EMPLOYEES of North Cotabato Province show their performances during the "Mardi Gras" custom and dance showdown competition in the Kalivungan festival held at the capitol grounds in Amas, Kidapawan City, Thursday, September 1. The annual festival has resumed this year after it stopped for two years brought by the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
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OPINION A big waste of the moneycity’s Scan me for digital copy www.mindanaotimes.com.ph @mindanaotimesMindanao Times mindanaotimes on PAGE 6 VOL. 76 NO. 697 SEPTEMBER 02, 03, & 04 2022 DAVAO CITY - PHILIPPINES 12 PAGES P10.00 BY VIC SUMALINOGN.
THE CITY recorded a significant increase in the number of individuals who availed of the anti-COVID vaccine for almost all population age groups. Dr. Michelle Schloss er, the Davao City COV ID-19 Task Force spokes person, said the city hit 102.39 percent in its first dose vaccination drive and 100.60 percent in the sec ond dose vaccination of the 80.67 percent, or 1,327,323 of the total population (1,531,004) as of August 26, 2022. "So far, nagataas na gyud atoang output (So far, our output is increasing)," Schlosser said during the COVID-19 Alert program of the 87.5 Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) program aired on Wednes day, August 31. She said the first booster dose reached 42.53 percent while the second booster jab improved by 8.14 percent. High vaccination turnout was also recorded among college students as it is required for their faceto-face classes. The city health official said, "We're very happy also ang atong 12-17 al most 100 percent na fully vaccinated 12-17 almost 100 percent na fully vac cinated from our target. Ang atoang 18-59 years old, niabot na sa 125.72 percent (We're also very
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DAVAO CITY – First Congressional District Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Z. Duterte has proposed the grant of a tax-exempt PHP2,000 allowance each per month within the school year to public school teachers to cover expenses for supplies and materials.
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COUNCILOR: segregation but it would form part of the strategies the local government would employ to address the problem. On the concerns of en vironmental groups, Ocampo added that the “First World countries” like Japan and Sin gapore had utilized a similar facility to address solid waste, claiming that WTE does not
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-Two combatants of Maute group surrendered to the city government of Iligan and the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) on Wednesday. Col. Dominador Estrada, ICPO director who presented the two fighters during a press conference, said they are believed to be remnants of Dawlah Islamiya once headed by the Maute brothers. The former combatants, who use the name "Ahmad" and "Orak", allegedly oper 2 Maute fighters surrender ated not only in Iligan City but also in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. The two surrendered a .45 caliber firearm, a rocketpropelled grenade launcher, and ammunition.Theyalsoswore an oath of allegiance to the govern ment, facilitated by Maria Maida Daniot, an officer in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Gov ernment.Estrada said the two can
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The victim was wrapped in feed sacks and his hands and feet were hogtied with packaging tape.Lt. Col Ronald Lao, the Sta. Ana police sta Man slain execution-style fished off Agdao’s shore tion chief, said the man was around 35 to 40 years old, 5’4 to 5’6 in height, wearing only tight boxer shorts color blue H$Y Body brand.
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AN UNIDENTIFIED man's body was found by two fishermen about a kil ometer from the shoreline of Barangay Centro Agdao at 11:30 a.m on Wednesday, August 31.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) – Davao City’s 1st District Councilor Temujin “Tek” Ocampo said that “time is of the essence” in the implemen tation of the waste-to-energy (WTE) project he is propos ing in light of the city’s rapid growth.During an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Tuesday, Ocampo said that the local government needs to push through with the construction of the WTE facility because the local government noted an increasing volume of garbage generated daily that comes with the exponential growth of the city. He assured the locals that the operation of the planned WTE facility would be safe not only to the environment but also for the health of the public. He said the city could not just open another landfill once the existing dumpsite in Ba rangay New Carmen reaches its maximum limit. He said the construction of a WTE does not mean ex cluding other ways of manag ing the solid wastes such as
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“Public school teachers will have to cope with even more expenses to carry out their responsibilities once full face-to-face classes are implemented. Our proposal will help ease these finan cial woes,” Duterte said in a statementDuterte,Tuesday.along with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, filed House Bill No. 3543 to institutionalize the grant of the PHP2,000 “Teaching Supplies Allowance” which will cover public school teachers in the basic educa tion “Teacherssector. serve as the nation’s modern-day he roes—tirelessly providing at par education to the youth and honing them to become valuable members of the society,” the two lawmakers said in a joint statement.Duterte and Yap said their proposed PHP2,000
BusinessSEPTEMBER 02, 03, & 04 2022 3MINDANAO TIMES DTI Misamis Oriental, in partnership with the Local Government of Cagayan de Oro, launches the four-day ‘Diskwento Caravan: Fiesta and Balik Eskwela Edition.’ (JAKA/PIA-10)
ANNIVERSARIES always call for celebration, but when it’s the 28th, it has to be great! Apple Premium Re seller Power Mac Center (PMC) is commemorating its anniversary by providing customers opportunities to be the great version of them selves through a collection of inspiring stories, made sweeter by amazing offers on products and services, and a chance to win Apple devices and more.“Power Mac Center believes that it’s never too late for anyone to be great. For the past 28 years, we have been taking every day Power Mac celebrates 28th with a great big blowout as a chance to be great, in our commitment to bridge the best in technology to Filipinos. We made sure to extend our anniversary surprises across all branches of the business in the hope that this celebration will inspire others to finally pursue their passion or give something great a second chance,” said Joey Alvarez, Power Mac Center Director of Product Management and Marketing.PMCcarries the entire catalog and various associ ated services as the go-to shop for all things Apple.
MANILA — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) forecasts the inflation rate to stay between 5.9 to 6.7 per cent this month. In a statement on Wednesday, the central bank said the rate of price increases during the month “was driven by the continued increase in key foodHowever,prices.”it said this factor “could be offset partly by the decline in global oil prices, the reduction in elec tricity rates, lower meat and fish prices, and appreciation August inflation 5.9%-6.7%between
Tuna industry players push for creation of fisheries dep’t are optimistic that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will support the proposal. The tuna congress here on Thursday will tackle vari ous challenges affecting the industry and set new strategies to sustain its competitiveness in the global markets. The two-day congress, which will be held at the trade halls of the SM Mall here, car ries the theme “Philippine Tuna Industy: Braving Rough Seas Towards a Better Tomorrow.” It will end with the pres entation of 29 resolutions on various concerns of the industry.The tuna congress is among the highlights of the city’s 2022 Tuna Festival.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews) — Tuna indus try players here have pushed for the creation of a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) to unlock the full potential of the country’s fisheries sector. At present, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Re sources (BFAR), an agency responsible for the develop ment, improvement, manage ment and conservation of the Philippine fisheries and aquatic resources, is under the Department of Agriculture. In a press conference Monday for the 22nd National Tuna Congress on September 1-2, Rosanna Contreras, ex ecutive director of the Soccsk sargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries Inc., said their proposal for a separate department of fisheries has not prospered.Various bills had been filed in previous Congresses for such purpose, but none passed second reading, Con trerasShesaid.said that the need to sustain and improve the sup ply of the Filipino’s protein requirements is enough basis to create a “RightDFAR,now,there are 19 bills that are being pushed in the House of Representatives in relation to this proposal, while there are three proposed bills in the Senate. Every Con gress we always reiterate this call,” she said. But Contreras added they
BARMM’s Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tour ism (MTIT) is the lead agency in implementing the price freezeHusseinorder. Biruar, MTIT di rector of the Bureau of Trade and Industry, said the prod ucts covered by the order are canned fish, locally manufac tured instant noodles, bottled water, bread, processed milk, coffee, candles, laundry soap, detergent, and salt. “We are closely coordi nating with other government agencies, manufacturers, and retailers to ensure availabil ity and continuous supply of basic goods in the market,” he said.Republic Act 7581, also known as the Price Act of the Philippines, provides that “prices of necessities are automatically frozen at their prevailing prices for 60 days once a state of calamity is declared in an area.” Aside from grocery stores, the MTIT also warned small stores and retailers to re frain from selling necessities more than the specified prices. A quick check with the prices of basic items showed that canned fish prices re mained at PHP25 to PHP30 each, while sugar is at PHP75 to PHP80 per kg. So far, the prices of goods in communities heavily affect ed by floods remained stable, with no signs of opportunism taking place, Biruar noted. He urged the consum ers to report violators to the MTIT regional and provincial offices to their hotline num bers made available online, and at recognized grocery and convenience stores re gionwide.“Weare reminding the retailers that there should be no price movement on these goods while the price freeze is in effect,” he said, warning that penalties await violators proven to have violated the freezeBARMMorder. Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim has placed the region under a state of calam ity from August 18 to October 31 due to widespread flooding caused by successive weather systems. (PNA)
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) announced Thursday a price freeze for basic goods across the region after it was placed under a state of calamity due to recurring floods.
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Teleperformance PH wins multiple recognition at the 19th Quill awards ment and health Meanwhile,agencies.TPalso re ceived an Award of Merit for the 1Q TPbot, also known as TP-in-3. It is the world’s first Smart 1Question Job Inter view Bot and is a streamlined social and mobile recruitment bot on Facebook Messenger. This bot was created to help continue Teleperformance’s hiring process after the COV ID-19 pandemic and the suc ceeding lockdown halted operations nationwide. In three easy steps – register, verify, and interview – appli cants were able to complete the interview process in a matter of minutes all found in a convenient gamified and challenging content on Face book Messenger, resulting in approximately 35,000 com pleted automated interviews in just 7.5 months and a total of over 9,500 Filipinos hired in just a month. As a response to the need for upskilling amid the pan demic, Teleperformance also launched the English Com munication Webinar Series, which received an Award of Merit. The series provided free virtual English lessons on the company’s Facebook page for people looking to add and improve their skills through
PRESIDENT and COO of Davao Light Rodger Velasco (second from left) turns over the support to Ateneo de Davao University-Mindanawon Initiatives for Cultural Dialogue (MICD) Indigenous People (IP) scholarship program.
MANILA – Teleperformance (TP) Philippines recently won four awards for its pandemic and nation building efforts at the recent 19th Philippine Quill Awards organized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)AmongPhilippines.theawards Tel eperformance received are recognition for four of its efforts – COVID-19 com munication portal, 1Question Job Interview Bot, English Communication Webinar Se ries, and the Teleperformance Molino Recruitment Center Virtual Groundbreaking Event. Teleperformance received an Award of Merit for the COVID-19 Employee Com munication Microsite, a be spoke communications hub launched in the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The program resulted in a high rate of em ployee compliance to TP’s Health & Safety protocols onsite resulting in zero to minimally remote cases of infections onsite. They were also able to continue opera tions of all their 22 sites despite various degrees of lockdown and Community Quarantine classifications, most of which have been given the Safety Seal certification by local govern
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By expanding KYLA’s accessibility to more parts of Luzon (Baguio, Batac, Dagupan, Laoag, Urdaneta, Bulacan, Batangas) and in Mindanao (Davao, General Santos, Zamboanga) starting August 15, SKY ensures that SKY subscribers from differ ent parts of the country can experience the same fast and convenient customer service. Since its launch in 2021, more SKY subscribers ex pressed their satisfaction with KYLA in addressing their simplest to more com plex matters regarding their cable and internet service. Here are some common concerns that KYLA can help manage to assist each subscriber in real-time: Matters on monthly billings and payment Got questions with your SKY bill? Do you plan on enrolling in digital payment methods for ease of trans actions? Want to know the status of your monthly bill and so KYLA’son? got you cov ered on matters regarding your SKY billing and month ly payment. With KYLA, you can easily access your monthly statement and ad dress any concerns , from inquiries, status updates, and information on SKY's pay ment channels to instantly transferring your billing detailsFor more complicated billing matters, KYLA can directly endorse you to a live agent to discuss other que ries. A subscriber shared, "I got the answer that I needed to check my account imme diately. Good thing that my KYLA inquiry was answered quickly." Service concerns and real-time advisories Got a technical concern with your cable TV or inter net connection? KYLA is here to help solve the issue to restore services as soon as possible. KYLA can also notify SKY users of the lat est advisories in real-time to keep them updated on SKY's maintenance efforts, among others.As shared by another SKY subscriber "Salamat kasi meron kayong ganitong customer service. Hindi ko na kailangan tumawag sa landline at mag hintay nang matagal para malaman kung may ongoing maintenance sa area Subscribersnamin." can also do their part in reporting anomalous incidents like cable cutting affecting their services by submitting their reports directly to KYLA. Instant troubleshoot ing and account recon nection For troubleshooting and reconnection confirmation, KYLA's updated feature now accepts video and photo attachments, so subscribers can directly send payment proofs for account recon nection or a video of their modem for internet connec tion diagnostics and trouble shooting with a live agent.
"KYLA is interactive and it guides you on what you need to do, for compli cated matters it becomes per sonalized as soon as an agent takes over the conversation, everything is easy too," a happy SKY subscriber com mented.These are among the concerns that SKY's KYLA can help you with. Plus, it’s even easier to raise concerns through KYLA as all the subscribers must type a sim ple query in English to start a conversation. KYLA will be able to recognize the concern and direct the subscriber to the proper resources or jour ney to address the issue. To ensure a seamless conversa tion, subscribers are advised to keep their account number ready for transactions requir ing it.Access KYLA on Viber via mysky.com.ph/kylaof sky, on Facebook Messenger through m.me/myskyup dates, or on any web browser via mysky.com.ph/messageus. For more info on KYLA's features and functionalities, please refer to mysky.com. ph/aboutkyla.
“I am always thankful for the privilege of being able to study as a full scholar dur ing the pandemic,” Trisha Joyce Amban, an indigenous scholar of Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU)-Mindan awon Initiatives for Cultural Dialogue (MICD), said in an interview.Sheis an Obo Manobo and has been a scholar of the Mindanawon Scholarship Program since her first year of college at AdDU. Cur rently, she is in her fourth year of college, taking up Bachelor of Science in Edu cation major in English. “I chose to study educa tion because I want to inspire my fellow IP youth to dream for themselves, for their families, and for their com munities. I want to remind them that our uniqueness can make a difference, even in little ways," Trisha shared. This August, Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. turned over a check worth 270,000 to MICD to support five indigenous scholars for the school year 2022-2023 at the Ateneo de Davao Uni versity campus at Roxas Avenue, Poblacion District, DavaoPresentCity. at the turnover ceremony are Davao Light's President & COO Rodger S. Velasco, MICD's Administra tor Perpevina Tio, University Community Engagement and Advocacy Council Chair person, Mark Paul Samante, and two of their IP Scholars, Trisha Joyce Amban and Eduard Lloyd Lacadwe of the Ateneo Lumad Students Organization.“Thescholarship was an immense help. We received devices, wifi, and load sub sidy” another scholar, Eduard Lloyd Lacadwe, enumer ated the benefits they got as Mindanawon scholars. He is a Manobo and is also taking up Bachelor of Science in Educa tion major in English. He was a Dean’s lister last semester. “This is a life-changing program and I advise my fel low indigenous students to not be afraid to go to the city to study… and when the time comes I hope you’d go back to your communities when you finish your studies,” Ed uard said when asked about his message to his fellow IP scholars.Since 2002, Davao Light and Aboitiz Foundation have been extending annual sup port to the IP scholars of Ateneo de Davao University through the Mindanawon scholarship program, as it is in line with the fourth Sus tainable Development Goal of the United Nations, which is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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Our question is, why are these bins not distributed to the strategic locations where these can be used by village residents or rural-based commercial establishments for the orderly disposal of their waste? Has the city government through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) clearly delineated the responsibility of distributing the bins to the areas in the barangay that each receptacle should be located? Is the responsibility of the CENRO merely to deliver the garbage bins to the recipient barangays and collect the garbage every so often? What about the recipient barangays, are their responsibilities merely to receive the bins and pile them somewhere? We have actually no idea. So it is our take that the City Government through the CENRO should better be clear on its mandate to the barangays regarding the garbage bins. If it is the responsibility of the barangay to distribute the bins to where these should be located, then let it be very clear to the barangay officials so they can find means to transport the garbage depositories.
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Let our city officials be reminded that the garbage bins are procured with people’s money and we are certain it is costly as it is the usual modality in government procure ment to jack up cost despite the so-called bidding process. We have no doubt that the purchase cost per bin during the time the procurement was done some 3 years ago was not necessarily the lowest as those charged of implementing a particular project will usually equate rea sonableness of cost to quality of the product. Thus, with
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FOR us pinoys everywhere in the world, it’s the start of the “Ber” months once again and that means our unofficial (or however you might term it) Yuletide season has just begun. Some foreigners laugh at this odd ity and their SMH reaction could only be more articulated in the four-worded meme, only in the Philippines. They might have something there, who knows, yet for us Filipinos, who cares? As my grade school teacher used to say, ‘If you can’t take it, get the hell out and plant Kamote (sweet potato)!’Two things: give it to us for being a happy people who at a drop of a hat will come up with any excuse just to have a celebration despite whatever it is that confronts us at the moment. Second and better still, charge it to our being hard-headed and foolhardy, so that our reac tion to you would be... laugh at me will you, well then, let me entertain you. I have this British national friend in Australia whom I remember was so fascinated with our buoyant culture, he once paid me to teach him Tagalog. For an hour each Saturday, we would exchange stories, idiomatic expres sions and conversational quips, all of which tickled him the more. Once, on a visit to a province in the north, he gleefully narrated how he had been offered a drink wherever he went, be it on the streets or at whatever gatherings they’ve been at. At all these times, he added, he could never forget all those smiling faces, especially at Christmastime. It’s truly the first days of September and I could not help but sense that at these times, Covid or not and even prior to the much-earlier years, something always stirs within the pinoy psyche. It is usually here when Lolas and lolos begin thinking of what to give their grandies, workers beginning to look forward to bonuses and coming family time and the young set starting to line up possible activities with friends. Some may term this feel as the opening of the gates for party partay, brr and beer time, or plainly, the yule season. While others may not feel anything at all and just go on with their lives, there’s still a commonality present in all: despite what ever we have gone through this year and the last, at least we’re more than halfway anywhere. At the very least, a pause awaits. Surely, in the pinoy tradition, that must account for something!
While all may not share in the happy thought of any consolation to a year’s end that is now wrought with sky-high prices on oil and all other stuff, at the very least, it all boil downs to our mentality that, no matter what, tis the season... To end, if one really tried hard to probe deep into this attitude which marks the entry of September, you might come to the conclusion that, surely, we must really be one crazy bunch. If so, then this is the part where we all scroll up and start reading again.
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For the nth time we are at this again. We mean our bringing to the public consciousness of one project of Davao City which until now has remained a monument of wasteful utilization of Davao City’s resources. Yes, we are again sounding like a broken record on this mat ter – the procurement of hundreds of huge plastic garbage bins supposedly to serve as depository of commercial or household garbage before these are collected by haulers contracted by the city government. If we recall it correctly the garbage bins were de livered to recipient rural barangays long before the pan demic, meaning almost three years hence. The recipient barangays are in the suburban areas of the second and third districts. But all of these villages are very accessible to hauler trucks for collection purposes of the deposited garbage.But as we have pointed out in several of our past columns these receptacles are just being piled in some sections of the compound of barangay halls exposed to heat of the sun or rain. In other words, for the last three years that these were delivered to the recipient barangays the bins are just lying idle and even starting to show signs of deterioration despite their being made of thick plastic.
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WE offer our sincerest con dolences to the family of former Davao City Councilor Bonifacio “Boni” Militar who died the other day. We learned about his demise through a so cial media port by another for mer city councilor of Davao Peter Lavina who worked with the deceased for several terms. Our late friend who just ended his last 3-year term had been in the forefront of many informative debates in the Sangguniang Panlungsod when it came to deliberating proposed ordinances that affect the welfare of the city and its people. In the end however, Boni’s probing questions and arguments usually resulted in a more refined local legis lative product. Thus, we believe that his grandson Bons “Bob-Bon” Militar who took over his slot in the Hugpong ticket in the last May local elections and won will find himself very large shoes to fill from his grandfather. Nonetheless, if the young Militar sees his grandfather as a benchmark and no one else, his constituents will certainly find their expectations of the new Militar in the Council met. We wish for a peaceful ultimate journey of former councilor Boni Militar and the realization of his dream for grandson Councilor *****************************Bons.
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On the other hand, the latter are works of established and known artists who have participated from local to in ternational exhibits, who have either studied art (in schools such as UST, UP Diliman and the Ford Academy of the Arts) or have undergone various studies and workshops, sizes range from 5” X 14” to 36” X 40”, following all schools and styles (from modernism to impressionism, abstract to pop art), it was organized to showcase the works to be sold by drawing collectors with the needed finances (price range from P20,000 to P170,000). Their venues are also quite revealing of their intent: while RELEASE is in a small gallery located in a build ing solely for art exhibit in the downtown area, OBRA is in a sizable room which is part of an office for real estate located uptown in a choice village meant to draw the rich. Some of OBRA’s works are even integrated into a design of a model condominium unit to show how such art can be made more attractive in such a setting. There is no question about it, OBRA is a way to make sure our visual artists are given their financial due. And to show that there is already a market of such works within such a price range, some works were sold on the spot. (When the reviewer viewed the collection, 10 paintings have already been sold and unfortunately carted away by the buyer.)
so many bins purchased to reinforce the number that was still serviceable during those times, the cost of the still unutilized garbage depositories could reach to millions of pesos from the city’s coffer. We can only hope that this issue has already reached the Office of the City Mayor and that by this time he is already working to have the idle bins distributed to where these should be. Or, is the non-distribution a result of the city’s failure to enter into contracts with haulers of garbage?
Through this partnership, which complements gov ernment response efforts to the disaster, FAO will provide farmers and fishers with agricultural and fishery inputs and complement these with capacity-building on climateresilient agriculture technologies and the use of climate information and early warning systems.
Early this week combined elements from the Bu reau of Customs, the CIDG, the police and the military swooped down on a warehouse somewhere in Bulacan. And what did they found? Tons and tons of refined sugar piled inside while the public is reeling from the mouthed sugar supply shortage. Yet again, the people manning the warehouse claimed that they have all the papers that will support that their stocks are not smuggled into the country and that these are legally procured with corresponding permit to be deposited in the bodega. Well, the usual refrain from the sugar traders. The thousands of sacks are not hoarded but merely temporarily
US$ 4 million (PHP 225 million) will go to WFP to support a two-year project that aims to improve the livelihoods, food security and nutrition of smallholder farmers and fisherfolk and strengthen their inclusion in the agricultural value chain through improved market linkages, enhanced agricultural productivity and Social and Behaviour Change Communication activities. Some 7,500 farmers and fisherfolk households in BARMM, including decommissioned combatants and indigenous people, will benefit from the WFP project. They will be participating in activities such as construction of roads, establishing storage facilities and communal ir rigation systems, agro-forestry planting and establishment of nurseries – all designed to enhance their productivity sustainably.Moreover, WFP will introduce the farmers to the use of Farm2Go, a WFP-owned digital platform which will digitally connect farmers to markets, allowing them to sell their produce at competitive prices. “I would like to thank the Japanese government and its people for their unparalleled support of our operations in the Philippines. This contribution will make a difference in the lives of farmers and fisherfolk and their families in Mindanao, an area where WFP has been supporting the BARMM government to achieve food security,” said WFP’s Brenda Barton. US$ 2 million (PHP 112.5 million) of the contribution will used by FAO to implement a humanitarian initiative that will support the restoration of the livelihoods and the enhancement of the resilience of 20,000 small-scale coconut farmers and fishers affected by Typhoon Rai in Regions VII, VIII and XIII.
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“We are greatly humbled by the faith and trust of Ja pan in FAO’s capacity to undertake such a noble initiative. But more importantly, this generous gesture is testament not only to the continuing and strong partnership between FAO and the Japanese Government, but more so between Japan and the Philippines,” she concluded.
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A question that begs to be asked is: for all their dif ferences, what links the two exhibits together? Could we begin to assert that they all fall within a nascent Mind anao school of painting? If a movement means sharing a common style, theme or ideology, there may not yet be a Mindanao school as our visual artists follow all kinds of style.But there seems to be some commonality in terms of theme (earlier it favored iconic symbols as the Philippine eagle, Lumad cultures, landscapes especially Mt. Apo, and tropical fruits and flowers especially the ilang-ilang; however, there are less works now on these subjects) and a shared ideology (to assert a Mindanawon identity). This ideological assertion has framed the two previous Mind anao Art Exhibits held in the city in the past two years. Perhaps it is still too early to make such a conclusion as the process has not reached its maturity as yet. But anyone observing the visual arts’ scene of the past two decades could easily discern that a nascent movement has arisen and Mindanawon artists collectively are holding on to this dream that they, too, will attain recognition beyond the local towards the global and benefit financially from their efforts. For after all, in an age of globalization, the hungry artist may already be an anachronistic figure! Which is why it is to their credit that our young, promising, as well as established, recognized artists are encouraged to continue producing works and finding ways to exhibit them. And while many of the viewers may not have the means to purchase such works for their private collection, nonetheless, our lives could be enriched with the availability of the exhibits to the public. And for this alone, we are grateful to the art groups and their patrons who do face all kinds of odds to showcase such works. [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 Anthro pology at the Ateneo de Davao University. Gaspar is author of several books, including “Manobo Dreams in Arakan: A People’s Struggle to Keep Their Homeland,” which won the National Book Award for social science category in 2012. Gaspar is a Datu Bago 2018 awardee, the highest honor the Davao City government bestows on its constituents.]
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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) – Once more assert ing their dominance in the field of cultural arts across Mindanao – and in Davao City – visual artists continue to regularly put together exhibits of their obra. In the post-Kadayawan weeks, two exhibits are worth noting in Davao City. They are linked together in their desire to show to the public – at least those interested in following the progress of visual arts – a continuing desire to improve on their craft. And yet, these two exhibits are on opposing poles for various reasons. RELEASE AND TRANSFORM and OBRA are poles apart in terms of the artists’ profiles, the sizes of paintings, the range of schools represented as well as style and schools, the main intent of putting up the exhibit and the quality of the paintings. The former are mainly women and mostly in their teens who are tutored in workshops, paintings are mainly 24” X 30” in size, the works are mainly culled from nature and everyday life and mostly mirrors of actual reality, the show aims to exhibit works of promising young artists as a way to nourish their budding talents and mostly showcase works that may not yet interest collectors given the level of their quality.
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“We are truly grateful for this contribution by the government and the people of Japan to help Filipinos whose livelihoods and lives were greatly affected by the Typhoon Rai disaster, to get back on their feet and lead productive lives,” said FAO’s Wertz-Kanounnikoff.
MANILA – The Government of Japan has donated US$ 6 million (PHP 337.5 million) to support new initiatives by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Food Programme (WFP) for farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “We have collaborated with WFP and FAO on a num ber of initiatives aimed at improving resilience and achiev ing peace and development in Mindanao. It is critical to have stable living conditions, food security and nutrition for all in order to achieve peace. This latest project by WFP, I believe, will add greater meaning to achieving peace and progress, not only in the BARMM but also throughout Mindanao,” said His Excellency Koshikawa Kazuhiko, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, at the signing ceremony held at the Department of Foreign Affairs Office today. “Also, our partnership with FAO will help farmers and fisherfolk severely affected by Typhoon Rai restore their livelihoods and build their resilience against future climate-related shocks. Through such endeavours, I sin cerely hope that this genuine concern from the Japanese people reaches thousands of severely affected Filipinos,” the Ambassador added. The ceremony was also attended by WFP Philippines Representative and Country Director, Brenda Barton, and FAO Representative ad interim in the Philippines, Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff.
deposited in the sanctum of the bodegas. The traders certainly know that the country is in the midst of an artificial sugar shortage not because it is so but because the traders are manipulating things to create the opportunity for them to maximize their profitAgain,taking.with the current situation and the behavior of most if not all bigtime sugar traders in taking advantage of the manipulated shortage of sugar, we are reminded of a post in social media attributed to the Queen of England that says, “The problem of the Philippines is not its gov ernment but the Filipinos themselves.”
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WITNESS Dir. NONITO A. LLANOS III, Regional Director, this 18th day of August 2022 at Davao City, Philippines. (SGD) Atty. ERNEST BENZ S. DAVILA Attorney IV Petitioner,CopyEBSD/hocfurnished:Mindanao Trucking Corporation, Km. 7, Lanang, Davao City Counsel, Atty. Angel E. Fernandez, A & B Bldg., 70-Jacinto corner Aurora St., Davao NOTE:City.Affidavit of Publication and newspaper where notice was published must be submitted (3) days before the scheduled hearing. happy that our 12 to 17 who are fully vaccinated is nearing almost 100 percent from our target. The 18 to 59 years old vaccination is now at 125.72 percent). In the pediatric five to 11 years old, Schlosser said that from seven percent, the fully vaccinated number rose by 12.78 percent as of AugustShe26.added, " Medyo niangat gyud sya. Hope fully, magtaas pa ni sya (It slightly increased. Hope full, it will continue to improve)."Meanwhile, the Ba kuna para sa Katawhan sa Kadayawan held on Satur days of August inoculated a total of 2,421 individuals - 855 on August 13, 676 on August 20, and 890 on AugustSchlosser27. said the Vac cination Cluster and the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force sees the im portance of holding vac cinations during weekends when Dabawenyos are mostly available to visit the vaccination sites. This is why they are discussing the possibility of extending the vaccination to Saturdays or Sundays. The city's district health centers currently cater to the COVID-19 vaccination from Mondays to Fridays. cash allowance considers the rising prices of commodities, including teaching aids and other related materials. The bill states that the allowance “shall be exempt from income tax.”Under the measure, the cash allowance covers the purchase of both “tangible and intangible” teaching supplies and materials for the various learning delivery modalities “within the school year.” While teaching is a pro fession that serves as a foun dation of all other professions, the lawmakers argued that the salaries that educators receive, particularly public school teachers, are not commensu rate to the sacrifices they make in helping shape the future of the country’s youth. Adding to the rigors of teaching, they said, are ex penses for supplies and mate rials that public school teach ers frequently buy using their own Undermoney.the bill, the Sec retary of the Department of Education (DepEd) is man dated to “conduct a periodic review of the teaching sup plies allowance, taking into account the current prices of teaching supplies and materials, and, if warranted, recommend the necessary increase in the amount of the allowance.”Currently, the grant of the cash allowance to aug ment the teaching expenses of public school teachers, formerly known as the “chalk allowance,” is given based on the provisions indicated in the nationalUnderbudget.the2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the cash allowance was PHP3,500 per school year. This was later increased to PHP5,000 annually under the GAAs for the fiscal years 2021 and 2022. (PNA) He said that when they cut the packaging tape, both his hands were still tied with a tie wire. Further, the head was wrapped with packag ing tape.According to the report, the two fishermen were about to sail off to catch fish when they saw what appeared to be a body. They went back to shore and contacted the CoastRegieneGuard.
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The surrender of the for mer combatants came on the eve when Iligan City was about to launch the monthlong celebration of "Diyandi" Festival in September, with preparations for peace, order, and security being prepared by ICPO with the help of the military.Mayor Frederick Siao said he is confident law en forcers can sufficiently pro vide security to the public during major events in the upcoming festival and during regular“PNPdays.(the Philippine Na tional Police) is on top of eve rything. Today, they presented the two surrenderers to show the nation we are ready for the month-long celebration,” Siao said. Sulu-based ASG leader gets more arrest war rants Meanwhile, a leader of the Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) detained at the provincial jail for multiple cases of kidnapping, murder, and frustrated murder received additional warrants for similar criminal offenses, a police of ficial said Wednesday.
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Col. John Francis Encina real, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Zam boanga Peninsula (CIDG-9) chief, said the warrant issued against Mujir Ahaddi Yada, 55, was for multiple murder, multiple frustrated murder, and illegal possession of ex plosives used in the commis sion of multiple frustrated murder.Encinareal said a police team served the additional warrant of arrest against Yada around 10:21 a.m. Tuesday at the Sulu provincial jail in Ba rangay Bangkal, Patikul town. He said Yada was in volved in a series of kidnap pings of foreigners and Fili pinos, and bombings in Sulu. Two Filipino victims were policewomen kidnapped along with two other Filipinos on April 29, 2018 in Barangay Liang, Patikul, Sulu. Yada was detained at the Sulu provincial jail along with his brother, Ben Ahaddi Quiri no, 41, after they surrendered to the Army's 11th Infantry Division in June this year. The two brothers had been tagged as responsible for killing two Canadian hostages in 2016 after a huge ransom demand was not paid. The Canadian hostages were seized by the ASG ban dits from an upscale resort on Samal Island, Davao del Norte, in 2015 and took them to the hinterlands of Sulu. Encinareal said the CIDG Provincial Field Unit had previously served a warrant of arrest against Yada on June 17, 2022.Hesaid the CIDG initi ated the filing of cases against Yada that resulted in the issu ance of the arrest warrants. (PNA)
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Dubbed the country’s “tuna capital,” this city has hosted the National Tuna Congress since it was first staged 22 yearsTheago.city hosts six of the country’s seven tuna canner ies and other related ventures, generating an average of over US$ 300 million in annual export receipts. Gubalani/MindaNews)(Richelyn
Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No. 11 Libby Road, Bago Gallea, Davao City Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TH FREIGHT TRUCK Service. Case No. R11-EV-TH-2022-6-558 (2015-XI-00558/2015-13080) MINDANAO TRUCKING CORPORATION, XPetitioner.------ - - - - - - - - - - - - X NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of TH FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of NINE (9) unit, which Certificate has expired last December 4, 2020. On June 9, 2022, Petitioner filed a Motion seeking the acceptance of the late filing of the Petition for Extension of Validity which was duly granted by this Board taking into account the issuance of MC 2012-028. In the petition filed on June 29, 2022, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said Certificate to operate along the same route with the use of Eight (8) units out of the Nine (9) units previously authorized.
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Asis of the Coast Guard Station Davao then brought the body back to theAccordingly,shoreline. a piece of plywood was attached to the victim's body with a message that tagged him as allegedly one of the robbers targeting delivery trucks in the city.For now, the police are still investigating to de termine the man's identity and verify the motive of the killing. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron pose environmental and health hazards to their people. He said the city gener ates 600 to 800 tons of wastes daily, which would be more than enough to fill up to the brim the new sanitary landfill located just beside the existing dumpsite in five years’ time. “They were saying that it’s better if we compost the biodegradable wastes. The city is doing that. Barangays are encouraged to do compost ing. However, the volume of our wastes is so huge. Where are we going to do that? It’s not that if we compost now, we can use it tomorrow im mediately. It will take days or weeks,” he said. He said local officials visited Kitakyushu, a sister city of Davao in the Fukuoka Prefecture, to study the WTE, which is being operated in the middle of the Japanese city. Save for the budget, Oc ampo said that everything is already set for the imple mentation of the WTE facil ity, including the site in Biao Escuela in Tugbok District.
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NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on September 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date petition shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in PartiesMindanao.opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
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Once established, he said the proposed facility could generate 10 megawatts of power, earning the city around P1.5 billion annually. He said the local council is hoping President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would support the initiative and set aside a counterpart fund worth P3.486 billion to get the im plementationEnvironmentalstarted. groups opposed the plan of the lo cal government to pursue the project.Mark Peñalver, executive director of the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), said that incinerators are be ing fed with plastic or nonbiodegradable wastes as fuel to vaporize water in a boiler, creating high-pressure steam to produce regation.mandatesRepublicfailingdressesaWTE-incineratorheorandgradablecialfromwastesassessment,centableamongandcanaredioxinshighlyresults“However,electricity.thisprocessintheemissionoftoxicsubstanceslikeandfurans,whichknowncarcinogenicandalsocausereproductivedevelopmentalproblems,others,”hesaid.Peñalversaidbiodegradwastescomprise80perofthecity’swaste.“Accordingtotherecentbiodegradablearemostlygeneratedresidencesandcommerestablishments.Biodewastescanbetreatedreducedwithoutburningincinerationprocesses,”said.Peñalversaidthatthefacilityis“wasteofmoney”andadthewrongissueoftostrictlyimplementAct9003,whichproperwasteseg L. Colina IV / MindaNews)
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Notice is hereby given that the estate of the EDGAR JORAM C. ROSALES, who died intestate and single on September 19, 2021 at Barangay Sibulan, Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur.
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Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late AIDA EVE C. ROSALES, who died intestate on August 21, 2021 in Barangay Sibulan, Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur; the deceased at the time of her death left a parcel of land more particularly described to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-52809 A parcel of land (Lot 2, Psd-11-003250). Being a portion of Lots C, D, E, & I, Psd-57431, situated in the Barrio of Baracatan Mun. of Sta. Cruz, Province of Davao del Sur, containing an area of Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty (16,220) 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 SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE AIDA EVE C. ROSALES WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS made and executed by and among her heirs per Doc. No. 89; Page No. 19; Book No. VII; Series of 2021 of the Notary Public IRA C. CALATRAVAVALENZUELA of Davao City. (MT- Sept. 2, 9 & 16, 2022) basic English topics such as pronunciation and accent, grammar and vocabulary, thought organization and co herence, and written commu nication. The series garnered nearly 33,000 attendees on Zoom and Facebook Live, over 727,000 Facebook of fline viewers across its 18 seasons from April 2020 to October 2021, and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from attendees. Lastly, TP also received an Award of Merit for the Teleperformance Molino Recruitment Center Vir tual Groundbreaking Event Amid the pandemic and rising unemployment in the country, Teleperformance opened its 22 nd business site with the theme “Brave New Horizon” marking a new milestone and brave new venture from the company. The special event was graced by key govern ment and industry partners and highlighted how Telep erformance Philippines con tinues to innovate and blaze trails, therefore contributing to the overall regional growth and economic recovery of the country.“As a people company, these initiatives were a way for Teleperformance to give back not only to our em ployees but to Filipinos in need during the pandemic. Moving forward, we will continue to put our employ ees’ health and safety at the forefront of our operations as we continue to bounce back from the pandemic,” shared Teleperformance Philippines Chief Operations Officer Joey Marquez.Teleperformance Philip pines was recently certified Great Place to Work® for the 5th consecutive year and is the largest employer in the coun try to receive the certification. Through their various em ployee engagement programs, including their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives, TP is able to maintain an in clusive workplace for all that prioritizes overall employee welfare and safety. They currently employ around 56,000 employees nationwide and is looking to expand to the countryside to bring more career oppor tunities to more Filipinos. Recently, they also launched their 23rd business site in Ilocos Norte that follows a complete ly work-from-home model.
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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE AIDA EVE C. ROSALES WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
The deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land described to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-51956 “A parcel of land (lot 1, Psd-11-003250). Being a portion of Lots C, D, E, & I, Psd-57431”, situated in the Barrio of Baracatan Municipality of Sta. Cruz Province of Davao del Sur, containing an area of Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty (16,220) Square Meters more or less; That the 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 SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE EDGAR JORAM ROSALES WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS made and executed by his heirs per Doc. No. 391; Page No. 80; Book No. VI; Series of 2021 of the Notary Public IRA R. CALATRAVA-VALENZUELA of Davao City. (MT- Sept. 2, 9 & 16, 2022)
The pictures on exhibit highlight “the most significant mo ments of high level exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, anti-pandemic cooperation and military exchanges between the Philippines and China, showing the millennium friendship be tween the two countries as good neighbors, good relatives, and good partners. Looking forward to a brighter future for the ChinaPhilippines relationship.”
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Notice to the public that Leticia T. Mata of legal age, Filipino and a resident of Davao City; duly elected and qualified Secretary of R.O. TESORO & SONS, INCORPORATED a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Philippines; That the Corporation is a shareholder of One (1) share at UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO (UM) under the name of ROMAN TESORO; That upon looking for the Original Copy of the said STOCK CERTIFICATE it was not on file; That Leticia T. Mata exerted diligent efforts to locate the above mentioned STOCK CERTIFICATE but with negative result and proved futile and beyond recovery. That Leticia T. Mata executing this affidavit in order to appraised UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO (UM) of the veracity of the above-stated facts. per Doc. No. 492; Page No. 100; Book No. VI; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public J. Melchor B. Quitain, Jr. of Davao City (MT- Sept. 2 & 9, 2022)
POWER ... (frompage5) is open to Power Mac Center and The Loop by Power Mac Center stores, Web Store, and Viber Store customers only. Winners will be ran domly generated through an electronic raffle draw and be announced on September 9, 2022, on Power Mac Center’s Facebook page. of China for the first time truly moved me to kiss its grounds. I have watched a lot of Chinese movies starting during the time of the late Jimmy Wang Yu of the ‘One-Armed Swordsman’ fame as my introduction to China; but travel, indeed, gives us a wonderful opportunity to learn such surprising things about a place, its people, its history, art and culture in a different level. History has it that during China’s Tang Dynasty (9th century AD), the maritime Nanhai trade between China and the Philippines already started. The Nanhai trade was the ancient maritime trade between China and Southeast Asia. “The maritime trade promoted unimpeded trade and cultural exchanges, and closely linked the two countries and peoples. Ever since the ancient times, many Chinese came to the Philippines, where they settled down, raised families, and made friends, and even fought shoulder to shoulder with lo cal Filipinos against foreign aggression to protect the common homeland. As of today, millions of Filipino-Chinese are living in the country, while the bustling Binondo Streets and popular Chi nese dishes such as tikoy and siopao are all vivid manifestations of the time-honored bonds of kinship and friendship between the two countries,” wrote H.E. Chinese Ambassador Huan Xilian for a newspaper article in 2021. The Chinese Consulate General in Davao City was inaugu rated in October 28, 2018, two years after China’s President Xi Jinping proposed it to then President Rodrigo R. Duterte during his state visit to China. The first Chinese Consul General as signed to Davao is H.E. Consul General Li Lin who has since promised to help promote various business opportunities in various parts of Mindanao to Chinese investors. Since 1975 when the diplomatic relationship between the two countries was established, China and the Philippines have had bilateral agree ments covering political, defense, trade and investments, judicial cooperation, infrastructure development, energy cooperation, air services, cooperation in combating transnational crimes, consular cooperation, tourism, culture, among others. China has become the largest trading partner, the largest source of imports, the third largest export market, and source of the second largest foreign investors of the Philippines. “As we look forward to the bright prospects of ChinaPhilippines relations in the future and recollect the fruitful results of cooperation between our two countries during the past years, we sincerely invite you to join the Photo Exhibition on ChinaPhilippines Cooperation Achievements,” wrote the personable Chinese Consul General Li Lin in a red and gold invitation. The exhibit held at the Event Center of SM City Davao was inaugu rated and opened to the public with the attendance of Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte and leaders of the various sectors of the Davao community last August 29, 2022.
CHINESE ConGen Li Lin and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte unveil the photo exhibit MAYOR Sebastian Z. Duterte, ConGen Li Lin, Madam Aiping Chiu with the diplomatic corps, PNP and Military heads ( /CULTURAL/11)
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Photo Exhibit at SM City
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A COUPLE of years back while attending the first ever Lacson clan reunion held in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, of which my paternal grandmother belonged to, it was a surprise for me to learn that my Lacson ancestors were originally from the Fujian Province of Mother China where most Chinoys’ ancestors who settled in the Philippines came from. I had wished that someday I could travel to the land of my Chinese ancestors (I did in 2019) after having already visited the amazing Imperial Beijing and cosmopolitan Shanghai with its fantastic and varying Art Deco Architecture during my student days in the 1990s. Fascinating China was just start ing to open to the outside world then. Seeing the Great Walls
PHILIPPINE delegation led by Vice Pres. Sara DuterteCarpio and ConGen Li Lin visit the Rizal Monument in Jinjiang, China, in 2018 ConGen Li Lin delivers his welcome speech
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