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Sulu officials win hands down, deliver votes for BBM-Sara INCUMBENT SULU Governor Sakur Tan and his sons, Vice Governor Toto Tan and Rep. Samier Tan, and daughter Shihla Hayudini, the mayor of Maimbung town have won their re-election bid hands down after run-

ning unopposed.

Provincial Engineer Abdurasad Baih said the Tans were proclaimed winners. “Masaya dito at sila Gov. Sakur ulit ang magsisilbi sa amin. Unopposed silang lahat at masaya ang lahat dahil

maganda talaga ang kanilang serbisyo at makikita naman ito sa progreso namin dito sa Sulu,” he told the Mindanao Examiner by phone from his office.

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Sulu Congressman Samier Tan, Gov. Sakur Tan, President Rodrigo Duterte, and Vice Gov. Toto Tan.

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new president and vice-president

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ANILA - The son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte are the new leaders of the Philippines, an alliance that ushers in six years of governance that has some human rights activists concerned about the course their country may take with the pair in power.

Both Washington and connected, prosperous, se- congratulated Marcos and Beijing congratulated Mar- cure, and resilient Indo-Pa- Duterte. “I have extendcos. cific region.” ed warmest congratula“The United States The White House also tions to President-elect congratulates Presi- said that President Joseph Bongbong Marcos and dent-elect Ferdinand Mar- Biden, Jr. spoke with Mar- Vice-President-elect Sara cos Jr. on his election as the cos to congratulate him Duterte. With their viPhilippines’ next president. on his election. “President sion for the Philippines We look forward to work- Biden underscored that he and wisdom to navigate ing with President-elect looks forward to working through different obstaMarcos to strengthen the with the President-elect to cles, I am confident that enduring alliance between continue strengthening the a Philippines under the the United States and the U.S.-Philippine Alliance, next administration will Philippines,” the U.S. Em- while expanding bilater- surely demonstrate unbassy in Manila said in a al cooperation on a wide precedented unity to rise statement released to the range of issues, including above all challenges, to reregional newspaper Mind- the fight against Covid-19, cover from the pandemic anao Examiner. addressing the climate and to prosper.”

It added: “Our special crisis, promoting broad“And I have no doubt partnership is rooted in a based economic growth, that under the next adlong and deeply interwo- and respect for human ministration, our bilateral ven history, shared values rights,” it said. relations will only become and interests, and strong China stronger, our peoples people-to-people ties. As Chinese Ambassador closer and our cooperafriends, partners, and al- to the Philippines Huang tion deeper and wider. We lies, we will continue to Xilian said President Xi look forward to working collaborate closely with the Jinping and Vice President with the next Philippine Philippines to promote re- Wang Qishan also congrat- government to upgrade spect for human rights and ulated Marcos and Duterte. our Relationship of Comto advance a free and open, Huang said he also prehensive Strategic Co-

operation to new heights and bring more tangible benefits to the peoples of our two countries,” Huang said.

Xi also spoke with Marcos and stressed that the two countries had been partners through thick and thin. “I attach great importance to the development of China-Philippines relations and am willing to establish a good working relationship with President-elect Marcos, adhere to good neighborliness and friendship,” Xi said.

Here is a look at the new president and vice president of the Philippines, who ran in separate races for their posts.

Bongbong Marcos Jr A former provincial governor, congressman and senator, the 64-yearold son who goes by his childhood nickname "Bongbong" has managed to return his family to the presidency 36 years after the "People Power" revolt ousted his father and sent

him into exile for filching billions and mass human rights abuses.

His mother, Imelda Marcos, twice unsuccessfully attempted to retake the seat of power after returning with her children to the Philippines from exile in the United States, where her husband died in 1989.

Marcos Jr. has defended his father's legacy and steadfastly refuses to apologize for or acknowledge the atrocities and plunder during the dictatorship.

Married to a lawyer, with whom he has three sons, he has stayed away from controversies, including a past tax conviction and the Marcos family's refusal to pay a huge estate tax. Throughout his campaign, he tenaciously stuck to a battle cry of national unity. He denies accusations that he financed a yearslong social media campaign that harnessed online trolls to smear opponents and whitewash the Marcos family's

checkered history, daring critics to "show me one."

Sara Duterte Sara Duterte, 43, is the outgoing mayor of Davao City, which was her father's constituency before he was elected president in 2016.

A lawyer and reserve officer in the Philippine army, Duterte has carved out her own political career and, although at times supportive of her father, is considered more levelheaded and pragmatic.

Duterte's party originally wanted her to succeed him, but she chose instead to run for vice-president.

A mother of three, she has been the longtime mayor of Davao, an economically vibrant city where the elder Duterte first carved a political name with his populist rhetoric and often bloody approach against criminality, especially the widespread trafficking and use of illegal drugs, before he rose to the presidency in 2016. (AP)

Sulu officials win hands down, deliver votes for BBM-Sara Continued from page 1 Jr, of Sulu’s 2nd District, was also unopposed.

Governor Tan also led the campaign of presidential frontrunner Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Sara Duterte-Carpio in Sulu. Marcos got over 313,000 votes against closest rival Vice President Leni Robredo’s 9,507 votes; and Duterte with 318,000 votes against Senator Francisco Pangilinan’s 4,895 votes.

Movie actor Robin Padilla, who ran for senator, got the highest vote in Sulu with nearly 305,000, and the Kusug Tausug partylist was the top choice in the province with nearly 269,000 votes. Padilla’s win

was largely due to Governor Tan’s endorsement.

Governor Tan, a strong political ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, publicly endorsed Marcos and Duterte-Carpio. “Yes, kay BBM at Sara kaming lahat sa Sulu. Mga mayors natin at mga Tausugs ay behind kay BBM and Sara,” he told The Manila Times last month.

In 2016 presidential election, Tan was the only governor in the Muslim autonomous region who campaigned hard for Duterte as president; and for Marcos as vice president while all the other governors were behind the tandem of Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo.

Tan also rallied allied mayors in Sulu to help him in the campaign.

Duterte eventually won by a landslide in Sulu, the only province in the Muslim region where Marcos won. Marcos, a former senator; and Tan, an ex-congressman; are long-time friends and political allies.

The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), chaired

by Marcos, confirmed this and said Tan promised to deliver the winning vote for Marcos in Sulu and he did. “Ayon naman kay Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan, nakasisiguro siya na kaya nilang ibigay ang mahigit 80 porsyento na boto mula sa kanilang 420,000

na botante sa probinsya,” PFP said.

It also quoted Tan as saying: “Pangako ko sa kanya (Marcos) mahina na ang 80% na boto sa buong probinsya kasi

wala kaming kalaban. Ang probinsya namin 420,000 registered voters halos wala kaming kalaban lahat. Ako, anak ko, vice governor, congressman, dalawang congressman,

mayor, walang kalaban.”

Elections in Sulu, one of the five provinces in the Bangsamoro autonomous region, was the most peaceful in the South.

(Mindanao Examiner)

Mayor Co elected anew, vows to continue ‘Asenso Pagadian’ legacy

Mayor Sammy Co and Vice Mayor Atty. Boy Baleleng Fernandez. (Asenso Pagadian)

President-elect Bongbong Marcos with his long-time friend and political ally Sulu Governor Sakur Tan. (UniTeam Facebook)

PAGADIAN CITY - Mayor Sammy Co has won his re-election bid together with his running mate, former Board Member Atty.

Boy Baleleng Fernandez.

This is Co’s second term as mayor and he renewed his commitment to provide a transparent and honest governance.

Co also said he will con-

tinue on with his so-called “Asenso Pagadian” legacy and vowed to make the city even more progressive under his administration.

Pagadian is the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula.

He also thanked residents for their untiring support. “Daghan salamat Pagadianons para sa pa-

dayon ninyong suporta alang sa kaayohan sa atong syudad,” he said.

Co is a strong political ally of President Rodrigo Duterte and the tandem of former senator Bongbong Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte who won the presidency and vice presidency. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Sayyaf man transporting explosives killed BASILAN – Police and military remain in alert after an Abu Sayyaf militant transporting explosives and materials for the manufacture of improvised explosive was killed in a firefight with Special Forces soldiers in Isabela City in the Muslim province of Basilan, police said.

Police said the recent fighting occurred in the village of Baluno after soldiers engaged a band of militants and eventually killed the 34year old Adzhar Alih Anding.

No soldiers were killed or wounded in the clash, but troops recovered assorted bullet casings of .45-caliber

pistol and 9mm, and about a kilo of C4, six blasting caps, four batteries, one digital timer, electrical wires and iron fragments, including two cell phones and P5,000 cash and a motorcycle left behind by retreating militants.

Maj. Shellamie Chang, a regional police spokeswoman, quoting a police report, said Anding was a native of Basilan, one of five provinces under the Bangsamoro autonomous region. “Special Forces Intelligence Team of the Philippine Army encountered ASG members… and successfully neutralized a Basilan-based alleged Pe-

riodic Status Record List ASG member Adzhar Alih Anding, 34 years old and a resident of Saluping Island, Tabuanlasa Municipality,” she said.

The Periodic Status Record List refers to militants who surrendered to the government and placed under the care of local governments where they belong.

It was unknown whether the Abu Sayyaf, whose leaders pledged allegiance with the Islamic State, is planning to stage terror attacks in Basilan or nearby Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner)

Billionaire Razon to Invest in Duterte Ally’s Casino

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FILIPINO BILLIONAIRE Enrique Razon plans to invest in the casino venture ofbusinessman Dennis Uy, a longtime supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte. Razon’s Bloomberry Resorts Corp. said it has signed a termsheet with a PH Resorts unit to spell out the terms of its proposed investmentin casino resorts being built by PH Resorts in the provinces of Cebu in centralPhilippines and Pampan-

ga, north of Manila.

The agreement will pave theway for Razon’s entry into the developers of the resorts, Bloomberry, whichoperates the Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila’s Entertainment City suburb,said in a stock exchange filing.

PH Resorts rose asmuch as 18% in Manila trading, while Bloomberry was up as much as 8.2%, buckingthe Philippine stock index’s 0.6% drop.

Uy’sPH Resorts in October announced that it suspended the development of its resort in ClarkGlobal City due to uncertainties in the gaming industry amid the Covid-19pandemic. In November, it said it’s talking with lenders to get additional debt and defer payments.

Duterte awarded his government’s first casino permit to Uy in 2017. (Ditas Lopez, Cecilia Yap/ Bloomberg)

Councilman wins mayoral race in Zambo ZAMBOANGA CITY – City Councilor John Dalipe has won the mayoral election here after gathering over 128,000 votes against his closest rival and veteran politician Celso Lobregat who got at least 91,000.

It was Lobregat’s second loss who also ran for mayor in 2019, but had been defeated by re-electionist Maria Isabelle Salazar. Councilor Josephine Pareja is also expected to win the vice mayoral race with more than 95,000 votes against closest rival Councilor Benjamin Guingona’s 91,000 votes.

The 74-year old Lobregat conceded defeat and

Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco

New Zamboanga City mayor John Dalipe, Congressman Khymer Olazo, Councilor Mannix Dalipe. thanked all those who voted for him. It was the first time Lobregat accepted defeat.

Even when he lost the election against Salazar, Lobregat did not concede.

“To all of our supporters and community organizers – every kind family who welcomed us, every volunteer who shared their time and energy, to all those who helped campaign and share our message of hope and love for Zamboanga City, you are the best supporters and organizers I could ever hope for and I will leave my post soon with more optimism. Muchas gracias otravez na oportunidad para sirvi con ustedes por nueve años!

Vaya con Dios!” he wrote on his Facebook page, add-

ing “now I can spend more time with my family and my grandson. Before I go to sleep, I will continue to pray for the future of Zamboanga. God help and bless Zamboanga!”

The 38-year old Dalipe, the youngest to serve as mayor, was first elected as president of the Sangunian Kabataan in 2004 and as village councilor in 2007; village chieftain in 2013 and again in 2018, and city councilor in 2019.

Dalipe’s elder brother, Rep. Mannix Dalipe, also won in District 2 with over 87,000 votes against his closest rival City Councilor Jerry Perez, who only got 58,000 votes.

Salazar, who ran for congresswoman in Dis-

trict 1, also conceded defeat against City Councilor Khymer Olaso who gathered over 71,000 votes who managed to pull off an upset win. Salazar got nearly 54,000 votes. “Gracias a Dios y La Virgen Pilar y San Jose for all your boundless support. We offer all and commit to God’s Divine Will. We gave it our best for God and Zamboanga City!

Thank you so much to our campaign team - you are the Best Team forever grateful to God and all of you!”

Salazar said.

She also thanked City Hall employees for their support throughout her three straight terms or nine years as mayor. “To the women and men in the LGU (local government

unit), you are the backbone of government service in the City of Zamboanga and I am proud of all your contributions, hardwork and devotion in providing quality service to our people,” the mayor said.

“To my remarkable staff, Team BC (Beng Climaco), for nine years I have drawn energy and inspiration from all of you. You have opened your heart, shown your character, shared your idealism and exuded optimism even at times when it gets tough and frustrating. You all never gave up and it makes me prouder to witness your growth and how each one of you carved out your place and significant roles in the grander scheme of things in

the service of God, our City and our people,” she added.

This was the first time Salazar was defeated in her entire political career which spans 24 years. She served as city councilor in 1998, vice mayor in 2004 and congresswoman twice, one as Deputy Speaker for Mindanao, from 2007 to 2013 before being elected as mayor.

The conduct of election in Zamboanga was peaceful, although there were many reports of vote buying with politicians or their group allegedly shelling out between P1,000 to P5,000 per voter. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Sulu Pictures in the News Sulu provincial government at work. This is where your taxes go. (Photos from the Office of the Provincial Governor, Jaques Tutong, Maimbung Municipal Government, Rep. Shernee Tambut, Noenyrie Asiri, and Aziz Salapuddin)

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Reuse, Repurpose Campaign Materials

The environmental EcoWaste Coalition is calling for the recycling and reuse of political campaign materials in an effort to reduce post-election garbage and put to good use the paper and plastic propaganda materials and use them as bags, etc.

Uy, mga kauban sa bando, gi-proklamar

Sina Mayor Darel Uy, Vice Mayor Senen Angeles ug mga konsehales.

DIPOLOG CITY – Si Mayor Darel Uy ug mga kauban sa bando gi-proklamar na sa City Board Of Canvassers (CBOC).

Ang maong proklamasyon ang gihimo sa ning siyudad ilawom sa pagpanguna ni City Election Officer, Atty. Edmund Rey B. Calo, kinsa maoy Chairman; uban ni City Prosecutor, Atty.

Herminia C. Enero isip Vice Chairman ug City Schools Division Superintendent, Dr. Danny V. Cordova isip member.

Ang pag-proklama nila ni Uy ug Zamboanga del Norte Vice Governor Atty. Senen O. Angeles, kinsa midaug pagka-Bise Mayor, uban sa 10 nagpakadaug usab nga mga konsehales nga pulos

ilawom sa ilang bando sa PDP-LABAN, didto sa hawanan sa Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Ang nasangpit nga pagproklama sa mga mananaug ang gihimo human gayud na pinalisar ang canvassing ilawom usab sa presensiya sa mga abogado sa matag habig ug pipila ka mga katawhan kinsa misaksi sa canvassing.

Gawas nila ni Uy ug Angeles, giproklama usab sila si James Cyril O. Ruiz, Atty. Roger Asprer, Atty. James P. Verduguez, Atty. Jonald Napigquit, Eduardo Baron, Maynard Baes, Marilou Calibo, Praxy Rubia, Romulo Soliva ug Atty. Matoy Barinaga, isip mga bag-ong napiling konsehal ning

siyudad.

Kining maong mga bag-ong napiling opisyales dinhi sa dakbayan ang gikatakdang moserbisyo sa laing tulo ka tuig o usa ka termino nga mosugod sa paglingkod karong Hulyo 1, 2022 ug motapos sa Hunyo 30 sa tuig 2025, sigun sa gitakda sa balaod.

Misaksi sa nasangpit nga proklamasyon mao sila si incumbent City Vice Mayor Dr. Horacio Velasco, City Councilor, Atty. Raul Barbaso, mga inilang personalidad ug opisyales gikan sa mga nagkalain-laing buhatan ug ahensiya sa kagamhanan, uban usab sa mga pamilya sa mga giproklamar nga mga mananaug.

(AFB)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An environmental group has urged the recycling or safe reusing and repurposing of political campaign materials to conserve resources and minimize the volume of post-election garbage to be disposed of.

“Regardless of your poll standing, we appeal to all candidates to exemplify your concern for Mother Earth and for public welfare by finding ways to prevent your publicity materials from ending up in waste dumps and furnaces and, God forbid, the oceans,” said Aileen Lucero, National Coordinator, EcoWaste Coalition.

“Dumping and burning campaign materials will be a huge waste of resources, including energy, consumed in making the seemingly incalculable number of posters, leaflets and other popular paraphernalia used for the May 2022 national and local polls.

It will further result in environmental pollution,” she added.

Lucero said while reusing and repurposing is surely not a perfect solution, especially for campaign materials laden with harmful chemicals, it will no doubt lessen the volume of trash that is collected and hauled to disposal facilities, or get spilled into the natural environment, including water bodies.

In addition to decreased garbage volume, she said reusing and repurposing campaign materials will reduce disposal costs, prevent releases of chemical pollutants into the environment, conserve resources and instil environmental awareness and responsibility among the people.

She said paper-based campaign materials can be creatively reused or repurposed. For example, sample ballots were turned into instant notepads with the use

of a binding glue, fastener, ribbon or string. Cardboard posters were cut to make bookmarks, envelopes, folders, name plates and other school needs.

And polyethylene plastic posters were reused as book and notebook covers, and the sturdier polyvinyl chloride plastic tarpaulin posters were cut and sewn into carry bags of various sizes. “Tarps, as these materials are also called, were also made into useful ball, shoe, shoulder, string, laundry and toiletry bags, as well as waist bags for electricians and janitors. They were also transformed into aprons, letter and tool organizers, and waste sorters,” Lucero said, adding tarps can also be repurposed as awnings or canopies for homes and stores, upholstery material, and as a protective shield against sun and rain for jeepneys, pedicabs and tricycles.

However, Lucero advised the public to only reuse or repurpose tarps for non-food and non-child applications as tarps may contain hazardous chemicals, particularly cadmium and phthalates, which

may leach and contaminate the food or expose children to chemical risks.

“To make the reusing or repurposing of campaign materials easier, we reiterate our plea to prohibit the use of cadmium, phthalates and other toxic chemical additives in plastics and for the authorities to require the use of recyclable, non-toxic campaign materials in future elections,” she said.

Miss Philippines Earth 2021 Naelah Alshorbaji also urged the recycling of the campaign materials – paper or plastic, or tarpaulins – and not to burn them.

“Happy or not with the outcome, it remains our responsibility to clean up after ourselves and to do due diligence - recycling and upcycling where possible. Give a second life to durable materials used and responsibly dispose of non-useable items as per your local waste management rules. Please not burn any items as this directly contributes to the emission of toxic chemicals, which are hazardous to health,” she said.

(Mindanao Examiner)

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Farmers benefit from ‘Yellow Corn’ project

Farmer Beneficiaries from the municipality of Baggao, together with officials from the municipal and Cagayan provincial governments, Department of Agriculture and partners, celebrate the success of the “Yellow Corn” project through a harvest festival in Cagayan province, organized by Cargill Philippines and Save the Children Philippines.

MANILA – Hundreds of farmer families in Cagayan province have benefitted from the “Yellow Corn” project, a 6-month inclusive business pilot project by Cargill Philippines and Save the Children Philippines.

The project was launched in October 2021 and it provided training on good agricultural practices, farming inputs, post-harvest support, and integration of farmers directly into the animal feed value chain.

Francis Samilin, a farmer beneficiary partner, shared that the training they received through the Yellow Corn project improved their knowledge and skills in corn farming.

“The quality of the produced corn is good.

The volume of our harvest increased and our income increased. If this continues, this will help us improve our status in life and the welfare of our children, especially the younger ones, for their education,” Samilin said.

Monico Castro, Chief of Field Operations Divi-

sion of Department of Agriculture in Region Field Unit 2, expressed gratitude to Cargill for helping the corn industry in the Cagayan Valley – dubbed as the Corn Capital of the Philippines – and transforming Philippine agriculture.

“We are very thankful to Cargill for this initiative, because given that resources are scarce, we need convergence. We need collaboration so we can implement programs in accordance with the One DA Framework: Consolidation, Modernization, Industrialization, and Professionalization,” he said.

The Yellow Corn Project is aligned to the One DA Framework and the National Corn Program.

This inclusive business project with small-holder corn farmers is the official contribution of Cargill to the Task Force Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG), a multi-sectoral movement led by the private sector established to help eradicate hunger and malnutrition in the Philippines

by 2030.

Cargill Philippines and Save the Children Philippines are active members of the PKG Workstream 1 – Availability and Accessibility. This project has been recognized both by the DA and PKG for its contributions in improving the productivity and lives of small-holder farmers.

Cargill Philippines hopes to replicate this program on a wider scale with more corn cooperatives in the Cagayan Valley region and even beyond.

“Empowering local farmers is key to building resilience in farming communities, as well as addressing food security challenges. Building upon the success of the Yellow Corn Project, Cargill hopes to find more value-creating opportunities for smallholder farmers as we nourish the world safely and sustainably,” said Sonny Catacutan, President of Cargill Philippines and Managing Director of Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health Philippines.

(Mindanao Examiner)

Organic Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee isn’t really pricey

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In Manila, a kilogram of Civet coffee sells for as high as P15,000 and over $500 dollars abroad.

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The new market player in the coffee business, although small, is now offering affordable organic Kopi Luwak – sourced and picked by farmers from the highlands of Mindanao, cleaned and dried and roasted to perfection to give coffee lovers that distinct aroma of Civet coffee berries – chocolaty and nutty and smooth bodied brewed drink.

Mindanao Civet Coffee, which started as a home reseller of coffee beans, now offers organic Kopi Luwak in 250 grams ground Civet coffee and 250 grams Civet coffee beans – all medium roasted to perfection.

Kopi Luwak is also available now in 3rd Cup Café at LM Metro Hotel in Zamboanga City, and resellers in Luzon, Cebu and other parts of Mindanao.

The Mindanao Civet Coffee is a favorite among travellers and tourists and coffee connoisseurs. And for those who wanted the perfect gift for all occasions, Kopi Luwak is the best choice.

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OPINION

HEALTH

Mag-hilamos At Maligo Araw-Araw

The Good Shepherd and The Sacrificial Lamb

by Fr. Roy Cimagala (Cebu) IF we are truly to be like Christ, we also have to be a good shepherd to the others as well as a sacrificial lamb for the others. Not only that. We also need to be both a shepherd and a sheep, one that takes care of others as well as one to be taken care of. Finally, we have to form ourselves as one sheepfold of Christ.

All these farm or pastoral images in the gospel remind us of these truths of our faith about ourselves in our relation with God and with everybody else. Let’s keep these precious truths vivid in our mind if only to conform our life—our thoughts, words and deeds, our desires and intentions, etc.—to them. Conformed to Christ, we have to be both sheep and shepherd, both to be guided and to guide, following the same process of receiving and giving that characterizes our whole earthly life.

As a good shepherd, Christ lays down his life for his sheep. He is willing to be the sacrificial lamb. He contrasts himself to the hireling. The latter “sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees.” As members of the Church founded

by Christ, we form one sheepfold whose door is Christ himself. We are a flock taken care of by Christ as the good shepherd, and we also take care of one another. Yes, we are also a shepherd to each other, being so in the name of Christ.

We have to understand that we ought to develop a keen sense of the pastoral. We both have to learn and to teach, to be led and to lead, to be offered like the sacrificial lamb and to be the offerer himself.

We have to understand that this sense of the pastoral involves all of us, and not just the priests and bishops. It’s for the clergy, the laity and the religious. We all take part in the continuing mission of Christ and of the Church, which is the salvation of man, though in different ways. As sheep and lamb, we have to try our best to learn everything about our faith and to live it to the full. Christ has given us everything already that we need to know. He has given us all the means we need to be who we ought to be—nothing less than to be “another Christ.”

To be very realistic in life, we have to be ready and eager to become a sacrificial lamb.

This is not bad news. This is Good News. To be a sacrificial lamb actually has a very wonderful significance. Our Christian faith tells us that given who and what we are, we have been taught right from the beginning of humanity, that we need to offer a sacrifice as a way of expressing and affirming the truth that we come from God and we also belong to him.

God, our Father and Creator, has been the one who teaches us about this duty. He has also equipped us in our nature so that we can comply with this duty that only shows the intimate relation we have with God. In short, God, who is love, has been teaching us, who are his image and likeness, how to love. This whole business of offering sacrifices is actually the language of love. It acts out the dynamics of love which is that of mutual self-giving between the lover and the beloved.

Each party becomes both lover and beloved in the ideal state of love.

OPINION

Heaven: The Answer to Life’s Deepest Longing

by Engr. Carlos V. Cornejo (Cebu) Heaven is the answer to life’s deepest longing. One of the proofs of the existence of God and heaven using logic or reason is “The Argument from Desire” authored by C.S. Lewis. The argument basically demonstrates that for every natural desire here in this world there is a corresponding satisfaction to it. There is no natural desire that is left hanging so to speak. With hunger there is food, with thirst there is water, with loneliness there is friendship, with hunger for truth there is knowledge. But there exists in us a desire which nothing in time, nothing on earth, no creature can satisfy. Therefore, there must exist something beyond time, earth and creatures, which can satisfy this desire. That something is what we call “God” or “life with God forever” or “heaven”.

Obviously, we don’t know what heaven will be like, any more than an unborn baby knows what the world is like outside the womb. Earth is like a gigantic mother’s womb. Thus, when we die, we are born into the next world. St. Paul’s description of heaven when he was given a vision by God was: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived, the things God has prepared for those who love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9) We can only imagine something in our mind if we have seen it or we have previous knowledge of it beforehand. If we know what a horse and bird is, we can imagine combining the two animals and come up with a winged horse named Pegasus. When St. Paul saw heaven, he could not compare it with something here on earth, so he made that literally indescribable description. It is unknown but precisely it is the essence of heaven: it is something exciting. The greatest joys in life are the pleasant surprises.

In one retreat I attended, the priest asked, “What is heaven like?” He then answered his own question, “Think of the things you love most here on earth. Do you like playing basketball? Heaven

is playing basketball forever. Do you like eating ice cream? Heaven is eating ice cream forever with all of your favorite flavors.” Make a list of all the things you really love and heaven is everything in that list and even much more in a new, surprising, and perfected form. But heaven is more than these things, because things do not make us deeply happy, or the happiness they offer is limited. And what makes us deeply happy? Truth and love. The most important thing about heaven is not “what” will be in heaven but “who”; not things but the people.

Even here on earth, relationships make us happier than things. The two things that will never make us bored is knowing and loving. Heaven is knowing and loving all the saints and angels there and most importantly knowing and loving an infinite God. Those who search for the truth and do the most acts of love here on earth are the ones destined for heaven. We call them saints. All those who are in heaven are saints and that is why we are all invited to become saints because we are all invited to enter heaven our true home. No one enters heaven unless he or she is a holy person or a saint. “I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.” (Leviticus 11:44) Heaven is the ultimate reason why God created us, so as to be with Him forever in that place.

Thus, we were designed to be unable to find perfect, total happiness in this world, even if we possess the whole world. “For what purpose does it profit to gain the whole world and lose his soul?”

(Mk 8:36) Each single human heart is bigger than the whole world. We long for the infinite: infinite truth, infinite goodness (love), and infinite beauty, and we are not totally satisfied with anything less. And only God is infinite truth, infinite goodness and infinite beauty. As Dr. Peter Kreeft would say, “What makes heaven heavenly is not heaven, but God.”

Ni Dr. Willie Ong

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AY MGA Pilipino ang ayaw maghilamos o maligo.

May maling paniniwala sila na mapapasma daw sila kapag naghilamos o maligo.

Ayon sa survey, 50% ng Pilipino ay hindi naghuhugas ng kamay pagkatapos gumamit ng banyo (umihi o dumumi).

Sana po ay maituwid na natin ang mga maling paniniwala. Heto ang dapat niyong gawin.

1. Maligo araw araw.

(Iwas sipon, trangkaso, galis at pigsa.)

2. Maghilamos sa umaga at sa gabi. (Para gumanda ang balat at iwas pimples at kuliti.)

3. Mag-sipilyo 2 o 3 beses bawat araw. (Iwas sa sirang ngipin.)

4. Maghugas ng kamay pagkagamit ng banyo, umihi o dumumi. (Iwas sa sore eyes, tuberculosis at pulmonya.)

Wala pong excuse na pasmado, pagod, puyat, bagong gising, bagong tulog, may regla, nag-computer, nag-cellphone, nanahi at iba pa. Kahit pa sinabi ni Lola o Nanay.

Puwedeng magpahinga ng 15 minutos kung pagod. Pero dapat pa rin maligo at maghilamos araw-araw.

Maging malinis sa katawan. Ang sabon at tubig ang iyong proteksyon laban sa sakit.

Maghilamos sa Umaga Para Gumanda: Kailangan maghilamos ng mukha sa umaga at bago matulog sa gabi para malinis ang mukha. Hindi po tunay ang kasabihan na masama maghilamos. Maraming naiipon na dumi, muta at bacteria sa mukha. Napaka-oily din ng

mukha sa umaga.

Kapag hindi tayo maghihilamos, puwede magkaroon ng pimples, kuliti (impeksyon sa mata), at pamumula ng mata.

Ang pag-dami ng Muta ay isang senyales na maraming mikrobyo na ang iyong mata.

Ang payo ko: Maghilamos ng mukha sa umaga at sa gabi. Puwede po maghilamos kahit puyat, walang tulog, bagong gising o galing sa pagbabasa sa computer o cellphone. Puwedeng magpahinga ng 15 minutos muna. Pero huwag papasok sa trabaho o matutulog sa gabi nang hindi naghihilamos ng mukha.

Walang koneksyon ang paghilamos ng mata sa paningin. Sa katunayan, mas lilinaw ang iyong paningin kapag natanggal ang muta at dumi sa mata. Take care po.

RECIPE

Chicken Asado INGREDIENTS : • 3 pounds chicken, cut into serving parts • 1/2 cup calamansi juice • 1/4 cup soy sauce • 1 onion, peeled and sliced thinly • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced • 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns, cracked • 1/4 cup canola oil • 2 large potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thickness • 1 cup tomato sauce • 1 cup water • 1 bay leaf • 2 tablespoons liver spread • salt to taste

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INSTRUCTIONS : 1. In a bowl, combine chicken, calamansi juice, soy sauce, onions, garlic, and pepper. Massage marinade on meat and marinate for about 20 to 30 minutes.

2. Drain chicken, squeezing meat and aromatics to extract liquid. Reserve marinade.

3. In a skillet or wide pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add potatoes and cook until lightly browned and cooked through. With a slotted spoon, remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Keep warm.

4. Remove excess oil from pan except for about 2 tablespoons. Add chicken, onions, and garlic. Cook, stirring

occasionally until chicken is lightly browned and onions and garlic are softened.

Add reserved marinade and bring to a boil for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add tomato sauce, water, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.

Lower heat, cover, and cook for about 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and sauce is reduced. Skim the sauce of rendered fat as needed.

Add liver sauce and stir to distribute.

Continue to cook for another 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened.

Season with salt to taste. Transfer onto a serving platter and garnish with potatoes. Serve hot.

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Rama wins in Cebu, calls for unity

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EBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama has offered a hand of reconciliation to his political rivals and urged them to set aside partisan politics and move on as a united city under his participative governance.

“We have a challenging and keep public service alive.

Of the 16 candidates for and yet inspiring campaign and “We will continue with our councilor, eight are from each we have always kept saying that convergence of bottom-up, par- of the two districts and 12 are victory is sweet. Naglunop ang ticipative, and inclusive gover- from his party while the rest are akong pagpasaylo. Nagbaha ang nance. I need everybody’s help, from the Bando Osmeña Pundok akong pagkalimot. Gani ang kasi- from the 27 departments and the Kauswagan-Laban ng Demokralo kinsa man ang akong pangita- 80 barangays and all stakehold- tikong Pilipino. on, kinsay sad-an, di na mao ang ers, and inter-faith dialogue led The incumbent Vice Mayor akong pagkatawo,” said Rama by Archbishop Jose Palma. Let’s Donaldo Hontiveros also topped who won the mayoral election. continue the unity under the ad- other candidates for councilor with Rama garnered 239,656 vocacy of people-private-driven 191,938 votes. The south district votes and won by 36,000 votes governance,” Rama said. councilor succeeded Rama as preagainst former councilor MarRama also thanked Cebua- siding officer of the City Council in got Osmeña. nos for “their steadfast, unre- November last year after the death He vowed to lead the city lenting, and passionate efforts to of Mayor Edgardo Labella. without consideration of one’s achieve what we have gained,” During his speech, Rama ofpolitical color, saying it is time to underscoring the “awe-inspiring fered a minute of silence to thank leave partisan politics and forget substantial majority” of council- Labella whom he considered his the divisiveness of the May 9 elec- ors from his political party, the partner in public service. Labella’s tions to allow the city to move on Barug PDP-Laban. son, Jaypee, won as councilor in

Cebu power firm, labor union sign CBA CEBU CITY – The Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Cebu’s biggest power distributor, has signed a five-year collective bargaining agreement with its employees’ union marking a milestone for the labor sector here.

Engr. Mark Anthony Kindica, head of the management panel, said negotiations for the 2022-2026 CBA were by far the most peaceful and harmonious the firm has experienced. “This was a milestone for Visayan Electric but we still have so much to do in terms of strengthening the relationship with VECEU (Visayan Electric

Co. Employees Union). This is just the beginning and we are off to a good start,” he said.

For his part, VECEU president Arnel Zapanta expressed gratitude to the utility management team for considering the union’s concerns. “For the first time in 15 years, CBA negotiations were made easy. This is also the first time that we signed two CBAs in less than a month.

We hope that this harmonious relationship will continue. Management and labor should be a tandem,” Zapanta said.

The VECEU was supposed to sign a CBA with the Veco management in 2017 after a previous

Photo released by the Visayan Electric Company shows the Officers of the Visayan Electric Company Employees Union led by its president Arnel Zapanta and the management panel headed by Engr. Mark Anthony Kindica sign a five-year collective bargaining agreement.

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CBA expired, however, the negotiations failed after the labor union and VECO management did not reach an agreement on a number of issues, including the amount of the annual acrossthe-board salary increase for rank and file employees.

VECO President and COO Engr. Raul Lucero thanked the union and the management panel for finally resolving the CBA concerns. “We are looking forward to years of industrial peace with the signing of the CBA. Hopefully, this is the start of a true and trusting relationship between the management and the employees union,” Lucero said.

All VECO rank and file employees will be receiving a signing bonus equivalent to their one-month salary, while confidential employees and supervisors will receive a loyalty bonus equivalent to their one-month salary.

VECO, the second-largest electric utility in the country, is owned and managed by Aboitiz Power Corp. and Vivant Corp.

It serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay, Naga, and four municipalities of the greater part of Metro Cebu -- Liloan, Consolacion, Minglanilla, and San Fernando. (Carlo Lorenciana)

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the north district.

Rama said the presidency under Bongbong Marcos Jr. and the vice presidency with Sara Duterte, will give the country a

“unifying and healing effect.”

He underscored the number of votes Marcos garnered in Cebu City against Vice President Leni Robredo as a “substantial ad-

vantage” for the city in terms of assistance and support from the national government under the new administration.

(John Rey Saavedra)

Hope, Unity Propel BBM-Sara to Victory: Garcia CEBU CITY – Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the hope of the Filipinos for unity and continuity in the gains of the current administration has resonated throughout the country and became the basis of the overwhelming support for the tandem of Bongbong Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao Mayor Sara Duterte.

Garcia, who won her re-election bid, said that the “too much polarization, bickering, and fighting” have achieved nothing for the country, stressing that the Marcos-Duterte administration will bring the country to greater heights.

“That is why so many Filipinos, you call them by whatever name, this message resonates because the Filipinos are just asking for hope, are just asking for someone who understands that enough for fighting, enough of deciding on the basis of political color who get the help who would not, that’s enough. Let’s all work together,” Garcia said, adding “the people have realized that it’s only the UniTeam that we can hope that everyone can achieve that dream of lining up amongst those leading nations in Asia.”

Garcia said the country has been lagging behind other nations in Southeast Asia due to many partisan conflicts and the practice of politicians changing policies once

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every six years.

“We are confused people because every six years we have different policies. I would hope that the BBMSara team and I am glad that Filipinos resoundingly chose them, I believe one of the major factors is BBM has always consistently stated that he would continue the programs of President (Rodrigo) Duterte and that’s what we need. We need to build upon the gains of this administration. (Whether) we like it or not, this administration has made major strides in the drug war, everyone has a say about that, that if President Duterte had not become president, we would become another narco-state,” she said.

Garcia also cited the successful government reforms in the rail transit transport system in Manila, as well as the “Build, Build, Build” program that brought the country into the golden age of infrastructure. “The achievement of the present administration is very clear. (In these) palpable gains of this administration (that) will be built upon the incoming administration.

That can only be done through continuity,” she said.

The governor is a staunch supporter of Marcos and Duterte and even vowed to deliver the winning votes as she rallied Cebuanos behind the tandem. “For me, it’s the fulfill-

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Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia ment of a promise. No, there was never a bargain set out. It was all about deciding on which candidate embraced the same values that One Cebu (party) embraced, and that’s the value of the UniTeam,” Garcia said.

Garcia’s daughter, Liloan Mayor Christina Frasco, who is also Duterte’s spokesperson, said the vice president-elect is very thankful for the support of her mother and the Cebuanos. “I believed that she (Duterte) was confident that Governor Gwen and One Cebu would be able to (fulfill) its commitment to deliver and full support to the UniTeam’s president, Bongbong Marcos, and vice president, Sara Duterte,” she said. (John Rey Saavedra)

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