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Military, police new role: ‘environment protectors’ ENVIRONMENT Secretary Gina Lopez hopes to put the image of the military and the police on a more positive light with their new role as “protectors of the environment.” Lopez said the country’s security forces play a crucial role in the newly created anti-environmental crime task force led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which will go after environmental offenders and ensure strict implementation of environmental laws and regulations. The DENR recently signed a memorandum of COOKING ADD HERBS. A store-keeper in one of the Ayala malls in Cagayan agreement (MOA) with other key de Oro City shows huge red cabbage, onion leak and green bell pepper imported from

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9 killed, 8 hurt in drug war in Norcot MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato––Nine persons were killed and eight others were wounded in an anti-drug operation at dawn Sunday in a remote village of this town, an Army official said. Col. Noly Samarita, commander of the 602nd Infantry Brigade said a firefight erupted when troops went to Barangay Nabalawag to serve an arrest warrant on Moks Masgal alias Commander Mabrook were greeted with a volley of See KILLED, page A7

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7 govt agencies formed alliance to fortify fight vs large-scale environmental offenDers SEVEN government agencies have joined forces to form a task force that would go after large-scale environmental offenders, and ensure full and strict implementation of vital laws and regulations on

environmental protection. These agencies include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of National Defense (DND),

Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Present in the signing were Environment Secretary

Gina Lopez, L o c a l Government Secretary Ismael Sueno,

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Supporters of jailed Iligan City mayor oppose transfer plan anew By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Detained Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia’s supporters are optimistic that he will be freed soon as they block authorities from transferring him to a jail in Bicutan, Taguig City over the weekend. Led by Vice Mayor Jemar Vera Cruz, more than 5,000 Iliganons barricaded themselves in front of the Vice Mayor Jemar Vera Cruz backed by more than 5,000 Iliganons barricaded anew the gate of the city jail in Barangay Tipanoy to prevent jail authorities from transferring city jail in Barangay Tipanoy, Iligan, so personnel from detained Mayor Celso Regencia. Mindanao Daily photo Gerry Lee Gorit

the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology could not take him out. Vera Cruz said they are questioning the order of the Supreme Court to transfer Regencia from Iligan to Taguig prompting them to block the road leading to the city jail. “If we look at the case from the very start, we believe the evidence linking Regencia were all fabricated,” Vera Cruz said. An order from the Supreme Court through

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Naliyagan’s beauty queens to serve as envoys of tourism By Annah Sharon G. Rosales, Contributor and Chris V. Panganiban, Contributing Editor

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur––Newly-crowned Bai Naliyagan Angelica R. Wasawas and Bai Sabuyakan Abby Gene N. Barriga formally signed a contract on August 3 as Ambassadress of Tourism in the province during a ceremony at the Provincial Learning Center. The province’s new tour-

ism envoys will serve their tour of duties from August 8, 2016 up to February 7, 2017 to perform task of effectively promoting the tourism and development programs of the province as part of their duties and responsibilities of being crowned Bai Naliyagan and Bai Sabuyakan during the

Naliyagan Festival in June. They will also perform technical and administrative functions as maybe assigned to them by the Provincial Tourism Officer. They will both be receiving a daily rate of P 698.54 per appearance, equivalent to the compensation of a technical staff, and a com-

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munication/ cellcard allowance of P500 to be paid on a monthly basis. “As a pioneering Tourism Ambassadress of our province, I felt a bit pressured but it’s a new journey for us so I also felt excited. It’s a good opportunity for me to showcase our province,” says Angelica Wasawas. As part of their duties, they will endorse existing and potential tourism destinations in the province through representation during stakeholders meetings, promotional campaigns and advertisement both in print and broadcast. “For me the easiest way to promote our province is through social media because the generation nowadays is into it,” she adds. “As a new role model of our province, I will always make myself the best example for the youth and I

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Hope for better tomorrow, patience for achieving set goals, love which gives you wings and good health to continue your dreams for the Province of Bukidnon. The Local Government Unit of Pangantucan is wishing you, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOVERNOR JOSE MA. ZUBIRI JR.” August 14, 2016

am to report daily to help promote our province,” she said. Angelica Wasawas and Abby Gene Barriga won the

much coveted title of Bai Naliyagan and Bai Sabuyakan during the Naliyagan Festival 2016 held last June 12-17, 2016.

Two-day summit on Duterte administration social devt agenda set

DAVAO City––Stakeholders from the social sector in the country will meet here on August 17 to 18 to craft the 10-point social development agenda of the Duterte administration. In an interview Monday, Peter Laviña, member of the organizing committee of the Social Development Initiatives Summit, said that this is a spin-off of the “Sulong Pilipinas” organized by the economic team of President Rodrigo R. Duterte last June 20 to 21 where they fleshed

out the new administration’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda. He said around 300 participants from government agencies, nongovernment organizations, and social development experts will attend the two-day summit. They will tackle the government’s anti-poverty program that will address the most vulnerable sectors like farmers, Lumad and internally displaced people, and develop See AGENDA, page A7

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Court evicts 100 houses Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Displaces farming villagers

By Mark D. Francisco Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Dozens of farming villagers in the town of Claveria in Misamis Oriental were displaced after a local court ordered the demolition of at least 100 houses prompting the affected families to camp out at the Vicente de Lara Park. The residents claimed they were displaced when a sheriff implemented a writ of demolition from the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) branch in nearby Jasaan town last July 12 to 13 evicting at least 100 families from their homes and demolishing their structures built from light materials in Barangay Plaridel, Claveria town. Rolf Ibali, spokesperson of the group which calls itself as the New Indigenous Barangay Plaridel Farmers Association, said it took two

days for the sheriff to destroy their homes because of their sheer number. Sheriff Maria Theresa Q. Inso was backed up by police officers and soldiers belonging to the 58th Infantry Battalion. The other claimant of the 282-hectare land, Crew Resources Development Corporation (CRDC), was able to secure a demolition order from the court. The farmers were earlier able to secure a certificate of land ownership (CLOA) covering only 43 hectares of the property. But these were walled off by CRDC, Mr. Ibali said, forcing them to live outside the CLOA area and into the zone where the demolition order was applied upon. “Dili pud namo maagian tung gi-grant na CLOA kay gibabagan man nila og kural ug wala pud mi malutsan paingon didto,” Mr. Ibali lamented. After the two-day in-

cident last July, the 100 households were forced to erect temporary shelters made of nipa and tarpaulins at the adjacent land that was not covered within their CLOA-granted zone yet outside the area covered by the demolition order. Crew Resources Development Corporation used to operate a ranch in the sprawling property until their pasture lease permit expired in 1996. From thence, squatters started building houses there and grouped themselves into the farmers association, elevating their situation before the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). In 2009, DAR granted the Plaridel farmers their CLOA covering 43 hectares. But CRDC refused to recognize DAR’s cognizance of the matter and instead challenged the farmers in court. In 2013, the court See houses, page A11

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Public service must be a focus for development

THERE is a good idea I got from the discussion held by the forum of online media leaders (editors-in-chief) in Surabaya on Friday (August 14, 2016). It was the discussion on the impact of the central government budget on the whole regional government development programs. There were about MINDANAO DAILY NEWS PUBLISHING CORPORATION Publisher 25 editors-in-chief and 2 TV media, while I was one main office of them. Door 2, Tanleh Building, Abellanosa St., Brgy. Consolacion, The online journalists Cagayan de Oro City.Tel. Nos: (088) 856-3344, (08822)72-33were so creative that they 44, 0917-7121424, 0947-8935776 could invite a member E-mails: Advertising:mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com, (senator) of the Republic Editorial: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com of Indonesia (RI) House of DANTE M. SUDARIA Representative. Mr. Fandi President and CEO Utomo. He is actually the TERESA ZAFRA PELONE representative of Surabaya Comptroller and Sidoarjo cities, attendmelanie rivera ing this forum. He said Advertising that the central government (executive) budget is alRolando sudaria Production ready revised by the House. Therefore, he believes that --------------------------------------------------------------------------this has a domino effect on manila marketing office the rural or villages’ devel9th Flr, Unit 918, CityLand Herrera VA Rufino cor. Valero St. opment programs. Salcedo Village, Makati City There is a lesson learned, lani vallido MIJIE JUAT in my opinion for both InMarketing and Sales MAY IGLECIAS donesia and the Philippines. Manager Account Executives I think so because these --------------------------------------------------------------------------two countries are similar in EDITORIAL terms of the territorial charALLAN M. MEDIANTE acteristics. Indonesia and Editor-in-Chief the Philippines are similar in which these two countries ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ have many rural territories. Managing Editor Executive Editor Mr. Fandi Utomo believes CHENG ORDOÑEZ MARK FRANCISCO JOEL ESCOL that the most strategic is Associate Editor Lifestyle Editor Feature Editor by focusing on the public service improvement. gerry lee gorit GILBERT Y. CHAO Public service improve Motoring Editor Photo Journalist ment is identical to fulfilling PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN the human rights for the Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao whole people. When a coun try wants their people to live Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING happily and prosperously, Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor the leaders in any country AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA must develop their people Regional Editor-WestMin

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who live in every region. By having a good public service in every region, the whole people of a country can enjoy their lives. Mr. Fandi Utomo also believes that the impact of the central government budget is critical in the regional development. In that case, the local government should be empowered. And, the leaders in the rural areas should focus on their program for improving the quality of public services. Public service to the nation is a must. Mr. Fandi Utomo has an idea that the nation life of a country can be lifted up when the people are served the best. By fulfilling their rights in their lives, the country can be more prosperous and more powerful in the whole nation. In concentrating on the public service, especially in the province of East Java, Indonesia, he suggested that the local government leader should focus their development programs on the best public service quality. In that program, the most critical is the human resources development. Human resources should also be increased. Mr. Fandi Utomo, again, suggested that the efficiency of the budget is a must as the effect of revision by the central government with the House representative recently. East Java, for instance, should also focus on the transparency and the best strategy is on the public service. Public service is the reflection of the transparency as well. The more

the public service quality the people have, the more prosperous the people are. East Java even can be predicted to be the same level of Malaysia, considering the resources and the territory. There are an abundance of resources, such as when considering the imports and the human resources. Mr. Fandi Utomo also believes that improving the human resources quality can be approached by the best quality of education. The best quality of education should also be focused on the young generation. They are the Vocational Schools (the level of Senior High Schools). They should be enhanced because in facing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the human resources quality must be improved. So, for East Java regional government, any leaders in any local government, should continuously focus on the best public service and accompanied by the best quality of the human resources. Only with the best public service can the people live more prosperously. Only with a good quality of human resources can the nation live happily. So, public service quality and human resources quality are complementary. No one can deny that the people who live being served with the best service can enjoy their human rights. No one can contradict the idea of having the best public service. So, public service and human resources improve-

Learning to love THI NK a minute. About love. It makes the world go around, right? The problem is that there doesn’t seem to be much going around! Most of us know that to love and be loved is what life is all about. So why is there so little real love in the world? Why have so many of us not learned how? How do I learn to love? It’s simple: until I have been truly loved by someone else, I don’t know how to truly love others. I know what you’re

thinking: “No one has ever loved me like that! I mean really loved me all the time without conditions, just as I am.” Even our parents and spouse many times fail to love us that way. So how can I ever learn to love? I’ve got some very good news for you. Someone already has loved you like that! You just didn’t know it. We learn to love by seeing God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. Jesus loves you without conditions. No person in history has lived with such

a perfect kind of love for others has Jesus Christ did. Real love cannot be done by slogans or songs. They cannot change our selfcentered heart and nature. We all want real love, but none of us is able to give it. That’s why Jesus came: to show us what real love looks like. Jesus has given us the greatest picture and proof of His love for us—by giving His perfect innocent life for all of our wrongs. So how do you learn to love? Just let Jesus love you. Ask Him to take charge of your heart and life every

Notice the little things ONE day as I was going into an office building, a man standing nearby opened the door for me. I thanked him and smiled. “You’re the fifth person I’ve held the door for,” he said, “and you’re the first one to smile and the second to thank me.” I thanked him a second time, with a smile on my face. Afterward, I thought how much we take others

for granted, even in simple things, such as opening a door for a stranger. We often commend people when they do big things for us, but how often do we appreciate the little things? When a person does something nice for you and you thank them, it builds them up and encourages them. It means a lot to them,

just like it did to the man in the office building. Did your bus arrive on time today? If so, did you thank the driver? The last time you ate at a restaurant, did you thank the waiter for filling your coffee cup a second time without being asked? This is the point I want to make: Develop an attitude of gratitude toward the people in your life.

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ment are the best strategies for boosting the nation lives. The efficiency of the national budget and the domino effect should be approached by using the best strategies by the local and regional government leaders. When they can focus on the quality improvement of public service and human resources, they can lead the nation into being prosperous. They can also make the whole nation live in balance. Balancing the whole nation development should be started by the local or rural areas’ best development programs. By focusing on the rural areas development, the leaders of the whole country can lead the whole nation into a better nation. Public service and young human resources, qualities are the most important. ••• Dr. Djuwari Sarkawi is the Director of Language Laboratory, STIE Perbanas Surabaya. He is also the guest lecturer at Ottimmo International Master-gourmet Academy, Surabaya; The advisor of Indonesia Association of Press Practitioners/ Journalists in East Java province (HIPSI), Indonesia. He is also the president of the International Association of Scholarly Publishers, Editors, and Reviewers (IASPER).

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day. And as you receive His love and power every day, you’ll start learning how to love others like that; since you’ll always be getting the love you need from Him. Just Think a Minute.

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The necessary evil for the common good THE list of murders escalates. Lifeless bodies drenched in blood lay strewn on sidewalks with cardboards labeling the crimes that had been done. A teacher from Ateneo was shot. An honor student suffered the same fate. They said they had been mistaken. Can a bullet veer from the intended direction? Who pulls the trigger? Motorcycles speed up. A blast echoes in the darkness. People scream. Widows weep. One may say that this is an effective solution for eradicating criminality in the Philippines. But according to recent reports, most whose lives had been taken were not among the middle class, but those who

WE sang songs, wrote poems, essays, news reports, and everything under the sun--attacking then President Ferdinand E. Marcos, but I am still firm in my belief that the former president who has been dead for years is the best chief executive of the country ever. We had several presidents after him but all of them were no match to Marcos ingenuity in running the affairs of the government. Yes, he declared martial law which we thought was bad but it went fine and we discovered it was to discipline the unruly Filipinos who were going astray. I remember so well when “Moresco One” in Laguindingan town was inaugurated, Marcos was the guest speaker and I was there to cover the event. I met him inside the comfor t ro om and he greeted me hello. I took the opportunity to fire a few questions which he answered.

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belonged to impoverished communities. If crimes needed to be stopped in three to six months, isn’t killing a crime regardless of its intent and reason? We wept for the 58 who were massacred in Maguindanao. They were

chroniclers; and the truth they held dearly died with them. We grieved for the fallen 44 in the clash in Mamasapano. They were our nation’s heroes. We empathize with the hungry farmers who protested in Kidapawan against food deprivation from the land they had tilled and tended, only to receive bullets instead of rice. All lives matter whether they are lived by soldiers, journalists, or farmers. But must life be taken so easily regardless of its guilt or innocence? Unidentified gunmen can perhaps be keener in identifying the target. Drug is the scorn of society and addiction is its disease. And while surprise vigilante killings

can be their remedy, its justice is questionable, most especially when it wrongly victimizes lives and affects those who are plagued by the deeper problem in society – poverty. While social workers are endeavoring to cease poverty’s vicious cycle and uplift lives of the impoverished, here comes another solution to cease criminality by taking lives. Maybe the ones behind the killings claim it’s easier to pull the trigger than to give a fair trial. Maybe it’s much easier for them to write on cardboards than to study evidences that might prove their victims innocent. Ignorance of the law excuses no one, so says a

phrase originally in Latin. And in the law, there can only be two distinctions: it’s not the rich and the poor, but the innocent and the guilty. Only then can innocence and guilt be proven when a fair trial is given. But what makes the guilty and innocent common is that they both have life just as the suspect and the victim do. Regardless of the guilt or suspicion, life must be valued at all cost. A lifetime behind bars can have more justice than the shedding of the blood, because it allows redemption, so the sinner can take time to realize his sins and repent. We believe in the God whose mercy and justice extend beyond the vastness of the

heavens, yet how could we, powerless and limited, not bestow mercy to our fellow humans so justice can be met? I ask this not only to the vigilantes, but also to bandits, rapists, criminals, and pushers. Before tormenting the lives of other people, find your conscience. Nothing will ever be safe as long as lives’ end by the deeds of others. The world we live in is pulled by two opposing forces that affect the innocent and the guilty, the predator and the prey, the rich and the poor, and the just and the merciful. It’s a constant battle between good and evil. I hope we don’t do the necessary evil to achieve the common good.

one time came to Cagayan de Oro and had a press conference at Xavier University. I asked her this question, “Madam President, is it true that you will share power with the leftists?” She got angry with me. I slowly disappeared from the crowd afraid I might be arrested. Honestly, I was one of the victims of martial law. Fresh from a journalism study in Manila, I operated my newspaper, “The Mindanao Reporter.” After more than a year of operation, my paper was getting airborne, profitable and stronger when all of a sudden, while I was attending church services, someone whispered to me that martial law has been declared. I lost my concentration to receive the holy communion and I thought of the things that are stored ahead of me. The news shocked me pretty well as I felt my blood rose to boiling temperature.

I asked God to forgive me and calm me down. Back to media practice, I saw the work of the dictator. He stayed in power for twenty years, but nobody ever has given so many projects in Mindanao. Marcos widened the highways and cemented them, crisscross the island with so many farm-tomarket roads, established water systems, improved agricultural venture by establishing “Masagana” style, introduced modern farming. For the first time, the country became a rice exporter. Marcos may not be a hero, but defined, to my own assessment, he was the best president to this day. He must be buried in the “Libingan” because he was once president of the country and a soldier. He was only a victim of dirty politics by his opponents who rose to power and did nothing but hating people.

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He was a nice guy, I observed. Of the presidents, Marcos understood well and recognized the presence and participation of the media. Notwithstanding the heavy barrage of adverse commentaries and criticisms from the media, Marcos accepted them with a smile and issued his defense. He never offended any journalism practitioners much less filed a single libel suit against any of the journalists during his

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I saw the work of the dictator. He stayed in power for twenty years, but nobody ever has given so many projects in Mindanao. Marcos widened the highways and cemented them, crisscross the island with so many farm-to-market roads, established water systems, improved agricultural venture by establishing “Masagana” style, introduced modern farming. For the first time, the country became a rice exporter.’

regime. He was not onionskinned. He was not like President Cory Aquino who filed criminal libel against those who despised her. Her son, President Benigno Aquino III was a hater

of the journalism profession and filed libel cases against some of us. PNoy was one personality who wanted to be honored for everything he has done, right or wrong, and never liked criticisms. President Cory Aquino,

Spirituality of Rotary’s Four Way Test LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… and the truth shall make you free’…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in John 8:32, the Holy Bible). -oooDISTRICT 3810 PUBLIC IMAGE SEMINAR AN EYE OPENER: In the lecture I delivered before Rotarians from Rotary International District 3810 (covering Manila, Pasay City, Cavite, and Occidental Mindoro) on August 13, 2016 during a seminar on public imaging at the Heritage Hotel Manila, I talked about the need for all Rotarians to be fully aware of the rich and colorful history of Rotary since it was founded in 1905 by lawyer Paul B. Harris in the United States. It is only when a Rotarian possesses a firm grasp of the culture that gave rise to Rotary, and on how

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the organization came to adopt the world-famous Four Way Test for all its members worldwide, that he can effectively portray what Rotary is, when it comes to giving “service above self ”. So, I asked the seminar participants: what is the Rotary’s Four Way Test, and how was it formulated and later on adopted by

Rotary? The surprise was that those present, who have been Rotarians for a good number of years, only had a fuzzy recollection of what the test consists of, and how it came about. The seminar, to me, was an eye opener of things that must be pursued by Rotary leaders in the years to come. -oooTHE ORIGINS OF ROTARY’S FOUR WAY TEST: What is the Four Way Test of Rotary International? The answer is that, it is a set of questions, using only 24 words in all, which provides a guideline for day-to-day living. The questions: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Su r pr i s i n g l y, t h e s e 24-word questions were not germane to Rotary-

--meaning that, it was not Rotary which formulated it nor gave birth to it. The questions came from a businessman by the name of Herbert J. Taylor whose company, the Club Aluminum Products distributing company, was on the verge of bankruptcy. In his search for ways to reverse the misfortune of his corporation, Taylor found himself with this profound thought: if Club Aluminum was to recover, its officials and employees must adopt a change of mind and behavior, so that they would reflect the high ethics and morals God would want in any business. -oooSPIRITUALITY AND ROTARY’S FOUR WAY TEST: Taylor then searched and researched, reading many books in the process, so he could come up with an

easily remembered guide to right conduct, or some sort of an ethical yardstick which everyone in his company could memorize and apply to what they thought, said, and did. But nothing came out of his efforts. As he was about to give up, he paused, and, by his own words: “… so I did what I often do when I have a problem I can’t answer myself: I turn to the One who has all the answers. I leaned over my desk, rested my head in my hands and prayed. After a few moments, I looked up and reached for a white paper card. Then I wrote down the twenty-four words that had come to me.” T h e 2 4 word s t h at Taylor wrote became the four questions comprising Rotary’s Four Way Test. In the 1940s, when Taylor became a director of

Rotary International, he proposed the adoption of his questions as guide for Rotarians the world over, which was approved. Now, Rotary has grown to about 32,000 clubs in the world, with 1.2 million members. Can you guess why it grew so well through the years? -oooTHANK YOU, DISTRICT 3810: On a final note, I wish to thank District 3810 Governor Ernest Yuyek and Past District Governor Karen Tamayo (the District 3810 Trainer), and Senior Deputy Governor Marianio Siasat, the head of District 3810 Public Image Unit, for giving me the opportunity to talk during the seminar. It was indeed a pleasure interacting with other Rotarians, especially on the subject matter of radio broadcasting. Mabuhay!

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Amid raging war on drugs

Probe use of P1b public drug rehab fund, Duterte ally urges TANDAG City––Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel (PDP-Laban) has sought an inquiry into the use of some P1 billion in public funds meant to build residential drug rehabilitation centers (DRCs), saying he wants what’s left of the money spent to support President Rodrigo Duterte’s strategy to establish new treatment facilities inside military camps. “Right now, we have only 18 public DRCs with a total of just 1,800 beds. And the President’s plan to create additional centers in campsites offers the quickest way to put in extra beds for drug

n 18 gov’t treatment hubs have only

1,800 beds for users Pagcor, PCSO subsidy eyed to support President’s strategy to build new facilities in military camps users in a confined setting,” Pimentel, an awardee for his provincial anti-drug campaign when he was governor, said. Pimentel has filed House Resolution 190, urging the appropriate House committees to look into the disbursement of the annual subsidy that the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has been getting since 2002 “for the delivery of adequate public DRCs.”

The DDB receives every year a combined P72 million in mandatory contributions from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), for use in putting up and operating public DRCs, according to the lawmaker. “We have to ascertain whether there is a need for Congress to increase these mandatory contributions

to support the President’s strategy. Otherwise, we may have to provide new appropriations altogether for the planned public DRCs in camps,” Pimentel said. Duterte said in a news conference Friday he has been visiting military camps nationwide partly so he could find out which of them may be best suited to accommodate supplemental prefabricated housing and beds for drug users. In his first State of the Nation Address, the chief executive had declared that he intends to harness camps as locations for new public DRCs.

Pimentel stressed that the war on illegal drugs should have a two-pronged strategy to aggressively reduce both the supply and demand sides of the problem. “We have to tack le forcefully the demand side through the compulsory treatment of users,” he said. He said the supply side is already being addressed by law enforcement agencies, which have been running after suspected traffickers and pushers, including their coddlers who are embedded in the criminal justice system. Considering that six out of 10 users are also selling

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drugs to finance their costly addiction, Pimentel said sending a greater number of them to DRCs would simultaneously shrink both the demand and supply sides of the problem. The Pagcor and PCSO contributions are apart from the grants, donations and endowment from various sources, domestic and foreign, received by the DDB for public DRCs. Food, beverage and packaging giant San Miguel Corp. (SMC) announced last week it would donate another P1 billion to help finance public DRCs, in See PROBE, page A7

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: COTABATO City/Municipality: CARMEN Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Date: 11 August 2016 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ROSIE A. TOMELDEN has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the date of birth from “March 16, 1958” to “March 22, 1958” at Carmen, Cotabato and whose parents are Rodrigo Arbado and Rubina Patricio. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 25 August 2016. (Sgd) MARY P. MACAYA Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 16 & 23, 2016

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Republic of the Philippines LOcal Civil Registry Office Province: COTABATO City/Municipality: CARMEN

Republic of the philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: COTABATO City/Municipality: CARMEN

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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MA. FE CANTOMAYOR CALICARAN has filed with this Office a petition for change of First Name from “FE” to “MA. FE” in the birth certificate of FE CANTOMAYOR CALICARAN who was born on November 22, 1978 at Carmen, Cotabato and whose parents are Ruperto Calicaran and Ofelia C. Cantomayor. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 25 August 2016.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOHNNY ARBADO SILVESTRE has filed with this Office a petition for change of First Name from “WARLITO” to “JOHNNY” in the birth certificate of WARLITO ARBADO SILVESTRE who was born on November 22, 1974 at Carmen, Cotabato and whose parents are Demetrio A. Silvestre and Estelita P. Arbado. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 25 August 2016.

(Sgd) MARY P. MACAYA Municipal Civil Registrar

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granted CRDC with a pre-patent title. CRDC is reportedly mulling to lease the property to food giant Del Monte Philippines, Inc. and convert it to a plantation. According to Mr. Ubali, they asked for assistance from the local government of Claveria but the mayor allegedly excused himself on the matter. Thus they were forced to troop to the provincial capitol over the weekend. On Monday morning, Governor Yevgeny Vincente Y. Emano met them and assured the group that there will be a meeting on the matter which would involve the sheriff, DAR officials, Misamis Oriental provincial police office and the 58th Infantry Battalion. The meeting is set to take place this Saturday.

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support of the war on drugs. The contribution is expected to go to the DDB. “We really have to rehabilitate as many users as possible,” Pimentel said, adding that the tens of thousands of surrendered yet untreated and unconfined users could pose a menace to affected households and communities. Public health experts classify drug dependency as an acute brain disease, and have warned that sudden withdrawal from abuse could lead to severe behavioral issues. According to a DDB report, the country’s 18 public DRCs are in Taguig City (550 beds); Quezon City (150 beds); Marikina City (50 beds); Dagupan City (300 beds); Palayan City (50 beds); Tagaytay City (120 beds); Magdalena, Laguna (50 beds); Malinao, Albay (50 beds); San Fernando, Camarines Sur (50 beds); Pototan, Iloilo (50 beds); Argao, Cebu (50 beds); Dulag, Leyte (30 beds); Oroquieta City (50 beds); Cagayan de Oro City (50 beds); Davao City (100 beds); New Corella, Davao del Norte (50 beds); and Surigao City (50 beds). A “holding and diagnostic center” in Parañaque City is also listed as a public DRC, but with no bed capacity indicated. Besides the 18 DRCs run by the Department of

Health and/or local governments, the DDB lists 27 accredited DRCs operated by private entities, mostly non-government organizations (NGOs), with a total of 1,407 beds.

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gunfire before reaching the target area. An Army report identified four of the fatalities as PO3 Darwin Espallardo of the North Cotabato Police Office, two members of the 6th Division Reconnaissance Company identified as Cpl. Jose Miravalles and Pfc. Jaypee Duran, and an unidentified military guide. Four followers of Commander Mabrook, including his brother, were also killed in the six-hour gunfight. Capt. Joan Petinglay, spokesperson of the 6th Infantry Division, said eight government troopers sustained minor injuries and are undergoing medication at Camp Siongco hospital. A military report identified five of them as Sgt. Arinio Grafil, Cpl. Diocesar Espanola, Pfc. Romnick Clerigo, Privates Normel Grande and Edgar Gegone, all of the 6th Division Reconnaissance Company. Petinglay said Mabrook and his followers were engaged in illegal drug activities in the boundary of North Cotabato and Maguindanao. Samarita said elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, North Cotabato police, military and the 6th Infantry Division Recon Company were approaching the village when the Mabrook’s men fired at them. Senior Supt. Emmanuel Peralta, chief of the Cotabato provincial police said Mabrook is a former Moro Islamic Liberation Front sub-leader with about 50 armed followers. Peralta said Mabrook was believed to be distributing shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in the borders of North Cotabato and Maguindanao. A civilian identified as Daib Malimbas, a resident of Nabalawag, was killed during the shootout. Two MG-520 attack helicopters provided air support, forcing Mabrook and his men to flee deep into the Maguindanao marshland. The operatives seized several packs of shabu in the village. (Ferdinandh Cabrera/MindaNews)

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government agencies, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, for the creation of the task force called “A-TEAM Kalikasan.” Lopez said their new role in environmental protection will help erase the bad image of soldiers and policemen as bodyguards of influential politicians and businessmen and make them guardians of the nation’s wealth and the environment. “The [military and the police] were being used as bodyguards for big business interests. I want to shift that and work together with them, to work with the farmers, to work with the indigenous people, because my experience with the military has been only very good and we need to shape that,” Lopez said. Lopez said she views the military and the police as partners in development. “I think of we do that and we all work together with the civil society, I don’t see why we can’t make a difference.” Other parties to the MOA are the Department of National Defense, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Transportation, and the Philippine Coast Guard. The task force aims to respond to the clamor for social justice, especially among the indigenous peoples who complain about land grabbing and the negative impacts of mining and illegal logging to the environment and their livelihoods. Lopez expressed high optimism and expectation that the task force will succeed in its mission. “I am counting on three things from you -- will, heart and integrity,” Lopez told the members of the task force. “Yes, we will make things happen. In the immediate future we will see a much, much better Philippines because enforcing is really number one and let’s make it good,” she added. (PNA)

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Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa, PCG Commandant William Melad, DND Undersecretary Eduardo del Rosario and

Chief of Staff for the DND Secretary Peter Galvez, and BGen. Restituto Padilla, representing AFP Chief Gen. Ricardo Visayas. The MOA signing was held on Monday at the DENR central office in Quezon City. DENR Secretary Gina Lopez said the MOA calls for the creation of a National Anti-Environmental Crimes Task Force, which will be chaired by her agency. The MOA includes a Declaration of Cooperation in which the agencies agree to immediately respond to verified reports of large-scale environmental violations referred by the task force. They also accede to enhance implementation of environmental laws “from deterrence, investigation, arrest, searches, prosecution and enforcement of judgments against illegal natural resources extraction and degradation, and for the protection of environmental quality.” All parties shall ensure that communities facing environmental injustice, harassment or threats are protected from environmental law violators; promote cross-agency coordination; ensure the sustained impacts of enforcement actions; and enhance the deterrent power of the agencies as part of their regular performance of functions. Under the MOA, the Task Force shall assess law enforcement needs and operations; form multisectoral law enforcement teams as needed; and conduct monthly action planning to address major environmental issues or deal with intractable violators. It shall provide “quick response to urgent calls” from the DENR Secretary, keep operations and investigations approved by authorized officers confidential, and “set up checkpoints, camps or stations to be manned by multisectoral teams in flashpoints and transit points of illegally harvested or hunted natural resources.” Each party shall have specific obligations in accordance with their mandate. In addition, the DILG shall provide additional support from local government units and the Philippine National Police (PNP), the DND from the Armed Forces of the Philippines

(AFP), and the DOTr from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). In last week’s Mindanao Environmental Summit held in Davao City, Lopez lamented the environmental destruction brought about by mining operations and other businesses which caused suffering for many people. Since Lopez assumed office on July 1, a total of seven mining firms have already been suspended for not complying with environmental and safety standards. The DENR chief emphasized that the suspended mining companies must be made accountable for the destruction they have caused by rehabilitating the areas affected by their operations. “They (suspended mining firms) killed the rivers, the streams. They caused social suffering. They must rehabilitate. That is social justice,” Lopez said. She also said that under her watch, the DENR will pursue both enforcement and development within the environment and natural resources sector.

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the Regional Trial Court Branch 77 in Quezon City was carried out by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology purposely to bring Regencia to Bicutan but thousands of Iliganons blocked the road going to the city jail. The Supreme Court has also ruled that the mayor will appear at a court in Quezon for his arraignment and the motion for bail that his lawyers have filed. Vera Cruz said the decision of the court to transfer Regencia from Iligan to Taguig has been questionable. “We suspect that an influence may have been exerted to bring him out of the city jail. There are ‘hidden hands’ behind this order. Our people cannot allow that,” he said. He said the people of Iligan are concerned for the security of the mayor should he be transferred to Bicutan. Vera Cruz said Regencia’s supporters will not hesitate to block the BJMP or any law enforcement agencies who will attempt to take him. He said they believe that Regencia will be released

R.A. Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines LOcal Civil Registry Office Province: COTABATO City/Municipality: CARMEN NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ALMARIETA OAGDAN ALID has filed with this Office a petition for change of First Name from “LAMARYATA” to “ALMARIETA” in the birth certificate of LAMARYATA OLIGARIO OAGDAN who was born on February 09, 1963 at Carmen, Cotabato and whose parents are Crispolo Ariola Oagdan and Maria Corpuz Oligario. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 25 August 2016. (Sgd) MARY P. MACAYA Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 16 & 23, 2016

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soon as they appealed to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to order the fast tracking of the review of the case.

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the 20 least developed provinces in the country. Among the cabinet heads expected to attend the summit are Cabinet secretary Leoncio Evasco, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial, Education Secretary Leonor Briones, Labor secretary Silvestre Bello, Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, and Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol. Laviña said different government agencies will give updates, statuses of the programs, and plans on the first day and the workshop and presentation of the recommendations to Duterte on the second day. A series of sectoral meetings on housing, education, health, livelihood, employment, and resiliency and climate change adaptation will be held in the next two months after the summit. In a statement, the Department of Finance said the Duterte administration will “replicate the successful Sulong Pilipinas consultative conference to further broaden multisectoral support for its 10-point socioeconomic agenda designed to sustain the economy’s high growth and deliver its tangible benefits to all Filipinos.” “Sulong Pilipinas,” which gathered 300 businessmen from all over the country, generated inputs and establish cohesive partnerships with concerned stakeholders in fleshing out President Duterte’s agenda of inclusive growth, the statement said. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0l60-2016 (R.A. 10172) In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby given to the public that BARBARA POLISON BRIONES has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “M.” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of BARBARA CULOB POLISON, who was born on June 12, 1978 at Maibu, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are CORAZON YBAÑEZ CULOB and RODOLFO SUBINGSUBING POLISON. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 2 September 2016. (SGD.) JUDITH ALVIZO-CALO, LlB, MPA City Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 16 & 23, 2016

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