MINDANAO TIMES, February 27-28, 2023

The worst kind of bullying

BY VIC N. SUMALINOG

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P9-M damage

BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON

DAVAO City Fire Station estimated about P9 million in damage caused by

Senior Fire Inspector 4 Ramil Gillado, the Davao City Fire District Station spokesperson, said of Ricky Gera Gantalao, 40, in Barangay 21-C before itboring village.

Bangoy, S.I.R. in Mati2 p.m.

in Barangay 21-C. The firefighters on

and started leaving the site "Medyo nag lisod ta sa ug positioning sa mga nagresponde nga tungod sa kagamay sa dalan piot kaayo-

affected by the fire are center. The city government has also prepared the receive.

Earlier, Gillado said

the recent fire incidents and playing matches, and electrical appliances.cidents happened in the the estimated damage tolion and recorded three -

receive assistance

21 have received relief asthe 1st Congressional Dis-

In a statement Friday, emergency food packs, hot

THE

FIRE victims use a wall as shade as they take a

more than 1,200 houses in two barangays on Saturday afternoon. BING GONZALES

Sumifru denies causing toxic contamination in Davao City

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) – Saying it is a victim of misinformation, multinational

In an emailed statement on Thursday, Melvin Languido, Sumifru’s manager for food safety, occupational safety and environment, stressed that the company “has placed strong emphasis on integrity and ethical behavior in its agribusiness venture.”

it has no pineapple business

operation in Davao City, as claimed by a representative of the non-government organization Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), Inc.

The company was reacting to a story published by MindaNews last February 20, which was based on the result of the study

conducted by Wonjin Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (WIOEH) in South Korea.

The study showed that house dust and residents living near mono-crop pineapple plantations in Baguio District have tested positive for traces of highly toxic pesticides.

“We have worked tire-

BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON

DAVAO City congressman

Paolo Duterte and Benguet Lone District Rep. Eric Yap sought to pass a measure to categorically exclude persons convicted of heinous crimes from availing parole benefits that cut prison time for inmates with good behavior.

Duterte and Yap said in a statement that the en-

actment of their proposed measure, as outlined under House Bill (HB) 4649, aims to plug perceived loopholes in Republic Act (RA) 10592 or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law.

Enacted in 2013, the GCTA law increased the credits earned by persons deprived of liberty (PDLs)

for good conduct, which, in turn, translates to a reduction in their prison sentences.

In 2019, the law sparked controversy after nearly 2,000 persons convicted of heinous crimesing their GCTA credits and were freed.

They eventually re -

lessly to maintain the trust of our customers and the public, and it is deeply troubling to us that false information has been circulated that undermines our credibility and hard-earned reputation,” Languido said.

MindaNews earlier tried but failed to get the side of Sumifru.

Lemuel Lloyd Manalo, IDIS program coordinator, told MindaNews the samples were taken from a community closely situ-

ated to the pineapple plantations, including “those owned by growers supplying bananas to Sumifru.”

Manalo admitted that

source of the contaminants unless the large growers would make their “formulations” available to the public.

Earlier, he noted the scope of their study was limited only to the immediate environs of the pineapple plantation oper-

ated by the Davao Agricultural Ventures Corporation (DAVCO) and other nearby pineapple farms.

He said that there is a big possibility that the source of contaminants came from large pineapple plantations since the highest concentration of the pesticides was detected from samples within “Group 1,” composed of residents living within a 30-meter radius of those ( /SUMIFRU/5)

DOH XI aspires to totally eradicate leprosy by 2030

turned after then-President Rodrigo Duterte ordered them to surrender or else be treated as fugitives.

“The spirit of RA 10592, which revised the computation of the good conduct time allowance for persons deprived of liberty, is justice with mercy. However, it should only ( /SOLONS/10)

DAVAO CITY- Though leprosy was eliminated by the World Health Organization in 1998. The Department of Health, through its National Leprosy Control Program, wants to totally eradicate local transmission by 2030.

“In fact na eliminate na ang leprosy in 1998 as per the World Health Organization, but further studies that were conducted Nakita na

even though na-eliminate na ang leprosy in 1998, there are still new cases that were seen in just ten years from 2008 to 2018 they saw 1,5002,000 new cases of leprosy worldwide,” says Evelyn Uy Gepito, nurse coordinator of the National Leprosy Control Program in DOH Region 11 said. Gepito said they record( /WOMAN/10)

VICE President Sara Duterte takes her oath before Eagles chairman Lucio Ceniza as the newest member of the Davao Prime Builders Tagatugon Lady Eagles Club during the The Fraternal Order of Eagels-Philippine Eagles Inc. Davao region induction of new members and creation of the Lady Eagles Club. Duterte is also the guest of honor and speaker held at Apo View Hotel last Feb. 24. BING GONZALES

VP Sara shares her successful tourism program to LGU leaders

DAVAO CITY- Creating a feasibility study, partnering with the local private tourism sector, and having a long-term tourism plan were among the factors that contributed to the successful tourism program of Davao City.

Vice President Sara Duterte shared these tips with local government executives who attended the general assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines in Manila, where she delivered a speech on Feb. 22.

“Hindi pu-pwede

na kung ano yung gusto ninyong maging tourism program sa inyong lugar ay pwede na siyang irollout kailangan po muna ay gumawa kayo ng feasibility study, kelangan niyo ng budget sa pag-aaral para makikita niyo ano ang strength ng inyong lugar (It

cannot be that what tourism program you wanted for your place you can just roll out, you would need to make a feability study, allot a budget for the study so you can see the strength of your place),” the Vice President describes the importance of a tourism feasibility study.

Vice-President Duterte also cited the importance of the partnership with the private sector in the tourism

Mindanao Trade Expo opens on March 1

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) – The Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) 2023 will open on March 1 at the Activity Center of Abreeza Mall, with participants from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) regions and Bohol.

The trade fair, scheduled from March 1 to 5, is

organized by the Mindanao Trade Expo Foundation, Inc. (MTEFI), in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PHILEXPORT) and Ayala Malls Abreeza.

Open during mall hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m at the

Activity Center, MTE has been organized to promote the campaign for the public to “Buy Local, Support MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises).

Rosevic Del RosarioCembrano, MTEFI President, said the fair will feature “thriving MSMEs with different product col-

program.

“Kapag Nakita nyo na po nang inyong lugar at sa municipality na pwede ninyong pag-investan ng inyong tourism budget ay kailangan niyo po ang partnership at nakapahalaga po nito ang partnership ng private sector dahil nasa kanila ang pera. Kailangan nyo po ng mga hotel rooms, kailangan nyo po ng ancillary services na kasama

DBP net income soars 50%

STATE-OWNED Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) full-year net income surged by 50 percent in 2022, reaching P5.61-billion compared to the P3.74-billion it earned in 2021, fueled mainly by expanding its lending

Higher merger, acquisition threshold starting March 1

MANILA – The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will hike the threshold for the mandatory notification for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals starting March 1.

“Beginning March 1, 2023, mergers and acquisitions that breach a Size of Party (SoP) of PHP7 billion and a Size of Transaction (SoT) of PHP2.9 billion will have for mandatory merger review,” the PCC said in a statement.

Since the Bayanihan 2 Act lapsed in September last year, the PCC has placed the M&A threshold at PHP6.1 billion for SoP and PHP2.5 billion for SoT.

SoP is the aggregate value of assets in the Philippines of the ultimate entity of one of the parties to

a transaction. At the same time, SoT is the value of assets or revenues of the acquired entity and the entities it controlled.

Both thresholds should be met to triggertion to PCC for a merger or acquisition transaction.

The commission said it has “recalibrated the thresholds for compulsory and acquisitions, markchanges in the economy reeling from the effects induced by the pandemic.”

In 2022, the country’s gross domestic product grew by 7.6 percent.

On the other hand, January 2023.

Since the enactment of the Philippine Competi-

WOMEN-LED ENTERPRISE. “Hindi makatayo ang Bangsamoro kung walang hanapbuhay ang kababaihan (The Bangsamoro will not be sustainable if women do not have source of livelihood),” said Guiyariya Akmad Tambak, 52, president of Mapiya Uyag-uyag Consumer’s Cooperative in Barangay Salbu, Datu Saudi Ampatuan in Maguindanao. The women-led cooperative produces household items made from local materials. MindaNews

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Army, Air Force bring remains of slain rebel back to his family

BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON

THE ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) facilitated the return of the remains of a slain New People's Army (NPA) rebel who died in an encounter in Sta. Margarita, Baggao, Cagayan.

Captain Mark Anthony Tito, the 10th Infantry Divi(DPAO) chief, identified him as Didi Andel alias Sisoy, who arrived safely in a C295 aircraft at Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao, Old Airport, Sasa this City, Friday, Feb. 24.

Sidol Andel and Jimboy Andel, father and brother of Didi Andel, respectively, received the body.

Didi Andel was killed in an encounter against the troops of the 17th Infantry Battalion under the 5th Infantry Division on Feb. 13.

In his message, Jimboy Andel expressed his sincerest gratitude to the Armed Forces of the Philippines for facilitating the return of his brother's body to their hometown at Sitio Tibukag, Barangay Dagohoy, Talaingod, Davao Del Norte.

" Dako kaayo among

Zambo City cops nab

pasalamat sir sa inyoha. Bisan sakit na sa among dughan, pero wala na mi mahimo, dawaton na lang gyud namo (We thank you very much sir. Even though it hurts, but there's nothing we can do. We need to accept what happened)," Jimboy added.

Likewise, according to Sidol Andel, they waited for Didi for nine years and hoped he would soon

ZAMBOANGA CITY –

Authorities have arrested and launched a manhunt against the suspect’s accomplice in this southern port city, a top police of-

Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said Gilberto Villegas, 23,

4 BARMM governors ask Palace to hasten decommissioning of MILF

COTABATO CITY (Mind -

aNews)— Four provincial governors of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) sent on Thursday to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. an “urgent appeal” for the immediate decommissioning of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces and postponement of the barangay elections until the decommissioning is fully implemented.

The appeal, signed by

Governors Mariam SangkiMangudadatu of Maguindanao del Sur, Abdusakur Tan of Sulu, Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman of Basilan and Yshmael Sali of Tawi-Tawi, also called for a “swift investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators” of the ambush on Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr. and other violent incidents in BARMM.

The governors’ appeal linked the “climate of lawlessness” in the region, including

the ambush on Adiong in Maguing, Lanao del Sur, to the presence of MILF base commands.

“In these areas, LGUs (local government units), PNP (Philippine National Police) and the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) are severely restrained from enforcing law and order by the ‘peace process mechanisms’ that bar entry of law enforcement agencies in the so-called ‘MILF territories’,”

the appeal said.

It cited the incident on Feb. 7 where 39 Special Forces soldiers were held overnight by the MILF in Maguing, “on the pretext that their movement and operations were not coordinated with the MILF.”

The four governors also called for postponing the barangay elections scheduled on Oct. 30 this year until the decommissioning is completed.

was arrested around 4:45 p.m. Thursday inside a pension house in Barangay Sta. Maria here.

Lorenzo said that Villegas’ cohort, Alnayan Halil is at large as he was not around when Villegas was arrested.

Lorenzo said Halil, a tricycle driver, brought his 13-year-old passenger to a

pension house where Villegas was waiting in one of the rooms instead of bringing her to the school.

Before the girl was brought to the room, police said Halil gave her PHP1,000 without saying anything to the supposed victim.

Lorenzo said the girl escaped upon seeing Vil-

Cop, two others busted in Cotabato City anti-drug op

COTABATO CITY – A -

ers were arrested during an anti-drug operation here Thursday evening.

Agent Jocelyn Mary, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEABARMM), said Pat. Jassim Aking and his two colleagues were nabbed in a buy-bust operation along

San Isidro Street, Barangay Rosary Heights 10. Mary said an undercover agent bought PHP340,000 worth of suspected shabu from the suspects inside a suspected drug den.

other arrested suspects as Sindatu Macmud and Fatima Usman.

"We recovered 11 sachets containing about

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The remains of slain rebel Didi Arnel are brought home to his family by the AFP. Photo courtesy of 10th Infantry Division

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porridge, and breakfast are victims in the eight barangays affected from Feb. 22 until they return home.

The affected barangays are 2-A, 5-A, 8-A, 9-A, 10A, 19-B, Matina Gravahan

and Maa.

On Tuesday evening, authorities ordered an evacuation in the eight lowlying villages following a heavy rainstorm.

The weather disturbance also caused the water

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lections to offer ranging from home and furnishing, fashion accessories and wearable, arts and crafts, novelty items, beauty and wellness, processed food and fresh fruits and vegetables.”

Variants of processed food products like taro, banana and vegetable chips, other healthy

drinks such as combined flavors of turmeric-mangosteen, malunggay will also be featured.

“Surprisingly, retail is doing good and strong with the recent holiday spending. Some stores are re-opening and branches are expanding. We see consumers in stores, in restaurants, in the malls

rise, forcing around 1,093 families or 4,300 individuals to leave their houses.

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all victims were given appropriate assistance," the

and has returned to traveling. Despite some uncertainties, we hope 2023 will still allow businesses to grow with more opportunities,” she said.

She said they expect at least 80 participating MSMEs from Regions 10 (Northern Mindanao), 11 (Davao), 12 (Soccsksargen), Caraga and

statement said.

Meanwhile, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said not a single person was reported injured or missing in the floods. (with PNA reports)

the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and Bohol.

The MTE started in 1996. Last year, as the COVID-19 restrictions were eased, there were three MTE editions: Araw ng Dabaw, Kadayawan, and MTE 2022 Christmas Event. (MindaNews)

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mono-crop plantations.

He said they also took samples from residents living 500 meters from the boundaries of the plantations.

Manalo said that parathion, a banned pesticide in the Philippines, was not detected in the agricultural inputs of small-scale farmers.

However, traces of parathion were detected in both dust and urine samples of residents living near large pineapple plantations, according to the study.

Based on the study, at least 22 pesticides banned or not approved for use in

the European Union were found in the house dust and urine samples.

A press release issued by IDIS on Feb. 22 said pyrethroid (3-PBA), parathion, and chlorpyrifos were the top three pesticides detected from household dust and urine samples of residents near pineapple plantations at Brgy. TawanTawan, Davao City.

“Parathion is a pesticide banned in the Philippines due to its high toxicity. This has long been banned by the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority since 1993,” it said. (Antonio Colina IV / MindaNews)

Why does BARMM need its own

COTABATO CITY— Among the tasks entrusted to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the interim government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) until a regular government is elected in 2025, is the enactment of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code (BEC). But the question that lingers among many Filipinos, not just BARMM residents, is why the region needs its own electoral code.

The answer is straight and simple and can be found in Section 4, Article IV of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which clearly mentioned that "The Bangsamoro Government shall adopt an electoral system which shall be consistent with national election laws, allow democratic participation, encourage the formation of genuinely principle political parties, and ensure accountability."

The worst kind of bullying

IF there is any worst kind of bullying from stronger countries to smaller and weaker ones, it is being done by the European Union members to our own Philippines.

Last week, the Union sent a delegation to the Philippines supposedly to discuss issues where cooperation can be made easier between our country and the EU members. In reality, however, it was one trip that the delegation used to convince our present government to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors to pursue their investigation on what the ICC is made to believe the existence of massive extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration.

The EU delegation even went further by setting a condition to facilitate the renewal of a reduced tariff agreement on Philippine products entering the European markets. This condition is the immediate release of jailed former Senator Laila de Lima, who is facing illegal drugrelated charges. The European Union representatives even asked for a meeting with the senators, hoping they could get the lawmakers' support to get the ICC probe moving.

The most vocal of the delegates in expressing their demands was the one coming from Spain, a country that enslaved the Philippines for over four centuries. The woman perhaps could have thought our country was still part of their colony.

But what the gall those EU delegation members have! They were short of saying that if we need their countries’ cooperation and assistance, we must abide by their bidding. Is not their scheme the worst kind of bullying? The delegation was undermining our country's sovereignty and disrespecting our government. It is unimaginable that outsiders just demand the government to release the incarcerated senator as if there are no cases now under the jurisdiction and tried in Philippine courts!

What the delegation did was actually short of saying that the group members do not believe that we have a functioning judicial system and that the courts are incapable of dispensing justice – the way they want it, of course.

And why are those delegates from the EU member countries so insistent on having the Philippine government restore its membership to the ICC and prosecute Duterte? Why were they silent as lambs on the possible organized human rights violations when the US and its allies virtually “massacred” the outnumbered and poorly armed Iraqis when they invaded the Middle Eastern country on mere suspicion that it was in possession of weapons of mass destruction? Why are they not demanding investigations on such countries as Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela which are the bases of highly organized drug cartels supplying illegal substances to the United States and other countries resulting in the destruction of the future of many of its young people?

The answer is simple. They did not because they could not! But for smaller and economically vulnerable countries like the Philippines, the EU thinks it can easily cow them down to submission for fear of sanctions like closing their countries’ market to the entry of their products.

And what if the present dispensation makes the mistake of authorizing the ICC to conduct the investigation? What guarantee those representatives who came to the country last week can give that the probe will be fair when they have already made the conclusion that the government perpetrated all the deaths during the anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Duterte administration? And what can be expected of the ICC decision on the case that the

Bangsamoro is needed? Well, the Bangsamoro people have a long narrative of struggles. Even though they have already established an autonomous government, they are

self-determination—a right prominently embodied in Article I of the Charter of the United Nations (UN).

In UN's declaration on decolonization states, it explicitly says “All peoples have the right to self-determination; by virtue of that right, they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.” This right and their other constitutional rights clearly outlined the legitimate cause of the Bangsamoro constituents to determine what's best for themselves.

In pursuit of this legitimate cause and desire to govern themselves, the Bangsamoro people, represented by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), sat at a peace negotiation table with the Government of the Philippines (GPH), which led to the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement for the Bangsamoro (CAB) in 2014.

One of CAB's Principle of Implementation has recognized the Bangsamoro people's legitimate right to self-determination. It explicitly outlined the “establishment of a new Bangsamoro political entity that will protect individual and collective rights, and be truly democratic, representative of the diversity of the populace, and accountable to the communities therein.” Later in 2019, the BOL was signed into law and established the BARMM.

have a democratic political system that allows its people to participate freely in the political processes within its territorial jurisdiction. It further stated that the form of government shall be parliamentary. (Section 3, Article IV of BOL)

Because of these provisions vis-a-vis the recognition of the Bangsamoro people's right to self-determination, the BTA is tasked to enact essential laws consistent with the framework of existing laws that allow and advances the economic, social, and cultural development of the Bangsamoro constituents.

As a law-making body of the regional government, the enactment of several priority codes mentioned in the BOL is enshrined in the BTA parliament. One of these structural, functional, and procedural principles on matters pertaining to elections in the region, primarily in the parliament. This law, along with other vital legislation, shall be enacted within the transition period.

BTA Floor Leader Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, also the chair of the Committee on Rules, shared during the committee deliberations of the proposed bill on February 6 that the regional government needs to enact the law.

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The 'spy balloon' saga bursts

PHIL-CHINA WATCH

BY HERMAN TIU LAUREL

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9GEMS Pawnshop Inc.

All pawned items that expired during the month of MAY, 2015 if not renewed or redeemed on or before JULY 14, 2015 will be sold to the public on JULY 16, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at our pawnshop premises.

All pawned items that expired during the month of JANUARY 2023, if not renewed or redeemed on or before JANUARY 2023 will be sold to the public on MARCH 16, 2023 at 9:00a.m. at our pawnshop premises.

Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang FIRST COLOR PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired sa bulan sa ENERO 2023. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko karong MARSO 16, 2023 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.

Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang FIRST COLOR PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired sa bulan sa MAYO 2015. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko karong HULYO 16 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.

DAVAO FIRST COLOR PAWNSHOP

#47 Lao St., Toril, Davao City Tel. No. 295-2460

Egger Bldg., Matina Crossing Davao City Tel. No. (082) 285-7069

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

ALL PAWNED ITEMS EXPIRED ON JANUARY 2023 AND GADGETS THAT EXPIRES ON FEBRUARY 2023 WILL BE DISPLAYED IN A PUBLIC AUCTION ON MARCH 14 , 2023 AT 9:00AM.

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

Toy Bldg., Lapu-lapu St., Agdao, Davao City

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

All Pawned Items that expired during the month of SEPTEMBER 2022 must be renewed or redeemed Two (2) days before the Auction Schedule stated below. If not redeemed or renewed, it will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises @ 9:00 A.M.

Gibpahibalo ang tanan nga ang DIAGOLD PAWNSHOP, INC. magsubasta sa tanan nga nag expired hangtod sa bulan sa SETYEMBRE 2022, ang tanang prenda ibaligya sa publiko sa mga petsa na nakabutang sa ubos, sa oras nga 9:00 sa buntag.

EXPIRY DATES AUCTION DATES DECEMBER 2022 FEBRUARY 09, 2023

All pawned items that expired during the month of AUGUST 2022, if not renewed or redeemed will be sold to the public on FEBRUARY 16, 2023 at 9:00a.m. at our pawnshop premises.

Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang AL-JOS PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired sa bulan sa AGOSTO 2022. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko karong PEBRERO 16, 2023 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.

All Pawned items that expired until the month of JUNE 2022, must be redeemed or renewed Two (2) days prior the Auction Schedule stated below. If not redeemed will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises at 9:00 A.M.

Gipahibalo ang tanan nga ang GOLDVALUE PAWNSHOP, INC., maga subasata sa tanan nga nag-expired kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

All pawned items that expired during the month of DECEMBER 2022 , must renewed or redeemed two (2) days prior to the Auction Schedule stated below. If not renewed or redeemed, it will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises @ 9:00 a.m.

Gipahibalo ang tanan nga ang NARDING PAWNSHOP, INC., maga-subasta sa tanan nga nag-expired sa bulan sa DISYEMBRE 2022. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko sa mga petsa nga nakabutang sa ubos, sa oras nga 9:00 sa buntag.

CPB-NGI PAWNSHOP, INC.

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

All pawned items that expired during the Months of SEPTEMBER 2022 (Regular Items) and OCTOBER 2022 (Gadgets) must be redeemed or renewed two (2) days prior to the Auction date schedule as stated below. If not redeemed or renewed will be sold to the public on its respectively auction date schedule at its premises at 9:00 AM

Main – San Pedro Cor. Anda Street Davao City

Tel. Nos. (082) 221-1477; (082) 221-0355; (082)222-5039

Email us @ rosegoldpawnshopdavao@gmail.com

Highest Appraisal and Low Interest Rates at 3%

Rosegold Pawnshop

Lapu-lapu Street, Agdao Davao City

Tel. No. (082) 225-3637

(Fronting Queen Bank) Tel. No. (082) 222-1561 ; (082) 321-0128

Email: goldstandardpawnshopdavao@gmail.com

Rosegold Pawnshop Ilustre Street, Davao City (Beside NCCC Hardwaremaxx) Tel. No. (082) 295-6199

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

All Jewelry and other articles pawned at Rosegold Pawnshop San Pedro-Main, Rosegold Pawnshop Ilustre, Rosegold Pawnshop Bolton, Rosegold Pawnshop, Agdao and Rosegold Pawnshop Buhangin from AUGUST 16, 2022 TO SEPTEMBER. 15, 2022

If not redeemed or renewed on or before FEBRUARY 17, 2023 will be sold to the Public Auction on FEBRUARY 20-22, 2023 at Rosegold Pawnshop San Pedro-Main from 9:00am to 6:00pm.

Accepts: Jewelry, wholesaler and retailer on all kinds of jewelry

Highest Appraisal and Low Interest Rates at 3%

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

All jewelry and other articles pawned at Goldstandard Pawnshop San Pedro, from AUGUST 16, 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 if not redeemed or renewed on FEBRUARY 17, 2023 will be sold to the Public Auction on FEBRUARY 20-22, 2023 at our Pawnshop premises from 9:00am to 6:00pm.

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

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Roque Bldg., Matina Crossing, Davao City

Tel. # 234-6367

EURO CIRCLE PAWNSHOP

SAN PEDRO ST., DAVAO CITY - TEL. NO.: 227-0521

EURO MAIN PAWNSHOP

ILUSTRE ST., DAVAO CITY - TEL. NO.: 227-7511

MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL - TEL. NO.: 306-0665

EURO STAR PAWNSHOP

ILUSTRE ST., DAVAO CITY - TEL. NO.: 227-0667

EURO SUN PAWNSHOP

SAN PEDRO ST., DAVAO CITY - TEL. NO.: 227-3321

PAWNS NOT REDEEMED/RENEWED WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER EXPIRY DATES WILL BE AUCTIONED ON AUGUST 17, 2022 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE RESPECTIVE PAWNSHOPS WHERE THE ITEMS WERE PAWNED.

GABBY’S BRILLIANT PAWNSHOP INC. / GABBY’S INFINITE PAWNSHOP INC.

All Pawned items at GOLDVISION PAWNSHOP, INC., that expired must be redeemed or renewed Two (2) days prior the Auction Schedule stated below. If not redeemed will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises at 9:00 A.M.

Gipahibalo ang tanan nga ang GOLDVISION PAWNSHOP, INC., maga subasata sa tanan nga nag-expired, kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.

General Lao, Toril Agton. Toril

(formerly Cabaguio Panabo

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All Pawned items at GABBY’S BRILLIANT PAWNSHOP, INC. and GABBYS’S INFINITE PAWNSHOP, INC. that expired must be redeemed or renewed Two (2) days prior the Auction Schedule stated below. If not redeemed will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises at 9:00 A.M.

Gipahibalo ang tanan nga ang GABBY’S BRILLIANT PAWNSHOP, INC. and GABBYS’S INFINITE PAWNSHOP, INC. maga subasata sa tanan nga nag-expired kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.

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Door #7Realty Bldg. beside Lakitan Mall San Pedro street, Davao City (Tel No.: 228-9322

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those who deserve it—those who have been reformed and are ready to be reintegrated into society without posing a threat,” Duterte and Yap said

importation, distribution, manufacturing and posses

To put to rest the debates

of heinous-crime convicts

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Region in 2022, with Davao

Nakita ni siya and natambalan were discovered and given three targets for 2030 which the disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae targets are Zero Transmission,ity, and Zero discrimination

To ensure that GCTA Yap said the enactment of the Secretary of Justice to quantitative criterion for theance (GCTA) to be used by Corrections, the Chief of the or the Warden of the provin-

spicuous and satisfactory behavior of a detention or convicted prisoner consist -

restorative justice among others, productive participation in deeds, ownership of the crimegiveness from the victims and -

pointed out that the earheinous-crime convicts totation and restorative justice, those convicted of heinous

VP SARA...(frompage3)

nang paglabas nila sa airport at pagbalik nila sa airport lahat yon kailangan niyo ang tulong ng private sector ng lugar ninyo. (If you see the you can invest your tourism budget, the partnership with the private sector is very important because they have the services when they get out of the airport to their return to

Sara Duterte’s tourism propartnership with the private

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both SoP and SoT have been

“Kapag sinabi po nating long-term yoon po yung plano na iniiwan ninyo beyond your term sabihin natin nakabuo ka ng nine years kailangan po ninyo ang plano na long-term ay umaabot po sa susunod na Mayor dahil napakahalaga po ng continuity ng mga program ng isang local government unit para hindi nasasayang ang investment sa inyong tourism program at ma-institutionalize ninyop ang lahat ng inyong mga ginagawa

nine years, you need to have because continuity is very important in the program of a your investments in tourism

Common symptoms ofan-an these

Another symptom is

assessed and given medicines if they are diagnosed with

(PIA/RG Alama)

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ac is attributed to the increase income combined with prudent management of interest

enhances its inherent strong capacity to support the Na

in the country, through the support to various socioeconomic initiatives, par -

of assets and provides credit support to four strategic sectors of the economy – infra-

Sebastian Duterte accepted the the term of then-mayor Sara The vice president, who was Davao City mayor for one

terrupted by the pandemic, most visited destination in (PIA/ RG Alama)

At the height of the pan-

gas (27), and transportation

(PNA)

trade, accommodation, and

During the past few years,ing much of its resources to strategic industries that have and generate wider economic opportunities such as road net-

come before provisions stood

infrastructure and commuinsurance activities, manu -

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other consideration, or barter,

(PNA)

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that the suspects used in the

Charges are being pre

pared against the suspects, who are now detained at the

persons in separate anti-drug operations in this city and the

(PNA)

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return home.

MGen Jose Eriel M. Niembra, 10ID Commander, lauded the effort of 5ID and the 56th Infantry Battalion for taking ac -

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The decommissioning of the MILF forces is provided for in the Comprehensive Agreement on the BangsamAnnex on Normalization.

Its implementation is guided by a roadmap, which says that the MILF shall undergo a graduated and gradual decommissioning in four phases by percentage: ceremonial in Phase 1, 30% in Phase 2, 35% in Phase 3, and remaining MILF forces in Phase 4.

“We are seriously concerned that law enforcement in the BARMM will continue to be handicapped leading to the barangay elections on October 30, 2023, unless effective decommissioning of MILF combatants and firearms is completed.

“The CAB provides for

tion to safely transport the remains of alias Sisoy back to his hometown in Talaingod.

"We value the lives of our fellow Filipino people.

the completion of the decommissioning process by the May 2022 elections. Yet, to date, 15,300 MILF combatants are still to be decommissioned. Of the total 40,000 MILF combatants for decommissioning, only 4,625

The decommissioning process, which began in 2015, has failed to dismantle even a single MILF base command and camp,” they said.

“The decommissioning of MILF forces is just one of the many aspects of the normalization. This process is agreed between the government of the Philippines and the MILF and must proceed in parallel and commensurate to the implementation of the other aspects of the agreement, including the disbandment of private armed groups,” lawyer

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brought about by this scheduled power interruption. But it will exert all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled or earlier.

However, there may be instances where restoration

may extend beyond the schedule due to unavoidable circumstances.

Safety is paramount to the company and Davao Light reminds the public always to take extra precautions when passing by

Hence, we call on the remaining NPA members to surrender to the folds of the law and live a peaceful life ahead with your family," MGen Niembra added.

Naguib Sinarimbo, BARMM Minister of the Interior and Local Government, said.

“There have been no conclusive studies post-CAB on the correlation of violence and the existence of MILF base commands. Instead, there is conclusive evidence of a downtrend in violence since the signing of the CAB and the establishment of the BARMM. If you compare the peace and order condition in the region now as against the years 70s, 2000, 2003 or 2008, there’s tremendous change,” Sinarimbo, a member of the MILF technical working group during the peace talks with the government, said

“In the past elections, it was never the MILF that caused violence in elections. It has always been the goons of

activity area/s where line repairs and maintenance are being done. Please heed and follow warning signs, especially in areas where personnel operate heavy equipment.

Please contact our 24/7

Davao Ros-Ver Pawnshop, Incorporated

Ilustre St., Davao City

Tel # 224-1204; 222-6086

AUCTION SALE!

The DAVAO ROS-VER PAWNSHOP, INC. and NEW PAG-ASA PAWNSHOP will be having its JOINT AUCTION on all unredeemed pawned items left during the month of December 2022. The said items will be sold to the public at the following VENUE AND DATE.

Gipahibalo ang publiko na ang DAVAO ROS-VER PAWNSHOP, INC. og ang NEW PAG-ASA PAWNSHOP; magsubasta sa tanang prenda nga naremata atong Disyembre 2022. Ang tanang prenda dungan nga ibaligya sa publiko sa mga sumusunod nga dapit og petsa:

politicians,” he added. (Ferdinandh Cabrera/MindaNews, with a report from Bong S. Sarmiento)

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Cops, PDEA dismantle drug dens in Zamboanga City

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have dismantled three drug dens that resulted in the arrest of 10 suspects PHP306,000 worth of illegal drugs in this southern port Saturday.

Col. Alexander Lorenzo, director, said the drug dens were dismantled in simultaneous search warrant operations conducted by police and Philippine Drug Enforcement

Agency (PDEA) personnel in Barangay Sta. Catalina, this city at about 7:10 p.m. Friday.

Lorenzo said the operations were launched after surveillance of the suspects’ illegal activities.

He said arrested in the Barangay Sta. Catalina were Johan Sandalan Tan, Rayma Asbi Tan, Shaira Bungkalang Asbi, Alrashid Mohammad Tan, and Jamarjin Akmad.

Seized from them were 15 grams of suspected shabu

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPS. SEVERO T. LOCARESA AND FAUSTINA P. LOCARESA WITH SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late SPOUSES SEVERO T. LOCARESA AND FAUSTINA P. LOCARESA who died intestate on December 8, 2001 and January 5, 2020, respectively;

That the deceased at the time of their respective death, they left the property covered with TCT NO. EP-1167 known to wit: “A parcel of land (Lot 1541-G, Bsd-11-002081 (AR) being a portion of Lot 1541, Cad-102), situated in Gatungan, Bunawan District, City of Davao, containing an area of THIRTY THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN (33,247) SQUARE METERS more or less”

That pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules on Court of the Philippines, the above-mentioned escribed property has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPOUSES SEVERO T. LOCARESA AND FAUSTINA P. LOCARESA WITH SALE made and executed by and among their heirs per Doc. No. 213; Page No. 44; Book No. XXV; Series of 2023 of the Notary Public KAREN CATE I. PINTO of Davao City.

(MT-Feb. 20, 27 & Mar. 6, 2023)

packed in 13 plastic sachets, with an estimated street value of PHP102,000, and illegal drug paraphernalia.

Lorenzo said cornered in the second drug den in Attuphai 5th Street, Barangay Sta. Catalina were Judith Magasa, Myra Magasa, Allan Lumiljo Pulido, and Ariel Muyda.

He said seized in the second drug den were 15 grams of suspected shabu packed in 11 plastic sachets, valued at PHP102,000, and several drug and non-drug paraphernalia.

He said Jomar Dignadice Orosca yielded about 15 grams of suspected shabu packed in nine plastic sachets, worth PHP102,000, when arrested in the third drug den in Barangay Sta. Catalina.

Also seized were several illegal drug paraphernalia, including a pair of scissors and an empty box of cigarettes.

Lorenzo said all of the arrested suspects and pieces of evidence were placed under the custody of PDEA.

(PNA)

FEROCE PAWNSHOP & MONEY CHANGER INC.

UNIT 108 SANTOS BUILDING 2, DUTERTE ST., DAVAO CITY 295-6332

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

All Jewelry and other articles pawned at FEROCE PAWNSHOP AND MONEY CHANGER INC. MaiN Duterte St., San Pedro Branch and Toril Branch from OCTOBER 01 TO 31, 2022 if not renewed or redeemed on or before MARCH 25, 2023 will be SOLD to Public Auction on MARCH 31, 2023 at 10:00am at our pawnshop premises.

Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang FEROCE PAWNSHOP AND MONEY CHANGER INC. magasubasta sa tanang prenda nga nagsugod OKTOBRE 1 hantud 31, 2022 , Ang tanang Prenda ibaligya sa Publiko karong MARSO 31, 2023 sa alas 10:00 sa buntag.

BRANCHES: SAN PEDRO BRANCH.- TEL#. 227 -0091 TORIL BRANCH.- TEL.#. 291-3944

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE EMMA V. DIONALDO

Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late EMMA V. DIONALDO who died intestate on April 2, 2014 in Davao City at the time of her death she left personal and real properties more particularly to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-70397 “A parcel of land (Lot 5, Block 5 of the consolidation-subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-9657, being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 394-A-1 & 394-A-2, Psd-96018, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 317) situated in the City of Davao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY (380) SQUARE METERS more or less;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-140464 “A parcel of land (Lot B-2-F-6, Psd-11060591), being a portion of Lot B-2-F, Psd-11-058320, situated in the Barrio of Camudmud, Mun. of Babak, Province of Davao, Island of Samal, containing an area of Five Hundred (500) Square Meters more or less;

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BANCO DE ORO (BDO)-(Branch) and BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND (BPI) Uyanguren

Branch.

SHARES in COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE HOSPITAL (CHDC) Magallanes Street, Davao City.

That pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules on Court of the Philippines, the abovementioned described real and personal properties has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE EMMA V. DIONALDO made and executed by and among her heirs per Doc. No. 173; Page No. 57; Book No. IV; Series of 2014 of the Notary

Public ATTY. PERCY VALSAN JUN P. DONALVO – Davao City. (MT – Feb. 27, Mar. 6 & 13, 2023)

G-ROCE PAWNSHOP

MARKET BASKET DAMOSA COMPLEX J.P LAUREL AVE. LANANG, BRGY. ALFONSO ANGLIONGTO BUHANGIN DIST. DAVAO CITY. 282-3355

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

All Jewelry and other articles pawned at G-ROCE PAWNSHOP from OCTOBER 01 TO 31, 2022 if not renewed or redeemed on or before MARCH 25, 2023 will be SOLD to Public Auction on MARCH 31, 2023 at 10:00am at our pawnshop premises.

Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang G-ROCE PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanang prenda nga nagsugod OKTOBRE 1 hantud 31, 2022 , Ang tanang Prenda ibaligya sa Publiko karong MARSO 31, 2023 sa alas 10:00 sa buntag.

PNP Legal Service team gets sound advice from SC chief

SUPREME court chief justice Alexander Gesmundo advised the PNP Legal service participating in the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) National Convention, especially young police lawyers, to always guide the PNP in observing the rule of law and human rights.

BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON

The brief meeting was held at the Lobby of the Park Inn Radison, Lanang, on Feb.18, near where the convention was held.

personnel facing service-connected cases, be part of the

appropriate cases against criminals for higher conviction rates.

conducted convention and had the opportunity to audience personally Chief Justice Gesmundo.

Together with (Lawyer) Brig Gen Benjamin Silo, -

30-minute interruption on February 28 in Toril

DAVAO Light and Power Co., Inc. will conduct a 30-minute power interruption on February 28, Tuesday, anytime between 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., affecting customers in Toril, Davao City.

This service disruption will be necessary to transfer the loads to the new Binugao Substation.

Grand Mall Toril going to Binugao, including Catigan, Sirawan, Baracatan, and nearby areas.

Davao Light apologizes for the inconvenience

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