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A HABLA el portavoz del Presidente Rodrigo Duterte que nohay mas ya este plano para extende con el martial law na Mindanao despues del tres años. El martial law ya Segun con Sec. Saldeclara si Duterte despues vador, el decision de del ataque del Maute Duterte que no mas exGroup, Abu Sayyaf Group tende con el martial es y otro pa maga rebelde base con el recomenna Marawi City del Mayo dación del Defense Sec. 2017. Continue on page 3

Duterte, Nur to talk peace anew Zamboanga bags more gov’t awards THE LOCAL government of Zamboanga City has bagged 3 prestigious government awards for its outstanding performances in labor, disaster preparedness, and revenue collection. The Bureau of Local Government Finance under the Department of Finance has recognized the efforts of Mayor Beng Climaco and City Continue on page 2

Nur Misuari (Mindanao Examiner photo)

FORMER REBEL chieftain Nur Misuari is set to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss the resumption of peace talks with the former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front in Davao City.

Misuari has previously met with Duterte, his long-time friend and political ally, in Malacañang Palace in Manila where they discussed the creation of a coordinating committee between Continue on page 5

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Zamboanga City under the leadership of hardworking Mayor Beng Climaco continues to reap government awards for its outstanding performances in revenue collections, labor support and disaster preparedness. (Kathy Wee Sit) Continued from page 1 Treasurer Romelita Candido for generating the highest absolute amount from Real Property Tax, Business Tax, Fees and Charges and Receipts from Economic Enterprise. It said the Zamboanga City government’s collection of taxes contributed to about 30.45% of the total local revenue of Region 9 (Western Mindanao) in 2018. The local government was also recognized for its outstanding performance ratings in the collection of Business Tax at 104.20% and the col-

lection of various fees and charges at 112.67% for the 1st Class City Category in the region. In disaster preparedness, Zamboanga City was conferred the Top 1 Performing City award for the 2019 Regional Disaster Preparedness Index by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Climaco together with Elmeir Apolinario, of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, received awards recently. The Zamboanga City Public Employment Service Office (PESO) was likewise recognized as the

“Most Outstanding PESO,” “Most Outstanding Job Implementer”and“Most Outstanding SPES Implementer” by the Department of Labor and Employment. SPES is the abbreviation for Special Program for the Employment of Students. Climaco said the city government’s commitment to helping young people gain job experience with the SPES, noting that for last year’s second SPES batch, the local government shouldered 100% of the SPES salaries. (Jasmine Mohammadsali)

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Continued from page 1 Delfin Lorenza y otro pa maga oficiales del policía y militar, y otro pa.

“The Office of the President wishes to announce that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not extend martial law

in Mindanao upon its expiration on December 31, 2019. The Commander-in-Chief made the decision following the

City Hall to crack down of illegal parking fee collections CITY HALL vowed to crack down on the illegal collection of parking fees after the local government strictly implemented President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to clear all public roads of obstructions. And with Duterte’s order, the City Treasurer’s Office has revoked and stopped the services of socalled parking aides who were collecting payments to vehicles parked on public roads in downtown Zamboanga. City Treasurer Romelita Candido said the local government has not authorized anybody to

collect parking fees from any designated parking areas, except at Paseo del Mar, Plaza del Pilar, Jardin Park in Pasonanca, the Integrated Bus Terminal in Divisoria, and at the main public market. She said there were reports that unscrupulous people are still collecting parking fees in downtown area. “Never did we allow or sanction anybody to collect parking fees. The city government or the City Treasurer’s Office for that matter has not sanctioned the collection of any parking fees, therefore it is illegal,” Candido said.

“The services of parking aides have not been renewed by the city government since September this year as per advice of the City Legal Office, pursuant to President Duterte’s order to clear all roads of any obstructions, the one-side-street parking included,” she added. Because of this, Assistant City Administrator Cesar Raz has vowed to crack down on the illegal collection of parking fees and said he will coordinate with the police to stop this malpractice by unauthorized parking aides. (Zamboanga Post)

assessment of his security and defense advisers of the weakening of the terrorist and extremist rebellion, a result of the capture or neutralization of their leaders, as well as the decrease in the crime index, among the factors considered.” “Contrary to the sup-

positions of the vocal minority on the proclamation of martial law in Mindanao, this decision of the President shows how he responds to the situation on the ground. The Palace is confident on the capability of our security forces in maintaining the peace and se-

curity of Mindanao without extending Martial Law. The people of Mindanao are assured that any incipient major threat in the region would be nipped in the bud,” segun na declaración de Panelo. El martial law termina na 31 de diciembre. (Zamboanga Post)

A passenger jeep belches out a black smoke in Zamboanga. (Zamboanga Post)

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Duterte, Nur to talk peace anew Continued from page 1 the MNLF and the national government. Duterte previously told the former Libyan firebrand that he ordered Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez to immediately form a coordinating committee between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the MNLF, and to convene and set the agenda for discussions. Misuari has also asked Duterte to include the influential Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the peace talks after the influential body played a vital role in the peace process between the Philippine government and MNLF. The coordinating committee will serve as a venue to seek for the cooperation of the MNLF to achieve immediate peace in Sulu province by, among others, helping in combatting the Abu Sayyaf militants and to convincing MNLF relatives to return to the folds of the law. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte will walk the extra mile to bring harmony to the country and the nation. “In resolving the

Muslim rebellion in Mindanao, every undertaking that may lead to a lasting peace and prosperity to that region must be tried and tested until its fruition. We can do no less as a people,” he said. Misuari signed a peace deal with Manila in September 1996 ending decades of bloody war. After the peace agreement was signed, Misuari became the governor of the Muslim autonomous region. But despite the peace accord, there was a widespread disillusionment with the weak autonomy they were granted. Under the peace accord, Manila would have to provide a mini-Marshal Plan to spur economic development in Muslim areas in Mindanao, and livelihood and housing assistance to tens of thousands of former rebels to uplift their poor living standards. In 2001, Misuari’s loyal forces and former rebels, who joined the military and police following the signing of the peace deal, attacked a key army base in Sulu’s Jolo town and civilian targets in Zamboanga in an effort to stop the government from calling an election in the Mus-

lim autonomous region where Misuari wanted to be a perpetual governor. He then escaped by boat to Malaysia where he had been arrested and deported to the Philippines and was eventually pardoned and released by then President Gloria Arroyo in exchange for MNLF support to her election bid, as well as her allies in the Senate and Congress in 2004. And in September 2013, MNLF members attacked Zamboanga City for the second time, sparking fierce clashes that lasted for weeks, and left hundreds of people dead and wounded, and displaced over 300,000 civilians. Many of the raiders were killed, but the others managed to escape following the failed rebellion. Misuari, who is accused of rebellion by authorities for the deadly attacks, is being protected from arrest by Duterte, who interceded to the police and military on behalf of the former rebel chieftain so he would be free to move around without any fear of being arrested. Misuari is also facing graft charges at the Sandigan Bayan over

the alleged anomalous purchase of education materials when he was governor of the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He denied all criminal and graft accusations against him. Despite all these charges against Misuari, the OIC continues to support him. And in 2017, the OIC Secretary General, Dr. Youssef Al Othaimeen, in support of the peace process, even convened the 4th Session of the Bangsamoro Coordination Forum in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on the margins of the 44th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers. The OIC said it continues to deal with the MNLF through the Jeddah formula. The meeting discussed the prospects of the peace process under the Duterte administration and is part of the efforts of the OIC to close ranks between the MNLF and MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front which also signed a peace accord with Manila in 2014) and to help in the process of merging the two peace tracks and to consolidate realization of the inalienable rights of the Muslim

minority in southern Philippines for a peaceful, just and durable settlement of their problem. The OIC Council of Foreign Ministers also re-

affirmed the importance of unity within the MNLF and the Jeddah formula. (Zamboanga Post. With additional reporting from the Mindanao Examiner.)

Bumabaha ng bawang ngayon sa Zamboanga City. Makikita sa larawang ito ang isang truck ng bawang na ibinabagsak sa public market. Hindi mabatid kung ito ba ang galing China. (Zamboanga Post)

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Malaysian consulate in Zamboanga proposed

ORMER SABAH Chief Minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee is urging Kuala Lumpur to put up a consulate in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga to further boost trade between Malaysia and the Philippines, reports said. It was also proposed Malaysian newspaper Progressive Party, as saying: in the past, but had never Daily Express quoted Lee, “Setting up a Malaysian conpushed through. also president of the Sabah sulate in Zamboanga City is

an old idea but raising the issue now is timely due to the existing favorable economic and business atmosphere.” Lee, according to the report, noted the Philippines

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Bajaus finally get birth certificates THE LOCAL government spearheaded the birth registration of over 200 Sama Bajaus in a pilot project supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Due to their itinerant way of life and because of generations of non-registration of their births, Sama Bajaus face documentation issues, which in turn lead to their being at risk of statelessness. There are believed to be 10,000 Sama Bajaus living in Zamboanga alone and most of them do not have birth certificates.

UNHCR and UNICEF have provided technical assistance to the project under the so-called “Joint Strategy for Addressing Childhood Statelessness,” and said the pilot registration initiative also supports the “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) and is a significant advance towards leaving no one behind. SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The SDGs, set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly, is intended to be achieved by the year 2030. The goals are the following - No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being,

Mayor Beng Climaco during last week’s birth registration of over 200 Sama Bajaus in Zamboanga. (Kathy Wee Sit)

Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water and Sanitation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Reducing Inequality, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production; Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life On Land, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions; and Partnerships for the Goals. “The Philippines, (being) a signatory to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, has identified the Sama Bajaus as a population at risk of statelessness. After a series of consultations with Sama Bajau communities, UNHCR, as a leading UN agency toward ending statelessness by 2024, arrived at a recommendation to conduct a birth registration to address their documentation issues,” said Shinji Kubo, UNHCR Representative to the Philippines. The pilot activity aims to provide birth certificates to a total of 412 Sama Bajaus by yearend. The project also aims to reach more communities in need of birth registration documents in 2020. Mayor Beng Climaco thanked the UNHCR and UNICEF for their continuous support to Zamboanga through various interventions. (Zamboanga Post)

Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III reading the Mindanao Examiner regional newspaper. Kiram led a quixotic military effort to regain part of the island of Borneo, at the age of 75 due to multiple organ failure. He made a dying request to be buried at the capital of the Sultanate in Maimbung, Sulu. (Photo by Mark Navales) City,” he said, adding, he is convinced President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “Mindanao First” policy would be helpful for Zamboanga City and nearby areas. It was not immediately known if Duterte would approve the putting up of a consulate in Zamboanga. Sabah is being claimed by the Sultanate of Sulu and Duterte previously said that he will assert the claim of the Sultanate of Sulu over Sabah. But Malaysia vowed to defend the sovereignty of Sabah following Duterte’s remarks the oil-rich state, now home to about half a million Filipinos, belongs to the Sultanate of Sulu. The Malaysia Digest also

reported that Duterte was quoted by the Philippine media that he would never abandon the Sulu Sultanate’s quest to stake its claim on Sabah. “We are allowing proprietary heirs to talk (with Malaysia). Since it is part of our claim, it will be there as our land,” Duterte was quoted as saying. “What has been the policy will always be the policy of the government especially those for the interest of the country. We have to stake our claim.” Malaysia has vowed to defend every inch of Sabah’s sovereignty, saying that no one could stake a claim on Sabah that had gained its independence through Malaysia with the agreement of the

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United Nations in 1963. Sabah or North Borneo originally belonged to the Sultan of Brunei, who gave it to Sultan of Sulu Salahud-Din Karamat Bakhtiar in 1658 as a reward for helping quell a rebellion. In 1878, Sulu Sultan Jamalul Alam Kiram leased North Borneo to the Hong Kong-based British North Borneo Company of Baron Gustavos von Overbeck and Alfred Dent for “5,000 Malaysian dollars” a year. Even after North Borneo became part of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur still pays an annual rent of at least 5,000 ringgit to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu. (Zamboanga Post)