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NPA rebels extend truce until release of prisoners

n The Bureau of Customs in Re-

gion 10 (BOC-10) says the trucks were misdeclared as truck parts only, and were shipped from Japan and Korea.

loan, Misamis Oriental.

The trucks were misdeclared as truck parts only, and were shipped from JaTAGOLOAN, Misamis pan and Korea.

Agents from the PhilOriental––The Bureau of Customs-Northern Min- ippine Drug Enforcement danao District (BOC-10) Agency, aided by K-9 units, confiscated five container were also invited to clear vans packed with trucks with the confiscated shipments a total worth of P10 million, of possible illegal drugs.

A report submitted by and presented to the media, Thursday, August 25, 2016, the BOC 10 Anti-smugat the Mindanao Container gling and Anti-corruption See trucks, page A7Terminal (MCT) in TagoBy CHENG ORDOÑEZ Associate Editor and GERRY GORIT Correspondent

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

SAN Francisco, Agusan del Sur--The National Democratic Front (NDF) in Northeastern Mindanao has extended its ceasefire with government forces until the end of this month pending the release of four police officers and a civilian police office staff held captive by New Peoples

See truce, page A7

IN SEARCH FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS.

Agents from the regional office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, aided by K-9, inspect, Thursday, August 25, for possible illegal drugs one of the vehicles confiscated by the Bureau of Customs, at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

Mindanao Daily photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

Intel agencies enhance monitoring of Vismin waters for floating labs

By MARK FRANCISCO and GERRY GORIT Correspondents

BOC TOP OFFICIALS. Bureau of Customs (BOC) District Collector Atty. Ruby Claudia Alameda with Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services (CIIS) Head Alvin Enciso lead the BOC-10 Anti-Smuggling and Anti-Corruption Team in presenting to media the five container vans confiscated for mis-declaration of shipped trucks units as mere motor parts, Thursday (August 25) at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. Mindanao Daily photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

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CAGAYAN de Oro City--The intelligence agencies are working out to monitor suspected floating shabu laboratories that are being hastily set up in the waters off Visayas and Mindanao.

In an interview Wednesday (August 25), Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services (CIIS) head Alvin Enciso issued the statement in relation to the alleged discovery of a floating shabu laboratory off Zambales in July.

“Because of the extensive anti-illegal drugs campaign of the government, we have received credible information that drug lords are now putting up shabu factories in yachts,” Enciso said. “And, we also believe they’re going south, because there was this incident in Luzon

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urged to probe vigilantestyle killings/p.2

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killings, prosecute culprits, rights group urges Duterte/p.2 Opinion | A possible (new) purpose for fiestas/p.4 Opinion | No direct proof vs. de Lima on drug raps?/p.5

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House urged to probe vigilante-style killlings

By RUEL V. PELONE Managing Editor

LAWMAKERS belonging to the progressive partylist groups on Thursday urged their colleagues in the Lower House to investigate the vigilante-style killings occuring in the guise of fortified campaign against illegal drugs.

The lawmakers under the Makabayan, the bloc of progressive partylists in the House of the Representatives, jointly filed House Resolution no. 259 entitled “Resolution urging the House of Representatives to oppose the use of extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies amid

President Rodrigo Duterte’s intensified campaign to end the illegal drug trade, and to investigate.”

In filing the House Resolution, Reps. Antonio Tinio (ACT Teachers), France L. Castro (ACT Teachers), Emmi A. de Jesus (Gabriela), Arlene D. Brosas (Gabriela), Carlos Isagani T. Zarate (Bayan Muna), Ariel Casilao (Anakpawis), and Sarah Jane L. Elago (Kabataan) said complaints are mounting that an alarming number of extrajudicial killings and vigilante executions are taking place and not the official police line of “nanlaban kaya napatay.”

Citing a compilation by a major newspaper of 684

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Mass for ExtraJudicial Killing. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo leads prayers for the victims of extrajudicial executions at the Baclaran Church and condemned the increasing number of vigilante-style killings of suspected drug pushers and users. (Maria Tan/CBCPNews) drug-related and vigilante executions (as of August 22), the lawmakers lamented that “ringleaders of drug cartels,

big-time drug lords, and their protectors in government have so far escaped the heightened anti-drug

campaign, as only small-fry dealers and victim users have been targeted in these killing.”

Other reports, they said, estimate these killings to have reached around 1,800.

“There should be no compromise on the necessity to rid the country of crime and narcotics; an intensified campaign against illegal drugs is laudable and, in fact, long-overdue,” the lawmakers said.

They said this relentless campaign must, nonetheless, be waged with the highest regard for the protection of life and respect for human rights.

The methods must be conducted in such ways that will spare casualties among innocents, and accord due process to suspects.

Instituting safeguards are vital to prevent the anti-drug and anti-crime campaigns from being discredited as a result of due process and human rights violations, the lawmakers said.

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CAGAYAN de Oro City– –A human rights group in Northern Mindanao on Tuesday issued its appeal to President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte to put a stop on the extrajudicial killings, and to prosecute the culprits.

Cristina Palabay, the sec-

retary general of Karapatan (Rights) in Northern Mindanao, issued the statement while appealing to President Duterte to prosecute and hold accountable the perpetrators of the extrajudicial killings, including those of the police.

The mounting cases of drug-related deaths in the country had reached an alarming level that there was a need to find out whether these killings were legitimate, Palabay said.

“If these killings are done extra-judicially, the government should exert efforts to

stop it and prosecute the culprits, especially if the police force is involved,” she said.

Palabay said that the killings were either done as punishment in the name of Duterte’s campaign against drugs or were perpetrated to silence those who might turn witness and expose details of the drug manufacturers and traders.

Karapatan understood that the illegal drugs business preyed on the large populace of the poor, who were increasingly vulnerable to the illegal drug trade, she said.

On one hand, Palabay said that alleviating the economic and social rights of the poor could effectively counter the growing illegal drug menace in the country.

She said that the poor becomes vulnerable to the illegal drug trade as a way of temporarily escaping from the mundane problem of hunger, unemployment and deprivation of social services and opportunities.

“It is infuriating that the drug business makes a profit by taking advantage of the poverty of the See KILLINGS, page A7

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A possible (new) purpose for fiestas THE previous piece I wrote in this column introduced Cagayan de Oro’s patron saint as the reason why Higalaay fiesta is annually celebrated. St. Augustine was a man who devoted his life to God and whose experience as a defender of Christianity can be made as an example for people of faith to follow in facing the challenge of this generation’s moral and cultural inversion.

In light of recent events, clamors are surfacing, most especially in social media, where users can freely express their thoughts over topics they are willing to discuss. Consequences for the freedom of expression had never been so negative this year since the election season began until now that the nation has chosen its highest public official. There have been battles waged over the internet to support or attack claims. This time, words were made as weapons that destroy – even among fellow Filipinos.

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involve glee and delight.

Besides being traditionally celebrated in relation to faith or religion, fiestas have the underlying purpose to put smiles on people’s faces.

Whether it includes culinary shows, beauty pageants, horseback riding, bullfights, marathons, parades, or carnivals, fiestas may grant the community its opportunity to recognize and relish fun.

However, there have been recent uproars that may spoil this fun – the Philippines losing its chance for its first gold medal after this year’s Rio Olympics, the

president spilling alleged deeds done by a senator opposing his advocacy, the possibility for the country to leave the United Nations based on the same president’s consideration (which he eventually claimed as a joke) and the ongoing conflict of social media users on the internet for differing views. The list to be dismayed about still continues.

One may ask: can smiles still be worn amidst all these troubles?

Perhaps attending some events of a community fiesta can answer this question.

For Cagayan de Oro, the root word for its feast’s name is a Cebuano term, higala.

Although its meaning may vary when translated, its closest English word is, “friend.” And one can imagine that a new purpose of this name may entail building or valuing friendship in the city famously tagged as the city of golden friendship.

By building and valuing friendship, unity can be imposed regardless of the

differences in backgrounds, attainments and opinions (especially opinions).

More worthy than the gold medals in the Olympics was the chance for countries to come together in the important and prestigious event. Hidilyn Diaz’s silver medal in the weightlifting event as well as her fellow Filipino athletes representing the Philippines was more than enough to make the nation smile with pride. Recent controversies in national politics and international affairs would convince the nation to research more information and base claims on facts.

Practicing proper internet etiquette would provide a social media user a way out of the war zone.

Malignance relating to certain issues can be focused less in time for the fiesta.

Giving unity and peace their chance, despite constant contradictory views, can lift the veil of differences.

Adding to this advantage is the possibility for the celebration to last long.

No direct proof vs. De Lima re drug raps?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`and the truth shall make you free’…” (Jesus Christ,

ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ our God and Savior, in John

Managing Editor Executive Editor 8:32, the Holy Bible).

-ooo CHENG ORDOÑEZ MARK FRANCISCO JOEL ESCOL DE LIMA CAN NOW Associate Editor Lifestyle Editor Feature Editor HEAVE A SIGH OF RELIEF gerry lee gorit

GILBERT Y. CHAO RE: DRUG RAPS? Senator

Motoring Editor Photo Journalist Leila De Lima can now heave a sigh of relief, in a manner

PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN of speaking, because, for the Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao first time since she was ac

cused of coddling big-time Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor drug lords manufacturing shabu inside the national

AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA penitentiary in Muntinlupa Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant City by President Duterte, no less than his secretary of felix santillan EDSEL BANTOL justice, Vitaliano Aguirre II,

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nesses will testify against de Lima and link her to illegal drugs… Aguirre… said the witnesses included inmates, jail guards, a bagman of a drug lord, and some of de Lima’s friends. But it would be `only by implication’…”

-oooPROOF BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT: In law, accusations that an individual committed a crime must be proved by what is known as “proof beyond reasonable doubt”, or that kind of evidence which produces conviction in an unprejudiced mind (see the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of People vs. Tadepa, G.R. No. 100354, May 26, 1995).

This kind of proof requires that the direct par-

ticipation or culpability of the person being accused of a crime is fully established either by documentary or object evidence, or by the testimony of witnesses who saw the how, what, where, and when, of the commission of the crime.

If there is no such direct proof to show the guilt of the accused, he cannot be considered guilty, nor can he be convicted of any wrongdoing. In a case where the proof is not present, or is insufficient or unable to establish each and every element of a crime, the accusations must be discredited, and the accused could even retaliate by filing criminal cases for perjury or falsification, or even a civil case for damages.

-oooAGUIRRE SHOULD CONSULT MORE OFTEN WITH DUTERTE? Of course, there is such a thing as “circumstantial evidence”, which is the kind of evidence that, although there is no direct proof that a person committed a crime, proves a series of acts or events that, when connected to one another, could produce a moral certainty that the accused committed the crime.

Releasing our children Children are gifts from God, but we must remember they will leave our home in sooner or later.

Our purpose as parents isn’t to hold onto these gifts tightly, but to prepare them to be released like the arrows of a warrior.

What a challenge! These verses should encourage us as we see our kids growing more and more independent each day. Just like arrows, we can guide and direct them, but at some point we have to let go.

How do we prepare them for life on their own? By letting go, bit by bit, each day.

By speaking messages of encouragement and confi-

Perhaps, this was what Secretary Aguirre was referring to when he classified the evidence against De Lima in connection with her supposed involvement with drug syndicates operating inside Muntinlupa City as evidence “only by implication”.

But, come to think of it, whether or not this is really the case---whether or not the evidence against De Lima is circumstantial or by implication only--Aguirre’s statement dramatically runs contrary to earlier pronouncements by his President to the effect that De Lima was really involved in drugs. Maybe Aguirre should consult with Duterte more often as to what the President’s proof consists of against De Lima.

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dence, rather than skepticism and worry. By giving ageappropriate choices Juvy Sarraga and responsibilities to even the youngest of children.

For example: “Now that you’re five, you’re big enough to help me with dinner. Would you rather set the table or stir the muffin mix?”

Release your kids a little bit each day and remember that your goal is to let go one day.

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Atty. Jewela E. Boiser

Edgardo B. De Veyra

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Leoncio B. Ang

Ferdinand A. Bernasor Francisco P. Descallar Edgardo B. De Veyra

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Villar files bill penalizing ‘No permit, no exam’ policy SENATOR Cynthia Villar filed a bill that will soon penalize the imposition of a policy that prohibits students of post-secondary and higher education from taking their midterm or

final examination or other similar assessments due to unpaid tuition and other school fees.

Senate Bill No. 722 or the “Anti-No Permit, No Exam Act of 2016” makes

it unlawful to require the students to secure a permit from school authorities prior to the administration of midterm, periodic or final examination.

“It is typical for Filipino

parents to sacrifice so much so that their children could get education. However, there are unavoidable circumstances at times when they could not meet the obligation to pay the tuition

HAPPY FIESTA!

tee on Higher and Technical Education when she was Las Pinas Representative, said while the issuance of Commission on Higher Education memorandum See POLICY, page A7

Happy fiesta Senor San Agustin

Greetings from: Good News Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Region 10 Department of Labor and Employment 29 July 2016

OWWA starts profiling OFWs and family affected in KSA for RAP CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office 10 (OWWA-RWO 10) prepares the Relief Assistance Program (RAP) as a crisis intervention to affected OFWs employed by financially-stricken Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in pursuant to Board Resolution No. 06 series of 2016.

RAP provides one-time grant of financial assistance to each qualified affected OFWs in KSA and their families.

The coverage are either OFWs staying in camps or are live-out in KSA or who have been repatriated to the Philippines but have not received their salaries or end-of-service benefits from any of the following nine (9) companies: Saudi bin Laden Group of Companies (SBG), Saudi Oger, Ltd., (SOL), Mohammed al-Mojil Group (MMG), Mohammad Hameed Al-Bargash & Bros. Trading & Construction Co., ALUMCO LLLC, Rajeh H.

fee on time. Schools should be more compassionate towards students suffering from financial difficulties,” Villar said.

Villar, who served as chairperson of the Commit-

Al Merri Contracting & Trading Company, Fawzi Salah – Al Nairani Contracting Company, Arabtec Construction LLC and Real Estate Development and Investment Company.

To those who are repatriated to the Philippines, qualified beneficiaries may claim Php20,000.00 at the nearest OWWA Regional Office.

Qualified OFWs who are still at jobsite may claim the SR1,590 financial assistance through the Welfare Officers in KSA. Only families of affected OFWs who are still at jobsite are entitled to the financial assistance of Php6,000.00.

Database of affected OFWs are provided by the Philippine Embassy/ Consulate/Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) which shall be a pre-requisite for the release of financial assistance. List of repatriated workers and qualified families shall form part of the database as well.

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Army (NPA) rebels last month.

In a statement, Ka Maria Malaya, spokesperson of NDF in Northeastern Mindanao Region, said all operating units in the towns of San Miguel, Tago, Tandag City, Cortez, Lanuza, Carmen, Madrid, Cantilan and Carrascal in Surigao del Sur and the entire province of Surigao del Norte are ordered to continue to suspend all offensive operations until midnight of August 31, 2016.

Malaya said the ceasefire declaration was to ensure safety and security of the “Prisoners of War” (POW) , third party facilitators , NPA custodial units and others who will attend to witness the release of captives PO1 Richard Yu of municipal police station of Carmen in Surigao del Sur; PO2 Caleb Sinaca, PO3 Jayroll Bagayas and NPU Rodrigo Angob of the Malimono municipal police station and SPO3 Santiago Lamanilao of the Surigao City Police Office in Surigao del Norte.

NDF has earlier declared a nationwide ceasefire starting August 21 until midnight of August 27 as “gesture of goodwill” in the resumption of peace talks in Oslo, Norway with the Philippine government peace panel.

This came after President Rodrigo Duterte declared on Wednesday night a ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the NPA. “I am joining the Communist Party of the Philippines in its desire to seek peace for this nation,” the President said at 11:35 p.m.

Wednesday.

Mr. Duterte also ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to abide by the ceasefire declaration.

“We expect that the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, and Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (AFP-PNP-CAFGU) and its paramilitary forces will abide by the order of its commander-in-chief and will have completely suspended the offensive military operations especially in the abovementioned areas,” Malaya said.

She said the release of NPA captives is set within this ceasefire period that all NPA units must move to a more secure location to prepare themselves and the masses in the area against possible attacks by enemy forces.

The first NPA captive P01 Richard Vaz Yu was snatched by NPA Front 30- NEMR on July 5 in the village of San Vicente in Carmen, Surigao del Sur based on reports of his involvement in the proliferation of illegal drugs in the municipality.

Four others, PO2 Caleb Sinaca, PO3 Jayroll Bagayas and Rodrigo Angob, a non uniformed personnel of

the Malimono Municipal Police Station and SPO3 Santiago Lamanilao of the Surigao City Police Office in Surigao del Norte were arrested in the village of Cagtinae in Malimono by a team of the NPA Front 16 on July were captured due to links to prohibited drugs and gambling.

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that they’ve been intercepted already.”

Along this line, Enciso said that government intelligence agencies are now coordinating their efforts to step up sightings of these vessels. He identified such agencies as the Bureau of Customs, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine Navy, the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (Nica), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Enciso said Nica, NBI and the AFP are the ones involved in profiling and data gathering so they could pinpoint the exact locations of the suspected yachts.

Bureau of Customs Northern Mindanao district collector Ruby Claudia Alameda has requested the regional office of PDEA to send their agents every time they board a foreign vessel and seize suspected smuggled items.

“We in the Customs are helping other law enforcement agencies in implementing the anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Duterte administration.

We just want to make sure that there are no drugs contraband entering our ports,” Ms. Alameda said. There are four major ports in Northern Mindanao – the ports of Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz and Iligan and the Mindanao Container Terminal in Misamis Oriental.

Last August 24, Customs and PDEA agents jointly seized several assorted vehicle parts from Japan and South Korea which were misdeclared. Consignees and brokers failed to secure a certificate of authority to import from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), thus the cargo were seized.

Upon inspection, PDEA agents did not find any illegal drugs in the cargo which consist of chassis, engine, truck parts assembly, truck replacement parts, cabin assembly, front ale, rear axle, gas tank, cargo box, wheel rims, rear glass, windshield glass, tires, dashboard siding and back sidings.

The seized items will be auctioned on September 8, 2016.

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Project Civil Engr.(2) Alvin Enciso, chief of BOC-10’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services (CIIS) and core member of the ASACT, said four of the vans were traced to the consignee, Transport Automotive Sales Corp., based in Imus, Cavite.

“When it was learned that the consignee is from Cavite, we got suspicious and upon the alert order of District Collector Ruby Claudia Alameda, we opened the container vans,” Enciso said.

He said it baffled the Customs officials why the container vans were shipped to the MCT when the nearest port is in Manila.

Enciso identified the shipper as Zulfiqar Motors Co. Ltd. with an address in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Enciso said the consignee has committed “technical smuggling” when it failed to declare the cargoes properly.

Based on the documents submitted, the truck parts were intended as replacement items, but Nash Guro, head of the Assessment Division, said they were actually assembled truck sections.

Guro said when cargoes are declared as a replacement, the consignee will have to obtain a different permit from the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Import Services.

“Once the shipped motor parts contain the three main parts of a vehicle -- which are engine, chassis and cabin -- they are considered a fully assembled vehicle and requires BIS from Manila.

Confiscated were truck parts assembly, cabin, chassis, engine, shock absorber, differentials, windshield glass, tires with rim, dashboard siding top cover, and used door, front axle, rear axle gas tank, and cargo box.

The fifth van’s consignee was identified as GB Import Export Trading and Baros Kenjiemael Import Export Trading with an address at Barangay Kauswagan, this city.

During the confiscation, PDEA agents with their two highly trained sniffing dogs were also deployed to determine if there are illegal drugs along with the shipments.

“We can’t allow illegal drugs to be brought into our country through our ports. We want our ports to be drug-free,” Alameda said.

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(B O C 10-ASACT) showed the container vans arrived at the MCT early this month and were declared as seized, Wednesday, August 24, 2016.

many, and the blood of the poor being used to cleanse the drug menace with impunity,” Palabay said.

The problem in the fight against illegal drug was exacerbated when the state

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forces, given their sordid human rights violations, entered the picture, she said.

Karapatan, however, believed that the drug menace could be eliminated without curtailing the basic rights of the people, especially the rights of the poor, Palabay said.

She said that providing the poor with the rights to economically and socially alleviate their conditions could effectively repudiate the use and trade of illegal drugs. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/ PNA)

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Order 9 series 2013 prohibiting all 1,800 higher education institutions (HEI) in the country from implementing a ‘No permit, no exam” policy is commendable, a law that will penalize violators will be more effective in stopping this policy.

“We need to put in place a more considerate policy towards students undergoing financial difficulties.

In the past, we have seen how this policy has caused humiliation, trauma and stress to students, as well as their families,” Villar said.

In 2013, the case of University of the PhilippinesManila freshman Kristel Tejada, caused a furor after she committed suicide because she could not pay her tuition fee. UP has since scrapped the ‘no late payment’ of tuition policy.

Under the bill, it is unlawful to compel students to pay upon enrollment a down payment or first installment equivalent to more than 30% of the total amount of tuition and other school fees for the entire semester or duration of the course.

Any HEI or tech-voc institute official or employee, including deans, coordinators, advisers, professors, instructors and other concerned individuals found

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“As religious and conse“Living underneath our crated persons, we believe lines is not only unsafe, but that the wheels of justice it poses a real threat to the should take their course security and reliability of following the proper prothe grid. Breaching our cedure and operate within ROW clearances can cause the bounds of the law,” the line tripping and possible AMRSP said. grid collapse. These homes They called on law and structures should never enforcers to continue aphave been built so close to, prehending those involved or directly underneath our in the illegal drugs trade lines, given the inherent while “avoiding extrajudicial danger of the area, and the killings”. The group also critical nature of these facili- believes the PNP should ties in the delivery of power “pursue and apprehend to the different parts of the vigilantes who carry out country,” NGCP stressed. such illegal actions.”

NGCP is a privately “We need to weed out owned cor p oration in the corrupt in our security charge of operating, main- forces as well as in the prostaining, and developing ecution service as well as the country’s power grid. the judiciary,” they added.

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FRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 R.A No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that CATHERINE ANN L. AQUINO has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JETHRO LAURENZO AQUINO who was born on MARCH 21, 2009 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are AL-JEDIDIAH ALCOPRA AQUINO and CATHERINE ANN MORALES LAUREANO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition my file his written opposition with this office not later than September 3, 2016.

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Friday, August 26, 2016

NGCP warns illegal settlers living under transmission lines WITH its ongoing campaign against constructing houses and living underneath high-voltage transmission lines and towers, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reminded anew the public, particularly illegal settlers in urban areas, to respect transmission line safety clearances.

The warning came after a fire

broke out at late last month, at a highly populated area 300 meters away from NGCP’s Quezon Substation at Baesa, Quezon City. The fire emanated from an upholstery shop located under the Quezon – San Jose 230kV backbone line, between towers 58 and 59, and adjacent Quezon – San Rafael 230kV backbone line, between towers 508 and 509.

The close proximity of the fire to the two transmission lines puts NGCP’s operations at risk as the heavy smoke of the fire could have tripped the transmission lines serving Metro Manila and the surrounding provinces. Both lines carry a combined capacity of 1264 MW, with Quezon –San Jose 230kV lines 1 and 2 having 618MW load each, and Quezon

– San Rafael 230kV with 28MW load.

“We are grateful that the Bureau of Fire Protection responded immediately to put out the fire.

Heavy smoke underneath high voltage transmission lines can cause interruption of transmission services. Since these lines are critical to delivering power to Metro Manila, we could have

suffered through a metro-wide power interruption had the fire not been abated quickly,” stated NGCP. The fire was declared under control two and a half hours after it broke out.

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Church leaders decry govt’s silence on killings AS the death toll rises to 1,800 following a bloody crackdown on illegal narcotics, a group of church leaders is lamenting the lack of government condemnation for the summary killings of suspected drug pushers and users.

By August 23, authorities recorded 1,916 deaths, about 750 of which taking place during police operations with more still being investigated.

The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) said the lack of condemnation from both the Duterte administration and the public can lead to impunity.

Government silence “We are alarmed at the silence of the government, groups, and majority of the people in the face of these killings,” the group said in a statement.

“Is this lack of public outcry a tacit approval of what is happening? Is it fear that prevents people from speaking out? Whatever the reason, this problem, if it remains unchecked, leads to a culture of impunity,” it said.

Issued on Aug. 17, the statement was signed by newly-elected AMRSP chairpersons Fr. Cielito Almazan, OFM and Sr. Regina Kuizon, RGS. It is a sentiment echoed by a series of observers, human rights activists, and other religious leaders who deplore President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs that has resulted in a sharp increase in killings.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime executive director Yury Fedotov earlier said he joins UN chief Ban Ki-moon in protesting Duterte’s “endorsement of extrajudicial killings” in the Philippines.

Support for drug war The religious superiors said they support the government’s campaign against the illegal narcotics trade.

The group also said they will “support the need for reforms in the criminal justice system and the need for rehabilitation for drug dependents”.

However, they expressed alarm over the summary executions, “which seem to go unchecked, without trial or investigation.”

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