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During Bahian’s time in 2017 up to early this year, a total of five drug test sessions were conducted, benefiting 1,000 police of-ficers from Cocpo.

But the name of PO2 Buenaventura Reyes Jr., the police officer who was ar-rested last March 31, was not among those being called.

policemen in oro told:‘shape up or ship out’

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CAGAYAN de Oro City--Newly installed Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) director Senior Supt. Nelson Aganon vowed to continue internal cleansing.

This after Aganon, who assumed his post on Mon-day, learned that one of his police officers was arrested for illegal drug use less than a week after he started lead-ing the thousand-strong police force in this highly urbanized city.

According to Aganon, he will continue the random surprise drug tests imple-mented by his predecessor

In his inaugural speech, Aganon also warned the police officers under his fold to “shape up or ship out,” indicating his serious-ness in being strict to his personnel starting on his first day on the job.

Along this line, Aganon is set to implement reshuf-fling of police station and unit heads in the next

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9 members of China-PH consortiumthat will build the ‘new Marawi’ named

aNews, named the member firms through text message: China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd; An-hui Huali Construction Group Co. Ltd; China Geo Engineering Corp; TBEA Co., Ltd.; and Shandong Jinyuan Homes Industry Development Co. Ltd. —

‘Ops vscolorumPUVs should be done with LTFRB’THE Inter-Agency Coun-cil on Traffic (I-ACT) has reminded various mem-ber agencies of Task Force Kamao that any operation against unregistered or “colorum” public utility vehicles (PUVs) should always be conducted with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

The DOTr has recently created the inter-agency task force that will implement the intensified anti-colorum operations, in compliance with the directive of Presi-dent Rodrigo R. Duterte

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THE chair of Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) has named the nine firms — five Chinese and four Filipino — comprising the Bagong Marawi Consor-tium that will build the “new Marawi” within the 250-hectare Ground Zero, the former main battle area during the five-month siege, now referred to as Most Af-fected Area (MAA).

On Sunday, Housing Secretary Eduardo del Ro-sario, concurrent chair of the task force that oversees the recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts for Marawi and affected towns in Lanao del Sur, told MindaNews that the China State Construction Engi-neering Corp. Ltd. leads the consortium. “I don’t recall the eight others,” he said.

Followed up on Mon-day, del Rosario sent Mind-

all from China; and Future Homes Ph Inc.; A. Brown Company, Inc.; H.S. Pow Construction and Develop-ment; and SDW Realty & Devt Inc. — based in the Philippines.

Del Rosario told Mind-aNews on Sunday that the proposal of Bagong Marawi

Consortium for Ground Zero/MAA “was already selected and negotiation for the terms of reference, costing and project details will start April 2.”

While negotiations are ongoing “between the De-veloper and Technical

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MALAYBALAY City--The local government unit here plans to engage more community volunteers as it seeks to boost its preparedness against destructive forest fires, which are common throughout Bukidnon province dur-ing the summer season.

Maria Maida Apostol, City Local Government Op-erations Officer, said local residents in communities

Malaybalay taps civilian volunteers against forest fires

GENERAL Santos City--After several months of delay, the city government will start the full operations on Tuesday, April 3, of its P26 million dialysis center.

This, as the local government-run Dr. Jorge P. Royeca Hospital was formally granted by the Department of Health (DOH) the license to operate its Renal Care and Treatment Unit, which had been touted as among the most modern and complete dialysis centers in Mindanao.

Glenville Gonzales, assistant city administrator, said Monday the DOH issued the license following an inspec-tion and assessment of the facility last month.

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The Begging ChildBy eliseo i. felisilda

Teacher – III / TICLarapan Elementary School

Malitbog-II Distrcit, Division of Bukidnon

it only causes many dis-advantages. It’s not just dangerous to your health. It’s bad for your social life. It’s such a hassle! It even ages your skin. Moreover. You waste your money on it. You could have saved a lot from it by now you keep on buying those cigarettes, but you could have bought me a Penshoppe shirt, motor bike or a book to read. But you didn’t, you didn’t even notice that I’m jealous. You spent more money on cigarettes, but you even care buying the things that I need? There were times when you put that pack of ciga-rettes in your shirt pocket, which is near your heart! How am I supposed to feel about it? Of course, envi-ous! Does it really mean that those, cigarettes are much nearer to your heart than I am? Please pa, don’t make me believe it. Tell me it’s not true, Tell me do I have a choice? Why don’t you stop smoking Pa? It’s not such a big favor, I’m begging you please pa, why don’t you? Why don’t you quit? It’s not that hard.

Have you ever been jealous whenever you see your father with a stick of cigarette in his hand? Have you ever thought of telling him to stop smoking, but afraid to do so? Well, I, do, but, I just can’t seem to tell my father how I really felt about it. It’s terrible I admit, I’m scared to death of telling him to stop smoking be-cause I’m afraid that It’s a risk I’ll later regret. You feel the same way, don’t you? They’re older than us, I know that. But it does not mean that we cannot tell them how much we really feel towards it. Pa, I’m sorry, but you don’t know that its not good for your health? Worse, you risk others people’s health, especially your children which in-cludes me. When were together in a room, don’t you that we inhale two or three times much toxic material per round as you do? Espe-cially this time that our youngs lungs are growing and developing. You see pa, second hand smoke cause lung cancer and significantly increases re-spiratory illnesses among us. Pa, do you think you could benefit something from smoking? I think

POVERTY: A Hindrance or A Challenge?By cHaritY r. colinares

Teacher I-San Pedro Elementary SchoolInitao District-Division of Misamis Oriental

erty. During my stay in that school, I have seen the piti-able situations of the school children that crumpled my heart and that affect my thinking that poverty is far more a hindrance than a challenge. Everyday I can see plenty of vacant seats in my classroom. Later I found out that poverty caused the sitters of those seats to be absent. How a hungry kid could have the desire and courage to attend classes everyday in order to reach the zenith of his dreams? They may persevere for long without a penny to spend during recess but not with an empty stomach. Even those who attend classes regularly are still painted with the ugly colors of poverty and that would also be hard for them to go farther and higher in order to succeed. If we try to compare the lives of our two great heroes Rizal and Bonifacio, we can have a perfect comparison between a rich and a poor

lives and this can portray to us how affluence contrib-uted to Rizal’s education and how poverty curtailed the ambition of Bonifacio. As we know, Rizal was born from a highly educated and rich parents who owned vast tract of sugar lands in Calamba. At his early age he already had a tutor. He was from a province but was able to study in highly praised schools in Manila and he was even sent to study medicine in Europe. Bonifacio was from Manila but failed to study in schools that Rizal have attended. He even stopped schooling in order to meet the needs. His little education even caused his life when he became furious at the remarks of a fellow Katipunero. As teacher whose primary duty is to educate every learner under my care, I would always believe that poverty is a hindrance to success.

Many people have said that poverty is not a hin-drance to success. This maybe true to Abraham Lincoln who was born in a log cabin and was able to read by himself when he was at age because his mother was completely illiterate and to Andrew Johnson who was trained as tailor and was only taught by his wife how to read. These two gentle-men though, derided by fortune, they were able to put their names in the American History and are still regarded today as great statesmen. In fact, upon the assassination of the former the latter succeeded as President of the United States of America. In the Philippine setting where poverty at present is very extreme, I am not sure that poverty cannot be a hindrance to success.

For me it can either be a challenge for those who can persevere to conquer the adversities but a hindrance for those who are not brave enough to risk their lives in pursuing their dreams. Many have tried to succeed but many also have failed because they traded their ambitions with their visions that are only focused in the present. John F. Kennedy once said, “Change is the law of life and those who look only the past or present are certain to miss the future.” He is indeed true because once your mind is set to aim for the future you do not matter the impediments that come across your way and you are always determined to subdue them. My first station as a pub-lic school teacher was at the farthest school in our municipality where you can see the different faces of pov-

TESDA Technology Institutions conduct Special National TVET Enrolment DayCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – As a sequel to the success-ful launch of the National TVET Enrolment Day and Jobs Bridging held last February 27 and 28, 2018, TESDA will hold another round of National TVET Enrolment Day and Jobs Bridging for Construc-tion and IT-BPM on April 5-6, 2018 in all TESDA Technology Institutions. This event is TESDA’s con-tinuous preparation for the upsurge in the demand for skilled labor in the con-struction and other sectors that are considered as Key Employment Generators (KEGs). In Region 10, there are ten (10) TESDA Technol-ogy Institutions joining the event to cater inter-ested applicants to enroll in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) near their local-ity. Interested applicants

may apply at the following venues in the TTIs region wide: Enrollment is open to all Filipinos with ages 15 and above who are interested in taking up TVET pro-grams. They are advised to bring the following initial requirements:

For TVET Enrolment applicants: 1 . Bir th Cert i f icate (NSO); 2. Valid I.D.; 3. 2 pcs 1x1 I.D. Picture For Jobs Bridging ap-plicants: 1. Resume’ or Bio-data; 2. TESDA Certificate

3. 2 pcs. 1x1 I.D. picture The public is invited to come and participate

especially the Returning OFWs from Kuwait and other countries to avail

of TESDA’s free training/retraining and/or skills upgrading programs.

siGn for Peace. army chief lt. General rolando Bautista (5th from left) and tarlac Heritage foundation inc. co-founder dr. isa suntay (3rd from left at the back) pose at the Hardin ng lunas with singapore ambassador Kok li Peng, sri lanka ambassador aruni ranaraja, india ambassador Jaideep mazumdar, Vietnam ambassador ly Quoc tuan, Pakistan ambassador aman rashid, thailand minister and deputy chief of mis-sion urawadee sriphiromya and laos ambassador Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune dur-ing their visit to Bahay Pag-asa Phase 2 in Barangay mipaga, marawi city on maundy thursday (march 29, 2018). the project is their donation for the displaced people of marawi. (PNA Photo by Avito DAlAN)

be led by PPPC Executive Director Ferdinand A. Pec-son and NRO-10 Regional Director Engr. Leon M. Da-canay, Jr. Local government and regional line agency participants will also be oriented on PPPs during the launching. The PPP Knowledge Corner is part of the PPP Center’s localization strat-

Government set to launch PPP Knowledge Corner in Region XTHE Public-Private Partner-ship Center (PPPC) of the Philippines and National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office (NRO) in Region 10 will launch the PPP Knowledge Corner (PPPKC) on April 5, 2018. The PPPKC will be set up at the Cagayan de Oro Office of the NRO 10. The half-day event will

egy to further reach out to local governments units around the country and help them implement more PPP projects with technical assistance from the agency. This is an information hub which will serve as a coor-dinating unit between the PPP Center and LGUs and other implementing agen-cies. It is a venue where

they can access accurate and up-to-date information on PPP program and projects. This initiative will also help address the need to strengthen the capabilities of LGUs and other local implementing agencies to undertake PPPs for their infrastructure and devel-opment requirements. The

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SUAREZ, Iligan City--Dozens of journalists from Northern Mind-anao gathered in this city for the 3-day Media Capacity Training on Peace Journalism and conflict sensitive jour-nalism.

In her opening state-ment, women’s advocate Jane Bernardo, also chair of the Civil Society Or-ganization Forum on Peace, made emphasis on what is peace journalism and how the media can help achieve the elusive peace in Mindanao.

Other topics tack-led during the training include the decades-old Moro problem, the 330 years of Spanish conquest, the Ameri-can regime and Japa-nese imperialism, and what will be the future of Mindanao

With the help and support of the German Development Coopera-tion (GIZ), Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace and the Mangaga-wang Media ng Mind-anao, the media capac-ity training on peace journalism and conflict sensitive reporting is expected to trigger the start of an everlasting responsible reporting about Mindanao.

smart wins Grand prix and Grand anvil

smart representatives – led by chief financial officer chaye cabal-revilla (center), sVP for consumer business market development oscar reyes Jr., and public affairs fVP mon isberto – receive anvil awards last march 23 at shangri-la fort.

OSCARS OF PH PUBLIC RELATIONS:

SMART Communications garnered top honors at the Anvil Awards, to maintain its winning streak at the for the third straight year at what is considered the “Oscars of Public Relations” in the Philippines.

Smart won the Grand Prix Award for having the highest number of Gold Anvils this year, as well as the Grand Anvil for the most outstanding public relations program of the year for SHINE OS+ (Se-cured Health Information Network and Exchange), an electronic medical record system that enables health facilities to provide faster and better service to their patients.

The Anvil Awards has been conducted annually for 53 years by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

Smart received Gold An-vils for the following cor-porate social responsibility, employee engagement, and customer service programs:

SHINE OS+, an open system that allows devel-opers to create plugins ad-dressing the various needs of health workers.

Among the plugins are a system that automates the sending of reminder SMS to diabetes patients, and another that enables nurses in Nepal to collect health surveillance and prepared-ness data during and after disasters.

Learning as One Nation, an effort to help improve the Department of Education’s Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE)

program in General Santos and Sarangani.

Smart is helping develop an app that teaches Arabic language and values, while promoting independent learning among ALIVE students through the Dy-namic Learning Program created by Ramon Magsay-say Awardees Dr. Christo-pher Bernido and Dr. Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido.

School-in-a-Bag, a learn-

ing package donated to public schools in remote areas without electricity. The donation includes a solar panel, mobile devices, digital educational con-tent, teacher training, and monitoring.

TNT Tropang Ready Caravan, which inculcates d isaster preparedness among college students and encourages them to promote preparedness in their re-

spective communitiesSmart Saturdays, a pro-

gram where employees pay a participation fee to watch blockbuster mov-ies with their families and colleagues. The participa-tion fees are used to donate School-in-a-Bag units to underserved schools.

Smart Chatbot, a tool on Facebook Messenger that enables Smart customers

FILIPINO children from poor households who are part of the government’s health insurance program have increased access to health care, both for preventive and curative care.

A recent study published by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recognized the role that the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has played in this positive impact. The 4Ps automatically enrolls beneficiaries to the country’s social health insurance program

and requires preventive check-ups for chil-dren aged 0 to 5 years old.

In the discussion paper, authors PIDS Senior Research Fellow Michael Abrigo and Visiting Research Fellow Vicente Paqueo explained that, while there is no direct impact on morbidity, the results suggest that “the social health insurance and the CCT program, jointly, were able to induce greater hospital visits for both preventive and curative care, and lower out-of-pocket expenditures.”

Access to health care in developing countries is challenging. In the case of the Philippines, efforts to provide better health care can be traced back to as early as in the 70s. It has undergone various improvements, especially with the establishment of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) in 1995.

According to the study, Filipino children who are insured are 8.7 to 12.8 percent more likely to visit a healthcare facility,

PH’s health insurance programs benefit poor Filipino children, says PIDS study

PIDS prexy urges advocates to step up efforts on gender equalityWITH the Philippines con-tinuously dropping from its rank as one of the most gender-equal countries in the world over the last two years, Dr. Celia Reyes, new president and first female head of state think tank Phil-ippine Institute for Develop-ment Studies (PIDS), urged advocates and stakeholders alike to step up efforts on gender equality to regain the country’s status.

Citing the latest Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum during “Making Change Work for Women: A Policy Dialogue” organized by the Institute, Reyes said the Phil-ippines has slid from 7th place in 2016 to the 10th spot last year. A total of 145 countries were ranked based on four categories, namely, labor force participation, edu-cational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.

“While the country has actually maintained its top spot in Asia, we have gone down to the 10th place de-spite the increase in the abso-lute score. This is something we need to focus on not because we have retrogressed but because other countries are also doing a lot more in terms of making sure they have gender equality,” she said.

Reyes noted the dimen-sions that need improvement like the areas of leadership, labor force participation, and wage.

In leadership, for instance, Dr. Clarissa David, a profes-sor at the UP College of Mass Communication explained that 60 percent of female employees constitute the first and second levels in government. However, this figure, she said, diminishes to 30 percent or less in terms of women representation in high-level appointive and

elective offices. David also shared that

women leaders in both the Senate and the House of Representatives are typecast in handling committees such as cultural communities, women and gender equality, health, nutrition, education, and family planning, among others.

In terms of labor force participation, PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jose Ramon Albert, pointed out that the lower labor force participation among women is noticeable across all mem-ber-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and even in many countries across Asia and the Pacific. He said that men outnumber women by a large majority in work as laborers, farmers, trade, and unskilled workers.

Albert also revealed that in the Philippines, women tend to have a bigger share of

vulnerable employment than men. According to recent data, about 7 in 20 men are in vulnerable employment com-pared to 8 in 20 for women. He stressed that those in vulnerable employment are less likely to have formal work arrangements, and are therefore more likely to lack decent working conditions, adequate social security, and voice. “Vulnerable employ-ment is often characterized by inadequate earnings, low productivity, and difficult conditions of work that un-dermine workers’ fundamen-tal rights,” Albert explained.

Another speaker, Maria Kristine Josefina Balmes, dep-uty director for operations of the Philippine Commission on Women, discussed issues that hamper the passage of women-related laws in the country. She said the exis-tence of prevailing culture in both legislators and pressure groups like faith-based orga-

nizations and the church are usually the deciding factor in the passage of a specific bill. One of Balmes’ observations is that the majority of legisla-tors are men and they usually bring in their conservative, patriarchal, and chauvinistic stance in the discussion of women-related bills.

To address these chal-lenges, Balmes emphasized the need to inform and en-gage women as stakeholders in government programs and services, as well as to create and facilitate platforms to discuss good practices, gaps, challenges, and commit-ments in pursuing gender and development in order to strengthen the implementa-tion of the Magna Carta of Women.

On the other hand, Na-tional Project Officer Mari-cel Aguilar of UN Women Philippines, talked about the plight of women in southern Philippines, who are often

exploited by violent extremist groups as tokens or brides for terrorist fighters or used as couriers or conveyors of messages, thus endangering their lives.

“Given the current and emerging trends of violent extremism and

terrorism, there is a need to revisit the law to include elements of protection and prevention from all forms of threats and violence, includ-ing sexual and gender-based violence,” she said. Aside from this, Aguilar stressed the need to engage religious leaders in intra- and inter-faith dialogues, and provide women with livelihood op-portunities and educational programs. “If women are given these support, they will have the resources to bring their children to school and prevent them from being recruited or lured by violent extremist groups,” Aguilar concluded.

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Klaus doring

War against innocentsNO need to explain headlines and daily news! Killing in every part of the world is unceasing! Warriors go and fight prepared to kill and to be killed with no fear. In the forests, in the streets, a lot of them are found dead bodies spread-eagled. In the rivers and oceans, a lot of them are found floating if not eaten by the hungry sharkes.

But what about those innocent lives who are just victims of war atrocities? Are they prepared to die in such a horrible state? It is sickening to realize that those people are killed within just a flick of a fin-

ger by those war-oriented people. Moreoften, we can learn through media about numbers of people dead and injured caused by build-ing and streets bombings, chemical poisonongs (!), and nuclear power testings.

Killings - yes, there will be always killings! Because the Super Powers are in a race to put as many weapons as possible into their allies' hands. The Arm producers are urged and more encour-aged to make more weapons and explosives. As the Great Powers never stop interven-ing in these small countries' affairs, there will be more casualties. Wouldn't it much

better for them to help the Third World countries eco-nomically than supplying them with weapons?

How many more inno-cent lives shall we find scat-tered in the streets? How many more of them will be seen floatingin the open seas with shattered bodies? And how many more young and old people will be buried in-nocently at the bottom of the sea leaving their loved-ones to suffer pain and extreme grief?

War is hell and the world has had enough! When will stability prevail in this world? In one of my previous col-umns in this corner, several

years ago, I asked "Cold War - Hot War?". It was the time, the Ukraine crisis began. Today, let's ask ourselves the same question. And? Homo sapiens - quo vadis?

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Easter PS II: proofs that Jesus is God the father, son, and holy spirit

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks folly…” (Isaiah9:17, the Holy Bible).

-ooo-BIBLICAL PROOFS

THAT JESUS IS GOD THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT: Easter Post Script II: To those who have been inquiring if there is proof that Jesus is God and Savior and is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who came down to earth from heaven, in the form of man with flesh and blood, and accepted the penalty for man’s sins, the answer of the Children of God Blood Kin of the Christ Church (or AND KNK, Simbahang Anak ng Diyos Kadugo Ni Kristo) is, yes, there are proofs of this

from the Bible.The AND KNK calls

these proofs as “accurate pieces of evidence that Jesus is God and Savior, and that He is God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit”. What are these “accurate proofs?” These are the proofs from the Father, from the Son, from the Holy Spirit, from the disciples of Jesus, and from those who did not ac-cept and have faith in Him.

In understanding these proofs, we should start by studying seven verses from the Bible which are the chief foundation of all proclamations that Jesus is God and Savior, and is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 1:18-25, uke 1:26-37, John 1:1-14, and John 20:22.

-ooo-JESUS IS THE GOD

WHO CAME DOWN TO EARTH FROM HEAVEN: From Genesis 3:15, we learn of the curse that God gave to the serpent after it suc-cessfully enticed Eve and Adam to sin by egregiously disobeying the command of God against eating the fruit of the tree from the center of the garden. With this curse, God the Father declared that He will cause enmity between the off-spring of the serpent and the offspring of the woman.

It is clear from this dec-laration of the Father that there would be a fight be-tween the offspring of the serpent and of the offspring of the woman. Who is the offspring of the serpent? It is the evil one, no less, and his legion of evil spirits and sinfulness that will control (and are in fact controlling, even now) the minds of many people. The offspring

of the woman refers, on the other hand, to Jesus.

Now, who is Jesus? He was the son who would be conceived of by the woman and would be given birth to by her, according to Isaiah 7:14. According to Isaiah: “God Himself will give you a sign: the virgin will con-ceive and give birth to a baby boy, who will be called Emmanuel…”

-ooo-JESUS: “MIGHTY GOD,

EVERLASTING FATHER”: If we study well enough what Isaiah 7:14 said, we ill inevitably come to the conclusion that the baby boy that the virgin will conceive of and give birth to, would most certainly be human.

Talks on STL lobby money resurface in GensanGENERAL Santos City--When the resolution con-senting to the operation of the Small Town Lottery (STL) in General Santos City was first introduced in the Sangguniang Pan-glunsod (SP) on October 10, 2017, talks regarding lobby money took center stage, but mainly along the underground information highway.

The SP conducted a hear-ing on this proposed resolu-tion on October 19, 2017 and on October 24, denied the proposed measure for the operation of STL in the city through SP Resolution No. 888.

The same talks on STL lobby money have lately resurfaced in GenSan but, this time, in a louder fashion when another resolution giving imprimatur to STL operation was again intro-duced in the SP on March 13, 2018, just five months

after it rejected it.The STL measure was

revived by virtue of Sang-guniang Panglunsod Pro-posed Resolution (SPPR) No. 1818-01906 presented for first reading on March 13 and immediately referred to the SP’s Committee on Games and Amusement, chaired by City Councilor Franklin Mabini Gacal, Jr.

SPPR N0. 1818-01906 seeks the concurrence of the SP on the application of the Philippine Charity sweepstakes Office and Trento and Leisure Cor-poration to operate Small Town Lottery pursuant to Section 3, Rule VI of the rules and regulations imple-menting RA 9649 known as act amending RA 5412 or the Charter of the City of General Santos.

The City Charter re-quires the consent of the SP for the conduct of any gambling operations within

the city.A public hearing on

this proposed resolution was held on March 19 but only 40 people, mostly local government functionaries, police officers, barangay officials and STL operators and financiers, attended.

There is a reason for the public to suspect that lobby money plays a role in the scheme of things. The passage of this same resolu-tion was being worked out without the participation of wider sections of society.

Attended only by a hand-ful of previously consenting barangays officials, local government functionar-ies and STL operators and financiers, the March 19 public hearing was no more than a workshop of the willing.

It should be stressed that the provisions of RA No. 7160, requiring people’s participation in the adoption

of any measure by the SP and other local law-making bodies, are not meant to be minimalist in character.

Through this, the crys-tallization of issues sur-rounding the proposed measure is ensured and the meaningful participation by the people in the pro-cesses of decision-making is guaranteed. Thus, a public hearing on the proposed measure is intended to be exhaustive.

But this is not the case here. The main opposi-tors to the passage of such consent resolution who are the representatives of the church sector, civil society groups and other commu-nity-based formations were not invited to the March 19 public hearing.

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He said the team’s output “will be incorporated in the negotiation to come-up with the final MAA Rehab and Development Plan” and that their target date for completion of the final plan is last week of April as the Swiss Challenge is scheduled for first week of May.

On Monday, Del Rosario said ground consultations “will be undertaken from first to third week of April.” He later explained that con-sultations “might start on April 5 but will know ex-actly when I meet the team tomorrow (Tuesday).”

The Chinese firmsChina State Engineer-

ing Corporation, Ltd. is a state-owned firm operating an “integrated construction and real estate company in China.’

According to its website, the firm is “the world’s larg-est investment construction group.”

Anhui Huali Construc-tion Group Co. Ltd., estab-lished in 1952 and based in Hefei, China has a website in Chinese but its English translation is not accessible.

But according to Bloom-berg.com, the firm is a “general construction en-gineering contractor” that engages in the construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, quays, sea-lanes, city infra-structure, environment pro-tection facilities, industrial plants, and decorations; and manufactures construction equipment and materials.

The Beijing-based China Geo Engineering Corp., according to its website, was established in 1982 with the approval of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China and was officially affiliated to the Ex-Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of China.

“As one of the first few state-owned enterprises ap-proved by the State Council to undertaking interna-tional contracting projects, CGC was granted with the permission of international project contracting, import and export of equipment, labor service export, and mineral resources recon-naissance and develop-ment,” it said.

Since its establishment, CGC has undertaken thou-sands of projects at home and abroad, consisting of energy performance con-tract-related “construction works of water supply and drainage, road and bridge construction, irrigation and hydropower, environmen-tal protection, building, geotechnical engineering and geologic hazard treat-ment; geological and min-eral reconnaissance and evaluation, and mineral

resources development and management.”

The Corporation has consecutively been ranked among China’s “Top 30 International Contractors.

TBEA Co., Ltd., accord-ing to its website, “is an active participant in the three national strategy new industries of “high-end power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing, renewable energy and new materials.”

S h a n d o n g J i ny u a n Homes Industry Develop-ment Co. Ltd., is the fifth and last Chinese firm on Del Rosario’s list. The firm’s name yielded no result in an internet search but there is a Jinyuan Development Co. Ltd. which “deals with, among others polymethyl methacrylate pmma, pc, acrylic, sunshine plate hol-lowness board,” according to www.chinaenterprise.biz.

The Philippine partnersThe Philippine part-

ners in the Consortium are Future Homes Ph Inc.; A. Brown Company, Inc.; HS Pow Construction and Development; and SDW Realty and Development, Inc.

Future Homes Ph has no website, only a Facebook page and a mobile number. MindaNews sent a query to that number but did not receive a reply.

A. Brown Company, Inc., according to its website, is “the holding company for the various businesses of Dr. Walter W. Brown and family, with strategic interests in agribusiness (palm oil plantation and

milling), power generation (coal, diesel, hydro and renewables) and resources (precious metals, oil and gas exploration).”

The firm has generally focused on business inter-ests in Mindanao, “though both the power and real estate segments have invest-ments in other regions.”

Real Estate is one of the core businesses of ABCI which developed the high-end Xavier Estates in Cagayan de Oro City, West Highlands in Butuan CIty Coral Resort Estates in Initao, Misamis Oriental, among others.

It said the company is “shifting its focus to middle income housing (classified as economic housing) and socialized housing to take advantage of the 3.0-mil-lion supply backlog in these sectors.”

H.S. Pow Construction and Development, accord-ing to its website, is a “Gen-eral Building Contractor and General Engineering Company” with more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry.

H.S. POW Construction & Development Corpora-tion “has successfully con-structed high-rise buildings, industrial plants, warehous-es, shopping malls, hotels, condominiums, residences, roads and bridges, com-mercial centers and mixed used development projects.”

SDW Realty & Devel-opment Inc., though its SDW Construction, is a General Contractor, that of-fers a “wide range of multi-disciplined construction

services for projects of all sizes that are delivered on schedule and for the most economical price.”

Del Rosario said the Swiss Challenge is a faster process than going through public bidding.

“Kasi dapat makita natin dito na talagang at the end of the day, it’s a new city, lalo na ‘yung central busi-ness district at talagang mapaganda natin, hindi lang better but much, much better. Pag na-select ‘yung isang proponent, this will be subjected to Swiss challenge. But that any developer can challenge that development project with corresponding amount. Let’s say, sinabi niya, ‘We will do it at 100 billion.’ Here comes an-other developer: ‘O … we can do it similarly for 75 billion.’ Pag nag-challenge at hindi kaya nung initial proponent ‘yung 75 billion, the project will go to the other developer,” he told reporters in Malacanang on December 1.

On March 29, on the eve of the “M’Balingan Tano sa Ground Zero Peacful Protest Rally,” the Ranaw Multi Sectoral Movement (RMSM) issued an open letter appealing to President Rodrigo Duterte to grant the Meranaws their right to rebuild Marawi City as they rejected the proposed rehabilitation plans “being imposed upon us” — in-cluding an ecozone and a military camp — by “those who live far from us.”

The letter described their future as “threaten-ing” because “forces are

moving that threaten to do far greater damage to our people than what the war has done.”

“In the guise of rebuild-ing our homes, in the guise of laying down the founda-tions of a better, progressive and modern city, the will and vision of those who live far from us who built this city are being imposed upon us. This is an invasion of a different kind. This one threatens to rob our soul,” the appeal, distributed via social media and read before the rally in Marawi last Friday, said.

Del Rosario maintained consultations were done through the local govern-ment units. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

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Motorela operators cry foul over new regulations

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The organization of mo-torela owners and drivers in this city expressed concern over what they dubbed as misleading them to sign a document from the city government that would ultimately lead to dire con-sequences for them. It can be recalled that City Hall under admin-istrator Teddy Sabuga-a announced that motorela operators must renew their numbering in the whole month of March with sched-uled separate sessions for the Consolacion, Agora, Camaman-an and Macasa-ndig routes. But Sonny Hinosolango, spokesperson of the Ma-casandig Operators and Drivers Association, told this writer that during the renumbering event, each motorela operator was told to sign a so-called of oath of undertaking. Hinosolango claimed that it was stipulated in the oath that they should not ply beyond their specified routes. “Buot ba pasabot sayon-sayonon nami’g dakop ani puhon kay nakapirma kami niini,” Hinosolango rhetori-cally asked. “Dugang palas-unon nga kalbaryo ang lain-la-ing version sa mga bawal sama sa dapat tanggalan ang route board, bumper, carrier, dapat i-repaint ug ang pinakabug-at nga kina-hanglan usbon ang porma sa motorela bisan pa dugay na kining gadagan tungod kun okay lahi ang desinyo sa pipila samtang sukad pa kaniadto wala may tino nga official design sa motorela gawas sa iyang sukod lang sa body,” he added. In a separate statement, the Solidarity of Transport in Region X (Starex) sided with the motorela operators’ concerns. “Dako kining hagit sa mga motorela driver ug operator nga dili mag-pakahilom, maghiusa ug mobarug alang sa inyong katungod nga mabuhi,” Starex secretary-general Ringo Lago said. It was Starex which lob-bied before the City Council an increase in motorela fares from P6 to P7 (regular) and P5 to P6 (privileged – senior, students, disabled). That proposal has not yet been discussed.

CL PESOs facilitate employment of 224,382 jobseekersCLARK FREEPORT ZONE – Public employment service facilities in Central Luzon assisted 224,382 jobseekers to get local and overseas work. This was reported by Regional Director Ana Dione to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III during the performance and planning assessment of around 120 comprising Public Employ-ment Service Office (PESO) managers from various PE-SOs in Region III and of-ficials of the Central Luzon Career Guidance Network (CL-CGN). DOLE Region 3 Techni-cal Support and Services Division for Employment and Welfare head Alejan-dro Inza Cruz and Labor Statistician Andre Josef Bustos said PESO’s employ-ment facilitation assistance recorded placement rate of 88 percent over 254,460 referred applicants. “Thanks to our contin-ued partnership with the PESOs, we’ve set another milestone in providing for more employment oppor-tunities in ensuring that our job seekers land jobs through our help. With our latest scorecard, we have surpassed the Bureau of Local Employment’s (BLEs) 80 percent placement rate target,” Inza Cruz said. Another employment fa-cilitation activity initiated by the DOLE and PESOs is the conduct of 10 region-wide job fairs during the Labor Day and Independence Day festivities. Aside from this, the DOLE and PESOs also teamed up in holding vari-ous local job fairs within provinces, cities, and mu-nicipalities all over the re-gion. All national and local job fairs have adopted the Trabaho, Negosyo, Ka-buhayan (TNK) Concept forged between the DOLE and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).Bustos, for his part, provided updates on several employ-ment programs aimed to boost employment oppor-tunities and learning for the region’s working youths. According to Bustos, some 26,679 poor but de-serving students were pro-vided short-term employ-ment opportunities through the SPES, which stands for Special Program for the Employment of Students.

Inflation in NorMin continues to riseBy marK francisco Both Bukidnon and

Misamis Occidental posted the highest inflation rate of 5.5 percent among the provinces, with Bukidnon showing an increase of 2.7 percentage points and Misa-mis Oriental’s rose at 2.5 percentage points. The report likewise indi-cated that Misamis Oriental registered an accelerated inflation of 4.7 percent in February 2018 from 3.5 percent in the previous year. Of the five provinces here, only Camiguin registered a

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Inflation rate in Northern Mindanao increased by 1.7 percentage points in Febru-ary this year at 5.2 percent from 3.5 percent inflation in the same period in 2017. In a statement released last week, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that this figure was also higher by 0.4 percentage compared to the previous month of January’s inflation of 4.8 percent.

deceleration from 5.4 per-cent in February 2017 to only 3.6 percent in February 18. Coupled with that, the regional consumer price index also rose to 166.4, which means that the price of goods in February 2018 regionwide was 66.4 percent higher than it was two years ago. With the implementa-tion of the TRAIN law, the surge of the inflation was seen in alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 10.6 percent followed by food and non-

alcoholic beverages at 6.5 percent. Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels also registered an in-flation of 4.6 percent. On a month-on-month basis, alcoholic beverages and tobacco registered a price increase at 1.8 percent from January 2018 levels. With this, the real value of the peso in Northern Min-danao for February was 60 centavos, a decrease of four centavos.USINESS Infla-tion in Northern Mindanao continues to rise.

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China’s retaliatory tariffs could hurt US wine industrySAN FRANCISCO -- The US wine industry has expressed concerns over the long-term damage of China’s 15 percent tariff on imported wines from the United States. China started imposing 15 percent additional tariffs on a total of 128 US products, including wine, on the week-end in a retaliatory action against Trump administra-tion’s planned tariff on China’s steel and aluminum. “This new increased tariff will have a chilling effect on US wine exports to one of the world’s most important markets,” said Robert Koch,

president and CEO of Wine Institute, on Monday. This additional tariff will increase the total tariff and tax paid on a bottle of US wine imported into China by a large margin, according to the estimate of the Wine Institute, an advocacy and research group representing more than 1,000 wineries in California. Currently, Chile, Georgia and New Zealand wines enter China tariff-free and Austra-lian wines will be tariff free starting in 2019, it said. “The US producers were already at a disadvantage to many foreign

competitors, and this will only exacerbate that problem,” said Koch. “We urge a swift resolution to this crisis before long-term damage is done to the US wine industry.” China is one of the fast-est growing wine markets in the world and will soon be second only to the US in value, according to the Wine Institute. US wine exports to greater China (including the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong) were up 10 percent last year to USD197 million. The value of US wine ex-ports (97 percent from Cali-fornia) to China has increased

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Pinilayan Elementary School

Teachers today not only struggle about what strate-gies to use in teaching 21st century learners, but the challenge also includes how we can keep the at-tention of the learners to concentrate on the lessons being taught. Children naturally have very short attention span and they like to move a lot, implying that teachers should not just approach their learning in a traditional “write this, read this, and answer that” jind of way. Children learn more if they are enjoying the lesson, thus, teachers should incorporate and integrate games in teaching them. These educational games are not just some games that teachers should randomly pick to integrate in the les-son, but these are the kind of games that would not

a better understanding of difficult material. Second that we should consider is to make use of it as enrich-ment. As students master core material, we may want a game that presents content through different media. For example, it may give ques-tions through text, audio, images, or even through charades. This should en-courage students to chal-lenge themselves as they explore new ways to process the content. And lastly is the rreinforcement. Instead of using games to teach and engage individual students, entire classes can play to re-inforce curriculum content. This can also make game-based learning a group activ-ity. Some games can involve the whole class featuring the highlights of difficult lessons and students may naturally compete against each other to earn higher scores, and they learn together in a fun

and engaging way. As teachers, our role is not just to deliver the goods (lessons) to our customers (learners), but we should also think about how they are going to pro-cess learning with enjoy-ment. Embedding games in the lessons is one way to keep the learners hooked with the learning. But we should also remember that these games are ap-propriate to the type of lesson and need to have instructional support to ensure game objectives are aligned with the les-son objectives. And lastly, it should be noted that just because children are enjoying, does not mean that they actually have grasped the skills intended by the game. There should always be an assessment of learning at the end of the whole process of each learning session.

PCSO to enhance strategies to increase salesP H I L I P P I N E C har i t y Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan said on Monday the agency through its Gaming Sector will not be introduc-ing a new game this year, but it will revitalize and enhance instead its existing games to increase sales revenues. “We have to innovate in our strategies to enhance our existing lottery games such as Lotto in connection with Tax Reformation for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. So we don’t see the need to introduce a new lottery game at this time although this is part of our strategy to increase our revenues,” Balutan said. Due to the implementa-tion of Republic Act 10963, otherwise known as the TRAIN law, effective April 1, 2018, a final tax of 20 percent shall be imposed on Small Town Lottery (STL) prize winnings exceeding P10,000. The 20-percent rate shall be computed on the basic of the full amount of the prize winning. The imposed 20-percent Final Taxes on the prize winnings shall be

remitted daily to PCSO. A separate “Summary of Winners” subjected to the 20 percent Final Tax shall be prepared on a weekly basis and be submitted every Tuesday by all STL-Autho-rized Agent Corporations to PCSO. A consolidated report of the “Summary of Winners” shall likewise be prepared on a monthly basis and be submitted within five days following the end of every month. The 5-percent Prize Fund Tax shall no longer be re-mitted to PCSO in lieu of the Final Tax.

‘PCSO is bleeding’ In an interview, Gaming Technology Department Officer-in-Charge Aimee De Viterbo said her department and the Gaming Sector have started discussing strategies to innovate the games. “The introduction of the TRAIN law is very chal-lenging for PCSO because right now, we are already bleeding. Ang laki-laki na ng taxes kaya very challeng-ing siya on how you will implement the law at the same time,” Viterbo said.

Under the TRAIN law, a 20-percent tax will be imposed on winnings of more than P10,000 from Lotto, Keno, Small Town Lottery (STL), Sweepstakes, and other PCSO products. However, it removed the corporate tax exemption on the charity agency. Apart from the Corpo-rate tax, PCSO pays the Documentary Stamp tax and Prize Fund tax which increased from 5 percent to 20 percent. De Viterbo said that while the sales of lottery and other number games were not yet affected of the TRAIN law, that is be-cause PCSO has not yet fully implemented the changes. In fact, Lotto sales and other games posed a 2.81 percent increase with re-ported overall sales of P5,384,844,980 in January and February compared to the sales of the same months last year. “Hindi man lumiit ‘yung ating bettors, ‘yung capacity

to play bumaba. Before, they used to play P30, tatlong taya na ‘yun. Nung ginawa nating P20, isang beses na lang. Hindi na siya makadalawa kasi ‘yun lang kaya niyang i-spend sa lotto,” said De Viterbo. PCSO is currently study-ing how to balance the new tax law and how they can effectively implement it that will benefit both stakehold-ers. “That’s why we are bleed-ing because we are shoul-dering everything except for the tax being imposed on the lottery winnings. Kapag ipapa-shoulder na-man natin sa bettors natin ‘yung documentary stamp tax, from P20.00 magiging P24 siya. Eh ‘yung migration na lang namin from P10.00 to P20.00 medyo lumiit,” de Viterbo said. In a formal survey con-ducted in 2005 in Zam-boanga City, De Viterbo said they asked about 100 respondents if they are

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DAVAO CITY -- Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio condemned the burning of heavy equipment on Saturday, calling it an act of terrorism. “The attacks were down-right cowardly and indicate that the NPA (New People’s Army) is nothing but a ter-rorist group that deserves our collective rejection and condemnation,” the mayor said in a press statement Monday. Duterte-Carpio said, “The NPA’s revolution is one designed to undermine our democracy and devel-opment through its brand of egregious violence and extremism. The mayor counted 10 heavy equipment with es-timated damage at PHP65 million that were set on fire by the NPA simultaneously in Barangay Callawa in Bu-hangin, Fatima in Paquibato, and Barangay Dalagdag in Calinan.

DAVAO CITY -- Some P65 million worth of heavy equipment were lost to two separate burning incidents over the weekend by a still unidentified group of armed men in Buhangin, Paqui-bato and Calinan Districts, Davao City, the city police office said. On Saturday, the burn-ing incident happened at around 11 p.m. in Barangay Callawa in Buhangin and in Barangay Fatima in

TIBUNGCO, Davao City (DSWD XI) -- “Achieving a well-fed and a food-secure household would mean im-proving what people eat, in terms of quality, quantity, and variety,” Pantawid Pami-lya City Link of Barangay Tibungco Jackilyn A. Raz said. This is easily attainable for the family of Baltazar and Marina Monton, which enjoys vegetable gardening as an income-generating hobby. “Sa pirmiro namo nga pagtanom, nagsugod ko sa baynte ka semilya sa pechay. Nagakuha pud ko sa sementeryo og mga tetra pack aron matamnan (I started off with 20 seedlings of pechay. I also gather from the cemetery tetra packs which I recycle into pots),” Marina shared. From 20 pechay seed-lings, Marina now has over 200 seedlings along with other crops that she cul-tivates by their home lot sideline. To make soil containers, Marina personally sews together the various tetra packs she fastidiously col-lects. She even builds make-shift racks to maximize the limited space by the fence, and make room for her growing vegetable pots. “Ang naka nindot sa

Mayor Sara condemns burning ofequipment used in gov’t projects

She said the attacks tem-porarily stalled the bypass road projects being imple-mented by the city and the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to end the condition of chronic poverty in the areas. The mayor pointed out that the road projects could make the delivery of other basic services to the people faster — including health, education, agricultural

Baltazar and marina monton and their container garden.

Container veggie garden boosts income of Davao Pantawid family

amoang gulayan kay nag ka unite mi mga beneficiaries nga bisan og naa mi sa dap-lin sa dagat dili rason nga dili mi maka tanom og mga gulay (It is interesting to note that as beneficiaries we agreed that living near the seashore is not a hindrance in growing vegetables).” The urban container gardening was established in 2013 with three Pantawid families in the seaside area of Tibungco. For them, it provided additional income and better nutritional values for the whole family. Marina said her husband Baltazar repacks the seed-lings they buy and sells it to fellow Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries at Tibungco Public Market. Their chil-dren also help and garden-ing has become a kind of family bonding especially on weekends. Seven of their children are now married and living separately. Only the two younger ones are staying with them. From their small garden, the family earns Php 1,500 every month. This is a lot of help since the couple also takes care of four grand-children. For their laudable efforts, the Monton family was rec-ognized in 2017 during the District II Urban Container

Gardening Contest initiated by DSWD Pantawid staffs in partnership with the local government of District II of Davao City. The Montons won second place with a Php 2,000 cash prize. “Tungod sad aning gu-layan nako nakapalit ko og sin sa among balay maong nakabutang nako og dghan pang tanom sa amoang atop (Through my vegetable gar-den, I was able to buy G.I. sheets for my roofing hence I can now place more pots on the roof which also serves as garden patch),” Marina beamed. Their garden also sup-plies the family’s vegetable requirements. From their savings on vegetables, they are able to pay for other basic needs. Consequently, what they earn from selling their vegetable produce could definitely augment the family’s income. Pantawid Pamilya is a human development pro-gram that invests in the health and education of poor families, primarily those with children aged 0-18. It provides cash grants to partner-beneficiaries who comply with the conditions of sending their children to school, bringing them to health centers, and attend-ing the monthly Family

P65-M damage: Armed men burn heavy equipment in Davao

MILF’s Jaafar hopeful onpassage of BBL this yearDAVAO CITY – The lead-ership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) remains hopeful on the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before the end of the year following the commitment of Presi-dent Rodrigo Duterte of its approval. This was expressed by Ghazali Jaafar, chair of the MILF-led Bangsamoro Tran-sition Commission (BTC) . “The President commit-ted to us the passage of the BBL before the end of this year. God willing,” Jaafar

said in a text message when asked about the agenda of the meeting with President Duterte in Davao. Jaafar said the MILF discussed with the President the future of the BBL in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. During the meeting, Jaafar said the MILF is keen on Senate version. “In the Senate, BBL is much better than in the House,” Jaafar said without elaborating. He added that the MILF requested for the meet-

ing with the President to update him on the MILF’s position and concern about the situation of the BBL in the House. In February, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri filed Senate Bill 1717 with a hope for a lasting peace in Mindanao and the whole country. Zubiri said, Sen-ate Bill, No. 1717, under Committee Report No. 255, was a product of 11 public hearings and six technical working group meetings. Zubiri said the new BBL

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT

4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT4th Shari’a Judicial District

Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-034 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OFSPOUSES LEO II NOJAS DEAÑO ANDRUBY JANE G. MOMONGAN-DEAÑO,

LEO II NOJAS DEAÑO ANDRUBY JANE G. MOMONGAN-DEAÑO, Petitioners.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on October 15,2008 at Davao City, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 2, Magoong, Linamon, Lanao del Norte and DR 2A, Davao Agri Inc Bldg., V. Mapa, Davao 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 irreconcil-ability and they separated for five (5) years now, 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’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on October 15, 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 April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 19th day of March, 2018. (SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI Presiding JudgemDn: march 21, 28 & apr 4, 2018



Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-035 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OFSPOUSES LEVI S. ANACLECTO andDAISY HALLASGO ANACLETO,

LEVI S. ANACLECTO andDAISY HALLASGO ANACLETO, Petitioners.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on No-vember 28, 2002 at Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at the address of their counsel at 109 Tiano Bros St., Cagayan de Oro City. 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 irreconcil-ability and they separated for more than fifteen (15) years now, 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’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on November 28, 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 April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 19th day of March, 2018. (SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI Presiding JudgemDn: march 21, 28 & apr 4, 2018



Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-033 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OFSPOUSES GEM C. CORTEZ andJUSTINE N. GADIANO,

GEM C. CORTEZ andJUSTINE N. GADIANO, Petitioners.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on June 5, 2010 at San Miguel Arkangel Parish, San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their addresses at Zone 7 Brgy. Pala-O, Iligan City and Brgy. Maunlad, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 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 irreconcil-ability and they separated for four (4) years now, 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’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 5, 2010, 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 April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 19th day of March, 2018. (SGD) HON. OSOP. ALI Presiding JudgemDn: march 21, 28 & apr 4, 2018

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. GREGORIO A. ALBARRACIN, SR. and ROSARIO CALAPRE who died on July 10, 2015 and August 23, 2016, leaving a conjugal parcel of land situ-ated in Barrio Sta. Ana, Municipality of Davao City, Island of Mindanao, Philippines, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by original Certificate of Title No. P-11695 and more particularly described as follows: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE P-11695 (Plan Sgs-11-000613-D Portion); Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE; made and entered into by and among NANCY ALBARRACIN PRIETO and GREGORIO C. ALBARRACIN, JR.; Under Notary Public of Atty. Reina Rea Q. Zozobrado.; as Per Doc. No. 1; Page No. 2; Book No. 1; Series of 2018.

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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of Davao del Sur

CITY OF DIGOSOFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Publication NoticeR.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC March 20, 2018

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Ad-ministrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public CHELLY T. CASAYAS has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of CHELLY TOLETE CASAYAS at DML, Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Nestor C. Casayas and Ma. Luwalhati R. Tolete. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 09, 2018.

(SGD.) MARISSA C. NEBRADA City Civil Registrar

mDn: mar 28 & apr 4, 2018

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

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry OfficeProvince: Lanao del Norte

City/Municipality: Iligan City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R. A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that GERMAGNE GAY M. GERONA has filed with this Office a peti-tion for Correction of Clerical Error particularly sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GERMAGNE GAY MANREAL GERONA who was born on April 20, 1995 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Praxedes B. Manreal and Gregorio M. Gerona. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than April 2018.

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

mDn: apr 4 & 11, 2018

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late ROGELIO MAGLANGIT who died on January 22, 2006 in Quezon, Bukidnon, leaving an estate located at Sinai, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, consisting of parcels of lands, more particularly described as follows: (1) “A parcel of land, containing an area of 11,200 square meters, more or less, designated as Cad. Lot No. 13090-C-14, with an assessed value of P700.00 under Tax Declaration No. 14040.” (2) “A parcel of land, containing an area of 6,401 square meters, more or less; with an assessed value of P590.00 under Tax Declaration No. 14041.” (3) “ A parcel of land, containing an area of 2,532 square meters, more or less; designated as Cad. Lot No. 13088-C-14; with an assessed value of P210.00 under Tax Declaration No. 14042.”; Is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIAL POWER OF AT-TORNEY; made and entered into by and among the HEIRS; That for and in consideration of the foregoing premises the parties have agreed, as they hereby agree to divide the one half (1/2) portion of each parcels of land from the above-described parcels of lands; Under Notary Public of Atty. Reynaldo A. Vitorillo; as Per Doc. No. 167; Page No. 34; Book No. 35; Series of 2018.

mDn: mar. 28, apr. 4 & 11, 2018

Republic of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE OFFICE OF THE CENRO Talisay, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Notice is hereby given that the name EDUARDO V. RODAS listed Claimant of MISCELLANEOUS SALES APPLICATION NO. V-48674 of LOT NO. 1046, TS 207 situated at BRGY. LIBERTAD, BUTUAN CITY has been recommended for DROPPING. An Order of Dropping will be issued 15 days after date of the last publication of this Notice and shall become final and executory 15 days thereafter. Any person adversely affected by said order may file his objection with this Office within 30 days from date when this Notice first appeared in this publication. SO ORDERED.

Recommended by:

LMI KRISTINE R. AGUILLOM

Verified by:

A.O.I MARILOU B. GAYONA

Noted by:

DMO III SIDNAY G. KALINAWAN

Approved by:

NORMAN A. AGUSAN CNR OfficermDn: apr 4 & 11, 2018

Facing 21st Century Educational Challenges as TeachersBy micHelle clarin

Pinilayan Elementary Schoolmay not be applicable now, and might not maximize the strengths and skills of each student. Thus, as teachers, we always need to upgrade our knowledge, our teach-ing methods and strategies for this is the only way that we will be able to meet the varied and growing needs of our 21st century learners. Students have high ex-pectations from us. More-over, they are digital natives and it is high time we up skill ourselves on how to teach certain skills effi-ciently. What will it take to ensure that the idea of “21st century skills” will be cultivated, enriched, and be

Breaking away from our comfort zone as teachers is always a challenge that poses an implication for a major change in the way we provide and facili-tate teaching and learn-ing process. The more learners need to evolve into the development of technology-driven skills, the more teachers have to keep up with the dif-ferent way learners grasp knowledge. As students’ learning needs changed over time, the teaching methods we have been practice over the years

put into action? This is the pivotal role of every teacher; to provide a learning envi-ronment that would favor student-centered methods, like problem-based learning and project-based learning, that allow students to col-laborate, work on real-life situations or problems, and engage with the commu-nity. These approaches are widely acclaimed and we believe they’re effective. Our shared aim is clear and well set out, we should be what our learners need, we should provide an avenue for them to learn to be ready to take on the circumstances weaved by world’s reality.

The ways in which we achieve these tasks - to motivate, inspire, and support young people - are critical for our country’s future. What we teach our learners are going to be their weapon in the future. We take charge of how they learn and we motivate and inspire them to be what they want to be. That is why our goal is to teach with the flex-ibility, the support, the training, the information, the leadership, and the motivation to tailor cut education to the needs of the kinds of pupils we have today.

related to overall health that help them make educated decisions regarding their own healthy, safety and well-being. Physical fitness is an important component to leading a healthy lifestyle. The inclusion of regular fit-ness activity helps students maintain fitness, develop muscular strength and im-prove cardiovascular health. A regular fitness activity

Importance of PE in schoolBy sHeilafe c. Bolina

Teacher IILala National High School

Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte

THERE are many ben-efits students receive from high school physical edu-cation classes that contrib-ute to students becoming responsible adults who are aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. High school students retain a higher level of knowledge

improves the absorption of nutrients by the body, im-proves digestive processes and increases physiological processes. The participation in PE in high school provides a positive influence on a student’s personality, char-acter and self-esteem. In addition, the team building process enhances commu-nication skills and the skills required to get along and

cooperate with students of varying ethnic back-grounds and personali-ties. PE in high school is essential to the devel-opment of motor skills and the enhancement of reflexes. Hand-eye coordination is improved as well as good body movements which help in the development of a healthy posture.

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the attackers left. At around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, the following day, a group of eight teenage-looking armed men aboard four motorcycles torched a backhoe worth P8 million in Purok 8, Dalagdag, Calinan. A police report said Na-thaniel C. Garrucha, project engineer of Ulticon Builders Inc. (UBI) said the backhoe was just rented from LTS Company for their project in

Paquibato, city police office spokesperson Senior Insp. Maria Teresita Gaspan said. The attackers burned four dump trucks and three back-hoes in Callawa and another backhoe and a bulldozer in Fatima. Damage was placed at P57 million, she said. Gaspan said residents nearby heard a gunshot before

Calinan. He added extortion was the possible motive for the burning. Gaspan said an investiga-tion was being conducted to determine the identities of the attackers but added the New People’s Army (NPA) could be the perpetrators based on the manner of the attack. The NPA, which usually acknowledges the attacks it carries out, has yet to issue a statement.

The NPA, armed wing of the Maoist-oriented Commu-nist Party of the Philippines, marked its 49th anniversary on March 29, Maundy Thurs-day. A homegrown insurgency, the NPA relies on collecting “revolutionary taxes” from logging, mining and con-struction companies, among other sources of funds, for its armed struggle. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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“As of December 2017, P97,634,086 SPES-funds, representing government’s 40 percent share for payment of salaries of SPES-beneficiaries, have already been released/paid to some 25,499 students upon completing their requirements,” Bustos explained, adding: “The remaining 60 percent of their salaries, on the other hand, was shoul-dered by the DOLE’s SPES-partners from participating local government units and private firms.” Aside from SPES, Bustos reported that some 1,031 youth beneficiaries com-prising college graduates/undergraduates, tech-voch, and high school graduates were engaged in government work under the DOLE Government Internship Program (GIP). “Our DOLE GIP intern-beneficiaries were engaged in government work assigned to various LGUs, public schools, and other government agencies,” Bustos said. Some 97,804 students from 385 public schools, TESDA training institutions, and State Universities and Colleges all over the region attended 462 Career Guidance and Employment Coaching (CGEC) Seminars. The high CGEC-scorecard is attributed to the close coordination between the PESOs and Career Guidance Networks on their Career Guidance Advocacy activities in pursuit of minimizing future jobs mismatch. On livelihood and emergency em-ployment, some 51,660 marginalized

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Lotto and other digit games

At present, PCSO has five Lotto games, which

peso play. The 6-Digit’s First Prize Pool amount starts at P150,000 per-ten-peso play. If the first prize is not won, its prize pool is snowballed for the next draw. Lastly, Lotto Express (Keno) is PCSO’s fastest Online Lottery Game that involves multiple daily draws. Maximum jackpot prize per game is P10 mil-lion and maximum total winnings per draw is P75 million.

Launch...from page 2PPPKC was the product of collaboration between the PPP Center and the NEDA Regional Develop-ment Office. On March 20, 2018, the first PPP Knowledge Corner in the region was launched at NEDA Davao Regional Office. After the NRO 10 launching, there will be 13 other PPPKC that will be set up at various NEDA regional offices in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. (Source: PPPC)

the NPA’s real intention for people to continue living in poverty, which it could use as a capital in its propaganda against the government and justify its presence in the communities where its influence and significance are waning. “And while at it, it is worth noting how this group’s recent attacks were also carried out as a retalia-tory action to the refusal of the construction companies involved in the projects to give in to the pressure of extortion by the NPA,” she said. But the mayor assured that the military and the police are now taking ap-propriate actions on the incidents. The NPA on Saturday launched simultaneous at-tacks on Saturday night in Dalagdag, Calinan; Fatima, Paquibato District; and, Callawa, Buhangin District here. PNA

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peculiar historical, cul-tural, religious and national identities. Zubiri was eyeing the submission of the approved bicameral version of the BBL before Duterte’s state-of-the-nation address in July. On the other hand, the House considers the BBL as a “top priority legislation”. The House is consoli-dating four bills seeking to provide for the BBL and the abolition of the ARMM. PNA

Development Sessions (FDS). FDS is conducted by De-partment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and partners from non-government organizations, private sector, and civil society organizations. FDS topics include effective parenting, husband and wife relationships, child development, laws affect-ing the Filipino family, gender and development, home management, ac-tive citizenship, electoral education, among others. To date, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Pro-gram, implemented by DSWD, benefits 263,024 families in Davao Region. (DSWD)

development and livelihood. The said projects could change the lives of the peo-ple for the better, she added. Duterte-Carpio said the fresh atrocities revealed

gives the greatest latitude if not full autonomy to the Bangsamoro government that will be established, to assert their political and economic self-determina-tion and pursue develop-ment programs for their people according to their

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I f t he woman w ho will conceive of and give birth to him was human, the baby boy would be a human being too. But, Isaiah’s prophecy does not end there, because in Isaiah 9:6, he identified quite firmly who or what baby boy really would be.

Here was what Isaiah said (in Isaiah 9:6 of the Bible): “Because to us a chi ld is born, a son is given… and he would be cal led… “Mighty God, Eve r l a s t i ng Fat h e r…” Anyone who reads this part of Isaiah 9:6 would not be able to deny that the baby boy referred to therein is not human, but is in fact the “Mighty God, Everlasting Father.”

It would be very clear, therefore, from these vers-es, that God the Father Himself was the One re-ferred to in Genesis 3:15 and Isaiah 7:14 and 9:6 who would come down to ear th f rom heaven, in the form of man with flesh and blood. The only question from these verses would be: was this proph-ecy about God Himself coming to earth in the form of man with flesh and blood fulfilled? I implore you to read the answer in our next column on this subject. Thank God in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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to view their billing statements and remain-ing balance, subscribe to promos, purchase eLoad, and request to chat with an agent.

On the other hand, Smart’s Silver Anvil award-ees include the following:

Smart Bro’s Bond Like Never Before campaign which encourages parents to use mobile technology to bond with their children.

Doon Po Sa Amin Sto-rytelling Caravan which promotes local storytelling for Filipino children

Paskong Pinoy yearend celebration for employees, the PLDT Group’s efforts to transform its corporate culture to support its digital pivot,

Smart Communities Facebook page which pro-vides information about Smart’s CSR programs, and

Smart Millenniors which engages the youth to guide their elders on the use of mobile devices and the in-ternet.

The Silver Anvil list also includes Smart Paywall, a web tool that helps Smart Bro customers avoid un-wanted mobile internet charges; Smart TechnoCart, a donation package simi-lar to the School-in-a-Bag that targets more urban communities and contains more devices; the SWEEP (Smart Wireless Engineer-ing Education Program) Awards which encourages students to create innova-tions solving real problems; the TNT App and TNT Online Store which make it easier for TNT customers to complete transactions; and TNT Tropa Trip, a nation-wide summer road show promoting the Choose Your Tropa Apps promo.

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compared to those who are non-insured. Further-more, sick children who are insured are more likely to visit a health-care facility by about 18 to 30 percent, while those who are not sick are more likely to visit a health-care facility by 5.9 to 8.3 percent when they are insured.

On the other hand, the authors noted the limited impact on preventive health care based on 2013 data, saying that the PHIC’s ben-efit packages for primary care checkups of sponsored members were “neither as extensive, generous, nor as well established” compared to inpatient care.

In terms of health costs, the study observed a sig-nificant reduction in out-of-pocket spending and found that “insured children are 9.2 to 38.6 percent less likely to pay out-of-pocket expenses compared to non-insured children, depending on specification.”

However, in terms of patient satisfaction, the study revealed that while there is an overall increase in

the demand for health care, insured Filipino children from poor households “have lower propensity to indicate that they were satisfied with the service that they have had received during con-finement.”

Abrigo and Paqueo add-ed that they are more likely to cite having uncaring or rude staff or unfair treat-ment as reasons, as well as the lack of availability of other health inputs, insuffi-cient medicines, equipment, and staff.

They also noted that insurance coverage alone is insufficient to improve ac-cess to health care and that there should be a confluence of three elements, namely, income effect, price effect, and information spillover, in designing better social health insurance programs.

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few days.“Normal yan if bago

ang head na mag-assume sa isang office. I will really conduct an immediate audit on the performances of these commanders,” Aganon, who is also the concurrent head of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion, said.

Cocpo has a total of 10 police stations. Establish-ment of two more police stations are already on the calendar and will likely be implemented under Aga-non’s term.

center’s systems and equipment, and declared that it has passed the op-erational standards,” he said.

Gonzales, who also is the chief hospital adminis-trator, said the center will utilize 13 machines for Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis or SLED renal replacement therapy.

He said they have as-signed 11 units for the out-patients, one dedicated for infectious types of kidney disease and one reserved for admitted patients in cases of emergency.

“All of them have speci-fications that are at par with those being utilized by private institutions,” he said.

He said the dialysis center, which was ini-tial ly unveiled in Sep-tember last year, will be manned by doctors and nurses that were properly trained and experiencied in handling patients with kidney diseases and in the operationalization of the dialysis machines.

Gonzales said at least 99 indigent patients from the city who are suffering from kidney fai lure or end-stage renal diseases have already enlisted for the facility’s services.

He said City Mayor

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to crackdown on colo-rum PUVs nationwide.

“Since Task Force Kamao is inter-agency, there must be a representative from LTFRB every time there is an operation. Nobody from the partner agencies can ap-prehend a colorum vehicle if there’s no one from LTFRB, them being the lead agency on public utility vehicles,” DOTr Undersecretary for Road Transport Tim Orbos said in a statement.

Task Force Kamao is led by the LTFRB, which has jurisdiction over the franchises of PUVs.

Other agencies in the task group include the Land Transportation Of-fice (LTO), Philippine Na-tional Police-Highway Patrol Group and the Metropolitan Manila Development Au-thority.

“The LTFRB has the complete and updated da-tabase of legal franchises and their accredited number of units. Through that, the I-ACT can easily pinpoint and apprehend personalities behind colorum activities,” Orbos said.

“The nationwide crack-down against colorum vehi-cles is to ensure the safety of riding public and to identify those opportunist individu-als who are using colorum PUVs only for their own good,” he reiterated.

The I-ACT will be lead-ing the anti-colorum op-erations in Metro Manila while the local government units will implement their respective plans of actions

in coordination with the task force. (PNA)

prone to forest or bush fires remain the most reli-able “front liners” in sup-pressing conflagrations.

Apostol said the city has started tapping com-munity volunteers to help village officials implement preparedness and mitigation measures during forest fires.

The local government gathered some 250 com-munity fire volunteers from 14 organizations and 10 vil-lages in the city during the Wild Fire Prevention and Suppression Forum held last week, she said.

She said the city is look-ing to increase further the number of community volunteers, who will be

trained in mitigation and preparedness to complement the capabilities of the local fire brigade.

Fire Officer 2 Ruperto Palma, chief operations officer of the local Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) office, underscored the role of fire volunteers to the city’s Wild Fire Emergency Management program.

Palma noted that BFP personnel can only respond to conflagrations, but com-munity volunteers can help prevent forest fires through heightened awareness and in sharing fire prevention practices to other residents.

Maria Anita Fernan-dez, city environment and natural resources officer (City ENRO), said bush fires have recently ravaged the research center of the Department of Environ-ment and Natural Resources

(DENR).She added that several

villages including Brgys. Casisang and Kalasungay, have been also hit by con-flagrations recently.

“We are expecting more forest or bush fires to hap-pen in the coming days and we must be prepared for it,” Fernandez said.

Alan Comiso, a local disaster risk reduction and management officer, said the city has already allo-cated funds for the train-ing of volunteers and for the purchase of equipment intended for at least five fire response teams.

Two years ago, Mt. Ki-tanglad Range Natural Park and Mt. Kalatungan—two of Budkinon’s remaining rainforests—were hit by conflagration that took days to put out. (Mel B. Madera/PNA)

Ronnel Rivera had issued a directive to prioritize its services for the poor and needy residents of the city.

Except for the supplies, blood requirements and laboratory tests, indigent patients may avail of at least 90 free dialysis treat-ments at the dialysis center within the year.

The free treatment is equivalent to the hemo-dialysis coverage being provided by the Philip-pine Health Insurance Corporation, which had issued accreditation for the facility.

The agency had in-creased the package to 90 days from the previous 45 per year to cope with the needs of the growing number of patients who undergo dialysis treat-ment.

It adjusted the coverage from P4,500 to P2,500, which is considered the normal cost for hemodialy-sis treatment per session.

“Overall, the charges for services offered here are signif icantly lower compared to those of pri-vate facilities,” Gonzales added. (MindaNews)

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resolution, the Com-mittee on Games and Amusements indorsed the revived STL measure to the whole SP for its re-consideration, on second reading.

This means that, de-viating from the usual process , the STL con-sent resolution is passing through the local legis-lative mill without any individual sponsor.

The revival of this dead measure becomes even more suspicious when it is being done when there are no notable changes taking place in the city’s socio-economic landscape since the SP rejected the same measure in October.

This fact strengthens the public’s suspicion that, indeed, lobby money from gambling operators and financiers may be warp-ing our city legislators’ resolve for altruism in publ ic ser vice. (To be continued)

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Moreno likewise gave a congratulatory message. The church started in March 2016. “This church lifts up Jesus Christ as the Savior and the only hope for humanity,” Gadian said. “Our church mission is preaching the gospel and making disciples of the Lord Jesus and since it is still our first year, we focus more on discipleship class, trainings and Bible studies.” Their Sunday service is at Dynasty Court Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

JESUS for All Nations Centro celebrated its second anniversary March 18 at Deluxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City.The senior pastor of the church is Rev. Alexander Gadian with his wife Ann Marie as pastor. During the event, the speaker was Bishop Herbert Gadian, the founding president of Jesus for All Nations Network International, which has already 170 chapter churches under its fold. Mayor Oscar

Bishops and pastors from different local churches also graced the celebration.

aboitizPower first entered the solar power market in 2016 with its 59-mwp san carlos sun (sacasun) project in san carlos city, negros occidental. to date, aboitizPower has 1,272 mw of net sellable capacity, together with its partners, through its clean-ergy brand.

AboitizPower launches rooftop solar venture

AboitizPower is set to enter the rooftop solar space through a new business unit aimed

at further expanding the company’s growing renewable energy portfolio under its

Cleanergy brand. The new company, called AboitizPower Distributed Energy,

Inc. (APX), is already looking at completing several key projects in Luzon and Visayas in

2018, with a target to integrate it closely with the group’s existing open access customers. “We have been in the power industry for more than 80 years. This gives us a wealth of knowledge and technical capability that we can share to our customers who want to go into solar,” AboitizPower President Antonio Moraza said. AboitizPower first entered the solar power market in 2016 with its 59-MWp San Carlos Sun (Sacasun) project in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. To date, AboitizPower has 1,272 MW of net sellable capacity, together with its partners, through its

Cleanergy brand. APX General Manager Ping Mendoza said their main differentiator is their experience in the power industry. “The positive response from customers affirms our view that distributed energy technology such as rooftop solar complements existing products and services that the AboitizPower group provides,” he said. AboitizPower has a wide portfolio of renewable energy plants under Cleanergy including geothermal, run-of-river hydro, and large hydropower facilities all over the country, helping energize economic opportunities in its host communities while providing environment-friendly power for discerning consumers. AboitizPower advocates for a balanced mix strategy—maximizing Cleanergy while taking advantage of the reliability and cost-efficiency of thermal power plants.

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