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PNP 13 processes applications for the first 300 applicants

utuan City - The Police Regional Office 13 has started processing on Wednesday the application of the first batch of 300 rookie PNP applicants out of the 947 quota for Police Officers 1 this year.

Free use of wheelchairs now required in C. de Oro

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BIFF founder is dead By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS of MindaNews

COTABATO City--Ustadz Amiril Umra Kato, founder of the breakaway Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) passed away Tuesday, Mayor Samsoddin “Pink” Dimaukom of Datu Saudi Ampatuan town in Maguindanao confirmed to MindaNews. He was 69. Citing information he received from Kato’s relatives and other sources in Maguindanao, Dimaukom said in a phone interview that the rebel leader died from cardiac arrest somewhere in Guindulungan, Maguindanao at around 2 a.m. Tuesday. “Yes, namatay daw siya gaya nung unang nyang sakit na na-stroke,” the mayor said. But the official said he See founder, page A11

FEDERALISM. Lawyer Franklin Quijano, former mayor of Iligan City, speaks during the “peace conversation” with Rep. Rufus Rodriguez at the Bishop’s House while Rodriguez, Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J., D.D.; Fr. Perseus Cabunoc, rector of the St. Augustine Cathedral; Bibing Mordeno, executive director of Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc.; and Mr. Lerio Latumbo of BMFI/Action Asia listened. All are strong advocates of the federal form of government. Photo by Bong d. Fabe

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, moviehouses, schools, airports, seaports, bus terminals and resorts, among others, must make available wheelchairs for free use of clients who are persons with disabilities (PWDs). This, after the City Council during its regular session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas enacted Ordinance No. 12936-2015, mandating the management of such establishments to provide wheelchairs for easy

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Group gets solon’s assurance Fight syndicated estafa on passage of BBL in Congress charge in courts, not in By BONG D. FABE Editor at large

CAGAYAN de Oro City-After months of agonizing over the seemingly conflicting, inconsistent, contradictory and sometimes all-out negative comments about the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), Tulay Kalinaw Mindanaw (Tulay KaMi) finally got the assurance that the chairman of the House’s Adhoc Committee on the BBL continues to champion the bill. Led by Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ, DD

and ably assisted by Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI) as secretariat, Tulay KaMi actively sought an audience with Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (CDP) to get to the bottom of it all. However, the congressman representing the second district of Cagayan de Oro seemed unreachable or evasive. But on April 11 (Saturday), Rodriguez finally engaged Tulay KaMi in an open, frank, honest and candid “conversation” on the BBL. In that conversation,

Rodriguez assured everyone that he will champion the BBL’s passage in Congress before the second half of this year, contrary to “negative” reports churned out about the BBL which Manila-based media outlets attributed to Rodriguez. Rodriguez explained to the more than 70 participants to the “peace conversation” coming from as far as Marawi City and North Cotabato province that with the BBL’s passage, peace and development will finally See passage, page A10

Senate: Delfin Lee told A SENIOR official of PagIbig Fund yesterday said the camp of Delfin Lee is obviously misusing the Senate inquiry into the transactions of the family of Vice President Jejomar Binay as a platform to elicit sympathy from the public. PAG-IBIG Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Darlene Marie Berberabe said Lee is facing a syndicated estafa charge for defrauding Pag-IBIG Fund to the tune of P7 billion, and was a fugitive

from justice until March of last year, when he was arrested on the strength of outstanding warrants of arrest and a P2 million bounty offered by President Benigno Aquino III. VP Binay is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Pag-IBIG Fund. “They can engage in doublespeak and propagate falsehoods, but the fact remains that, as found by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the See estafa, page A10

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Globe is PH’s fastest growing broadband business • Impressive growth in revenue, customer take-up secures market leadership GLOBE Telecom has the fastest growing broadband business in the Philippines following impressive gains in revenue growth and customer uptake. Sustaining its stronghold in consumer broadband business, Globe broadband brand Tattoo booked a revenue growth of 22% in 2014 compared to competition’s 13% revenue growth. Tattoo’s customer uptake also jumped 37% versus competition’s 19% increase. “Offering innovative products and services most relevant to our customers, Tattoo was able to sustain its growth trajectory over the previous four quarters, which in turn, helped secure

its position as the fastest growing broadband business in the country. We are confident that our latest roster of broadband plans, which affirms our commitment to enrich our customers’ digital lifestyle, will further strengthen our leadership position in the market,” said Gilbert Simpao, Globe Senior Vice President for Consumer Broadband Business. Tattoo recently unveiled its latest roster of broadband plans where customers get exclusive access to a portfolio of entertainment content that allows them to watch movies and basketball games, as well as stream music, whether at home or on the go. G l o b e re c e n t l y

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Simpao added. Amid continuing shift of its customers to digital lifestyle, Globe is currently upgrading its network capacity and expanding its LTE TDD and LTE-FDD footprint to further strengthen the company’s mobile data infrastructure and deliver faster and more reliable wireless internet connectivity. This involves activation of more cell sites with the LTETDD and LTE-FDD ultra broadband access technologies for a more pervasivve LTE coverage. The LTETDD and LTE-FDD technologies offer higher bandwidth, which enhances speed of data transfer, provides lower latency and increases overall network capacity.

Hot Summer Offers at Shopwise

The sun, the sea, and the outdoors call out once again with great new adventures as summer kicks in. And as the year’s hottest season begins, the country’s first and original hypermarket Shopwise offers its top-quality and affordable summer finds to make every family trip more fun and exciting. Siargao’s furious cloud nine waves, the depths of Hinatuan’s Enchanted River and the rush of Cagayan’s white water rafting fill up every adventure seeker’s local bucket list while Surigao del Sur’s Britania Group of Islands and Tinuy-an Falls are just some of Mindanao’s picturesque destinations. Whichever your family prefers, make sure they look stylish with Shopwise’s selection of comfortable swimwear. Those who are looking to catch the waves through surfing or rafting can also choose from the rash guards available in store. Meanwhile, the little ones will delight in Shopwise’s array of swim toys, which they can use while swimming or on the shore. From the lush greeneries and wide plantations of

Mindanao to the famous Agusan Marsh, going on a series of road trips calls for protection from the rays of the sun. Shopwise carries skincare and hair care products that provide effective sun protection in varying amounts of SPF to keep your skin safe from harmful UV rays, allowing you to enjoy the sights without worry. The cool temperature and relaxed vibe of the mountain highland of Dahilayan in Bukidnon is a perfect summer destination, especially for families who prefer picnics. Shop for all your picnic essentials at Shopwise and enjoy its wide selection of products, including summer fruits and delicious snacks. Keep it healthy with watermelons, bananas, mangoes, and pineapples, and spice it up with some chips and biscuits. You can also grab juices and drinks and place them in coolers to keep them fresh. While most prefer the outdoors for the hot days ahead, there are those who’d rather stay home. Staycations have become a thing nowadays and Shopwise also has products that are

perfect for the homebodies. The hypermarket’s appliance section has water dispensers, air coolers, and air conditioners to keep families cool as they lounge around at home while they enjoy ice cream, citrus fruits, and juices as snacks. Those who are thinking of putting together a wine night with friends can also choose from Shopwise’s wines and glassware. On the other hand, parents can still satisfy their kids’ yearning for water activities with Shopwise’s inflatable swimming pools. At Shopwise, one gets the best value and quality with everyday big deals, big bargains, big discounts, big savings and big values on thousands of items in store. Head to Shopwise now at the 2nd level of the East Annex Building, Limketkai Mall, Limketkai Center to discover more awesome deals. It is open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and currently has 13 other branches nationwide. For updates and promotions, visit www.shopwise.com.ph, www.fb.com/shopwisesupercenters and www.twitter. com/shopwisedeals.

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The ongoing peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is among the measures being pursued to substantially reduce threat to security and peace and order in Mindanao from armed groups that foment lawlessness and instability in the South according to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles. Peace between government and MILF means peace with the largest, most organized armed group which has been fighting government for decades. Ending this armed conflict means that this organized armed body ceases to fight the government and instead becomes a partner in addressing the problems facing the country, including problems of lawlessness in the South. We could agree to that provided that there would be

Why BBL? Editorial a sure and effective exercise of the rule of law over areas previously outside its reach and were ungovernable. Deles’ statement came after a published news report quoted a study funded by the World Bank which noted that political violence related to rebellion and insurgency inflicts the “largest human cost” that affect Philippine development. The government had already concluded that negotiating with the MILF, which has concluded with a peace agreement and its legal iteration, the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), would make efforts to address the root causes of the conflict in Mindanao more effective. That the BBL could address the threat from armed groups in Mindanao, and the peace agreement with the MILF and the estab-

lishment of the proposed Bangsamoro in the BBL would be an indispensable big step towards disarming not just the MILF but other threat groups in Mindanao is an acceptable argument. However, realization remains to be seen. Deles is positive that the decommissioning process will cover not only the MILF but also other armed groups, thus, the BBL will have a multiplier effect. We hope so. Under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro which the government and MILF signed on March last year, the MILF agreed to decommission its firearms and weaponry and its 11,000-strong Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) in exchange for the establishment of a political entity with genuine autonomy to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Its

fighters would undergo a normalization process so they could resume lives as ordinary citizens, and not as combatants anymore. The CAB -- a product of more than 17 years of peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the MILF -- has also made the MILF, the biggest armed group in Mindanao, to undergo a transformation from a secessionist movement to a political group with intentions to participate and field candidates in the coming elections. We agree with Deles that the challenge is tough but unavoidable and doable through a combination of MILF cooperation and government law enforcement, but the rule of law begets trust and vice versa. We can only hope that both will encourage people to choose lawful ways to resolve conflict or to sustain life.

‘Plan C’ is the ultimate option If an armed conflict (even a simulated one) erupts in the West Philippines Sea there would be enough ground to postpone the scheduled 2016 elections. While it is true that it is only Congress that can enact laws that could suspend the holding of the election, the Executive Department could invoke emergency powers in times of national emergency. Under the Philippine Constitution, it is only Congress, by two-third votes, that could declare war. Under the incumbent administration where the Executive Department controls the majority members of Congress, the declaration of national emergency is not difficult. Thus, an

emergency power for the President would be easier when its purpose is to protect the interest of the ruling political party and its political allies. We are looking at the possibility of the suspension of the presidential and local elections in 2016 for some reason that, under the present condition, the ruling political party has lost its credibility and public trust. It is only incumbent upon the ruling political party to preserve its political status and its grip of the political power. Aside from the flash point in the Western Philippine seas where China is inciting provocative military actions, there are other compelling reasons that might

Think a minute… A father was outside with his son when he saw two geese. Wanting to teach his son about true love and faithfulness, he said: “You know, son, geese mate for life.” His son looked concerned and asked: “Don’t they do anything else, Dad?” One of God’s greatest gifts to us is sex. But like everything else, there’s a right way and a wrong way to use it. So since God invented sex, He’s the One who knows the correct purpose for it. This is why we need to understand His plan for

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lead to the suspension of the 2016 elections, too. For instance, the Executive Department is now closely watching the disguised animosity between the army and the police. The hazy relationship between the country’s two major

Lifelong Pleasure

Jhan Tiafau Hurst

not just physical. Just using someone’s body to give you physical pleasure and satisfaction is what animals do.

this lifelong pleasure. First, sex produces life itself. The fact that through this simple act of love other human beings are born with souls that live forever is both awesome and scary! In this way, sex is the greatest power we humans possess—so we must be very careful to use it correctly or we’ll destroy not just our life but many other lives, even generations after us. < Secondly, sex is personal. No one is just a body. God made us in His likeness with a mind, emotions, and soul. So the act of sex is

armed forces is gradually building up, albeit unknowingly because of the Mamapasano bloodbath. The police and the army are blaming each other because of the army’s failure to extend the much needed artillery support which resulted in the carnage of the 44 police commandos in Mamapasano, a village in Maguindanao on January 25, 2015. The combined forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) mowed down the police commandos in a botched military operation in Maguindanao. The death of the 44 police commandos infuriates the See diaz, page A11

A recent study in a certain Pacific country showed that each person had an average of 57 different sex partners during their lifetime. That is not God’s plan and purpose for sex. Real, satisfying sex is expressing your deepest love to the one person in the world whom you’ve chosen to responsibly live with every day of your life. < Third, sex is permanent. God’s plan for sex is not just a one-night stand, but a pleasure for a lifetime. It only makes sense that through the years of love and See hurst, page A11

Daily Inspiration Play

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“Play is the highest form of research.” the creation of something new. EnthusiAlbert Einstein - German physicist asm bursts forth spontaneously. Creative (1879-1955) thinking most likely happens when one is compelled and driven by questions and Play gives a child opportunity for new exploration. It is where new ideas come stages of mastery. Play time is where into being. Watch a child play and learn children practice what they are learning. how deeply they investigate. Perhaps it’s But more importantly it is the time frame time for adults to learn from children the in which the play instinct gives rise to art of play.

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Police Regional Office 13 processes applications for the 1st 300 PNP applicants

utuan City - The Police Regional Office 13 has started processing on Wednesday the application of the first batch of 300 rookie PNP applicants out of the 947 quota for Police Officers 1 this year.

P Supt . Ma r t i n M . Gamba, chief regional spokesperson of the PNP here said that they are now conducting the preassessment of the first

of the three batches of applicants for the year. The police applicants will undergo the initial screening, face-to-face interview, and the weight and height

determination. According to Supt. Gamba, the regional police has scheduled the agility test to start on April 20. They also set the month of April for the applicant to complete all the documentary requirements of their applications, Gamba said. In May, the regional police set the screening

proper which will include the psychological, the neuro-psychiatric examination, physical, medical, dental, drug test and the background investigation (BI). The deliberation on the applications is set in June, the processing of the appointments and the submission of the documents to the civil service (CSC), according

to Gamba. Supt. Gamba said that the oath-taking of the first 300 batch is set on July 1. According to the chief regional spokesman, they have received 722 application folders so far, but they needed to double or even triple this number of applications if only to come up with the “best and the finest” choice to fill up the regional quota of

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workers with a high youth NEET (not in employment, education and training) rate of 24.3%”, Tutay said. “The JobStart Philippines pilot provided life skills training focusing on attitudes to work and workplace environment, job hunting skills and networking, personal and interpersonal skills, and health and financial management,” said Regional Director Joffrey M. Suyao. JobStart Philippines also funded technical skills training of up to 3 months with competencies and subjects as nominated by the employer, can be technically specific or generic or can be a mix of competencies, provided by a TESDA-registered training provider, or another employer designated trainer, or

employer training program, Suyao explained. In the first wave of pilot implementation, four institutionalized Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) for this program: NCR (Quezon City and Taguig), Region IV-A (General Trias City), and Region III (San Fernando City). In 2015, DOLE is looking forward for 14 PESOs, including the four pilots, to carry the JobStart Philippines program with a target of 3,200 beneficiaries. In a response during the orientation in Tagum City, Mayor Allan Rellon said: “We are ready for the JobStart Philippines program because we have already implemented some of its requirements like support PESO, data banking and

enough personnel complement.” DOLE is in partnership with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Canada for this program. JobStart Philip-

pines program is also part of the Technical Assistance Program on Employment Facilitation for Inclusive Growth (EFIG). (Sherwin B. Manual and MindanaoExamine)

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(STW) Transition conducted by Asian Development Bank (ADB), it takes a college graduate 1 year to find a first job and up to 2 years to find a regular job while it takes a high school leaver up to 3 years to find a first job and 4 years to find a regular wage job. The significant factors that influence the length and quality of the STW transition include the limited social networks and inadequate life skills including job search behavior. “Unemployment in the country can be largely attributed to mismatches between demand and supply of labor, and big part of the unemployed population is consists of young educated

Publication Notice R.A. 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that KENNITH RABUYO VILLADORES has filed with this Office, a petition for Correction of Clerical Error to Correct the Child’s Sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of KENNITH R. VILLADORES bearing Registry No. 93-2184, who was born on 23 OCTOBER 1993 at Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental and whose parent are Avelina Rabuyo and Martiniano Villadores. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than April 28, 2015. (Sgd.) ATTY.MARGIE LUSTRE LUMA-AD City Civil Registrar MDN: Apr. 17 & 24, 2015

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Agusan del Norte Municipality of Buenavista NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Angel G. Alpuerto has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from “JOVENTINO” to “ANGEL” who was born on January 25, 1955 at Gingoog City and whose parents are Melquiades Alpuerto and Paz Gundaya. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than May 01, 2015.

(SGD.) TERESITA K. VALDEHUEZA Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Apr. 17 & 24, 2015

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

Date: April 07, 2015

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato City/Municipality: Makilala

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato City/Municipality: Makilala NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0026-2015/R.A.10172

Date: MARCH 23, 2015 CCE-0018-2015/R.A.10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that GEMAR GAMBA DAHAN has filed with this Office, a correction of entry in SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” from in the certificate of Live Birth of GEMAR GAMBA DAHAN at Makilala, Cotabato and whose parents are RUFINO M. DAHAN JR. and WILMA M. GAMBA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 30, 2015.

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that LOREN CAGULADA SOBREVILLA has filed with this Office a correction of entry in SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” from in the certificate of Live Birth of LOREN CAGULADA SOBREVILLA at Makilala, Cotabato and whose parents are LEONARDO C. SOBREVILLA and DELINA C. CAGULADA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 17, 2015.

(Sgd) GERSON M. MUDANZA II Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Apr. 10 & 17, 2015

947 new police personnel. In order to address this need, the regional police will coordinate with the local government units, particularly through the public employment service offices (PESO) of the cities and the municipalities to include the PNP recruitment during their job fairs. The next batch of 400 will be processed on October while the processing of the remainder of the 947 which will compose the third batch is set on January 2016, according to Gamba. (PNA) NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of FELIZARDO SERVILLON, who died intestate in Butuan City on April 27, 1968, and married to TACIANA RADAZA, who died on December 8, 2008, consisting of a parcel of land situated in Lopez Jaena St., Butuan City covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-01-003-00072, Property Index No. 162-01-0003-001-40 under the name of Felizardo Servillon, containing an area of 185 square meters, is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY under Doc. No. 377; Page No. 76; Book No. 34; Series of 2015 and DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A LAND PROPERTY under Doc. No. 382; Page No. 77; Book No. 34; Series of 2015 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Vincent Jose C. Fortun, Notary Public for Butuan City and Agusan del Norte, the first document made and entered into by Felizardo Servillon and Taciana Radaza’s only legal heirs adjudicating above-described property among themselves pro-indiviso and in equal shares and constituting Salvador Radaza Servillon to be their true and lawful attorney-infact, to sign in their behalf the Deed of Absolute Sale of said property to any vendee and to receive the consideration of the sale, and the second document, signed by Salvador Radaza Servillon, as Attorney-in-Fact and vendor, representing the heirs of the late Felizardo Servillon, and vendee Lilibeth F. Que, married to Jimmy Que, and residing at Km. 3, Baan, Butuan City, selling, conveying and transferring unto vendee aforesaid property for and in consideration of P1,800,000.00. MDN: Apr 17, 24 & May 1, 2015

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

Date: April 07, 2015

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Cotabato City/Municipality: Makilala NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0025-2015/R.A.10172 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JESUSA P. DUCOY has filed with this Office, a correction of entry in SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” from in the certificate of Live Birth of JESUSA P. DUCOY at Makilala, Cotabato and whose parents are CONSTANCIO M. DUCOY and DOMINADORA T. PINDOY. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 30, 2015. (Sgd) GERSON M. MUDANZA II Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Apr. 10 & 17, 2015

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101st brigade chief cites media’s role in peace and development By Franklin P. Gumapon

DIPOLOG CITY – “I have recognized the importance of media in security and in realizing our common aspiration for freedom.” This was the opening statement of Col. Jesus A. Manaquil Jr., commanding officer of the Philippine Army’s 101st Brigade, as he addressed the officers and members of the Zamboanga del Norte Press Club (ZNPC) during the club’s 50th induction and oath-taking ceremonies held at the Top Pensionne here recently. Col. Mananquil, who talked on the theme, “The role of the press in the roadmap for peace,” said: “The press exists to serve the people’s right to know.” He then emphasized that the army and the media are valuable partners in the “Bayanihan” campaign to bring about a peaceful environment conducive for economic progress and development. Because of the media’s crucial role in peace and

security, Mananquil immediately reorganized the 101st Brigade Defense Press Corps when he assumed as brigade’s commanding officer a few months ago. The 101st Defense Press Corps is composed of media practitioners from the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental. On the other hand, Mr. Lorenzo Aseniero II, new ZNPC president, has vowed to make the club more relevant by living up to the expectations of his fellow officers and members. It can be recalled that club has been known for its project, the annual campus journalism seminar, which is given to the high schools students in Zamboanga del Norte including the two cities of Dipolog and Dapitan for free. This project seeks to hone the writing and broadcasting skills of budding campus writers. As a result, a number of campus journalists from the province have won awards in both regional and national schools press conferences. (FPG/PIA-9)

Charges filed against kidnappers in Zambo Sur; P60-M ransom demanded

By Mindanews

AMBOANGA City — Police have filed criminal charges against five of the 10 suspected kidnappers who seized two children and a bakery worker last March 31 in Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur. One of the two children, Zynielle Jay Garban, 2, was found dead three days after the suspects seized them. Fishermen fished out her body at sea near Pitogo town. Senior Supt. Sofronio Ecaldre, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said the criminal charges were

filed against the suspects on Monday before the provincial prosecutor’s office. Ecaldre named the respondents as the following: Mahbad Hassan and Alkim Hassan, both of Barangay Poblacion, Pitogo; Jalid Malali; Usman Jelanie; and, Usman Hassan all of Barangay Kalintana, Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay. Ecaldre said Mahbad and Alkim were arrested a day after the incident but the arrest was not announced as investigation was ongoing. He said investigation showed the suspects stayed at the residence of Mahbad and pretended to be fresh fish traders while moni-

toring the movement of their target, Chzarenia Kapa Sajulga, a businesswoman. He said Usman was identified through a closedcircuit television (CCTV) camera footage of CJ Bakeshop owned by Sajulga. The suspects seized Zynielle Jay, her elder brother, Ace Jay Garban, 3, and Ledegie Tomarong, 17, after they failed to get Sajulga. Zynielle Jay and Ace Jay are the grandchildren of Pitogo Mayor Richard Garban. Sajulga ran inside her house and locked herself in a room when the suspects entered her bakery. They grabbed the two

children and Tomarong, who were at the fish port, and escaped by using them as human shields during a shootout with pursuing policemen. Mayor G ar b an an nounced that the kidnappers have demanded P60 million for the release of his grandchild and Tomarong. He appealed to the kidnappers to free the hostages on humanitarian grounds since their families are not capable of paying the ransom. Meanwhile, Ecaldre said policemen and soldiers were still tracking down the whereabouts of the victims. (MindaNews)

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Bukidnon goes all-out for Duterte’s presidential bid;

Gov. Zubiri 4 congressmen, 18 mayors, 400 barangay chair pledge support T he Province of Bukidnon yesterday showed an unfolding political phenomenon in Mindanao as different political groups gathered to welcome a man widely believed to be the country's next President, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Led by the political kingpin of the province, Governor Jose Zubiri, the province's four congressmen, 18 of the 22 mayors and over 400 barangay chairmen gathered in Valencia City for Duterte's "Listening Tour," a nationwide consultative forum focusing on Federalism. Setting aside their local political differences and agenda, the leaders of the province joined Zubiri in signifying sup-

port for Duterte who is being pushed by Mindanao leaders to vie for the Presidency, a move which could make him the first President from the troubled S outhern Philippines. "What is happening in Bukidnon will happen in the rest of Mindanao and the Southern Islands should Rody declare that he will run for President," said Zubiri. Zubiri's statement re-

flected what happened in the previous sorties of Duterte in other parts of Mindanao where opposing political groups who were fighting tooth and nail agreed to rally behind the Davao City Mayor. In Z amboanga del Norte in March, the feuding groups of the former Congressman Romeo Jalosjos and incumbent Governor Berto Uy both welcomed Duterte in separate events. In other areas, opposing political groups are now arranging a modus vivendi to be able to throw their full support to the Davao City Mayor. Political analysts believe that Mindanao and the Southern Islands will go full force for a Duterte

DOLE’s JobStart Philippines to improve youth employability DAVAO CITY – With the aim to cut down the rising youth unemployment in the country, the Department of Labor and Employment is set to roll out a program that will enhance employability of the youth. It is set to launch this year JobStart Philippines identifying local governments of Davao City and Tagum City as among the second wave of pilot sites for the program.

“The program aims to help young Filipino jobseekers, 18 to 24 years old with less than one year or no work experience, at least high school graduate who is not currently working or enrolled in school or training and is seeking for a job; to get a head start in their career by creating opportunities to enhance their technical skill and develop their life skill,” said Bureau of Local employ-

Publication Notice R.A. 9048 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

ment Director Domique R. Tutay during the JobStart Orientation in Davao City. “This also aims to increase employment creation and reduce poverty as it will help young adults to have the right skills that would fit a job and can lead them in finding their permanent wage jobs,” she added. According to a survey on Youth School-To-Work

Presidency because of his politically correct and practical solutions to the problems confronting the South. Duterte's advocacy on Federalism which proposes the creation of Federal States offers a viable and practical option to the beleaguered Bangsamoro Basic L aw which calls for the establishment of a powerful autonomous Muslim region with no defined territories. Under the Federalism advocacy of Duterte, he i s prop o s i ng t h at t h e Bangsamoro People be given their own Federal State in a Federal Parliamentary system of government in the Philippines. This is an option which is both acceptable to the majority Christians of the island who are wary of the intentions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which is behind the BBL move and also to the minority Muslims

who have long desired for self-governance. On the issue of Sabah which strikes an emotional chord among the Tausugs, Duterte has declared that the Philippine government should not abandon the proprietary claim of the Sultanate of Sulu over the territory even if it is now part of the Federal States of Malaysia. In t h e c a s e o f t h e 42-year-old Communist i nsu rge nc y w h i ch has largely affected the development of Mindanao and also the rest of the country, Duterte has declared that he is willing to work with the Communists in his government provided they lay down their arms and pursue reforms legally. Finally, for the people of Mindanao who are the country's top producers of food and agricultural pro duc ts, Duter te has emphasised the need for radical reforms in agriculture focusing on an

all-out government support for the sector under the battle cry "Available and Affordable Food for the Filipinos." With a voting population of almost 15 million, Mindanao's full support for a Duterte Presidency could give other Presidential contenders a very big headache. " T h is is a p ol it i c a l phenomenon unseen in Mindanao ever since. The people are excited to see a Mindanaoan become President and any local politician who will go against the tide of that popular sentiment risks losing the support of the voters," said a Mindanao political analyst. "Wala kang magagawa kung pulitiko ka, kailangan sumunod ka na lang sa gusto ng mga tao. Gusto nila si Duterte," said retired police colonel Patricio Piñol who belongs to a big political clan in North Cotabato.

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A BORN LEADER IS A SERVANT LEADER By LILIBETH Y. ABAMONGA SSP-Calabayan National High School

There are sets of people born to become great leaders. There are also people who are born to be public servants and lucky are they who are born to greatness – being a leader to be a servant leader. Indeed, a public servant is a servant leader who leads by serving others by valuing the development of their followers by building their communities and by acting authentically. A servant leader possesses the value of being constructive, persistent and motivating. Basically a servant leader in the educational arena, never stops on building/ creating mechanism to cope up with the existing gaps in the system. His optimistic view in life pushes him to venture for solutions to corresponding problems. A servant is persistent. He won’t easily give up with the tides of life. They easily transform adversities of

life into wisdom and even use them all to inspire others. A servant leader is motivating. All he wants is a strong of virtuous people surrounding him. Unlike the crab mentality, a servant leader pushes his constituents to achieve for greatness and even believes in the adage which goes, “My success is due to my people’s success.” Being a school head in a highly-acclaimed secondary school, my right hand focuses on constantly exploring for an innovative ways to respond to the educational demands of these changing times. The same manner, my left hand aspires for developing goodness among my constituents because I believe that leaders become great not because of their power but because of their ability to empower others. Thus, Good Leaders must first become a Good Servant.

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Just a simple click By Ma. Virginia D. Paculba Teacher-III LCES, Oroquieta City

Nowadays technologies are part of our pupils’ life. They spend more time on cellphones, netbooks, laptops, i-phones tablets and other gadgets. They love watching television, sending group messages on cellphones, posting pictures on an instagram and expressing ideas freely on Facebook without thinking the effect. Copying the writings from the board is no longer agony for them. Topics and lessons not found on the

book are not a problem anymore. Communications easily receive and send. When colorful and vividlessons are presented more attentions of pupils are drawn. Ideas are not solely from the books and teachers anymore. Just a simple click everything in the lesson is well presented and life of every pupil including teachers is a stress-free. It is visible and undeniably that technology brings a lot of changes in our pupils’ life yet a great competitor to our pupils study habitand

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in building character traits. Some skills of our pupils are suffered like a readable hand- written, practicing the correct spelling of words.Studies are often time neglected.Reading of booksis no longer pastime but playing online games is more fun. They love the technologiesbring to them. Pupils who watch and play video games are tending to be violent. They express their anger by force rather than in a peaceful way.They are expose to bashers and bullying which lower their self-esteem. With these changes in our pupil’s life, it is a challenge for us to inculcate to their young minds to choose the correct

from wrong. Strongly build their characterwhile they are still young. Encourage by building their talents. Guide in using technologies in a better way. Teaching them to be responsible before clicking. Being a facilitator we should be familiar to the modern technologies so that we will not be left behind by our pupils. Feel free to explore since the future of our children lies primarily in our hand. How could we share andguide them if we don’t have nothing to give and no experience to tell on technology. Technologies are easy to learn in just a simple click.

Students with Learning Disabilities and It’s Increasing Occurrence By MAIDA S. GARNADA

As observed in school, there are cases of learning disabilities (LD) in pupils based in their low performance and portrayed difficulty in skills such as literacy, numeracy, and reasoning. The teachers, with all patience understands the child as a slow learner thus need for a remediation. But why does the occurrence of LD is increasing? According to Farol, l.lll, the factors of learning disabilities are Errors in Fetal Development, Genetic

Factors, Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs,Problem during Pregnancy and Delivery, and Toxins in the Child’s Environment. And as the child joins the formal class, he is not performing to his potential. Studying seems to be a problem compare to his peers learning experiences who are enjoying and doing well in class. Through assessment of the child with LD, the problem may be identified at an early stage and recommendation may be given for the child to enrol in a SpEd class.

Plan to develop 28-curtain water falls in Oro underway CAGAYAN de Oro City-Plan to develop the 28-curtain water falls in the hinterlands of Tignapolo-an, 42 kilometers southwest of here, is now underway, village chief Jay Roa Pascual said on Tuesday. Pascual said that the waterfall known in local dialect as “Sinulom” (flock of black ants), connects 21 rapids that feed the Cagayan De Oro River’s white waters. He said that the “Sinulom Waterfall” is an hour ride from downtown Cagayan De Oro City through rocky roads and rough ride of about 2.5 kilometers from the village’s main road. Unlike the other waterfalls in the country whose

source is an open lake or the flowing river, the source of the Sinulom Waterfalls is a fresh water spring that comes out of the bowels of the earth, Pascual said. The Sinulom Waterfalls are located in a 5-hectare cove where the 28 curtains of water falling from a height of about 250 feet. The community residents simply pitch the safe, clean and fresh water spring for drinking, he said. Actually, Pascual said that the road access to the area is the only problem before the development of the Sinulom Waterfall as a new tourist destination. He said that there is a See plan, page A11

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Parents to file petition against K to 12 program By KATHRINA MANUEL and ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com

A GROUP of parents is set to file a petition to stop the implementation of the K to 12 basic education prograsm of the Department of Education (DepEd) at the Supreme Court.

In a forum April 12, the Parent’s Advocacy for Children’s Education (Pace) said that while they are not against the program, they want to stop its implementation because of lack of consultation with the stakeholders. They also wanted a more thorough research of the program since there are many issues raised in its rushed implementation

since 2012. The group asserted the parents’ right to be involved in the decision-making as one of the stakeholders. They lament that they are the ones who keep private schools afloat, yet the government did not consult them on the program. Prof. Rey Vargas, a fulltime professor at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and a founding member of Pace, said parents cannot organize any meeting or discussion without approval of the administration of the school. This was why they formed Pace in 2014 to give voice to the parents and fight for their children’s right to be heard. Parents’ stand Arlene Llanes, 41, a single mother of two and a bank employee, said the additional two years in high school means added expenses. It also extends her wait until she sees her kids

graduate. Her two children are studying in a Catholic school in Manila: one will be in grade three, and the other in grade 10 this coming school year. “The school held forums and seminars that gave us information about the K to 12 program.This program is really a burden for us, specially to mothers like me who is raising children on my own, it is really difficult,” she added. “What is the assurance that the student after graduating in this K to 12 program will have a job, when we know that many of today’s college graduates are unemployed?” Llanes said. “The government is not ready for the changes in the education program because of the additional subjects and facilities as well as the training of the teachers,” Llanes said. Another single parent

THE Department of Health and the City Health Office today formally launched the free Pneumonia Conjugate vaccine program for infants aged 12 months and below today at Divisoria, this city. The “Laban Nyo, Mo, Niya Libreng Bakuna Kontra Pneumonia” is available to all infants in all health centers starting next week, said City Health Officer Dr. Fe C. Bongcas. All mothers who have infants aged 12 months and below are urged to visit their nearest barangay health centers every Wednesday to take advantage of the free pneumonia vaccination. During the launching, City Mayor Oscar Moreno thanked the DOH and City Health Department for initiating the free vaccination drive against pneumonia, aside from Polio, DPT, measles, and many more as healthcare is one of Mayor Moreno’s 8-point agenda. Dr. Bongcas added that the vaccination for pneumonia costs around P4,500 per dose. The Pneumonia Conjugate vaccine has three doses. (CDO Info)

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Interment of the late Mrs. HERMINIA VILLANUEVA DEL PUERTO FELICILDA is on Saturday, April 18, 1pm at IFI Cemetery, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City. This, after the Holy Mass to be officiated by Fr. Lune Cabanacan at IFI Bulua Pro-cathedral. (Advisory from her son, JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA, BusinessWeek Mindanao Corporation.)

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Purok / sitio

Barangay

Municipality

kiloMeTeRs of lines ( as-Planned ) 1PHase

o.s

U.B.

approved Budget Cost (PHP)

a. BaRanGays 1

Candiis

Veruela

5.13

1.19

3.06

2,804,161.07

Sabud

Loreto

9.20

0.14

3.00

3,413,540.10

Mahayahay

San Luis

1.80

0.21

2.10

4,690,088.84

Sta. Rita

San Luis

25.70

0.77

2.90

8,798,765.15

Angeles

La Paz

16.20

0.35

0.90

5,455,278.64

Salug

Esperanza

12.70

1.84

1.10

5,112,455.02

Tagbalili

Esperanza

9.90

0.40

0.90

3,548,504.24

0.56

3.10

3,227,940.72

2.40

1,149,495.96

B. siTios/PURoks 1

Purok 12

Bunawan Brook

Bunawan

8.10

Purok 3A, Limot

Poblacion

Bunawan

2.70

Sitio Bayong

Nueva Gracia

Loreto

Sitio Elmugtan

Nueva Gracia

Loreto

4.10

Sitio Acero

Nueva Gracia

Loreto

4.00

Sitio Tamboo

San Isidro

Loreto

1.40

Sitio Tanyunan

San Isidro

Loreto

1.60

Sitio Canhatan

San Isidro

Loreto

1.60

0.49

1.60

802,089.22

Sitio Libus Ongan

San Mariano

Loreto

3.00

0.28

2.50

1,420,055.52

Basag

Sto. Nino

Loreto

3.00

0.28

1.50

1,297,793.05

Sitio Limpasan

Sto. Nino

Loreto

1.00

0.49

1.00

709,514.38

Purok 4A

Caimpogan

San Francisco

0.70

0.24

Purok 6 Batas

Caimpogan

San Francisco

2.50

0.21

1.70

1,252,111.93

Purok 7 Batas

Caimpogan

San Francisco

1.30

0.21

1.40

867,081.19

Purok 6

Ebro

San Francisco

3.40

0.14

2.40

1,458,866.58

Purok 6A, 6B and 8

Sta. Isabel

Sta. Josefa

6.00

0.74

5.90

2,918,555.52

Purok 3&4

Sta. Emelia

Veruela

3.10

0.35

2.10

1,512,778.96

Purok 3

Cagbas

Bayugan City

2.70

0.49

2.50

1,387,892.50

Purok 4

Calaitan

Bayugan City

2.90

0.70

2.70

1,473,536.42

Purok 2 Magasang

San Juan

Bayugan City

1.00

0.35

0.90

668,363.28

Purok 1D

Villa Undayon

Bayugan City

1.00

0.56

1.00

807,201.61

Purok 8A

Guadalupe

Esperanza

0.30

0.70

439,093.28

Sitio San Jose

Maasin

Esperanza

3.60

1.19

1.70

1,906,453.50

Purok 6

Nato

Esperanza

3.60

1,593,864.54

Purok 9

Nato

Esperanza

4.90

0.70

2.50

2,155,334.97

Purok 11

Nato

Esperanza

9.70

0.49

4.40

3,930,137.88

Purok 2/4/5

Tahina

Esperanza

0.10

0.99

Purok 5

Aurora

Prosperidad

2.50

0.24

1.70

1,135,551.41

Purok 10

Aurora

Prosperidad

3.24

2.70

1,509,164.35

Purok 2

La Union

Prosperidad

3.15

1,541,749.32

Purok 7

Lucena

Prosperidad

2.70

0.70

1.89

1,321,010.49

Purok 6

Mabuhay

Prosperidad

4.00

0.30

0.90

1,586,235.31

Purok 2A/3A

San Lorenzo

Prosperidad

0.72

0.36

581,739.90

Purok 1A/6A

San Lorenzo

Prosperidad

0.81

1.02

0.81

1,019,094.74

Purok 3

San Vicente

Prosperidad

3.96

0.48

3.96

2,151,321.75

Purok 9/10

San Vicente

Prosperidad

2.40

0.36

2.85

1,521,780.23

Purok 15

Afga

Sibagat

2.60

0.30

1.01

1,560,137.98

Purok 6

Kulambugan

Sibagat

2.25

0.21

1.35

980,050.39

Sitio Bayabas

Padiay

Sibagat

5.50

0.14

4.90

2,480,194.77

Purok 4

San Isidro

Sibagat

1.69

0.28

1.55

1,042,657.99

Purok 5

Villangit

Sibagat

Purok 4

Los Arcos

Prosperidad

Purok 3

Los Arcos

Prosperidad

Purok 10

Los Arcos

Prosperidad

0.99

1.10

178,483.87

0.42

1.50

1,727,645.55

0.21

0.90

1,442,599.25

1.40

657,660.05

1.20

734,521.44

0.78

487,344.60

468,467.00

0.27

52,355.33

0.90

958,811.96

0.36 0.54

laBoR and MaTeRials foR HoUsewiRinG ConneCTions inClUdinG THe sUPPly of kwH MeTeRs and seRViCe dRoP wiRes

0.84

272,233.94 0.45

HH Materials, sdw, and kwHM 2,194 HH

758,822.93 approved Budget Cost (PHP)

8,998,076.68

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dawn on that corner of the Philippines called Muslim Mindanao that for centuries have been neglected by government. “Peace in the Bangsamoro means progress in Mindanao and inclusive development in the Philippines,” he pointed out. He said the BBL gives due respect to the Moro on their right to self-determination and that passing it in Congress is an affirmative action that will finally establish a strong professional bureaucracy with sufficient political power and fiscal autonomy needed for Muslim Mindanao to catch up with the rest of the country. “Muslim Mindanao region is among the poorest in the country,” he said as he assured everyone that he will personally see to it that Article XII (Fiscal Autonomy) of the BBL will not be changed except for the provision for the creation of the Bangsamoro Commission on Audit (BCA). Various sectors, led by some senators, are questioning the granting of an annual block grant to the Bangsamoro. But Rodriguez said this is just, right and needed if we really want Muslim Mindanao to develop like the rest of the Philippines. “The money is needed to back up all the 83 powers (58 reserved powers and 25 concurrent powers) granted to the Bangsamoro to enable it to develop,” he stressed. However, he said the provision that will create the BCA, along with the provisions that will create the Bangsamoro’s version of the Commission on Elections, Ombudsman, Civil Service Commission, and Commission on Human Rights will be deleted because these are unconstitutional. He explained that the 1987 “Freedom” Constitution guarantees these as “Constitutional bodies” that even Congress, the Supreme Court, or even the Office of the President “cannot touch.” These provisions, Rodriguez said, must be deleted, not because he or other lawmakers want to “waterdown” the BBL but because “we want to strengthen it.” The BBL has 250 provisions. “We will remove these provisions so as to strengthen the BBL so that when it is questioned before the Supreme Court, it will not be declared unconstitutional like what happened with the MOA-AD in 2008,” he stressed. But a representative of the C ons or tium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS) pointed out the BBL is already the “minimum compromise entered into by both peace panels” to implement the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and as such should be passed untouched. “It is already the mini-

mum of what the Bangsamoro people have been fighting for. Deleting these provisions might make the BBL like other laws — very much lacking in terms of solving the root of the conflict and showing respect to the Moro,” he said. Ledesma, in his speech during the opening of the Bangsamoro Week at Centrio on Saturday afternoon said that these provisions “can be interpreted in a different way.” “In the present BBL, there is also that respect for the Constitutional bodies and in fact there is a middle ground,” he said, as he stressed that even the surviving framers of the Constitution “said they have not seen anything objectionable to the BBL and that it adheres to the core spirit of the Constitution, which is social justice.” Ledesma also reiterated his Easter message that “the draft BBL represents the reasonable, practicable, and carefully crafted formula for attaining a just and lasting peace in Mindanao.” Bibing Mordeno, BMFI executive director, urged Congress to pass the BBL. “BBL is a product of 18 years of peace negotiations with full attention of hearts, minds, and soul poured into the negotiations and the provisions of the agreement now captured into a proposed bill that is the BBL,” she said. The “peace conversation” with Rodriguez is part of the All-Out Peace (AOP) campaign Tulay KaMi initiated in Northern Mindanao. It came at the heels of the “peace conversation” the group had with MILF chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal at the Bishop’s House on March 25. (Bong D. Fabe)

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Department of Justice (DOJ) in separate independent investigations, Delfin Lee and GA committed a P7 billion crime against Pag-IBIG Fund and Pag-IBIG members. Hindi po inuusig ng PagIBIG Fund si Mr. Lee ng walang basehan. Kaya nga po ang kaso ay People of the Philippines versus Delfin Lee, at hindi lamang PagIBIG versus Delfin Lee,” said Berberabe. Berberabe was reacting to the statement of Lee’s camp that Globe Asiatique (GA) does not owe Pag-IBIG Fund billions of pesos. “ The context of my response in the Senate was that GA did not have a development loan. However this does not mean that GA does not have a liability based on the fraud that it committed. What happened was that GA solicited and pre-approved loan applications of individual Pag-IBIG members for his Xevera Bacolor and Mabalacat developments, and the P7 Billion was released by Pag-IBIG to GA under retail loan ac-

counts. However, it turned out upon audit that these “members” are either ghost or non-existent borrowers or members who were paid by Lee the amount of P5,000 to agree to be the borrower. This is the fraudulent scheme. Lee and GA induced the Fund to release about P7 billion of Pag-IBIG members’ money through employment of fraud, and that is precisely the reason why the trial court indicted him and four others for syndicated estafa, which landed him in jail,” Berberabe explained. Berberabe emphasized that the NBI and DOJ, in separate independent investigations, found Delfin Lee and four others to have defrauded Pag-IBIG Fund of about P7 billion of PagIBIG members’ money. She added that the Regional Trial Court of Pampanga also found probable cause to indict Delfin Lee. She pointed out that Senators who participated in two Senate investigations in 2010 and 2014 on the GA controversy all agreed that Lee should be charged in court. She said it is unfortunate that just on a mere affidavit of accused Delfin Lee, Senator Antonio Trillanes has swiftly concluded that there should be no case against Lee. “It is clear that it was not only Pag-IBIG that saw Mr. Lee’s and GA’s culpability, but other competent government agencies as well,” said Berberabe. The Pag-IBIG President also slammed the selective information that Lee’s camp disseminates to the public, saying that half-truths are no different from lies. In previous statements, Lee claimed that he has won every legal tangle in every court that has jurisdiction over the cases against him. This was denied by Berberabe, who said that Lee is in jail precisely because the Court of Appeals’ order quashing the warrant of arrest issued against Lee has been stopped by no less than the Supreme Court (SC), through the issuance of temporary restraining orders (TROs) that are effective indefinitely. The appellate court also denied the petition for habeas corpus filed by Lee, which paved the way for his arraignment for the crime of syndicated estafa. The same court likewise denied the petition of Lee’s co-accused, GA accounting head Cristina Salagan, to have a TRO issued against the warrant for her arrest. The Resolution of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 58 favoring Lee was also restrained by the SC. “Mr. Lee’s camp has been trumpeting that they have won all their cases in court but they conveniently skip the fact that all these cases have been issued TROs by the highest court of the See estafa, page A11

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infuriates the whole country. The incident exposes a seemingly sanctioned conspiracy of deception that laced the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Consequently, the incumbent administration could be now weighing an option to determine the loyalty of either the police or the army to its side. The Executive Department is also pulling strings for the approval of the BBL at all cost. However, an apathetic Congress might pull a surprise which could lead to the ultimate trashing of the proposed BBL. If this happens, the political landscape will definitely change. The situation would exacerbates as the politicians start jockeying for the 2016 elections four months from now. With the loyalty of either the police or the military having checked, the Executive Department might implement Plan C. Plan C is “Noel” (No Election). Plan C is the ultimate option to “save face.” It is the only way for the ruling political party to “carry out” the alternative option to recoup and salvage the waning political power. If carried out, who will resist? -0- Send reaction/comment: crisguardian@yahoo.com

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and intimacy, the pleasure just gets better with your wife or husband because you get to know each other much better. As the saying goes: “Love is like wine: it gets better with age.” Love just grows deeper as you grow together through both the good times and the bad. That’s the only kind of love that satisfies and lasts. < If you haven’t been using sex the way it’s made to be enjoyed as a lifelong pleasure that’s productive, personal, and permanent, you can ask Jesus to forgive you. Then ask Him to change you and help you to control and use your sexual desires rightly, so you’ll learn to enjoy this gift from God with the one you love for a lifetime. Just Think a Minute…

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who asked to be identified only as “Kim RD”, 41, also decried that parents will have to shell out more money for tuition, transport and food. “Instead of adding more years, the government should have fixed the subjects to have a better quality of education. Since this will result in additional financial burden to parents, drop-out students will eventually increase,” she said. The DepEd claims that K to 12 graduates would be equipped with skills to be employed. But for Kim, college education is still important. “The more education my children get, the more opportunities he will get which often leads to a better future for them.” Retirement

Vargas has three children in UST: one in college, and two in high school. He said the program was not explained by the school to the parents and the administration does not even initiate any discussion on the program. Vargas said there are additional subjects in K to 12 that burdens students as he saw his children do “performance tasks or the hands-on projects.” He said that Filipinos excelled in international education, under the former 10-year education program. He added that this program “is better than the other education programs in the world.” Vargas said that even college teachers are affected by the K to 12 program. In UST, the university is offering a voluntarily retirement program for those who do not have or is not taking a master’s degree. Although the retirement program gives a higher financial package to voluntary retirees, still, professors will end up unemployed or underemployed. Most college professors are also not willing to teach senior high school (SHS) level, because secondary education requires a different training from what they have. Students’ perspective Joyce Sicat, 14, an incoming grade nine student of Sta. Peregrina High School in Pulilan, Bulacan, said she does not like K to 12 because it prolongs the time that she will spend in the secondary level. She should be anticipating graduation in two years, but because of K to 12, her time in school is lengthened. There are also small changes in her school, she said. Vocational subjects, such as baking pastries, are now being taught to them. Sicat said she is planning to take up Engineering, a five-year college course. That is why she disagrees with the new program, because in two years, instead of being in freshman college, she will only be in junior high school. Carlos Guzman, 15, an incoming grade 10 student also thinks of pursuing college education despite the K to 12 promise of employment after graduation. He would love to pursue music or fine arts. “But if all does not go well, I’ll pursue a Mass Communication course so I have more opportunities to land a job.” Carlos believes that finishing a college education is still important. “It furthers your knowledge and experiences in the course you want and helps you to get a job faster because you’re more credible with a degree.” (http://bulatlat.com))

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accessibility of PWDs when they go shopping or buy supplies for their daily needs, for recreation, studies and to transact business. Councilor Dante Pajo, chair of the City Council

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committee in health, said this was inspired by the request of Dr. Enrique Ampo, vice chair of the Regional Committee on Disability Affairs in Region 10. Pajo said his committee held several meetings to polish the ordinance for the past seven months. The ordinance was filed by Pajo in line with the intention to promote the welfare of persons with disabilities as provided for in RA 7277, known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons. Ramps, parking While endorsing the legislation, Councilor Ramon Tabor, chair of the committee on laws and rules, said owners of these establishments should also be reminded to provide ramps for PWDs. Tabor said the Office of the Building Official must make sure that ramps will be provided for all buildings that will be constructed in the city. Tabor added that parking spaces allotted for PWDs in malls and establishments must be strictly enforced. He said penalties should be imposed against those who violate this. He said he observed that there are some who park in areas designated for PWDs even if they are able-bodied. “Dili unta parkingan Ug silutan sa saktong multa kaning mamintaha,” he stressed. The Power

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did not know where Kato would be buried, as Muslim practice requires a dead person to be buried no longer than 24 hours after his death. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal also said in a text message that the report was “99% confirmed.” Reports of Kato’s death have been circulating in the region since early Tuesday. BIFF spokesperson Abu Misry Mama has neither denied nor confirmed the information, saying they too were flooded with reports about Kato’s death. “I’m on the way to his undisclosed location. The close-in people around him has not yet confirmed to me given the difficulty of communication with them”, Mama said. Ustadz Wahid Tundok, who served as Kato’s subcommander of the 105th Base Command of the MILF’s

Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Force, said he also received such report. Tundok now heads the 108th Base Command. “For us Muslims, we cannot hide the truth of our death. In due time we will know the real score after our validation today,” Tundok said. Major General Edmundo Pangilinan of the 6th Infantry Division said they were verifying the same report through their intelligence arm. “Yes we received calls and queries of his death but we are waiting too of confirmed reports,” Pangilinan said. Maguindanao provincial police director Senior Supt. Rodelio Jocson said they were still trying to get word on the possible place of burial if it’s indeed true that Kato has died. Never-ending peace talks Kato left the MILF to form the BIFF over differences on the conduct of the peace talks with government. Organizationally, however, Kato’s leadership in the BIFF was short-lived, having suffered a stroke in late November 2011 that rendered him physically incapacitated. Kato, then 65, was reported dead but officials of the BIFF (later renamed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement with BIFF as armed wing), dismissed the reports. They, however, acknowledged that he suffered a stroke. Since then, the already physically incapacitated Kato had not been seen or heard from and new leaders had taken over the helm of the BIFF, a group that reportedly has broken down into at least two factions. Kato was born in Datu Piang, Maguindanao, taught Arabic in Lupon and Banaybanay in Davao Oriental in the 1960s, went to Saudi Arabia in the early 1980s to take up Fundamentals of Religions (“not just Islam but all religions,” he stressed in an interview in April 2011) and after a month-long military training in Camp Abubakar in the mid-1990s, became commander first of the 206th Brigade of the MILF’s Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), then 109th Base Command and until December 2009, the 105th. He told MindaNews in an interview on April 16, 2011, that he set up the BIFF around March 2010, three months after he tendered his resignation as commander of the 105th Base Command of the MILF’s BIAF.

R.A. Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048,b a notice is hereby served to the public that MARIANVEL ROSEVILLA A. BAJA has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “MARIAVEL” to “MARIANVEL ROSEVILLA” in the birth certificate of MARIAVEL A. BAJA who was born on June 1, 1964 at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are FORTUNATO H. BAJA and DOMINGA M. AMOG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 27, 2015. (SGD.) MARINA MAQUIDATO-AMONCIO Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Apr. 17 & 24, 2015

“Peace is an easy word but so difficult to achieve. We need more sincerity. What is the root of the conflict? Government is trying to solve the problem of the Bangsamoro but is not looking at its roots. We’re being given rehabilitation, development but like a patient, if you need operation and you’re just being given Medicol, is that sufficient?” Kato told MindaNews then. Kato said government has been saying that it wants to solve the Bangsamoro question but the Memorandum Agreement of Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) which was already initialed but not formally signed on August 5, 2008 because the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order barring government negotiators from signing the document, “proved government was just deceiving the Bangsamoro.” Critics of the peace process said there may be neverending peace negotiations because after the MILF, the BIFF may want to negotiate with government again. But Kato said, “Hindi kami nangangailangan ng negotiation. Kami kailangan namin ang resulta. Kahit na hindi kami magnegotiate, pero kung makita namin na yun ang hinahangad natin, okay automatic, we will agree. Sang-ayon na kami” (We do not need negotiations. What we need are results. Even if we don’t negotiate but if we see that this is what we aspired for, then okay, automatic, we will agree). Kato said they would not stand in the way of the peace negotiations of the government and MILF. “I am not against the peace negotiation pero against ako sa walang hangganan na negotiations.” Kato also maintained he remained an MILF member even if the MILF Central Committee declares him out of the MILF. He explained he was guided by the principles of the MILF founder Ustadz Salamat Hashim. He carried a P10-million bounty on his head. Early in February this year, the military launched Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY MARINA R.O. X and XIII PP/LT MARIO B.FORTUS Bldg,PPA Compound, Surigao City Tel. No. (+6386) 231-7622/Telefax No. (+6386) 231-7622 / Email: marina.seo@yahoo.com

RE: Application for the grant of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) to operate a tramper service in the operation of its ship/s in its/their applied route for the carriage of passengers and to charge deregulated rates pursuant to Republic Act No. 9295 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. WILLIAM Y. CIMENA CASE NO. SUR 15-053 VIRGILIO S. PONGASI. CASE NO. SUR 15-049 Applicant.

x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x ORDER This refers to the Application for Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC), to operate the vessel MBCA “VIRLO-1” ( service for hire) and MBCA JJBA Sea Breeze-4 (tramper/ for hire) pursuant to RA 9295 and its R-IRR (for the carriage of passengers and/or cargoes) in the route/s: Surigao del Norte to any port of Dinagat Island and vice versa. The applicant shall cause the publication of this Order once in any of the five (5) major newspapers of national circulation in the Philippines or in a newspaper of local circulation, as applicable. Applicant shall present the jurisdictional, qualification and documentary requirements in a hearing to be conducted on 22 April 2015 at 8:30 and 9:45 o’clock in the morning respectively at the MARINA, Regional Office, PPL/Lt Mario B. Portus, Jr. PPA Compound, Surigao City. The Applicant shall be required to make a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE), afterwhich, the application is deemed submitted for resolution/ decision, upon acceptance of such FOE and declaration that the cause is submitted for decision. WITNESS, the Honorable MARINA Administrator, Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. PhD, this 15th day of April 2015, Surigao City, Philippines. BY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD ENGR. EMMANUEL B. CARPIO, MMSA Regional Director MDN: Apr. 17, 2015

an “all-out offensive” against the BIFF in response to the clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last January 25 that left 44 police commandoes, 17 MILF rebels and five civilians dead. (Ferdinandh B. Cabrera/MindaNews)

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land, the SC,” Berberabe emphasized. Berberabe also dismissed Lee’s claim of political persecution. She reiterated that months before Vice President Binay assumed the Chairmanship of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, Pag-IBIG already discovered, through regular validation conducted in the first and second quarters of 2010, that “buyers” of housing units of the Xevera projects of GA were spurious. The housing units were purchased through Pag-IBIG financing. “When VP Binay became aware of the investigation of the fraudulent transactions of GA, he immediately requested the NBI for assistance in the investigation. Again, it was the State, through the DOJ under Sec. Leila De Lima, that filed the case against Lee and cohorts and it was the Philippine National Police under the Department of the Interior and Local Government headed by Sec. Mar Roxas, who facilitated the arrest of Lee. Clearly, all legal processes have been observed in this case,” Berberabe explained. “Pag-IBIG is determined to get justice on behalf of Pag-IBIG members and we will not falter,” Berberabe added.

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move in the City Council now to fast track the appropriation for the construction of a farm-to-market road in the area. When developed as a new tourist destination, the Sinulom Waterfalls could generate jobs and livelihood for local residents and an income for the village, Pascual said. CD/ EM Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY MARINA R.O. X and XIII PP/LT MARIO B.FORTUS Bldg,PPA Compound, Surigao City Tel. No. (+6386) 231-7622/Telefax No. (+6386) 231-7622 / Email: marina.seo@yahoo.com

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