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MARAWI City--Security forces on Monday afternoon intercepted a group while transporting explosives in a van in the village of Nanagun in Lumbayanague town in Lanao del Sur province. Army soldiers and policemen also arrested five suspected members of the local terrorist group, including three women. The government troops seized from the suspect two pipe bombs, two fragmentation grenades, one impro-
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CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital celebrated its 58th anniversary on August 22 by introducing its cutting edge radiologic technology facilities. Medical director Dr. Raul Winston Andulan said Maria Reyna is now offering new services such as conventional 3D radiotherapy, complex 3D radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy and 2D brachytherapy. Andulan said these pro-
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known to be involved in various terrorist activities in Lanao del Sur. “Further, along with By GERRY LEE GORIT in Northern Mindanao, as authorities elements of the Army’s 51st Infantry the group are three female Correspondent Battalion, said the Armed Forces has allayed the public’s fear. passengers identified as The pieces of improvised explosive of the Philippines’ (AFP) Western Hafidah Romato Maute and CAGAYAN de Oro City--The seized devices (IEDs) were loaded in a van Mindanao Command in a statement. Norhanna Balawag Maute, homemade bombs in Lanao del Sur that was intercepted in Barangay “Although there are existing daughters of Engr. Caymay not be for the city, according to Nanagun, Lumbayanague, Lanao threats, what is important is, amora and Ominta Maute, the Philippine National Police (PNP) del Sur on Monday afternoon by See bombs, page A7 while Nasifa Pundug is the alleged wife of a leader Major Filemon Tan, Hashim Balawag Maute, Jamil Batoa Amerul, Mu- based in Kapai, Lanao del vised explosive assembled from an 81mm mortar, two spokesperson Western Min- allegedly of the Maute Ter- hammad Sianodin Mulok Sur,” Tan said. .45-caliber pistols and elec- danao Command (WMC), rorist Group, Abdul Jabbar and Omar Khalil. Officials said those See intercept, page A7 Tan said the five are tronic triggering devices. identified those arrested as Tominaman Macabading,
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THE country’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (village and youth council) elections will likely get postponed, Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said Wednesday. “It is very likely that it will be postponed given that there’s overwhelming support,” Angara said after the Senate hearing on the proposal to defer both linear accelarator. Dr. Raul Winston Andulan (right), medical director of elections. He said that although Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital, shows the linear accelarator machine during the 58th anniversary of Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital on August 22, 2016. most measures filed in Mindanao Daily photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
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GPH, NDFP reaffirm previous pacts
OSLO, Norway--The panelto-panel meeting between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) commenced in the morning of August 23. The panels finished the discussion on the affirmation of previous signed agreements, reconstitution of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) list and acceleration of the peace negotiations. The meeting at the Reidar Andersen, Birger Ruud and Thorleif Haug Halls of the Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel came after the representatives of both panels had agreed and approved the program of the five-day formal peace talks the previous day. On the first item of the agenda, the two panels agreed to reaffirm all previously signed agreements since The Hague Joint Dec-
laration of 1992 and resolved to conduct formal talks and consultations in accordance with said agreements. Aside from The Hague Joint Declaration, both parties reaffirmed all the previous bilateral and binding agreements made in the peace negotiations that include the JASIG of 1995; Joint Agreement on the Formation, Sequence and Operationalization of the Reciprocal Working Com-
mittees of the GPH and NDFP Negotiating Panels of 1995; and the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) of 1998, the first of four items of the substantive agenda in the peace negotiations that have been agreed upon by both sides. The NDFP panel presented the reconstituted list of holders of the NDFP
document of identification (DI) that gives them protection by the JASIG, which was acknowledged by the GPH panel. The GPH agreed to issue a letter of acknowledgment on the receipt of the NDFP list. The JASIG is meant to provide the conditions conducive to free discussion and movement of NDFP personnel involved in the peace negotiations and to avert any incident that may jeopardize the peace negotiations. Without the JASIG, peace negotiations would not be possible. Both parties agreed to accelerate the peace process and set the timeline
for the completion of the three remaining items in the substantive agenda namely, social and economic reforms, political and constitutional reforms and end of hostilities and disposition of forces. The two sides agreed that the Reciprocal Working Committees on Social and Economic Reforms (RWCSER) of the GPH and NDFP shall meet in September. The RWC-SER shall tackle and strive to reach an agreement on genuine land reform, national industrialization, workers’ rights and welfare, social welfare, education and culture. They would also strive to finish within six months from September the tentative Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms to be submitted for approval by both panels. The last session of the day consisted of the simultaneous meetings of the Reciprocal Working Committees on Social and Economic Reforms and the two Reciprocal Working Groups on Political and Constitutional Reforms and End of Hostilities and Disposition of Forces. They
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Ex-mayor, 2 others face trial for graft THE Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge Pantar, Lanao del Norte ex-Mayor Norlainie Limbona, Municipal Accountant Paganaibae Macaumbos and then acting Municipal Treasurer Orac Racmat, for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019) and Section 89 of the Government Auditing Code of the Philippines (Presidential Decree No. 1445). Limbona, Macaumbos and Racmat were found to have approved and facilitated several fund disbursements from January 2008 to January 2009 totaling P11.8 million even if prior cash advances had not yet been liquidated. The cash advances from January to June 2008 were drawn without specific expenditure, in violation of Commission on Audit (COA) Circular No. 97-002. The Commission on Audit (COA) reported that Racmat had unliquidated cash advances of P2,310,185.30 and also cited the lack of reports, records and documents to account for the funds. Under the COA rules, no cash advance shall be given unless for a legally specific purpose and that no additional cash advances shall be allowed to any official or employee unless the previous cash advance given to him is first settled or a proper accounting thereof is made. source: ombudsman.gov.ph
NEED TARP? CALL: 8578447 OR, 745380 MOBILE: +639061389421 Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication RA 10172 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION AUGUST 16, 2016 CFN-2379-2016 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 and OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the guidelines in the implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of R.A. 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that NEHEMIA G. FAJARDO has filed with this office a petition for correction of child’s sex of birth from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in in the Certification of Live Birth of NEHEMIA GITIERREZ FAJARDO who was born NOVEMBER 28, 1993 in DAVAO CITY a whose parents are NEPTALI L. FAJARDO and ESTERLITA R. GUTIERREZ. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than AUGUST 31, 2016. Issued on 16th day of AUGUST, 2016 at Davao City. (Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar
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Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that DACIE BELANDRES ESPARTERO has filed with this office a petition for change of First name CFN-2315-2016 from “DOCE” to “DACIE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of DOCE CARLOS BELANDRES who was born on NOV. 11, 1956 at DAVAO CITY and whose parents are ESTEBAN BELANDRES and LUCIA CARLOS. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than August 31, 2016. Issued on 16th day of July, 2016 at Davao City, Philippines. (Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 18 & 25, 2016
Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE City of Davao Notice of Publication RA 10172 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION AUGUST 16, 2016 CFN-2390-2016 CCE-2391-2016 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 and OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the guidelines in the implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of R.A. 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that RENE L. LOPEZ has filed with this office for correction of child’s first name of birth from “RAYNALDO” to “RENE” and child’s date of birth from “APRIL 07, 1954” to “APRIL 09, 1954” in the Certification of Live Birth of RAYNALDO L. LOPEZ who was born APRIL 07, 1954 in DAVAO CITY a whose parents are FRANCISCO LOPEZ and CATALINA LORIAGA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than AUGUST 31, 2016. Issued on 16th day of AUGUST, 2016 at Davao City. (Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 18 & 25, 2016
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Church leaders see end to conflict in Mindanao as peace talks start By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Church leaders in Northern Mindanao are optimistic that with the ongoing formal peace negotiations between the Philippine government and Communist rebels in Oslo, Norway, there will be no more bloodshed and displacement of innocent civilians. Bishop Felixberto Calang, of the Iglesia Fili-
pina Independiente and national core member of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), in an interview said he is hoping that the peace talks will have its effect on the conflict-ridden areas in some parts of Mindanao where confrontations between the military and the New People’s Army (NPA) has resulted to the deaths and forced evacuation of villagers. The NPA is the armed
wing of the National Democratic Front (NDF) with links to the Communist Party of the Philippines. The groups have been waging war against the Philippine government in the last 40 years or so. According to reports, the NPA will declare temporary cessation of offensive operations starting August 26 in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s order of a unilateral ceasefire.
In a separate interview, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, PEPP co-convenor, said he is also supporting for the two parties to sit down and discuss about peace and suspend combat operations at the same time. Ledesma said it is contradictory to keep talking about peace and yet there is an ongoing conflict. Also, both PEPP officials have welcomed the temporary release of im-
prisoned NDF leaders so they can join the formal negotiations as peace consultants in Oslo, Norway, this week. In the past, PEPP has played a role in negotiating for the freedom of police and militar y personnel held captive by the NPA in Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions. Two of the NDF leaders, Alfredo “Ka Paris” Mapano and Pedro “Gonyong” Codaste, were freed
on bail and have flown to Manila to join other peace consultants in Oslo. Mapano, who is facing multiple charges for murder, multiple murder and robbery in four different regional trial courts in the cities of Malaybalay, was able to post the P100,000 bail. Codastre, who was incarcerated at the Malaybalay city jail for the same offenses, also posted the same amount.
NIA-10 official faces raps
THE Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region 10 manager Julius Maquiling for perjury for willfully asserting a false statement in his 2009 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). Aside from perjury, Maquiling also faced charges for violation of Section 8(a) of Republic Act No. 6713 (The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees). According to the Ombudsman, the findings were grounded on a lifetsyle check investigation See faces, page A7
The DEPed. LGU Claveria and Rotary Central Claveria are fortunate enough for the visit of Australian ambassador to the Philippines with the officers of Rotary club of Burwood, Australia on their project “Days for the Girls” program which was accepted with commitment by the DepEd thru Supervisor Madam Eve Guilaran, accepted also with commiment by LGU Claveria Mayor/Rtn. Meraluna Salvaleon Abrogar represented by Rtn Pres/Administrator Homer Bana. He also expressed commitment for the Rotary Club Central Claveria to coordinate and help its expansion. The Austalian brought with them boxes of books for the elementary and high school students received also by Maam Eva Guilaran. The parents, teachers and pupils are very happy of the books given. Thank you Sirs and Maams from the other part of the globe for such wonderful gesture for students education and girls hygiene. We hope to have more projects for the educational and health needs of our school children. CONGRATS DEPed. LGU claveria and RC Central Claveria.
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De Lima, Gascon misleading on ICC probe of RP LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in procession?’…” (Song of Songs 6:10, the Holy Bible). -oooDE LIMA, GASCON, MISLEADING ON ICC PROBE OF RP: With due respect, it was totally misleading for Senator Leila De Lima and Chairman Luis Gascon of the Commission on Human Rights to raise the possibility that the International Criminal Court, or ICC, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, could investigate the Philippines for the extrajudicial killings that have been happening in relation to the fierce antidrugs campaign of President Duterte. I say it was misleading because, from the way De Lima and Gascon played out their “question and answer show” during the second day of the Senate inquiry into the extrajudicial killings on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, they tried hard to make it appear that the ICC can, at any moment, start investigating our country if the killings do not stop real soon. The clear objective of the two, of course, was to somehow scare or frighten Duterte and his government, particularly the Philippine
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National Police (PNP) and its chief, Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, to go slow in their harsh campaign against illegal drugs and the killings that are associated with it. -oooROME STATUTE DOES NOT ALLOW PROBE OF RP: The question, however, is this: does the ICC have the power to readily jump in, as it were, into the on-going killings in the Philippines and start an investigation preparatory to the filing of criminal cases before it? Does the ICC have the legal right to investigate what is happening in the anti-drugs campaing of the Duterte government? Based on the Rome Statute (or the multi-lateral treaty which serves as the ICC’s Constitution and which took effect in 2002), the ICC can only directly investigate
anyone if the conditions for such direct investigation are present. Without these conditions, the ICC cannot simply meddle, in a manner of speaking, in the affairs of its membercountries lest it is accused of unlawful intervention. Art. 17 (1) (a) of the Rome Statute presents one important condition before the ICC can proceed with its investigation. It says: “the Court shall determine that a case is inadmissible where: (a) The case is being investigated or prosecuted by a State which has jurisdiction over it, unless the State is unwilling or unable genuinely to carry out the investigation or prosecution…” -oooNO REASON FOR ICC TO INVESTIGATE EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS: Without doubt, where the authorities of the country where the investigation is to be carried out are themselves already investigating an act or a series of act that maybe considered as a war crime, genocide, aggression, or, as De Lima and Gascon bruited about on Tuesday, a crime against humanity, the ICC cannot come in and do its own probing. And this is what is happening with the so-called extrajudicial killings in the Philippines right now. Many
different agencies under the Duterte government are now carrying out their own investigations into these killings, notably the PNP, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Justice, the CHR under Gascon and, of course, the Senate under De Lima. There is therefore no reason for ICC to do any investigation. It has no legal basis to come to the Philippines to look into the so-called extrajudicial killings here, because its own charter, the Rome Statute, forbids it from doing so. It is therefore the height of intellectual dishonesty for anyone to be claiming that the Philippines will be probed soon by the ICC. That simply is a factual and legal lie! -oooPLEASE WATCH OR LISTEN: “Tambalang Batas at Somintac”, a newscommentary radio program, aired at DZEC 1062 kHz and other Radyo Agila provincial stations, and is aired live (and which can be subsequently accessed) at https://www.facebook.com/ RadyoAgila1062/?fref=ts, and at www.youtube.com, 6 to 7 in the morning, Philippine time. Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.
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(Opening statement of La- and I quote “The primary work of the president is to make peace with ever y group.” Together tions with the CPP/NPA/ NDF in Oslo, Norway, 22 with the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, August 2016) Secretary Jesus Dureza, After almost half a decade therefore, I am honored to of impasse in the formal chair, for the second time, peace negotiations, we have the GPH negotiating panel once more come together composed of committed today, to heed the call of peace workers, most of them our people for peace. No less are already known to our than President Duterte has NDF counterpart as they renewed our optimism in re- are former members of the suming the negotiations by government panel – namely, bequeathing upon himself former Comelec Commisthe weight of searching for sioner Rene Sarmiento who peace with his declaration negotiated and signed with
PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN bor Secretary Silvestre H. Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao Bello III, chair of the Phil ippine Government (GPH) Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING peace panel in the negotia Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor AL JACINTO Regional Editor-WestMin
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me in 1998 the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law or CARHRIHL, and former Agrarian Reform Secretary Nani Braganza who chaired our previous reciprocal working committee on social and economic reforms, and Atty. Angela Librado- Trinidad and Atty. Antonio Arellano who are staunch advocates for reforms. The road to peace is long and oftentimes tumultuous, but nonetheless the only virtuous way. It is not surprising, therefore, that our negotiations in the past
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Prepare for landing THINK a minute. There’s a book entitled The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said. This is one of those stupid things that was actually said. “If you bought our course on ‘How To Fly An Airplane In Six Easy Lessons,’ we apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused you by our failing to include the last chapter, ‘How To Land Your Plane Safely.’ Send us your name and address and we will immediately send you this last chapter on how to land your airplane safely.” Can you imagine a pilot taking off in an airplane not knowing how to land it? Yet
some of us ‘fly’ through life without ever thinking about how we are going to ‘land.’ Pilots are never even allowed to take off without a flight plan: knowing where they’re going and how they’ll get there. But many of us are like the university student who said: “I don’t like to think about things until they happen. Death is still a long way away.” My grandmother used to tease my grandfather when he would leave the house to go for walks. She’d say to him: “Now dear, don’t go so far you can’t get back!” You know, that’s exactly what happens
to us when we die. We’ve gotten so far we can’t get back. Each of us gets only one chance to live and then we have to die. We only get one chance to ‘fly’ before we have to ‘land.’ “What goes up, must come down.” Ready or not, we’re going down! So we need to prepare for landing while we’ve still got time. How about you? Do you know where you would ‘land’—if your life ended today? You see, we cannot know what’s going to happen to us tomorrow so we must be smart and sure we’re ready today! Just ask Jesus Christ to
decades have been difficult to the point of seemingly immovable discussions. We spent more time on procedures rather than on the substantive agenda before us. At times, our negotiations were more focused on what divided us rather than exploring possible common ground. Many times, both parties preferred to “walk away” than to find a way forward. Despite these difficulties, however, we always find our way back to the negotiating table. We can draw lessons from these experiences that should keep us going See PEACE, page A7
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forgive you for your past wrongs and to take charge of your life every day. That’s the way you can live with total peace of mind that whenever your life ends, 5 years from now or 5 days from now, you know you’re ready for a safe landing. Just Think a Minute.
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ePLDT bolsters digital learning in Academic Institutions Gone are the days when learning is limited to browsing an encyclopedia, reading books and attending a formal school set up. Today, digital learning is beyond the four corners of a school, home or office and is now readily available to anyone with internet access. Informative content is easier to find, access, control and distribute through digital technology. In a bid to support academic institutions, ePLDT, the digital enterprise enabler of the country’s leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, Inc., continues to strengthen its cloud leadership as it expands its portfolio to include digital learning solutions with its recent inclusion to the Microsoft Authorized Education Partner (AEP) program. Microsoft’s education solutions offer a wide range of benefits to ePLDT’s academic customers. For one, they enjoy a lower cost of investment compared to the standard commercial prices, and pay only for the licenses that are being used by faculty and staff and all their devices on campus. Students and faculty also get free access to Office 365 ProPlus, Windows 10 Education, and Intune. As customers, these academic institutions will also be
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(Upper Photo, L to R: League of Vice Governors of the Philippines (LVGP) President Vice Governor TONYPET ALBANO, DepEd Secretary LEONOR M. BRIONES, Vice Governor JOEY G. PELAEZ and DepEd Assistant Secretary GH S. AMBAT) VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ MET WITH DEPED SECREATRY LEONOR BRIONES, DISCUSSES DEPED CONCERNS – Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez met with the Department of Education Secretary Leonor M. Briones during the Social Development Summit organized by the Office of the President held in Davao City, last week. Vice Governor Pelaez took the opportunity to discuss with Secretary Briones several concerns of the DepEd ranging from the still unfinished school buildings of DepEd under the PPP Projects to the Sanggunian’s position in suspending the implementation of the DepEd policy guidelines on daily lesson preparation for the K to 12 Basic Education Program particularly that which requires teachers to prepare the Daily Lesson Log (DLL). Secretary Briones has expressed DepEd’s resolve to review the implementation of the DLL. supplied photo
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10ID: Soldiers did not encamp in Lumad school By Antonio L. Colina IV of MindaNews
DAVAO City––Soldiers did not occupy a Lumad school in a village in New Bataan town, Compostela Valley over the weekend, the 10th
Infantry Division said in a statement Tuesday. Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10ID Public Affairs Office chief said the accusation against the 67th Infantry Battalion was “unfounded, baseless, and malicious”
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12TH JUDICAL REGION BRANCH 10 Hall of Justice, Marawi City IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF JUHANNAH MACARAMPAT MUSA
SPL. PROC. NO. 2407-16
JUHANNAH MACARAMPAT MUSA Petitioner, -versus – THE ADMINISTRATOR and CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTIC AUTHORITY and THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BUBONG, LANAPO DEL SUR Respondents. x----------------------------------x ORDER Before this court is verified petition for correction of entry in the certificate of live birth of JUHANNAH MACARAMPAT MUSA dated 15 August 2016, and which reads in part: 1. Petitioner is of legal age, married and resident of Buaya-an, Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao Del Sur where she may be served with the orders and other processes of this Court; 2. Respondent is the incumbent Local Civil Registrar of Bubong, Lanao Del Sur whose office is located at municipal Hall, Bubong, Lanao Del Sur where he/she may be served with orders and other processes of this Court; 3. Petitioner was born on NOVEMBER 04, 1987 at Pindoguan, Bubong Lnao Del Sur to parents Musa Umpar Monawara and Cairon Macarampat Alinog. Petitioner’s birth was belatedly registered under Registry No. 2001-1171 by her aunt Monera Macari, a copy of petitioner’s Certificate of live Birth is hereto attached and marked as Annex “A”; 4. When the petitioner secured a copy of her Certificate of Live Birth from Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA), she was surprised to learn that her year birth and first name were erroneously entered as NOVEMBER 04, 1986 instead of NOVEMBER 04, 1987 and JOHANNAH instead of JUHANNAH, respectively; 5. Petitioner is consistenly using the name JUHANNAH and date of birth NOVEMBER 04, 1987 as shown in her OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (TOR) issued by the Mindanao State University (MSU), Marawi City, DIPLOMA issued by the MSU, Marawi City, CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION AND VALIDATION (CAV) issued by the MSU, Marawi City, CERTIFICATION issued by the MSU, Marawi City, NBI CLEARANCE issued by the National Bureau of Investigation, Cotabato City, POLICE CLEARANCE issued by the Datu Abdullah Sangki, MPS Maguindanao, VOTER’S IDENTIFICATION CARD (ID) issued by COMELEC, POSTAL IDENTIFICATION (ID), and HIGH SCHOOL FORM 138-A issued by the Adiong Memorial Polytechinic State College, Ditsaan-Ramain , Lanao Del Sur which are marked as Annexes “B”, “C”, “D”, “E” ,”F”, “G”, “H”, “I”, and “J” respectively; 6. Thus, The petitioner now files a petition with the Honorable Court for the correction of her year of birth and first name; 7. The erroneous entry as to her year of birth and first Name must be corrected in order to avoid confusion that may adversely affect in the future; 8. Finally, the petitioner submits that nobody will be prejudiced by granting this petition.
as the concerned area is already outside its area of operations. The 10ID was reacting to a Facebook post by the Save Our Schools Network on Sunday that “several soldiers from both 66th and 67th IB stayed and encamped within the community which was just about 10 meters away from Salugpongan School in Purok 3, Barangay Pan-
ansalan, Compostela Town, Compostela Valley Province.” “The students and teachers were anxious and fears further harassment from the soldiers since they’ve learned about the illegal arrest and detention of Salugpongan Teacher and Researcher Amelia Pond last August 19,” the post said. See encamp, page A7
Republic of the Philipines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12TH Judicial Region Branch 11 Malabang, Lanao del Sur IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF THE BIRTH SPL. PROC. CASE NO. 2016-0068 OF RASAD GAMPONG BALINDONG IN HIS CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH -forFROM AUGUST 16, 1954 TO AUGUST 16, 1953, “CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS ENTRY” RASAD GAMPONG BALINDONG, Petitioner, -versus-
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Dick pumps ‘Bato,’ DOJ on extrajudicial killings DIGGING deeper into extra-judicial killings, Senator Richard J. Gordon yesterday asked for a more comprehensive data on the killings committed by persons riding in tandems on motorcycles, or more commonly known as riding in tandems. These are considered extrajudicial killings. During the joint Senate committee on extra-judicial killings, Gordon asked Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to give a comprehensive report on riding in tandems. “I’d like to ask Gen. Dela Rosa if he could also bring the report on people killed by riding in tandems. For so many years, we have been inflicted with this malady called riding in tandem. People are killed and I don’t hear any solution to these cases...I want to know from the General, when he comes back, how many people have been killed by riding in tandems? How many cases have been reported and solved? How many have been prosecuted to the successful occurrence?” he said. Gordon pointed out that extra-judicial killings have been occurring even before the Duterte administration, adding that the issue has already been a concern in the international community in the past. “This has been going on long before. When I was lobbying for the Veterans’ Bill during my first stint in the Senate, no less than a senator from Vermont, USA (who chaired the Appropriations Committee) raised the cases of unexplained killings. they will not approve aid for the Philippines unless we do something about the unexplained killings,” he said. Another point raised by the senator was the complaint about placards placed on top of the victims’ bodies that say “Drug pusher ako, wag tularan.” He said the shame campaign has been practiced even in past administrations. See PUMPS, page A7
THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MALABANG, LANAO DEL SUR, Respondent. x------------------------------------------/ ORDER Petitioner Rasad G. balindong filed the instant petition praying that his date of birth in his Certificate of Live Birth be corrected from August 16, 1954 to August 16, 1953 and finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, it is set for hearing on September 19, 2016 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at Hall of Justice, Malabang, Lanao del Sur and anybody interested in the petition should appear and show cause, if any, why it should not be granted. Petitioner must publish this order in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur once a week for three consecutive weeks. He is directed to post copies hereof in three conspicuous public places. Furnish copies hereof unto the petitioner, the respondent and the Office of the Solicitor General. Petition should also furnish copy of his petition with Annexes with the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). SO ORDERED. Malabang , Lanao del Sur, August 1, 2016 (SGD) LACSAMAN M. BUSRAN Presiding Judge MDN: August 11, 18 & 25, 2016
Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this Court on SEPTEMBER 29.2016 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur or Marawi City or Iligan City for Three (3) Consecutive weeks. The Local Civil Registrar of Bubong, Lanao Del Sur and the Civil Registrar General, or any person or party who has an interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of his petition or form the last day of publication of this Order. Further, let this order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Bubong, Lanao Del Sur and the Bulletin Board of this Court, also at the expenses of the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Court not later than Three (3) days before September 29, 2016. Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copies of the petition to the Local Civil Registrar of Bubong, Lanao Del Sur, the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City; and the Hon. Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA), Santa Mesa, Manila. SO ORDERED. Marawi City, Philippines. August 17, 2016 MDN: Aug 25, Sept 1 & 8, 2016
WENIDA B.M PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge MDN: Aug 18, 25 & Sept 1, 2016
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Intercept... from page A1
arrested also gave out different names to mislead authorities, but the army and police interrogators later found out that all those intercepted are members and relatives of Abdullah Maute, who founded the Dawlah Islamiya or “Islamic State” in southern Philippines. Tan said the group was on its way to Marawi City from Butig town in Lanao del Sur when troops, acting on intelligence report, blocked them at the checkpoint in Barangay Nanagun. Interrogation reports revealed the gang was plotting to bomb civilian targets in the volatile region, according to Tan. He said the daring interception and the arrest of the jihadists was largely due to the intelligence provided by civilians in the province. “The fast reaction of the troops and the information of concerned citizens was the key to thwarting a terror attack intended to kill innocent people in populated target areas. IEDs do not select its victims, children, Christians or Muslims, young and old, lahat papatayin niyan and in a wide scale kaya napakalaking bagay na hindi natuloy ito dahil na din sa cooperation ng taong-bayan at responde ng sundalo at pulis,” Tan said. Tan said they believed the suspects intended to target either the camp of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade in Marawi City, or Iligan or Cagayan de Oro, which is celebrating its fiesta on August 28. The Maute group, composed of former rebels, has pledged allegiance to the ISIS banner and is responsible for several attacks against Army detachments in Lanao del Sur. The group beheaded in Butig town, Lanao del Sur in April 2016 two lumberyard workers, who they kidnapped and taken captives, when the ransom they demanded was not paid. With reports from Mindanaoexaminer.com, PNA, and MindaNews.com
Hospital... from page A1
G.I. bleeding/RBC tagging, hepatobiliary imaging, gastroesophageal reflux scinitgraphy, liver/ spleen scintigraphy, lung perfusion/lung ventilation, Meckels diverticulum, parathyroid scintigraphy, renal with captopril, renal with furosemide, renal scan DMSA, testicular scan, whole body rai, thyroid scan, cystogram, myocardial perfusion imaging sestamibi and thallium. The hospital’s newlyacquired bone mineral densitometry is capable of scanning dual hip, fat analysis, forearm, lumbar spine/hip and whole body with fat analysis in planar imaging but can easily be upgraded to 3D imaging. Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging
that uses small amounts of radioactive materials called radiopharmaceutical/ radioisotope to diagnose or treat a variety of diseases including many types of cancer, heart diseases and other abnormalities within the body. “We use a multidisciplinary approach in treating cancer patients. If the patient needs surgery, then we arrange for that. If a patient needs only radiation, then we can do that too. But if the patient needs both plus radiation, then we are capable of that too,” Andutan said. Xavier University Maria Reyna Hospital has around 230 physicians. The facility opened its new medical specialty center in 2010. The five-storey building houses the cancer center, hemodialysis center, eye surgi-center with specialists from Cebu, gastro intestinal center, cardiovascular center, diagnostic center, hearing center and facilities for nuclear medicine, rehabilitation sports and medicine and bone and joint. The celebration is focused on its theme “Mercy and Compassion: A Call and Challenge.” On other hand, a 40-year-retired employee was honored during the ceremonial program held in the morning.
Bombs... from page A1
we have already eliminated the most imminent [threat] and we are continuously strengthening our security and intelligence to thwart future attacks,” said Chief Supt. Noel Constantino, Philippine National Police for Northern Mindanao (PNP-10) in a statement sent to the media Wednesday afternoon. Constantino said there is a possibility that the city is not one of the targets considering that the planned attack could be retaliation against government troops who operated in Butig, Lanao del Sur recently. He, however, cautioned the people and the police not to let their guard down. “We would like to assure the public that the PNP, AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) and other law enforcement agencies are on top of the situation and there is no cause for alarm. We just need to be vigilant and extra watchful of suspicious individuals and unattended packages. According to reports, troopers from the Philippine Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion under the 1st Infantry Division flagged down a van with individuals suspected to be affiliated with a terrorist group in Barangay Nanagun, Lumbayanague, Lanao del Sur on Monday afternoon, per statement released by the AFP’s Western Mindanao Command. Confiscated from the passengers of the van were IEDs and war materiel, including hand grenades, .45
caliber pistols, bomb parts and several electronic devices. “The fast reaction of troops and the information of concerned citizens was the key for thwarting a terror attack intended to kill innocent people in populated target areas,” Major Filemon Tan Jr., Western Mindanao Command spokesperson, was quoted as saying.
Polls... from page A1
the Senate seek a twoyear postponement, the popular choice among resource persons was a oneyear postponement. “Although bills say two years, one year seems to be the popular choice, whether Comelec (Commission on Elections) or DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government) officials,” he said. The prevailing sentiment during the hearing was to hold barangay elections next year, either in May or October, he said, noting that more however wanted to hold the elections in May to avoid inclement weather. The senator also explained that even if a Senate Bill is not passed by Sept. 1, Comelec said that by August 31, the direction should be clear if Congress has decided to defer the election. The next step, he said, is for the committee to complete a report and informally talk to fellow senators to see if they agree with the decision. Asked if the Senate and resource persons also agreed to extend the term of barangay officials, Angara said that the matter needs more consultation. “Moving the term from three to five years needs more consultation, I don’t want to tackle that just yet. We have to decide whether to postpone barangay elections first,” Angara said. He said the Committee could come up with a substitute bill that does not include term extension. “We can separate parts of the bill that we find separable and can make (that) the subject matter of a different bill,” the senator said. Angara meanwhile reiterated that the idea is to separate national and barangay elections because barangay officials are nonpartisan. As for youth council elections, Angara said that the Senate panel will also take into account the idea of holding village elections separate from youth council elections. “We’ll take that into account. The option is to have elections separately. The NYC has not held elections in three (years) so they are anticipating it,” the senator said. National Youth Commission (NYC) Chair, Cariza “Aiza” Seguerra, sought for youth council elections to “push through”, noting that youth-oriented projects have been put on hold for
almost three years. “We really want to push through with it but I understand your stand for the postponement of barangay elections,” Seguerra said. ‘More time to prepare’ Angara also welcomed the insights gained from the hearing, noting that he was glad that most resource persons, particularly the DILG, have also expressed favor for postponement. DILG Secretary Ismael Sueno, during the hearing, said if the elections push through, local governments will lose another 90 days for the implementation of projects. “We already lost 90 days in the last election,” Sueno said, noting that many government projects have not been completed while others have not even started. Sueno further said that the estimated PHP6 billion that will be needed for the elections can be used for other local government projects and programs, such as the construction of more rehabilitation centers. “Over 6,000 drug pushers and users have surrendered. Our jails can no longer accommodate them. With that PHP6 billion, we can put up rehabilitation centers in all the regions in the country. We will be helping a lot of our people,” he said. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista meanwhile said that the Comelec has a neutral stand on whether to postpone elections or not but suggested that if it were postponed, there should be enough space between this election and the 2019 mid-elections. “We are neutral. We can proceed with elections on Oct. 31, 2016 but we are also okay in case you would like to postpone it. (The) only point we want to raise is we want to space our elections from each other,” he said. “The longer the time to prepare, the better. In case you postpone it to October 2018, we think that it’s too close to the 2019 mid-elections, so if you can consider, postpone it next year,” he added. Bautista said the Comelec has already started printing ballots for the barangay elections and will go fullspeed on Sept. 1, printing one to two million ballots per day. He however assured that the ballots can still be used if elections are moved next year. (PNA)
Peace... from page A4
until we responsibly answer the call of our people for peace. One, there is no giving up in peace work and peace making knows no limit. Two, we can never have a peace agreement if we do not talk. And lastly, it will take more than one party to make peace. Both parties have complied with the first two lessons by coming here and resuming the stalled peace negotiations. Government
is committed to the process as what President Duterte declared “we have done what it takes to re-open the negotiations and I am willing to walk an extra mile to achieve peace. What remains to be accomplished for both of us, therefore, is to complete the negotiations. I have high hopes that our discussion for the following days will be cordial and frank, but nevertheless exacting for our tasks at hand. I expect, however, that the parties are mindful of the correctness of our language in the discussion to ensure that we can implement any agreement we reached. I borrow the counsel of Confucius with regard to talking with correctness, and I quote “if language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. And if what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done remains undone.” In closing, may I also deeply acknowledge the unwavering support to our peace process of the Royal Norwegian Government, through Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brenden whose presence today is inspiring. The coming together of the negotiating parties to renew the peace process would not have been realized without the able facilitation and the disarming charm of Ambassador Elizabeth Slattum. Thank you. Let us start the work at hand. Peace to all of us.
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which revealed that Maquiling owned JS Maquiling Marketing, contrary to what he declared in his 2009 SALN that he had no existing business interests and financial undertakings. Maquiling contended that he did not intend to conceal his assets and that the non-declaration of his trucking business was borne of his understanding that a business must be regular, continuous and habitual in order to be considered material for declaration in the SALN. Investigation, however, revealed that the business has significant financial returns. It was found out that in 2009 alone, JS Maquiling Marketing reported gross sales of P518,684 to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). “Respondent’s defense that he did not declare this because such business is sporadic and isolated is belied by the Income Statement and the Annual Income Tax Return he filed with the BIR. Evidently, respondent made a willfull and deliberate assertion of a falsehood” stated the resolution. source: ombudsman.gov.ph
Pumps... from page A6
“When you say placards are being shown, I want to point out that this has been done before. In the early days of the previous
administrations, there were houses being painted saying ‘This is a house of a drug pusher!’ and placards saying ‘I am a drug pusher’ are also placed around criminals. To be fair to the public, this is nothing new. It has been done before, even during the time of the (Committee on Justice and Human Rights) Chairman as Commission on Human Rights chair,” he said. Meanwhile, Gordon questioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) on prisoners who are allowed to come out of detention to commit assassinations; and on the prosecution of suspected drug lords and confiscation of their properties. “I also would like to know how many cases of people, I think this should be for the Department of Justice, were allowed to escape from prison and have been able to perpetrate killings of people, including mayors, judges, fiscals? Finally, from the DOJ also, I would like to know whether in fact, institutionally as the law provides and I reiterate this, how many cases of drug lords that have been incarcerated? Obviously, the cases have been dismissed in the lower courts. How many cases of confiscation of the profits of crime have there been? Meaning, how many cars, houses, money in banks have been confiscated by the DOJ and by law enforcement authorities? That is in the law,” he probed.
Encamp... from page A6
But Batchar admitted there were personnel of the 66th IB who stayed in Purok 3, Panansalan. He said Purok chair Artemio Magno allowed the soldiers to stay in the place but not in the houses and school. He added the 66th IB provided some documents signed by Purok chair Rex Basta and Purok secretary Nerisa Gollodo of Sitio Bongloy, Brgy. Pagsabangan that troops were allowed to enter the sitio but denied that they occupied the Salugpongan School. He said the 66IB stayed 100 meters away from the Salugpongan school. “As we have always said, the 10ID welcomes reports against our troops and encourages those who were victimized to file their complaints in appropriate agencies as we do not tolerate any misbehavior by our soldiers,” he said. He said issues against the military should “go beyond mere propaganda by filing charges against our misbehaving troops, so that we can purge our ranks of misfits.” (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)
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