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A BOY examines a replica of the Super Tucano attack aircraft of the Philippine Air Force at the exhibit of the Tactical Operations Wing - Eastern Mindanao at Abreeza Ayala Mall. The exhibit is part of the upcoming celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Philippine Air Force on July 1. BING GONZALES
Huge problem • City gov’t rolls out awareness campaign on human trafficking BY AMALIA B. CABUSAO
AMONG the issues that have been relegated to the back burner since the global health pandemic struck in the past two years are Trafficking in Persons and Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC). Jeanette Ampog, exec- and children, said that the problems in our commuutive director of Talikala, “call to highlight Human nity and the appropriate a non-government orga- Trafficking and Sexual presentation of these issues nization helping women Exploitation as recurring be it the victims, perpetra-
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tors, and scenarios to the mass audience should be deemed necessary in order to spread awareness and project the real problem of the issues.” This initiative runs
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parallel to the city’s effort through the Integrated Gender and Development Division which has rolled out an awareness raising campaign to the 182 barangays since 2018.
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ANDI BALDONADO, development manager of the Philippine Eagle Foundation, briefs the media on the weeklong activities of Philippine Eagle Week scheduled June 6-13 at SM Lanang Premier. Baldonado is guest of the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao. BING GONZALES
City-owned hospital to serve other patients BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON
THE city-owned hospital will not only serve city residents but will also become referral facility for patients that cannot be accommodated by the Southern Philippines Medical Center, an official said. D r. E v e l y n o B u e - hospital. specialists departments naventura, co-chairperson “Dili siya ingon nga such as Ob-Gyne, surgery, of the Technical Working Davao City lang pwede pud pediatrics, and a Level 2 Group (TWG) Secretariat siya mo-cater from other laboratory. It will be a hosfor the Davao City Public municipalities, mahimo si- pital that can cater to almost Hospital, said the Depart- yang referral hospital,” said all medical services except ment of Health has as- Buenaventura, adding that high-end procedures. sessed the facility and has the city government will Buenaventura bared concluded that it can ac- start the site development that the design of the floor commodate patients from this year. plan for the city hospital is other parts of the Davao The city aims to open almost finished while the Region that cannot be ac- the hospital as a Level site development has also commodated by the bigger 1 medical facility with ( / CITY / 5)
NFEM receives 3 attack boats
THE Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) has improved its capability after the arrival of three newly-assigned attack seacraft. This during the arrival ceremony to welcome the 4th Boat Attack Division of the Philippine Fleet, Lt Nicheru Brien Claudio, NFEM public information officer, said the
multi-purpose attack craft (MPAC are part of the naval assets for the Active Archipelagic Defense Strategy of the Philippine Navy. The event was headed by it commanding officer, Commander (CDR) Malone Agudelo and was held at the DPWH Pier, Naval Station Felix Apolinario. ( / NFEM / 5)
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Int’l travelers to be required to submit valid vax proof THE Bureau of Bureau of Quarantine Davao Office has said it would abide by the newly approved resolution of the The InterAgency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases that
requires foreign travelers and Filipinos from foreign countries to present valid proof of vaccination status upon entering the country. Dr. Noreen Espero, head of the office, said international travelers will
be required to register with the One Health Pass and present proof of full vaccination status which is required under IATF-MED Resolution 168 which it approved late last month. (
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Suspected bomber slain, another nabbed in clash A MILITARY operation resulted in the death of a suspected bomber and the arrest of his companion, both identified as members of the Dawlah Islamiyah, in Purok 7, Brgy Dunguan, M’lang, North Cotabato Wednesday morning. Lt. Col. Rommel Mundala, commanding officer
of 90th Infantry (BigkisLahi) Battalion identified the dead as Monir Lintukan while arrested was Randy Saro. Mundala said several units were conducting a military operation when they chanced upon the group that resulted in the clash.
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He said the group was suspected as the one that perpetrated the bombing in Parang, Maguindanao, Mlang and Aleosan both are in North Cotabato and the recent blasts in Koronadal City, South Cotabato and Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat.
THE 10th Infantry (Agila) Division's Camp General Manuel T Yan Senior Station Hospital (CGMTYSSH) has started the pilot implementation of the "Alagang Agila Program" its personnel and dependent.
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Cotabato City’s mayor-elect to appoint deputy mayors COTABATO CITY – Mayor-elect Mohammad Bruce Matabalao today said he will name four deputy mayors once he assumes as the city’s chief executive on July 1. “These deputy mayors city councilor, was backed by effectively and efficiently will take charge of the is- the Moro Islamic Liberation manage Cotabato City govsues of four major sectoral Front (MILF) to foil the ree- ernance. groups of Muslims, Chris- lection bid of Mayor Cynthia Matabalao has not yet tians, Chinese and Indigenous Guiani-Sayadi (NPC), the revealed the names of the Peoples,” Matabalao, of the city’s first and only female incoming deputy mayors but United Bangsamoro Justice elected mayor. said “I already have their Party (UBJP), said in a phone Matabalao garnered at names.” interview. least 29,818 votes while GuiThen Davao City Mayor “It was my election prom- ani-Sayadi obtained 22,939 and now President Rodriise that I will be serving all votes. go Duterte also had deputy Cotabatenios,” he said, reitThe four sectoral deputy mayors representing various erating his campaign slogan, mayors, Matabalao said, will sectors that served as mem“Bruce Matabalao para sa also form part of the city’s bers of his advisory body. lahat (Bruce for all).” Council of Leaders who will (Ferdinandh B. Cabrera / Matabalao, a three-term serve as advisers how to MindaNews)
Raps filed vs ship in accident MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed complaints against four crewmembers of the cargo vessel, MV Happy Hiro, following their collision with a Filipino fishing boat in waters off Agutaya, Palawan on Saturday. In a virtual press conference on Wednesday, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu said the complaints were filed before the Antique Pros-
ecutor’s Office on Tuesday and included the charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide, multiple injuries, and damage to property. “Apat yung sinama natin doon sa charges -- yung kapitan, second mate, at dalawang officers (We included four individuals in the charges -- the captain, second mate, and two officers),” Abu said. (
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5 nabbed, P544-M ‘shabu’ seized in Cavite MANILA – Anti-narcotics operatives arrested five drug suspects and seized from them suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP544 million in separate buy-bust operations in Cavite early Thursday, an official of the (
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Groups say vote-buying, disinformation mar polls
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews) — The May 9 elections for local positions fell short of “being fair and honest” due to rampant vote-buying and disinformation, election watchdogs and other observers said. Two days before the doing was wrong,” he said. The IOM report was May 9 elections, reports B o n j o c , w h o n o w based on observations on from election monitoring works as a media con- how the elections went in groups said money rang- sultant, said vote-buying Central Luzon, Southern ing from P20 to P5,000 helped a lot the politicians Luzon, Central Visayas, flooded the communities in who were ahead in the Western Visayas and MindMisamis Oriental, Misamis surveys. anao. Occidental and Lanao del He said once the monIn Lanao del Sur, reNorte. ey was received, the voters porters saw teachers fill out “Runners” on motorcy- voted based on the list of the ballots in Sultan Condcles distributed the money candidates given by the ing Elementary School at night and in the wee runners. inside the Mindanao State hours of dawn to voters He said that in the pro- University campus in during the weekend before cess politicians who led Marawi City on May 9. election day. in the surveys but did not At the same school, A local politician told engage in vote-buying lost. reporters also saw soldiers this reporter he spent P150 A report made by the apply the indelible ink on million to buy votes. He International Observer the fingernails of the voters won by a wide margin. Mission (IOM), which was who had just voted because Art Bonjoc, a former sponsored by the Interna- the teachers failed to apply journalist said what was tional Coalition for Human them. disturbing was the voters Rights in the Philippines, In neighboring Malastayed up late for the arrival said the May 9 elections bang town, three persons of these runners who were were marred by rampant were killed in just a matbringing the money. vote-buying, violence, dis- ter of hours after violence “The voters waited into information and disturbing erupted at the polling placthe night. They have no level of “red-tagging” of es on election day. qualms that what they are opposition politicians. ( / GROUPS / 10)
TRAFFIC BUSTER. A man is clad in safety gear such as a helmet, elbow and knee pads, and gloves as he cruises along Edsa in Quezon City. Electric scooters, which can weave in and out of traffic during peak hours, are one of the alternative means of transportation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. PNA photo
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SEC takes more global awards THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to reap global recognitions for advocating good governance and transparency in the Philippine corporate sector. Cambridge Interna- 3G Awards Ceremony held able corporate strategy and tional Financial Advisory by the London-based fi- business policy geared to (Cambridge IFA) named nance advisory on May long-term value for sharethe SEC recipient of the 18 in Dubai, United Arab holders, problem-solving Global Good Governance Emirates. skills, and competence in (3G) Advocacy and ComThe 3G Advocacy and dealing with change. mitment to Corporate Gov- Commitment to Corporate Cambridge IFA also ernance Award for the sec- Governance Award hon- named the SEC recipient ond consecutive year. ors organizations, which of the 3G Advocacy and In addition, the SEC re- have demonstrated a strong Commitment to Corporate ceived the 3G Transparency commitment to corporate Governance Award in the Award during the seventh governance practices and sixth installment of the aninstallment of the annual have maintained a sustain- nual 3G Awards Ceremony
in May 2021. Meanwhile, the 3G Transparency Award recognizes an organization with the most rigorous and transparent reporting on financials, governance and strategy. “We take these awards as an affirmation of our unwavering effort to champion good governance, transparency and social responsibility in the Philippine corporate sector with the end goal of a bet-
ter future for Filipinos,” SEC Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino said, as he received the awards. “As we receive these recognitions, we hope to inspire more meaningful changes in corporations’ governance and business practices, and unlock their potential to contribute to sustainability and development in the Philippines and in the world.” As regulator of the corporate sector and the
Philippine capital markets, the SEC has consistently promoted corporate governance practices to serve as model for the sector it oversees. It has also advocated for reforms through the adoption of corporate governance codes, sustainability reporting guidelines, and similar rules. The Commission likewise adheres to global development initiatives as member of international ( / SEC / 5)
Alsons Power and the Philippine Eagle Foundation Ink Pact to Protect the Phil. Eagle in Sarangani Province THE ALSONS Power Group recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Eagle Foundation, Inc. (PEF) to support the
protection and preservation of the Philippine Eagle at the Mt. Busa Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) in Sarangani Province. The Mt. Busa KBA is home to
a sizeable Philippine Eagle sub-population. Under the terms of the MOA, Alsons Power will provide material and personnel support for a three-year conserva-
tion and public awareness program. Alsons will likewise support the tracking and protection of a rescued Philippine Eagle that will be released into the area.
Alsons Power has two power facilities within the vicinity of the Mt. Busa KBA- the 210 megawatt (MW) Sarangani Energy Corporation (SEC)
baseload thermal power plant which has been operating since 2016; and, the 14.5 MW Siguil Hydro run- of- river hydroelectric power plant currently under construction. The MOA was signed at the PEF Center in Davao City by SEC Chief Operating Officer Tirso G. Santillan, Jr. (2nd from the left); Siguil Hydro Deputy CEO Antonio Miguel B. Alcantara (2nd from the right); and PEF Executive Director Dennis L. Salvador (Center). Alsons Power Vice President for Corporate Affairs Ruben G. Tungpalan (Left) and PEF Director for Research and Conservation Dr. Jayson C. Ibañez (right) witnessed the signing. Alsons Power is Mindanao’s first private sector power generator. The group currently operates four power facilities with a total generating capacity of 468 MW serving over eight million people in 14 cities and 11 provinces in the country’s second largest island.
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started using the Php250 million funds released for the purpose. The hospital will rise on a 3.2 hectare area in Mintal with a the total floor area of 20,000 (combined) square meters. He added that the city also aims to develop the city hospital into a Level 2 facility in the future. This means it will have a blood
lack for laws on human trafficking. Atty. Thaddeus Tuburan, one of the speakers during the media forum, explained Republic Act 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, as amended by RA 10364 also known as the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012. Tu b u r a n s a i d t h a t there are three inter-related and interdependent elements for a situation to be considered trafficking
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bank, dialysis, Intensive Care Unit, and additional services for high-end cases. Buenaventura said that the city needs to have more specialists to level up its medical care. He said that the draft ordinance for the creation of 194 plantilla positions for the hospital is under review by the Sangguniang
Panlungsod in close coordination with Davao City Human Resources Management Office. “Based on our Gant Chart we are on time. We are now preparing the site and the floor plan and the preliminaries needed by the DOH for the license to operate,” Buenaventura said.
medical and casualty evacuation, and limited personnel transport. Each attack boat is equipped with spike-extended range missile launch system, mini typhoon machine gun system, light machine guns, automatic rifles, and pistols. With a cruising speed of 30-35 knots and a maximum speed of 45 knots, they will be able to pursue
fleeing enemies during Hot Pursuit operations, he added. "It underwent weapon system integration last year that's why is is equipped with Spike ER Weapon System at Mini typhoon Machine Gun System, Missile capable. Compare to the Boat Attacks in the 1st and 2nd Division," the official said. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron
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“Due to our intensified intelligence gathering, we immediately tracked down those suspects and launched manhunt operations against them," he said. Recovered from the encounter site were a Cal 5.56mm M16 rifle, a long
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magazine of M16 with 41 rounds cartridge of Cal 5.56mm ball; one bandolier and one improvised explosive device. Brigadier General Eduardo Gubat, 6th Infantry Division acting commander, the incident was the result of the recent push
of the military in running after those behind the latest unlawful act. “Your army along with other government forces will continue to pursue those suspects responsible for the bombings here in our area," Gubat said. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron
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Captain Mark Anthony Tito, Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief said, the program provides quality health care services to its troops including Civilian Active Auxiliaries, dependents, and authorized civilians. Tito said the 27th Infantry Battalion was the first unit that benefited from the program as dependents of the 27th Infantry Battalion underwent medical
consultations, laboratory services, COVID-19 vaccination, and psychological services on June 1. During the activity, 50 personnel benefited from free consultations, 20 availed laboratory services, 78 were vaccinated, and 40 received psychological services. Likewise, CGMTYSSH conducted an information dissemination on Booster Vaccination and
Lifestyle-related Disease Prevention to the beneficiaries. Major Gen. Nolasco A Mempin, commander of the division, lauded the initiative. "As our troops fight in the frontline, let us provide and deliver all the necessary support that they need. Together, let us continue to win the fight," Mempin said. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron
successfully maintained the ISO 9001:2015 Certification of its quality management system covering all core services across its main and extension offices. The SEC was likewise named Circle of Excellence Awardee for the Best Sustainability Company of
the Year in the Asia CEO Awards in 2021. Prior to that, the Commission received the ISAR Honours from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in 2019 for instituting sustainability reporting in the corporate sector.
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organizations such as the International Organization of Securities Commissions, ASEAN Capital Markets Forum, the Global Financial Innovation Network, and the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators, among others. This year, the SEC has
in persons: ACTS – It involves the recruitment, obtaining, hiring, providing, offering, transportation, transfer, maintaining, harboring, or receipt of persons with or without the victim’s consent or knowledge, within or across national borders; MEANS – It is committed by use of threat, or use of force, or other forms or coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse
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The craft, which form part of the 4th BA Division, are to be used to conduct fast interception, perform rapid attacks, deliver precision fire and launch missile strikes to support NFEM and the Eastern Mindanao Command’s (EMC) mission. Claudio said the attack boats are also capable of providing support to ground troops, point defense, force/security escort,
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by not including personal information that is leading, should always be considered by journalists. The Philippine Press Institute, the national organization of newspapers, has always maintained the importance of ethical, objective, evidence-based reporting on human trafficking, especially as the victims are mostly vulnerable sectors in society. The country do not
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Protection Council to prevent and monitor cases of trafficking. She said so far, four cases have already been filed in court. Deputy Regional Prosecutor Barbara Mae Flores, in a media forum last Tuesday, underscored the need for media to report cases of trafficking with utmost sensitivity, adhering to ethical standards in the journalism profession. She said the importance of protecting the identity of the victims
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of power or of position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the person, or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person; and PURPOSE – It is done for the purpose of exploitation or the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery, involuntary servitude or the removal or
sale of organs. The media forum organized by Talikala, IGDD and the Philippine Information Agency with support of AWO and Save the Children, aimed to provide the media with the basic knowledge and clear understanding on the issues and situations of TIP and OSAEC and to encourage with the media in delivering current news, updates, or features trafficking.
manual/ digital vaccination certificate of the country/foreign government, and other proof of vaccination permitted by the IATF” as proof of their vaccination status. But Espero said Filipinos who are not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status cannot be validated will still need to present a negative RT-PCR test result. They shall also be subjected to a facility-based quarantine period and may only be released after a negative result from the RT-PCR test conducted on the fifth day of arrival. However, foreign nationals with the same vaccination status will not be allowed entry and will be
deported. Unvaccinated children, aged 12 and below, will follow the entry and quarantine protocols enforced on their parents or travel companions. In any case, travelers who are detected to manifest Covid symptoms by the BOQ will be isolated and undergo a period of facility-based quarantine. Dr. Espero said, “We don’t know if this will change anytime soon but currently, wala pang swabbing sa mga airports.” With this, the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) is urging Filipinos to register online on the One Health Pass website and apply for a VaxCertPh. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron
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Espero said that the resolution also eliminated the need to provide a negative reverse transmissionpolymerase chain reaction test before their departure from their countries of origin. “Ang bago dito, before kasi there were three requirements: One Health Pass, proof of vaccination and negative RT-PCR, but now hindi na siya kailangan provided that the traveler is fully vaccinated,” she added. Vaccinated individuals may present an electronic copy of their “VaxCertPH, World Health Organization International Certification of Vaccination (ICV) and Prophylaxis, National or State
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Expanded beneficiaries, not the amount IT IS nice to hear that the City government of Davao is increasing (?) its benefits for senior citizens. But wait, increasing the benefits like the amount that the seniors in the city are receiving? Or is it merely expanding the coverage of the beneficiaries? We are raising these questions because as far as we know as of now the amount that seniors with ages from 65 and above are already receiving P1,500 annually. And according to second district councilor Ralph Abella, the principal proponent of the amendment, the benefits, meaning the amount to be given, is being hiked under the new ordinance. How come when it is still the same – P1,500.00 for one whole year? But does the amended ordinance expand the coverage of the number of beneficiaries? Yes, of course. Yes, it increases the number since, according to Abella, upon the effectivity of the ordinance, the seniors whose ages range from 60 to 64 will now be included in the list of those who will be given the financial assistance. Unfortunately, the amount which is for one whole year is too minimal that if it were a take-home pay of a worker, it cannot even take him or her home upon collection. Like in the case of pay-out for seniors residing in the remotest of barangays in the city we know for a fact that government employees tasked to release the money for the beneficiaries find ways to have the pay-out conducted in a barangay that is convenient for them to go to and return to their respective agencies in the city proper. Thus, there were places which were converted into clusters and the Correspondents:
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most accessible of the clustered barangays for the government personnel is designated the pay-out center. Still the other barangays to be served by the pay-out group hardly had any passable road. Or if there are, the roads are hardly passable by motor vehicles except the so-called single motorbikes which normally charge very exorbitant fare due to the difficult situation of the roads, if you can even call them that. One example is when a senior is residing in sitio Taloytoy and he/she has to collect his/her financial assistance in either Barangay Paquibato or Malabog, the travel by single motorbike would cost roughly P250 back and forth. If cost of lunch is to be factored the possibility is some P500 is already deducted from the financial Layout Artists:
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assistance. And it is even likely that from the time the concerned senior citizen was advised that on this date he/ she will get the financial aid, the same beneficiary suddenly gets the guts to procure some household items on credit with the aid release as payment guaranty. In other words, the beneficiary now has second thought of going back home immediately because he/she knows his/her creditors are already waiting at the door of his/her house.. What we could not understand though is that Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in the middle of her campaign, was proudly saying that she will be leaving Davao City to assume her position as Vice President of the Philippines with zero debt. Meaning, all debts incurred by the city before and during the lady mayor’s term have already been fully settled. Meanwhile, Cebu City which like Davao, is also one of the richest cities in the Philippines and has not banded around as one local government that is free from debt, has long been giving financial assistance to its senior citizens in the amount of P4,000 annually and with a Christmas bonus at that. Then how come not one of the Davao City councilors ever thought of increasing the financial assistance to an amount that can really be of help to the seniors especially at this time in their lives when they are confronted with various physical maladies attendant to the aging process? Yes indeed, how come they haven’t even considered the amount of assistance if the city is blessed with so huge revenues more than enough to set it free from the burden of amortizations? May be we can recommend to the next City Council to again look into the amended ordinance and amend it further to at least give meaning to what Councilor Abella calls “hiked financial aid.” And since the councilor did not seek reelection and the one taking his place is his wife Marissa, then she can probably assume what could have been Ralph’s primary responsibility.
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First full-service Lasik center now in Mindanao
"When a company comes to a local city, there’s a competition. So, Instead we flipped the coin and did the opposite. We asked local doctors what's best fit for a partnership," said Borough Lasik Center (BLC) Davao local head ophthalmologist Dr Gabriel Bunagan during the opening of BLC last April 26 at JJ's Commune, Loyola Street in Davao City. Mindanao's first full-service Lasik center is collaborating with Davao EyeMDs Laser and Surgery Center, which happen to be literally just next door. " We p r i d e i n having the best eye laser, a 13th generation laser, coupled with the best technology and best core group of doctors," shared BLC medical director and head ophthalmologist Dr Ches Heredia. Bunagan and Heredia are joined by top Davao ophthalmologist Dr Jun Serrano and Dr Ricky Aranzamendez in their Davao clinic. BLC, the Philippines' premier eye surgery
clinic, is focused on helping patients find the best solution in achieving optimum vision. According to Bunagan, their Lasik center also guarantees to bring the same top of the line customer experience as their Manila branch. The clinic is powered by Schwind Eye-Tech Solutions, the worldwide market leader for Excimer Lasers, making them one of the very few clinics in the country to use this
high caliber laser refractive technology. The first step to one's journey to 20/20 vision is to find out if one's eyes are eligible for BLC's services, such as Lasik, Presbymax, Transepilasik, and PRK. The center offers free suitability test, a 10-minute assessment that checks if a patient is eligible to undergo a Lasik procedure based on their eye grade and corneal thickness. Once a patient chooses to proceed with the Lasik process, he or she will undergo a Comprehensive Eye Screening, which enables doctors to create the best suited treatment plan for each patient. The test results
Dr Ches Heredia and Dr Gary Bunagan with Dra Lee Heredia and beauty queen Jehza Huelar
Dr Bunagan with BLC Davao personnel
are valid for 3 months barring any major changes to one's lifestyle or physical eye welfare. As soon as treatment option is chosen, one can opt to do a same-day procedure, or schedule an appointment on a later date. While Borough Lasik Center's doctors come weekly from Manila, local doctors are always available to render any of the procedures. “Clear vision is necessary to achieve a good quality of life. Our role is to offer and provide our patients the best vision necessary so that they can function well and enjoy their daily work and activities. Having optimal eyesight is important for a healthy and happy life, ” Bunagan added.
PERFORMING a Lasik procedure to their first Davao patient
DR JUN Serrano, Dr Ches Heredia, Dr Gary Bunagan, Dr Ricky Aranzamendez
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NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All Pawned Items that expired during the month of APRIL 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.
All pawned items that expired during the month of JANUARY 2022, if not renewed or redeemed on or before MARCH 15, 2022 will be sold to the public on MARCH 16, 2022 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 ENERO 2022. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko karong MARSO 16, 2021 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.
Gibpahibalo ang tanan nga ang DIAGOLD PAWNSHOP, INC. magsubasta sa tanan nga nag expired hangtod sa bulan sa MARSO 2022, ang tanang prenda ibaligya sa publiko sa mga petsa na nakabutang sa ubos, sa oras nga 9:00 sa buntag.
EXPIRY DATES APRIL 2022
AUCTION DATES JUNE 10, 2022
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE
All pawned items that expired during the month of JUNE 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 HUNYO 2022. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko sa mga petsa nga nakabutang sa ubos, sa oras nga 9:00 sa buntag. BRANCHES Matina Crossing Tibungco
AUCTION DATE JUNE 21, 2022 JUNE 17, 2022
TEL. NOS. (082) 321-1814 (082) 296-4130
PANABO’S PAWNSHOP, INC. Panabo (Main) Panabo (Branch)
JUNE 30, 2022 JUNE 15, 2022
(084) 628-8418 (084) 628-842
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All pawned items that expired during the Months of MARCH 2022 (Regular Items) and APRIL 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
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 DECEMBER 16, 2021 TO JANUARY 15, 2022. If not redeemed or renewed on or before JUNE 17, 2022 will be sold to the Public Auction on JUNE 20, 2022 at Rosegold Pawnshop San Pedro-Main from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
(Fronting Queen Bank) Tel. No. (082) 222-1561 ; (082) 321-0128 Email: goldstandardpawnshopdavao@gmail.com
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,Ilustre from DECEMBER 16, 2021 TO JANUARY 15, 2022
if not redeemed or renewed on JUNE 17, 2022 will be sold to the Public Auction on JUNE 20, 2022 at our Pawnshop premises from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
BRANCHES: San Pedro (Main) Agdao Toril Bolton Digos City Claveria Km. 7 Lanang
AUCTION DATE MAY 17, 2022 MAY 17, 2022 MAY 17, 2022 MAY 17, 2022 MAY 17, 2022 MAY 17, 2022 MAY 17, 2022
TEL. NO. 327-8832 327-6275 327-8503 392-3022 333-9945 296-8081 235-3473
JUNE 03, 04, & 05, 2022
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All pawned items at METRO GOLDBRILL PAWNSHOP that expired until the month of JANUARY 2022, if not redeemed or renewed on or before MARCH 16, 2022, will be sold to the Public on March 18, 2022. Gipahibalo and tanan na ang METRO GOLDBRILL PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired hangtod sa bulan sa JANUARY 2022. Kung dili malukat sa dili pa moabot ang Marso 16, 2022, ibaligya sa publiko karong Marso 18, 2022. EXPIRY DATES JANUARY 2022
AUCTION DATES MARCH 18, 2022
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 D AT E S W I L L B E A U C T I O N E D O N MAY 17, 2022 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE RESPECTIVE PAWNSHOPS WHERE THE ITEMS WERE PAWNED.
All Pawned items at GOLDVISION PAWNSHOP, INC., that expired until the month of MARCH 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 GOLDVISION PAWNSHOP, INC., maga subasata sa tanan nga nag-expired hangtod sa bulan sa MARSO 2022, kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.
BRANCHES General Lao, Toril Agton. Toril Buhangin Magallanes Tagum Saavedra, Toril Agdao
AUCTION DATE
TEL. NO.
MAY 16, 2022 MAY 16, 2022 MAY 13, 2022 MAY 06, 2022 MAY 24, 2022 MAY 16, 2022 MAY 18, 2022
291-2406 291-2952 241-0223 224-3138 216-3425 291-1349 327-2348
MARCH 2022 APRIL 2022
MAY 13, 2022 MAY 16, 2022 DAVAO VAULT SP
MAY 16, 2022
Door #7Realty Bldg. beside Lakitan Mall San Pedro street, Davao City (Tel No.: 228-9322
GABBY’S BRILLIANT PAWNSHOP INC. / GABBY’S INFINITE PAWNSHOP INC. TEL NO.: 321-2185 / 234-4844
All Pawned items at GABBY’S BRILLIANT PAWNSHOP, INC. and GABBYS’S INFINITE PAWNSHOP, INC. that expired until the month of JANUARY 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 GABBY’S BRILLIANT PAWNSHOP, INC. and GABBYS’S INFINITE PAWNSHOP, INC. maga subasata sa tanan nga nag-expired hangtod sa bulan sa ENERO 2022, kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko sa alas 9:00 sa buntag. BRANCHES
AUCTION DATE
TEL. NOS.
SAN PEDRO
MARCH 16, 2022
321-2185
ILUSTRE
MARCH 01, 2022
234-4844
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JUNE 03, 04, & 05, 2022
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE DECEASED DR. HECTOR G. FUERTE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late DR. HECTOR G. FUERTE who died intestate on March 12, 2016, at Ma-a Davao City, He is married to Teresita B. Fuerte who also died intestate in Madapo, Davao City on March 25, 2019. That the late Dr. Hector G. Fuerte at the time of his death left certain real and personal properties to wit: REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (TCT) No. T-59605, Lot No. 28 Block 1, located at Maa, City of Davao, containing an area of Four Hundred Fifty (450) Square Meters more or less; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (TCT) No. T-59604, Lot No. 27 Block 1 Located at Maa, City of Davao;containing an area of Four Hundred Fifty (450) Square Meters more or less; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (TCT) No. T-351451, Located at Toril, City of Davao, containing an area of Forty Six Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty One (46,821) Square Meters more or less; and TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (TCT) No. T-367129, Located at Toril, City of Davao; containing an area of Forty Five thousand Four Hundred Fifty One (45,451) Square Meters more or less; and PERSONAL PROPERTIES Stock Certificate No. 1006 dated November 10, 1985 - Eight (😎 SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated; Stock Certificate No. 1408 dated November 26, 1988 - Seven (7) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated. Stock Certificate No. 1139 dated September 28, 1988 - Ten (10) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated. Stock Certificate No. 0806 dated April 11, 1985 - Two (2) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated. Stock Certificate No. 1674 dated November 20, 1989 - Five (5) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated. Stock Certificate No. 1888 dated August 13, 1990 - Two (2) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated. Stock Certificate No. 3035 dated December 15, 1995 - Thirty Three (33) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated and Davao Doctors College Incorporated; Stock Certificate No. 3905 dated November 20, 1997 - Ninety Nine (99) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated and Davao Doctors College, Incorporated; Stock Certificate No. 6053 dated December 15, 1999 - Sixty One (61) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated and Davao Doctors College, Stock Certificate No. 8950 dated October 27, 2004 - Sixty Four (64) SHARES of the Capital Stock of Davao Doctors Hospital (Clinica Hilario), Incorporated; Stock Certificate No. 0362 dated November 27, 1971 Fifteen (15) SHARES of Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated; Stock Certificate No. 6737 dated July 11, 2000, Forty Three (43) SHARES of Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated; Stock Certificate No. 2593 dated November 09, 1991 Eighteen (18) SHARES of Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated; Stock Certificate No. 5091 dated March 6, 1991 Nineteen (19) SHARES of Capital Stock of Clinica Hilario Incorporated; Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, that the property/Properties mentioned above has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE DECEASED DR. HECTOR G. FUERTE made and executed by and among his heirs per Doc. No. 139; Page No. 28; Book No. IV; Series of 2021 of the Notary ADORA L. FERNANDEZ of Davao City.
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late NILO B. ABOABO, who died intestate at Davao City;
Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the above described property has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE made and executed by and among his heirs per Doc. No. 132; Page No. 28; Book No. XIV; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public ATTY. NADINE C. ABENOJA of Davao City.
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late FLORENCIA MARAÑON, who died intestate on November 18, 2016 at Poblacion, Magpet, Cotabato and LEOPOLDO JIMENA, SR. who died intestate on December 24, 2008, at Kidapawan Doctors Hospital, Kidapawan City; That the deceased at the time of their respective deaths was a registered owner of the following described property, situated in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Magpet, Province of Cotabato covered by TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. CT-6382 Lot 6265-A, Psd124706-021486, containing an area of THIRTY THOUSAND (30,000) Square Meter more or less; That Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule of 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines; that the property described above has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS made and executed by and among their heirs per Doc. No. 09, Page No. 02; Book No. 185; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public of ISMAEL M. GURO of Kidapawan City.
(MT-June 03 & 10 & 17, 2022)
(MT-May 20, 27 & June 3, 2022)
That the deceased Nilo B. Abo-Abo left behind an estate comprising of a MOTOR VEHICLE particularly described to wit: MAKE ENGINE NO. CHASSIS NO. YEAR MODEL FILE NO. SERIES BODY TYPE PLATE NO.
: MAZDA : WK-293409 : JM7UFY-0W5T010847 : 1997 : 1112-00000102025 : CAMPER SHELL : PICK-UP 4-DOOR : LDF 686
(MT-June 3, 10 & 17, 2022)
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5 NABBED...
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These include Meshay Amir, the MV Happy Hiro’s Croatian crew master; Romanian second mate Bogdan George; Filipino officer Tyrone Maquiling, and another Filipino officer Mckinley Amante. After MV Happy Hiro’s collision with Filipino fishing vessel FB JOT-18 on Saturday, 13 out of 20 of the fishing boat’s crew were rescued, with seven still missing. He said the missing fishers are not presumed dead and search and retrieval operations continue. Based on their investigation, he said MV Happy Hiro hit FB JOT-18 while it was anchored after experi-
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encing engine failure. He added that Marshall Islands-flagged MV Happy Hiro will not be allowed to leave the country and may be detained following the decision of the court. On the other hand, FB JOT-18 was found to have committed violations and may face fines based on the enforcement inspection apprehension report made by PCG Station Antique on the fishing vessel. Its violations include ‘leaving port without PCG clearance’ (PCG MC No. 07-12) with a penalty of PHP10,000 and ‘Master’s failure to accomplish Master Declaration of Safe Departure’ with a penalty of PHP50,000. (PNA)
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Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. PDEA spokesperson Derrick Carreon said two of the five, identified as Dominador Robasto Omega Jr. and Siegfred Omega Garcia, were arrested at about 8 a.m. in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. PDEA and Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives recovered 60 kg. of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP408 million, a butane stove, cooking equipment, gallons of unknown chemicals, rectangular plastic containers with white crystalline substance, an air purifier (used for concealment), various drug paraphernalia, cellphone, and identification cards.
The two will be charged with violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 while the pieces of evidence seized in the operation were brought to PDEA for documentation. In another operation, authorities seized 20 kg. of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP136 million from Elaine Maningas, Ricardo Santillan, and Laurel de la Rosa in General Trias, Cavite at about 8 a.m. on Thursday. Also seized were a PHP1,000 bill used as boodle money, four android phones, two analog phones, and identification cards. (PNA)
(from backpage)
trade from Mexico. Remember that the Philippines was then administered from the Viceroyalty of New Spain’s capital, Mexico City, from 1565 till 1821. Remember the terms “tsokolate eh” and “tsokolate ah” in the controversial novel of Jose Rizal, “Noli Me Tangere,” when the Franciscan priest, Padre Salvi, would treat Spanish people with high social status with tsokolate eh (derived from the word espresso meaning thick chocolate) while Filipinos at the bottom of the society only had tsokolate ah (aguado or watered down version)? Fast forward to the present times and what makes the Philippine cacao from Davao special? “It’s the fruitiness of our cacao which is influenced by the presence of fruit trees like calamansi, durian, and pomelos. Beans from cacao plants intercropped with fruit and vegetables can contribute to an earthy, tropical flavor which makes it distinct from the others,” so says Rex Puentespina of
the Malagos Agri-Ventures Corporation founded by his parents, Roberto and Charita Puentespina in 2003. The Puentespinas’ Malagos has received international recognition for its chocolate garnering seven major awards as of 2017. Malagos entered the Academy of Chocolate Awards in London and the International Chocolate Awards in Hanover, Germany to date. Davao is officially the Philippines’ Chocolate Capital through Republic Act No. 11547 dated May 27, 2021; with the entire Davao Region XI as the Cacao Capital of the Philippines. Thanks to SM Lanang Premier which launched its “Cacao Mindanao Chocolate Fair” at it’s Atrium last May 27 to remind Davaoenos to celebrate the first anniversary of our beloved city as the Chocolate Capital of the Philippines. The event was joined by seven homegrown chocolatiers headed by Malagos Chocolate. The three-day chocolate fair was participated in by Nutrarich, Dais Chocolate, MS3, COSCAO, Don Ricardo’s Chocolate, Cacao de Biao, and Park Inn by Radisson’s RBG. On the other hand, SM City Davao featured eight more chocolatiers namely Rosario’s, Freefood, El Rey’s Chocolab, Puratos, Valori Food Chocolate, Antipas Chocolate, Auro Chocolate, and Malagos Chocolate. “In recognition of the booming cacao and chocolate industries in the other parts of Mindanao, this Chocolate Fair is simultaneously launched in all SM Supermalls of the island featuring their own respective chocolate producers and chocolate makers. This is the very first time that SM Supermalls has put up a chocolate fair of this magnitude. The three-day event was made possible with the partnership of CIDAMI, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Trade and Industry, plus local government units,” so revealed KJ Villanueva and Sizzle Marl Ledres of SM Lanang Premier who were kind enough to welcome me in the absence of Rhealyn Pojas and Kristianne Fusilero, the PROs of the mall. Remember, Go Lokal, Buy Lokal please.
GROUPS...
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The Commission on Elections declared a failure of elections in 15 villages of Tubaran town because the supporters of two mayoral candidates became unruly. In the lead-up to the May 9 polls, social media and airwaves became a major battleground for the politicians vying for local positions. Cong Corrales, editorin-chief of Mindanao Gold Star Daily and coordinator of #FactsFirstPH initiative said they detected a surge of disinformation and fake news starting at the end of March. Corrales said that while most disinformation and fake news they monitored targeted candidates for national positions, a percentage was also busy targeting local candidates. “Unfortunately we can not monitor all the traffic because we have only five staff members,” he said. The media, coalitions, civil society groups, business organizations, and research and legal groups banded together to form #FactsFirstPH to counter disinformation and fake news online during the elections. This army of factcheckers scrutinized disinformation and fake news in the presidential race but nobody was around to check in the local levels. Corrales said they were only able to check one out of many similar posts on Facebook during the campaign period. He said disinformation was also rampant among the local radio stations where the airwaves are largely unchecked. He said most of the disinformation were spread by radio commentators who were allegedly on the payroll of local politicians. “It was really frustrating to hear how radio played a role in the disinformation campaign,” he
said. He mentioned that Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rolando Uy filed 11 cases of cyber libel against City Councilor and radio broadcaster Zaldy Ocon for allegedly imputing during his radio program that he is a drug lord. Ocon surrendered to the police in Bukidnon after a court in Cagayan de Oro found probable cause in the complaint. He posted a P500,000 bail for his temporary liberty. Uy won in the May 9 elections as mayor of Cagayan de Oro. Neptalie Batolenio, chair of the National Union Journalists of the Philippines chapter in Misamis Occidental said poor wages among local communitybased journalists make them susceptible to unethical practices. Batolenio said town mayors recruited reporters to handle their radio programs, which they sponsored in local stations. “Here in Misamis Occidental, radio reporters are paid P300 a day to anchor these radio programs,” he said. He said almost all town mayors and politicians here have their radio programs that they allegedly use to spread disinformation and fake news against their opponents. Batolenio said a onehour radio program would cost around P50,000 a month. He said the battle of disinformation in the airwaves was so intense that whenever a local politician called for a press conference only those in his payroll would be invited. “So what happened during the campaign, the voters were not able to listen to real issues because the airwaves were flooded with disinformation and fake news,” he said. (Froilan Gallardo/ MindaNews)
MINDANAO TIMES
JUNE 03, 04, & 05, 2022
Balik Probinsya beneficiaries to reunite with kin in Visayas MANILA – More beneficiaries will now have an opportunity to reunite with their families in Central and Western Visayas through the government’s “Balik Probinsya, Bagong PagAsa” (BP2) program. A total of 107 individuals, consisting of 26 families, are set to return to their respective home provinces of Negros Oriental, Bohol, Cebu, and Iloilo. Anaceta Tanio, 46, expressed excitement to meet her parents again after years of working hard in Metro Manila. “Nai-imagine ko na ang buhay sa probinsya dahil sa tulong ng gobyerno. Tuwang-tuwa talaga na, sa wakas, makikita ko na ang nanay ko kasi matagal din kami hindi nagkita gawa ng kakapusan sa buhay (I can already imagine my life in the province because of the help of the government. I am so happy that I’ll be able to finally see my mother because we haven’t seen each
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Davao Ros-Ver Pawnshop, Incorporated Ilustre St., Davao City Tel # 224-1204; 222-6086
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other for a long time due to financial constraints),” Tanio said in an interview on Wednesday. The family beneficiaries underwent dispatch proceedings at the BP2 Depot in Agham Road Quezon City and depart Manila on Thursday. Meanwhile, 41-yearold single mom, Angelie Montibano, a Caloocan resident, urged the incoming administration to support the continuity of the Balik Probinsya program so that more informal settler families would have a fresh start in their home provinces. Montibano also lauded Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, the brain of the BP2 program, for pushing a program that would give hope to “probinsyanos” who took risks settling in Metro Manila for a promised good life. “Sana suportahan nila itong programa ni Senator Bong Go. Maganda talaga
ito, the best nga. Sigurado mas madami pang pwedeng matulungan ang programang ito pag naipagpatuloy (I hope they would support the program of Senator Bong Go. It’s a very good program – it’s the best. Surely, it would be able to help many other people if it continues),” she said. Montibano will return to Negros Oriental with her only daughter. President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order 114 on May 6, 2020 to institutionalize the BP2 program, with the primary goal of decongesting Metro Manila. A total of 13 families were also sent home to Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Iligan City on Tuesday. Aside from hassle-free transactions for travel requirements, beneficiaries also received immediate assistance, including transportation allowance, food, and emergency cash aid.
The BP2 will facilitate the beneficiaries' safe return to their home provinces with the inclusion
of long-term assistance provided through a wholeof-government strategy. The program aims to
balance development in the countryside and improve the quality of life in rural communities. (PNA)
MANILA – The camp of president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has picked the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila as the venue for his inauguration as the country’s 17th chief executive on June 30. The National MuseAngping said prepaum, after being inspect- rations are underway to ed by Marcos’ inaugural ensure Marcos’ smooth committee, was found inauguration. to be the “suitable” site "The National Museum for Marcos’ oath-taking, of (the) Philippines buildPresidential Management ing and its surrounding arStaff (PMS) secretary- eas match our requirements designate Zenaida "Nai- for President-elect Marcos' da" Angping said. inauguration. Preparations
are already in full swing to ensure that it will be ready by then," she said in a press statement. The National Museum, formerly known as the Old Legislative Building, has served as the venue for the inauguration of former presidents Manuel L. Quezon (1935), Jose P. Laurel (1943), and Manuel Roxas (1946). It is one of three historical sites earlier being
considered by the Marcos camp as possible inaugural venues. The other two were the Quirino Grandstand and Fort Santiago. The Quirino Grandstand was where Marcos’ father and namesake, the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., held his inauguration as the country's 10th president in 1965. Angping said the Quirino Grandstand was not
chosen as the venue for Marcos’ inauguration because the ocular inspection team had noticed that it was surrounded by several field hospitals accommodating individuals infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "The safety and welfare of our people are paramount. As such, we chose to avoid disrupting the medical care being given to the Covid-19 patients
housed there. That's why we opted for the National Museum as the venue," she added. On May 25, Marcos was proclaimed by Congress as the country’s new president after winning the 2022 national elections by a landslide 31,629,783 votes, or more than 16 million votes ahead of the closest contender, Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo. (PNA)
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 January 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 Enero 2022. Ang tanang prenda dungan nga ibaligya sa publiko sa mga sumusunod nga dapit og petsa:
Marcos inauguration set at National Museum
PH receives 2.4K doses of Over 750K infants inoculated vs. vaccine-preventable diseases reformulated Pfizer vax MANILA – The country has received an additional 2,400 doses of Pfizer vaccine, procured through the World Bank, for kids aged 5 to 11 on Wednesday night. The shipment arrived via Air Hong Kong flight LD456 at 8:37 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 vaccination dashboard, the country has administered
152,012,792 doses. Of this figure, 128,285 were administered on June 1. The DOH data showed that 70,917,708 of the population have completed the vaccination, while 66,897,882 have received the first dose. At least 14,197,202 booster doses have been administered as of June 1. The country has been procuring and receiving vaccines made by various manufacturers. Vaccines ad-
ministered include Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson&Johnson, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, and Sinopharm. Earlier, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vivencio Dizon said the Prevent, Detect, Isolation, Treat, Reintegrate and Vaccinate strategy enabled the government to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus by minimizing its health risks.
MANILA – More than 750,00 infants aged 0 up to 23 months old have been vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in April, a health official said Tuesday. In April, the Department of Health (DOH) launched the Chikiting Bakunation Days in 36 areas nationwide. It aims to reach at least 1 million children who have missed out on their routine vaccination due to the Covid-29 pandemic.
“Humigit kumulang na 750,000 children, infants ang nabakunahan naten sa ating Chikiting Bakunation Days. Maganda protection po ito kung papasok na po sila sa ating mga daycare clinics (More than 750,000 children, infants have been inoculated during our Chikiting Bakunation Days. This is good protection for them if they are already going to daycare clinics),” DOH - Health Promotion Bureau Director Beverly Ho
said Tuesday in an online media forum. Parents who have missed the scheduled inoculation activities in the past two months could bring their infants and young children to vaccination sites on June 30 to July 1. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, oral polio vaccine, inactivated poliovirus vaccine, and measles vaccine are the shots given to infants and toddlers during Chikiting Bakunation Days. (PNA)
JUNE 03, 04, & 05, 2022
MINDANAO TIMES
SM Lanang Premier’s Cacao Mindanao Chocolate Fair at the Atrium
IT is said that giving chocolates as gift, especially on Valentine’s Day, has the symbolic meaning of love, passion, care and happy life. It makes the chocolate recipient feel special. It has been studied scientifically that “chocolate is the key to happiness.” Eating chocolate releases serotonin into your body; and that chemical is responsible in “elevating your mood and tricks you into positive thinking.” Thanks to the Aztecs who are credited for the dis-
CHARITA Puentespina and son Rex narrating the history of cacao in the Philippines through their exhibit
covery in the connection between chocolate and love and happiness in pleasing people you care for. Mayans believed that cacao, from which chocolates are made, were given to them by the gods and as such, incorporated cacao into their religious life. History has it that the cacao plant, Criollo (one of the best kinds of cacao), was first brought to the Philippines in the 1700s by our Spanish colonizers through the galleon (
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PARK Inn by Radisson’s RBG culinary delights using chocolate
NUTRARICH chocolate products
CACAO de Biao
MS3