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By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor

AGAYAN de Oro City--Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Northern Mindanao seized illegal drugs worth P750,000 in two separate raids in Misamis Occidental, the PDEA reported here.

Adrian G. Alvariño, PDEA regional director, said that four persons, including two high profile suspects, were arrested during separate raids Friday in the two villages in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental.

He identified the suspects as Jaime Cabilando a.k.a. “Kandong,” “Manong,” reportedly a high profile sus-

anti-drug war has started to restore order in PH

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A 60-year-old unemployed woman who was number 14 in the Batangas police’s drug watch list, was gunned down by unidentified men on a motorcycle Monday, as she was waiting for a passenger jeep along Pallocan West village in Batangas City, the government-run Philippine News Agency reported.

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Lawmakers express mixed reactions on war on drugs

Emano hails prov’l dads who submit to drug test MISAMIS Oriental--Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano, of Misamis Oriental, on Tuesday lauded the move of the members of the provincial board here to voluntarily submit to a drug test.

Provincial Board Member Borris Actub has filed a resolution that would require all members of the provincial board to voluntarily submit to a drug test to belie insinuations and doubts about allegations that some members of the provincial board are engaged in illegal drug activities.

Actub said that he

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Woman, 60, in drug watch list shot dead

pect, Jimmer Cabilando and Milky Roycem Balolong, all residents of Sambo Street in the village of Lower Lamac in Oroquieta City, Misamis GORDON CAYETANO DE LIMA Oriental.

Alvariño said that the • De Lima laments ‘war on drugs’ as excuse for PDEA operatives recovered murder • Gordon sees need for multi-pronged approach from the suspects 50 grams of illegal “Shabu” (Metham- to eradicate drug menace • Cayetano: Duterte’s phetamine See SUSPECTS, page A11

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A member of a decontamination unit from Greenpeace removes genetically engineered Bt talong (eggplant) from an experimental field trial site in Bay town in an effort to contain contaminants. Greenpeace believes that GMOs should not be released into the environment since there is not an adequate scientific understanding of their impact on the environment and human health.

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SENATOR Leila M. de Lima on Monday expressed serious concern about using the administration’s all-out campaign against illegal drugs to kill suspected drug offenders by vigilantes and scalawags within the law enforcement agencies.

De Lima, who chairs the Senate justice and human rights committee, aired her concern at the start of the Senate’s public hearing on the unabated spate of extrajudicial and vigilante killings carried out in the campaign against illegal drugs.

She said: “What is particularly worrisome is that the campaign against (illegal) drugs seems to be an excuse for some law

enforcers and other elements like vigilantes to commit murder with impunity.”

“Hindi lahat ng nagaganap na pagpatay sa operasyon ng mga pulis ay walang legal na batayan sa paggamit ng lethal force. Masyado lang marami ngayon ang napapatay sa mga engkwentro kumpara sa mga nakaraang panahon para hindi magduda kung nasusunod ba talaga ang rules of engagement,” she added.

The neophyte senator explained that there are some indications that some lawless elements or vigilantes might just be exploiting the government’s See mixed, page A5

Groups thumb down plan to commercialize ‘Bt talong’ GROUPS composed of farmers, scientists, agricultural communities and environmental advocates yesterday called on proponents of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to heed the precautionary

principle and adhere to the new government guidelines that seek to ensure that GMO crops are not released to the environment before undergoing assessments on the threats they pose to human health and the

environment.

In a public forum held at the IBON Center in Quezon City, the groups discussed the implications of the recent decision of the Supreme Court (SC) on the petition for Filipino people’s rights

to health and a balanced ecology.

In its July 26 decision, the SC set aside its December 8, 2015 ruling on a motion for reconsideration on Bt talong field trials based on ‘mootness’ – since, by that time,

the field trials had been halted by the proponents themselves and new, stricter guidelines embodied in Joint Department Circular (JDC) 1-2016, had replaced Department of Agriculture See GROUPS, page A11

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Workers present concrete measures to end contractualization

By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com

IT is high time the government moves on to “more concrete and decisive measures” toward ending ENDO (end of contract) and contractualization.

This is the message brought to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on August 19 by over a thousand workers with the labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU).

They brought “concrete proposals on ending contractualization” in a dialogue with Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod.

KMU chairperson Elmer “Ka Bong” Labog welcomed the efforts and stated commitment of the DOLE to check the growing prevalence of contractualization in the country. The Duterte administration which promised to end ENDO, or significantly reduce it, marked its 50th day in office this week with a report on its achievements so far. But on ending contractualization, workers said the labor department has yet to move beyond studying how to concretely address it.

Concrete proposals toward licking ‘Endo’

Unlike in previous presidencies which the KMU unequivocally criticized, it professed an openness to working with the Duterte administration in many workers’ issues. But, it asked the DOLE to first “distinguish itself from previous pro-capitalist administrations by promoting clear and concrete pro-worker policies.”

The KMU urged DOLE to junk its Department order 18-A series (DO18-A) of 2011. They said it institutionalized contractualization by pointing ways for the employers to circumvent labor laws and employ contractuals with a legal blessing. The former Aquino administration issued the said department order in 2011 in response to protests.

But instead of ending contractualization, since its implementation, DO 18-A only pushed upward the number of temporary contractual workers, Labog noted.

Non-government thinktank IBON foundation estimates that four out of ten (43.5%) of rank-and-file workers in establishments with 20 or more employees are now hired under various

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contractual or non-regular employment schemes. The data are based on government surveys from 2013 to 2014.

Reports on the ground suggest that contractualization is more pervasive.

Among the thousand workers who trooped with KMU to DOLE were yearslong contractual workers in large companies. Where they work, the ratio of contractuals or non-regulars to regular workers is double that in government estimates.

In Southern Tagalog, the region with biggest number of employed in the past few years, eight to nine per 10 employees are non-regulars, reported Pamantik-KMU.

In some large mining companies in Mindanao that employed hundreds of workers each, few or no workers are regular. Majority are contractual or seasonal workers, even if they have been working with the same mining company for years now.

The KMU asked the government to infuse its anticontractualization efforts with an aim of promoting regular employment. They said all contractual employment schemes violate workers’ rights.

Labog cautioned the DOLE against making a distinction between laboronly contracting and job contracting. He stressed

that all forms of contractual employment schemes deny workers their basic rights and tramples their dignity as human beings.

“Contractualization, whether employed in legal or illegal schemes, subject workers to worst forms of labor exploitation,” Labog reminded their former colleague who is now Labor Undersecretary.

Labor groups have pointed to tragic examples: the 72 contractual workers of Kentex Manufacturing who perished in factory fire, the construction workers of Lucio Tan’s Eton.

The labor leader also urged the Duterte administration to ask the “super-ma-

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jority” in Congress to certify as urgent the House Bill 556 or the Regular Employment Bill filed by Anakpawis Partylist. It seeks to amend the Labor Code and junk its Article 106-109, which labor groups decry as “legalized contractualization.”

The dialogue between Maglunsod and labor leaders also tackled other workers’ issues such as the implementation of a National Minimum Wage of P750 ($16), the urgent resolution of labor cases, junking of the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) policy and the restrictive requirements on Workers’ Organization and Development Program (WODP), and the repression and militarization of workers’ strikes. (http:// bulatlat.com)

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Socot lass to compete in int’l beauty tilt

KORONADAL City––South Cotabatenios are beaming with pride because one of their own will represent, not only the province but the country as well, in an international beauty pageant next year.

“I will try my best, See LASS, page A11

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Mining firm on DENR audit: Very thorough, tough but fair THE ongoing audit of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of all mining firms operating in the Philippines was “tough but fair”, the San Roque Metals Inc. (SRMI) said.

“The audit was tough, but I think it was fair. The parameters were fair. The technical audit is a listing of papers that they will ask you to give for the technical audit. We submitted all 145 documents that they asked,” said SRMI mining tenements manager Alfredo Belen Jr. in an interview.

“I would say that the questions were fair and we were given a chance to answer all the responses be it positive or negative.

And I would think na ang mga tinanong nila reflected sentiments on the ground,” he added.

With regards to DENR’s social audit, Belen said it was “very thorough but it was an independent audit.”

“We didn’t go with them (audit team). They went out to the local community at kung sino gusto nila kausapin, kumakatok sila sa mga bahay. Law of percentages yan para sa akin. If you feel that 80 percent or 90 percent of the community is with us, the social audit will show whether it’s true or not,” he said.

“The rules are very strict, they were not allowed to ask if the respondent was pro or anti SRMI. The question was, nakinabang ba kayo sa operations, ano ang epekto sa buhay ninyo. They asked around and the questions and observations they put it down on paper, they gave

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it to us and asked to comment,” he added.

As a large-scale miner and holder of Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) covering more than 1,000 hectares, SRMI said they have been mining responsibly and have held an

ISO 14001 certification for its mining processes and environmental management since 2013.

The same certification has been renewed sometime in 2016, and is good until late 2018.

“We have complied and

SRMI is the first nickel mine and the third metal mine in the country to have secured ISO 14001 certification.

Meanwhile, Agusan del Norte Governor Angelica Rosedell Amante-Matba is appealing to the DENR to allow the operations of SRMI to continue.

“Before, our province is so laid back. People have no jobs and they would really go to politicians but we cannot accommodate them all.

You cannot accommodate a growing population. That’s impossible,” said Matba in an interview.

She noted the workforce of SRMI alone was now 1,700 while taxes paid by the company reached more than PHP23 million last year.

“I’ve seen it myself and continue to comply with all honestly I was impressed. If government requirements you’re gonna ask me, their and standards both for mining process and environmental management. We are one of only four Philippine mining companies that hold an ISO 14001 certification,” said Belen.

operations have been a great help to the community. If you say that mining does not contribute, I don’t know where that’s coming from,” the lady governor said.

Matba said suspending the operations of SRMI would be a burden on the local government.

“Not all mining companies are bad. I would understand if you close the companies destroying the environment, but if companies are following the rules of the country, why will you close it,” she said.

Matba is one of the governors included in the “honor list” of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) who “are good in disaster preparedness, and “have made their provinces competitive when it comes to business.”

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Secret of long life

A WOMAN from Scotland who celebrated recently her 109th birthday disclosed “avoid men” as her secret of longevity.

Jessie Galan said she was born in a tiny farm town and lived with her four sisters and brother.

She worked on the farm and never thought of getting married. Men would only give her trouble and problems, thus avoiding them all the time. She eats the regular diet and did some physical fitness or exercise every day.

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those times, they eat simple foods like vegetables and fish and drink clear water from rivers and creeks.

In this world, there is no contest on who is the oldest man alive. What is important is we enjoy life and happy all the time if possible. There are people who live longer, but are unhappy and unable to make use of their time. Happiness is not measured by the number of years one is around, but by his contentment, love, wellbeing and peace of mind.

In my case, my life is an open book and I have no secret of longevity. I just pray hard with sincerity many times a day. I never go to bed without praying.

When I wake up in the morning I pray. When I am

Senate probe confirms need of fierce war vs. drugs

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fitness program daily. She is on a diet every day and maintain her lifestyle over the years.

A man from China, Li Chung Yuen is believed to be the oldest person in the world at 256 years old.

He married 23 times and fathered more than 200 children. They eat herbal plants only in their place.

In San Jose, California, I once interviewed a Filipino woman whose relatives told me she was 105 years old.

She looked strong and very normal.. When I asked her what else she would wish from God, she quickly answered she hope for more years in life.

In pre-historic days, it was said people lived as long as 700 to 800 years. During

individual Filipinos but to the whole nation as well, thereby making it a national calamity that must be addressed, violently if need be, if we want to stop the slide of the country towards a system where we are ruled by drug cartels, drug lords, and drug syndicates.

Yes, there will be missteps and abuses, particularly by rouge policemen or other law enforcement authorities who would be exploiting, as some of them have indeed already exploited, Duterte’s marching orders against drug addicts and drug lords, but, indeed, we are now facing a war where our country’s survival is at stake, a war which is vicious, and violent, and deadly, and which was

brought and foisted upon us by those who have been profiting from the illegal drugs trade for some time now.

-oooANOTHER CAMPAIGN VS. DRUGS MUST BE WAGED: Be that as it may, I reiterate my submission: in the campaign against drugs, crime, and corruption, it would be a criminal mistake if the Duterte government will solely be using the might, force, and the awesome powers, of the State, to crush those who have been engaged in drug pushing.

True, no criminal syndicate can ever match the firepower of the government’s armed forces, and no one can question the

‘The sweat of success’

THINK a minute.

Former Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill, became so famous for his speeches that he’s been called the greatest speaker of the century. He was also famous for his quick wit.

Yet amazingly, he was not a naturally talented speaker. In fact, earlier in Churchill’s life he had such a bad speech problem that people made fun of the way he talked.

D o you k now how Churchill changed to become the greatest speaker of the 20th century?

He studied and wrote his speeches word-for-word on paper, and then he practiced

them countless hours in front of a mirror.

He worked at saying each word just the right way with just the right facial expressions.

He also practiced pausing and pretending to struggle to find the right word, even though he knew exactly what he was going to say!

So although Winston Churchill was not a naturally good speaker, he disciplined himself and worked hard to become a great one!

You and I can never succeed in life without discipline and hard work. It takes sweat to succeed in our job and career, in school, in sports, in our marriage and family.

Even if you’re born into a rich family, or with an intelligent mind and strong body, you still have to work hard to reach your full potential and truly succeed.

Most importantly, it takes work and discipline to develop the character we were born to have and enjoy. We must discipline and change our wrong attitudes, thinking, and way of living everyday.

It’s not natural or easy for us to quickly forgive someone who hurts us or our family.

It’s not natural or easy to always be honest no matter how much we can get away with or how much it costs us.

But you can start by ask-

‘You are what you eat’ EVER heard of the saying “You are what you eat?” Well, the same is true with your thoughts; you become what you think.

Fixing our thoughts on the positive allows our outlook to be positive, even if we are surrounded by negativity.

Paul is trying to show us that we can rise above behaviors we detest.

It all starts with thoughts, which lead to actions, and eventually become habits.

The Striker

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in the office working, I pray whenever possible. I ask for forgiveness from God when I pray. I eat anything to enable my body and soul stay afloat. At 80, I am not so strong anymore, but I can walk alone without any aid from anybody. Sometimes I use a cane when I walk as per advise by my doctor but not so often. (Bennex News Service)

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right of those in power to use all force that would be necessary to eliminate or stop the scourge of drug addition and drug peddling among our countrymen.

But I am sure that for every drug addict or drug lord who maybe killed while Duterte is in power, other persons would simply take their places as time goes by, and would become the new addict or the new See PROBE, page A11

Think A Minute

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ing Jesus Christ to forgive you for living your own way; and then ask Him to take full charge of your heart and character.

It’s only with Jesus’ character and power in you that you can start changing to become the best person you can be.

Just Think a Minute.

Daily inspiration

Reflection from philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, Juvy Sarraga whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.”

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

SECRETARY Jesus G. Dureza, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process representing the GPH principal President Rodrigo Duterte, and Prof. Jose Maria Sison, NDFP Chief Political Consultant, with other representatives. Photo courtesy of NDFP.org

Gov’t-NDF peace panel buckle down to work OSLO, Norway--Negotiators from the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF) on Tuesday buckled down to work and held successive meetings, both in panel and committee levels, as part of a shared commitment to forge a final peace agreement within six to 12 months.

The peace negotiators got down to the brass tacks a day after holding an opening ceremony that marked the formal resumption of peace talks currently being held at the Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo, Norway.

Labor Secretary Silvestre

“Bebot” H. Bello III, concurrent chair of the government peace panel, explained that both parties agreed to hold meetings in panel and committee levels to accelerate the process of discussion on substantive issues related to the talks.

“Our negotiations in the past decades have been difficult to the point of seemingly immovable discussions. We spent more time in procedures rather than on the substantive agenda before us,” Bello said.

“We have learned our lessons from past experiences. Both parties have

resumed the stalled peace negotiations and are now committed to explore all avenues possible to fasttrack the process,” he added.

Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Jesus G. Dureza, for his part, noted that the government panel has been instructed to accelerate the peace negotiations in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to bring a definitive and final peace settlement within six to 12 months.

“We can all see now that there is renewed and fresh euphoria in the air. Our coming together starting

today should be not in the context of out-witting or out-maneuvering each other across the table,” Dureza said.

“Neither is this a joust of one side unduly gaining strategic advantage over the other. But this should be more of a coming together of Filipinos interested to see changes in the land—in our land, to be shared for and by all. If we can, let’s no longer call our engagements as negotiations but instead a shared national ‘conversation’ a ‘dialogue’ where we find together common grounds, bridge the divides,

and seek common dreams to share,” he added.

To jumpstart the peace process, both panels sat down this morning (Oslo time) and held discussions on three substantive agenda: • Affirmation of previously-signed agreements; • Accelerated process for negotiations, including the timeline for the completion of the remaining substantive agenda for the talks: socioeconomic reforms; political and economic reforms; and end of hostilities and disposition of forces; and • Reconstitution of the Joint Agreement on Security

and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) list.

Among the documents expected to be re-affirmed by both panels include The Hague Joint Declaration of 1992, Breukelen Joint Statement of 1994, the JASIG, and the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).

Aside from Bello, the government negotiators include former Agrarian Reform Secretary Hernani Braganza, former Commission on Elections

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claiming, Filipino people now feel safer after the Duterte administration waged an all-out war against illegal drugs, said Senator Alan Peter Cayetano during last Monday’s (August 22) Senate Justice Committee hearing on the alleged extrajudicial killings of drug suspects under the current administration.

During his five-minute opening statement, Cayetano clarified that there is no significant increase in the number of killings under the Duterte government, as opposed to what the public is being made to believe.

In fact, he added, crime volume even decreased a month after President Rodrigo Duterte assumed power. Citing PNP data, the senator said the country’s overall crime volume already dropped by 5,522 incidents after the first 31 days of the new administration.

“The old norm was that drug lords and their cohorts acted in impunity...”

Cayetano said. “Ngayon po, the respect and fear of the law have been restored. Drug lords and their supporters are on the run.

People are beginning to feel safe. [There is a] renewed trust in the government under President Duterte,” he added.

‘EJKs being used loosely to discredit the govt’ Meanwhile, Cayetano also expressed doubts regarding the justice committee’s intention to conduct a probe against officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP), who are in the frontline of the administration’s ongoing fight against

illegal drugs.

He contested claims that the new government’s anticrime and-drug campaign is solely to blame for the alleged spate of murders in the country.

Cayetano lamented how critics of the Duterte administration are wrongfully branding all drug-related casualties as ‘extrajudicial killings’ (EJKs).

To prove his point, he cited Administrative Order No. 35 under the Aquino administration, which presented a more specific definition of EJKs. Under the said order, killings involving common criminals were not classified as EJKs. The senator said before the Duterte administration, most murders involving common crimes were merely classified as “riding-intandem” cases. In fact, of the 1,400 people killed during the Aquino administration, only 394 were categorized as EJKs, he cited.

“Are we [therefore] using the term ‘extrajudicial killings’ loosely to discredit the PNP and Duterte administration? I was hoping that we could educate the people more, para hindi sila mamislead na lahat ng patayan [ngayon] ay extrajudicial killings,” Cayetano said.

The senator tagged such efforts as mere attempts to undermine the administration’s continuous campaign to end the country’s perennial problem on illegal drugs. “[The Filipino] people support the anti-drug war, criminals don’t. Ang mga kriminal at drug pusher ay gumagastos ngayon... sa kahit ano para i-discredit ang administrasyon na ito,

para matuloy ang kanilang multi-billion na negosyo,” Cayetano said.

Multi-pronged approach need Given the gravity of the country’s illegal drugs problem, Senator Richard J. Gordon has underscored the need for a multi-pronged approach to attack and eradicate the menace.

Gordon reiterated his statement at the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs committee hearing that drug abuse should be nipped in the bud by involving the schools in addressing the problem.

He said school administrations and the ParentTe achers Ass o ciat ions should wage a campaign against drug abuse, proposing that they should launch a “Do You Know What Your Children Are Doing Right Now” campaigns because accountability should also go down to the schools and the family.

“To me we cannot escape accountability by the police, sisihin ko kayo, sisihin ko ang NBI, sisihin ko ang Department of Justice, sisihin ko yung mga fiscals. But the brunt of the problem, the accountability goes back to family, then to the school, then to the community, then to the churches and then kung nasa bilibid yung nagdudrugs, drug lords dun may mga TV, may mga Jacuzzi, may baril, may babae, then ano yung ginagawa ng Bilibid? Hindi ba pwede isara yung pinto ng bilibid?” the senator said.

“According to statistics, people as young as 10 to 19 years old are into drugs.

Dun sa concert last May,

five died and one of them was an 18-year-old. Investigation showed that some of the deaths were caused by drug overdose. Parents should be more aware of what their children are doing,” he added.

Gordon pointed out that if there are drug abuse problems in schools, they should have well-trained guidance counsellors and the cities should have psychiatrists for really serious drug problems.

“If we have a problem like this in schools, you need guidance counselors that are well trained. We should have psychologists.

If there is a problem like this, he can spot it and right away he should apply the necessary approach. Kapag talagang grabe na, you get a psychiatrist in the city,” he said.

The senator also stressed the need for strict implementation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, particularly its provisions that are unfortunately not enforced.

He particularly cited the law’s provision which mandates the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to recommend to the Department of Justice the forfeiture of properties and other assets of persons and/ or corporations found to be violating the provisions of RA 9165.

“Kailangan kapag nakahuli ng drug lord, kukunin yung pera, yung ari-arian, yung eroplano, yung mga kotse. Were you able to do this?” the senator asked, to which a DOJ official replied that almost no confiscation

has been done and that they only get the evidence covered.

Gordon also cited the provision which requires forensic laboratories established in each Philippine National Police office in every province and city in order to facilitate action on seized or confiscated drugs which would hasten its destruction without delay.

He also expressed concurrence to a proposal to eradicate the need to apply for a court order before a drug user could be admitted to drug rehabilitation facilities, adding that a letter of request should be sufficient so as not to prolong the process.

“We already have the law and the agencies that would implement it. We just need to enforce the law properly.

Do we really need a cosmetic change in the law and create the PRADA, when we already have the PDEA?” the senator stressed.

Gordon also proposed that the Department of Foreign Affairs should send a note verbale to China after law enforcement authorities admitted that many Chinese citizens are involved in the illegal drugs trade here and that illegal drugs and raw materials for manufacturing drugs mostly come from China.

He said the government should appeal to China to help arrest their citizens who bring drugs here by asking their Customs authorities, as well as the officials of their airports and seaports, to strictly inspect Philippinesbound shipments and Chinese travelers. source: senate.gov.ph

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campaign against illegal drugs to kill their own cohorts or carry out their nefarious activities.

“Mayroong mga nakikisakay at nakikisabay lang sa lehitimong operasyon ng kapulisan para makatakas sa batas at para pagtakpan ang kanilang partisipasyon sa kalakalan ng droga,” she said.

De Lima also noted the testimony made by PNP Director General Ronald de la Rosa at the Senate Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs last August 18 that there are 665 drug suspects killed in police operations from July 1 to August 15.

“But what is even more disturbing is that in the same hearing, the PNP Chief stated that there are 899 drug-related deaths committed by unknown killers during the same period,” she said.

“Grabe ito! Katumbas po yun ng tatlumpu’t limang tao na patay kada araw (This is serious! It means 35 people are being killed every day),” she added, mindful of the differing accounts tallied by some media organizations.

At yesterday’s Senate hearing, however, PNP Chief De La Rosa told the senators that from July 1 to August 22, there are 1,779 suspected drug offenders who were so far killed, 712 of whom were from legitimate police operations while 1,062 by vigilantes.

Cayetano: Filipino people now feel safer Contrary to what the enemies of real change are

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A8 Ordinance Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF MANTICAO OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF MANTICAO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016, AT LAURETO A. TALAROC, SR. HALL OF WISDOM, SB-ABC BUILDING. Present: Hon. Stephen S. Tan Mun. Vice-Mayor

P R E S I D I N G Hon. Pete T. Faelnar Municipal Councilor Hon. Jessie G. Tan, Jr. Municipal Councilor Hon. Daniel D. Catipay, Sr. Municipal Councilor Hon. Lilith D. Jabla Municipal Councilor Hon. Sanny G. Jabla Municipal Councilor Hon. Eric F. Macacua Municipal Councilor Hon. Luther P. Asok (ABC President) Ex-Officio Member Hon. Danilo R. Sayagnao (I.P. Representative) Ex-Officio Member On-leave: Hon. Jaycel C. Macquinto Hon. Rael J. Eyana

Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor

Absent : None

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It is hereby declared a policy of the Local Government Unit of Manticao to promote the General Welfare of the people in the community, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 and 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991.

In pursuance to this policy, the LGU shall afford livelihood and other economic opportunities to the different sectors in the community, convergent of their skills, capabilities, or of their choice or interest, or in any approach or strategy that will enable them to become productive members of society.

Authorizing the Manticao Electric Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (METODA) to operate an Electric Tricycle in the locality is within the purview of our advocacy to promote livelihood opportunities to the people in the community, subject to applicable provisions of laws and ordinances and other administrative rules and regulations governing such operation, as the case may be. Unjustifiable refusal to issue such authority would result to arbitrary denial of the civil and constitutional rights of the members of this association and those who, hereafter, may decide to engage other type of tricycle in the locality; Indisputably, Electric Tricycle belongs to the category of a Tricycle. Its modern design, capacity and actual use, pose no substantial distinction from an ordinary tricycle. Hence, the Local Government Unit of Manticao validly acquires jurisdiction in authorizing, franchising and regulating the operation of electric tricycle in the locality consistent to the provisions of Section 447 (3) (vi) of the Local Government Code.

Section 2. Definition of Terms.

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 02 Series of 2016

The following terms shall be construed as hereby defined:

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Bayan is empowered to franchise the operation of tricycles in the locality pursuant to the provisions of Section 447 (3) ( vi ) of the Local Government Code of 1991; WHEREAS, there is a new unit of tricycle which is powered by electricity otherwise known as e-trike and specifically designed and manufactured for public conveyance.

WHEREAS, the e- trike caught the attention of the operators and drivers of pedal-operated tricycles who wish to acquire the said unit when a franchise will be granted by the LGU. WHEREAS, in their common interest to acquire and operate an electric tricycle, some members of Manticao Pedicab Operators and Drivers Association ( MAPODA) participated in organizing a new organization known as Manticao Electric Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (METODA) which the latter then submitted its request to the Sangguniang Bayan for an authority to operate the said unit in this locality; WHEREAS, the Committee on Transportation and Franchising of the Sangguniang Bayan, after proper determination on the matter, submitted its findings that this transportation facility belongs to the category of a tricycle, and its being powered by electricity does not substantially distinguish it from existing tricycles operating in the locality. Hence, the Sangguniang Bayan validly exercises the power to authorize the operation of electric tricycles, subject to governing provisions of ordinances and applicable laws.

WHEREAS, the riding public filed a formal petition supporting the operation of e-trikes as part of development in terms of local transportation; WHEREAS, there are no pending administrative or legal issues arising out in the manufacture and worthiness of an electric tricycle for public conveyance within the jurisdiction of a Local Government Unit; NOW THEREFORE, On motion of the proponent, Councilor Daniel D. Catipay Sr, duly seconded by Councilor Sanny G. Jabla, it was; RESOLVED, as this body hereby resolved to enact an ordinance to wit: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC TRICYCLES AS PUBLIC CONVEYANCE WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MANTICAO, GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO OPERATORS, REGULATING ITS OPERATION, AND PENALIZING VIOLATORS THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Bayan in session assembled; Section 1. General Principles.

a) Electric Tricycle- a tricycle which is energized and operated by electricity

b) Franchise- an authority to operate an electric tricycle within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality. c) disfranchisement- refers to the revocation of a franchise issued to the franchisee

Section 3. Requisites in operating an Electric Tricycle in the locality.

Natural or juridical persons may operate an electric tricycle in the locality subject to the following requisites:

a) local franchise;

b) permit to operate, renewable annually;

c) good condition or road worthiness of the unit; and

d) no pending case in court involving the unit for violation of any provision of this ordinance or penal laws;

e) voters ID of the franchisee who must be a registered voter in the locality; and

f) driver’s permit, provided; that he/she must be of legal age but must not be more than 70 years old.

Section 4. Executive Order creating the Manticao Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board.

Within 15 working days after the approval of this ordinance, the Municipal Mayor shall issue an Executive Order creating the Manticao Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board which powers include but not limited to the granting of Franchise to Electric Tricycle operators, including the franchising of other tricycles which, hereafter may be required pursuant to an ordinance, including regulations of other public utilities and other regulatory functions under express and implied provisions of an ordinance and the authority to formulate administrative policies and regulations on transportation and traffic subject to the approval of the Sangguniang Bayan.

Section 5. Number of Electric Tricycles to be Franchised ; Maximum number of e-trike units allowed per operator The total number of electric tricycles to be franchised shall not exceed 100 units, provided; that only 3 units shall be authorized for every operator, subject to the applicable provisions in the next section.

After the issuance of 100 franchise, no additional franchise shall be issued except in pursuance of a subsequent ordinance increasing the number of franchise to be issued for e-trikes operation in the locality.

Section 6. Requisites for the issuance of a franchise.

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Ordinance...

15 days but not more than 30 days or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.

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A franchise to operate an electric tricycle may be issued subject to Second Offense –A fine of P 1,000.00 or imprisonment of not less the following conditions and requirements: than 45 days but not more than 60 days or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the

a) an applicant must be a registered voter in the municipality court. of Manticao; Third & Subsequent Offense – A fine of P 2,000 with imprison b) Certificate of ownership / Deed of Sale, contract to sell/ ment of not less than 90 days but not more than chattel mortgage showing the name of the applicant as the 120 days. mortgagor; With Accessory Penalty of : revocation of a franchise or suspen c) Community Tax Certificate; sion of the permit to operate of a period not less than 90 days but not more than 365 days.

d) Brgy. Clearance and Police Clearance; and Section 14. Separability Clause.

e) Payment of P600.00 as franchising fee, exclusive of other fees for securing an annual permit In case a court of justice declares certain provisions of this ordinance as unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions which are Section 7. Authorized Routes of Electric Tricyles. not affected thereby, shall remain in full force and effect.

Electric Tricycles shall operate only in municipal streets, old national Section 15. Repealing Clause. highway ,provincial roads and barangay roads as the case may be.

However, the driver may cross or traverse on intersections in national Ordinances or Resolutions, contrary to the provisions of this ordihighways to transport passengers and in going back to his origin. nance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 16. Effectivity.

Section 8. Franchise; an indispensable requisite for the issuance of permit This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its publication.

No permit shall be issued to a person who has not obtained a fran- APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. chise of the unit. It also applies to an operator who seeks for renewal of his permit but whose franchise was revoked on due cause.

CONCURRING: Section 9. Disfranchisement.

Being a grantee of a franchise is not a right but a mere privilege. The grantee must be law-abiding and must assume social responsibility. A franchisee and his driver are jointly and severally liable for offenses or violations in connection to the operation or use of the unit. Hence a franchise can be revoked on any of the following grounds: a) operating without a permit; b) using the unit as an instrument in the commission of a crime of robbery or theft, illegal drugs and other unlawful acts; b) multiple violation of traffic ordinances ;and c) driving under the influence of liquor. In all cases, actions for disfranchisement shall be an exclusive power of the Sanggunian upon recommendation by the Local Franchising and Regulatory Board.

Section 10. Franchise; non transferable.

(Sgd.) PETE T. FAELNAR Municipal Councilor

(Sgd.) JESSIE G. TAN, JR. Municipal Councilor

(Sgd.) DANIEL D. CATIPAY, SR. (Sgd.) LILITH D. JABLA Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor

(Sgd.) SANNY G. JABLA (Sgd.) ERIC F. MACACUA Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor

(Sgd.) RAEL J. EYANA (Sgd.) LUTHER P. ASOK Municipal Councilor ABC President

(Sgd.) DANILO R. SAYAGNAO I.P. Representative

In cases whereby ownership of the unit is voluntarily or involuntarily transferred to another by way of sale, donation, barter or exchange or when ownership is involuntarily transferred under a judicial or extrajudicial foreclosure of mortgage involving the unit, such transfer and conveyance of title does not carry with it the franchise of the unit granted unto the mortgagor. However, the new owner has the prefer- DISSENTING: None ence to apply the franchise of the unit, upon payment of P600.00 not later than the period set for the renewal of the permit in the 1st quarter ABSTAINING: None of the year immediately following such transfer, otherwise it shall be granted to another applicant.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing resolution.

Section 11. When a unit is lost , junked, or phase-out.

In cases whereby a franchised unit is lost, junked, or phase-out, the franchise number of the unit shall remain in the title of the franchisee ,provided; that he shall replace it with another unit not later than the period for the renewal of a permit in the 1st quarter of the year immediately following the status of the unit, otherwise he shall lose the right to hold title of the franchise, and the same may be revoked and awarded to another .

ATTESTED & CERTIFIED TO BE DULY ADOPTED:

Section 12. When the franchisee failed to renew his permit to operate the unit.

(Sgd.) STEPHEN S. TAN Presiding Officer It must be noted that a franchise and a permit to operate are two separate requisites of operating an electric tricycle. While a franchise is paid only once, a permit shall be renewed annually. Hence operating an e-trike without a permit to operate or has not renewed it , is deemed illegal and shall be subject to the penalty imposed in the next section.

Section 13. Penalty.

Any person who operates without a franchise or though with a franchise, has no permit to operate, shall be meted the penalty of: First Offense – A fine of P 500.00 or imprisonment of not less than

(Sgd.) ARNOLD V. GALAGNARA SB Secretary

A P P R O V E D :_____________

(Sgd.) ANTONIO H. BACULIO

Municipal Mayor

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A10 Teacher’s Views Significance of Education

By Eunice Kristine C. Bahian Teacher I Hinaplanan Elementary School

Education has been one of the very important and significant factors in attaining one’s success and one’s achievements in life. As said, the only wealth that cannot be stolen from us that is left to us from our grandparents and parents is the wealth of having education after all. Yes, education is very significant, not only to us teachers but to all human kind.

Education plays a very important role in our lives.

It teaches and enriches us the basics of life, the basics

and fundamentals of our very own existence. That is why we are sent by our parents to school for us to learn and be ready for the challenges of life that we will encounter along our journey to success.

And definitely, it not as easy as one, two and three.

As a teacher, an education provider and an education facilitator, it is very much worthy to note that the level and quality of education our learners and our children will have depends greatly on our hands and on our perseverance to do and to execute so

Most importantly, we should know first the importance and significance of education so that might as well we fully understand its concepts and acts, the latter we can effectively apply it to our daily undertakings and the like, among others. A teacher must be fully knowledgeable and must be fully equipped with the guards and guidelines of implementing quality education so that, in one way or the other, we can have our learners and better serve and anchor them in attaining their success and bringing them forth to a better future and a better life.

That is why, even though

Acknowledging pupil’s achievement

By Brean C. Miranda Teacher I Rizal Elementary School

Pupil behaviour basically emanates from child psychology, duly noticing the reward system among children, for them to do their best and give their good deeds and good works so that they can be rewarded. This is a child development wherein every teacher should understand.

That as child and as carefree as they are, they should be shaped and developed into what and who they should be in the society.

Pupils duly receive awards and merits from different measures and activities, be it in the academics or in the co-curricular activities. They

must be involved in school activities so that their social and psycho-social skills are to be developed and that they will further a sense of friendship and good camaraderie among their fellow pupils. To measure how well they do in both, pupils are to be ranked in honours, basically from top ten of the class, or it depends.

With this, the school acknowledges and gives due recognition to pupils who reap awards and citations in a school year. For their best effort and hard works, they should always be acknowledged, not only who are those at top, but all of them who are so diligent in coming to school, even if it takes barriers along the way and even if it takes other obstacles

Understanding pupils

By Audachiel L. Hernando Teacher I Malagana Elementary School

Being a teacher does not only employ that we are going to provide basic and quality education to our pupils and make them graduate; along the way, we have to better send off the message that we should also understand our pupils as they are being brought to one classroom, one school but with different orientations and values they have fostered at home.

Anent to this, a teacher should always understand every pupil, every learner; this calls as the basic. How could

we impart them the learning without understanding them and how could we understand them without learning everything about them. This is why, teaching also requires patience, compassion and understanding.

And I say that patience is always a virtue.

As a teacher, we should always remember that the pupils are our “big bosses”; and that they will always be the centre of this undertaking called educating, and yes, we all passes this certain stage, this certain level in which we could promulgate

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I am teaching a distant school, it is great passion and commitment that I can be able to help our children of today and be part of their sweet success and achievements. One of the things that keeps me going every single day is being able to know that our youth really need education for them to be literate and life-ready. As a teacher, it is of paramount that I am serving them to the best of my ability. As Hinaplanan Elementary School strives to provide best and quality education, as a teacher, I always vow to inspire and better encourage our pupils, our learners to be the best as they can always be.

that may happen along their ways.

As such, we shall always be reminded that grades does not measure the intellect of the pupils, it just shows how well they perform in their academics. We should not and never condemned pupils for what they get, instead we should always encourage and lead them always do their best and study harder for them to attain honours.

This, whether small or big achievement, we should always acknowledge it; the most, we should never compare the achievement of one pupil to the other pupil as they will create a different impact on them, probably some would understand that you are only comparing

them so that the other camp will give more their best but this may sound awful as the other one would feel inferior and not good. Thus, to avoid such, as a teacher, we should always be fair to our pupils and let them feel that no one is above the other and that no one exceeds favouritism and nepotism among them, among others.

The best thing we can do is that we should be the one who will encourage them and see the best in them when no one else can. And yes who will else can? Aside from their parents and family, second to this are the teachers. Let us acknowledge failures and achievements, failures to correct and change and achievements to achieve more and do more.

that learning is indeed a continuous process.

Now, one of the consolations is how well do we understand our pupils? How well do we care about them? The moment we care for them, then that is the moment that we understand and we have understood them and as to why they are being such like that. Understanding bears not only feeling what they feeling, thinking what they are thinking and the most doing what they are doing; but there is more to this; having compassion and concern over situations and matters about our “big bosses” consoles to what really understanding is and how well do we understand them.

It is of utmost consider-

ation that we should always understand what they are going through and instead of judging and humiliating them, first, we should understand them and never judge them.

For as their second parent at school, we should be the one who better understands them and further better treat them as our own child.

I, personally, advocates understanding our pupils, understanding them. Let us always remember that each of us embodies great potential and a great journey in life; that is why we must understand and respect every existence.

The most we must understand our pupils and we must love them.

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Establishing parents’ participation to ensure academic success among pupils

By Florante T. Valledor Teacher I Aposkahoy I Elementary School

It is very worthy to note that the academic success of our young learners, our pupils depends as such to the support given by their mothers and fathers, their relatives, basically their families. Inasmuch as children have different orientations and upbringings at home, it is capsulated that it has great effect and influence over the child’s behaviour in school.

I, as a teacher stand as the second parent of my beloved children in Aposkahoy. I always capacitate myself to be good role model and a good parent to them, not only during class hours and class discussions but all throughout the school year, be it outside the four walls of the classroom and be it outside the parameter of the school. Being a parent to the pupils does not end when the class ends but it is a continuous process until our last breath, as education is a continuous process, as a teacher, we should always lead so our pupils will be able and will continue to learn.

One factor to be considered is the parents’ participation. Parents’ participation is conceptualized as the thrust and support given by the parents to their child or children in their academic endeavours and undertakings. It involves both the academic and the co-curricular activities.

Meanwhile, it is valuable to note that the growth of each child, each learner encompasses the growth and development on aspects such as physical, mental, psycho-

logical, social, psycho-social, spiritual and many others that would fully suffice every learner’s holistic education.

Thus, duly educating a child means honing and developing all the aspects of its growth and development.

Here then plays our role as a teacher in facilitating learning. Now, how can we entice and establish parents’ support and participation over our young learners? Well, aside from duly involving them to parents and teachers associations, let us initiate home works and assignments that would make our parents participate. However, there are factors to be considered in doing as such, as other parents would be very busy in working and tilling hard just to bring food to their tables, and when they get home, they are dead tired and that they will no longer have time to give their daughter or son attention and in assisting them do their home assignments. With this, we should always remind the parents and the pupils to work hand in hand to attain academic success.

Thus, we should always update our learners on their whereabouts and on cases and situations, as a teacher, we should always have a big concern towards them. That is why, we should establish parents’ participation over our young learners as we consider parents as our agent partners in promoting best and quality education and in promoting academic success among our pupils.

Promoting honesty among pupils

By Geralyn Velarde Teacher I Baluarte Elementary School

As construed, honesty is always the best policy and that it take a brave mind and heart to be honest and transparent in everything we do and in everything we take steps into. Honesty is a value and attitude best considered that encompasses a beautiful human being, a beautiful soul.

That is why, at a young age, we should now train our young ones, our young learners, our pupils to be honest and further to be respectful and be sensitive enough to what is happening in their surroundings. As parents would start this training at home, we should anchor and give a tooth on this at school.

But, how can we promote honesty among pupils?

First, the basic, as a teacher, we should act out our words of wisdom all the time, we should always employ to the best of our ability on how to be honest which can be best shown in our daily endeavours. Like for example, if an incident happened in the classroom in which two pupils have a misunderstanding on a certain matter. Now, as a teacher, how would you deal and manage the matter? Of course, show to them that you are not in favour of

someone or any one between them. Always be neutral so as not to create more misunderstanding and misinterpretation of things between the two. As a teacher, we know at the first glance who is talking the truth and who is not but still, do not show it in front of them.

Instead, the best thing to do is that, always remind them to value each other, be honest and the most love each other for they are classmates and they should be partners in learning and not the opposite. Do not scold them in front of their classmates or neither humiliate them, instead talk to them in a private area and there and then, remind them to instil in their minds and hearts the value of honesty.

This, in Baluarte Elementary School, we always take pride in bringing our pupils and in leading them to be honest, further to love each other like their own brothers and sisters. To the parents, let us also set a good example for them to follow at home and develop it to a value and a attitude.

An attitude and a value of honesty do not diminishes ones character instead it boosts more the moral of a person acquiring, showing and doing it. Yes, honesty is the best policy and it is always the best policy.

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proposed that the drug test would be undertaken by the personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional office here.

Emano, a staunch supporter of a drug free local government, expressed the optimism that the local government units in the province’s 23 municipal towns would emulate the action of the members of the provincial board here.

He said that the members of the provincial board had also carried out the desire of the provincial government to have workers and employees who are not hooked in illegal drug activities.

“I am glad that the provincial board members have finally shown support to my administration’s call for a drug-free provincial government in line with the nationwide call of President Duterte to fight and find the solution to the drug menace in the country,” Emano said.

He said that the submission of the members of the provincial board to a drug test would certainly boast the provincial government’s drive against all forms of illegal activities in Misamis Oriental.

According to Emano, the provincial government has already dismissed eight employees who were found positive for illegal drugs during surprise and mandatory drug test since he assumed office as provincial governor.

In reiterating his warning, Emano said that he will not hesitate to dismiss any provincial government worker who would be found positive of using illegal drugs or, found engage in illegal drug activities.

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Julie Armamento Villanueva, of Sampaga village in this city, was shot at close range by men on board a black Mio motorcycle which did not have a plate number, police chief, Supt.

Barnard Danie Dasugo told the PNA. The victim was shot in her left temple and was rushed to the Batangas Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, the report said.

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Hydrochloride) worth P250,000, a .45 caliber pistol containing 10 pieces ammunitions and 23 magazines of 5.56 mm with an undetermined number of bullets.

According to Alvariño, the operatives also arrested another high profile suspect identified as Lourdes B. Legaspi, a.k.a.

“Oding,” of the village of Tabuc Sur, in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental.

Seized from Legaspi were 100 grams of suspected “Shabu” with an estimated street value of Php 500,000 and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Alvariño said that the PDEA agents were armed with search warrants issued by the court in Misamis Occidental.

He said that the suspects were brought to the regional PDEA headquarters here Monday where they would be charged with violation of the comprehensive anti-illegal drug law.

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drug lord. The frightening scenario here is the “mutation” of these new addicts or new drug lords into fiercer, greedier, and more determined drug personalities, particularly when Duterte is no longer around, perhaps in 2022, or, God forbid, sooner than is expected.

-oooD U T E RT E G O V ’ T MUST TRY TO CHANGE FILIPINOS IN THEIR MINDS AND HEARTS: I reiterate: side by side with the on-going violent and unforgiving police and military campaign to eradicate illegal drugs, there must be a parallel campaign to change the minds and hearts of Filipinos, from being supportive of drug abuse or drug use, for whatever reason, to being abhorrent of all forms of illegal acts and practices.

This can only be done by bringing our people back to the basics of good manners and right conduct, of loving and fearing God above all else, with all their heart, with all their souls and all their might, and of treating other persons as they would want themselves to be treated, or talked to, or considered.

How do we do this? We can start by imitating what the Supreme Court has done in all the courts nationwide--require people who have anything to do with the dispensation of justice to pray to a God who is “the supreme Judge”. Duterte can order all the offices in the executive department to gather its officials and employees every morning, before any transaction is to be carried out, to also pray.

The prayer of a righteous man, after all, is powerful and effective!

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Administrative Order No. 8 (DA AO8), which the original petition identified as wanting.

The SC also stated in their July 26 decision that “the completion and termination of the field tests do not mean that (GMO proponents) may inevitably proceed to commercially propagate Bt talong.”

The original petition seeking to protect people’s right to health and a balanced ecology was filed

by Greenpeace Southeast Asia (Philippines), Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), former Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Teodoro Casino, Dr. Romy Quijano, among others.

Dr. Chito Medina, National Coordinator of MASIPAG, said that “even with the JDC 01-2016 in place, the people’s right to safe food and a healthy and balanced ecology still needs to be protected. Relevant policies and laws, such as for GMO labeling, the protection of organic farms from GMO contamination, and the promotion of ecological agriculture need to be introduced as well.”

Atty. Zelda Soriano of Greenpeace Southeast Asia on the other hand reiterated that the merits of the December 2015 decision of the SC is not nullified by its July 26 decision to “set aside” the earlier verdict.

“It should be clarified that the earlier decision was not ‘reversed’, but ‘set aside’ on the basis of ‘mootness’ since the field trials were by then already halted and DAO 8 had been superseded by JDC 1-2016,” Soriano said.

JDC 01-2016 which was signed by the heads of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Interior and Local Governance (DILG), and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), replaced the DA Administrative Order No. 8 (DA AO8) which the SC declared void in 2015.

The groups assert that JDC 01-2016 still needs to be strengthened, as it still contains provisions that may still be used against public interest, such as unclear guidelines on using “counterpart” conventional crops in place of GMO crops in assessing their effects on health and the environment.

Earlier this year, the groups held public rallies asking for rigorous public consultation on proposed guidelines as required by the SC, and lamented that substantive issues were sidelined without consultations that should have been the proper venue to craft policies that will genuinely

protect the constitutional rights of the people against GMOs. Green Action PH network for its part called on consumers to be more vigilant against buying and eating food with GMOs. The group called on the government to heed consumer clamor to apply the precautionary principle and thoroughly evaluate the impact of GMOs instead of continuing the current administration’s policy of active promotion.

“The Supreme Court’s decision setting aside its original ruling on the field testing of GMOs is based on technicalities. The government should ensure safe food for all Filipinos,” said Dr. Nina Galang, of the Consumer Rights for Safe Food (CRSF).

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Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, and Attorneys Angela Librado-Trinidad and Antonio Arellano.

The NDF, on the other hand, is represented by its chairman Luis Jalandoni, Fidel Agcaoili, Connie Ledesma, Asterio Palima, and Juliet de Lima-Sison.

After the panel meeting, negotiators from both parties will supervise simultaneous discussions of the Reciprocal Working Committee on the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (CASER) and the Reciprocal Working Groups on Political and Constitutional Reforms (PCR) and End of Hostilities-Disposition of Forces (EOH-DOF).

For the government panel, Braganza was assigned to supervise the CASER committee; Sarmiento for PCR; and Arellano and Librado for EOH-DOF. Royal Norwegian Government Special Envoy for the Peace Process Elisabeth Slattum and her staff acted as third party facilitators in moderating the panel and committee discussions.

(PNA)

“B efore promoting more GMOs in the country, the government should show proof that the commercial propagation of Bt Corn and other GMO Corn in Philippine farms, and likewise the use of GMO feed in livestock, poultry and aquaculture have not compromised biodiversity, public health and safety”, said Sansen Maglinte, spokesperson of Green Action PH and Deputy Executive Director from page A2 of Sibol ng Agham consultations in line at Teknolohiya (SIBAT, with the problem and the Inc.). establishment of the team.

Citing records, she said Antonio “Ka Tonying” about four to five percent of Flores, Secretary General residents aged 50 years-old of the Philippine Peas- and above in the province ant Movement (Kilusang are getting blind due to Magbubukid ng Pilipinas inadequate eye treatment. or KMP) said persistent Navales said the probpoverty and hunger among lems include nearsightedthe millions of Filipinos ness, farsightedness, astigcannot be solved by GMOs, matism and presbyopia. but rather, genuine land “When these are left reform alongside a safe, uncorrected or not treated sustainable and vibrant properly, they can cause agricultural production serious visual impairments that is in the control of and even blindness at the farmers and local produc- worst,” she said.

But Navales noted that ers. “Promotion of GMOs increases foreign corporate 80 percent of eye or visual control over Philippine impairments may be avoided Agriculture” said Flores. and cured through proper treatment.

She said the IPHO is curRather than promoting GMOs, which increase rently working on providing foreign corporate control access to proper treatments over Philippine agriculture, to local residents through the groups challenge the the Eye Health Team.

The team is initially government especially the DA to support, promote tasked to gather data on and enhance the best prac- the health framework for tices of sustainable agricul- the blindness program and ture and farming already identify partners that proadopted by farmers who vide eye care services in refuse to use chemical- within the province’s 10 based farm inputs and GM technologies promoted by PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) corporate agribusiness.

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towns and lone city, she said.

Navales said they are set to establish a referral system for patients and eye health care providers.

“All rural health units should be linked to the referral system in order to ensure the proper handling of cases related to the prevalence of bilateral blindness,” she said.

Meantime, Jessie Palmes, IPHO’s program coordinator for visually-impaired individuals, said they are also enhancing their assistance programs in line with the initiative.

He said some 29 visuallyimpaired individuals in the municipalities of Lake Sebu and Polomolok have so far enlisted with the program.

Seven of the beneficiaries are already working as masseurs in a massage clinic in Polomolok town. (PNA)

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I will do all to win to give honor to our country,” said Hazel Templonuevo Arbening, this year’s Miss Planet Philippines International, who hails from Surallah town.

On Monday, Arbening paid a courtesy call to South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance Fuentes and the members of the South Cotabato provincial board.

“We are very proud she made it to the national contest,” Fuentes told reporters.

“I hope she will make it in the international pageant.”

Arbening will represent the country in the international beauty pageant to be held on September 3 to 11, 2017 in Bulgaria.

The 25-year-old Arbening was crowned Miss Planet Philippines 2016 during the beauty pageant held in Pasay City. The contest aims to raise awareness on environmental protection.

Speaking to Radyo Bida Koronadal, Arbening said it was her first time to join a beauty pageant at the national level. “I was only exposed to barangay and municipal beauty contests,” she said in the vernacular.

She vowed to carry the name of South Cotabato and will promote the provincial culture. She will be wearing a T’nalak inspired gown during next year’s pageant.

She is the second beautiful woman from South Cotabato to compete in international beauty and brain search.

Early this year, another lady from Surallah, Aiza Faeldonia won 5th place in the 2016 Miss World Next Top Model in Beirut, Lebanon. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with section 5 of R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ALFREDO JR. C. TANAKA has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s sex from “F” to “MALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of ALFREDO ALFREDO CATACUTAN TANAKA JR. who was born on MAY 29, 1976 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are ALFREDO TANAKA SR. and ARCELITA CATACUTAN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than September 2, 2016.

0906-1389421

(Sgd.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO

City Civil Registrar

mdntarps@gmail.com

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