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THE 15th VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte takes her oath before Supreme Court Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando on Sunday, June 19.

Her proud parents, Elizabeth and President Rodrigo Duterte, lend their support to their only daughter in a historic moment for Davao City. BING GONZALES

Witnessing history

• Sara takes oath as first-ever Davaoeña vice president

BY CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO AND RHODA GRACE SARON

DAVAO CITY—Vice President Sara Duterte wore an emerald green gown with a free-flowing design and embroidery accent as she walked into history as the first Davaoeña to become the second-highest official of the land.

Green is the vice presi- office. event—Duterte was sworn dent’s favorite color and Yesterday—before a in by Supreme Court Asthe one she used since crowd of thousands to sociate Justice Ramon Paul getting elected to public witness the momentous Hernando in a formal cer-

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emony at the San Pedro Square.

President Rodrigo Duterte, who always has a strained relationship with his daughter, was also present at the event along with

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his wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman. Meanwhile, president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise Cacho Araneta-Marcos and his son, congressman-elect Sandro Marcos were seated (

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OUTGOING President Rodrigo Duterte and incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. share the stage for the photo opportunity with Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, June 19.

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Execom approves face-to-face activities for Kadayawan 2022 Davao del Norte’s way to becoming insurgency free

DAVAO DEL NORTE (PIA) - Davao del Norte used to be a “haven” of a number of communist terrorist group (CTG) armed factions before it was declared as insurgency free.

Guesting in the Sayron Ta! Pakigsayod radio program, 10th Infantry “Agila”

Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief, Captain Mark Anthony Tito revealed the string of New People’s Army guerilla fronts (GFs) that used to operate in Davao del Norte and in adjacent areas.

Davao del Norte was declared “insurgency free”

4 rifles recovered on info of 2 surrenderees FOUR HIGH-POWERED firearms were recovered by the 1001st Infantry Brigade in two separate areas in Davao De Oro on June 14.

Alias Jeg, commanding officer, and alias Dandan, secretary of dismantled Guerilla Front 2 who surrendered to the government forces on June 10, revealed the location of one M16 Elisco rifle, Firebird M4 rifle, and Sniper rifle Winchester-898 in Sitio Singapore, Barangay Anitapan, Mabini; and one

M16 rifle with bandolier in Sitio Mission, Barangay Andap, New Bataan.

The 1001st brigade and the 10th Military Intelligence Battalion (10MIB), Maragusan Municipal Police Station, and Davao De Oro Provincial Police Office (DDOPPO) recovered the firearms in the area.

MGen Nolasco A Mempin, 10th Infantry Division commander, lauded the 25th Infantry Battalion, 28IB, and the Davao De ( / 4 RIFLES / 10)

on June 13 (Monday) by 10th Infantry Division commander, Major General Nolasco Mempin, manifesting the fact that CTGs in the area were neutralized and dismantled.

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BY RHODA GRACE SARON

THE KADAYAWAN sa Dabaw Executive Committee has given the green light to hold face-to-face festival activities from August 15 to 21, 2022, a city tourism official said.

City Tourism and Op- mode of the festival will be Mayor Inday Sara Duterte erations Office chief Gen- face-to-face. The activities on June 8, 2022, is chaired erose Tecson said that the were also approved as well by Mayor Sara Duterte, or Executive Committee (Ex- as the contest guidelines for in her absence, the City eCom) in its first meeting some activities like the In- Administrator, co-chaired on June 15 has approved dak-Indak, Pamulak, Pitik by Davao City Chamber the list of Kadayawan ac- sa Kadayawan and Sayaw of Commerce and Industry tivities and the face-to-face Kadayawan,” Tecson said. (DCCI) head, Dr. Malou mode of holding the events.

The ExeCom, which Monteverde. Consisting the “They already ap- was created through Execu- members of the committee proved our Kadayawan tive Order No. 21 Series of are the Sangguniang Chairfrom Aug. 15 to 21 and the 2022 signed by Davao City ( / EXECOM / 10)

1-M worth of shabu seized in GenSan from Davao ‘pusher’ GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews) -- Police seized around one million peso worth of suspected shabu from an alleged big-time drug pusher from Davao City in a buy-bust operation here Saturday.

Col. Paul Bometivo, acting city police director, said in a report that the illegal drugs, the biggest recovery so far in a single operation in the city, were

found in the possession of suspect Jason Tiu Lacsamana, 47, a resident of Toril, Davao City.

He said Lacsamana was cornered by joint operatives from the city police drug enforcement unit and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 12 in an entrapment at around 11:39 a.m. Saturday along Bula-Lagao Road in Barangay Bula.

The police official said the suspect sold a sachet of suspected shabu worth P1,000 to a police officer who posed as a buyer.

In a subsequent search, Lacsamana yielded a “jumbo” and 20 “large” size rectangular plastic sachets containing a combined 150.5 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,023,400 based on the national standard drug price.

The seized illegal drugs were submitted to the Police Regional Office-12 crime laboratory for proper examination, he said.

Lt. Col. Aldrin Gonzales, the spokesperson of the city police office, said in an interview that the suspect’s presence in the city was initially monitored by intelligence operatives two weeks ago. (

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Local business leaders urge admin to continue econ gains Proposed BARMM bill to benefit seaweed farmers

MARAWI CITY --A member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) proposed a bill that will incentivize the Bangsamoro seaweed farmers by improving their production and productivity.

This includes seaweed farming extension services, skills development, provision of production inputs, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure for production and post-production activities.

Member of Parliament Amir Mawallil, the main author of the bill, said one of the problems preventing farmers from intensifying seaweed farming was a lack of capital and government (

A BILL is being proposed to incentivize seaweed farmers in BARMM.

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BY CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO

BUSINESS leaders in the city are one in urging incoming Vice President Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to move in unison in terms of pushing for economic gains for the country.

As their message for Philippines where the top member of the Cabinet, her inauguration Sunday, two leaders belong to the Duterte must join hands business leaders said the same party. with Marcos in ensuring unity of top two leaders Dr. Maria Lourdes that economic policies is necessary in pushing Monteverde, president of crafted by the outgoing for reforms to catapult the the Davao City Chamber administration headed by country into economic of Commerce and Industry, her father, President Rodprosperity as this is a rare said in a phone interview rigo Duterte, must be fully time in the history of the that as vice president and ( / LOCAL / 11)

BSP moving toward success of Reg. XI Gold Buying Roadmap

DAVAO CITY (PIA) – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is moving towards the realization and success of the Gold Buying Roadmap for the Davao Region for the years 2022 – 2026.

With its aim in achieving the long-term vision of BSP as the "Gold Buyer of Choice" member agencies convened through a meeting on the Inter-Agency SubCommittee on Gold Trading

in Davao Region under the Regional Development Council-Economic Development Committee (RDC - EDC) XI, yesterday.

BSP Acting Regional Director Felicitas Concha presided over the meeting and emphasized the importance of Gold which really serves as an economic cushion not just during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as from previous Asian crises.

RD Concha said, "it's about time to have a paradigm shift on the appreciation of the Gold and it's not just the money it's more of the cushion of our economy and bases for the printing of money".

One of the objectives of the Gold Buying Roadmap is to streamline the process for a more conducive and responsive BSP Gold buying program for large and small-

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SARA DUTERTE:

The med student who moved to law school is now Vice President DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) – The first time Sara Zimmerman Duterte heard her father, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, declare “I’m proud of you” was 11 years ago, on July 3, 2011, when she was 33 and on her first term as Davao City mayor.

“All these years – I am now 33 – it was the first time he said that.

I graduated with honors in the elementary, from Grade 1 to Grade 6. I was either first or second honor. And I graduated with full scholarship.

I finished high school, college, law school, I became a lawyer. Never.

He never said, ‘Congratulations, I’m very proud of you, anak.’ Pero manumbag ka ug tao, ‘I’m proud of you’ (But you punch somebody and he says ‘I’m proud of you.’), Sara recalled in a sit-down interview with MindaNews a month after she made the headlines for punching a sheriff on July 1, 2011.

Two days later, Duterte. who graced the cover of Time Magazine in 2002 as “The Punisher” but who had repeatedly said that there was only one person he was afraid of — his daughter Sara — announced in his weekly TV program that he was proud of her.

“You were elected by the people to defend them. You were just doing your job,” he said of his daughter, who had by then been dubbed “The Puncher.”

Citing humanitarian reasons, Sara had requested a two-hour extension, or until 11 a.m., so that she could still dialogue with the residents before the demolition order would be enforced.

Before proceeding to the demolition site, the mayor was attending to victims of the June 28-29 flash floods that killed at least 30 persons, most of them children.

At that time, too, her eldest child, Sharky, then a toddler, was confined in a hospital.

Sara clarified that she did not order a stop to the demolition that would affect 220 families occupying the 2,000 square meter lot in Soliman, Agdao. She said she only wanted to have it enforced peacefully.

It was a riot that she faced when she reached Soliman.

When she heard people from both sides say it was the sheriff, she asked for him. “When I saw him, that’s it,” Sara said.

When she had him summoned, did she think she would hit him?

“No. No. At that time, I was really angry and frustrated. Frustration because for all those planning that we did to make the demolition peaceful, it wasn’t followed. In my anger, what’s two hours for us to

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte challenges the demolition team hired by the land owner in Soliman Street into a fistfight.

Mayor Duterte lost her cool after Sheriff Abe Andres refused to give her an extra two hours to get to the demolition site in order for the demolition to commence peacefully. MindaNews file photo by RUBY THURSDAY MORE

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte takes a short walk along San Pedro Street on Satrurday (18 June 2022) to thank the personnel and police officers involved in the preparations for her oath-taking as the country’s 15th Vice President on Sunday. MINDANEWS PHOTO

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte leads the wreath laying ceremony in commemoration of the 123rd Rizal Day in Davao City on 30 December 2019. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) also graced the event. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

do this demolition? Anyway, we will help you,” she said.

“Ulaw gyud kaayo” From Soliman, she proceeded to the hospital where her daughter Sharky was confined. Sharky asked if she punched someone. She denied. But her daughter said she saw her on TV. “Ana gani si Sharky, ‘Ma, nanumbag ka?’ Ana ko ‘wala ko nanumbag uy!’ Ana siya ‘kato gani sa TV nanumbag ka (Sharky said, ‘ma, you punched someone? I said no! She said, ‘I saw you on TV.’)” A month after that punching incident, Sara would say what she did was something she could not be proud of, that she was “naulaw. Ulaw gyud kaayo (ashamed. I was really ashamed).”

“Imagine, kinsa ba gyud ang dili gusto musikat like Jennifer Lopez, ana, worldwide, global.

Pero to be known gani globally for something na ing ana. Ulaw. Ulaw uy! … And number two, kana, di nimo ma explain sa mga bata, na di ka makasulti sa ilaha na it’s correct (Imagine. Who does not want to be famous like Jennifer Lopez, worldwide, global. But to be known globally for something like that. Shameful. Really shameful … And number two, you cannot explain to the kids. You cannot tell them it’s correct).”

“You cannot be happy because, you cannot be proud about it because the kids might say that is the right thing to do,” she said.

“You can hear children now saying, ‘I will have you punched by Inday Sara.’ Actually, some parents told me and I do not like it. It is not correct for them to grow up thinking that is right. You cannot be proud about it,” she stressed.

From med school to law school Sara was nine years old when her father, Rodrigo, was appointed OIC Vice Mayor in 1986.

In that 2011 interview, she recalled having joined him in some of his sorties. “In fact, when I enter a barangay now, some people would show me pictures of those visits.”

Sara said she never imagined she would one day be mayor of Davao City, the youngest and first woman to occupy the post.

She wanted to be a doctor, took up respiratory therapy at the San Pedro College in Davao City and went to Manila for med school. How she ended up a lawyer, she charged to fate.

“Since I was in senior kindergarten, even in my yearbook, I had already said I really wanted to be a pediatrician,” Sara said in her inaugural address as mayor in 2010.

“Even in college, I still wanted to be a doctor.

I was influenced by the series, ER. I wanted to be an ER doctor,” she said.

What changed all that? She flunked med school.

“I was in med school for one year. I was afraid

to come home because number one, I flunked, number two, I was ashamed to come home … I already knew I wouldn’t succeed in med school after one sem. In January that second sem, I applied for law school” at San Beda, without telling her father, a graduate of the San Beda College of Law. Sara enrolled in San Beda because “they said there are only three law schools in the country. Ateneo, University of the Philippines and San Beda.”

According to Sara, Ateneo Law at that time was already closed for applications, UP was too far away from where she lived in San Juan while San Beda was near and was still open.

When she flunked med school, Sara entered law school.

“I did not want to come home. And for Mayor Rody (Duterte), for him, I can always remember this, (he would often say) ‘you are not successful kung dili ka doctor or lawyer.’”

“The pressure on me to return home without finishing med school was huge. With all their hopes, I was embarrassed to face my parents and my brothers so I did not want to come home,” she said.

“Those were the years when we really had time to talk” Sara went to the United States with her mother and youngest brother Sebastian. “At that time, I thought of not coming home anymore since I was a respiratory therapist anyway, I could probably practice my profession there. But in our telephone conversation, Mayor Rody (Duterte) said, “Ipa deport tika dinha. Pauli diri (I’ll have you deported.

Come home).”

“I said, okay I will return to the Philipines but I’ll be late for the enrolment in San Beda law school. He said he knew because the driver told him I was frequenting San Beda. So he worked on my late enrolment. I entered classes in mid-June,” and eventually learned to love law school.

“For me, it was easier compared with med school. Although, tungod lagi anang pagka maulawon man gud ko, super maulawon, maglisod ko sa recitation (because I am shy, I am super shy, I had difficulties during recitation). But this time, because there was no pressure to stand up in front of the crowd, it was easy for me,” said Sara who shared then that she had stage fright.

“It may not show but my husband knows my knees tremble. He says it doesn’t show,” Sara added.

She entered law school when her father was based in Metro Manila for his congressional duties as a representative of Davao City’s first district.

“That was when we somehow became close because we’d see each other at home: 1998 to 2001.

Just the two of us at home. So he’d come home bringing take-out food and we’d eat. Those were the years when we really had time to talk,” she said.

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Certainly a Malanyaon legacy YESTERDAY outgoing Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio officially took her oath of office as Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Wow, we could not help but exclaim our happiness that in only six years’ time Davao had produced two top officials of the country. And they came from the same family at that. In 2016 we elected the first-ever Mindanaoan and Davaoeno as President of the Philippines in His Excellency Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Six years later the people of the entire country elected by a landslide fashion his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio as Vice President.

Perhaps, God willing, in another six years’ time, she will rise to become another Mindanaoan President.

Yes, officially Inday is now the Vice President of the Republic since she had already taken her oath, and no one seems to have questions as to any possible legal complication in her advance oath-taking despite the provision in the Constitution that the term of office of national officials with an emphasis on that of the President and Vice President is still to begin at noon of June 30.

Perhaps it is the reason why outgoing President Duterte joked the other day that after yesterday’s daughter Sara’s oath-taking the country will have a Duterte-Duterte President and Vice President for the rest of the month of June this year.

Anyhow, we are extremely proud of both father and daughter for the feat they have achieved for Davao City.

More so in the case of the President, because even up to Correspondents:

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now barely eleven days left of his term, no one can claim that he is already a lame-duck President. And everybody, even the harshest of his political critics admits that PRRD continues to have the highest trust ratings among Presidents, both living and dead, and maintains his popularity to the end. **************************** Over in Davao Oriental come-backing Governor Corazon Nunez Malanyaon will have her oath-taking and inauguration on June 30. Her return to the Capitol of that Eastern Davao Province was barely a “walk in the park” thing. She had no opponent in that May 9 political exercise.

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But of course who will dare oppose her with what she did for the Province during her previous terms? Yes, she had the misfortune of being the governor of Davao Oriental when that super typhoon Pablo devastated to the maximum certain municipalities on the eastern side fronting the Pacific Ocean. But she got noticed with the way she led in the response and the rehabilitation efforts that led to the rise of Davao Oriental from the quagmire of devastation.

And even before Governor Malanyaon assumes her come-back term she already had established her legacy that can never be forgotten even after several generations of Davao Orientalnons and by the people not just of the neighboring provinces but also from other areas in the Philippines.

What is this Malanyaon legacy that we are talking about? It is the highly educational and history-reminding Davao Oriental Provincial Museum that is named Subanga’n which we presumed to mean the direction where the sun rises in the east.

Yes, in that museum which we had the opportunity to visit last Friday, June 17, 2022, our craving for knowledge about the Province and its people was totally satisfied. It was from the displays inside the imposing museum building that we learned who were the dominant tribes of the province and how these tribes evolved into what they are now – the gems of the Province that it cannot be itself without.

However, it was also in that Provincial museum that we who were lucky to be non-residents of the Pablodevastated towns in that Eastern Davao Province had our knees seem to turn into jelly-like bone support. That was when we saw the grim still documentation of the superstorm destruction displayed in one exclusive room of the museum building.

Yes, the devastation captured on camera made the room somewhat eerie and there was some kind of whiff of cold air that ran into our spine making our hair stand after viewing the ghostly sight.

Of course, the museum will bring anyone who gets inside down memory lane, the ups and downs of the province. But the museum also will remind everyone that no matter what happens any good leader like Corazon Nunez Malanyaon can steer the local government to wherever she or he would want to if he/she is motivated by the interest to serve the people of Davao Oriental.

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Sana Nandyan si Tatay: A Father in a Child’s Eyes “My father is as tall as the coconut tree”, said my 8-yearold nephew who has never seen his biological father. His bragging reminded me of what my colleague at work said about what she thought of her father while she was a little child, “I used to believe, as a child, that my father was the tallest man in the city.” she said.

As a child, I also felt like everything would be alright whenever my father was around, and so I understood my then-7-year-old daughter when she said, “If Dad would be the president, our country will never have problems.” In the eyes of my young child, her father can do everything – incredible and invincible. Unfortunately, we grow up and realized that our father is not as perfect as the person we used to look up to or imagine. He has flaws and shortcomings. Nevertheless, we keep that respect and honor simply because he is our father. We forgive because we are now more understanding and have accepted the truth that no one is perfect, and that we all fall short.

Sad to say, not all children have a good father figure.

Some grew up with absentee fathers, irresponsible fathers, abusive fathers, or fathers who are just struggling in life who also grew up without a good father model. I have a friend who struggled to trust the goodness of God because of her father’s character. “I don’t want to relate to God as the heavenly Father because I couldn’t trust my own father. I don’t even want to be near him” she said. Another friend also related to me an account of how he planned to poison his father because of so much hatred in his heart.

The article’s title may seem cute for a Father’s Day tribute, but this comes with so much weight and depth to many people. Here’s sharing some accounts from friends: My dad left me when I was 12; it destroyed my dreams of a happy family and a happy life (at the time). Being the eldest, I was forced to grow up quickly against my will

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because I was the only person my mom could rely on to take care of the house and my sister. This also made it difficult for me to understand God's fatherly love since it was something I haven't known for a while. Growing up, I took it upon myself to grow in the Lord and accept His love regardless of whether I know the feeling of a father's love or not, and He did not fail me. He has given me the comfort and peace that defies all the circumstances that my situation brought. Also, my early sense of independence gave me the maturity to come to terms with what I do not have and set my eyes on the One who's been with me whenever I feel like my lost, 12- year-old self. -Sophia Gacutan, student I hated my father as much as he hated me. There was a point in my life when I almost killed my father by poisoning him. That hatred led me to rebellion, and I made a vow that when I become a father myself, I will never be like him.

Things changed when I became aware of the transformational process that God was doing in my life. I started to realize that I was a self-centered person and all I wanted for my father was to accept me for who I was.

As my realization of God’s love for me grew deeper, God filled my heart with so much love for my father and I began to forgive him. I realized that the things that he had done to me in the past were part of his struggle being a father of 9 children. It must have been so stressful for him taking care of all of us while fighting life in poverty.

Now I realized why I felt all those unfairness and lack of fatherly attention. He had spread himself so thinly to cover all of us under his care.

Today, I realized that being a father is not an easy job.

I cannot do it with my own power and strength. Whatever challenges that may come to my family, I know I will be able to handle them because there is God who is willing to help me. – Pablo Guiwanon, Jr., ALS teacher I thought of God as a disciplinarian who sets rewards for good deeds and punishment for sins. And that He is also loving, reliable, and trustworthy; One ready to carry me on his shoulders in muddy paths, put me to sleep, watch over me, teach me things and trust me to gain mastery of anything I’m passionate about. He is the only one I can share my feelings and secrets safely and who would love me no matter what happens.

As my faith deepens, the misconceptions were corrected and transformed into the faithful character and revelation of God. But the childlike excitement to sit on my father’s lap is founded in my childhood memories. It is important to fill our memories of a nurturing childhood with our earthly father, as it greatly influences how we perceive God when we are on our own. – Queenie Liwat, Community Development Worker

The Rich Tapestry of Inter-Weaving Mindanao Art BOOK REVIEWS PRELUDES & PRESENCES – Stories and Poems

By Freeda Ko Quejada+= Road Map Series Heritage, Volume 5, No. 1, Davao City 2010 WILDFIRE Melona Grace Mascariňas Road Map Series, Vol. 6, No. 4, n.d.

GAHANDOLANSAY – Garay, Handumanan, Pamalandong, ug Saysay

By Elvi C. Tamayo Blue Iguana Computer Consultancy Services. Davao City, 2021 FLORALISM AND THE ART OF NELVERT ANINO

By Maria Frencie L. Carreon Maven Media Asia, Zamboanga City, 2021 As Ms. Arlene Yandug, Xavier University Professor and co-editor of Tinubdan (an anthology of writings from North Mindanao) remarked after attending the opening of the Mindanao Book Festival last June 13, 2022: “the energy, the range of materials and local publishers represented are awe inspiring!”

Indeed, the standing-room-only crowd who gathered inside the Audio-Visual Room of the St. Alphonsus Theological and Mission Institute (SATMI) experienced this energy during this rare occasion when a big group of Mindanawon authors – traversing four generations – converged under one roof. The one other element of the Festival that makes it truly awe-inspiring – apart from the wide range of materials represented and the extent of the authors’ participation – is that the collection of books in this exhibit shows how the various fields of the arts are made to inter-mingle in the texts.

Following the tradition of the Road Map Series – initiated by the distinguished Tita Lacambra Ayala, the pioneering doyen of Mindanawon letters – the works of Quejada and Mascariňas are laid out in a unique manner tapping into the talent of graphic designers. Whereas the latter’s collection is all in poetry, the former has both poems and short stories in her works. A background check reveals both are also in other fields of art: Quejado in music and visual arts and Mascariňas in films.

On the other hand, those of Tamayo and Carreon bring together the written word and visual art. In Gahandolansay, the cover of Tamayo’s collection of Cebuano-Bisaya balaks (poems) is a detail of his impressionist paintings. Along with the poems are pen-and-ink line drawings by a group of young illustrators including Aileen Grace C. Bacili, Windelene J. Serrano, and Jefferson J. Cortez. In Carreon’s Floralism, the book’s pages also include the subject’s paintings, pen-and-ink drawings, and poster designs.

The field of visual arts across Mindanao has seen a remarkable growth in the explosion of talents, the number of exhibits

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BY KARL M. GASPAR CSSR mounted despite the pandemic, and the choices made by the artists in terms of genres and subject matters. It is no wonder that those in the literary arts would tap into the resources of the visual arts to enhance their publications’ appeal. The four publications reviewed are only a few of the many books in this exhibit that allow the various fields of art to converge.

Quejada’s Preludes is made up of seven poems and three short stories. Being a mother of two, a few of the poems refer to children (“the children grow, they grow like anything/ limbs and thoughts alike stretch sun-ward/ running feet tramp down our barrenness”), of facing grief (“she weeps until her tears/ no longer come from eye/ voice/ from mouth”) and of nature (“the loose black earth reminds us/ of fruitless seasons”). On the other hand, her short stories are whimsical (with an allegorical tale of an old crocodile and a boy who wants to fly) or about everyday concerns of a family e.g. food on the table.

Mascariňas’ 14 poems in Wildfire (the blurb labels this as: a collection… that revolve around family histories – the repercussions and repetitions – told in the voice of a young woman living through calamitous changes and discoveries”) include short poems (e.g. House-hunting, before dusk with 8 lines) and long ones (e.g. Love Story with 64).

The poetess’ living through calamity is revealed in various facets of everyday life: the travails of house-hunting, fear of arson and meteorites that carried organic molecules colliding with Earth, experiencing claustrophobia, having just noodles for dinner, difficulties with a parent and a heart disease affecting a loved one. Reading the lines about the writer’s various haunting can bring readers into a full circle as they are confronted with the memories that haunt them.

Tamayo – a philosophy teacher and formator who is also an accomplished painter with a few exhibitions to his name – is described in a blurb as; “spiritual, soulful” and his works “suffused with light.” Gahandolansay, his collection of a hundred and one balaks could very well serve – in the words of Nelly Z. Limbadan’s review – as “a tool for change for those who are willing to look back, look within, and look forward.”

The 101 poems – written in fluent Cebuano language spoken by those who claim this as their mother tongue – are distributed through three sections of a specially designed book (by Igy Castrillo) namely Pakiglambigit (To be in connection with), Pamaagi (Various Ways) and Paghandom (To Remember).

The book’s design is pleasing to the eye with lots of breath-

ing spaces, the lines are fluid and easy to read. There is not a single word that is wasted, and one can only be impressed that poems of just one line can spark so many images. There are rich metaphors as the poet takes advantage of the richness of Cebuano’s lexicon. Local popular everyday life expressions – Pastilan! Hay na Lang! Mao na ron! Pikat nimo! Way Kurat!

Kuyawa Oy! Ato-ato Lang! Puslan Man! (local terms very difficult to find accurate equivalent English translations) – take on added meaning even as they are titles of the poems!

Carreon is an award-winning writer and journalist with already a few books to her name (including Spaces (Narratives about the Mission of Fr. Angel Calvo, CMF); Scissors, Papers, Water, and Stories and Life Changing Moments. Floralism is described as a book that “explores and presents a unique and novel genre in art, as introduced by artist par excellence Nelvert Anino” (who hails from Zamboanga City). Carreon posits that her reason for writing this slim book of just 70 pages with photos of Anino’s paintings, pen-and-ink drawings, and posters is “to make FLORALISM be known to all citizens, no matter where they are, what they can do.. (as they) appreciate art together with flowers” (quoted in Fr. Calvo’s Introduction).

Carreon gives the reader an explanation of her use of the term floralism: “it is a form of visual art whereby any living form and lifeless object, or scene drawn and hand movements are patterned with the use of flowers regardless of medium.

The media tried so far are pencil and watercolor.” In her first three essays in this book, the author writes about visual art as society’s reflection, Anino’s discovery of his art and how it developed, and what is the floralism in Anino’s art. Then in the following five essays, she describes floralism in relation to machismo/power, to women, to the peace agenda in Mindanao, and vis-à-vis spaces and the local fauna.

While the book shows a good collection of Anino’s works, the photos could only approximate the beauty and grandeur of the original pieces. One needs to view these in the actual setting where they are physically exhibited to fully appreciate the unique contribution of Anino’s works to the burgeoning Mindanawon visual art scene. For, indeed, the genre he has developed is quite unique and one wonders how images of flowers can constitute human faces! As Anino is also an accomplished architect, photos of his works are also included.

[MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Redemptorist Brother Karl Gaspar is a professor at St. Alphonsus Theological and Mission Institute (SATMI) in Davao City and until recently, a professor of Anthropology at the Ateneo de Davao University. Gaspar is Mindanao’s most prolific book author. He writes two columns for MindaNews, one in English (A Sojourner’s Views) and the other in Binisaya (Panaw-Lantaw).

Gaspar is a Datu Bago 2018 awardee, the highest honor the Davao City government bestows on its constituents.]

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MINDANAO TIMES

WITNESSING ...

JUNE 20 & 21, 2022

(from front page)

Congressmen, members of the Diplomatic Corps, local government officials, and other guests and the public form part of the estimated crowd of 20,000 in attendance at the inaugural ceremony.

The inauguration started with a holy mass around 3 pm at San Pedro Cathedral.

Accordingly, more than 600 very important persons (VIPs) attended the oath-taking ceremony.

More than 3,000 security forces composed of personnel from Davao City Police Office, Task Force Davao, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) XI, and other personnel secured the area.

According to the DCPO, an estimated crowd reached 14,500 who attended the inauguration.

Tight hug, poker face After Duterte took her oath, she gave her mother a long and tight hug.

When she moved to face her father, President Duterte extended his hand in a formal greeting. But the mayor pulled her father in for an embrace to the delight of the crowd who was familiar with their history.

It’s hard to read President Duterte’s mind as he remained stoic during the picture-taking. The only time he smiled was when his grandaughter poked him to get his attention during the family photo.

Previously, he expressed his disappointment when his daughter decided to run for vice president despite leading all surveys for the presidency.

He was also critical of Marcos Jr., whom he called a “weak leader.”

All the VIPs who supported the Uniteam, the campaign strategy of Duterte and Marcos Jr., walked the red carpet to witness the vicepresidential inauguration.

Spotted were senators Bong Go, Bong Revilla, Ronald dela Rosa, and Imee Marcos. Also, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Liloan Mayor and incoming tourism secretary Christina Frasco, and senator-elect Loren Legarda, senatorial candidates Herbert Bautista and Larry Gadon, as well as Pastor Apolo Quiboloy were also in attendance.

Sara’s priorities During her inaugural speech, the vice presidentelect said one of the most important lessons she learned was committing to heart her priorities—God, country, and family.

She said "My life is a testament to the power of a God, whom we know by many names. My younger self was consumed by a dream to become a doctor. I pursued a pathway that I thought could help me realize that dream, but I was directed toward another way. And now I am a lawyer. " "When I committed myself to governance and public service, I was also determined to finish three consecutive terms as mayor. That will not happen anymore. I am now the Vice President-Elect," she said.

The outgoing mayor received 32.2 million votes

during the election.

"There is a God. A God whose will transcends the desires of our hearts, one whose will directs us to the way that we might not have imagined — but a way that consecrates ourselves every day to help our fellowmen overcome the difficulties they face in their lives, to change lives, to save lives."

Country “Today, we celebrate the life and works of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. May his memory light up the fire within us to become patriots. Rizal taught us that selflessness and sacrifice could change our country's fate and shape our children's future. The bravery of Rizal completes the fabric of our identity as Filipinos.

“Let us show our love for our country by taking care of our families and communities despite the unending challenges that come our way,” she said.

Family “Today is Father’s Day. This is a time for families to celebrate — but you are here with me.

“Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers who make sure that another person is given the best of everything.

“Today, our children are facing a very complex future, one that is rife with conflict and uncertainties. Some of these challenges include the winding cycle of poverty, the trauma of broken families, the life-long baggage because of irresponsible and bad parenting, the abandonment issues

due to an absentee parent, the anguish of gender confusion and discrimination, the destruction brought about by drugs, the lure of easy money in criminality, cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, the failure to identify and speak up against different kinds of abuses, the life altering effects of teenage pregnancy, the detrimental effects of illiteracy, the emotional injury of bullying, unstable mental wellness, recruitment to support terrorism, misinformation in the internet — and the list could be endless,” she added.

Duterte, who was given the education portfolio by Marcos Jr., said a strong, loving, happy family sets down all the basic foundations essential in the development and growth of a child. At home, parents have the duty to teach children the values of integrity, discipline, respect, and

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compassion for others."

"And we should never forget that it is the duty of each Filipino family to emphasize that education begins at home,” she further said. "We should not as we could not afford to squander the future of our children,” VP’s gown Silverio Anglacer, the vice president’s longtime public image consultant, said in a telephone interview Sunday morning.

Aside from the vice president, Anglacer also designed gowns for her mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman, daughter Mikhaila María or better known as Sharky, and Bella, daughter of incoming mayor Sebastian Duterte. He has also created outfits for Duterte’s sons Mario Lucas or Stingray and Marco Digong or Stonefish and even husband Manases Carpio.

Asked about the motif of the dress, Anglacer told TIMES he just came up with his own design as the vice president gave him the free reign on how to realize his vision.

“I just put some accents where I think fit,” he said as Duterte has been his client since the first time she took her oath as mayor of the city in 2010.

Before her father Rodrigo became President in 2016, Duterte would visit Anglacer’s shop at least thrice a year.

“When her father became President it was difficult for her to visit because of the PSG (Presidential Security Group),” Anglacer said, adding that it was the outgoing mayor’s trust that gave him the confidence to come up with creative designs that fit the personality of the vice president.

(from page 2)

group ang tibuok probinsya

sa Davao del Norte (We're cleared, there's no communist terrorist group in the entire province of Davao del Norte),” Tito said.

But over the years in more than five decades, there used to be a considerable number of guerilla fronts in the province.

Identified CTG armed groups that used to run in Davao del Norte were guerilla front 3, 33, 34, 55, the Pulang Bagani Command 4 under the Sub-Regional Committee 4, and the Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit under SRC 5, both of which were under the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC).

“Ingon ana kabagaa ang NPA units in 2016 (That is how thick the NPAs were in 2016). Sugod paglingkod ni Pres Duterte, nasugdan ang (When President Duterte sat into office, started then the) Development Support and Security Plan Kapayapaan, implemented by the AFP (Armed

Forces of the Philippines), the campaign plan that we follow,” he said.

He cited the “Executive Order No. 70 on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict institutionalizing the Whole of Nation Approach” as the key to the defeat of the CTG armed groups.

He further cited such a mechanism as “effective” as it has brought the entire machinery of the national and local governments in partnership with the private, the non-government, and the civic sectors to work together in addressing identified concerns of CTG-influenced areas.

“So nakita nato that the key para sa atoang pagpilde sa insurhensya is ang whole of nation approach. Tanan na jud naglihok, (We see the key to the defeat of the insurgency is a whole of nation approach, all of must move),” he said.

To prevent the re-infiltration of CTGs in the “cleared areas” is what he considered a

challenge that is keeping the military’s eyes monitoring the implementation of identified projects under the Barangay Development Program (BDP) funded through the interagency National Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict.

Tito expressed confidence of the Philippine Army that the present administration of President-elect Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr. will continue the ELCAC Whole of Nation Approach program, based on CTG guerilla fronts dismantled nationwide, and on the substantial number of CTG leaders and members who have surrendered.

“We are confident that the new administration will continue this, tungod kay nakita pud nila kung unsa ka epektibo ang atong mechanism versus insurgency (because they have seen how effective is our mechanism versus insurgency),” he said.

(PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron Abangan)

EXECOM ... (from page person of the Committee on Tourism and Beautification Committee, the Incumbent, Sangguniang Panlungsod Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative, and officers-in-charge of the City Budget Office, Museo Dabawenyo, City Tourism Operations Office.

Also, one of the members is the Assistant City Administrator for Operations.

With the theme - Kadayawan sa Davao 2022: Celebration “Kasikas sa Kadayawan”, the Festival activities would showcase "Bantawan" - a cultural show

by Davao City's 11 tribes, the Dula Kadayawan or tribal games, and Hiyas ng Kadayawan.

“Our eleven tribes will start renovating and rehabili-

2) tating their houses possibly by the end of June or July this year,” she added.

She said that most of the activities will be held in open spaces but the people are still required to follow minimum public health standards such as wearing of face mask.

For contests, face maskwearing is included in the guidelines.

Tecson was thankful to all Dabawenyos for fully supporting the City government of Davao in its programs and protocols in managing COVID. Without the cooperation of the public, face-to-face events would not be possible, she said.

“We are going forward because we have learned how to manage COVID-19.

Sa nakikita naman po natin mababa po yung ating positive cases if not zero. This is all thanks to you because you heeded the call of Davao City to follow the minimum public health standards (We are going forward because we have learned to manage COVID-19. As we can see our cases of COVID-19 positive patients are low if not zero. This is all thanks to you because you heeded the call of the City to follow minimum public health standards.),” she said.

She also urged the public to have patience and bear the wearing of face masks for now still to prevent COVID-19 transmission given that the Kadayawan Festival is only more than one month away.

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(from page 2)

Oro PNP for the successful retrieval of the firearms.

"With the cooperation of former high-ranking

NPA leaders and with the good implementation of PTF ELCAC in the province, Davao De Oro

will surely soon become insurgency-free," Mempin said. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron

MINDANAO TIMES

JUNE 20 & 21, 2022

SHABU ...

(from page 2)

He said Lacsamana is a transient with no permanent address in the city, and reportedly traveled to the area from Toril, Davao City via a public utility vehicle.

“He was under surveillance for two weeks. Our operatives were able to finalize a transaction with him yesterday (Saturday) so he surfaced and was eventually entrapped,” he said.

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ing illegal drug activities in their areas,” he said.

Charges for selling and possession of dangerous drugs or violation of Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165 are being readied against the suspect that would be filed through inquest proceedings before the city prosecutor ’s office, he added. (Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews)

BARMM. It will be integrated and be made consistent with the plans, programs, activities, and projects of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform.

Forms of assistance to be provided under the program include improvement of production and productivity; improvement of farmers' access to financing in the form of credit grants; provision of access to improved technologies through research; and provision of business support and development services.

The measure will also provide business support and development services, particularly in the areas of access to markets, marketing, and networking.

"This will support the region's poorest and most vulnerable communities through sustainable rural development, access to markets, col-

laboration between public and private sectors, and microfinance," MP Mawalil said.

The proposed bill will also incorporate measures to strengthen the seaweed farmers' entrepreneurial and decision-making skills by helping them craft a trade agreement to access markets and fair prices.

If passed into law, a Seaweed Farmers Development Council will be created to oversee the proper implementation of the program through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism, and the Ministry of Interior and Local Government. (BTA/PIA Lanao del Sur)

the issues that were raised and tackled during the meeting.

RD Concha clarified that they have no police power or enforcement on counterfeiting and smuggling but with regards to the black market, it's already a violation of the law on RA 7076 or an act creating a people's small-scale mining program and for other purposes". She added that, "all gold by the Small-Scale Miners should be sold to BSP".

BSP is asking for support from the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of

Investigation and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency in Region XI to address the concern.

However, a representative from NICA XI has raised their need to be informed on punishable acts involving gold-related activities for them to look into and to act accordingly.

He also warned the body to prepare for a backlash in the community where the high influence of the communist groups exists. (PIA XI/Elvira May Suico)

twice the number of votes cast for her father in 2016.

Duterte has not publicly congratulated his daughter Sara but he has confirmed attendance to her oath-taking on Sunday as the country’s 15th Vice President.

Sunday, which also happens to be Father’s Day, will be the first time in months that Duterte and his daughter Sara will be seen in public together.

Sara had left for Manila when Duterte arrived at the miting de avance here of then mayoralty candidate Sebastian Duterte on May 6. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

(from page 3)

scale miners in the region.

BSP has increased the advance payment of the gold upon delivery from 99% to 99.5% and reduction from 1% to 0.5% for the retention of Gold.

Also, the maximum weight of gold per lot increases from 10 kilograms to 12.5 kilograms. BSP Bank Officer II Dorothy Joy Diaz bared that the rate of gold sold to BSP is at Php 3,163.00 per gram and it increases daily.

The issue of counterfeiting and smuggling in the mining industry was among

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(from page 4)

Duterte, who was mayor from 1988 to 1998 and congressman from 1998 to 2001, ran for mayor in 2001 and served another three terms until 2010. He ran again for mayor in 2013 and for President in 2016. .Sara ran for vice mayor in 2007 and mayor in 2010, 2016 and 2019. She received the highest number of votes among national candidates in the 2022 elections — 32.2 million, nearly

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AUCTION SALE! The DAVAO ROS-VER PAWNSHOP, INC. and NEW PAG-ASA PAWNSHOP will be having its JOINT AUCTION on all unredeemed pawned items left during the month of February 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 Pebrero 2022. Ang tanang prenda dungan nga ibaligya sa publiko sa mga sumusunod nga dapit og petsa:

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support, which resulted in low socio-economic status.

In the Philippines, BARMM is the top seaweed producer, sharing 46.5% of the total aquaculture production.

It is also the second top export commodity, contributing 33.33% of the total fisheries production in 2020.

For coastal villagers, particularly in the Bangsamoro region, seaweed farming is the primary means of livelihood.

Parliamentary Bill No. 196 proposed to institutionalize the Seaweed Farming Development Program to reduce wealth inequality in the seaweed value chain and create shared value among the region's private companies and local communities.

The said program will make use of science-based technologies in the promotion and development of the seaweed farming industry in

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Gonzales said Lacsamana is considered a highvalue drug personality and has “no other work aside from peddling shabu.”

Bometivo has ordered a deeper investigation and follow-up operations to identify the supplier of the confiscated shabu.

“I urge the public not to hesitate to come forward and report to us any relevant information regard-

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ties in Luzon and Mindanao with an 89% survival rate.

500 pine tree seedlings and 250 mahogany seedlings were planted recently in Sabangan, Mt Province, and in Amilongan, Ilocos Sur respectively.

Strengthening its reforestation efforts, Hedcor signed the Forest Management Agreement with 32 landowners in Barangay Santiago in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

This is Hedcor’s revegetation project aimed to support the livelihood of the commu-

nity through agroforestry and plantation products covering approximately 42 hectares of land. Some of the trees to be planted are fruit-bearing trees; narra; and red and white lawaan.

Hedcor and its community partners are also actively engaged in other environmental sustainability programs such as watershed management; information education campaigns; farmers’ training; and biodiversity conservation.

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implemented.

“There must be a continuity of programs and that key policies that have yet to be implemented must be implemented by this incoming administration,” Monteverde said, pointing out that this is necessary for the country to be able to fulfill the goal of becoming among the top growing economies of the world within the next 30 years.

Although she did not cite any of the policies, she explained that the outgoing administration has been able to come up with key economic reforms that the incoming administration can focus on either sustaining the implementation or in fixing the gaps for sustainable economic growth which will make the country more competitive to foreign capital.

Among the key programs that needs her participation in the Cabinet, said Stephen Antig, is that for the development in agriculture and food security. “We need these

programs as part of sustaining our economic growth,” said Antig, executive director of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, in text message.

Monteverde pointed out that among the necessary issues that the Vice President should bring to the table of the Cabinet, is ensuring that Mindanao get an equitable share of the budget.

“The budget share of Mindanao must be looked into as this will make us (here in Mindanao) more competitive,” she added as Mindanao leaders have been pushing for equitable share for the island since the time of President Fidel Ramos with lobbying both from Mindanao congressional leaders and local government chief executives under the Confederation of Provincial Governors, City Mayors and Municipal Mayors of Mindanao.

Commending the naming of the vice president as next secretary of the Department of Education, both leaders

believe her being a mother literally, and a mother of the city where she served as mayor, will come in handy.

Both said that Duterte must ensure that instilling values and love of country among the students will serve a good purpose because this will also instill discipline.

Antig even went on to suggest that Duterte must also push for the revival of the mandatory Reserved Officers Training Course in college, although this is not within the mandate of the department as this is with the Commission on Higher Education. “It is important to instill discipline among our youth,” he said.

Admitting that the post of vice president is useless “unless the President her help (in running the country), Vicente Lao, chair of the Mindanao Business Council, said that what Duterte could do is make it a training ground “for the next political exercise,” alluding to the possibility of her running for the presidency in the next race.

EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION and SETTLEMENT of ESTATE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late ALFREDO L. ELOJA, who died intestate on November 01, 1972; That the deceased Alfredo L. Eloja at the time of his death leaving his conjugal share more particularly described to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-10910 “A parcel of land (Lot 827-A of the subdivision plan Psd-56880, being a portion of the Cadastral survey of Davao L.R.C. Cad. Record No.) Situated in the District of Guianga, City of Davao, containing an area of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED (25,600) Square Meters more or less; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-8527 “A parcel of land (Lot 3267 of the Cadastral Survey of Guianga, Cadastral Case No. N-3, L.R.C. Cadastral Record No. N-15), with the improvements thereon, situated in the Barrion of Malagos, City of Davao containing an area of FORTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN) SQUARE METERS more or less; That pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the above mentioned described property has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION and SETTLEMENT of ESTATE made and executed by and among his heirs per Doc. No. 103; Page No. 22; Book No. 92; Series of 2021 of the Notary Public ATTY. NAPOLEON F. SANGO of Davao City.

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Efficient ways to pay electricity bills AS A response to the demand for more diversified payment options, utility companies like Davao Light and Power Co. Inc., an AboitizPower subsidiary, continue to offer over-the-counter payment options to cater to the different needs and preferences of its customers.

The utility company partnered with third-party agents such as Trans Pilipinas Power and Automation Inc., 7-Eleven, SM, Gaisano, and NCCC malls, as well as all outlets of Cebuana Lhuillier and MLhuillier for customers who do not have access to the internet and prefer to pay their electricity bills face-to-face.

For the full list of Davao Light’s accredited payment centers, customers can refer to the back part of their bill, log in to their MobileAP account, or visit the official website or Facebook page of Davao Light.

Additionally, customers can transact new and recon-

nection applications at Davao Light’s accredited customer service centers in NCCC Mall Victoria Plaza, NCCC Panacan, MS Land Building in Matina, as well as offices in Calinan, Panabo Rivera Medical Center Inc., and Sto. Tomas.

These offices follow regular business hours so it is recommended to visit during business hours only.

To pay their electricity bill, customers can bring a copy of their physical bill or show the eBillTxt message sent by Davao Light as a reference. After paying, they will be given an original copy of their receipt as proof of transaction.

Davao Light aims to be a world-class electric utility company with delighted customers and engaged stakeholders through the continued improvement of its services.

Hedcor firms up commitment environmental sustainability HEDCOR’S long-standing commitment to its clean and renewable energy, Cleanergy, translates to its environmental sustainability through responsible business operations and strong partnerships with its host communities.

True to its commitment, Hedcor has con-

CUSTOMERS can still pay their electricity bills over-the-counter by visiting the payment and customer service centers accredited by Davao Light.

ducted a series of river clean-up drives and reforestation initiatives for its host communities in Luzon and Mindanao.

“Our key actions in Hedcor include transforming our portfolio for a better environmental impact in support of communities where we operate. It is our collective effort to connect with nature and gain first-hand experience for concrete and effective actions, as this is our gateway to a greater involvement in sustainable practices,” says Rolando Pacquiao, Hedcor’s president and COO. On its waterway cleanup, a total of 1,385 kilos of waste were collected and disposed of properly this year alone. The rivers cleaned were Elew River, Upper Chico River and Amburayan River in Luzon; and Talomo River in Mindanao.

To date, Hedcor has planted over 3.15 million trees in its host communi(

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