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THE city government has found it difficult to convince both the parents and those in the five to 11 age bracket to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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"We are intensifying the school-based vaccina tion pero ang atong dilem ma sa atong vaccination team if dili mu-avail ang mga parents. At the end of 5-11 year olds a challenge: health official
Dr. Michelle Schloss er, COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson, said that this is the age bracket that has turned out to be chal lenging in terms of the rollout of the vaccination program.Schlosser appealed to parents of these children to have them vaccinated be cause this is part of protect ing them from the virus and they might also become the spreaders of the virus. "Help prevent your loved ones from dying be cause of COVID-19. Em phasize gihapon nato ang pag-wear og face mask. If you can teach your children to wear their face masks every single time nga naa sila sa school. Pagpabakuna pud sa ilaha kay we don't want them to suffer from the severity of the disease kung ma-infect sila," she said.Schlosser made the call as the city government is intensifying vaccination of students as the eventual holding of the face-to-face classes is approaching.
A TRAFFIC enforcer assists school children cross the street in front of the Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Elementary School as face-to-face classes resume two years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. BING GONZALES
OPINION Greed in the guise developmentof Scan me for digital copy www.mindanaotimes.com.ph @mindanaotimesMindanao Times mindanaotimes on PAGE 6 VOL. 76 NO. 693 AUGUST 26, 27, & 28, 2022 DAVAO CITY - PHILIPPINES 12 PAGES P10.00
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Speaking at the Police Service anniversary celebra tion at the Police Regional Office 3 (Central Luzon) headquarters in Pampanga on Thursday, Azurin said the PNP’s crime data has shown a steady decline in crime trends
CHILDREN collect scraps out of houses destroyed by fire that hit a congested community in St. John Bucana, barangay 76-A last Monday. BING GONZALES
THE Asia Foundation and the National Library of the Philippines last week rec ognized the Davao City Library and Information Center (DCILC) as the Most In novative Public Library in Adaptive Library Services and Programs in the country.
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MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews) — An offi cial of Crystal Sugar Mill ing Company vehemently denied that the company was hoarding thousands of bags of sugar, which some sectors have blamed for the reported shortage of the commodity in local markets.Ina press confer ence Thursday morning streamed live on Facebook,
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MANILA – Philippine Na tional Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the peace and order situation in the country is stable as he allayed public fear amid the reported abductions and kill ings in the past few weeks.
Javier Sagarbarria, resident manager of the sugar.foundMaramagtalauthoritieswasyetsoldtheirsaidBukidnon-basedMaramag,companymostofthestocksinwarehousehadbeentotradersbutwerenotwithdrawn.ThepressconferenceheldtwodaysafterinspectedCrysSugar’swarehouseinandreportedly466,142bagsof
City library recognized BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON Salome M. Enoc, DCILC officer-in-charge, told the City Information Office on Wednesday, that the awarding ceremony was held last Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel in Manila as the center was recognized for its initiatives to provide electronic learning and expanded satellite reading areas when the pandemic hit theEnocworld.said that since the static library was closed to the general public, the city has provided online access to the Britannica Library, gave online storytelling, and sent requested e-books to clients via email. The DCILC also ex panded its program of providing reading materi als to far-flung barangays through the mobile library. “Realizing nga kana siya nga online dili ma ka-reach sa far-flung ba rangays para sa mga read ing materials sa mga bata ang atong gihimo ana naa tay home book delivery ang mobile ana muadto sa mga kada balay-balay
PNP: No cause for alarm as crime rate 'still low' over 12 years since 2010. He said the Peace and Order Indicator or the sum of both index and non-index crime cases has been de creasing since the start of the administration of the late
The inspection was done by intelligence agents of the Bureau of Customs (BoC).The Office of the Press Secretary, in a news release on Wednesday, called the BoC’s action in Maramag a raid versus hoarders or dered by President Ferdi nand Marcos, Jr. Republic Act 7581 says hoarding occurs when “a person has stocks of any ba sic necessity or prime com modity fifty percent higher than his usual inventory and unreasonably limits, refuses or fails to sell the same to the general public at the time of discovery of the excess. The determina tion of a person’s usual inventory shall be reckoned from the third month im mediately preceding before the discovery of the stocks
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Dinos skate and check on the latest gadgets at the Gadget Lab Exhibit in SM City Davao. Kids and kids at heart also meet with the huggable dinosaurs over the Kadayawan weekend. Photo from SM City Davao COMPANY
ACG to intensify online patrols, validation of 'trending' videos
Brig. Gen. John Gu yguyon, BARMM police director, said the SACLEO carried out on Wednesday targeted drug personalities, illegal loggers, and wanted persons across the region.
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COTABATO CITY – Sixteen lawbreakers were arrested and 60 illegal firearms were confiscated in a daylong Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mind anao (BARMM), an official said Thursday.
16 offenders nabbed, 60 guns seized in drive against crimes
MANILA – The Philippine National Police Anti-Cyber crime Group (PNP-ACG) on Thursday directed all police units to intensify cyber patrolling and validate all "trending" videos posted on socialACGmedia.chief, Brig. Gen. Joel Doria, gave the order following another viral video where a woman was heard crying for help because of al leged attempted rape. Doria cited the need to check the legitimacy of these materials as some photos and videos turned out to be recycled incidents that have already been resolved by the police while some are manipulated due to different motives such as attracting more followers or putting the government in a bad light. He, meanwhile, acknowl edged the role of social media in making the public aware of these"Thisincidents.isa clear mani festation of the community coming out into the open and responding to the PNP’s call for help in the country’s peace and order situation where they play an active part of support to the organization," he said in a statement.Doriaalso ordered ACG units to ensure that malicious or fake videos are taken down to prevent undue panic among the public.OnWednesday, the PNP dismissed anew rumors that a serial killer and members of a criminal group aboard a white van are behind the series of reported killings and disappearances of several individuals.Interior Secretary Ben jamin Abalos Jr., meanwhile, said he has asked PNP chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. to submit a report on the series of reported killings that stirred public alarm, especially amid the start of in-person classes this year. (PNA)
BJMP spokesperson, Jail Chief Supt Xavier Solda, said they are already looking into the issue.“Jail Chief Inspector Nor berto Miciano was already relieved from his post to give way for an impartial investi gation. We have an ongoing dialogue with the PDLs,” he added.Miciano will be replaced by Jail Insp. Woody Palmejar, Solda said. (PNA)
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“We have collected about PHP8 million worth of shabu and marijuana plants in various law en forcement operations,” Gu yguyon said in a statement Thursday. Twelve suspected drug peddlers and drug users were nabbed during the op eration, which also disman tled drug dens, he added. Likewise, at least 60 assorted high-powered fire arms were turned over to police or seized during the SACLEO.Fourwanted persons were also nabbed in the implementation of arrest warrants, Guyguyon said. In the campaign against illegal logging, police seized 4,665 board feet of timber abandoned by loggers to avoid arrest. They were estimated to cost PHP52,000.Guyguyon hailed the residents who helped the police in the campaign against law offenders and illegal drugs that pose threats to public security in the BARMM. (PNA)
MANILA – The Philippine and Qatar governments are looking at expanding their partnership on ways to address climate change, the Depart ment of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said TheThursday.two countries ex plored collaboration in the area during the first Philip pine-Qatar Joint Consultation Meeting (JCM) on Political Consultations chaired by DFA PH, Qatar seek to expand ties on climateUndersecretarychangeMa.Theresa P. Lazaro and Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Sec retary General Ahmed Hassen Al Hammadi on August 23. "Undersecretary Lazaro and Secretary General Al Hammadi reviewed the pro gress of the two countries’ bilateral relations, including cooperation in the areas of culture, tourism, education, MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Gov ernment (DILG) on Thursday ordered an immediate probe on the noise barrage staged by persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the rooftop of the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo City. In a statement, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. expressed concern over the protests held on Wednesday, where the PDLs clamored over an alleged lack of food and demanded the ouster of the facility's warden.
“We have ordered Bu reau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Chief, Jail Director Allan Iral, to conduct an immediate investigation on the unfortunate incident and to temporarily relieve Jail Chief Inspector Norberto Miciano from his post as jail warden to give way to an impartial investigation,” Abalos said in a statement.Abalos added that BJMP 6 (Western Visayas) direc tor, Jail Chief Supt. Russel Tangeres, has been ordered to immediately attend to the concerns of the PDLs and ensure that they are provided with adequate food and other necessities,” he added. He also assured that the DILG remains committed to ensuring the humane safe keeping of PDLs in the city, district, and municipal jails under its supervision.
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“We will continue to un dertake measures to improve jail services and jail facilities to help in the rehabilitation of PDLs and their eventual rein tegration to society,” Abalos added.Meanwhile, the BJMP has ordered the immediate relief of Miciano due to the is sues with regard to the alleged maltreatment of PDLs.
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Cheryl Taniza, Sales Manager of Astana developer Johndorf Ventures Corporation (JVC), announces that the company joins in Davao’s Festival of Festivals to honor the resilience of its people in surmounting the challenges of the past few Kadayawanyears.isback in-person, a victory of sorts, after being restricted to virtual celebrations in 2020 and 2021.
The festival’s name comes from the Mandaya “madayaw,” translated as treasured or valuable. Astana’s Kadayawan Open House, to be held at the neighboring Navona Davao Clubhouse, offers more value to buyers this week with the addition of a ceramic tiles package and a 50” flat screen smart TV for each unit taken out during the event.
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Astana has a total of 277 two-storey townhouses each with 48 square meters of floor area hosting living and dining spaces, kitchen, toilet and bath and provisions for three bedrooms. Every unit also has a garden space, a carport and service zone.
Eighty percent of the residential units have been sold since the project was launched three years ago. Together with the 390-unit Evissa village, Astana flanks Navona Davao. Units at Evissa and Navona have all been sold out. Brisk uptake of units within the three communities are buoyed by JVC’s solid brand promise of competitive pricing for reliable products. “Quality homes and liveable communities are hall Astana Davao becomes ‘Madayaw’ marks that JVC continuously aims for in each of its properties. These features, plus more, we are proud to offer to the Dabawenyos in celebration of Kadayawan,” Taniza said, adding that Astana units are being offered at low initial investment rates. Astana proposes a secure, peaceful and balanced life style with its park, playground, basketball court, lagoon, sewage treatment plant, clubhouse and multi-purpose area. The gated community features a 14-meter-wide entrance. Astana is counted among JVC’s portfolio of highquality, economic residential developments in the Visayas and Mindanao. With 36 years of experience in the busi ness, JVC is an acknowledged veteran in the real property sector. The company continues to expand its footprint with contemporary liveable communities catering to the residential and commercial markets.
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ASTANA Davao, the exclusive 3.6-hectare community at Barangay Matina, Pangi celebrates with the rest of Davao City the iconic Kadayawan Festival with amazing gifts for homeowners booking units during its Open House on Thursday, August 25, 2022.
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True that we can see so many new multi-story school buildings in almost every educational campus we may happen to pass by or visited. Still these are not enough, more so that part of the health protocols to obviate the possibility of another rise in CoViD 19 infection, is the social distancing among students inside the classroom. That is, from the usual 40 to 1, or even 60 to 1 studentclassroom ratio, it now has to be compulsorily brought down to as low as 20 to 1 ratio. Our heart seems to bleed as we witness on televi sion students braving the rains, trembling wet and doing death defying efforts to cross swelling rivers or wading in
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Livelihood of thousands were disrupted, agricultural crops that could have helped improve the chances of the country’s desired food security mantra achievable were washed out, government infrastructures literally col lapsed. Local and national governments’ coffers were emptied as both entities had to respond to the humongous needs of the affected residents. They have to be housed, fed for the time being that their livelihood activities are off, and given medical attention while they are out there seeking for survival. And to whom we, the people and government are heaping the blame for these seemingly endless calami ties? Who or what else but the so-called climate change brought about by man’s greed disguised as quest for development.Yes,ina country which is expected to experience fine weather starting this month until the end of the year, the opposite appears to be happening. The agency tasked to monitor the weather condition on an almost daily basis has earlier declared the same period of the year instead as the La Nina season. Meaning more rains and bad weather will prevail during the entire period. And it is true indeed. At the onset of the month of August huge volume of rain falls almost on a daily basis in the whole of the country. So it was not anymore surprising that floods inundate a lot of municipalities in the Central MIndanao, Zam boanga, Northern and Southern Mindanao Regions in the last few weeks. And yesterday, almost all regions in the island of Luzon and in certain provinces in the Visayas experienced almost endless floods.
Worst, this unwanted phenomenon is prevailing nationwide at a time when students are coming back to schools for their face-to-face classes after an interreg num of more than two years due to the deadly CoViD 19 pandemic. This situation is adding up to one big problem that schools nationwide are currently facing – lack of classrooms due to lack of school buildings.
FOR all those who might have read all the books of J.R.R. Tolkien (that’s John Ronald Reuel for you), I have borrowed Bilbo’s book title for this one. From where he sits now, probably at his rest house in Valinor, I am sure he would not be mind ing at all if I do. THERE is always a strange sensation whenever one is suddenly brought BACK to those early high school days. (Tempting to add ‘when one was wild and free.) The flashback feeling, brought on by watch ing today’s excited teens while they half-run along the sidewalk towards their school gate which had once been closed down by covid. In my mind’s eye, the fresh scent of newly-mown grass is alive AGAIN, as the memory skips to a shorter route across the green and wide-open soccer pitch to the new building where some khaki-clad high-school ers often gather at the entrance. I am sure, for all generations, from boomer up to these millennials and Zees, the years of high school will have held both special and bittersweet reminiscences. In a sense, when one looks back to those days now, when one has already seen much of what once has been hidden and uncertain then, there is either a feeling of lament or one that is of vindication, especially for those who have worked hard enough to get to where they are at present. That kind of reminiscing however is nothing but stone-cold recollection, much like some parents who like to say “when I was your age...” the best kind of recollection would be to dive back into those memories once again and maybe linger there a bit longer, without assessing their impact on what you are now. Stoic reviews tend to be overly seri ous and they notice the huge difference be tween those fresh, almost-virginal smiling faces of old in comparison with the worn, wrinkled and tired masks of today which seem to say “I am a survivor”. In this light, to look back is a pro found experience in itself, no matter how unpleasant the past may have been for some or perhaps many. One is here. That might be reason enough to be thankful. I will never forget my late papa’s mother, the feisty Lola Tonying who carried my father through the days of the last world war. From the strict and spartan way she raised him, extending to how she strictly raised us at certain times, she was loving and thankful on the inside. One could tell. On her death bed, her final words seemed to wrap up how she had been in life. It was around four or five in the morning and only her watchers were awake beside her. She merely said (in Tagalog), “Ok, this is it, babay!” almost thankfully and with no regrets.
WE do not know wheth er it is the way of na ture’s getting back at people for their inces sant interference on the former’s role on earth including trying to dis rupt its normal course, or whether it is the Su preme Being’s way of reminding that after all, He is the only one who determines the fate of the universe where He is believed by humanity as its creator. We are saying this as catastrophes after catastrophes hound the Philippines all year round. Floods and typhoons come even at the most unexpected time of the year. Vol canic eruptions are seldom even as the Philippines has many volcanoes and lies within the so-called “Ring of Fire.” Strong earthquakes with tidal waves to boot come like thieves of the night that the only thing the supposed experts in the study of volcanology can recommend as protective measure is for everyone to remain calm and not to panic when an earthquake strikes. Dock, cover and hold, they say. And unfortunately for the new administration in less than two months in office floods due to extremely bad weather, a devastating earthquake with several strong aftershocks destroyed a huge part of northern Luzon. And early this week, a strong typhoon seemed to have finished off what the earthquake failed to do in its rampage. Ty phoon Florita passed the same route that was taken by the 7.3 intensity earthquake earlier.
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A changed person, who has been reconciled with his brother, strives to strengthen the ties that reconnected them.A changed person works hard to earn back the respect and trust of his neighbors by reforming his ways and by consistently observing the norms and mores of the organi zation and community where he belongs.
Mourning is an expression of deep sorrow over a greatWeloss.do not only mourn over the loss of a loved one, but to any loss of something very valuable and essential to ourWelives.need to mourn over losing the respect and trust of people around us. We need to mourn on losing our own self-respect and Wedignity.need to mourn over broken relationships and on losingWefriends.needto mourn on electing incompetent, corrupt and irresponsible leaders. We need to mourn over the wanton destruction of our environment.Whilewe may not be causally responsible for the loss of a loved one, yet, we somehow, experience guilt feeling at times; perhaps, for not having done anything or enough for him when it was needed. We mourn over our lack of sensitivity to his needs. All the other losses (psychological, social and envi ronmental) are within our control and may have resulted from our negligence, excesses and other irresponsible acts. It is also within us, to change them for good.
A deep-seated mourning is fired with repentance and remorse, a transformative spirit that impels a change of heart – a change of attitude and behavior: a changed person. It is this mourner that is blessed by God, the very one who gains His favor and His comfort (Matthew 5:4).
THOUGHTSRANDOM Yes to rural Emergency Employment
“NO DOUBT about it, lack of jobs is a major problem in our rural areas. To abate rural poverty in our nation particu larly during the COVID-19 Pandemic, we humbly suggest that an Emergency Employment Program be adopted and implemented in our far-flung rural barangays” (Chito R. Gavino III “Journey to True Liberation, 2022). In this emergency time of health and economic cri ses, and as we are fully aware that most of poor Filipino families are in our rural areas, the revival of the effective rural emergency employment program during our Martial Law era is hereby proposed. As far as I can remember, a technology of labor-in tensive construction of all-weather-gravel farm-to-market roads was developed by the administration of then Presi dent Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. It seems more practical to reemploy this tested program now more so that our new President the only son of the initiator of said laudable program, is most suited to implement this Program our far-flung barangays. Special attention should be given to the ancestral domains of our indigenous peoples or IPs. Undoubtedly, accessibility of these “forgotten” places deserve our government special concerns. The Bible Provides that “Whatever you do to the least of your brethren, you do it to God.” Following this mandate, our new administration`s “preferential option for the poor”, no doubt, could contribute much in alleviating poverty and in promoting solidarity among our divided people.
In my other book “Journey to True Liberation” of 2022. I stressed that it is most beneficial is we go with our Lord Jesus in our journey to ensure success. However, per Cardinal Archbishop of Milan Carlo Maria Martini:
A changed person becomes a peacemaker. He may yet gain the favor of God and counts him among His son (Matthew(MindaViews5:9). is the opinion section of MindaNews. William R. Adan, Ph.D., is retired professor and former chancellor of Mindanao State University at Naawan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.)
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews) – The im mediate amicable settlement of disputes and conflict is encouraged to avoid emotionally draining and expensive courtAtlitigations.thecommunity level, the Barangay Lupong Tagapamayapa is tasked to settle disputants in amicable manner.Insome Christian churches, a unit is mandated to resolve issues among members amicably as possible. Already, some courts in the country have a pre-trial settlement unit that works for the resolution of some cases in amicable manner to avoid clogging the judicial system. This is often done by mediation, a process that aims at the reconciliation of the parties. It is only when the mediation effort fails that the case is officially accepted for a hearing. Reconciliation is about restoring broken relationships. Reconciliation is reconnection – to reconnect the parties in a broken relationship; to close the chasm that divides them and make them one and be part of the whole again. In reconnecting with someone we have wronged, it’s helpful to adopt the template in our reconnection with God, the exercise we regularly do every Sunday when we go to the act of confession, where we open up; unload our wrongdoings to Him; admit to Him meekly our every shameful act without justifying; and with contrition ask His forgiveness, and pledge never to repeat committing the same misdeeds. God answers sincere and remorseful petitions for for giveness by uprooting from the petitioner’s heart shame, anger, hatred and vindictive desires; and clears his mind of anxious thoughts, doubts, worries and apprehensions. Unburdened of the guilt of his misdeeds, he can now lightly move on. An insincere and unrepentant petitioner who simply pays lip service to the reconciliation process is betrayed by the absence of humility and the dominance of arrogance in his demeanor, his inability to walk his talk and by his shrewd retaliation at his adversaries in every possible way. The hypocrite is worse than the Pharisees, he shows no change of heart and doesn’t change his ways Mourning is an essential element in our reconciliation, be it with God or with our fellow humans.
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In my article titled “Rural Poverty and `Politics of Love`, I wrote: “For long-ranged Rural Poverty Alleviation Program, to succeed it must utilize the `Whole-of-Institution` Com prehensive and Integrated Approach Rural Development is such a challenging task that requires Systems and Peo ple Transformation… Our recently published book titled `Heal Our Sick Society, 2021” provides the details of the radical and peaceful societal change.”
A changed person is more discerning in putting people to leadership positions.
President as Secretary of Agriculture gives us much hope that food security in our country will be addressed as top priority. Food security assures national security! The new administration critics say that “PBBM (President Bongbong Marcos) does not have the expertise to lead the DA”. I heard him clearly explained why he decided to temporarily take over said Department. They are in for a pleasant surprise. Let us wait and see! Let us pray for the he success of this new administration, for its success is the success of our people. Woe to those who wish otherwise!
BY CHITO R. GAVINO III
TURNING POINT WILLIAM R. ADAN, PH.D.
Our new President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. wisely decided to assume, in the meantime, the crucial Secretary ship of the Department of Agriculture. I clearly remember that during his father`s presidency, our agriculture was in a very good shape. Sad to say, he got seriously sick to further modernize our agriculture. Unfortunately, the next administrations that followed were, an irresponsible to say the least, that all the gains achieved by the previ ous administration in agricultural development suddenly deteriorated.Ournew
dangerously dirty flood waters just to be at school during their designated shift or be back home after. And talking of constructing new school buildings to address the lack we learned that the responsibility has already been devolved to the local government units (LGUs) under the Mandanas law which is already in effect. Fine; after all there are so many officials at the LGU level who seem to salivate on this devolution. But the question is, Will the funding still come from the national government? Or, is providing for the financial requirements of the project also devolved to the LGUs? If it is the former, then some congressmen may not like this to happen because this could lead to the diminution of their “extra income” from commissions or percentage. Such “sharing” will also definitely impact on the quality of the finished infrastructure, without doubt. On the other hand, if it is the latter, then the LGUs might have to dispense with its other projects if school buildings will be seen as the most urgent. But again, some lesser “Lolongs” will now have more opportunities for their greed to be satisfied.
The Imperative of Mourning in Reconciliation
The proposed time-frame for this massive Program is 2022-2025. Concomitantly, other Rural Development Programs should be implemented such as mechanization of agriculture technology, irrigations, rural education, health, micro-small industries and financing, community reforestation, cooporativism, eco-tourism, livestock rais ing, marketing and the likes should be pursued. In this connection, foreign aids for rural development must be extensively harnessed.
“An understanding for this type requires patience, hard work and experimentation. For more than the initial attempts at cultural dialogue proposed by these came conciliar texts, the Church underwent a profound crisis due to the rapid change in culture.” Two of our threatening cultures in this regard are: 10 “Culture of Corruption” and 2) “Culture of Poverty”. We must be conscious of these damaging cultures, as we pursue rural development. These cultures affect values which play important roles in alleviating poverty whether rural and urban. The renewal of the mindset and behavior of our rural folks must likewise be addressed for success.
A changed person must find ways to stop the abuse of the environment and exert efforts to protect, heal and preserve it.
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All Pawned items that expired until the month of JUNE 2022, must be redeemed or renewed Two (2) days prior the Auction Schedule stated below. If not redeemed will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises at 9:00 A.M. Gipahibalo ang tanan nga ang GOLDVALUE PAWNSHOP, INC., maga subasata sa tanan nga nag-expired hangtod sa bulan sa HUNYO 2022, kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko sa alas 9:00 sa buntag. BRANCHES AUCTION DATE TEL. NOS. BAJADA AUGUST 02, 2022 321-8705 (Beside NBI Office) BABAK SAMAL AUGUST 23, 2022 301-4019 SAN PEDRO AUGUST 09, 2022 227-6772 CABAGUIO AUGUST 26, 2022 321-6223 TIBUNGCO AUGUST 30, 2022 222-2494 All pawned items that expired during the month of JUNE 2022, if not renewed or redeemed on or before AUGUST 15, 2022 will be sold to the public on AUGUST 16, 2022 at 9:00a.m. at our pawnshop premises.Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang AL-JOS PAWN SHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired sa bulan sa HUNYO 2022. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko karong AGOSTO 16, 2021 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag. NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE ALL PAWNED ITEMS EXPIRED ON JULY 2022 AND GADGETS THAT EXPIRES ON AUGUST 2022 WILL BE DISPLAYED IN A PUBLIC AUCTION ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 AT 9:00AM. Main – San Pedro Cor. Anda Street Davao City Tel. Nos. (082) 221-1477; (082) 221-0355; (082)222-5039 Email us @ rosegoldpawnshopdavao@gmail.com
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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 MARCH 16, 2022 TO APRIL15, 2022 If not redeemed or renewed on or before SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 will be sold to the Public Auction on SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 at Rosegold Pawnshop San Pedro-Main from 9:00am to 6:00pm. (Fronting Queen Bank) Tel. No. (082) 222-1561 ; (082) 321-0128
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that expired during the month of JUNE 2022 must be renewed or redeemed Two (2) days before the Auction Schedule stated below. If not redeemed or renewed, it will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises @ 9:00 A.M. Gibpahibalo ang tanan nga ang DIAGOLD PAWNSHOP, INC. magsubasta sa tanan nga nag expired hangtod sa bulan sa MAYO 2022, ang tanang prenda ibaligya sa publiko sa mga petsa na nakabutang sa ubos, sa oras nga 9:00 sa buntag.
All pawned items that expired during the Months of JUNE 2022 (Regular Items) and JULY 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 BRANCHES: AUCTION DATE TEL. NO. San Pedro (Main) SEPT. 15, 2022 327-8832 Agdao SEPT. 15, 2022 327-6275 Toril SEPT. 15, 2022 327-8503 Bolton SEPT. 15, 2022 392-3022 Digos City SEPT. 15, 2022 333-9945 Claveria SEPT. 15, 2022 296-8081 Km. 7 Lanang SEPT. 15, 2022 235-3473 CPB-NGI PAWNSHOP, INC.
All jewelry and other articles pawned at Goldstandard Pawnshop San Pedro,Ilustre from MARCH 16, 2022 TO APRIL 15, 2022 if not redeemed or renewed on SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 will be sold to the Public Auction on SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 at our Pawnshop premises from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
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All pawned items that expired during the month of MAY 2022, if not renewed or redeemed on or before MAY 2022 will be sold to the public on JULY 16, 2022 at 9:00a.m. at our pawnshop premises. Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang FIRST COLOR PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired sa bulan sa MAYO 2022. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko karong HULYO 16, 2022 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.
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.
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All pawned items that expired during the month of MAY, 2015 if not renewed or re deemed on or before JULY 14, 2015 will be sold to the public on JULY 16, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at our pawnshop premises.
Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang FIRST COLOR PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired sa bulan sa MAYO 2015. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko karong HULYO 16 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag. #47 Lao St., Toril, Davao City Tel. No. 295-2460
BRANCHES AUCTION DATE TEL. NOS. Matina Crossing AUGUST 19, 2022 (082) 321-1814 Tibungco AUGUST 17, 2022 (082) 296-4130 PANABO’S PAWNSHOP, INC. Panabo (Main) AUGUST 31, 2022 (084) 628-8418 Panabo (Branch) AUGUST 15, 2022 (084) 628-842
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All Pawned items at GOLDVISION PAWNSHOP, INC., that expired until the month of JUNE 2022, must be redeemed or renewed Two (2) days prior the Auction Schedule stated below. If not redeemed will be sold to the public on its respective auction schedule and premises at 9:00 A.M. ang tanan nga ang GOLDVISION PAWNSHOP, INC., maga subasata sa nga hangtod sa HUNYO 2022, sa sa alas 9:00 sa buntag. General Lao, Toril 16, 2022 AUGUST 16, 2022 AUGUST 05, 2022 AUGUST 08, 2022 AUGUST 25, 2022 AUGUST 16, 2022 AUGUST 19, 2022 NOT REDEEMED/RENEWED WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER EXPIRY DATES WILL BE AUCTIONED ON AUGUST 17, 2022 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE RESPECTIVE PAWNSHOPS WHERE THE ITEMS WERE PAWNED.
All pawned items at METRO GOLDBRILL PAWNSHOP that expired until the month of JULY 2022, if not redeemed or renewed on or before AUGUST 20, 2022, will be sold to the Public on SEPTEMBER 20, 2022. Gipahibalo and tanan na ang METRO GOLDBRILL PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nag-expired hangtod sa bulan sa HUNYO 2022. Kung dili malukat sa dili pa moabot ang SETYEMBRE 18, 2022, ibaligya sa publiko karong 20, 2022. the month of JULY be (2)
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NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE 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
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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 HULYO 2022, kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko sa alas 9:00 sa buntag. BRANCHES AUCTION DATE TEL. NOS. SAN PEDRO SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 321-2185 ILUSTRE SEPTEMBER 01, 2022 234-4844 AUGUST 26, 27, & 28, 2022 BRANCHES AUCTION DATE TEL. NO. Tel. # 234-6367 Roque Bldg., Matina Crossing, Davao City EXPIRY DATES AUCTION DATES JULY 2022 SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 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 JUNE 2022 JULY 2022 AUG. 12, 2022 AUG. 15, 2022 DAVAO VAULT SP Door #7Realty Bldg. beside Lakitan Mall San Pedro street, Davao City (Tel No.: 228-9322 AUG. 15, 2022
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DCWD office operations on August 29, 2022
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DAVAO City Water District’s collection center in SM Lanang Premier is open to accept water bill payments from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on August 29, 2022 despite that this day is declared as a regular holiday in celebration of National Heroes Day. Transacting customers are reminded to follow the mall’s entry and safety regulations and bring a copy of their water bill for faster transaction. Meanwhile, DCWD’s Matina, Bajada, and Toril offices are closed on the said holiday. Regular operations will resume on August 30, 2022.There will be no due date for water bill payment on August 29, 2022.The DCWD management assures the general public that the op erations of its technical departments and 24/7 call center will not be disrupted to ensure continuous water service and offsite customer support. Online water bill payment channels are also available via Landbank iAccess, Link.Biz Portal, and GCash. For any water service concerns, customers may contact DCWD’s 24-hour call center hotlines at 235-3293, 244-6767, 0927-798-8966, 0925-511-3293 or 0908-441-0653 and chat support in DCWD’s web site (www.davao-water.gov.ph) or Facebook page (facebook.com/ officialDCWD). (Patrick Jay O. Bautista)
Sugar only produces brown sugar, al though it is planning to go into refined sugar produc tion, he Sagarbarriaadded. said the traders have 60 days to withdraw their stocks from the time of purchase, after which they will charge a storage fee. He said 66 percent of Crystal Sugar’s production goes to the planters in the form of "quedan," a nego tiable instrument similar to a check which the planters sell to Thetraders.traders would then give the quedan to the com pany, and pay certain fees which are remitted to the government as revenues, he explained. He said that based on their 2021 output, 1.9 mil lion bags belonged to the planters.Crystal Sugar is owned by Pablo L. Lobregat, who is also chair of the Philip pine Sugar Millers Asso ciation.CNN Philippines, in a Twitter post on Aug. 15, quoted Lobregat as saying that the controversy sur rounding Sugar Order No. 4 allowing the importation of the commodity was just a matter of
Consortium in a statement. The joint manifesto was signed by Globe, Metroworks ICT Construction Inc., Radius Telecoms, Inc., PLDT, Inc./ Smart Communications, Inc., Streamtech Systems Tech nologies, Inc., Philippine Ca ble and cuttingincidentsreportconstituents(LGUs)andcutting.criminalizedthe10515,tolawCableAssociation,TelecommunicationsInc.,andSKYCorporation.ThegroupcallsuponenforcementagenciesimplementRepublicActotherwiseknownasCableTheftAct,whichhasintentionalcableItalsotapsbarangayslocalgovernmentunitstoencouragetheirtoimmediatelysuspectedandactualofintentionalcabletotheirrespectivelo cal officials, local police, and service“Weproviders.condemn all illegal acts of intentional cable cut ting and are confident that with everyone's support and concerted efforts, we can and we will curb and prevent il legal cable-cutting to continue giving the best service our valued customers deserve,” the statement read. Globe has been fighting cable pilferage for several years now through its Bantay Kable program, ramping up the campaign as incidents contin ued to rise, with Visayas alone having 785 cases as of July.
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In the first half of the year, a total of 281 individu als and third-party contrac tors linked to these criminal offenses were charged with theft, qualified theft, robbery, violation of the anti-fencing law, malicious mischief, and violation of the Omnibus Election Code and Republic Act 10515 or the Anti-Cable Television and Cable Internet Tapping Act of 2013. “Through Bantay Kable, and now with Oplan Kontra Putol, we hope to help protect our country’s telecom infra structure from these lawless elements. We also want to continuously build and ex pand our network to provide Filipinos equitable access to connectivity without dealing with the additional burden of running after criminals,” said Ronald Uychutin, Globe Vice President for Safety and Security.Globe is relentlessly ex panding and improving its network and has allocated P89 billion this year for its capital expenditures. This includes an accelerated fiber strategy to improve customer internet experience.Withthis strategy of con tinuous customer migration from copper to fiber optics, coupled with stronger security measures, the company looks forward to a gradual decrease of cable-cutting incidents in the country.
“We are a milling com pany not a marketing firm. Naturally, we produce mil lions of sacks a year,” Sa garbarria said. He said the total sug ar production of Crystal Sugar is divided between the farmers/planters (66 percent) and the company (34 percent).Sagarbarria said that when the Custom agents came last Tuesday, they had in storage 466,142 sacks of sugar, of which 264,000 are owned by the farmers/ planters.“We do not have con trol as to whom the farm ers would like to sell their sugar. We only control what is our share,” he Sagarbarriasaid.said all shipments of sugar is strict ly monitored by the Sugar Regulatory Administration, who posted representatives outside their warehouses— a practice common to all sugar milling plants in the country.“Asingle infraction can close our company forever. We can not take that risk,” he said.Sagarbarria decried the bad publicity brought by the BoC to their com pany, which has operated for more than 30 years in Bukidnon.Sagarbarria said that as of Wednesday, they only had 390,000 bags of sugar left in their warehouse. He said their annual production averaged close to three million 50-kilo bags. Their production last year reached 2,986,709.82 50-kiloCrystalbags.
ing assistance, to coconut farmers.Alayon said the agen cy has identified about 267,000 farmers in the region who are set to be come beneficiaries as they were profiled and made to register under the National Coconut Farmers Registry SystemRoel(NCFRS).Rosales, PCA deputy administrator, add ed that farmers and mem bers of their families will also be provided with edu cational and health benefits. They will also be trained to improve their farming technics as well as provided with crop insur ance for their farmers, he added.Alayon and Rosales led in the ceremonial distribu tion of coconut seedlings for the program. Also join ing them were Department of Agriculture Regional Director Abel James Mon teagudo, City Councilor Conrado Baloran and other officials in the region, con sidered the top producer of coconut in the country. Just about a month be fore he stepped down from office, former President Rodrigo Duterte signed Ex ecutive Order 172, which approves the implementa tion of the development plan which will boost the industry and help the 2.5 million farmers, most of them are in Mindanao as aside from the Davao Re gion, other big coconut producers are Zamboanga Peninsula and Northern Mindanao..Under Republic Act 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) Act, the trust fund will be spent over five years for the development plan.Collected during the time of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, name sake father of the President at present, the coconut levy fund was an amount taken out of the income of coco nut farmers purportedly to help the However,industry.itbecame a court case after allies of the late President, who were officials of the Philippine Coconut Producers Fed eration, known as Cocofed, tried to own the fund by investing it in several com panies.However, a decade ago the Supreme Court award ed the fund to coconut farmers. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron in case the person has been engaged in the business for at least three months; oth erwise, it shall be reckoned from the time he started his business.”Thelaw includes sugar as one of the basic neces sities.Sagarbarria said Crys tal Sugar operates a milling plant in Maramag town, one of the two sugar milling plants in Bukidnon.
lardoMordenoLamatawisdomwhocy.it300,000wantedderedlievetensugarorderedsaidpresidentSugaringribbonhoarding.shortageproducerstoimportationcommunicationsinter-officeandthatisneededduerisingsugarprices.ButanothersugargroupsaidthewascausedbyDuringtheSenatebluecommitteehearonTuesday,UnitedProducersFederationManuelLamatatheythoughtMarcostheimportationofsotheysignedawritrecommendation."WeweremadetobethatthePresidentortheimportation.TheytheimportationofmetrictonsbecausewasanationalemergenSo,wesignedbecausearewetoquestiontheofthePresident,"said.(H.MarcosC.andFroilanGal/MindaNews)
nato ang barangay kadto nga pana hon. Makita gyud namo ang digital divide kung unsa ang gi-offer namo sa city dili namo ma offer sa rural areas so kinahanglan namo manuroy gyud dito. Na capture diay ang at tention sa ubang libraries ilabi na sa kauluhan kay unique kaayo ta,” Enoc said, adding that the judg ing process for the award entailed them to show up the city’s best practices, which were presented about three months ago to the awards organizer. Enoc said the initia tives helped children as the DCILC became an inspira tion to other libraries to do the same. It has also re ceived many benchmarking requests from other local government units (LGUs).
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"Thankful ta sa gen erous Dabawenyos nga usahay muanhi lang diri mu-drop sa ilahang mga libro kana. Dako kaayo og tabang gyud sa pagestablish nato sa ubang mga reading centers kay dili man nato maingon nga lucky ang city, there are also untouched areas nga layo-layo nga kailangan nato i-reach out mao ni sya ang atong award karon,” she said, adding that they have learned to equip them selves with the new tech nology.With the resumption of face-to-face classes, the DCILC will go back to its regular programming, which is going to schools once approved by the De partment of Education (DepEd). They also now envision partnering with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) for the rollout of the mobile library for daycare learners. As for the newlyopened DCILC building, they are now in the process of requesting additional staff so the library could operate for an extended number of hours since it is also the public’s clamor. She said that the huge welcome shown by the people to the newly inau gurated library last July, as well as the award, validates the relevance of a public reading space even up to this “Angtime. library relevant pa up to this day. Na-happy nag gyud mi nga ingon ana diay pami ka useful bitaw. Na happy lang pud mi sa suporta gyud sa city government kay gitagaan gyud niya ni og priority,” Enoc said.
the day, dili mahitabo ang bakuna kung wala'y con sent sa parents," she said, adding that school person nel and the students should adhere to the minimum public health standards to curb the spread of the virus. Personnel from the safety and security clus ter, she said, are strictly monitoring the wearing of masks in the classrooms as she urged parents to re mind their children to also follow the health protocols inside and outside of their classrooms. ug magpahulam sila og maximum of 10 books sa mga bata, then after ana i-retrieve napud namo na siya after two weeks and circulate it to other librar ies,” Enoc said. The DCILC also estab lished 10 barangay reading centers where materials are sent. She said the ability of the DCLIC to risk going to barangays to provide learn ing and reading services made it “Gi-priorityunique.
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sports, trade, investment, and the economy. They also discussed opportunities and ways to enhance and ex pand partnerships, as well as exchange views on cli mate change mitigation and regional and international issues," the DFA said. During his first State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. out lined his plan to increase the country's use of renewables as part of the country's climate agenda.Although one of the top gas exporting countries in the Middle East, Qatar had repeatedly affirmed its com mitment to support the transi tion to low-carbon energy and backed global efforts to assist countries most vulnerable to climateThechange.JMC, formalized with the signing of a 2019 memorandum of understand ing, will serve as the primary dialogue mechanism with Qatar at the vice ministerial level.The Qatar MOFA hosted the inaugural meeting in Doha, with the second expected to be held in Manila next year. (PNA) PH ... (frompage3)
president Benigno Aquino III. “A decrease of 5.85 percent is noted comparing President PNoy and President (Rodrigo) Duterte’s adminis tration. Likewise, a decrease of 45.24 percent is recorded in PBBM’s (President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s) administration as compared to President Duterte’s time,” he added.Azurin added that index crimes (murder, homicide, physical injury, theft, robbery, rape, car theft) have also been on a downtrend since 2010. “A decrease of 45.80 percent is noted comparing President PNoy and Duterte’s administration. Likewise, a decrease of 72.45 percent is recorded in PBBM’s admin as compared to President Du terte’s time,” he said. Azurin also cautioned the public against an ap parent “sensational surge in social media reporting of some crime incidents,” saying many of these are previously reported cases that had been categorized as solved by PNP units.“Other purported crime incidents posted in social media turned out to be either rehashed or completely false information. The PNP would like to do our part in educating our people to be more discern ing of the true situation, par ticularly on crime matters, and be able to distinguish between crime hike and crime hype,” he added.OnWednesday, the PNP chief said some kidnapping incidents wherein the victims would end up dead in other areas are criminal incidents that are highlighted in both traditional and social media and are now being attended to by the “Therepolice.isno breakdown of law and order. The peace and order situation in the entire country is still manage able. There are crimes that are highlighted in different platforms but definitely, the crime rate is still low and we continuously aspire to bring it down further,” he added. The issue of peace and order in the country has been highlighted in the past days over incidents of kidnappings and other high-profile crimes that include rape and murder. In Batangas, a man who was forcibly taken by armed men in Taal town ended up dead in Quezon on Aug. 17 while four people were found dead inside an abandoned car in Rodriguez town, Rizal province on Aug. 22. However, some incidents were immediately resolved by the police, including the killing of a 15-year-old girl in Bulacan and another recent rape-slay case in Malabon. Azurin, however, sees the positive side of the high lighted criminal incidents, saying these manifest the ac tive participation of the public in reporting crime.
All Jewelry and other articles pawned at GROCE PAWNSHOP from APRIL 01 TO 30, 2022 if not renewed or redeemed on or before SEPTEM BER 25, 2022 will be SOLD to Public Auction on SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 at 10:00am at our pawnshop premises. Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang G-ROCE PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanang pren da nga nagsugod ABRIL 1 hantud 30, 2022 , Ang tanang Prenda ibaligya sa Publiko karong SETYEMBRE 30, 2022 sa alas 10:00 sa buntag.
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August 22-31, 2022, at the presently popular Davao artists’ haven called La Herencia situ ated along Torres Street. In this art exhibition, not only will one be admiring the contempla tive beauty in maestra Amanda’s ethereal art works but also the healing art of her 17 young and talented students. “Release and Transform is an exhibit that revolves around the process of reimagining negative experiences and shifting paradigms. It shows how using art as a me dium for expression and emotional healing is a reality. Through their works, the artists give a glimpse of their internal journey and recreated images that depict a better version of their inner world,” revealed the articulate maestra as she continued, “We think in images! In recalling experiences, we see flashes of pictures. When we remember a person, we envision them in our minds. Our inner environment is a place of pictures and video clips; therefore, it is also through imagery that we effect change to create a healthier“Visualself.”Arts is a potent tool in addressing emotional and mental health issues. The jour ney of healing emotional wounds is facilitated by a certain shift in our internal images. When we hate a person and try to resolve this, we change our paradigm and reimagine them in a more positive or compassionate light. We give them a different narrative which changes how we see them. This also applies to difficult events in our lives. ‘Release and Transform’ is an exhibit that revolves around this process. It is about our internal journey and how we recreated our images. Through this, we now see a better world within us and around us.” According to Amanda, to complete her students’ experience, she challenged them to work as a group in mounting the exhibit. “I wanted them to see and experience the realities of the art world. It is important that they get a glimpse of the entire artistic process---from conceptualization to exhibition.” After listening to Amanda’s intense in sight on the healing capacity of art, you feel fortunate that we have art and Amanda as teachers to see the individual. Dr. Celia Cas tillo, who had wanted her daughter to become a doctor like herself, revealed that she is still proud of what Amanda has chosen for herself. Well, both admirable women do touch many lives in their own way. The exhibit, in my opinion, is art as a moratorium for contempla tion and reflection. Telling a personal story through visual arts is deemed fundamental for an individual and their context. Indeed, the artworks on exhibit, especially that of maestra Amanda’s, allow you to look at several meanings about the condition of the individual and their physical and psychological context. Truly interesting!
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All Jewelry and other articles pawned at FEROCE PAWNSHOP AND MONEY CHANGER INC. from APRIL 01 TO 30, 2022 if not renewed or redeemed on or before SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 will be SOLD to Public Auction on SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 at 10:00am at our pawnshop premises. Gipahibalo ang tanan na ang FEROCE PAWNSHOP AND MONEY CHANGER INC. magasubasta sa tanang prenda nga nagsugod ABRIL 1 hantud 30, 2022 , Ang tanang Prenda ibaligya sa Publiko karong SETYEMBRE 30, 2022 sa alas 10:00 sa buntag.
Davao Ros-Ver Pawnshop, Incorporated Ilustre St., Davao City Tel # 224-1204; 222-6086 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 June 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 Hunyo 2022. Ang tanang prenda dungan nga ibaligya sa publiko sa mga sumusunod nga dapit og petsa: AUCTION SALE! 11AUGUST 26, 27, & 28, 2022 MINDANAO TIMES CULTURAL...(frombackpage) PAWNSHOPFEROCE NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All Jewelry and other articles pawned at FEROCE PAWNSHOP- SAN PEDRO BR. AND FEROCE PAWNSHOP TORIL BRANCH from APRIL 01 TO 30, 2022 if not renewed or redeemed on or before SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 will be SOLD to Public Auction on SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 at 10:00am at our pawnshop Gipahibalopremises.angtanan na ang FEROCE PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanang prenda nga nagsugod ABRIL 1 hantud 30, 2022 , Ang tanang Prenda ibaligya sa Publiko karong SETYEMBRE 30, 2022 sa alas 10:00 sa buntag. SAN PEDRO BRANCH.- TEL#. 227 -0091 TORIL BRANCH.- TEL.#. 291-3944
“The series of crimes were highlighted because this is the first time that the dif ferent sectors of the commu nity are starting to report the crimes they would witness. And we in the PNP are happy about it because it makes the start of the investigation easier. The rescue and police assistance of the alleged vic tims are attended to because they are all over the media,” he added.OnTuesday, a pursuit operation led to the arrest of the prime suspect in the Aug. 22 rape-slay of 29-year-old Lovely Ann Villagomez in Malabon City. The suspect, 26-year-old Jaemark Reyes, a construc tion worker, was arrested by members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Northern Met ro Manila and the Malabon City Police Station in Malolos City, Bulacan.
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IMPRESSIVE visual artiste Amanda Fe Echevarria on achieving healing through art
MINDANAO TIMES AUGUST 26, 27, & 28, 2022
AMANDA’S young art students Kendra Basa, Harmony Sanchez, Lexii Liwanag, Malalka Dallmay, Andrea PaciolesCHECHE Tan, Che and Tamara Troyo DR. CELIA CASTILLO the step-daughter of the well-respected artiste, Vic Secuya.
Amanda Fe Echevarria’s
RIBBON cutters
Vic Secuya, Josie Carriedo vda. de Tionko, Vice Mayor Melchor Quitain, Jr., Arch’t. Michael E. Dakudao
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“It would be fabulous if you could join us and be one of the VIPs to cut the ribbon,” read the message for the exhibit opening of “Release and Transform: An Exhibit of Healing Through Art.” I nearly fell off the bed read ing my fave visual artist turned “maestra de arte visual” of the Sanctuary Art Pavilion, Amanda “Mandy” Fe Echevarria. Amanda is trained with an M.A. in Art Education from Boston University in the USA where she graduated at the top of her class. She is determined to “take art instruction to a new level, where the visual arts is an avenue for healing.” Amanda is the beloved daughter of the equally artistic Dr. Celia Castillo and THE Tangtatco family in support of the Arts
