MINDANAO TIMES, April 28-30, 2023

BY ICOY C. SAN PEDRO

BY JOEL B. ESCOVILLA

“MARY and Child Jesus,” an acrylic commissioned painting for Melbourne, Australia Religious Event 2023.

CHARLIE Frenal poses

Another rape victim surfaces against Coast Guard member

BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON

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BY: THERENCE MAE LAMBAN AND CHUKING PANDIA/UM INTERNS

SIM card owners who fail to register within the 90day grace period will face difficulties in accessing

The original deadline for SIM card registra -

April 26, 2023. But President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the three-month extension.

munication Technology welcomed the move, as it would supposedly add 20 million to the total SIM card registrants. Of

( /NTC/10)

The National Bureau of Investigation South Eastern Mindanao Regional Office (NBI-SEMRO) presented the 23-year-old victim at its headquarters along J.P. Laurel on Thursday, April 27, while helping

Vicente Essex Minguez, NBI-SEMRO head

agent of the case, said the victim positively identi -

who raped her.

Aside from the rape cases, Minguez said thattion of authority, and illegal

"Nagpanggap ng pulis

The victim decided to come forward after seeing the report on social media freelance model who was

According to Minguez, ( /ANOTHER/10)

JOINT soldiers from the Philippines and the U.S.cise on Wednesday, April 26, the culminating field 2023.

Marines, soldiers, sailors, -

which involved detecting, identifying, targeting, and engaging a target ship using a variety of ground and

“This training increased the exercise’s realthe Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S.

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liam Jurney, commander oftor for the exercise.

“Together, we are strengthening our capamilitary operations across all domains," Jurney said.

the two allies, and 2023 and the largest iteration to participants. It allows the two militaries to enhance cooperation, increase ca-

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daNews) – Farmer-led -

Eggplant.

This after the Supremewho sought to stop the commercial propagation and eggplant products over

(Masipag) has exhorted local government units join the campaign against the commercial release of genetically modified ( /BALIKATAN/10) ( /FARMERS/11)

U.S. and Philippine weap-

PHILIPPINE Statistics Authority assistant national statistician Vivian Ilarina presents the Davao region economic performance which posted 8.1 percent growth in 2022 surpassed the 5.9 percent in 2021 during the presscon on Thursday, April 27. At left is Randolph Anthony Gales, OIC regional director PSA XI. BING GONZALES

UP embarks on pioneering study into ‘Rugby’ abuse

SCIENTISTS from across the University of the Philippines (UP) are pioneering a

Novel Approaches to Treatment of Addiction and Depression using Animal Models is a three-year research program spearheaded by the UP Manila National Institutes of Health (UPM-NIH), the National Center for Mental Health, the UP College of Medicine, the UP Philippine General Hospital, and the UP Diliman College of Science Institute of Chemistry (UPD-CS IC).

Internationally-re

nowned neurobehavioral scientist Dr. Gregory Quirk of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine is supervising the project.

“Attempts to treat toluene or ‘Rugby’ addiction have been largely unsuccessful due to severe withdrawal and craving symptoms that trigger relapse. What is needed to help adolescents overcome their addictions are new treatments that reduce toluene withdrawal and craving,”

said program leader Dr. Rohani Cena-Navarro of the UPM-NIH.

“Rodent models have been used to develop such pharmacological treatments for other addictive drugs, but no such model has been developed for toluene. This collaboration between scientists and clinicians hopes to address this societal problem using laboratory animals,” she added.

This research is being supported by the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD).

Origins of the na

ONE of the research questions that UP scientists are trying to answer is if and how social behaviors in animals are affected by addiction to toluene, the key ingredient in “Rugby” contact cement. The researchers will then look at

The densely-populated urban streets of the Philippines are home and playground to as many as one million street children, many of whom are adolescents from the poorest families or even abandoned by parents. Left to fend for themselves, many turn to

substance abuse to alleviate their hunger by inhaling toluene—an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent found in cheap and easily-obtainable contact cement, popularly sold under the “Rugby” brand name in local hardware stores.

Estimated to number in the thousands nationwide,

th anniversary with open swimming competition

DAVAO de Oro will mark its 25th anniversary with a 2.5-kilometer Kopiat Open Water Swim and Explore on May 7, 2023, at the Beach View Resort in Pindasan, Mabini town.

During the PEP Talks at SM La-

BY: ANDREI VIELLE CASTILLO AND MARY ANGELINE MICOY/UM INTERNS

nang Premier on Tuesday, organizer Jose Ronaldo Vibar said the event would hopefully promote the area as a destination for beachgoers, divers, and families.

“Kasi actually, the area of Kopiat

is affected area. So, that’s why they are promoting typhoon spots, corals area, yun yung promotion. So, they encourage everybody, all swimmers or swimming enthusiasts to visit Davao de Oro, join the competition, and see what’s in there (Actually, the area of Kopiat is an affected area. That’s why they are promoting typhoon spots and coral areas),” he said.

The province tapped the Department of Tourism for its expertise and also collaborated with the Philippine Coast Guard and the local rescuer swimmers. He said each swimmer is equipped with a personal buoy and whistle for added safety.

The 2.5-kilometer race features different categories to become more inclusive, including PWDs, kids, and adults. The participants can register online through the Google form on the province’s website and Facebook page. Organizers expect between 120 and 150 participants to join the race, but only 82 have registered so far.

these young people eventually develop a physiological addiction and resort to begging, scavenging, or stealing to quell their hunger and sustain their toluene addiction. Seeing groups of young boys—and girls!— running around the streets become so commonplace

to the ordinary Filipino citizen that the colloquial term “Rugby boys” is now a widely-used pejorative. Substance abuse among street children is a long-standing societal issue that requires proper public health intervention. Acknowledging the need for

May 1 jobs fair to feature Kadiwa program

THE JOBS fair at SM City in Ecoland will also include the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) para sa Manggagawa program as part of the Labor Day celebration

BY: MARY ANGELINE MICOY/UM INTERN ( /MAY/11)

The Kadiwa program is a pet project of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. seeking to make affordable fruits, vegetables,

research team behind the multidisciplinary research program, Novel Approaches

COVID cases in Davao City still going up

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews)— The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Davao City is still increasing with a daily positivity rate ranging from 6

Dr. Marjorie Culas, CHO officer-in-charge, said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the positivity rate remains above the acceptable 5-percent threshold of the World Health Organization.

Despite the increasinges, she said that the city’s alert level 1 status has not changed as the hospitals are not yet overburdened owof COVID-19 beds to accommodate patients.

The Inter-Agency Task Force placed Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Occidental— along with 22 other provinces in the country— under Alert Level 2 from April 15 to 30.

Based on the COVID-19 tracker of the Department of Health, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Davao City as of April 26 was at 269, comprising 61.7 % of the total 436 cases in the region.

“If we are below 5%, there is no need to worry

about. But lately our cases are increasing while the positivity rate is more than the 5% threshold by WHO already,” Culas said.

She added that the vaccination drive against the virus continues at the People’s Park from Mondays to Fridays and at the health districts on Fridays.

According to the DOH, there are a total of 7,643,522 individuals in the region vaccinated against the infection, of whom 3,474,230 are fully vaccinated.

Culas said the situation in the city remains controllable and has not yet reached an “alarming status,” noting that 70% of the positive cases are asymptomatic and the rest are “mild” cases.

She told the public to follow the guidelines on wearing face masks in the city.

Although it is now optional or voluntary in most “indoor and outdoor settings,” Culas added that Executive Order 71 issued on December 1, 2022, by

Mayor Sebastian Duterte provides it is mandatory in healthcare facilities, including but not limited to, clinics, hospitals, laboratories, nursing homes, and dialysis centers; medical transport vehicles such as ambulance, and paramedic rescue vehicles; and public transportation by land, air, or sea.

Wearing of face masks are highly encouraged for elderly, individuals with comorbidities, immunocompromised individuals, pregnant women, unvaccinated individuals, and symptomatic individuals.

Section 3 states that the minimum public health standards “intended to effectively prevent and minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the city shall continue to be implemented consistent with the principles of shared accountability, evidencebased decision-making, socioeconomic equity, and rights-based approach.”

(Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

Minding terminals

air of sadness whenever one was inside any bus terminal, pier, train station or headed somewhere adds deeper meaning to this sensation, and it doesn’t even really matter whether these travelers

The obvious purpose of these portals is somber; while people go about their own journeys and adventures, there are

ple inside the terminal my son and myself

travelers may have gone from younglings to

same, people will be standing in line patiently waiting for their buses, while there will be those left standing at the platform to send them times, driven us to road trips and visits to relatives so

WELL, we have been shared by some people of their experiences while seeing doctors to have their bodies checkedfore going to a clinic most of them normally inquire from the clinic staff the schedule of the doctor in holding clinic or

Their purpose of course is that they want to be sure that when they arrive at the clinic, the doctor is already in and that they could be attended patients they are often dismayed because they end up waiting

Imagine how stressful it would be if one is to be seated for that long waiting and being told the doctor would only be arriving an hour and a half later? They say that the stress

Of course we can understand their complaints because we ourselves had that kind of experience during the time are admitted in hospitals and they are the ones preferred by *******************************

his having been accused as mastermind in the killing of a family of the woman victim invited to attend the proceeding?

in terms of his administrative culpability in relation to the crime alleged to be committed by him as a ranking military

That is why we feel that the head of the Philippine

That way, any suspicion of “moro-moro” happening with

As we know, all well-meaning citizens of this country are one in saying that in everything a person does, the key

world outside my hometown, the airports and stations, with people, eventually they’ve turned into nothing as houses along the highway zipped past, and imagined

EDITORS’ NOTE:

Why cannot the Army chief do it for the sake of fairness and credibility? ********************************

Finally, the concerned government agencies on indone some patching up of huge and deep potholes on the -

miss one important segment of the road to be checked as to

We are referring to the 20 to 30 meter-long bridge concrete surface has long been covered with asphalt and even the asphalt overlay itself is already corrugated and

We are no engineers but even a cursory observation of the 2-lane bridge we know that its worthiness is already

here can easily claim that there is nothing to worry about foundation; the posts that support the slab?

We hope that they can honestly say that they have done such assessment and evaluation and assuage the fear of the

As far as we are concerned it is already an accident-in-

KONSUMO-DABAW, where are you now?

I WAS kicking the can in Rizal Street one Friday morning in1980 when a guy walked beside me and talked to me as if he knew me for a long time. I told him I need a regular job to be able to take care of my 2 and 3 year-old sons." I may have a job for you",. he said and invited me

There was a board meeting for a people's voluntary movement scheduled when we arrived and he asked me to sit and listen to their discussions. I was awed by the 11 people whom I never met before like Nanay Soling Duterte, Atty. Jess Dureza, Dr. Iris Melliza, Irene "Inday" Santiago and others who discussed power and water rates as well as prices of basic goods and defective weighing scales in public markets.

The group had funding for consumer research and needed a full time staff. I took it when they offered it to me. After a year when this was done, I became a volunteer, member and secretary of the board and in 1986, I was appointed as Executive-Director . I resigned ten years later.

The volunteer consumer movement was known as Konsumo-Dabaw [KD] and the guy who introduced me into a world view opposed to materialism,and consumerism as well as the promotion of an alternative lifestyle was Rey Magno Teves.

Konsumo-Dabaw was a very effective and well re-

EDITED MEMORIES

BY SIRWENI GORREZ

spected consumer rights advocacy group from the early 1980s until the middle of 1990s.

Why did it seemingly just disappear from the public view?

There are two main reasons that I can think of.

Most of the brains behind KD joined the government after 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution or other positions years later. Rey M. Teves became the Regional Director of Phil. News Agency and later was a party list congressman. Atty. Jesus Dureza was for several presi-

dents a member of the cabinet.Chairperson of the board from 1988 to 1992 Pilar C. Braga became a city councilor since then and is currently serving her last and 9th term. So many other members had joined other institutions for bigger causes.

Failure to develop young second liners in leadership positions who imbibed the core values, the vision and mission of the volunteer movement. I left on 1996 because the people I was working with at that time were mostly thinking and acting differently from the people I worked with when I joined in 1980.

I paid my water bill this morning and in the front approvals of new rate increases, In my Konsumo days, I never opposed water rate increases. I do not oppose this now. We are still paying very cheaply for a commodity which is second in its importance only to oxygen in our lives. I am just weary about the whole process of the public hearings conducted on this.

There is now a need for a robust consumer rights advocacy group now as it was in the 1980s. If someone will start organizing one, I will be glad to be a resource speaker and share my experiences. Even without her permission, I can say that Councilor C. Braga will be glad to do this too.

WhenMindanao’s Moroland Reigned Supreme

BOOK REVIEW: THE RULERS OF MAGINDANAO IN MODERN HISTORY, 1515-1903

(Continuity and Change in a Traditional Realm in the Southern Philippines)

Author: Datu Michael Ong Mastura

Published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2023

CEBU CITY (MindaNews) -- Centuries before “civilized” Europe – especially Portugal and Spain, and later on the Netherlands and United Kingdom – “discovered” the countries of Southeast Asia, there were already thriving kingdoms in Southeast Asia – including Mindanao - with high levels of social organization and governance.

Centuries before the setting up of the Republic of the Philippines in 1898 (but which soon after was abolished by the American Occupation to be restored only in 1946), there was already a rising polity in the south of our archipelago constituted by a cosmopolitan society which developed political alliances.

Centuries before the country saw the emergence of urbanized areas which served as commercial and trading centers today such as Manila, Cebu and Davao, there were trading ports from Magindanao to Jolo that had established trading connections with the rest of the Southeast Asian region from Ternate to Malacca to Brunei attracting Chinese, Spanish and Dutch merchants to transact business and/or barter goods and commodities including silver and gold.

Centuries before the population of Mindanao shifted citizenry constituted by descendants of migrant settlers from the North (mostly Christians), Mindanao-Sulu was sparsely populated only by its original inhabitants, namely the indigenous natives (both those who remained ensconced in their indigenous cultures now popularly known as Lumad and those who embraced Islam known as Moro).

Centuries before the Bangsamoro (BARMM) territory has been reduced to a very limited area of south-western and south-central Mindanao – after the long years of violent Mindanao-Sulu dominated not just most of Mindanao but were expanding into the Visayas and Luzon.

Centuries past, Mindanao-Sulu – now referred to as the backwaters of the Republic – was in fact the territory considered “the center.” Pushed to the periphery with the occupation of two colonial masters and the eventual Manilacentered Republic, the writing of the country’s history would eventually focus on events happening in the North. Filipino historians – schooled abroad or in Manila – hardly dealt lengthily with the historical events in southern Philippines. What was more highlighted mainly were the colonization processes that led to the anti-Spanish/American armed struggles taking place mainly in Luzon and the birth of the northdominated Republic.

historical narratives, most Filipino pupils and students – when taught about the history of their country – are hardly provide such information for them to appreciate that Mindanao was the earlier site of the local people’s brave attempt to set up Sultanates that corresponded to the Kingdoms across Southeast Asia. And that long before the colonial masters aimed to subjugate the Moro people, for centuries they already proved

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capable of ruling their own territories and advancing in the art of governance.

It is only because of recent initiatives of local Mindanao historians that slowly there have been published historicalemplary publication has been the efforts of the History professors of the various branches of the Mindanao State University (MSU) – led by Dr. Juvanni Caballero – to produce a textbook that focuses on the history of Mindanao-Sulu-Palawan. At least students reached by the MSUs have a little bit more information regarding the Minsupala region to supplement the history books of Agoncillo, Constantino, Ileto et al.

It was not because of the lack of published books and available archival documents and materials – which can now be easily accessed. In fact, if one has the patience to look at Bibliographies that list all historical accounts written by Spanish and Dutch chroniclers, American historians and anthropologists and those written by both foreigners and Filipino authors in the contemporary period, one is surprised at the long list of both published and unpublished documents on the various aspects covering what we would refer today as Mindanao-Sulu Studies.

Students who are now attuned to decolonial and postcolonial theories might claim that the mostly available literature written by non-Filipinos (traversing the periods when Spanish, Dutch and American writers monopolized all written accounts) have a colonial bias and have only manifested their bias against our ancestors who they considered “wild, uncivilized, primitive, ruthless,” etc.). While this might be true, nonetheless these are important documents for these are the only ones available for researchers today to have a glimpse of what were the realities then. However, there is now a book they can read from a decolonial perspective, by someone who comes out of the periphery claiming its place in the center of Philippine historical discourse.

And now comes Datu Michael Ong Mastura’s THE RULERS OF MAGINDANAO IN MODERN HISTORY, 15151903 (Continuity and Change in a Traditional Realm in the Southern Philippines), published by the ADMU Press which was just recently launched in Cotabato City.

(The book will be launched at the Ateneo de Manila University on Thursday afternoon, May 4, 2023, with a lecture by the author)

If there is any book out there that Filipinos – and not just the Moro people of this Republic – should read so they can claim to really know their country’s inclusive history, it is Mastura’s masterpiece of historical writing!

The thick book (409 pages) has nine Chapters: 1) The Problem of Reconstruction in Magindanao History, 2) The Magindanao Dynasty and the Dumatus, 3) The Rajah Buayan in Buayan and the Rajahs of Sa-raya, 4) The Asala of the Datus of Mindanao, 5) Polarization under the Treaty Relations, 6) Mandawi Dar-ul Salam Indigenous Political System, 7) The Establishment of the Politico-Military Government of Mindanao, 8) Conditions in Moroland on the Eve of the 1896 Revolution and 9) Reappraisal and Epilogue

This book is the product of the author’s life commitment to document and write about his descendants. Rooted within the memory of his being a direct descendant of Sultan Muhammad Dipatwan Qudarat of the Magindanao Sultanate (whose reign took place in 1619-1670) – perhaps the most known Sultan ever to appear in Moroland’s historical narrative – Mastura took pains to dig into all available records and archival documents in libraries and data bank from Cotabato to Manila to Singapore to London to Washington D.C,, read through the long list of background literature and secured oral histories by interviewing key informants.

Included in this long list of resource materials are indigenous sources (including mythical stories inserted into genealogical accounts), manuscripts and original works in Spanish, collection of documents and papers, books and other sources and additional references. Which is why the author be published only in 2023. If you are covering a period of 388 years of historical developments and making sure of the accuracy of data integrated into the text, an author certainly project.

The main indigenous source are the Magindanao, Rajah Buayan and Iranun tarsilas which are kept intact in the collection of the author and Datu Kali Maulana Adax, supplemented by Najeeb Saleeby’s translation into English of Studies in Moro History, Law and Religion. A tarsila according to Saleeby is a genealogical account that provides “’a succinct analysis of the tribes or elements’ of the Muslim Filipino society and is ‘the most reliable record of historical events in the island,’ even antedating Islam.” The author also referred to the books written by Dr. Cesar Majul and Fr. Horacio dela Costa SJ as supplemental source of information.

The available tarsilas that have survived this long historical period goes back to the arrival of Shariff Kabungsuwan who began to rule since 1515 after he arrived in this location from Johore, following the years when the Portuguese – taking over the thriving port of Malacca – forced them out to migrate to the southern end of the Malay peninsula. He brought along Islam as well as the sultanate form of governance. It was from Kabungsuwan that the three royal houses of the Pulangi valley claimed punitive lineage. The legendary Tabunaway (of the mythical story involving Mamalu) was then the ruler of this locality but later sovereignty was passed over from him to Kabungsuwan.

of inquiry especially anthropology. Educated and trained as a to write this book. In the process, The Rulers of Mindanao, is a product of a multi-disciplinary scholarship. For as Jo Guldi and David Armitage posit: “By combining the procedures and aspirations of both the humanities and the social sciences, history has a special (if not unique) claim to be a critical human science: not just as a collection of narratives or a source of of shaping alternative futures.”

(MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Rebook author. Gaspar is also a Datu Bago 2018 awardee, the highest honor the Davao City government bestows on its constituents. He is presently based in Cebu City).

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the “New Day” theme, which was instrumental in earning him the approval of the art world in the global arena.

“This painting is all about a new beginning, a new hope awaits. A fresh start from enduring the different challenges in life. Every new day is always an opportunity for us to change,” he said.

No Stranger to Accolades

In 2019, he exhibited his artwork “Malakas at Maganda” at Kamloops Museum and Archives, Kamloops, British Columbia. The same painting was exhibited at the Filipino Canadian Art Museum.

In 2021, Charlie grabbed the First Prize Award in the Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition with his Filipinothemed painting “New Day” at the Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, Canada.

He also received Honourable Mention Award in the Federation of Canadian Artist’s Water Exhibition with his work “My Cup Runneth Over” in the same year.

Charlie’s artworks were included in the Philippine Consulate General Vancouver in its “Tatlumpu’t isang Araw Ng Sining Pilipino” Cultural Event and Exhibition in 2020.

In 2021, his artwork “Mariang Makiling” and iconic Art Museum in celebration of Philippine Heritage Month.

nowned Filipino Canadian artists, were exhibited in the Roundhouse Gallery as part of the “Pagtitipon 2022” event, attended by consul generals from different countries, prominent personalities, and politicians.

Today, Charlie continues to do solo and group exhibitions in Canada and commission works in the Philippines, Canada, Australia, and The Netherlands.

Finding the Perfect Balance

Being recognized by critics and peers only reinforced his decision to continue his passion while remaining committed to his responsibilities as an architect, husband, father, and Vancouver citizen.

“I still need to balance my time for my family against my time to paint,” he said.

Looking back, Charlie did continue the family tradition, at least to an extent, when he married Jihan Jardin, a daughter of a late public servant of Davao City. They are blessed with two children, Czarina Reign and Claude Brent.

But despite achieving success, he never forgot his roots.

“As a Mindanaoan, I want to inspire and serve others. My identity motivated and helped me achieve success,” he said.

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ons platforms delivered ship, a decommissioned Philippine Navy corvette towed into Philippine territorial waters.

Bilateral weapons systems consisted of U.S. and Philippine artillery, High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Avenger air defense systems, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, Philippine Air Force FA-50 aircraft, F-16 Fighting Falcons, U.S. Marine F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, and a U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command AC 130 Spectre gunship.

The Balikatan exercise has increased in complexity, and high-end warfighting mission sets over the past several years. A focus point in Balikatan 2023 is the bilateral integration of command and control, sensors,

Moreover, the military said this enabled expandedgeted data-sharing between geographically dispersed units, and precision strikes in a contested maritime environment.

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to sen se their target, dedeliver precision-integratedsel.

The training event demonstrated the U.S.Philippine commitment to strengthening military capabilities and interoperability to meet shared modern-day security challenges.

“This significant activity demonstrated new potential and revitalized the strength of our militaries while we continuously forge an ironclad alliance,” said Armed Forces of the Philippines Maj. Gen. Marvin L. Licudine, commander of the AFP’s Education, Training, and Doctrine Command and the Balikatan 2023 exercise director for the AFP.

“This event enhanced the interoperability of the

the victim was brought to the darkened portion of Barangay Cabantian, where she was raped at midnight on Nov. 29. It was more or less the exact spot where the 21-year-old was also

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the total 168 million active SIM cards, only 82 million were registered prior to the April 26 deadline.

On Wednesday, at the National Telecommunications Commission XI regional director Nelson Cañete outlined the possible consequences of ignoring their call to register the SIM cards.

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local research to tackle inhalant abuse among adolescents will be very significant in providing recommendations and strengthening ongoing support systems, policies, and interventions.

Addressing social issues and sex differences into this societal issue? This is exactly what this team of researchers hopes to achieve by Research Laboratory in the country using animal models.

“In the years to come, it is our hope that the establishment of this Addiction Research Program will further open opportunities for research addressing the craving and withdrawal stages of addiction,” said UPD-CS IC’s Dr. Grace Gregorio, who is researching how toluene affects rats to understand the solvent’s effects on people.

She and her fellow researchers are also looking into sex differences in the effects of toluene exposure, representing a novel approach that has never been done before. “I bring in my analytical chemistry expertise to this meaningful undertaking by measuring

Philippines and U.S. forces in conducting combined joint operations utilizing both countries’ army, navy, and air force assets in conducting maritime security and territorial defense.”

The training successfully advanced combined military modernization and capability development by furthering the opportunities for both Philippine and U.S. forces to work together in a complex and realistic training environment.

Balikatan is a Tagalog term that means “shoulderto-shoulder” or “sharing the load together,” which characterizes the spirit of the exercise and the alliance between the Philippines and the United States.

This year’s iteration also included multilateral training activities with participation from a contingent

sexually assaulted.

He said the suspect enticed his victim to be an usherette for the Philippine Coast Guard program. Then suspect will point a weapon and then take them to a

the next 30 days, mahimong i-deny ang ilang access sa Tiktok ug uban pang mga apps Hangtod mapugos sila’g pa-rehistro (Maybe in not connect to Facebook. In the next 30 days, their access to Tiktok and other apps will be denied. Until they will be forced to register ),” Cañete said.

In the region, the NTC XI conducted remote reg-

toluene levels in the blood of male and female rodents,” Dr. Gregorio said.

“There is much that we, as a society, don't know and understand about solvent abuse. One of our research specialists, Jariel Bacar, rightly points out that girls can be affected too—and in very different ways from boys. The project is looking into what these differences are,” she explained.

Developing tailored treatments for solventaddicted adolescents kind for toluene-based solvent addiction in the Philippines, this research is paving the way for new treatments for overcoming withdrawal and craving. The team hopes to in human subjects as an attempt to address the pervasive drug addiction and chronic relapse in individuals. Such experimental treatments for toluene have not been deeply investigated elsewhere in the world because inhalant abuse is not as rampant in more developed countries.

Now in its second year, the project has already com-

of servicemembers from the Australian Defence Force.

Approximately 17,600 participants are participating in the exercise, developing interoperability and enhancing bilateral capabilities in maritime security, amphibious operations, aviation operations, cyber defense, counterterrorism, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness.

The Philippines is a key U.S. ally and the region's largest recipient of U.S. military assistance, equipment, and training.

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place where they will be raped.

The victim narrated that the suspect threatened to kill her and her family, which dissuaded her from reporting the crime to the authorities.

from January 2023 up to April 25, registering 20,000 SIM card holders.

“Kung dili sila makapa-register, it’s not a crime, but there are consequences. Maputol ilang signal, madeactivate sila, ma-forfeit ilang load (It’s not a crime if they fail to register, but there are consequences. Their signal will be interrupted, they will be deactivated, and their load will be forfeited),” he added.

pleted its first two phases: identifying validated methods to quantify toluene in rodent blood and establishing the long-term effects of toluene after chronic exposure. Using validated methods, the team is investigating the effects of chronic exposure that last long after the drug has been stopped. These include increased craving for the drug, increased anxiety, and impaired social functioning, all of which increase the likelihood of relapse following treatment. Novel treatments will be tested to diminish these withdrawal symptoms and restore the brain to its pre-addiction state.

Ultimately, Novel Approaches to Treatment of Addiction and Depression using Animal Models aims to address one of the greatest challenges faced by today’s researchers: interweaving science into the fabric of a complex, busy, and highly diverse society to serve its well-intended purpose to the community that needs it the most. By the end of the project, the researchers hope to have developed tailored treatments for boys and girls addicted to toluene.

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environmental and health concerns and compliance with legal requirements.

Leo XL Fuentes, Masipag-Mindanao regional coordinator, called on local governments, especially those in Mindanao, to support the “growing clamor of local farmers, scientists and consumers” against the commercial release of Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant.

He noted that the LGUs must promote and uphold the people’s right to a balanced and healthful ecology.

“We reiterate that genetically modified (GM) crops like Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant have dangers of irreversible damage to the environment, biodiversity of rice and eggplant, and human health,” Fuentes said in a statement.

The High Tribunal’s said the Supreme Court required the respondents –the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Secretary of the Department of Health, the Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture, the Philippine Rice Research Institute, and the University of the Philippines – Los Baños

return within 10 days from service of the writ.

In 2021, the DA approved the propagation of beta carotene-enriched Malusog Rice, also known as Golden Rice, in 17 pioneer production areas across the country, including in the Mindanao provinces of Lanao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Maguindanao and North Cotabato.

Golden Rice, patented by transnational agrochemical corporation Syngenta, is a type of rice inserted with genes from maize and bacterium found in soil.

Proponents said the technology is safe for human health and the environment and will serve Vitaminers, and pregnant women, especially in areas with severe malnutrition.

However, data shows that beta-carotene content in Golden Rice is measly and inconsistent, according to Masipag.

On the contrary, a wide array of safe and low-cost vegetables, fruits, and other crops are a dependable source of nutrition for communities. It added that vitamalnutrition issues confronting many households can also be traced to the nutritious, and safe food due to poverty.

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hospital in the Philippine Department of Health system.

Polaris Dawn, according to records, “is a planned on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, which is scheduled to launch this coming September 2023.

the Polaris Program.” Jared Isaacman made history for all-civilian mission to space raised over $240 million. goal to help eradicate childhood cancer as well as the Polaris Program which enables Jared Isaacman to donate Starlinks for St. Jude Research Hospital’s global partners Peru and Mozambique.

“The kind Jared Isaacman is a staunch supporter of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by donating Starlinks to children cancer institutions which include the Philippines’ House of Hope. SpaceX’s Starlinks provides high speed, low-latency broadband to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive or completely unavailable,” revealed Dr. Mae Dolendo. “Indeed, there was a time when we didn’t have internet for almost two days in Davao, and it was scary because that’s how many of our patients in shared-care facilities communicate to us,” recalled the kind doctor of the unreliable internet who is a practicing pediatric oncologist in Davao. Dr. Mae from specialists around the world who can offer expertise on the best treatment solution available. She readily admits that Jared Isaacman and the Polaris Program will now provide a valuable lifeline of communication that will help save the lives of children around the world. “There were times when the internet could be spotty and unreliable in Davao that I would not see the scans nor hear the doctors talking. Hopefully, that will now be a thing of the past,” she revealed in one interview.

On the other hand, commercial propagation of Bt Eggplant or Talong was approved last year.

Bt or Bacillus thuringiensis is a soil bacterium injected into the genes of eggplants to produce its own toxin to kill fruit and shoot borers, a common pest that consumes and damage eggplants.

Fuentes recalled that in 2010, organic farmers and other residents in Davao City opposed the

Bt Eggplant in the city, as “it exposes local varieties to contamination,” and runs counter to the local organic agriculture ordinance that pushes for organic farming systems and practices.

In 2012, a field trial of the controversial Bt Talong was conducted at the University of Southern Mindanao in Kabacan, North Cotabato.

With its regulatory approval last year, the Philippines becomes the second country in the world, after Bangladesh, to allow the commercial propagation of borer-resistant Bt eggplant.

“The biosafety approval for commercial propagation allows us to scale up our operations and ensure the availability of the Bt eggplant seeds in the coming years,” Dr. Lourdes Taylo, the current lead of the Bt Eggplant Project in

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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 March 2023. 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 Marso 2023. Ang tanang prenda dungan nga ibaligya sa publiko sa mga sumusunod nga dapit og petsa:

the Philippines, said in a statement.

Fuentes said they believe that GM crops “do not represent genuine development.”

He called on the government “to promote safe, healthy and sustainable food production by supporting genuine pro-farmer agriculture and a pro-people food system.” (Bong S. Sarmiento/MindaNews)

Fortunately, Isaacman and the Polaris Dawn Crew partner foundation, the House of Hope headed by Dr. Mae Dolendo and Frederick Rubinos (House of Hope Foundation President) this April 2023. We are truly grateful to Jared Isaacman and the Polaris Program for their generous efforts in helping to “solve problems here on earth while building a better future for tomorrow.”

In his message delivered during the lively dinner reception, the personable Jared Isaacman emphasized, “In children diagnosed with cancer will live. The donated Starlinks will help address this problem by facilitating telehealth consultations between institutions that will enable doctors to share treatment recommendations, review diagnostic images, and conduct patient education. The Polaris Program is proud to help and support SPMC and the House of Hope with its vision that no child should die needlessly anywhere in the dawn of life.”

God bless you, Jared Isaacman and the Polaris Crew members namely John Baum, Sarah Gillis, Casey Phillips, Anna Mennon, to mention some. Thank you, Dr. Ricardo Audan, Dr. Mae Dolendo, Arleen Aportadera, Dr. Maria Concha, Dr. Michael Manalaysay, and to all the medical staff of SPMC and the House of Hope for all your hard Mabuhay ug Madayaw!

NOTICE OF LOSS

NOTICE is hereby given that St. Peter OR with Series No. 1480240 – 1480243 under the sales agent Ma. Salome Yanong was lost. Despite diligent efforts exerted to locate the aforementioned OR series, hence the said documents are now considered lost and beyond recovery.

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late PROCOPIO S. DAHAN who died intestate on September 1, 2018;

That the deceased at the time of his death he is the registered owner of the parcel of land located at Bangkal, City of Davao, consisting of Three Hundred Forty-Four (344) Square Meters No. T-216813 more particularly described as follows: A parcel of land (Lot 7, Blk. 5 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-177069, being a portion of Lot 337-1-2 (LRC) Psd128813, LRC (GLRO) Rec. No. 11974) situated in the City of Davao;

That pursuant to Sec. 1 Rue 74 of the Revised Rules on Court of the Philippines, the above-mentioned described property has been the subject of EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE made and executed by and among his heirs per Doc. No. 351; Page No. 72; Book No. 18; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Imelda D. Lopez-Evangelio – Davao City.

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and other products accessible to Filipinos. It also helps farmers bypass the middlemen to reach their target market.

According to Rodrigo O. Roble, Jr, Department of Labor and Employment XI regional livelihood focal person, their assisted associations will display their products at SM Ecoland.

However, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry also have respective assisted farmers who

will display their goods at Rizal Park and in ALU Hotel along Roxas Boulevard on May 1 and 2.

Roble encouraged the public to support the micro-entrepreneurs . “ The more daghan ang mupalit sailaha, the more sila maka-income. Ang tendency, mabuhi ang ekonomiya satoang mga micro-enterprise (The more buyers they will have, the more income they will earn. The tendency is the economy of micro-enterprise will thrive).”

Polaris Program Donates Starlinks to SPMC and House of Hope

IT was last April 18, 2023, when a well-attended Dinner Reception was held at the Vanda Restaurant of Park Inn by Radisson Davao for the Polaris Dawn crew headed by the respected American businessman and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman. On hand to warmly welcome the Polaris Crew was Dr. Mae Dolendo with the absence of Dr. Ricardo Audan, the medical chief of the Southern Philippines Medical Center-Davao (SPMC). There were several department heads of SPMC who were in attendance though to represent the govern-

ment hospital which is considered the largest

POLARIS commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman

THE Polaris Crew welcomed by Dr. Mae Dolendo, Frederick Rubinos

Dr. Mae Dolendo of the House of Hope ST. JUDE Global VP Suheir Rasul

HAPPY admirers of the Polaris Program

POLARIS Crew learning to dance singkil from SinagTala dancers of SJPCD

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