Vol. LXXIII| No. 11| Cotabato City | Saturday, April 24, 2021 |10 Pages | P10.00
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Caritas Philippines calls on churches to augment ‘community pantries’
Moro firm starts P100-M banana production
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Upon LCE intervention: Suspect in 2018 Isulan bombings yields
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COTABATEÑOS MOURN DEATH OF MAYOR VIC
FORMER Cotabato City and former executive director of National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Ludovico “Vic” Badoy has joined his Creator Sunday after battling lingering illness and COVID-19. He was 69. He was suffering from severe pneumonia and Covid-19 positive, his relatives said. His brother, Solomon “Sol” Badoy, said Sunday: “It is with deep sorrow and pain that we let you know that Ludovico D. Badoy wife to Dutch, stepfather to Tin, Brother, uncle, mayor, leader and many more to us all and a 2nd dad to us - passed away at 11:57 AM in Dr. Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, Tala, Caloocan City.” “We thank you for all your love, care and prayers! Please continue to pray for Him and the family he has left behind, especially Tita Dutch who is currently battling COVID-19 as well,” Solomon said. Cotabato City Councilor Bruce Matabalao said the city has lost another gem in the person of Vic Badoy. Matabalao lauded the former mayor for the support extended him when he was still a student competing in the regional and national level. “I will always remember Mayor Vic for his support when I competed in regional and national competitions back in my high school. Thank you too for wishing me victory in all my elections,” Matabalao
ARMY HELPS. As two soldiers look on, a woman picks what she needs for the day from the Kasangga community pantry put up by the Army’s 6th Civil Military Operation Unit in front of Tantawan Park, corner Quezon and Sinsuat Avenues, Cotabato City. Others are queuing for their turn.
Photo courtesy of 6th CMO photo
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Church seeks review of lifting of mining ban
Marbel Church bemoans lifting
of mining moratorium
By Edwin O. Fernandez
By Bong Sarmiento
KIDAPAWAN CITY — Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of the Diocese of Kidapawan and national director of Caritas Philippines, has urged Malacanang to reconsider the lifting of mining moratorium. Speaking over DXND Radyo Bida Kidapawan, Bishop Bagaforo said he and Caritas Philippines was “disappointed, dismayed and very much concern over the lifting of the moratorium on mining in the country.” “I am more concern on the issue of ancestral domain, environment, tourism sites and destruction of our ecology and our health,” he added. The Catholic Church is seeking reconsideration of the order contained in Executive Order 130 issued by Pres. Duterte on April 14. “The Catholic Church, through Caritas Philippines, the Eco-Convergence and the CBCP National Laudato Si Program strongly enjoin President Duterte to reconsider the lifting of the mining moratorium,” Caritas Philippines said in a statement.
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Filipino scientists Immunization discover plant’s of seniors specie in Cotabato starts By Nash B. Maulana
KORONADAL CITY — The Diocese of Marbel has lamented Pres. Duterte’s lifting of the almost decades-old moratorium on new mineral agreements in the country. Fr. Jerome Millan, Social Action Center director of the Marbel dioecese, expressed apprehensions that Duterte’s EO 130 could pave the way for Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) to proceed with its mammoth $5.9 billion Tampakan project. “(The order of President Duterte to lift the moratorium on new mineral agreements) is a very sad development for us who are working to stop the Tampakan project,” he told the Mindanao Cross on the phone. EO 130, signed on April 14 but was made public the next day, lifted Section 4 of EO 79, which prohibits the granting of mineral agreements until a new legislation rationalizing existing revenue sharing schemes and mechanisms shall have taken effect.
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The importance of Earth Day
Earth Day was first observed in 1970, when 20 million took to the streets to protest against environmental degradation. The event was triggered by the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, as well as other issues such as smog and polluted rivers. For over the next half century, Earth Day continued to play an important role in environmental activism. The landmark Paris Agreement, which brings almost 200 countries together in setting a common target to reduce global greenhouse emissions, was signed on Earth Day 2016. According to earthday.org, Earth Day aims to “build the world’s largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and
By Ferdinandh Cabrera
A GROUP of Filipino researchers has discovered in Lanao del Sur a plant’s specie not previously known in the world community of botanical science—and named it Begonia Bangsamoro. In its April 16, 2021 issue, the Phytotaxa, a scientific journal on systematic botany, said the new specie was found in Wao, Lanao del Sur and has been named by its discoverers as Begonia Bangsamoro. The newly discovered plant in Wao, Lanao del Sur has been named after the people of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) – the Begonia Bangsamoro, one of the researchers credited for the discovery said. Begonia is defined by scientific dictionaries as a herbaceous plant of warm climates, having flowers with brightly colored sepals but no petals. Numerous cultivars are grown for their flowers or striking foliage. The Phytotaxa credits a group of six scientific resear chers composed of Dave P. Buenavista, Yu Pin Ang, Mc Andrew K. Pranada, Daryl S. Salas, Eefke
the planet.” The movement’s mission is “to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide.” According to the United Nations, International Mother Earth Day is celebrated to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with life and sustenance. This Day also recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the Earth to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations of humanity. This day provides an opportunity to raise public awareness around the world to the challenges regarding the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports.
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THE Cotabato City government has started Wednesday its vaccine rollout for senior citizens with one COVID-19 survivor as among its clients. Among the early birds was 83-year-old Emergancia Diaz who used a wheelchair in queuing for her first anti-Covid shot. Diaz survived the killer virus when last year she tested positive of COVID-19. Her husband, Quintin Diaz, 86, have shown symptoms of the disease but did not submit himself for swab tests but went on isolation. The couple were among the recipients included in the A2 priority list of population group in the city. The rollout for seniors will last for four days. For 70-year-old Danilo Roldan, another recipient, said he wanted to get the vaccine so he will have peace of mind. “We are not getting any younger, I have comorbidities so I graft this offer from government,” he said. “I feel good now.” Vicente Opena was not as lucky. He was not allowed to receive the antiCOVID-19 vaccines due to his health
DID YOU KNOW? April is National Literature Month
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By virtue of Proclamation No. 968 signed on Feb. 10, 2015 by then President Benigno Aquino III, the National Literature Month is observed every month of April. The proclamation also stresses the commemoration during the same month of Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar Day and the birth and death anniversaries of literary pillars like Emilio Jacinto, Paciano Rizal, Nick Joaquin, Edith Tiempo and Bienvenido Lumbera.