministerial duty of the trial court to issue the writ of possession in favor of the plaintiff, without need of any further hearing. Therefore, the Honorable Court can already immediately issue to the plaintiff an order to take possession of the property and start the implementation of the26.project.However, since the subject property is covered by Section 112 of C.A. 141 and defendants are not entitled to compensation for the Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way, the provisional deposit representing the 100% BIR zonal value of the said affected area amounting to FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE PESOS (Php47,475.00) should remain in custodial egis until the issue on the applicability of Section 112 of C.A. 141 in this case is resolved with finality.

27. Moreover, it must be emphasized that an expropriation proceeding is an action quasi in rem, wherein the fact that the owner of the property is made a party is not essentially indispensable insofar as it concerns the immediate taking of possession of the property and the preliminary determination of its value, including the amount to be deposited. 28. An action quasi in rem names a person as defendant, but its object is to subject that person’s interest in a property to a corresponding lien or obligation. In a proceeding quasi in rem, jurisdiction over the person of the defendant is not a prerequisite to confer jurisdiction on the court, provided that the latter has jurisdiction over the res. 29. The purpose of summons in actions quasi in rem is not the acquisition of jurisdiction over the defendant but mainly to satisfy the constitutional requirement of due process. Since the issuance of writ of possession is ex-parte, ministerial, and non-litigious in nature, the issuance thereof, even prior to the service of summons, will not violate defendants’ right to due process as the same can be done even without defendants’ participation. Besides, the issuance of a writ of possession does not prevent defendants from raising objections to and defenses against the expropriation of their property.

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Power Center, Quezon Avenue cor. BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City By: LUIS MANUEL U. BUGAYONG PTR No. 0599223 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010191/Rizal Chapter MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012003 Roll of Attorneys No. 38002 GORDON S. MONTOJO PTR No. 0599215 – 01/04/2021 – Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010193/Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012024 Roll of Attorneys No. 44910 JULES BOY R. VALDEZ PTR No. 0599221 – 01/04/2021 - Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 012616/ Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. VI-0012045 Roll of Attorney’s No. 63350

19. Plaintiff negotiated with defendants informing them of its intention to take immediate possession of Lot No. 2412, PLS-13 for the implementation of its project. Plaintiff likewise offered defendants the value of the improvements to be affected by its project and the acquisition cost for Affected Area-Tower Site. Defendant Terence Jake Olmedo, through Jaime Olmedo accepted the cost of improvements. However, no agreement was reached by the parties with respect to the affected portion of the subject property. Hence, plaintiff has no other recourse but to file the instant complaint. 20. Section 13 of R.A. 11361 provides that Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure governs plaintiff’s expropriation cases.

12. The total area sought to be expropriated consists of 1,155 square meters, as shown on the attached Sketch Plan and Narrative Technical Descriptions, and particularly described as follows:

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7. Defendants SPOUSES CORAZON VALIENTE AND ESPEDITO VALIENTE both of legal age, Filipinos and residents of Brgy. Poblacion, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, where they may be served with notices, summons and other processes of this Honorable Court.

10. Defendant, PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, is a government owned corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, with principal office address in 3rd - 10th Floor SSS Building 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino St., (formerly Herrera Street) Makati City 1226 Philippines, where it may be served with notices, summons and other processes of this Honorable Court. It is impleaded because the property was mortgaged to Cooperative Rural Bank of Lanao del Norte which is placed under receivership of PDIC.

Plaintiff, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), by counsel, respectfully states that: 1. Plaintiff is a private corporation created and existing under Philippine laws, with principal office address at NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. It may be served with notices and other court processes through its Right-of-Way Department (ROWD) – Mindanao Division, Maria Cristina, Iligan City, copy furnished the afore-mentioned principal office.

Such legal easement has been consistently recognized and applied by the Supreme Court in a long line of cases, where it ruled that a landowner whose property is subject to the legal easement imposed by Section 112 of C.A. 141 is not entitled to compensation for the portion thereof covered by the 60-meter easement of right-of-way, except only for the value of the existing improvements that will be affected.16.

JUNELLA G. LIMPANGOG-ABARQUEZ PTR No. 9890044 – 01/06/`2021 – Iligan City IBP No. 128123 – 01/04/21 – Iligan City MCLE Compliance No. V-0022527 Roll of Attorneys No. 58980 NOW THEREFORE , the above mentioned defendants are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, their ANSWER to the above-quoted complaint within Sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon plaintiff’s counsel at his given address indicated in the complaint. Defendants are further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. Tubod, Lanao del Norte, September 6, 2022.

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SOxxx WHEREAS,ORDERED.”Complaint reads:

13. A careful scrutiny of Original Certificate of Title No. P-10578 shows that it was issued by virtue of a free patent pursuant to Commonwealth Act (CA) No 141. As such, it is subject to all conditions and public easements and servitudes recognized and prescribed by law, especially those mentioned in Sections 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, and 114 of Commonwealth Act No 141, as amended.

RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT – MINDANAO DIVISION NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Maria Cristina, Iligan City By: KERTH JOSSEF M. ABLANQUE PTR No. 9890045 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP Lifetime No. 012019 MCLE Compliance No. VI-0011641 Roll of Attorneys No. 60170

WHEREAS, on August 5, 2022, the Court issued an order granting the plaintiff’s Motion to Serve Summons by Publication, which reads among others: “On record is a Motion for Leave of Court to Effect Service of Summons by Publication filed by the plaintiff and it appears from the Sheriff’s Return of Summons that defendants Corazon Valiente and Sonia Paredes whereabouts, cannot by diligent inquiry be ascertained, as prayed for in the Plaintiff’s aforesaid motion, let summons by publication be served to defendants Corazon Valiente and Sonia Paredes in a newspaper of general circulation, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a local newspaper and plaintiff is directed likewise to send copy of this order, summons, and complaint to the defendants to their last known address.

5. To address the country’s growing power demand and ensure continuous, reliable and efficient power supply, there is a need to interconnect the three (3) major power grids of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into a single national grid. Aside from the sharing of systems reserve, the interconnection will also help optimize utilization of indigenous energy resources such as natural gas in Luzon, geothermal in the Visayas and hydro in Mindanao. Owing to this necessity, plaintiff must immediately construct the transmission lines that will transmit power to distributors of electricity not only in Mindanao but also in Luzon and Visayas. This undertaking is for the use and benefit of the public and part of it is known as the MINDANAO-VISAYAS INTERCONNECTION PROJECT (MVIP), integral part of which is the KAUSWAGAN-LALA 230kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (Project). 6. The said MVIP of NGCP is the first project certified by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an Energy Project of National Significance (EPNS) pursuant to R.A. 7638 of DOE Act of 1992, as amended, entitled to all the rights and privileges provided under Executive Order No. 30, series of 2017, as evidenced by the Certification dated 8 May 2018 issued by the Energy Investment Coordinating Council. It is targeted to be energized by December 2020.

30. Plaintiff intends to present three (3) witnesses, namely: a) Engr. Herminigildo D. Itoc, b) Engr. Nolito L. Notar, and c) Michael E. Encarnado, to establish, among others, NGCP’s authority to exercise the power of eminent domain, the propriety of its exercise in this case, and the bases for the determination of the just compensation. Copies of their Judicial Affidavits (with attached Exhibits “A” to “N”) are attached as Annexes C, D, and E and made as integral parts hereof. Plaintiff intends to present additional witnesses if necessary.

9. Defendant SONIA PAREDES is of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Iligan City. Considering that the specific address of defendant cannot be ascertained despite diligent inquiry, plaintiff undertakes to cause service of summons to her by publication pursuant to Sections 16 and 17, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court. Moreover, she is impleaded herein in accordance with Section 1 Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, being the alleged claimant of the subject property.

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION SPL. CIVIL ACTION NO. 094-07-2020 OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, - for –- versus –Expropriation SPOUSES CORAZON VALIENTE and ESPEDITO VALIENTE; TERENCE JAKE OLMEDO, represented by: JAIME L. OLMEDO; SONIA PAREDES; and PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendants. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: CORAZON VALIENTE Poblacion, Baroy, Lanao del Norte SONIA PAREDES Iligan City G R E E T I N G S!

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Machine copies of the BIR Zonal Valuation applicable to the subject property is attached and made integral parts of this complaint. As proof of payment of the cost of affected improvement, a copy of the Report on the Counts of Improvements and Acknowledgment Receipt signed by defendant Jaime L. Olmedo are also attached and made as integral parts of this complaint.

14. Sections 111 and 112 (as amended by P.D. 1361) of C.A. 141 provide: Sec. 111 – All persons receiving title to lands under the provisions of this Act shall hold such lands subject to the provisions hereof and to the same public servitudes as exist upon lands owned by private person xxx “SEC. 112. Said land shall further be subject to a right-of-way not exceeding sixty (60) meters in width for public highways, railroads, irrigation ditches, aqueducts, telegraph and telephone lines, airport runways, xxx and similar works as the Government or any public or quasi-public service or enterprise xxx may reasonably require for carrying on their business, with damages for the improvements only.

4. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of transmitting electric power from the generating plants of power producers to distributors. As such, plaintiff’s business is imbued with public interest.

RIGHT-OF-WAY DEPARTMENT – MINDANAO DIVISION NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Maria Cristina, Iligan City By:

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8. Defendant Terence Jake Olmedo is of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Brgy. Pange, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. Summons, notices, and other processes of this Honorable Court may be served through his representative, Jaime L. Olmedo, likewise of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Brgy. Pange, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. He is impleaded herein in accordance with Section 1 Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, being the alleged claimant of the subject property.

9. Defendant Sonia Paredes is of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Iligan City. Considering that the specific address of defendant cannot be ascertained despite diligent inquiry, plaintiff undertakes to cause service of summons to her by publication pursuant to Sections 16 and 17, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court. Moreover, she is impleaded herein in accordance with Section 1 Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, being the alleged claimant of the subject property.

7. Defendants Spouses Corazon Valiente and Espedito Valiente both of legal age, Filipinos and residents of Brgy. Poblacion, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, where they may be served with notices,summonses and other processes of this Honorable Court.

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16. Considering that plaintiff is a private corporation performing a public service, it is a quasi-public entity entitled to enforce such easement of right-of-way of up to 60 meters in width on the subject property without cost, except for the improvements that will be damaged by the17.project.As shown in the aforementioned said sketch plan, plaintiff’s project merely imposes a forty (40)-meter wide easement of right-ofway over the subject property, which is well within the sixty (60)-meter wide easement reserved under Section 112 of C.A. 141.

18. To enable plaintiff to construct and maintain the Project, it is both necessary and urgent to enforce an easement of right-of-way pursuant to Section 112 of C.A. 141 and/or acquire the portion of the subject property, to ensure stability and reliability of the power supply in Mindanao and other regions of the country.

ISSUE an Order of Expropriation declaring the existence of a legal easement imposed by Section 112 of C.A. No. 141 over Lot No. 2412, PLS-13 and confirming plaintiff’s lawful right to enforce such easement of right-of-way, to take possession of and to occupy the 8,208-square meter portion of defendants’ property as specified in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof; 4. ISSUE a Judgment declaring and confirming plaintiff’s lawful right to enforce an easement of right-of-way, take possession of and occupy the 7,767-meter Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way of defendants’ Lot No. 2412, PLS-13 as specified in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof, for the construction and implementation of the Project, at no cost; FURTHER, after the determination of just compensation of the 441-square meter Affected Area-Tower Site of Lot No. 2412, PLS-13, to authorize the payment thereof by plaintiff to defendants after deducting the capital gains and documentary stamp taxes for the transfer of the said 441-square meter Affected Area-Tower Site, in the name of plaintiff, all other outstanding taxes under the National Internal Revenue Code, and all outstanding realty taxes and dues under the Local Government Code, which plaintiff shall remit to the Government and the amount of Php21,747.60 that was mistakenly paid to defendant Jaime L. Olmedo; FURTHERMORE, declare plaintiff as the lawful owner of the said 441-square meter Affected Area-Tower Site, as described in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof; 5. DIRECT the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Tubod, Lanao del Norte to return the amount of Php54,369.00 deposited by plaintiff once the Honorable Court confirms that defendants are not entitled to compensation for the 441-square meter Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way, as specified in paragraphs 11 and 12 hereof, pursuant to Section 112 of the Commonwealth Act No. 141 and applicable jurisprudence; 6. a.DIRECT: The Registry of Deeds for the Province of Lanao del Norte to register and annotate the Order of Expropriation and Judgment on the OCT No. P-10578 or any certificate of title that may hereafter be issued covering the property subject of this case pursuant to Section 85 of Presidential Decree No. 1529; b. The Municipal Assessor of Baroy and/or Provincial Assessor of Lanao del Norte to cancel Tax Declaration No. H-130006 (03) and issue new and separate tax declaration in the name of plaintiff covering the portion of the subject property sought to be expropriated herein. Plaintiff prays for other relief as just and equitable under the premises. Iligan City, 12 October, 2020.

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION SPL. CIVIL ACTION NO. 080-07-2020 OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, - for –- versus –Expropriation SPOUSES CORAZON VALIENTE and ESPEDITO VALIENTE; TERENCE JAKE OLMEDO, represented by: Jaime L. Olmedo; SONIA PAREDES; and PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendants. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: CORAZON VALIENTE Poblacion, Baroy, Lanao del Norte SONIA PAREDES Iligan City G R E E T I N G S!

19. Plaintiff negotiated with defendants, through Jaime L. Olmedo, informing them of its intention to take immediate possession of Lot No. 2412, PLS-13 for the implementation of its project. Plaintiff likewise offered defendants the acquisition cost for Affected Area-Tower Site. However, no agreement was reached between the parties. Hence, plaintiff has no other recourse but to file the instant complaint to enforce its rights under Section 112 of Commonwealth Act 141. 20. Section 13 of R.A. 11361 provides that Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure governs plaintiff’s expropriation cases. Under Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff may already enter and possess the affected portion of the subject property during the pendency of the expropriation case. 21. Section 2 of Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure states that: “SEC. 2. Entry of plaintiff upon depositing value with authorized government depositary. – Upon the filing of the complaint or at any time thereafter and after due notice to the defendant, the plaintiff shall have the right to take or enter upon the possession of the real property involved if he deposits with the authorized government depositary an amount equivalent to the assessed value of the property for purposes of taxation to be held by such bank subject to the orders of the court. Such deposit shall be in money, unless in lieu thereof the court authorizes the deposit of a certificate of deposit of a government bank of the Republic of the Philippines payable on demand to the authorized government depositary.” [Emphasis supplied] 22. In compliance with the notice requirement, plaintiff notified defendant through a Letter Offer of its intention to file an expropriation case if the possession over the subject property cannot be timely secured and/or issues regarding compensation for the subject property cannot be resolved except through judicial intervention. Plaintiff further serves, simultaneous with the filing of the instant Complaint, a Notice to Take Possession (attached as Annex “A”) upon the defendants. 23. To comply with the deposit requirement, without prejudice to the applicability of Section 112 of CA No. 141, plaintiff shall deposit with the Honorable Court the total amount of FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX PESOS (Php57,456.00), equivalent to 100% BIR zonal value of the total affected area of the subject property. Such total amount to be deposited by plaintiff includes the 100% BIR zonal value of the Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way amounting to Php54,369.00, which defendants are not entitled to receive by virtue of Section112 of CA 141, but plaintiff is willing to deposit only for purposes of issuance of writ of possession. 24. Notwithstanding that R.A. 10752 does not specifically apply to plaintiff, it shall deposit the said amount with this Honorable Court consistent with the purpose of the said law and OCA Circular No. 113-2019 to simplify the deposit requirement in expropriation cases for the benefit of the defendants and in the interest of immediate implementation of projects intended to benefit the public. 25. Upon deposit of the provisional amount, plaintiff would have fully complied with the requirements for the issuance of a writ of possession as mandated by law. 26. In a long line of cases and in accordance with OCA Circular No. 113-2019, once the above requirements are complied with it, it becomes the ministerial duty of the trial court to issue the writ of possession in favor of the plaintiff, without need of any further hearing. Therefore, the Honorable Court can already immediately issue to the plaintiff an order to take possession of the property and start the implementation of the project.27. However, since the subject property is covered by Section 112 of C.A. 141 and defendants are not entitled to compensation for the Affected Area-Easement of Right-of-Way, the provisional deposit representing the 100% BIR zonal value of the said affected area amounting to FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE PESOS (Php54,369.00) should remain in custodial egis until this case is resolved with finality.28. Moreover, it must be emphasized that an expropriation proceeding is an action quasi in rem, wherein the fact that the owner of the property is made a party is not essentially indispensable insofar as it concerns the immediate taking of possession of the property and the preliminary determination of its value, including the amount to be deposited. 29. An action quasi in rem names a person as defendant, but its object is to subject that person’s interest in a property to a corresponding lien or obligation. In a proceeding quasi in rem, jurisdiction over the person of the defendant is not a prerequisite to confer jurisdiction on the court, provided that the latter has jurisdiction over the res. 30. The purpose of summons in actions quasi in rem is not the acquisition of jurisdiction over the defendant but mainly to satisfy the constitutional requirement of due process. Since the issuance of writ of possession is ex-parte, ministerial, and non-litigious in nature, the issuance thereof, even prior to the service of summons, will not violate defendants’ right to due process as the same can be done even without defendants’ participation. Besides, the issuance of a writ of possession does not prevent defendants from raising objections to and defenses against the expropriation of their property. 31. Plaintiff intends to present three (3) witnesses, namely: a) Engr. Herminigildo D. Itoc, b) Engr. Nolito L. Notar, and c) Arthur J. Bongcawil, to establish, among others, NGCP’s authority to exercise the power of eminent domain, the propriety of its exercise in this case, and the bases for the determination of the just compensation. Copies of their Judicial Affidavits (with attached Exhibits “A” to “N”) are attached as Annexes C, D, and E and made as integral parts hereof. Plaintiff intends to present additional witnesses if necessary.

15. Such legal easement has been consistently recognized and applied by the Supreme Court in a long line of cases, where it ruled that a landowner whose property is subject to the legal easement imposed by Section 112 of C.A. 141 is not entitled to compensation for the portion thereof covered by the 60-meter easement of right-of-way, except only for the value of the existing improvements that will be affected.

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3. Under Section 4 of the same law, plaintiff was granted the power of eminent domain, subject to the requirements of the Constitution and existing laws.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Tubod,BRANCHRegion07LanaodelNorte

10. Defendant, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, is a government owned corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, with principal office address in 3rd - 10th Floor SSS Building 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino St., (formerly Herrera Street) Makati City 1226 Philippines, where it may be served with summons and other processes of this Honorable Court. It is impleaded herein in accordance with Section 1 Rule 67 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure, since the property was foreclosed by Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, which is placed under receivership of PDIC. 11. The property subject of this complaint is a parcel of land, identified as Lot No. 2412, PLS-13 situated in Brgy. Pange, Baroy, Lanao del Norte registered and declared for taxation purposes in the name of Corazon Valiente married to Espedito Valiente per Original Certificate of Title No. P-10578 and Tax Declaration No. H-130006(03), respectively. 12. The total area sought to be expropriated consists of 8,208 square meters, as shown on the attached Sketch Plan and Narrative Technical Descriptions, and particularly described as follows: Machine copies of the BIR Zonal Valuation applicable to the subject property is attached and made integral parts of this complaint. As proof of payment of the cost of affected improvement, a copy of the Report on the Counts of Improvements and Acknowledgment Receipt signed by defendant Jaime L. Olmedo are also attached and made as integral parts of this complaint. The amount of Php318,033.01 received by defendant Jaime L. Olmedo includes an easement fee of Php21,747.60 that was mistakenly paid to him, albeit he is not entitled to receive the same as the property is covered by Section 112 of CA No. 141.

14. Sections 111 and 112 (as amended by P.D. 1361) of C.A. 141 provide: “Sec. 111 – All persons receiving title to lands under the provisions of this Act shall hold such lands subject to the provisions hereof and to the same public servitudes as exist upon lands owned by private person xxx “SEC. 112. Said land shall further be subject to a right-of-way not exceeding sixty (60) meters in width for public highways, railroads, irrigation ditches, aqueducts, telegraph and telephone lines, airport runways, xxx and similar works as the Government or any public or quasipublic service or enterprise xxx may reasonably require for carrying on their business, with damages for the improvements only.

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KERTH JOSSEF M. ABLANQUE PTR No. 9890045 – 01/06/2021 – Iligan City IBP Lifetime No. 012019 MCLE Compliance No. VI-0011641 Roll of Attorneys No. 60170 JUNELLA G. LIMPANGOG-ABARQUEZ PTR No. 9890044 – 01/06/`2021 – Iligan City IBP No. 128123 – 01/04/21 – Iligan City MCLE Compliance No. V-0022527 Roll of Attorneys No. 58980

NOW THEREFORE , the above mentioned defendants are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, their ANSWER to the above-quoted complaint within sixty (60) days from publication of the summons and to serve copy of the said answer upon plaintiff’s counsel at his given address indicated in the complaint. Defendants are further reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. Tubod, Lanao del Norte, September 5, 2022.

AISA B. MUSA-BARRAT Clerk of Court VI

SOxxx WHEREAS,ORDERED.”Complaint reads: C O M P L A I N T (With Urgent Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Possession)

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