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SAN Francisco, Agusan del Sur––Some 50 lumad families in the remote sub village of Talacogon town fled their homes for fear of being caught in crossfire when Army soldiers occupied their homes and set up temporary camp. Reports said a platoon of Army soldiers belonging to 26th Infantry Battalion have been living inside the lumad community since July 11 to conduct Community Organizing for Peace and Development (COPD). But their presence stirred fear among Manobo villagers saying their lives could be imperiled if ever the New Peoples Army rebels will pass by and may cause armed hostilities. The displaced residents numbering about
Tigwahonon evacuees at the Bukidnon provincial capitol. Photo courtesy of Healing the Hurt project
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Martial Law fears allayed By Jelly F. Musico of PNA
THE Malacañang on Wednesday allayed fears that President Rodrigo R. Duterte would declare martial law amid the intensified campaign against illegal drugs. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said President Duterte was merely asking a rhetorical question when he hit back at Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for interfering in his campaign against the drug menace. “Ikaw [Sereno] ang kingpin sa judiciary. Ako, presidente. Ako may trabaho, ikaw wala. Walang mga judges na nagpa-patrol ng daan. Walang mga sheriff ninyo na naghuhuli. ‘Yan ang mabigat na problema ko, na-inherit ko sa dumaan (na administrasyon), pati ‘yung gobyerno na naglagay sa ‘yo diyan... If this continues, pigilan mo ako eh ‘di sige. ‘Pag nagwala na... or would you rather
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FARMING communities in three towns in Compostela Valley have been bombed and blockaded in the course of a military operation in over a week, the human rights group Karapatan said yesterday. In a press statement, the group said around 550 families from communities in Monkayo, Maragusan and New Bataan have been subjected to hamletting, food blockade and other harassments perpetrated by the Philippine Army under the 10th Infantry Division of the Eastern Mindanao Command. “Aerial bombings were launched on August 5 by a composite of the 69th and 71st Battalions in Barangay Parasanon in Margusan. “Residents said the military bombed their area six times,” said Karapatan Southern Mindanao Information Officer Jay Apiag. Some 300 families from that barangay were momentarily displaced, said Karapatan. The group alleged that military hamletting and blockades are also affecting 200 families in Sitio Pongpong DISPLACED LUMADS. Manobo children try to continue with their daily chores as in Barangay Andap, New Bataan, 35 families in Km 56 students at the evacuation site in Tandag City. Some 3,000 Manobo lumads displaced in Rizal, Monkayo and 36 in Barangay Upper Ulip in Monkayo. after the massacre allegedly by militiamen are expected to return to their village. Mindanews file photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno
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Reds frown at Digong’s ultimatum, call for more offensives By Ronalyn V. Olea of Bulatlat.com
THE Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat of postponing the peace talks over the New People’s Army (NPA) use of command-detonated landmines “smacks of a poorlycrafted deflectionary tactic, with the aim of blaming the revolutionary forces for the repeated postponement of peace talks.” On August 7, following an ambush by NPA guerrillas against soldiers of the 25th Infantry Battalion in sitio Inuburan, barangay Rizal, Monkayo, Compostela Valley, Duterte warned the NPA to stop using land mines or else, there would be no peace talks. The CPP noted that Duterte issued the ultimatum despite having yet to fulfill his own promise to release detained consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and political prisoners.
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“He (Duterte) is showing himself to be more and more cantankerous, inventing one reason after another to attack the CPP and NPA instead of finding ways to push forward peace negotiations,” the CPP said. The GRP-NDFP formal talks are slated this August 20 to August 27 in Oslo, Norway.
The CPP said that as Duterte hops from one military camp to another, he is “daily becoming more bellicose issuing threats of intensifying war.” The CPP urged Duterte to fulfill his promise to release all NDFP consultants in order to have them lend their expertise in scheduled negotiations.
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The CPP said all revolutionary forces are ready to work with Duterte to actively pursue talks to resolve the roots of the armed conflict through negotiations. It added however that the CPP is not one to back down from threats of war by Duterte. “Waging people’s war has always been the path to strengthen the revolution and accumulate victories,” the CPP said. The CPP said the NPA must expand the use of command-detonated explosives in launching tactical offensives against state forces. The CPP reiterated that command-detonated explosives are legitimate weapons of war and are allowed under the Geneva Conventions and the Ottawa Treaty on Landmines. “Perhaps, he has not been closely listening to explanations about landmine conventions and distinctions made about different types of landmines,” the CPP said. The CPP pointed out that the aim of the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel landmines is to protect
civilians from accidental explosions. It added that the explosives and landmines used by NPA are command-detonated or blasted manually, some with a battery-powered electronic trigger held by a Red fighter. The CPP said there is no incident where a commanddetonated landmine laid by the NPA was accidentally exploded by a civilian. The CPP added that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has repeatedly threatened to file charges against the NPA for violating international conventions over the use of commanddetonated landmines but not one case has been filed. “We challenge them to do so,” the CPP said. The CPP said commanddetonated landmines are “a poor man’s weapon,” which are mass-produced
by people who have no recourse to the expensive rockets and howitzers of state-funded armies. So far, the CPP said the use of command-detonated landmines has been proven to be highly effective weapons at thwarting the frenzied military offensives of the AFP. “This is the reason why the AFP has been so adamant in its demand for the NPA to stop using CDX landmines to the point of mindlessly citing international prohibitions even without a comprehensive and clear understanding of those,” it said. At the moment, no ceasefire exists between government forces and NPA guerrillas. The CPP, however, earlier said it is willing to declare a unilateral, separate ceasefire on August 20. (http://bulatlat.com)
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I would insist to talk with the rebels with or without their leader (Jose Maria) Sison,” he said. However, peace negotiations will only proceed if rebels will completely stop using landmines. “If you will continue to use landmines, I will withdraw from the talks and there will be no ceasefire. I am prepared for another 45 years (of fighting). Do you want to fight for another 45 years?” he asked. “I am just saying if you will use landmine again, I will forego peace talks and forget about it.” “My job as a President is not to look for fight and to allow people die. My job is to seek peace with everybody so that we can move on to the next generation. The next generation after us has no more problems with insurgency. They can go anywhere through the country and develop the Republic for their children,” he said. Pres. Duterte noted the communist insurgents were quick to invoke the Geneva Conventions when it is to their favor. “When it is not, then you invoke on it. If you are caught, you file cases against soldiers.” A report culled from the Phillippine News Agency
Duterte reiterates peace talks with Reds
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte would love to see the Armed Forces of the Philippines and New People’s Army (NPA) talking about peace instead of fighting for as long as insurgents will stop using landmines. Talking to 500 soldiers at the covered court of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division in Camp Lukban, this city late Monday afternoon, Pres. Duterte said he really wanted to end the four decades of fighting between government troops and NPAs. “I want to show to them the good faith on the part of the government by going ahead with the ceasefire.
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Dela Rosa aims 100 pct success in fight v drugs Thursday, August 11, 2016
DAVAO City––Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald dela Rosa is aiming to deliver a 100-percent success in the fight against illegal drugs within the first three to six months, as promised by President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Dela Rosa told a press conference at the Camp Quintin Merecido in Panacan that he is confident they are well within the target, considering that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) estimated there have been 600,000 drug users and pushers who either surrendered or killed out of the 1.8 million drug personalities in the country. He said they are setting the target higher so that they will still manage to get a passing grade from Duterte if they will not be able to eliminate totally the drug menace. “We set out target very high, we aim high so that if we falter, we would still get a passing grade. We are aiming for 100 percent. We
need it done within 3 to 6 six months – either they surrender, get killed, or get arrested. We need to address it,” Dela Rosa said. He added that several barangay officials and concerned citizens have been coordinating with police authorities involved in the PNP’s anti-illegal drug programs, namely, Project Double Barrel and Oplan Tokhang (Toktok hangyo or knock and plead) that target both the drug lords and street-level drug personalities. Dela Rosa said that he met with over 90 out of 160 politicians and police officers last Monday who had been named by Duterte early Sunday. He added most of them surrendered for fear of life. “Baka patayin sila anytime, shoot on site. Hindi lahat nagde-deny, hindi lahat umaamin. Meron umaamin buo, pero nagsasabi na ‘magbabago na ako.’ We STUDENTS SAY NO TO ILLEGAL DRUGS. HUNDREDS of students of Misamis Oriental General Comprerespect their personal hensive High School (MOGCHS) in Cagayan de Oro City hold a march against illegal drugs in support to President See DRUGS, page A7
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The secret of receiving what we ask LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… your Father knows what you need before you ask him…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in Matthew 6:8, the Holy Bible). -oooTHE SECRET OF RECEIVING WHAT WE ASK: I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there are advertisements masquerading as posts in Facebook nowadays ostensibly offering ways to ask positively what we want and desire in life, and then receive them in just a matter of hours. Testimonies are then offered, allegedly coming from people who received what they asked for, to prove the authenticity of the entire thing! It would have been great, but there is just one kink: you are required to buy, in US dollars yet, a manual that would show how to ask positively. If you do not buy the manual, you do not get to learn the process of asking positively, and therefore you will not receive anything. Wow! Some people can really resort to a lot of gimmickry just to take our hard-earned dollars---and pesos to us Filipinos---away from us. The truth is that, if ever there is a secret to successfully receiving what
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we ask for, it is something that had been written before and is staring at us in our faces all along. -oooASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN: The secret I refer to is an advice that had been publicly---not in secret, of course---voiced out over and over to millions and millions of people around the world: ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you. We are told that everyone who asks receive, the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. But when we ask, we must believe and not doubt. The reason is that, the one who doubts is considered like the wave of a sea, blown
and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything. So then, to whom do we ask what we need or what we desire? Who is going to give us what we ask and seek, and who is going to open doors of opportunities for us? The One who created the heavens and the earth and every other thing in the whole universe, that’s who! Certainly, this Creator can give us anything we ask of Him through His sheer power, in much the same way that He created everything from nothing. This is the Creator who created and gave us life, who gave us this planet, who gave our parents who sired us, and who, obviously, loves us so much He caused us to exist! -oooTRY ASK I NG THE “FATHER” WHO GIVES WHAT IS ASKED OF HIM: We have been told that this Creator---who had been given many Names, including the Name “Father”---is far better than our own parents who, despite their mortal and sinful nature, give good gifts to us, their children. The question had been asked: Which of you, if
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THE war against the use of illegal drugs is taken to their graves hundreds of PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN people involved, whether Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao capitalists, pushers or plain users--a matter that could Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING take several years if taken Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor via the court of law. Mixed reactions surfaced in the AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant media as many approved of the killings while oth felix santillan EDSEL BANTOL ers showed their disagree Layout Artist Layout Artist ment. The score: for the moment is more than 800 ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI dead and scores are injured. NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE Definitely, the government CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 is winning while so many CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY widows and orphans are cryLegal Counsel --------------------------------------------------------------ing. The question involved bureau and mktg staff is whether the program of candy macabale - 09161326483 killing these people is the ED A. MAINIT - 09156590273 RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753-277/0926-2242-653 appropriate way of solving MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 criminality in the country. GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 No matter which side we North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0936-303-0410 look at it, the country is VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407
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now a killing field. 000 I cannot figure out what is happening with some c om mu n ist c ou nt r i e s . Lately North Korea fired a ballistic missiles towards the direction of Japan, a clear case of provocation. Is north Korea tired of ex-
isting in total peace with its neighbor or it just want publicity. It is a good thing that Japan is tolerant and had embraced peace. Had it returned the provocation, it could trigger a bigger war. 000 I do not consider a breakthrough in controlling the population explosion in the country with an average killing of ten to fifteen a day. I still think there are more babies born than victims of “dutertenization.” What is funny in this illegal act of annihilating criminals is there seems to be little or no reaction from society. It appears everybody is afraid they will be “dutertenized” themselves. 000
I was frustrated with how the leadership of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, Communist Party of the Philippines and the New Peoples’ Army has responded to the call of peace or ceasefire by the President of this Republic. Personally, the declaration of unilateral ceasefire should not happen specially that we are dealing with hypocrites and liars. But I believe it is what others needed to believe who these organizations really are. In the declaration of unilateral ceasefire, the
President is in good faith and belief that the leadership of the hypocrites is in one to the calling of peace. But then again, as liars as they are, expectedly, they cordially deviates to the declaration and moved for t he first fire. How frustrating. How infuriating. In the recent news reports I have read, countless lives are wasted. Ongoing inhumane and unjust activities of the NPAs have made people suffer and to top it all is the closure of an establishment, establishments
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where thousands of mouths have depend on. It was clear. It was well discussed and it was well described. One of the reasons why these NPAs exist is to help people alleviate their means of living. They exist to defend the less fortunate ones. They condemn corruption. They condemn furtherance of sufferings that the poor are already experiencing. However, how could those cited above be in consistent with what they are doing? How could the people the 1500 displaced workers of Surigao if the
THINK a minute. Does a thief steal because he’s a thief? Or, is he a thief because he steals? Studies show that over 80% of criminals who have been in prison and then freed after serving their time are back in prison for the same crime in less than one year! So back to our question: Does a thief steal because he’s a thief? Or, is he a thief because he steals? The answer: he steals because he’s a thief. We do what we do because of what we are inside. Jesus said that you and I can still be a murderer even if we don’t murder anyone. If we hate somebody and wouldn’t mind if someone else killed that person, then we also are a murderer in our heart. Jesus said that if we lust and desire to have sex with someone who’s not our wife or husband, then we’ve already committed adultery
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your son asks for a bread, will give him a stone? Or, if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you then, though you are evil, give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him. So, if we need or desire anything, we should ask the “Father”, in the following manner : “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Try this manner of asking now. Surely, the “Father” will respond favorably! -oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible study and prayer session online could now be heard, 24 HOURS a day, in the Philippines and the world at www. facebook.com/angtangingdaan or www.facebook. com/ANDKNK (and look for “Ang Tanging Daan” broadcasts). Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.
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ALAYBALAY City--A media organization has challenged Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to name the media groups that are supposedly funded by influential drug lords to derail the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs. In a statement Monday, the National Union of Journalists said Aguirre should provide evidence and file charges against these media groups if the evidence warrants it. “No, we are not saying
he is lying. We are saying that, by casting such a broad assertion against media without presenting any proof, Mr. Aguirre is not only committing a serious injustice, he is endangering all journal-
ists,” the statement said. NUJP noted that when pressed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer for details about his claim, all Aguirre could offer was: “No details yet of media campaign funded by drug money. Many more big politicians will be exposed.” The group said Aguirre’s claims were worse than saying that most of the over 170 journalists who have been murdered since 1986 deserved their fates because they were “corrupt.”
“In effect, what Mr. Aguirre has done is spread a deadly rumor that could place any and all journalists in the crosssights of those responsible for the orgy of drug-related extrajudicial killings that continue to f lood our streets with blood,” the statement said. It said the official got it wrong if he meant to f righten media shying away from its role of informing the p eople of what is happening to the country.
Kin of dead drug suspects told to produce death certificates CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Families of dead persons whose names found their way into the rogues list of President Rodrigo Duterte should produce death certificates to clear the names of their relatives, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said Monday. Andanar cited the case of Judge Roberto Navidad of Regional Trial Court 32 in Calbayog City, Samar who was named by Duterte last Sunday but already died eight years ago. Navidad was killed by assailants inside his car in Calbayog City on Jan. 15, 2008. Police have yet to arrest suspects eight years later. “His family has yet to produce a death certificate to clear his name. His name is still stuck on the list,” Andanar told reporters here. Navidad is not the only dead person whose name appeared in the list of politicians, judges and policemen tagged by President Duterte to be either drug lords or their protectors. The nephew of the late former mayor Benahar Tulawie of Talipao town in Sulu wrote a letter yesterday informing Duterte that his uncle died at St. Lukes Medical Center on April 14, 2014. Temogen “Cocoy” Tulawie, chair of Bawgbug Advocates for Peace and Human Rights said their family went to the Philippine National Police Sulu office to present the death certificate issued by Taguig City and other documents to clear the name of their uncle who was accused as a drug lord. Aside from Tulawie, the PNP Region 10 headquarters
said a policeman tagged by the President as one of the “narco cops” died three years ago. PNP Region 10 spokesperson Superintendent Surki Serenas said Senior Police Officer 3 Emilio Luzaria was killed in July 2013 by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency after he was arrested and brought to Cagayan de Oro. Andanar said the list given to President Duterte was “carefully vetted” by PDEA and the PNP. “It is very hard for anyone to get into the list but once your name is there,
it is also very hard to get out,” he said. The official said the PNP and PDEA have different methods of processing information and each of them are supposed to be thorough and “carefully vetted.” He said the burden of proof lies on the accused and their families to clear their names. “The government says they have proof against them. They have to present evidence that would clear them. That is due process,” he said. Duterte’s list has See produce, page A7
Working as an accountant By Irene Joy G. Dayo
AN accountant looks at the following in a company – cash and debt, maturity analysis, net debt reconciliation, non-GAAP reconciliation, underlying performance, clear communication, governance, land securities comprehensive review, board activities of a certain client and investor relations, risk profile and impacts, risk appetite, value chain, targets and aligment with strategy, integrated reporting (connectivity throughout the report), segments, market overview and detailed performance, granular segment reporting, sustainability beyond core operations, sustainability and strategy, link t strategies and business model, executive remuneration, comprehensive remuneration, remuneration at a glance, strategy priorities, market overview market analysis, tax and
flow of tax. An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources. In many jurisdictions, professional accounting bodies maintain standards of practice and evaluations for professionals. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations’ certification exams are certified to use titles such as CPA. Such professionals are granted certain responsibilities by statute such as the ability to certify an organization’s financial statements and may be held liable for professional misconduct. Most accountants are employed in commerce, industry and in government.
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“The independent Philippine media have been through worse and refuse to be silenced,” it said. “We therefore dare him to prove himself better than a dangerous neighborhood gossip, a disgrace to his office, to the government he serves, and to the people. “For our part, we will consult legal experts to explore what recourse we may have against a government official who can so recklessly endanger us,” it added. (MindaNews)
Andanar on the fear of Martial Law “THE President merely asked a rhetorical question and said it under the context that his anti-drug campaign cannot wait for the slow wheels of justice – PH style,” said Philippine Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar, adding “We have an Action Man for a President who believes justice delayed is justice denied. He is the type, who at the onset of his presidency, simply wants to hit the ground running and rid society of drugs, crime, and corruption with urgency. “The President has made use of executive powers at his disposal, knowing fully well the limits of these powers, and without undermining the constitutional separation of powers nor infringing upon the rights of citizens,” Andanar said in a statement posted on the government-run wire agency, the Philippine News Agency. Andanar said he (Duterte) is working very hard to deal with the drug menace head-on, by removing fear from among the civilians and bringing it back to the hearts of drug protectors, criminals and corrupt officials. philippine news agency
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My husband not involve in drug trade, says widow TACURONG City––Offended and pained. This was how Agnes Pantorilla, wife of the late PO1 Phillip Pantorilla of the Tacurong City police office, described the inclusion of her husband in President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of drug lords and drug protectors. Her husband died more than two years ago. “It is not true my husband was an illegal drug protector. He is already dead and yet his name was dragged into this,” said Pantorilla. PO1 Pantorilla, one of the 159 persons named by Duterte as drug protectors or drug lords, died January 2014 due to kidney ailments. His widow lamented that with so many people into illegal drugs, why did the President included the late policeman in the list. “I am sure he was not into illegal drug when he was still alive, sadly his name was included into this controversy,” Mrs. Pantorilla said. “But I don’t blame President Duterte, he was just provided with wrong information,” she added. “If Philip was a drug protector, we may be living lavishly now,” she said. “Look, we are still poor.” Mrs. Pantorilla said she only managed to get hold of a huge amount of money when her husband secured a loan from a government bank when he was still in active service. Pantorilla was among those 159 persons named pu b l i c l y by Pre s i d e nt Duterte, including policemen, local officials and members of the judiciary, in the illegal drug trade. Twenty-nine of the 98 police officers named by the President are still in active service. (Ferdinandh Cabrera / MindaNews)
BUTUAN City––The Commission On Population (POPCOM) regional office here announced that it will soon establish an information and service delivery network for Adolescent
Health And Development in Surigao City, this month. In a press statement on Tuesday, the agency said the center will be established “in response to the various issues confronted by the
teenagers that have negative implications on their growth and development.” POPCOM said that in Caraga region, Surigao City is chosen as the pilot area of the initiative considering
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that 600,000 drug addicts have already surrendered to the authorities. “The President has made use of executive powers at his disposal, knowing fully well the limits of these powers, and without undermining the constitutional separate of powers nor infringing upon the rights of citizens,” he said. Andanar also defended the inclusion of the seven judges in the drug list that President Duterte announced early Sunday morning. “When the President referred the named judges on his consolidated list to the Supreme Court, he was acknowledging the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over the judges. He recognizes the separation of powers, and even asked the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court not to create a constitutional crisis,” he said. “By calling out the names of the judges on the list, he is giving them every chance and opportunity to be prepared to defend themselves, clear their names if they are innocent, and alert the
community of their involvement in drugs if they are guilty,” he added. Andanar said not every Filipino would agree with the way President Duterte addresses the drug problem “but the President is putting his life, his honor, and the presidency at stake.” “His love for the people is greater than his fear for his own life, or the fear of embarrassment, failure, or mistake,” he added. Andanar explained that as a former prosecutor, the President believes in the rule of law and advocates judicial independence. “As President, he has the sworn duty to uphold and defend the Constitution. The words and action of the President all point to these,” he said. Andanar pointed out that the President’s primary concern is to deliver effectively what he has promised to the country’s more than 100 million people during his election campaign. President Duterte has vowed to fight illegal drugs, criminality and corruption, saying his “would be a clean government.” (PNA)
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that I will declare martial law?” Duterte said in his speech in Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday night. (“You [Sereno] are the kingpin of the judiciary, I am the president. I have a mission. Judges do not patrol the streets. You do not have sheriffs who get caught. That is the big problem that I inherited from the past administration, including the government that put you in place. If you continue to hold me back... or would you rather I declare martial law?” Duterte said in his speech in Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday night.) “The President merely asked a rhetorical question and said it under the context that his anti-drug campaign cannot wait for the slow wheels of justice – Philippine style,” Andanar explained in his press statement on Wednesday. President Duterte, he said, is an “action man”, who believes that justice delayed is justice denied. “He is the type, who at the onset of his presidency, simply wants to hit the ground running and rid society of drugs, crime, and corruption with urgency,” he said. The PCO chief added that President Duterte is working very hard to meet the drug menace “head-on” by removing fear among the people amid reports
Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with section e5 of R.A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that TERESITA DUMAGAN BACO has filed with this office a petition for change of (complete name First name CFN-2150-2016 from “TRESITA” to “TERESITA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of TRESITA DUMAGAN who was born FEBRUARY 16, 1953 at DAVAO CITY and whose parent are PASTOR DUMAGAN and MARCELINA MASIN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than August 22, 2016. Issued on 9th day of August, 2016 at Davao City. (Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 11 & 18, 2016
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Republic of the Philipines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12TH Judicial Region Branch 11 Malabang, Lanao del Sur IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF THE BIRTH SPL. PROC. CASE NO. 2016-0068 OF RASAD GAMPONG BALINDONG IN HIS CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH -forFROM AUGUST 16, 1954 TO AUGUST 16, 1953, “CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS ENTRY” RASAD GAMPONG BALINDONG, Petitioner, -versusTHE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MALABANG, LANAO DEL SUR, Respondent. x------------------------------------------/ ORDER Petitioner Rasad G. balindong filed the instant petition praying that his date of birth in his Certificate of Live Birth be corrected from August 16, 1954 to August 16, 1953 and finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, it is set for hearing on September 19, 2016 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at Hall of Justice, Malabang, Lanao del Sur and anybody interested in the petition should appear and show cause, if any, why it should not be granted. Petitioner must publish this order in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur once a week for three consecutive weeks. He is directed to post copies hereof in three conspicuous public places. Furnish copies hereof unto the petitioner, the respondent and the Office of the Solicitor General. Petition should also furnish copy of his petition with Annexes with the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). SO ORDERED. Malabang , Lanao del Sur, August 1, 2016 (SGD) LACSAMAN M. BUSRAN Presiding Judge MDN: August 11, 18 & 25, 2016
that it already has an existing LGU-run youth center which would serve as the hub of all information and services for the youth. POPCOM-Caraga Regional Director Alexander Makinano disclosed that ISDN refers to the network of facilities within the province, district, municipalities or city-wide health and social system, offering information, training and core package of health and social care system in an integrated and coordinated manner. Makinano said the initiative will soon be replicated throughout the region. All local program partners with youth services, civil society organizations, stakeholders
from both public and private sectors will converge to provide the teenagers with the right information and appropriate services they need. “The establishment of ISDN primarily aimed to strengthen demand generation strategies and service delivery initiative to ensure that comprehensive needs of adolescents are addressed accordingly,” Makinano said. ISDN is the newest initiative of the agency in line with its Adolescent Health And Development Program which aims to address issues related to adolescent sexuality and reproductive health including too early pregnancy.(PNA)
Art of accounting By Irene Joy G. Dayo
IN this age of specialization and niche expertise, being a generalist is a negative to most people, indicating a lack of competency in their area. However, when you profess to be an expert in an area, the image of knowing everything is counterproductive to establishing your competency. I believe that most public accountants today need to choose a specialty. I will explain why and how. Choosing a specialization cannot be done in a vacuum. You need to do some self-assessment about your interests and choose something that could be beneficial to your firm. It should also be portable should you decide to stop working at the firm. Discuss your ideals with the partners and identify where there is a role you can fill. You will also need
the partners’ ongoing support. While they may say you should do something, they need to demonstrate they will provide the time, resources and opportunity for you to pursue the specialization. A preliminary plan should be worked out for pursuing the specialization and your growth. These factors shall be considered – industry, service, size, geographic and practice management. Practice management covers all phases of running the business of being in an accounting practice. It includes marketing, sales, human resources and training, license and independence tracking, scheduling, project and time management, new services development, pricing, billing and collections, budgeting and projections, organizing retreats and possibly succession planning for the practice.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of BALTAZAR JALOP, JR., who died intestate on March 10, 2010 at the Provincial Hospital, Butuan City, consisting of a parcel of land (Lot 2947-D-3, Psd-13-004387 being a portion of lot 2947-D Psd10-002974), situated in the Barrio of Manapa, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Agusan del Norte, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4672 containing an area of 9,934 squre meters, more or less, is the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF BALTAZAR JALOP, JR. made and executed by deceased Baltazar Jalop, Jr.’s wife and legitimate children, namely, Milagros A. Jalop, Prosper Andre A. Jalop, and Farah Marie Jalop-Obliosca, dividing, partitioning and adjudicating among themselves above-described property extrajudicially in equal share pro indiviso, per Doc. No. 411; Page No. 42; Book No. CCII; Series of 2015 of the Notary Registry of Atty. Richard L. Lamigo, Notary Public at the City of Butuan.
NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of SAMSON JALOP, who died intestate on November 2, 2006 in Metro Manila, consisting of a parcel of land (Lot 2947-2, Psd-13-004387 being a portion of lot 2947-D, Psd10-002974), situated in the Barrio of Manapa, Municipality of Buenavista, Province of Agusan del Norte, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4671, containing an area of 9,934 square meters, more or less, is the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION OF THE LATE SAMSON JALOP made and entered into by and among deceased Samson Jalop’s only legal heirs, namely, his spouse Elsa Jalop, children William Jalop, Jeffrey Jalop, Jonnalyn Jalop, Yra Jalop, agreeing to adjudicate among themselves pro indiviso above-described property, per Doc. No. 117; Page No. 12; Book No. 03; Series of 2015 of the Notary Registry of Atty. Redemtor A. Oja, Notary Public for and in the City of Butuan.
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Killing... from page A4
A news report disclosed that there are so many job openings in the country, but the applicants do not have the necessary qualifications to fill in. And this attribute to unemployment and laziness. In America, the government has a program to train people to handle all sorts of works. In my case, I arrived here at the time when computers were emerging as the innovation in life. Certainly, I was ignorant and could not be accepted in offices where I applied. The government offered me a free training and study on computer science and after completion I was hired after passing a series of examination. 000 If there is basis that then Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has been protecting some drug lords and was receiving millions of pesos, she should be treated like ordinary offenders and prosecuted to the fullest. If convicted, she should be thrown in jail. 000 If the killing of criminals is now part of our culture and habit it must include the corrupt politicians and other top executive in the government. Presently, we kill only the poor sidewalk peddlers and the bystanders leaving untouched the big time criminals. This is unfair and our kumpare Digong should know about this. 000 While killing of people is good business for embalmers funeral parlors, flower shops, candle factories and cemeteries, it is definitely bad for doctors and hospitals. Even drug companies will be affected and may have a huge stock of injectable fluids that could not be used anymore. 000 Communist China has ordered its military and people to prepare for war to defend its sovereignty over the disputed territory. Hard heads are prevailing in China that perhaps just do not understand that there is no more disputed seas because everything has been decided in our favor by the international tribunal. If China thinks it can win a war on this aspect, they are wrong because they will fight the UN troops as well as the USA and its allies.
Frustrating... from page A4
cause of the closure of the establishment people are working for are their extortion activities and unfair doings? Anticipating, these NPAs will have a way to justify thier acts. Their mouthpiece would find an acceptable reason why they have escalated attacks on the plantation. But truth have come out, they have proven on their own that they are not what they claimed they are. But they are just nuisance of this society that needs to be isolated.
What the NPAs have done does not only deserve a condemnation but an action that would serve justice to those who were displaced from their jobs and suffer hunger. May others will also realize how cruel these communists are. May they also be introduced of how deceiving they are. May they also have courage to strongly object the ideas moreso, the doings of these criminals. Respectfully yours, Diane Abella
Law...
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because in our heart we are an adulterer. Jesus’ way of living is far above the law. It goes beyond just the minimum, small requirements of the law which simply try to keep society civil. But God did not create you and me just so we would not cheat or steal from our enemy. He designed us to love our enemy. Jesus knows that if we truly love and care about a person, then we don’t need a law to keep us from cheating or stealing from them! When you and I do something good to impress and look good in front of others, Jesus sees and judges our wrong heart and motives even for doing those good things. Jesus wants us to do them because we genuinely love Him and others, not for our own self-centered pride and good image in front of people. You’re probably thinking: “If Jesus’ commands are that high above the law, then is anyone that good and perfect?!” Of course not! No one is! That’s exactly why Jesus came: to finally change our heart and character inside. The law can only punish us for our crime, but it cannot change us on the inside. Jesus came to finally take the dishonest thief out of us, so to speak. So why not ask Jesus to forgive you for your wrong heart and way of living right now? Ask Him to start changing you inside into a new person. It’s only with His character and nature in charge of your heart, that you can finally enjoy the freedom of living above the law for the rest of your life. Just Think a Minute.
Produce... from page A5
triggered a backlash in social networks with some netizens pointing out that some of the reported mayors in Mindanao were not even elected officials or no longer held office. Netizen Dennis Baguio said David Navarro was wrongly named by Duterte as mayor of Pagadian City. He said Navarro is the town mayor of Clarin, Misamis Occidental. Of the seven policemen tagged in the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon, Serenas said only two-- Superintendent
Ricardo Gando and Senior Police Officer 4 Rodrigo Ramos—are still on active duty with the Bukidnon PNP office. Serenas said they have already reported to their units to clear their names. He said another former policeman, SPO1 Reynaldo dela Victoria, was arrested by PDEA agents in September 2014 and is presently detained at the Lumbia City Jail here. (Froilan Gallardo/ MindaNews)
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circumstances, kanyakanyang rason. What is important at the end of the day, at the end of the conversation, they promised to change. Whatever bad impression has on them, they promise to cooperate in this war against drugs,” he said. Dela Rosa warned those who did not appear before the 24-hour ultimatum set by the president expired. “Hulat-hulat lang. kung mamatay pasensya, kung mabuhi okay lang (Just wait. If you get killed, I’m sorry. If alive, then it’s okay),” he said. Last Sunday, Duterte said that he will order the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to hunt those who will not surrender. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)
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300 trekked 14 kilometers from their sub village in Purok 8 to seek refuge at the Zillovia Barangay Gym since August 4. “Wa man hinoun mi nakita nga NPA pero naghunahuna mi sa panghitabo kay lasang baya ang amoa ( We did not see any NPA but we are worried to any eventualities especially that we live inside the jungles),” said Marlyn Andaya. Andaya said they are willing to return home on condition that the Army soldiers will leave their community because the encounter with the rebels could not be prevented and they could be caught in a crossfire. Another report has it that the COPD includes a census by listing the names of the residents which further cause fear to them. ‘Hamletting’ in Talacogon An urgent alert by the Higala sa Lumád (Friends of the Lumád) Network said 26th IB soldiers arrived in Zillovia village on July 11, and encamped in the populated area. The soldiers, who were supposedly implementing COPD activities, branded the community as New People’s Army (NPA) supporters, and asked them to surrender. “Curfew hours were strictly imposed and the movements of the locals were closely monitored and controlled…They were not even allowed to work in their farms. This highly
militarized situation left the Lumad with no choice but to flee from their homes to save themselves from further threat and harassment from the aforesaid military unit,” said the Higala alert. Displacement continues The displacement of lumad families came even as some 3,000 Lumád “bakwets’ (evacuees) remain in sanctuaries in Davao City and Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, evacuation sites were added in two provinces: one in front of the provincial capitol in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, and at the Zillovia village proper, Talacogon town, Agusan del Sur. Evacuees at Malaybalay City comprise of 48 families, or 184 Tigwahanons from Kawayan village, San Fernando town, including survivors of the July 30 strafing by the paramilitary group Nipar in sitio (subvillage) Tibugawan, where a pregnant woman was killed and seven others were injured, including five minors. Appeal to Digong Jomor ito G o ay non , chairperson of the Lumád group Kalumbay-Northern Mindanao Region, lamented the uncertainty and the worsening situation, a month after Lumád groups and activists had met with President Duterte following his inauguration, when they appealed for help to return home. Goaynon spoke at the for um entitled “Lupa, karapatan, hustisya (Land, rights, justice)” held by the Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Katribu) at the Holy Spirit College in Mendiola on August 8, as part of the celebration of the United Nation’s International Day for Indigenous Peoples. Fake evacuees? After evacuees arrived at the provincial capitol, the Bukidnon Governor summoned Mandagit and other Lumád leaders to his office on Aug. 3. But to their disappointment, Zubiri only reprimanded them and said he will not let them stay at the capitol. “It pains us that even as he has seen the wounded survivors among the evacuees, he branded us ‘fake bakwets,’” Mandagit said at the forum. He decried the series of tragic events on Lumad communities, which he said, barely received help from government. Mandagit was among the evacuees who returned home on December 10, 2015, after 10 months of staying in the sanctuary at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran Center in Davao City. He said returning evacuees had just started farming and barely recovered when drought struck this year and wiped out their crops. In an interview, Mandagit told Bulatlat that Zubiri offered to give P100,000 ($2,100) to the
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family of Makinit Gayoran, the 20-year-old pregnant woman who was killed in the strafing by Nipar, and P25,000 ($530) each to those who were wounded. The Gayoran family and 11 other families were forced to stay behind in Kawayan village, after they were barred from leaving by a tribal chieftain who followed Salusad. Mand ag it l ame nte d that even as government had failed to extend aid to Lumád victims, it harbors criminals like Salusad, who is reportedly a program partner of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Salusad has eight unserved arrest warrants since 2012, for the killing of Dao village tribal chieftain Jimmy Liguyon and other victims. Indigenous Peoples Agenda At the forum, indigenous peoples groups led by Katribu called for the pullout of soldiers and disbandment of paramilitary groups, as part of their sixpoint Indigenous People’s Agenda which they submitted to Malacañang also on August 8. The IP agenda calls for the resumption of peace talks, amid threats made by the President to cancel the negotiations. Goaynon said indigenous communities support the peace negotiations between government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), in the hope that it will resolve the roots of the armed conflict. Lumad evacuees had been calling for the withdrawal of troops in the communities. Not offensive operation Lt. Col. Rommel Pagayon, commanding officer of the 26th IB, however said the pullout of his troop is not their responsibility as he assured residents such activity is not a military offensive operation. “This is in fact protection for the community and the people living there,”Pagayon told local TV reporters. Barangay Captain Ernesto Napao said not all people seeking temporary shelter at the gym are local residents since he saw some members of human rights group Karapatan. Napao expressed worry about the indefinite stay of the evacuees since the gym has been scheduled to be used as venue for the patron fiesta on June 11. With Dee Ayroso of Bulatlat
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Three farmers in Barangay Rizal, Monkayo were reportedly shot and illegally arrested by members of the 25th Infantry last August 5. Wounded was Sadam Tawede, 21, a logging company worker, who is now under custody of the military at the Southern Philippine Medical Center. Also arrested were Michael Sayson, 27 and Amil Sagiwan, 19. The farmers were riding a truck that was carrying a dying companion, Rose Em Sayson, 19 who was fatally injured from falling off the truck. This was earlier erroneously reported as being shot by the soldiers. Another farmer was illegally arrested in Parasanon, Maragusan by the 71st IB. The farmer identified as Romie Escuardo was brought to the 10th ID headquarters and wrongly presented as a New People’s Army member. Karapatan slammed the AFP for continuing their attacks against farmers and communities in their operations. “Civilian farmers have always been targets of the military in their desperate efforts during their encounters with the NPAs. We deplore their counter-insurgency ploys of demonizing the civilian populace in communities,” said Apiag. Karapatan will conduct fact-finding missions to these areas, but urges President Duterte to immediately act to protect the farmers. “We urge President (Rodrigo) Duterte to investigate and hear the sides of the civilian farmers and not the lies and spins of the military,” said Apiag. He also urged Duterte to stop military operations as the resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front will begin on August 20. “Duterte must rein in his army who are acting as human rights violators and spoilers of peace and violators of human rights,” added Apiag.
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