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Updated: January 6, 2022

'''NorMin 4Ps writers pen life changes under program'''.<br>

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - For some residents of Northern Mindanao, life has been a struggle until the government's "Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” (4Ps) came along and made things a lot bearable for them. This was the common thread that tied together the more than 1,000 entries in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 10’s (Northern Mindanao) essay writing contest last month. The essay that bagged the top prize, penned by a former student-farmer, Vince Jamiralin of Kalilangan, Bukidnon, talked about how the economic slowdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic initially took its toll on his mother’s flower business.

'''Cebuanos’ faith in Sto. Niño prevails amid Covid-19, ‘Odette’'''<br>

CEBU CITY – Typhoon Odette may have destroyed the gains in terms of economy and well-being of the Cebuanos amid the ongoing fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), but their deep devotion to the Sto. Niño and their tenacity to face all forms of adversities have motivated them to move forward and be more resilient against crises. “Tough times never last, tough people do,” Mayor Michael Rama, quoting book author Robert Schuller, said in his New Year’s message on Tuesday as he enumerated the city's gains in terms of economy and health amid the pandemic. Rama said the city has celebrated victories against the pandemic after it successfully contained the surge in Covid-19 in October 2021.