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DAISY Ferring, 60, wipes her tears after telling her ordeal from the landslide that almost killed her as her home vanished. She is now staying at the Broce Central Elementary School but is worried where to stay since face-to-face classes have resumed. Her home vanished during the landslides that hit Sitio Tinabon in Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat municipality in Maguindanao. FERDINANDH CABRERA / MindaNews
Typhoon Paeng and the Cotabato flood plain BY PATRICK JEROME S. GUASA
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marco Jr. waves to evacuees who cheered his arrival at the Broce Central Elementary School. The evacuees were from the landslide area in Kusiong in the municipality of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH CABRERA
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews) – Typhoon Paeng, (international name Nalgae) was observed and tracked by PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) starting October 24. In the middle of Septem- was growing and gathering in the weather bulletin issued ber, Antarctica (South Pole) Ice more moisture in the air. by PAGASA was information sheet observers released data PAGASA started releasing on how the typhoon would that said that dramatic melt- weather bulletins about the ty- impact river basins and flood ing of the ice sheet was taking phoon by October 26, and coor- plains at the southern part of place, which could result in dinated with the Department of the Philippine Archipelago. sea level rise and stronger ty- Interior and Local Government Ty p h o o n P a e n g w a s phoons. This story was buried and Local Government Units tracked to enter the Philippines by the continued rise of fuel (LGUs) in potentially affected at the upper (northern) part of prices, the war in Ukraine and areas. Pre-emptive evacuation the archipelago. The southern the usual showbiz stories domi- instructions were given to sev- part would experience what the nating the Philippines news eral LGUs to protect and safe- weather report called as “rains cycle. In the meantime, Paeng guard lives. What was missing ( / PAENG / 9)
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NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
Alleged gun-for-hire member arrested
A PUBLIC school teacher faces her students for the first time at the GSIS Heights Elementary School as the full face-to-face classes officially start on Wednesday. BING GONZALES
BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON
LAW ENFORCERS collared an alleged gun-for-hire who was also among the most wanted persons in the Davao Region on Tuesday in his residence in Purok Malinawon, Brgy. Ilangay, Municipality of Lupon, Davao Oriental on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Milgrace Driz, The report said Egpit ings. He failed to present Criminal Investigation and was the subject of the war- documents that covered the Detective Group-Davao rant of arrest issued by Re- legality of the pistol. Norte Provincial Field Unit gional Trial Court Branch The handgun will bechief, said Benjar Rick 3 Judge Cresenciana Dela come the basis for the filing Egpit, 25, was a member Cruz in Nabunturan, Davao of another criminal case of the Sevillano Criminal de Oro for murder. The case against Egpit, considered Gang, a group identified by is non-bailable. among the top individuals the unit as involved in gunSeized from him dur- in the most wanted list of for-hire, gun-running and ing the raid was a handgun criminals in the area of other criminal activities. and other personal belong( / ALLEGED / 10)
Official: Undas was peaceful BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON
THE observance of Undas in the city was generally peaceful, said Angel Sumagaysay, head of the City Public Safety and Security Office, formerly the Public Safety and Security Command Center, on Tuesday. “Generally peaceful
and normal, very clear naman sa situation update, ang mga related incident with our local terrorist group, local communist group, maritime security kung naa bay incident no, so far wala’y natala na sig( / OFFICIAL / 10)
Military to remain on guard vs Reds, says top official THE military has vowed not to lower its guard after the Regional Peace and Order Council declared the region as insurgency free. "We remain watchful to protect the gains we have attained in the region. Sustainment is a challenge for
all of us in the government to prevent the recovery and resurgence of insurgents. We are continuing our security and visibility patrols, as well as, our assistance and facilitation of the livelihood programs coming from various government
agencies," said Major General Nolasco Mempin, commander of the 10th Infantry Division, on Tuesday. Likewise, MGen Mempin said that 10ID continuously monitors the development of various projects (
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Official: Wearing of face masks in PUVs, health facilities needed PEOPLE should continue wearing face masks in public transportation and medical facilities to protect themselves and the vulnerable even when the wearing of face masks has been made voluntary in an outdoor setting, said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, COVID-19 Task Force
spokesperson on Tuesday. Schlosser made the call as Mayor Sebastian Duterte has adopted the executive order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. making it voluntary for the people to wear face masks either indoors or outdoors. The same executive order, however, exempts
from wearing of face masks healthcare facilities, including, but not limited to clinics, hospitals, laboratories, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics; medical transport vehicles; and public transportation. The executive order also urges the members of the vulnerable sectors, like
the elderly and those with comorbidities, to continue wearing face masks in areas where wearing is voluntary. "We do encourage gihapon sense of responsibility and accountability sa atong kaugalingon, sa atong isig katao, ug sa atong community as one. ( / MASK / 10)
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NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
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BARMM backed in digital innovation GLOBE has expressed support for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as it helps the selfgoverning entity in its digital transformation journey. BARMM officials led by Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim and Globe representatives met at the recent Globe Business Kapihan to discuss how the two parties can work together to push for digitalization. During the activity, Globe provided industry insights and tips on digital business design. It also gave updates on its network builds within the region, and relevant solutions and services. Meanwhile, Ebrahim
shared the Bangsamoro government’s efforts towards digitalization. The Bangsamoro region, a political entity still in its infancy after the grant of autonomy under the final peace agreement, is catching up with technological advancements after decades of enduring the regressive impact of conflict. Ebrahim said they have been looking for ways to keep up with the latest trends in the digitalization of government processes and adoption of automated transactions. “In this fast-changing and modern world, the intellectual capacity of humans is being utilized to produce contactless, wire( / BARMM / 10)
BSP to follow Fed’s hike
MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to increase its key rates by 75 basis points on Nov. 17 to ensure interest rate differential following the same decision by the Federal Reserve on its own rates on Thursday. In a Viber message to reporters, BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said the Fed’s decision is widely expected and supports the BSP’s stance to hike its policy rate by the same amount in its next policy meeting. “The BSP deems it necessary to maintain the interest rate differential prevailing before the most recent Fed rate hike, in line with its price stability
mandate and the need to temper any impact on the country’s exchange rate of the most recent Fed rate hike,” he said. Medalla said the hike is not an off-cycle decision since it “will be effective after the Nov. 17 meeting." The 75 basis points increase in the BSP rate will be the second of the same level following the off-cycle decision last July. The rate adjustment
will bring the BSP’s overnight reverse repurchase (RRP) rate to 5 percent, the overnight lending rate to 5.5 percent, and the overnight deposit rate to 4.5 percent. Since last May, the BSP’s key rates have been increased by a total of 225 basis points, which monetary authorities traced to the need to help address the elevated domestic inflation rate after noting that the impact of the rate adjustments is countered by the continued recovery of the domestic economy. This, as the rate of
price increases continues to rise to its highest since four years ago given the jumps in oil and non-oil commodities in the international market, which has impacted domestic prices. Inflation last September rose to 6.9 percent, its highest since October 2018, following a deceleration to 6.3 percent in the previous month, which ended the five-month rise until last July. It breached the government’s 2 to 4 percent target band last April when it accelerated to 4.9 percent. (
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Firm: Housing remains an essential investment REAL property veteran Johndorf Ventures Corporation (JVC) observes that housing remains an essential value investment in spite of the economic slowdown brought about by the pandemic and natural calamities. Abigail Lim, JVC managing director, noted that Filipinos continue to recognize
the necessity of securing the future of their families by putting hard-earned funds into real estate. Value investments, such as the company’s exclusive mid-market community Astana Davao, have been observed to defy expectations of sales downtrends on the heels of economic slowdowns in the
past two years. More than 80% of Astana Davao’s 277 two-storey townhouse units have been sold. Construction will be completed by year-end. “Astana Davao is notably one of the best value investments on offer in Davao today. We are proud that we have created quality homes
in a community set in a prime location. By providing dwellings within a short distance from key destinations of the city, residents are enabled to participate actively in economic growth,” Lim said. Brisk uptake of Astana Davao units, she added, shows the willingness of the
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BDO earns ₱40-B in 9 months of ‘22
BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) grew its net income to P40.0 billion in the first nine months of 2022 vs. P32.4 billion in the comparative period last year on solid results across its core businesses. This translates to a Return on Average Common Equity (ROCE) of 12.4%, compared to 10.7% posted a year-ago. Gross customer loans went up by 10% year-onyear (YoY), largely funded by low-cost Current Account/Savings Account (CASA) deposits. Due to its high CASA base, net interest income increased to P108.1 billion. Non-interest income rose to P53.2 billion led by 20% expansion in fees and insurance premiums, while trading and forex gains were broadly in line with expectation and primarily generated by flow-related business. Gross operating income amounted to P161.3 billion. Operating expenses (OPEX) rose to P98.1 bil-
lion, as the Bank continued its branch expansion activities in underserved markets in the rural areas, and sustained Information Technology (IT) spend to support its digital initiatives. Asset quality improved as the Bank’s NPL ratio went down further to 2.23%. Still, the Bank maintained its conservative provisioning policy by setting aside provisions of P12.2 billion, resulting in a higher NPL coverage of 152%. Total capital increased to ₱444.6 billion, with Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) Ratio both comfortably above regulatory minimum at 14.4% and 13.3%, respectively. The Bank has opened a total of 64 branches this year, most of which are in rural areas covered by its subsidiary BDO Network Bank Inc. This brings the Bank’s total branches to
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PSAC strengthens ties with int’l business council ABOITIZ Group President and CEO and Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) lead convenor Sabin Aboitiz was joined by PSAC members RFM Corporation President and CEO Joey Concepion, Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. President and CEO Paolo Borromeo, and Ayala Corpo-
ration Independent Director Riza Mantaring in the 2022 Philippine Business Mission meeting organized by the US-ASEAN Business Council at The Grand Hyatt Manila, Taguig City on October 25 - 28. “The new Marcos administration has taken all the
necessary steps to make it as easy as possible for American companies and investors to do business here. The President and his team truly listen to the business community and treat us as real partners,” Aboitiz said. During the opening meet-
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NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
THE Philippine Madrigal Singers/The Madz
PAGDASIG, the MADZ Inspires thru Music in Davao
THE Madz conductor and musical director Mark Anthony Carpio
LISTENING to choral music is, truly, one of life’s thrills especially if you are a music-loving Pinoy. As it is experienced, good music goes through the heart of our humanity and our being. When a Filipino sings with the aid of a karaoke/videoke or competes in a singing contest, you are always guaranteed that the singer will express his soul in the song he/she sings. Imagine then when talented Pinoy singers get together as a group of multiple voices of traditional soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices producing classic choral sounds blending well with a keen sense and control of rhythm. For 59 years now, the University of the Philippines’ Madrigal Singers has earned praises all over the world. It has consistently won prizes in the world’s most prestigious choral competitions, and prides itself for being the first choir in the world to win the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing both in 1997 and in 2007. National Artist for Music, the late Professor Andrea O. Veneracion, who founded the group in 1963, introduced world-class Filipino choral artistry to the world as the University of the Philippines’ Madrigal Singers won its victory in music festivals and concerts all over the globe. The Madz, as they are admirably called, is also the country’s very active ambassadors of goodwill. They PROUD Davaoena and outstanding Madz member Danielle have sung for the world’s most prominent leaders in Fanlo, a protégé of Davao’s music maestro Bong Aviola state visits and command performances. Among these
influential leaders were the Vatican’s Pope Francis, Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis; USA Presidents like Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and Barack Obama; French President Francois Hollande; King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sophia of Spain; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew; royalties like HRH Princess Margaret of UK, HRH Prince Haji Abdul Azim of Brunei, HRH Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and his Excellency Emperor Hirohito of Japan, just to mention some. The Madz’s frequent world concert tours have made them the most travelled and far-reaching performing group in the Philippines todate. Recognized by the UNESCO as Artists for Peace for “putting their fame and influence to promote cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue, and a culture for peace,” the Madz is one of the most awarded choral groups in the world, having won all the top prizes in the world’s most prestigious choral competitions including the Grand Prix in the 2016 Concurso Internazionale di Guido d’Arezzo in Italy. The Madz distinguishes itself for being the first Asian choir to be accorded the BrandLaureate Premier Award by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation in 2012 for the group “to achieve greater excellence and leadership.” The Madz established its reputation as a pioneering force in choral music and an inspirational role model for other choirs. This choral group is known for its virtuos( / CULTURAL / 11)
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NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
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Firm plants 5-M trees, targets battery storage
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BOLSTERING its climate action initiatives, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) power subsidiary SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP) reported the successful planting and growing of over five million new trees and mangroves from 2019 to date, under its multi-year, nationwide forestation and carbon capture program. The company said it is also expanding the scope of the project to reforest areas around its new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities—the first and largest such network in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. SMC President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang said that as of October 2022, SMCGP’s “Project 747” initiative has yielded a total of 5,010,116 upland and mangrove trees, across some 1,500 hectares of land. The project’s goal is to
plant seven million trees on some 4,000 hectares of land, in at least seven provinces. Thus far, SMCGP has planted in eight: Albay, Bataan, Bulacan, Davao Occidental, Negros Occidental, Pangasinan, Quezon province, and Zambales. The list is however being
expanded to cover areas where SMCGP’s battery storage facilities are installed or are being put up. These include Albay, Bohol, Cagayan, Cebu, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, Isabela, Laguna, Leyte, Misamis Oriental, Pampanga, Pangasinan, and Tarlac. SMCGP is building a total of 31 BESS facilities with a total capacity of 1,000 MW. The battery facilities, which will minimize power wastage and redirect otherwise unused capacity to remote areas, are regarded as the best and most sustainable technical solution to the country’s power quality and reliability issues. They are seen to balance and improve access to power nationwide. More importantly, it will make viable use of intermittent renewable sources such as
solar and wind by efficiently storing the energy for electricity when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. “Reforestation is one of the major sustainability priorities of the entire San Miguel Group. While we have had
many similar efforts initiated by our various subsidiaries in the past, SMCGP has taken it to another level, planting a record 5 million trees in just under three years, with consistently high survival rates” Ang said.
He credited SMCGP’s partner communities and people’s organizations, local government units, and employee volunteers, with the success of the initiative so far. He said that to ensure
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MINDANAO TIMES
NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
For whom do we celebrate this feast today? THOUGHTS FROM SOLITUDE AMADO L. PICARDAL, CSSR
House of spirits RECOLLECTIONS of any old home where one had spent most of their childhood days lives on forever, not only in memories but in dreams as well. For me, this is perhaps the very reason why I still remember in great detail my grandparents’ old wooden house along Ponciano Reyes Street. This was where my siblings and I grew up and played although only two of the nine of us brothers and sisters had not been born there. So, it is no surprise at all that whenever I dream with that old house as the setting, my travelogue in all its rooms is always a vivid experience even up until now. Each of those dreams always takes me back right to the earlier times when the house was still standing, before finally being replaced with drab and modern office buildings sometime during the 80s. Meanwhile, as I now look about my departed parents’ house in Belisario where our grown nieces and nephews, along with our grandchildren and their newborn babies, now presently assemble for a weekend birthday party, I know that for them, this house is considered the ancestral home. After all, while my fond memories lie elsewhere in old Ponciano, it is here, in this old compound and main house (which we dub the mothership) where their combined childhood memories first took root and comfortably rest. Though stacks of photo albums hidden somewhere in this house may still provide a record their growth from being babes to the present-day adults, it’s really the ghost-like memories that give the faded snapshots their worth and meaning. Correspondents:
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Even as both our memories of childhood dwell in totally different times and ancestral abodes, what matters more is the ones we share here and make at present as we continue to weave as a clan. Pretty soon, even the youngest among us will have realized that the physical and tangible remnants of our being here is without doubt, no match to saving them as parts of our precious memories. As time goes by, while a number of us and those whom we love naturally pass on, they do not merely go into nothingness and be forgotten. Instead, they move in to that special space in each our memories and to dwell in the true ancestral home where there is no sadness. Throughout all this interplay of life and death, one such comforting thought is that surely, they eagerly wait to welcome us on the other side when it is our time to go venture into our house of spirits. While once, we were welcomed into this world as babes, so it shall be again.
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(MindaNews) – A blessed Feast of All Saints to all! For whom do we celebrate this feast today? I believe this is not primarily for the canonized saints who have their own individual feast day. This is for those who have not been declared as saints by Rome, those who do not have their own statues and fiestas celebrated in their honor. We have met many of them – they are our loved ones, family, friends, colleagues who we believe are now in God’s presence in the company of the recognized Saints. We visit their graves today even if All Soul’s Day is still tomorrow. We are celebrating our communion with them – the bond of love and friendship that death has not ended. Let us remember that all of us Christians are called to be saints and becoming one is a lifetime effort. There is popular belief that to be a saint is to be holy, pious and sinless. That it means spending all our time in prayer. Many think that having visions and private revelations can qualify one to be a saint. Founding a religious order is an added qualification. Miracles are required. To be a saint – to be holy – is to be more and do more than these. It is to live our faith to the full – to a heroic degree. It is not enough to pray unceasingly – we cannot spend all our time kneeling inside the church or the chapel. We have to do more and be more. It means loving God and people – especially the poor – with all our strength. It means being merciful, kind, compassionate, truthful. It means a living a life of humble service, working for peace and justice, caring for the earth. It means becoming genuine disciples of Christ. Being a saint means recognizing our weaknesses and sinfulness. This requires personal perpetual conversion – becoming what God wants us to be, the best version of ourselves. The greatest tragedy in our life is not to strive to become saints. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. A native of Iligan City, Amado L. Picardal, CSsR, is a Redemptorist priest who has been assigned to Davao City and other parts of Mindanao. He was also assigned in Manila where he served as Executive Secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Basic Ecclesial Communities Committee and in Rome as Executive Co-Secretary of the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation of the Union of Superiors General. He went around the Philippines several times on bike or on foot, for peace and justice.)
NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All pawned items at METRO GOLDBRILL PAWNSHOP that expired until the month of SEPTEMBER 2022, if not redeemed or renewed will be sold to the Public on NOVEMBER 18, 2022. Gipahibalo and tanan na ang METRO GOLDBRILL PAWNSHOP magasubasta sa tanan nga nagexpired hangtod sa bulan sa SETYEMBRE 2022. Kung dili malukat ibaligya sa publiko karong NOBYEMBRE 18, 2022. EXPIRY DATES SEPTEMBER 2022
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EXPIRY DATES SEPTEMBER 2022
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE
All pawned items that expired during the month of SEPTEMBER 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 SETYEMBRE 2022. Ang tanan prenda ibaligya sa publiko sa mga petsa nga nakabutang sa ubos, sa oras nga 9:00 sa buntag. BRANCHES Matina Crossing Tibungco
AUCTION DATE NOV. 22, 2022 NOV. 18, 2022
TEL. NOS. (082) 321-1814 (082) 296-4130
PANABO’S PAWNSHOP, INC. Panabo (Main) Panabo (Branch)
NOV. 29, 2022 NOV. 14, 2022
(084) 628-8418 (084) 628-842
CPB-NGI PAWNSHOP, INC.
AUCTION DATES NOVEMBER 10, 2022
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All pawned items that expired during the Months of AUGUST 2022 (Regular Items) and SEPTEMBER 2022 (Gadgets) must be redeemed or renewed two (2) days prior to the Auction date schedule as stated below. If not redeemed or renewed will be sold to the public on its respectively auction date schedule at its premises at 9:00 AM
Main – San Pedro Cor. Anda Street Davao City Tel. Nos. (082) 221-1477; (082) 221-0355; (082)222-5039 Email us @ rosegoldpawnshopdavao@gmail.com
Highest Appraisal and Low Interest Rates at 3% Rosegold Pawnshop Lapu-lapu Street, Agdao Davao City Tel. No. (082) 225-3637
Rosegold Pawnshop Ilustre Street, Davao City
(Beside NCCC Hardwaremaxx)
Tel. No. (082) 295-6199
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All Jewelry and other articles pawned at Rosegold Pawnshop San Pedro-Main, Rosegold Pawnshop Ilustre, Rosegold Pawnshop Bolton, Rosegold Pawnshop, Agdao and Rosegold Pawnshop Buhangin from MAY 16, 2022 TO JUNE 15, 2022. If not redeemed or renewed on or before NOVEMBER 18, 2022 will be sold to the Public Auction on NOVEMBER 21, 2022 at Rosegold Pawnshop San Pedro-Main from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
(Fronting Queen Bank) Tel. No. (082) 222-1561 ; (082) 321-0128 Email: goldstandardpawnshopdavao@gmail.com
Accepts: Jewelry, wholesaler and retailer on all kinds of jewelry Highest Appraisal and Low Interest Rates at 3%
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All jewelry and other articles pawned at Goldstandard Pawnshop San Pedro,Ilustre from MAY 16, 2022 TO JUNE 15, 2022 if not redeemed or renewed on NOVEMBER 18, 2022 will be sold to the Public Auction on NOVEMBER 21, 2022 at our Pawnshop premises from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
BRANCHES: San Pedro (Main) Agdao Toril Bolton Digos City Claveria Km. 7 Lanang
AUCTION DATE NOV. 15, 2022 NOV. 15, 2022 NOV. 15, 2022 NOV. 15, 2022 NOV. 15, 2022 NOV. 15, 2022 NOV. 15, 2022
TEL. NO. 327-8832 327-6275 327-8503 392-3022 333-9945 296-8081 235-3473
Opinion
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Health Group Says: “Filipino Kids Can’t Wait, End Lead Paint Now!” IDIS Highlights Threats to Children from Lead Paint During International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) joined the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint, a joint program of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, for International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) last October 23-29, emphasizing the urgent need to protect children’s health through action to eliminate the use of lead paint. During the week of action, IDIS conducted a mural painting together with the students of Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) Basic Education and partners at the AdDU Matina campus last October 29, 2022. IDIS is a member of the International Pollutants Elimination Network, a global coalition of over 600 public interest organizations in over 125 countries working to eliminate toxic substances and places. IPEN is a founding member of the Alliance and a member of its Advisory Board. This year’s ILPPW events will mark the tenth anniversary of the annual week-long effort to raise the global profile of ongoing lead poisoning threats, including from lead paint, which continues to be used in the Philippines and the majority of countries around the world. “Now that our students are conducting their face-toface classes, we should assure that the school materials used by our children are lead-safe, especially the paints painted on their chairs and classrooms. This is crucial as studies show that exposure to lead can seriously harm a child’s health, including damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, learning and behavior problems, and hearing and speech problems,” Atty. Mark Peñalver, IDIS Executive Director, said. During the mural painting, elementary students
FROM THE MAIL MAUGAN P. MOSAID painted their walls with marine organisms using lead-safe paints. Calls for marine protection and the banning of single-use plastics were also portrayed in the mural. The activity was also an avenue for the students to showcase their creativity and imagination. “The mural painting activity is a good avenue for us, students, to explore and improve our creativity. This activity also helps me become aware of the impacts of lead on children's health and we should all use only leadsafe paints in our houses, playgrounds, and buildings.” Xamichi Mejias, Grade 5 student, said during the activity. Ms. Kathleen Hao, one of the parents, said that she is glad that she allowed her daughter to join the kind of activity as she got to bond with her fellow students. She also that the activity is important in bringing awareness regarding the health effects of lead in children and the importance of keeping the environment safe and toxin-free. Decades of evidence have shown that there is no safe level of exposure to lead. Lead is a potent poison that affects multiple body systems and is particularly harmful to young children. Even at low doses, lead can affect children’s brain development, resulting in reduced IQ, behavioral changes such as reduced attention span and increased antisocial behavior, and reduced educational attainment. Lead exposure can also damage the kidneys, reproductive organs, and the immune system and result in anemia and hypertension. The neurological and behavioral effects of lead are typically irreversible.
To end the use of lead paint in the Philippines, IDIS is calling for: The strict monitoring and implementation of the Lead Safe Paint Ordinance of Davao City Working hand-in-hand with all stakeholders of the community to become vigilant of the lead products that might harm the health of children and people, in general. In addition, together with IPEN, IDIS is calling for listing of lead chromates under the Rotterdam Convention. Even countries with legally binding national bans have difficulty in enforcement when lead chromates, the lead-containing pigments used in paint, continue to be traded globally without prior knowledge or consent. Listing lead chromates would trigger the Convention’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and give countries the information they need to reject imports of lead chromates and lead paints. “We have long known about the toxic threats from lead paint to our children and families, and many countries ended lead paint sales decades ago. Yet in most of the world, lead paint is still used and poses lifelong health threats to millions of children,” said Manny Calonzo, 2018 Goldman Prize Winner, former IPEN Co-Chair, and founding developer of IPEN’s Lead Safe Paint® certification program. “Our kids can’t wait another ten years to eliminate lead paint - we need urgent action to stop this poisoning of our children.” Even in countries where lead paint has been banned, older housing with lead paint continues to result in leadrelated health problems for millions of children. That is why action to eliminate lead paint globally is urgent – lead paints sold today will continue to pose health threats to children for decades.
Statement of the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines Mr. Gustavo Gonzalez For the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) To be held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Moving away from fossil fuels, investing in renewables, adopting energy efficiency approaches, expanding nature-based solutions and developing sustainable food systems will be key in achieving the climate targets of the Paris Agreement. We have the resources, tools and the technologies to get to where we need to be. Investments will be considerable but definitely not unachievable. A just transition to decarbonized, zero-emission, circular economies will also protect billions of jobs that are dependent on nature, generate more green jobs and address challenges in labor and migration, and forcible displacement driven by the dynamics of poverty, food insecurity,
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climate change and conflict. Countries need to ensure effective implementation and unfragmented efforts toward climate change adaptation, particularly in agriculture, water management and urban development. It is crucial to support the private sector, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, towards ‘going green’, and further investing in climate risk financing and risk transfer instruments. Creating a global financing mechanism to address loss and damage for the severe impacts felt by countries to which climate change adaptation is simply not enough will be equally important. Efforts to enhance the resilience of displaced
people and communities to climate-related and other environmental risks, while preserving and rehabilitating the natural environment and mitigating environmental degradation in displacement settings also need to be pursued. Government, businesses and decision-makers must protect the health, safety, learning and opportunities of children, young people and other vulnerable groups by adapting the critical social services they rely on, and preparing them to live in a climate-changed world by improving their ‘adaptive capacity’. There is no one office or agency who can do this, we all must work together and ensure contributions of women and men, all key stakeholders and institutions are accounted for. Developing nations including the Philippines must band together in demanding for urgent access to climate financing and climate justice for all. The United Nations Country Team stands ready to support the Philippines in addressing these climate challenges.
Mindanao. So much rain fell in waves starting late afternoon of October 27 until the morning hours of October 28. PAGASA or any other government agency has no way of recording how much rain fell that day because government has only three rain gauge stations with assigned observers. All of these rain gauges are located at airports – Cotabato City Airport, General Santos City Airport and Davao City Airport. There are no rain gauges with dedicated observers on river catchment areas. The rains that fell on the largest river basin in Mindanao, all drained towards the BARMM area that eventually drained to the sea at Cotabato City. The destruction experienced by residents of BARMM will be the “normal” for the Cotabato Flood Plain. Typhoon Paeng and all the other incoming typhoons will cover the whole country. Rains in Mindanao cause by wind shear as a result of a typhoon in the northern part of the Philippines will become the normal. The government of the Philippines and local decision makers will have to accept this one fact – our global climate has changed. We
now live on a constant emergency situation. There will be no going back to the past. Climate risk assessment has to be part of every Local Government Units plan consideration. Private enterprise will also have to factor that into proposed developments. What happened in the south poles has dramatic impact on the Philippines, and that is already being felt here – now. (EnP Patrick Jerome Guasa is a Licensed Environmental Planner. He is the Immediate past president of the Philippines Institute of Environmental Planners SOCCSKSARGEN Chapter. He also represented PIEP at the City Development Council of General Santos City, and is actively engaged with the private sector in establishing their proposed developments in Southern Mindanao. He is also assisting LGUs in Region 12 in drafting their Disaster Response Plans and Investments. EnP Guasa is also a Public Private Partnership proposal preparer and currently represents an investment fund that is actively engaged with two cities in Region 12.)
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caused by a lateral wind shear” caused by Typhoon Paeng in the north. This was the flaw in the report. Technical jargon was used to inform people in Mindanao about the impact of Typhoon Paeng. PAGASA and even decision makers had no way of knowing how much rain would fall, and how this would impact areas near the marshes and the rivers located on the flood plain. This jargon was dismissed by local decision makers who went on with business as usual. What was missed in the report was the map created by the Mines and Geosscience Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that is available on the Geohazard Hunter website (hazardhunter.georisk. gov.ph/map). The map posted on the website shows the whole Cotabato Flood Plain that covers Lake Buluan, Ligawasan Marsh, Allah River and Pulangi River as all draining towards the BARMM area with Cotabato City as the outfall location. You can go to the hazard hunter website and check this information for yourself. When Paeng started to hit land up in the north, the rains in the south started to fall hard all-over Southern
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responsibility of the unit. Joining the unit in arresting Egpit were personnel from were the 113rd, 115th Special Action Company of the Philippine National PoliceSpecial Action Force, the 1101st Mobile Company
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under Regional Mobile Force Battalion, Mawab Municipal Police Station, Davao de Oro Police Provincial Intelligence Unit Davao, 2nd Davao Oriental Provincial Mobile Force Company and the Lupon Municipal Police Station.
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less and seamless human-tohuman and human to nonhuman interactions. This is a gift that we must sustain and preserve and should not be abused,” he said. The BARMM chief executive also commended Globe for utilizing technology as an aid for innovation and meaningful transformation. Globe aims to address common government pain points for greater transparency and efficiency. These concerns include the absence of an organized voice network, a centralized internet connection, a formal email system, and a standard service level and monitoring. At the same time, Globe ensures that consumers and businesses can maximize connectivity by putting up more cell sites within cities and public areas. Globe aims to install 235 new cell sites in BARMM by the end of 2022. So far, it has fired up 130 new cell sites and is currently upgrading the capacity of 175 4G towers. It has also laid down 19,000 fiber-to-the-
home lines out of the 25,376 yearend target. The BARMM, meanwhile, hopes to leverage GCash for disbursement purposes, payment of fees, and renewal of permits, as well as explore a partnership with KonsultaMD. GCash continues to promote financial inclusivity in the country and has partnered with LGUs such as Makati City and Cordova in Cebu to benefit their constituents. Meanwhile, KonsultaMD, a subscription-based telehealth service, is always ready to provide 24/7 medical service through its team of licensed doctors. “Globe believes in connectivity and digital inclusivity to improve the quality of life of the people and boost their access to public services. Digital solutions also help businesses increase efficiency and productivity, and contribute more to the economy,” said Ana Paula Villaflor, Globe Enterprise Sales Head for Visayas and Mindanao. “These are among the
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Naa na gyud na sa decisionmaking, kung kabalo mo nga high-risk sya sa imoha, naay activities o events nga you think nga high-risk sya for infection o transmission for yourself and others, wear your face mask. Be accountable for your health and of others," Schlosser said. In an environment where minimum public standards are relaxed,
Schlosser said, "dako ang tsansa o risk nga makuha ang COVID-19 infection labi na sa sa senior citizens, imminent sa atong datos ang deaths among them." She also renewed her call for those who have yet to get vaccinated against the virus to immediately get the shots to reduce the risks even when they get infected. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron
main reasons why Globe continues to expand its network and offer its services to government entities like BARRM and to organizations across the country. We want to be of help to countryside development, especially in Visayas and Mindanao,” she said. Globe also helps organizations design for Digital Business to achieve operational excellence. This shift results in lower cost, greater reliability, and predictable customer services. “To rapidly innovate and deliver new value propositions, and keep pace with constant technologically-fueled change, organizations that are not digitally native need to embark on a journey of digital transformation,” said William Brian Arnaiz, Globe Business Operations Transformation Manager for Visayas and Mindanao. Arnaiz provided information on the five building
blocks of digital transformation where Globe can assist its clients: operational backbone, shared customer insights, digital platform, accountability framework, and external developer platform. The latest Globe Business Kapihan is the 10th run of the program after Cebu City, Mandaue City, LapuLapu City, Bacolod, Iloilo, Tacloban, Ormoc, Bohol, and Dumaguete. The Kapihan series aims to create a relaxed atmosphere allowing clients and Globe representatives to freely discuss business in a nonbusiness setting. It aims to assist clients in accelerating their digital transformation journey by providing industry insights specific to their location, pitching solutions for their current IT infrastructure challenges, and by guiding them in formulating sound business and technical decisions.
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in its area of responsibility that would alleviate the socio-economic conditions of the people in the GIDAS. “Ngayon na cleared na, dismantled na ang mga armed groups here in Region 11, ang AFP po ay andiyan pa rin. Para ma sustain natin ito kailangan mag tuloy-tuloy ang proyekto na nasimulan na natin kasama ang iba’t-ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan. If we analyze the insurgency problem, it somehow boils down to good governance. Kasi lahat ng mga nire-raise na issues ng mga vulnerable sectors dun sa GIDAs ay ang LGU at mga LGAs makapagbibigay ng kaukulang lunas o tugon," MGen Mempin added.
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M o r e o v e r, M G e n Mempin acknowledged the role of the Police Regional Office 11 under PBGen Benjamin H Silo Jr in the attainment of an Insurgency-Free Region 11. "Malaking role ng ating PNP kasi yung kanilang Revitalized Pulis Sa Barangay (RPSB) ang dumugtong sa ating programa sa AFP sa pag assist natin sa community,” he said. It can be recalled that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally witnessed the Ceremonial Declaration of Davao Region as Insurgency-Free held at Naval Station Felix Apolinario, Panacan, Davao City on Oct. 27. By Rhoda Grace B. Saron
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nificant incident in relation to the commemoration of the Undas 2022,” Sumagaysay said. However, he said that, despite the warnings made, those supervising the cemeteries were still able to confiscate prohibited items like alcoholic drinks and sharp objects. He added that some individuals did not even follow traffic guidelines, prompting team leaders to make adjustments based on the situation on the ground. Sumagaysay also
praised the City Transport and Traffic Management Office, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils, the barangay health workers, and workers from the City Health Office for helping the office implement its measures during the period. “Atoang i-recognize tong mga volunteers nga kusa gyud sila nga nipartisipar and nitabang sa atong security and safety cluster,” he said.
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS will sell at the Public Auction on NOVEMBER 17, 18 & 19, 2022, all overdue pledges left in the same in all the branches below up to MAY, 2022. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts. Ang M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS mag subasta karong SETYEMBRE 17, 18 & 19, 2022 sa tanang butang na naremati diri sa tagsa-tagsa ka buhatan gihinganlan sa ubos. Tanang butang nga giprenda hangtud sa MAYO, 2022 nga wala malukat/maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.
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BRANCHES AREA 2
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ML – San Pedro ML – Bolton 1 ML – Agdao 1 ML – Abreeza Mall ML – Bolton 2 ML – Agdao 2 ML – Bajada ML – CM Recto ML – Agdao 3 ML – Buhangin 1 ML – Ilustre ML – Bunawan ML – Buhangin 2 ML – Boulevard ML – Tibungco ML – Buhangin 3 Nccc Mall ML – Trading ML – Panacan ML – Cabaguio ML – Sandawa ML – Sasa ML – Cabantian ML – Ma-a ML – Uyanguren ML – Garcia Heights ML – Matina ML – Babak ML – Obrero ML – Matina Crossing ML – Penaplata ML – Mandug ML – UM Matina ML – Damosa ML – Ulas ML – Toril 2 ML – Padada ML – Catalunan Grande ML – Toril 3 ML – Sulop ML – Matina Aplaya ML – Digos 1 ML – Kiblawan ML – Bago Gallera ML – Digos 2 ML – Sta. Maria ML – Mintal ML – G.Mall Showroom ML – Malita ML – Calinan ML – Luna ML – Kapatagan Rizal ML – Agton ML – Sta. Cruz ML – Bansalan ML – 1st Crumb ML – Prk. Santan ML – Quirino Magsaysay ML – Talomo ML – Hagonoy ML – Malalag ML – Matanao
AUCTION SALE
M. LHUILLIER PHILS. SAN PEDRO BRANCH SAN PEDRO ST., DAVAO CITY
NOVEMBER 17, 18 & 19, 2022 @ 9:00 A.M.
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RD PAWNSHOP, INC NOTICE OF AUCTION
This establishment will set at public auction all unredeemed pledges up to the month of JUNE 2022 Customers are enjoined to verify their receipts for all unredeemed pledge up to the month of JUNE 2022. Public auction for the following branches will be held at RD Pawnshop,Inc.
AUCTION DATE:
RECTO BRANCH C.M Recto St., Davao City BOLTON BRANCH Bolton St., Davao City PONCIANO BRANCH DR2 JV’s Peak Blgd., Bangoy St.. Davao City AGDAO BRANCH Aquino St., Agdao, Davao City BOULEVARD BRANCH Piapi, Boulevard, Davao City AGDAO BRANCH 2 Lourdes Bldg., Lapo-lapu St., Agdao,Davao City BUCANA BRANCH San Pedro Ext., Brgy 37-D, Davao City SAN PEDRO BRANCH #115 San Pedro St., Barangay 36-D, Davao City LEGASPI BRANCH Legaspi St., Davao City UYANGUREN BRANCH R. Magsaysay St., Davao City JP LAUREL BRANCH G/F Amparo Bldg., J.P. Laurel Ave, Davao City JP LAUREL BARNCH 2 YL Finance Bldg., JP Laurel, Bajada, Davao City UYANGUREN BRANCH R. Magsaysay St., Davao City BOULEVARD BRANCH 2 Lot 5 Blk 1 Piapi Boulevard, Davao City DAVAO MABINI 895 Mabini Boulevard, Brgy 37D Pob Dist Davao City ILUSTRE BRANCH V. Ilustre St., Infront Of Felcris, Brgy 3-A Davao City TORIL 1 BRANCH Saavedra St., Toril, Davao City TORIL 2 BRANCH Gen. Lao St., Toril, Davao City CALINAN BRANCH 1 Villafuerte St., Calinan, Davao City CALINAN BRANCH 2 R. Magsaysay St., Calinan, Davao City TORIL BRANCH 3 Agton St., Toril, Davao City MINTAL BRANCH Door 3, RNA Bldg., Santan Bougainvilla St., Mintal Davao City ULAS BRANCH #206 Ulas, Brgy Talomo, Talomo Dist., Davao City TORIL BRANCH 4 Prk 9 Mc Arthur Highway, Toril Disrict, Bayabas Crossing, DC CALINAN BRANCH 3 Prk 16 LA111-1 NCCC Calinan Davao City MINTAL BRANCH 2 Prk 15 Sampaguita St., Davao Bukidnon Road, Brgy Mintal, Tugbok District, Davao City BAGO GALLERA BRANCH Crossing Brgy Bago Gallera, Talomo Dist., Davao City PUAN BRANCH Puan, Brgy Talomo, Talomo District, Davao City MATINA BRANCH Mc Arthur Highway, Matina, Davao City BANGKAL BRANCH Mc Arthur Highway, Bangkal, Davao City MATINA BRANCH 2 Sto Nino, Matina Crossing, Davao City MATINA GALLERA BRANCH Mc Arthur Highway, Brgy Matina Crossing, Talomo Dist DC MATINA APLAYA BRANCH Phase1 Blk 2 L13 Shanghai Vil Brgy Matina Aplaya DC CATALUNAN GRANDE BRANCH Catalunan Grande Road, Sitio Escuel Brgy Catalunan Grande Davao City MATINA APLAYA BRANCH 2 Del Carmen Vill, Near Matina Aplaya Elem School, Brgy Matina Aplaya, Talomo Dist.,Davao City BANKEROHAN BRANCH Quirino Ave., Bankerohan, Davao City SANDAWA BRANCH Prk 71 SIR Phase 1, Sandawa Road Brgy 76-A Bucana Davao City MAA BRANCH Davao City Jail Road, Brgy Maa Davao City MATINA BRANCH 3 Door 2, Bldng 1, GMC Bldng, RSY Commercial Complex, Mc Arthur Highway, Brgy Bucana, Davao City DONA PILAR BRANCH A#15 G/F LTG Y12 Bldg Beside ONB Km9 Brgy Sasa Davao City TIBUNGCO BRANCH Km. 15, Tibungco, Davao City SASA BRANCH Km. 11, Sasa, Davao City PANACAN BRANCH Km. 14, Panacan, Davao City SAMAL BABAK BRANCH Brgy. Miranda, Babak District, IGACOS BUNAWAN BRANCH Km. 23 Barangay Bunawan, Davao City
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PEÑAPLATA BRANCH Brgy. Peñaplata, Samal Dist. Davao del Norte LANANG BRANCH Davao Agusan Highway Lanang Davao City TIBUNGCO BRANCH 2 Near Gaisano Grand Brgy Tibungco, Davao City JP LAUREL BRANCH 2 YL Finance Bldg, JP Laurel ave,Brgy 19-B, Bajada Davao City JP LAUREL BRANCH Door#5 GF Amparo Bldg, Alta Pension House,JP Laurel Ave DC GARCIA HEIGHTS BRANCH Brgy 19B Garcia heights, Bajada, Pob Dist. Davao City OBRERO BRANCH #45 Inigo St., Bo. Obrero, Brgy 18-B, Pob Dist Davao City BUHANGIN BRANCH 3 Km 5, Buhangin Road, Brgy. Buhangin, Davao City BUHANGIN BRANCH 2 San Antonio NHA Super Highway, Buhangin Davao City BUHANGIN BRANCH Km. 6, Superhighway, Buhangin, Davao City CABANTIAN BRANCH #5 Lucky Plaza Bldg., Cabantian Road, Davao City MANDUG BRANCH Door#5 Sienes Bldg., Mandug, Davao City INDANGAN BRANCH Prk San Andres, Deca Homes Phase 1 Brgy Indangan, Buhangin Distrci, Davao City BUHANGIN GYM BRANCH 44 San Nicolas St., Buhangin, Buhangin District, Davao City CABANTIAN BRANCH 2 Blk 57 Lot 1 Country Homes, Brgy Cabantian Buhangin Dist DC BUHANGIN BRANCH 4 Km 5 Buhangin Road, Brgy Buhangin, Buhangin Dist Davao City MAMAY ROAD BRANCH Unit#20 G/F D3GY10 Bldg. Angliongto Ave.,Brgy Alfonso Angliongto Buhangin Dist., Davao City CATITIPAN BRANCH Prk 10 Mutual Homes, Catitipan, Brgy Communal Buhangin District Davao City BUHANGIN MILAN BRANCH Milan, Brgy Buhangin, Buhangin Distrcit Davao City TAGUM BRANCH 1 Quezon St., Tagum City TAGUN BRANCH 2 Bonifacio St., Tagum City TAGUM BRANCH 3 Pioneer Avenue, Tagum City TAGUM MARKET New Public Market, Tagum City TAGUM BRANCH 5 Suarez Plaza, Sobrecarey St., Tagum City COMVAL MABINI BRANCH Public Market, Pob Mabini, Comval MACO BRANCH Prk 2A, Poblacion, Maco Compostela Valley TAGUM SAN MIGUEL BR Prk 6 San Miguel, Tagum City TAGUM MANGGA BR Prk Ilang-ilang, Mangga Visayan Vill Tagum City NEW CORELLA BRANCH Prk 2, Poblacion, New Corella Davao del Norte TAGUM QUIRANTE II BR Quirante II St., Magugpo, Poblacion Tagum City TAGUM BRIZ BRANCH Neo Bldg, Prk Rambutan, Magugpo East, Tagu, City TAGUM-NCCC BRANCH G/F NCCC, Km55, National Highway, Tagum City MATI BRANCH 1 Rizal St., Mati, Davao Oriental MATI BRANCH 2 Madang Public Market, Madang, Mati TIBANBAN BRANCH Tibanban, Gov. Generoso, Davao Oriental MATI BRANCH 3 Rizal Extension, Mati, Davao Oriental SAN ISIDRO BRANCH Compra Bldg., San Roque San Isidro, Davao Oriental MATI BRANCH 4 Dahican, Mati City, Davao Oriental BANAYBANAY BRANCH Prk 14 Poblacion, Banaybanay, Davao Oriental LUPON BRANCH C. Tuballa St., Lupon, Davao Oriental PANTUKAN BRANCH Market Area, Kingking, Pantukan, COMVAL Province SAN IGNACIO BRANCH Prk Magbuhos, Brgy San Ignacio, Manay Davao Oriental CARAGA BRANCH Sobrecarey St., Poblacion, Caraga Davao Oriental CATEEL BRANCH Dacuycuy St., Poblacion Cateel, Davao Oriental MANAY BRANCH P5 Castro St., Central Manay, Davao Oriental PANABO BRANCH 1 Quirino St., Panabo City Davao del Norte
PANABO BRANCH 2 Quezon St., Panabo City Davao del Norte STO TOMAS BRANCH 1 Feeder Road 2, Public Market, Sto Tomas, Davao del Norte PANABO BRANCH 3 Purok Atis, Brgy Sto Nino, Panabo City STO TOMAS BRANCH 2 Melecio Bldng, Magsaysay Ave., Tibal-og, Sto Tomas, Davao del Norte DAVAO CARMEN BRANCH Stall#28, Carmen Public Market, Davao del Norte PANABO BRANCH 4 Lucas Bldg., Prk 2 San Francisco, Panabo City PANABO BRANCH 5 Door#5 Dalagan, Felicisima E.,Prk Mangga, Sto Nino, Panabo City KAPALONG BRANCH Arellano St., Maniki Kapalong, Davao del Norte ASUNCION BRANCH Prk 3 Public Market, Cambanogoy, Asuncion, Davao del Norte COMVAL-LAAK BRANCH Prk 2 Poblacion, Laak, Davao De Oro NABUNTURAN BRANCH Rizal St., Nabunturan Comval Province COMPOSTELA BRANCH Magsaysay St.,Poblacion, Compostela Valley MONKAYO BRANCH Salazar St.,Poblacion Monkayo,Compostela Valley TRENTO BRANCH Trento Public Market, Trento, Agusan Del Sur MAWAB BRANCH UCCP Commercial Center, Cor Jampayas St., and Provincial Road Poblacion, Mawab, Compostela Valley MONTEVISTA BRANCH Jauod Bldg., Pob. Montevista, Comval Province A-BUNAWAN BRANCH Purok 2, San Teodoro, Bunawan Agusan Del Sur STA JOSEFA BRANCH Prk 7 Sta Josefa, Agusan Del Sur COMPOSTELA BRANCH 2 Prk 9 Crossing Gabi, Compostela, Davao de Oro TRENTO BRANCH 2 Prk 2 Poblacion Trento Agusan del Sur MONKAYO BRANCH 2 Prk 5 Poblacion Monkayo Davao de Oro DIGOS 1 BRANCH Rizal Avenue, Zone II, Digos City Davao del Sur DIGOS 2 BRANCH Luna St., Zone III, Digos City Davao del Sur DIGOS 3 BRANCH Rizal St., Zone III, Digos City Davao del Sur MALITA BRANCH Sarmiento Bldg., Quezon St., Malita Davao Occidental PADADA BRANCH Stall 09 GMA Bldg., Public Market Alemndras, Pob. Padada, Davao Occidental SULOP BRANCH Purok 1 Poblacion Sulop Davao del Sur STA. MARIA BRANCH Poblacion Sta Maria Davao Occidental STA CRUZ BRANCH Integrated Transport Terminal Bldg.,Brgy Zone III, Sta Cruz Davao del Sur MALITA 2 BRANCH Arboneda Bldg., National Highway, Pob Malita Davao Occidental CORONON BRANCH Purok Dalia, Coronon, Sta. Cruz Davao del Sur DIGOS 4 BRANCH Sacred Heart Avenue, Zone 2 Digos City Davao del Sur KIDAPAWAN BRANCH 3 Jose Abad Santos St., Kidapawan City KIDAPAWAN BRANCH 1 E. Perez St., Kidapawan City KIDAPAWAN BRANCH 2 Datu Ingkal St., Kidapawan City KIDAPAWAN BRANCH 4 Dayao St., Kidapawan City MAKILALA BRANCH Acasia St., Makilala, Cotabato ANTIPAS BRANCH F. Cajelo St., Antipas, Cotabato ARAKAN BRANCH Nabua St., Arakan, Cotabato MAGPET BRANCH Poblacion, Magpet, Cotabato BANSALAN BRANCH Viacrusis St., Bansalan, Davao del Sur MAGSAYSAY BRANCH Poblacion, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur MATANAO BRANCH Public Market, Pob Matanao, Davao del Sur PRES. ROXAS BRANCH Poblacion, Pres. Roxas, Cotabato BANSALAN BRANCH 2 R Delos Cientos St., Pob Dos, Bansalan Davao del Sur
Ang tanan nga gi-prenda sa bulan sa JUNE 2022 nga wala malukat, ang maong mga ahensiya mobaligya pinaagi sa subasta sugod sa 10:00 sa buntag basi sa petsa nga nalista sa taas. Gihangyo ang tanang mga suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo. BSP...
FIRM...
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The average inflation in the first nine months this year stood at 5.1 percent. The BSP forecasts inflation to average at 5.6 percent this year, 4.1 percent next year, and 3 percent in 2024. “The BSP remains vigilant in monitoring all risks to the inflation outlook and
FIRM...
is prepared to take necessary policy actions to bring inflation toward a targetconsistent path, wherein the average year-on-year headline inflation will be within the target band of 2-4 percent in the second half of 2023 and in the full year of 2024,” Medalla said. (PNA)
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high survival rates for its trees--currently at around 90% for both upland and coastal projects--SMGP partners with local communities to identify and plant needed indigenous tree species. Community members are also engaged to take care of, and ensure the healthy growth of forests, under the program’s livelihood component. “With our continued partnership with communities and local stakeholders, we are confident that not only will we reach our targets, but the trees we are planting today will grow to full maturity and benefit their surrounding environment for generations to come,” Ang said. He added that foresting the areas around its new BESS facilities also makes sense because the facilities themselves are a major step to strengthening the entry of renewable energy capacities in the future. “The major challenge of renewable power everywhere in the world is intermittence. With renewables, the ability to generate power is always limited. You cannot generate solar power at nighttime, or when weather conditions block sunlight. You cannot produce wind power when there’s no wind. When there’s a drought, you also can’t produce hydropower. Battery storage is key to mitigating all these issues,” Ang said. “That is why we have prioritized putting up the country’s first battery facilities and first and largest battery network to date. It is key to enabling the use of more renewable capacities in the grid, and a critical part of our phased transition and expansion to cleaner and renewable power,” he added. Ang emphasized that SMCGP’s transition away from coal power towards cleaner Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power and renewable energy, is being pursued responsibly, “without compromising our developing economy’s growing need for reliable and affordable power, and while also continuing effort to bring basic electrification to the entire country.”
BDO...
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Davaoeños to participate in the economy and hints at steady expansion. Astana Davao is set on a 3.6-hectare property beside JVC’s Navona and Evissa villages, within minutes of the Matina crossing, schools, restaurants, commercial centers, the Matina Public Market and places of worship. Units at Evissa and Navona have all been sold out. Robust market activity has driven the value of properties in the Matina, Pangi area up over the past three years. Values are expected to rise further in the next six years. With Johndorf’s focus on a secure and balanced lifestyle, Astana is designed as a gated community with a park, playground, basketball court, lagoon, sewage treatment plant, clubhouse and multi-purpose area. Each of the units has living and din-
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ing spaces, kitchen, toilet and bath and provisions for three bedrooms. Every unit also has a garden space, a carport and service zone. Would-be residents may experience the Astana Davao lifestyle at the Open House on November 10, 2022. Interested parties may pre-register for the event by messaging the Johndorf Ventures Corporation website and facebook page JohndorfHomes. Astana is counted among JVC’s portfolio of high-quality, affordable residential developments in the Visayas and Mindanao. JVC has been in the real estate business for the past 36 years. The company continues to expand its footprint with contemporary livable communities catering to the fastchanging needs of Filipino homebuyers and commercial mix-use locators and investors. PR
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ity across a vast repertoire range, its continuing promotion of
Filipino choral works, and the rousing and emotional impact that each performance has on all audiences the world over. The members sing in the distinctive setup of sitting in a semicircle, with the conductor sitting together with them, for which they are well-known for. Presently, it’s maestro Mark Anthony Carpio who serves as conductor and musical director of the group. The good news is that the phenomenal and multi-awarded Philippine Madrigal Singers will serenade Davaoenos through a benefit concert named “PAGDASIG, the Madz Inspires thru Music,” on November 30, 2022, at 7:00 pm, at the RSM Events Center of Philippine Womens College, University Avenue, Juna Subdivision, Matina, Davao City. Proceeds of the Madz concert will help fund the Archdiocesan Nourishment Center. For ticket reservation, message the official FB page www.facebookk.com/ PagdasigDavaoConcert.
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1,608 as of September 30, 2022. This is part of the Bank’s initiative to help improve financial inclusion, by providing access to financial services in less dense areas. Despite the Bank’s strong performance year to date, management is conscious of external headwinds brought about by slowing global
PSAC...
growth, persistent inflation, and lingering uncertainties related to the Covid-19 pandemic. BDO nonetheless believes that its established business franchise and strong balance sheet allows the Bank to overcome near-term risks and achieve long-term sustainable growth.
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ing, American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) Executive Director Ebb Hinchliffe described President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s economic team as “the best team to navigate the Philippines’ economic recovery” following lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. He also said that President Marcos’ economic team, which includes Finance Secretary Ben Diokno, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Bangko Sentral Governor Felipe Medalla, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, and Energy Secretary Popo Lotilla, are “the best people on their list and sends a strong message of confidence to foreign investors.” “A lot of American companies are coming to this country. This new administration, with these secretaries I just named, and of course Mr. Aboitiz here in his position, that says so much to the American investors. So, from the Amcham’s standpoint, as I said there is no better time
to invest in the Philippines,” Hinchliffe said. Retired Ambassador Michael Michalak, US-ASEAN Business Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, echoed AmCham’s optimism on the potential of the Philippines and lauded President Marcos Jr.'s move to regularly consult the private sector, which is a key part in leading the country’s economic recovery and development. Michalak also pointed out that the recent US visit of President Marcos Jr. was responsible for their renewed interest in the Philippines, especially with the recent laws passed to attract more foreign firms to invest here. The PSAC, composed of business leaders and experts, was formed to help speed up economic development and transformation. Its sectoral groups regularly report to President Marcos Jr. to provide feedback on what is happening on the ground and will make recommendations on modern policy development. PR
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MINDANAO TIMES
NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE LATE ISIDRA ORTILANO-BALO
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late SYLVIA PONTILLAS JAPSON who died intestate on November 16, 2020 at her home 154 A. Mabini St., Barangay 33-A, City of Davao; That the deceased at the time of her death is the absolute and registered owner of a parcel of land located at Block 13 Lot 11 Phase Ciudad de Esperanza, Cabantian Davao City, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-243334 of the Registry of Deeds of Davao City, particularly described to wit: “A Parcel of land of the cons. Subd., project (Lot 1, Block 19 of the cons. & Subd., plan Pcs-112402-001753 being a portion of lots 1, 2, & 3, (Pcs-11000850), situated in the Barangay of Cabantian, City of Davao;” 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 DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE made and executed by and among her heirs per Doc. No. 481; Page No. 98; Book No. 101; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. Napoleon F. Sango of Davao City.
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late SYLVIA PONTILLAS JAPSON who died intestate on November 16, 2020 at her home 154 A. Mabini St., Barangay 33-A, City of Davao; That the deceased at the time of her death is the absolute and registered owner of a parcel of land located at 154 A. Mabini St., Barangay 33-A, City of Davao covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-309574 of the Registry of Deeds of Zamboanga City, more particularly described to wit: “A Parcel of land (Lot 6-C, Psd-11024826 being a portion of 5 & 6 (LRC) Pcs-4691 Lot 24-C-40, Psd-5301), situated in the Barrio of Poblacion, City of Davao Island of Mindanao. 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 DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE made and executed by and among her heirs per Doc. No. 480; Page No. 97; Book No. 101; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. Napoleon F. Sango of Davao City.
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late ISIDRA ORTILANO-BALO who died intestate on March 26, 2012 at Brgy., Penaplata, Samal District (Igacos), leaving behind a parcel of land containing an area of Seven Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen (7,219) SQ. meters more or less, situated at Brgy., Penaplata, Samal District, Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), Province of Davao Del Norte, covered by TRASNFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (TCT) NO. T172377 registered in the name of ISIDRA ORTILANO-BALO; That pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the abovementioned described property has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE LATE ISIDRA ORTILANO-BALO made and executed by and among her heirs per Doc. No. 491; Page No. 99; CLXXXIII; Series of 2014 of the Notary Public ANGELA A. LIBRADO of Davao City.
(MT-Oct. 28, Nov. 4 & 11, 2022)
(MT-Oct. 28, Nov. 4 & 11, 2022)
(MT- Oct. 28, Nov. 4 & 11, 2022)
AFFIDAVIT OF SELFADJUDICATION Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late JIANNI VHER F. JABAJAB, who died intestate on October 15, 2020 at Davao Regional Medical Center, Apokon, Tagum City. That the deceased at the time of her death were the owner Portion of the Parcel of Land, designated and identified as Lot B-2-C, Psd_____________situated at Brgy., Penaplata, island Garden City of Samal with land area of Three hundred Fifty (350) SQ., Meters more or less covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-172377 as per Extrajudicial Settlement of the Late Isidra Ortilano-Balo with Doc. No. 491; Page No. 99; Book No. CLXXXII by Notary Public Atty. Angela A. Librado and Affidavit of Lot Identification with Doc. No. 349; Page No. 71, Book No. XXV, Series of 2022 by Notary Public Atty. Francis C. Brion RMT; 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 AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION made and executed by the surviving mother of the late JIANNI VHER F. JABAJAB per Doc. No. 363; Page No. 74; Book No. XXII; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. Francis C. Brion, RMT of Davao City. (MT-Oct. 28, Nov. 4 & 11, 2022)
AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION WITH DEED OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late CIRIACO ALEGADO who died intestate on February 21, 1964 at Subasta, Calinan District, City of Davao. That the deceased at the time of his death left an estate consisting of a parcel of land with land area of Six Hundred (600) SQ. Meters more or less more particularly described in the Deed of Sale to wit: “North East - Lot 12, Blk. 2 South East – Road Lot South West – Lot 8, Blk. 2 North West – Lot 9, Blk. 2” 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 AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION WITH DEED OF SALE made and executed by and among his heirs per Doc. NO. 68; Page No. 14; Book No. IV; Series of 2001 of the Notary Public Angel E. Fernandez of Davao City. (MT-Oct. 28, Nov. 4 & 11, 2022)
MINDANAO TIMES
NOVEMBER 04–11, 2022
Barge, tugboat owners urged to help locals cross damaged bridges MANILA - Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday asked owners of barges and tugboats to assist local government units to ferry vehicles and individuals who lost bridge access following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. In a statement, Marcos urged Philippine Ports Authority General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago to seek the help of barge and tugboat owners and operators who could help LGUS with the crossing in areas that have recently lost access. Marcos made the call after sending a tugboat for residents crossing the damaged bridge connecting San Juan, Batangas, and Sariaya, and Candelaria in Quezon. The senator said barge and tugboat owners in the provinces of Antique, Maguindanao, Cotabato, Isabela, and Zamboanga City can also help locals and LGUs whose bridges have been destroyed.
She said this could be one of the best possible options both the government and private sector could do while the Department of Public Works and Highways undertakes numerous bridge and road assessments and repairs. “We enjoin barge and tugboat operators to lend their equipment to the PPA and LGUs whose bridges have been destroyed in the recent spate of calamities including Antique. Zamboanga and Cotabato,” Marcos said. "Magtulungan tayong lahat sa panahong ito, para sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino (Let us all help each other this time for our fellow Filipinos)," she added. Meanwhile, Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. asked DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan to update the Senate committee on public works, which the former chairs, about the situation of the Bantilan Bridge linking Sariaya in Quezon
and San Juan in Batangas which was badly damaged by Paeng. He also asked Bonoan to submit reports detailing the condition of the Paliwan Bridge connecting the Antique towns of Laua-an and Bugasong; the Nituan Bridge in Parang, Maguindanao, and Romulo Bridge in Bayambang, Pangasinan. Revilla believed repairs should be immediately done as they are vital to the flow of people and goods in those areas. "Since time is of the essence, please submit a report to this Committee on the total damage sustained by public infrastructures, including dikes, revetments, and other flood control structures, detailing the required funds for their immediate reconstruction with a 'timetable' as to when the repairs will be completed," Revilla said in his letter to Bonoan.
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Davao Ros-Ver Pawnshop, Incorporated Ilustre St., Davao City Tel # 224-1204; 222-6086
AUCTION SALE! The DAVAO ROS-VER PAWNSHOP, INC. and NEW PAG-ASA PAWNSHOP will be having its JOINT AUCTION on all unredeemed pawned items left during the month of September 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 Setyembre 2022. Ang tanang prenda dungan nga ibaligya sa publiko sa mga sumusunod nga dapit og petsa:
Pangandaman eyes dev’t of gov’t fiscal management system
MANILA – Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has emphasized the need to develop the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) financial management system to promote government transparency, accountability, and efficiency. Pangandaman reiter- we still have to implement binabayad natin (that's their ated her plan to maximize it manually). I think it’s money. The public funds the use of technology to about time for us to have come from the taxes we improve the DBM's Budget something that is trans- are paying). So as much as and Treasury Management parent to everyone. Like possible, I want sana for System (BTMS). when you see it on our people to see na ‘yung mga Pangandaman, in a re- website, it’s on time, and binabayad nila na buwis, cent interview with SMNI, then, you’ll be able to ana- they also see kung ano at said one of the DBM’s ma- lyze more efficiently and saang proyekto o programa jor projects is to introduce quickly,” she said. ginagamit ng gobyerno reforms to the BTMS to She also vowed to give (how their taxes are beenhance bureaucratic ef- the public easy access to ing used for government ficiency and transparency the government's financial projects and programs),” in the budgetary process. reports. she said. “We really want to “The fund, the money President Ferdinand maximize the use of tech- that we allocate for our R. Marcos Jr. on Oct. 26 nology for our reporting people, pera n’yo ‘yan e. said the country’s digital system. Ngayon kasi me- Pera ‘yan ng taong bayan. transformation will enable dyo manu-mano (To date, Galing ‘yan sa buwis na the government to provide
“fast, transparent, and efficient” services to the Filipino people. In October, Pangandaman also said digitizing government services will help the Marcos administration achieve its agenda for bureaucratic efficiency and economic prosperity. The DBM’s BTMS, launched in 2019, serves as an integrated and fullyautomated platform for a sustainable Government Resource Planning (GRP) solution that is extensible, flexible and adaptable to reforms. Before the BTMS launch, the government used to process financial
transactions manually and use numerous stand-alone systems to generate financial information, resulting in lack of budget credibility and funding predictability, weak cash management system, and absence of a common budgetary and accounting classification. As a centralized database, the BTMS will facilitate the generation of vital information on government financial transactions; enable real-time mapping of transactions, from purchase to payment; and allow expedient and accurate financial management, improved data governance, and enhanced oversight control.
The key objective of the BTMS is to achieve the future state of public financial management, where all spending agencies would capture government transactions at source using the BTMS as the sole accounting and fiscal reporting system. The World Bank has noted that the Philippines’ public financial management would be more efficient with the existence of an integrated financial management system that will provide a more accurate view of the government’s financial performance and management of public funds. (PNA)
Makati City, British Embassy host first Poets for Climate exhibit MAKATI CITY — The first Poets for Climate Exhibit opened today at the City Hall of Makati featuring 12 poems depicting how the climate crisis is undoing and transforming the landscapes and places we call home. The exhibit, entitled “The Making And Unmaking of Places: Stories of Loss, Resilience, And Restoration Using Poetry and Art,” is curated by The Climate Reality Project Philippines in partnership with the City Government of Makati and the British Embassy in Manila. It will run at the city hall until November 7 and will travel to the University of Makati and Glorietta in the
following weeks. “You cannot discuss resilience [building] or [climate change] mitigation without mentioning loss,” Makati Mayor Mar-len Abigail Binay said during the opening of the exhibit, noting that climate change threats and vulnerabilities are shared by all. “If you cannot recognize the fact that climate change is already happening then you are truly blind. And if you are not preparing for action today, then there will be no tomorrow. We have to act now,” Mayor Binay said. “This is a collective effort. This is not just the Philippines. This is not just Makati. This has to
be a global effort,” she added. The exhibit is an offshoot of Poets for Climate, a collaborative project between the Climate Reality Project branches in Africa, Canada, and the Philippines that aims to harness humanities and the arts in amplifying the vicious cycle of loss and damage experienced by vulnerable communities. It is a response to When Is Now, a global poetry and art movement initiated by the Agam Agenda with 58 vulnerable countries of the Climate Vulnerable Forum. “We are very happy to have found the first home of Poets for Climate here in Makati City,” Nazrin Castro, Branch Manager of The Cli-
mate Reality Project Philippines, said during the launch of the exhibit. “The support of the City Government signifies that it stands in solidarity with Climate Reality and the Agam Agenda in bridging the arts and humanities in movements, policy spaces, and leadership spheres for climate action and sustainable development,” she added. Ken O'Flaherty, United Kingdom Government's COP26 Regional Ambassador to Asia-Pacific and South Asia, underscored the need to build more pathways for arts to be a source of inspiration for individuals, communities, and political leaders to evolve
for a shift to climate-smart practices and policies. “The most effective way to talk about climate change is to share real-life stories,” O'Flaherty said. “Through showing those impacts, we come to have a sense of collective responsibility, collective determination for positive change,” he added. Since its launch in July this year, Poets for Climate has generated more than 100 poems from around 75 youth leaders, climate advocates, and poets from Cameroon, Canada, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zambia. It has also unveiled murals in the cities of Johannesburg
in South Africa, Montreal in Canada, and Iloilo and Isabela in the Philippines. Following the launch of the Makati Exhibit, Poets for Climate will also showcase poems and artworks on the sidelines of the 27th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will be held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Climate Reality Philippines is inviting other local governments, organizations, and institutions to co-host a Poets For Climate exhibit. Interested groups could reach the organization at philippines@climatereality.com.