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Briefly Informal settlers A LAWMAKER of the local legislative body here on Thursday hailed the approval of a law that requires an “on site relocation” of informal settlers in the city. City Councilor Ramon Tabor, chair of the city council committee on laws and rules, said that the committee on urban poor elsewhere in the country has been batting for the on-site relocation in order to be near their sources of livelihood. Tabor made the statement after the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 5144, which mandates the relocation of Informal Settler Families (ISFs) within or near the cities where they lived.
Crop insurance TAGUM City -- Davao del Norte farmers this year will enjoy full insurance subsidy from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, Provincial Agriculture Office chief, Dr. Anastacia Notarte recently said. In an interview during the recently concluded Farmers and Fisherfolk Day celebration in May, Dr. Notarte said that PCIC will be paying this year the full insurance premium amount of about P1,900 per cropping season per hectare. Those registered as bonafide farmers of Davao del Norte during the 2012 Agriculture Census can avail of the free insurance premium of PCIC given to farmers of rice and corn, small banana plantations and high value crops, among others.
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USINESSES IN Cagayan de Oro City, the economic hub of Northern Mindanao, have renewed their efforts to get the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) back on track amid hopes that it will spur economic development outside the capital region.
Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce President Cerael C. Donggay said new
mass transport systems, in whatever form it may take, railway/PAGE 9
Sans biometrics, one can’t vote- Comelec RECORDED HISTORY. Moro women use a mobile phone camera to record the public hearing on the Bangsamoro Basic Law at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo
Rufus: lack of quorum to delay BBL approval By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews
CAGAYAN de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez admitted Tuesday night that the issue
on quorum is affecting their June 11 target to approve House Bill 5811, the substitute
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bill to the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). This, as the President Aquino has yet to certify lack/PAGE 11
Some 38,824 voters in Misor, Cagayan de Oro may be disenfranchised in 2016 polls By URIEL C. QUILINGUING, Contributing Editor
A n o f f i c ial o f t h e Commission on Elections yesterday urged some 38,824 registered voters in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro to submit themselves for biometrics without which
they will not be allowed to cast their votes in next year’s May 9 national and local elections. Provincial election super visor Carlito L. Ravelo, during yesterday’s MediaKonek at the Cagayan de Oro Press Club, said through the figure is only 4.89% of the 793,649 registered electorates in Misamis Oriental yet the 38,824 voters could still make or unmake a candidate, especially in local elections. Ravelo said the number of voters in Misamis Oriental who must undergo validation through biometrics-- that of vote/PAGE 9
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ARAWI City -To help propel t h e r e g i o n’s bid to get a slice of the multi-billion global halal market, the Department of Science and Technology in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOSTARMM) will conduct a Halal Congress in August this year. DOST-ARMM Secretary Myra Mangkabung said the highlight of the congress will be the launching of the ARMM Halal Ecosystem
(AHE), an inter-agency body that will oversee and coordinate the region’s efforts to become the hub of the halal industry in the country. She said the congress is expected to draw in participants from all stakeholders including various government agencies, local and foreign businesses, and foreign dignitaries particularly from Malaysia. Halal products from different manufacturers
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will also be exhibited dur ing t he congress. Halal pro ducts are those considered to be permissible in Islam, which are entirely free of pork, alcohol and, in case of poultry and livestock, slaughtered in accordance with what is prescribed in Islam. Mangkabung said t he e vent w i l l a l low
stakeholders to discuss the latest updates on halal industry development in the region. “The ARMM aims to be the center hub of the halal industry, not only in the Muslim Mindanao but the entire country,” she said. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman has assured his full support for the conduct of the activity and
the region’s halal industry. The development of t he reg ion’s ha la l industry is among the top economic agendas of the present ARMM administration. Apart from enforcing policies encouraging investment in and the development of halal ventures, the ARMM has put up a Regional Standards and
Halal Testing Laboratory located at the DOSTARMM regional office in Cotabato City. The testing lab is manned by highlycomp etent Muslim chemists, who undergone rigid trainings on halal laboratory procedures. It aspires to be the center of credible halal certification in the country.
PhilHealth accredits Gingoog health center GINGOOG City -- In cons onance wit h t he implementation of t h e Nat i on a l He a lt h Insurance Program (NHIP), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) has granted a Certificate of Accreditation in terms of Basic Participation to City Family Health Center stationed at Lugod
corner Guno Streets in Barangay 16, Gingoog city as Maternity Care Package (MCP) Provider effective Januar y 1 to December 31, 2015 with PhilHealth Accreditation No. M10001227. Cit y Mayor Mar ie Guingona said this granting of accreditation has manifested that the local government unit
has been following to the requirements being set by PhilHealth in expanding the city’s maternity services to mothers residing in all its 79 barangays. Being the frontline office in this health service, City Health Officer Dr. Grace Javier Jadol said that after months of complying and compiling the necessary papers, the release of the accreditation has given consolation to the concerted efforts and has signaled for another chapter in the collective support for the maintenance of MCP provision in this eastern city of Misamis Oriental. “In sustaining
our partnership with Ph i l He a lt h , ou r c it y government has to abide and comply with identified circulars downloaded by PHIC,” Dr. Jadol said. In his letter to Mayor Marie, PHIC Regional Vice President Datu Masiding M. Alonto, Jr. has conveyed his felicitations to her administration in following steps for the renewal of City Center’s status as local provider of maternity care services. “O u r p a r t n e r s h i p with you is vital in the achievement of the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP),” said Datu Alonto.
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Toyota sees new auto program to spur fresh investments THE motor vehicle arm of GT Capital Holdings Inc expects to receive a boost from the Philippines’ new auto manufacturing program. In a statement, Toyota Motor Corporation Philippines (TMP) said the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program “allows the continuity and increase in contributions to the Philippine economy of the auto industry through local manufacturing.” Before leaving for a visit to Japan, President Aquino signed Executive Order No. 182, which directs the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to set into motion the CARS Program. TMP said the program will “facilitate the expansion of local manufacturing capabilities and improve cost competitiveness of industry players, setting the stage for
regional integration.” “I am grateful to the Phi lippine gover nment for giving the local auto manufacturing industr y a chance to flourish and further contribute to the economy through the CARS Program,” said Michinobu Sugata, TMP president. Sugata said the new program will spur fresh investments, especially by parts suppliers. TMP is the country’s leading auto assembler and retailer, cornering at least 40 percent of the Philippine car market. It assembles the Vios and Innova at its Sta. Rosa, Laguna plant, and is backed up by a stable of parts suppliers. T he C AR S Pro g r am provides annual tax incentives worth P4.5 billion for the next six year to expand the country’s auto parts manufacturing business and build three car models.
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Nissan adds new dealerships to increase its market share T H E LO C A L U N I T of Japanese car maker Nissan said it plans to capture almost 4% of the local market and add 10 new dealerships to push sales growth by up to 40% this year, after declaring “truck wars” against industry giants. Nissan Philippines, Inc. (NPI) -- the joint venture between Japan-based Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and local assemblers Universal Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Philippines, Inc. formed last year -- cornered a 3.6% market share last month, up by an annual 0.6%, NPI President Antonio P.A. Zara told a media briefing yesterday at the Bonifacio Global City. NPI has also forged 10 partnerships with dealers so far this year -- nine of them outside Metro Manila, to add
Nissan Navaras, the company’s ammunition in what it calls the “truck wars.”
to the existing 28, he said. Niss an Motor C o. Executive Vice President Takao Katagiri, who heads operations in Japan, Asia, and Oceania, visited the Philippines yesterday to
formally announce the launch of the new NV350 Urvan in June, targeting families and the public transport sector. The NV350 Urvan boasts of low maintenance costs, a new YD25 engine, fuel
economy, air-cooling power, UV warranty, and a flexible seating plan that allows for both cargo space and passenger configuration in 15- and 18-seater capacities. nissan/PAGE 9
Crude oil prices rise on strong fuel demand, weakening dollar OIL prices edged up on Thursday as strong global fuel demand and a sliding dollar overshadowed a large crude glut that had helped pull down the market by 3 percent in the previous session.
F r o n t - m o n t h B r e n t futures were up 15 cents from their last settlement to $63.95 a barrel by 0121 GMT on Thursday. U.S. crude futures added one cent to $59.65 a barrel. The higher prices reflected
support for Brent from firm global fuel demand, even in debt-shaken Europe. Goldman Sachs said that Europe’s high diesel consumption was a risk to the bank’s bearish Brent outlook of $58 per barrel for 2015
and $62 for next year. European diesel demand grew 7.2 percent, or 420,000 barrels per day, in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period of 2014, buoying Brent prices according to Goldman.
“EU diesel strength is a risk to our bearish Brent view,” the bank said. “We examine whether such strong fundamentals will endure, as this has r a m i f i c at i o n s f o r o u r outlook for Brent, as diesel
constitutes 45 percent of Europe’s products output and 43 percent of its demand,” it added. Goldman said that it expected demand to grow by 220,000 barrels per day, oil/PAGE 9
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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them…” (Romans 1:18, the Holy Bible). -ooo TRYING LEADERS WHO TRULY BELIEVE GOD: You want to elect good leaders in 2016? Read on: There are some readers of this column who are taking issue on our reminder to voters to elect only those candidates who have the fear and love of God in their hearts, and in whom the Spirit of God dwells. They say I am just being religious, and that religion is not the solution to our problems in this country. Well, first of all, I am not religious. I did not say, Filipino voters must vote according to the dictate of religion. And neither did I say that religion is the solution to the problems of this country. What I am only saying is that, people need to be spiritual, and obedient to God’s directives, to assure that only the godly---and, as far as I am concerned, better---people are elected this time. Certainly, many people who have no god at all---or
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who only profess with their lips that they obey God but who do otherwise---have been elected, and yet all that they were able to do is bring this country to the perilous condition we are now in, closer more than ever to destruction. That being the case, we must try new leaders who sincerely believe in God regardless of religion. -ooo RELIGION AND POLITICS, THE OTHER VIEW: Nevertheless, there is one reader of ours whose ideas are worth sharing, even if they contravene my own. His name is Trevor Llewellyn Evans, from the Facebook group “The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines”. Here are his reactions to our column: “Any honest assessment of history would conclude that religion makes people bad at least as often as it makes them good. “Religion has inspired great acts of charity and s e l f l e s s n e s s , b e au t i f u l music, art and architecture, and countless examples of human kindness and compassion. It has also inspired horrific, bloody wars, brutal inquisitions, tyrannica l t he o cracies, fanatic campaigns of terror, and countless incidents of discrimination, prejudice and bigotry.
“You are worried that people who aren’t `Godly’ are not moral, but religion does not solve that problem. If anything, the problem is far worse when the elected official is a theist who claims that his desires are not just some idiosyncratic expression of individual preference, but the very will of God. And atheist, or agnostic, at least, has no warrant to claim holy sanction or divine infallibility for his opinions, and in theory can be persuaded by reason. -ooo “ S E C U L A R HUMANISTS”: BETTER LEADERS? “On the other hand, a person who sincerely believes that they are acting in accordance with the will of the creator is immune to evidence, diplomacy, and compromise, as the many religious wars still smoldering after millennia should make abundantly clear.” “Pers ona l ly, I t hin k the world would be better served by electing `secular humanists’ into government positions. `Humanism’ is defined as a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have he right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethnic based on human and other
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Atty. Batas Mauricio natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. “It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality. `Secular humanism’ is an ideology that espouses reason, ethics, and justice, while specifically rejecting supernatural and religious ideas as a basis of morality and decisionmaking.” -ooo PLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way), a Bible study and prayer session on radio, airs Mondays to Fridays, 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at DWAD 1098 kHz on the AM band. For replays, go to www.facebook.com/ angtangingdaan or www. facebook.com/ANDKNK and scroll for “Ang Tanging Daan” broadcasts. Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0917 984 24 68. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com. -30-
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hink a minute…A four year old girl was seriously hurt in a car accident. She had lost so much blood that she would probably die. Her only hope was for someone else to give her blood. But her blood type was very rare and the doctors did not know if they could find anyone in time with her same blood type who was also willing to give their blood. Then, they discovered that the girl’s 7 year old brother had the same blood type as hers. The doctor led her brother into his office to tell him that his baby sister was very sick and unless she received some blood, the angels would probably need to take her to heaven. The brother’s eyes filled with tears. For a few moments, he tried to hold back his strong feelings of fear and sadness, then he said softly to the doctor: “I’ll give my blood to my sister.” Later, as the young boy watched his blood going through a tube into his sister, he became even more nervous and afraid. The doctor could see the little boy’s fear and told him: “It will be over very soon.” The boy started to cry and said: “So now is when I’m going to die.” From the very first time the doctor had asked this boy to give his blood for his sister, the young boy thought it meant he needed to give ALL of his blood and die so his sister could live. Yet this little boy loved his sister that much, He was giving
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Jhan Tiafau Hurst his life for her. Did you know Jesus Christ did even more than that for you? Even though He is God Himself, He loves you and me so much He gave His perfectly innocent life so we could finally be forgiven and live forever with Him. God humiliated Himself by becoming a human being to die for all our wrongs. Remember, He never did one wrong He needed to die for. So His perfect life and death paid the penalty for all our sins. Then after He was dead and buried for 3 days, He came back to life so we can share in His kind of life, both now and forever after we die. He is the only hope we have. So have you asked Jesus to forgive you and give you His new life today? He loves you more than anybody does—so much that He died to save you. Won’t you thank and love Him in return by living His right, successful way every day? Just Think a Minute…
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et’s do something about this grave concern. We cannot deny that we are losing the genuine sense of penance. It’s a word that nowadays hardly figures in the vocabulary of the people, especially the young. But we, of course, have to be optimistic about this. No matter how ugly things look at the moment, there is always hope. I personally believe that the uglier the things are, the bigger also, the brighter and the more beautiful the potentials for redemption are, if we know how to react to this predicament. Yes, our general sense of penance is in crisis, mainly because people are turning away from God who in the end is the one who sets what is right and wrong, what is good and evil, what is virtue and sin and vice. Our sense of penance is in crisis because our idea of what is good and evil is now reduced to our personal preferences, or at best to what can be termed as our social, political, cultural or even ideological consensus. Our legal system is often regarded as explicitly atheistic or agnostic, to free it from the so-called religious bias. In short, we are not anymore referring things to God but to ourselves. This is what is called the post-modern thinking which, as the Wikipedia defines or
describes, views “realities as plural and subjective and dependent on the individual’s worldview.” It proclaims that there can be diverse interpretations of truth, being and ways of seeing. It rejects sharp distinctions and global and dominant truths. It sees truth as highly individualistic and subjective. And so now, we have public figures like US President Obama and singer Bono saying that the Christian definition of marriage should not be imposed on all, which is a distortion of the reality of things. First of all, the Catholic definition of marriage is not so much a matter of religion as it is a matter of the very nature of marriage. And it is not imposed. It is simply taught with the authority of the Church magisterium. Everyone is always free to go against it, though obviously he has to face the consequences. This post-modern thinking is very much in the words of Bono who recently said: “Marriage is now an idea that transcends religion… It is owned by the people. They can decide. It’s not a religious institution.” Many people today do not anymore have the healthy fear of God, nor of sin and temptation. What would terrify them more is when
they see the low-batt sign in their cellphone, or the low internet signal and the circling buffering sign in their computers. But we should not be daunted by all these developments. What is needed is a continuing or on g oi n g c at e c h e s i s rendered in an atmosphere of friendship and personal apostolate. If this can only be done, as in fact it should, since it is a basic duty of a every child of God, then we do not have much to worry. Our country is still a strong bastion of Christian faith, supported by a still large amount of humility, simplicity, docility to Church authority or any rightful authority, and a breathing piety. Let’s take advantage of these blessings to counter the onslaught of post-modern thinking that is afflicting some of our public figures and political leaders. With gift of tongues, let’s remind everyone that we are all sinners because we have offended God and not just anyone, and that we need redemption, which God so willingly gives us. We have to learn how to avoid sin, fight temptations, stay away from occasions of sin, and to make up for the consequences of our unavoidable sins. Let’s remind everyone that there is a wonderful sacrament called Confession
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Fr. Roy Cimagala that more than a tribunal of strict justice is a seat of abundant fatherly mercy from God. Let’s reassure everyone that God wants to heal us, to sanctify us, to make us like him since we are his image and likeness, and children of his. Let’s tell everyone that God has given us everything we need to be a true child of God, full of love and goodness, of truth and wisdom, etc. But let’s not be afraid to go through some suffering which is a way of our purification and atonement for sin in general, ours and those of everybody else. Let’s do all these with joy and optimism, without bitter zeal. God makes wonders far beyond our wildest and fondest expectations. If we persist in this hope, then we can truly recover a healthy sense of penance. roycimagala@gmail.com
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Since he assumed offices as mayor in the Municipality of Tagoloan within three terms, congressman in the second district of the Misamis Oriental within two terms and governor of the province at present, Gov. Bambi Emano’s way of personally handing over his projects to the communities remains. It is the major concern and intent of the Governor to see the plight of the people and the issuance of urgent action to the basic needs of the barangays.
During the relief d ist r ibut i on and tu r n overs of 33 multi-purpose vehicles known as Bambi Kabs just recently, almost 80% of the areas never had a governor set foot in their communities. It pleased them because for the longest time, it was the only instant that a governor who cares has come to visit them and tried to reach out. They felt the genuine and sincere service of Gov. Bambi Emano for the poor and less fortunate.
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – As the Chairman of the Search Committee of the Outstanding Regional/Council Commissioners and Regional/ Council, Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez paid tribute to all the awardees during the Awarding Ceremony for the 2015 Tribute to Scoutmasters, Outstanding Regional/Council Commissioners and Regional/ Council Chairpersons held in Tagum City, Davao del Norte last 21 May 2015. In his speech, Vice Governor Pelaez highlighted the importance and incessant search for well-meaning and capable individuals serving in utmost
selflessness. According to Vice Governor Pelaez, it is also essential to give these individuals due recognition for their noble service in bringing “happiness and making this world a better place to live”. The Vice Governor added that the awards that these individuals received are not just “colorful ribbons and medals”, they are tokens of “respect and appreciation”. “No, you cannot buy these ribbons; because they are priceless. They are made not of gold or silver or bronze; they are made of faith in humanity. They are crafted by millions of young hands, decorated with innocent smiles of the young and made stronger by the aspirations of those who believe in the power of love,” Vice Governor Pelaez said. He also found relief that despite the “harsh world of technology and massive
OUTSTANDING SCOUTERS – Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez, Chairman of the Outstanding Regional/Council Commissioners and Regional/Council Search Committee, together with Vice President Jejomar C. Binay hands to DepEd - Laguna Division Superintendent Marites A. Ibanez an award for being an Outstanding Council Commissioner during the Awarding Ceremony for the 2014 Tribute to Scoutmasters, The Outstanding Regional/ Council Commissioners and Regional/Council Chairperson on 21 May 2015 in Tagum City.
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Fernando “Sotsot” Dy, executive assistant of Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente “Bambi” Emano, supervised the preparations of 3,500 school bags for elementary enrollees being distributed to El Salvdor City and the municipalities of Claveria and Opol Misamis Oriental last Thursday. photo by gerry lee gorit
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AVA O C I T Y - Over a thousand Ata Manobo kids in remote Talaingod area in Davao del Norte failed to enroll for the school year following the closure of their school by the Department of Education (DepEd) on accusations that the nongovernment organization-run school teaches communist i d e o l o g y an d s t rong l y supp or te d by t he Ne w People’s Army (NPA). Even with a permit to operate and accredited by DepEd, three Misfi Academy schools were reportedly recommended closed by
Davao del Norte Division Superintendent Josephine Fadul on May 12. This was also approved by DepEd XI regional director Alberto Escobarte. Efforts to reach DepEd officials were done but there was no reply if the accusation is true. Ruis Valle of the Save our School Network, said the closure came as a surprise to them because there was no prior notice given to Misfi Academy denying Ata Manobo children to enroll for the 2015 – 2016 school year. Misfi Academy operates
40 schools in Davao del Norte with a total of 1,400 IPs attending the IP school curriculum. He said the schools were even assessed by a DepEd national officer for IP. A 15-year-old incoming grade five pupil, Jinky Malibato said she failed to enroll because Misfi Academy school branch in Sitio Muling in Barangay Gupitan, Talaingod, Kapalong has been closed. Sitio Muling takes about two days to walk from Kapalong center. Malibato said she wants to continue her education. She joined a group of Ata
Manobo council officers to travel to Davao City to call on DepEd to open the school. She hinted she cannot travel far from their village since it would take “42 rivers” to reach the nearest school. “Gusto lang unta namo maka subida ang magtutudlo. Unta dili sila babagan (We just want teachers to go up (Sitio Muling). I hope they will not be barred),” Malibato said. Malibato started to go to school when Misfi opened in 2005. She was 11 years old when she entered grade one. Earlier, Kabataan Partylist Closure/PAGE 11
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur - Thousands of mostly indigenous people (Manob o) avai l of t he services, medicines, facilities, agriculture materials, school supplies and many others during the conduct of Peace Caravan for nine barangays in Loreto town as government’s gesture of appreciation for their efforts in obtaining peace and order. It was surprising that
on the first day, as early as 6:00 a.m. of May 28, 2015, hundreds of people were already gathered in the multipurpose building surrounded by tents waiting for the different national, regional, provincial and municipal government agencies that will render their services for the known conflict-affected areas. The first cluster of the caravan was held in Barangay Kauswagan, joined
by Barangays Bugdangan, Binucayan and San Mariano. Even with the burning heat of the sun, populations of the people from five barangays are increasing as the day moves on at 9:00 a.m. The different government agencies were already in position at the tents surrounding the multipurpose building assigned to them, while others were already rendering services they can offer.
I n s i d e t h e m u l t i purpose building, guests for the day Undersecretary Vicente Belisario Jr. from the Department of Health (DOH) and Asst. Secretary Jennifer Oreta of the Office of the Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process (OPAPP) were already settled ready to give their shares. In support to the flagship program of Agusan del Sur caravan/PAGE 11
Thousands avail of services thru Peace Caravan
commercialization,” there are still people who are willing to take the sidelines so that the “generation of would-beleaders and good citizens of the future” can excel. He also stressed that life in the service is not a walk in the park. Calling them heroes, Vice Governor Pelaez said that they are imperfect human beings “joining the world in search for greatness and perfection.” “But this is real, right before us is a group of people who dare to be different; those who believe that there is still hope to save humanity from falling
D AVA O CITY – Dabawenyos took part of the simultaneous family fun run intended to donate milk supply to Children’s H o u r, a f u n d r a i s i n g organization catering to young children. The fun run of Alaska M i l k C or p. w a s a i m e d at c o nt r i b u t i n g t o t h e ch i l d re n’s org an i z at i on supplies of milk equivalent to 1.8 liters per person who joined the fun run activities including Zumba dance exercise on Sunday. Project manager Yam Maramba said 277 Davaoenos joined the family run and 280 participated in the Zumba exercise where each participant was also given one can of Alaska powdered milk and other give aways. Maramba said the fun run was to celebrate the World Milk D ay unders cor ing the message to “combat obesity and malnutrition in the country.” Alaska’s press statement
down the abyss of apathy, hate and discrimination,” Vice Governor Pelaez added. Vice Governor Pelaez says Scouting is his second home and that it is an honor for him to be standing side by side with “ordinary men and women in flesh and blood who dare to be different by giving a little too much of what they could actually give”. Present in the event were BSP President Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, Senior Vice President and Acting Secretary General Atty. Wendel E. Avisado, Scoutmaster
c ite d a 2 0 0 8 su r ve y of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, stating that not less than 16 million Filipinos above 20 years old to be overweight. The 3rd year family fun r un of Alaska was held simultaneously in Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Davao with live telecast on wide screen at the respective activity site. I n D a v a o C i t y, t h e organizers declared the winners of the threekilometer run for female categor y, namely Nadia Villata as the champion, Jennifer Toria (2nd) and Daisy Famador (3rd). For the male category, Michael Jhon Sanico was declared champion, Michael Barosa (2nd) and Symon Cubal (3rd). The milk company is expecting to gather more families to participate in the yearly-held fun run to contribute more milk to a children’s organization. (PIA-XI)
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consumer group today warned the public to brace for the increase in the number of worn and damaged coins because of the adamant plan of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to adopt an inferior technology in coin production, which the group describes highly suspicious. The Union of Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) said that at present, worn one-peso coins that are only a few years old are already being found i n i n c re a s i ng nu mb e rs and their appearance are so bad that many people are rejecting them as legal tender, which could result in a serious coin shortage. “We are really surprised by the insistence of the BSP to use the multi-ply coin plating technology for its New Generation Currency program despite its inferior quality products,” according to UFCC convenor Rodolfo “RJ” Javellana. “If w h at we h e ar i s tr ue, this is apparently already a done deal with a favored supplier that is being represented in the Philippines by SinoPhil Greater Resources, a company with a dubious record in handling government procurement projects,” Javellana said.
Javellana provided a photo of some of the worn one-peso coins that were made using multi-ply technology as an example of how inferior multi-ply is. “ Thes e coins app ear rusty or corroded with a red/brown discoloration, and they are only seen on piso coins dated 2007 to 2014, the most recent coins minted and issued by the BSP according to our sources,” Javellana said. “As can be seen in the photograph, the defect is most prominent on the edges of the coin and high points of the design such as the text and portrait of national hero Jose Rizal,” he added. He said that according to their informants from the BSP, this defective problem is not a result of misuse but due to the low quality of materials used. “A c c o r d i n g t o o u r informants, these are produced from multi-ply and dual-ply plated steel. B oth technologies have a ver y thin outer layer that quickly wears away and similar widespread durability problems with multi-ply and dual-ply coins have also been found in Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia and Mauritania,” the UFCC convenor added.
He said the worn and damaged coins are in stark contrast to the older 2004 d at e d c o i n s t h at w e r e pro du c e d us i ng mono ply plated steel, which has a very thick outer layer, resulting in better durability and higher quality coins that stay in circulation much longer without any issues. According to a recent BSP statement, the BSP will soon issue a new coin series to replace all existing coins in circulation, and that it is leaning towards multi-ply plated steel. “Strong and credible intelligence from within the industry and insiders at the
BSP consistently conclude that it is an inevitable, foregone conclusion that the new coin series will be multi-ply,” Javellana said. “This is suspicious on many levels as not only are multi-ply coins clearly inferior in terms of quality
and durability, but also it is a patented product. The Royal Canadian Mint holds the patent and the multi-ply product is only available from them and their ‘strategic partner,’ US based Jarden Zinc. “The BSP clearly faces
a d angerous monop oly situation and it will be very vulnerable to the inevitable inflated prices and limited supply availability, which makes us think that there is a hidden agenda in its insistence on multi-ply,” Javellana said.
MMDA chair supports propagation of Filipino language METRO Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Francis Tolentino is the new poster endorser of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino for this year 2016/ The purpose of the poster is to recognize and promote to the masses the
celebrities who are supporting the propagation of the Filipino language. It was learned that Tolentino chooses the Filipino language in signing official documents bearing the MMDA seal. Another endorser of the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino
earlier was Batangas Gov. Vilma SantosRecto. In this latest poster featuring Tolentino, the dashing MMDA chair remarked, "Filipino ako. Filipino ang wika ko. Filipinas ang bayan ko." Also included in the poster are pictures depicting the
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ANILA -- High concentrations of a toxic chemical compound banned in toys were detected in some plastic school supplies prompting a health and environmental watchdog group to warn consumers anew. The E c o Wa s t e Coalition, an advocate for chemical safety and zero waste, likewise urged the D e p ar t m e nt of He a lt h (DOH) to expand current restriction on phthalate use to cover all children’s products, including childcare articles and school supplies. The group made the proposal after finding some back-to-school essentials laden with phthalate DEHP, which is added to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics to
make them soft and flexible. The US Environmental Protection Agency has classified DEHP a s a “pro b ab l e hu m an carcinogen.” The group bought the product samples from formal and informal retailers in Q uiap o and St a. Cr uz, Mani la and have t hem analyzed for phthalates by SGS, a global testing company, as part of their back-to-school campaign for children’s health and safety. Based on the laboratory test results, all the five samples of school supplies, which are made of PVC plastic or with PVC components, contain high levels of DEHP, which is prohibited in toys above 0.1% by weight. These are:
LGUs urged to back dev't plans on DRR, climate change adaptation DAVAO CITY – The Davao Regional Development Council has called on the support of the municipal and barangay government units and other stakeholders to their respective provincial enhanced plans on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. RDC-XI chair and Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario made the call during the recent RDC-XI’s regional advocacy forum on DRR/CCA-Enhanced Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plans. Del Rosario said the PDPFP of each of the four provinces in the region assures the integration of DRR/CCA in the local development planning and decision-making processes. RD C-XI vice chair and regional director Ma. Lourdes D. Lim of the National Economic and Development Authority, s ai d t h e PDP F P a l s o assures the commitment
of the governors to “pursue disaster-preventing and mitigating interventions identified in the plans.” Lim said it is a bigger challenge for the local government units to cascade their PDPFPs to their respective municipalities, barangays and stakeholders to strengthen their communities’ resiliency to disasters and adapt climate change. “We call on the support of stakeholders because the LGUs should not be left alone in these tasks,” Lim stated during the Kapihan sa PIA-XI held immediately after the advocacy forum. Va r i o u s DRR/ C C A- re l at e d proj e c t s and appropriate major interventions have been lined up in the plans ready for implementation, such as reforestation and watershed development projects, construction of weather resistant drainage/flood/ river control, provision of drr/PAGE 11
1.“Superman” poncho child’s rainwear (P249.75, SM), with 22.90% DEHP 2. “Koko Cat” child’s lunch bag (P139, Isetann), with 15.60% DEHP 3. “Spiderman” child’s raincoat (P104, Isetann), with 4.04% DEHP 4 . “ P r i n c e s s M i c a” Bagpack (P499.75, NBS), with 0.985% DEHP 5 . Q b a b y “ F r o z e n” Bagpack (P230, sidewalk vendor), 0.597% DEHP “While certain phthalates are banned by DOH in toys, such a safety measure does not exist yet for school supplies. We therefore urge the health authorities to look into broadening the coverage of its current policy on phthalates to include all childcare articles as well as
school supplies,” said Thony Dizon, Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition’s Project Protect. Under t he D OH Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e O r d e r 2009-0005-A as amended in December 2011, phthalates DEHP, DBP or BBP in concentrations exceeding 0.1% are banned in the manufacturing of toys, while phthalates DINP, DIDP or DNOP above 0.1% are prohibited in toys that can be placed in a child’s mouth. “A s p h t h a l a t e s a r e common ly us e d in t he production of PVC plastics, we advise parents to keep PVC off their back-toschool must-buy list and to patronize safer alternatives instead,” Dizon said. “By shopping for PVC-
free consumer products, w e a l s o av oi d s e r i ou s health and environmental problems associated with their disposal later as PVC plastics, if incinerated, will lead to the formation of cancer-causing dioxins,” he added. Animal studies have shown that the lowest levels of exposure to specific phthalates may have critical toxic effects on reproduction, on development, the liver and the thyroid. Phthalates have b e en lin ke d to genit a l abnormalities in boys, early onset of puberty in girls, asthma, obesity and cancer. Phthalates are absorbed by the human body through ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption.
To minimize phthalate exposure through school supplies, the EcoWaste Coalition urges parents to consider the following tips adopted from the “Back-toSchool Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies”: 1. Avoid school supplies made vinyl plastic or PVC plastic, or those marked “3,” “V” or”PVC.” 2. Avoid backpacks with shiny plastic designs as they often contain PVC and may contain lead. 3. Avoid clays made of PVC. 4 . Avoi d n ot e b o ok s containing metal spirals with colored plastic coating that may contain PVC. 5. Avoid metal paper clips coated with PVC plastic. (PNA)
M A N I L A - - We h a v e welcomed the month of June. Aside from the start of classes and the rainy season, we also look forward to the World Environment Day. Mark your calendars as we celebrate the World Environment Day on June 5. Every year since 1972, the World Environment Day is observed. Initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the celebration aims to heighten awareness on environmental issues, and at the same time, to call for action. Have you watched Asia’s Got Talent? Have you seen E l Gamma Penumbra’s performance in the Grand Finals? It was a very fabulous tribute to Mother Nature. Anggun, one of the judges, was teary-eyed watching it, and admitted she was touched by the act. An international environmental health group, Health Care Without Harm – Southeast Asia (HCWHSEA), campaigns that health s e c tor and aut hor it i e s ensure that hospitals do not
contribute to environment pollution. To h e l p s a f e g u a r d environment safety, the group recommends to practice PRIMER. This so-called PRIMER is a shortcut for the following: Proper waste segregation – Each hospital need a dedicated waste management committee that will see to it that wastes are properly s e g re g ate d and pl a c e d in its proper bins. Waste segregation can help lessen the volume of wastes produced in each hospital. Hospitals also need to make sure that the infectious and pathological wastes are properly treated through autoclave and other non-burn systems before disposal. Recycling program – Each hospitals should have rec ycling programs for used items such as boxes, bottles and papers. Based on HCWH’s study, about 85 percent of the total hospital wastes are like regular household wastes that may be recycled. Composting area on the other hand, may be provided for food
wastes from the kitchen. The compost may be used for plants around the hospitals or may be sold. Recycling and composting programs can generate income for the hospitals. In-house food production – Hospitals should consider serving foods which are locally produced in the c om mu n it y t h a n f o o d from big establishments that are often laden with pesticides. These are healthier for patients and hospital workers alike. It saves cost in transporting food as well as supports livelihood of local farmers. Mercur y-f ree – Our hospitals should also be mercur y-f ree. In 2008, the Department of Health ord e re d t he phas e - out of merc ur y de vices by September 2010. “With this Administrative Order, improved health services should now mean the use of mercury-free medical devices,” said Merci Ferrer, HCWH executive director. Efficient use of alternative materials which are non-toxic and environmental friendly–
“such as using recycled papers or fabric instead of tarpaulin for event announcements in hospitals,”Ferrer cited. A good example of alternative materials, on the other hand, is using tetra packs as insulators instead of the regular expensive insulators. This allows hospitals to reuse materials that would otherwise be discarded. Renewable and alternative energy – HCWH-SEA pushes for use of renewable and alternative energy generation such as solar or wind energy. This can be used for lighting, generation or pumping of water to the facilities. It is also wise for health care facilities to do small measures towards less and efficient use of energy by using compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) or better yet, light emitting diodes (LED) since CFLs are contain mercury and may be a cause of mercury pollution when not properly handled. Turning down the air conditioner during cooler days, turning off and unplugging equipment when not in use are other measures environment/PAGE 11
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will make logistics more efficient and lower business costs. “Mass transport is more efficient, meaning more cargo in tons per liter of fuel burned compared with trucks. That will result in cheaper cargo and lower cost of products,” Mr. Donggay told BusinessWeek Mindanaod. “This will contribute to more economic activity,” he added. S e n ator Gr a c e Po e Llamanzares, who was in the city last week, has committed to file a bill that will help push the MRS proposal. “It i s h i g h t i m e t o decongest Metro Manila,” she said. According to an official with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center, legislators have also been lobbying for the MRS to be included in the list of projects under the government’s main infrastructure development program. The first segment of the MRS that could be placed under the PPP covers the Northern Mindanao Region -running from Laguindingan where a new international airport is located, to Cagayan de Oro City; Laguindingan to Iligan City, another major urban center; Cagayan de Oro to the Philippine Veterans Investment Development C or p orat ion Indust r ia l Authority district of Tagoloan,
Misamis Oriental; and from Iligan City to Linamon, Lanao del Norte. Under the Mindanao Development Authority’s (MinDA) Mindanao Development Corridors program, Northern Mindanao is positioned to become the industrial and services center of the southern Philippines. Earlier this week, MinDA Executive Director Janet M. Lopoz said in an interview in Davao City that the agency is also planning to revive the MRS as conceptualized under the administration of former President Fidel V. Ramos, which is composed of six segments that will link the major cities in Mindanao. The Mindanao railway system was first proposed in a bill filed by then Misamis Or ient a l R ep. Augusto Baculio in the 1990s. Later on, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo created the Mindanao Railways Office under the Department of Tr ans p or t at i on an d Communications, which was abolished by the current government.
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having their photographs, fingerprints and signature specimens on the Comelec’s computer—includes 21,054 in Cagayan de Oro City, as of May 31, this year. Comelec records show Cagayan de Oro has 287,307 registered voters, as of April 20,2015.
Biometric information is a mandatory requirement under Republic Act No. 10367 that was signed into law on Feb. 15, 2013. Validation of registered voters through biometrics, under the Comelec continuing registration of voters, started on May 6, 2014 and will end on Oct. 31, 2015 which, incidentally is the last day for voter’s registration. Ravelo clarified that the voter’s ID (identification card) which the Comelec issues is not a requirement for one to cast his vote since the official of voters already include the voter’s photograph and signature specimen. “All registered voters need not demand the Comelec for IDs since it is only a bonus in our registration of voters. So far, only those registered until 2009 have been issued IDs since printing is expensive and voters are not required to pay any amount,” the provincial election supervisor explained. M i s a m i s O r i e n t a l ’s component cities of El Salvador and Gingoog have 32,770 and 67,518 registered voters, respectively, of which 359 and 904 have yet to undergo the mandator y biometrics. Among the 23 municipalities, Balingasag has the most number of voters with 38,162 while Binuangan has the least with 5,537. Other municipalities with their respective number of registered voters, including
those who have yet to subject themselves to biometrics are: Tagoloan – 33,618; Claveria - 30,248; Jasaan – 29,234; Opol - 27,178; Medina – 20,072; Magsaysay – 19,093; Villanueva – 18,747; Initao - 18,596; Salay – 17,472; Alubijid - 17,492; Manticao – 17,016; Talisayan – 16,702; Laguindingan – 15,733; Lagonglong – 13,913; Naawan – 12,598; Gitagum - 12,181; Lugait – 11,332; Kinoguitan – 9,148; Libertad – 8,194; Balingoan, 7,172; and Sugbongcogon – 6,616. Earlier, the Comelec announced that the filing of certificates of candidacy for those seeking local and national elective positions is set on Oct. 12 to Oct. 16, 2015. Election period would start Jan. 9 until June 8, 2016 while the campaign period for national elections will be from Feb. 9 to May 7 and for local elections May 25 to May 7. (30)
kind of determination so I’ll be expecting a lot in the second year and beyond,” he said in the same briefing. “We see the potential of the Philippine market, and our expectation is we can also reach a double-digit share here,” Mr. Katagiri added. NPI is banking on the NP300 Navara -- its secondgeneration pickup model released last Feb. 2 -- one of the major growth drivers. It has seven variants, composed of 4x4 and 4x2 drive trains, and a six-speed manual or a class-leading seven-speed automatic transmission. “We declared truck wars, so there would be more volume on the pickups,” Mr. Zara said. “Based on the initial market response, for Navara we have a very good problem of not having enough products.”
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Mr. Katagiri said the Nissan group targets an 8% global market share by the end of its fiscal year 2017, as part of its five-year rolling midterm plan called Nissan Power 88. “We started to launch new models, strongly invited new dealers, and increased our employees. We have decided to claim market share and gain momentum here in the Philippines -- we have that
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b ar rels p er d ay, among the strongest in 30 years.” Asian fuel demand is also strong, driven by China where car sales remain strong at around two million a month despite slowing economic growth. I n N o r t h A m e r i c a , the peak demand summer driving s eas on is under way and the U.S. Energy Information A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( E IA ) reported a 1.95 million barrel fall in crude inventories for last week. But Thursday’s increases followed a session on Wednesday that saw prices fall by almost 3 percent ahead of Friday’s meeting of t h e O rg an i z at i on of the Petroleum Exporting Countries which is expected to reject calls for output cuts and continue to produce about 2 million barrels per day above demand, adding to a global glut in crude that has left millions of barrels stored on tankers without a buyer.
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Considerations For Securing the Home Office By Jeff Castillo, Country Manager Fortinet Philippines
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s increasing numbers of employees work from home, organizations often overlook the security needs of remote workers. Telework predates the BYOD phenomenon by decades. Despite Yahoo!’s move to the contrary, many organizations are shrinking their office spaces and expanding their employees’ ability to work from home. Employees value the flexibility and the lack of a commute, while employers value lower operating costs and workers working extended hours. Even companies that don’t encourage telework specifically frequently have employees working remotely, whether for travel, to accommodate a sick child, or simply to save some extra hours of productivity. Market research firm, Gartner, even confirmed in a June 2014 study that the desktop computer is, in fact, not dead. Of
to endpoint security and remote access rather than making sure that employees have something more than WEP securing their wireless routers at home. Here are some critical best practices for creating secure remote work environments, wherever they might be: 1. Use a VPN This is a big one. No matter how an employee accesses corporate resources, if done with a correctly implemented VPN the 40% of respondents tunnel, content moving who reported using to and from employee personal devices resources is secure. for work, the most There are even VPNs common device was a offered as a service to desktop PC, presumably secure mobile sessions in a home office. The over public WiFi, but bottom line for all of building VPNs under this, though, is that corporate control is organizations need to easy, cost-effective, and take the security of ultimately safer than their employees’ home relying on VPNs in the offices seriously. public cloud. Let’s take a step back 2. Enforce client and think about what antivirus installation actually constitutes a and updates modern home office. Multi-layered For some, it’s clearly approaches to security a space in the home, are critical to ensuring quite possibly occupied their effectiveness, by a desktop computer both within corporate discarded by the kids networks and outside in favor of a shiny new of them. At the same i-Device. For others, it time, it can be difficult might be a desk in the to ask users to protect local library or a comfy themselves or their wing chair at their local employers’ networks. coffee house and be Running antivirus accessible to all family. updates and OS patches In our exceptionally tends to fall fairly low mobile world, our on their list of priorities “home offices” can so implementing literally be anywhere services that enforce that isn’t company automatic updates property. on clients outside of What this means corporate networks is that “securing is a must for remote the home office” is workers. really about taking 3. Prevent the use a holistic approach of consumer cloud
storage products As consumer cloud storage products like Dropbox and Google Drive have become more full-featured and easy to use, it becomes very tempting for users to simply upload work files to the cloud, alongside Grandma’s pumpkin pie recipe and pictures from last summer’s vacation. Unfortunately, when employees leave a company, there is no way for employers to ensure that corporate assets don’t stay on that desktop computer in the ex-employee’s home office. Preventing access to these services while employees are on the network provides a layer of protection and control, not to mention regulatory compliance for many industries. . Provide platforms that avoid the use of removable media and facilitate secure collaboration Of course, if users can’t upload their files to their personal cloud-based storage account, they’ll be tempted to load them onto flash drives or other removable media to access them at home. Well-publicized vulnerabilities on these types of media, though, make this a dangerous prospect. The solution? Provide business-grade tools for secure file sync and share and enterprise collaboration so the temptation of thumb drives and cloud storage are easy to resist. 5. Wherever possible, secure the environment While it isn’t possible
to go to every users’ home to deploy a access point, and centrally manage them as one can do in a corporate network with optimized security settings, it is possible to require home office users to implement strong encryption on their home routers. Even if that means stepping a user through the setup or offering 4G hotspots at a discount to employees (that use encryption by default), it makes sense to take steps to ensure a relative degree of security on home networks. 6. Security begins with education Security pros and hackers aren’t born with deep security and networking expertise - why should we expect employees to be automatically savvy enough to avoid the latest phishing scheme or bit of malware? Unfortunately, that’s all too often the mindset for many organizations, the majority of which rely on firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and antimalware software to protect their networks but ignore the real weak link in the security chain: users. Even large organizations with strong security measures have been brought down by unwitting users who fell for sophisticated social engineering and disclosed login credentials or introduced malware onto the network. 6 ½. Have a policy This is the “½ a consideration” because
it seems as if it should go without saying. But recent research suggests that a lot of organizations have no written policy on personal devices, home offices, or remote access to company networks and assets. Perhaps this should have been #1 good, well-thought out policies that both IT and employees can live with is a cornerstone of good security. To implement policy with technology, companies need the underlying policy. About Fortinet Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) protects the most valuable assets of some of the largest enterprise, service provider and government organizations across the globe. The company’s fast, secure and global cyber security solutions provide broad, highperformance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT infrastructure. They are strengthened by the industry’s highest level of threat research, intelligence and analytics. Unlike pureplay network security providers, Fortinet can solve organizations’ most important security challenges, whether in networked, application or mobile environments - be it virtualized/ cloud or physical. More than 210,000 customers worldwide, including some of the largest and most complex organizations, trust Fortinet to protect their brands. Learn more at http://www.fortinet. com, the Fortinet Blog or FortiGuard Labs.
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the bill as urgent. “Wala pa” (none yet), Rodriguez, chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law, and principal sponsor of substitute Bill HB 5811 or the “Basic Law of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region), told MindaNews Tuesday night. “Problema natin, palaging kine-question ang quorum,” (Our problem is, the quorum is always under question), Rodriguez said. But he remains confident they would pass the law on or before June 11, the last session day before Congress adjourns sine die. The next session is on July 27, with the President delivering his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). The quorum is 146 out of 290 members of the House. Questions of quorum take precedence over other motions as under House Rules, they cannot transact business without a quorum. “Maganda na sana, naumpisahan na ng isa ” (It was fine, we’ve already started) until the question on quorum was again raised. Rodriguez said 33 representatives had signed up to interpellate but Tuesday’s session had only two — Minority Leader, Rep. Ronaldo Zamora of San Juan City and Rep. Rolando Abaya, first district of Camarines Sur interpellating (see other story) until Buhay party-list Rep. and former Manila mayor Lito Atienza rose to question the quorum at 7:17 p.m. But before he could put forward his motion, the presiding chair suspended the session. The session resumed at 7:44 p.m. with the reading of several bills on third reading and the alleged approval by “nominal voting” with only less than 70 members present but each time the vote count was handed over to then presiding chair, Batanes Rep. Henedina Abad, she would announce “with 197 voting in the affirmative and none in the negative,” the measure is approved. Present The session on BBL resumed at 8:25 p.m. with Andaya finishing his interpellation at 8:40 p.m. Atienza rose to speak but the presiding chair suspended the session, returned to the session hall at 8:58 p.m. with Atienza waiting by the rostrum. But before Atienza could speak, Abad quickly announced the suspension of the session until 4 p.m. Wednesday. On Monday, 193 were reported “present” during the roll call that started at 4:53 p.m. On Tuesday, 197 were reported “present” during the roll call that started at 4:55 p.m. On those two days, the quorum bell had to be sounded to muster a quorum in the session hall. And on both days, the sessions ended because Atienza on Monday rose to question the quorum with less than 50 members present and threatened to question it again on Tuesday. Monday’s session ended at 7:22 p.m. while Tuesday’s session ended at 8:58 p.m. October? At the Senate, Senate President Franklin Drilon had
repeatedly said since Saturday that their new timetable is now October. Asked if they would go for the same timetable, Rodriguez said “No.” “This should be finished . this should already be finished,, by June 11. Kasi we’re ready naman to defend it.” Late Tuesday night, representatives were sent text messages from the office of Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, that “the House will hold sessions on Thursday and Friday this week” starting at 4 p.m. Under the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro which the government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed on October 15, 2012, the draft BBL submitted by the Bangsamoro Transition commission “shall be certified as an urgent bill by the President.” The draft BBL was submitted to Congress in ceremonial rites in Malacanang on September 10, 2014, where Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles and BTC chair Mohagher Iqbal, the MILF peace panel chair, handed over a copy each to Senate President Franklin Drilon and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte. In his 10-minute speech after the handover, President Aquino assured that the draft BBL was crafted to be “makatwiran, makatarungan, at katanggaptanggap sa lahat, Moro man, Lumad, o Kristiyano” (fair, just, and acceptable to all, whether they are Moros, Lumads, or Christians). He urged Congress to examine the draft bill, which he certified as “urgent” and asked that it be passed “sa lalong madaling panahon” (as soon as possible). But no written certification was sent to Congress, prompting MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim to seek an audience with the President on January 13 this year. At that time, leaders of the Senate and the House were targeting March 20, the last session day before their summer break, within which to pass the BBL. Congress was not able to meet its target as it became busy with hearings on the January 25, 2015 tragedy in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. No certification of urgency But lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo of the Bangsamoro Study Group, said President Aquino may not certify the bill as urgent because “the Ad Hoc- approved basic law is diluted and not acceptable to the MILF.” He said the President will be facing a dilemma if he certifies urgent the substitute bill. “He will just be expediting the passage of a Bangsamoro Basic Law that is diluted,” said Sinarimbo, who served as Executive Secretary of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from December 2009 to December 2011 and also served as a member of the technical working group of the MILF peace panel. He said the FAB envisioned a certificate of urgency for the draft BBL that was submitted to Congress in September last year. He added that if the President
certifies as urgent the Ad Hoc Committee’s substitute bill, “you will not have the chance to reintroduce deleted provisions or reframe some of the provisions not acceptable to the party that negotiated the peace agreement with government.”
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Rep. Terry Ridon criticized DepEd for ordering not just the closure of three Ata-Manobo schools in the municipality of Talaingod but also the subsequent takeover of said schools by military personnel. Valle showed a letter notice to Escobarte by Fadul recommending the closure of three Salugopungan Ta Tanu Igkanunon schools which cater to lumad children, and in its stead, the construction of a school that will be managed by the military. “Should this request for the closure of the said schools be granted, in its stead, this Division requests permission to implement the creation of a public high school in Butay, Talaingod utilizing military personnel as para-teachers,” Fadul said in her letter. The division superintendent argued that the schools were being used as “fronts” of the rebel New People’s Army. But the youth representative argued that the tribal schools in Talaingod were built by missionaries and non-profit organizations to serve Lumad children. These educational institutions are in fact the only schools that strive to provide education in these far-flung areas, areas long neglected by both the local and national government. “This recommendation runs against several resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and national laws which
discourage – if not prohibit – military entry in schools,” Ridon said. (PNA)
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from page 6 Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza called Upland Sustainable Agroforestry Development (USAD), the Department of Agriculture and the Provincial Agriculture Office have distributed seedlings of rubber, coconut, banana, corn, cacao, falcata and upland rice seeds. Agricultural reading materials were also provided to guide the farmers on the correct farming practices. OPAPP has distributed some 900 school bags containing story books, pencil, crayons, pad papers, slippers and coloring books. Other items that were distributed during the first day of the Peace Caravan were 150 OL trap kontra dengue; 1,500 nutri curls; medicines for cough and colds, high blood and diarrhea; land titles from Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR); tree seedlings from Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), while free medical consultation were extended. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) also turned over a timbangan ng Bayan to Barangay Kauswagan. One of the highlights during the first day is the distribution of checks for various projects. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) handed over to Loreto Mayor Dario Otaza a check worth P2.8 million for Salintubig for Barangays San Isidro, San Mariano, Katipunan, Sta. Theresa and Sto. Nino. Another check worth P1 million performance challenge fund for repair and improvement of Kauswagan-Sabud road and another P1 million for Bottomup Budgeting (BUB) capacity
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 28 Mambajao, Camiguin IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR DECLARATION OF PRESUMPTIVE DEATH OF BONIFACIO HONKILADA LAGUE, SPL. PROC. NO. 493 DIESY EBALLE LAGUE,
Petitioner, X--------------------------------------------------/
development for Civil Society Organization. At the end of the day, more that 2,500 recipients from the first cluster four barangays were served by the Peace Caravan. (PIA-Caraga)
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relocation sites and climate resistant housing units, among others. The salient features of the PDPFP of each of the province were presented during the advocacy forum held Friday (May 29) at the Pinnacle Hotel, Davao City. According to NEDA, the PDPFPs of the LGUs of Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur were completed in June 2014 following the provision of technical assistance that was aimed at mainstreaming concerns on DRR/CCA into the plans. The technical assistance projects, which included
The petitioner is hereby directed to cause the publication of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Camiguin. The petitioner is further directed to furnish the Office of the Solicitor General with a copy of the petition, including its annexes. Any concerned person may contest the petition by filing an opposition in writing stating the grounds for the opposition and serving a copy thereof on the petitioner on or before the date of hearing. Let a copy of this Order be served at the last known address of Bonifacio Honkilada Lague.
SO ORDERED. Mambajo, Camiguin, April 27, 2015.
(Sgd) GIOVANNI ALFRED H. NAVARRO Acting Presiding Judge
BWM May 22, 29 & June 5, 2015
training on various techniques and methodologies on DRR/ CCA, came from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Australian Agency for International Aid (AusAID) and New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP) Mitra said UNDP is “willing to work with NEDA to take this forward, to enhance the capacity of the LGUs.” (PIAXI/Carina L. Cayon)
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that will go a long way in saving energy usage in the hospitals. Having bigger windows so light and wind may freely enter must also be considered, as well as having plants inside and outside the hospital premises. How about you? How can you contribute to achieve a sustainable environment? What kind of lifestyle do we have? Does it protect the environment? Does it show love and care for Mother Earth? (PNA)
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 41 Cagayan de Oro City MYRNA R. LIM CIVIL CASE NO. 2002-358 Plaintiff, -versusJULIETA H. LIM Defendant. X---------------------------------/ NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION WHEREAS, by virtue of an Order of Execution issued by Sammy G. Uba, Court Legal Researcher, Clerk of Court Designate, witnessed by Honorable Jeoffre W. Acebido, Presiding Judge of this Court, on April 26, 2015, in Civil Case No. 2002-358 wherein MYRNA R. LIM, the plaintiff and JULIETA H. LIM, is the defendant for the Collection of Sum of Money in the amount of THREE MILLION FICE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (Php 3,500,000.00) as total principal obligation inclusive of penalty charges and litigation expenses, levy was made by Nathaniel B. Russel Court Process Server, on January 27, 2003, thru the Register of Deeds on January 29, 2003, on the rights, interest and participation of said defendant JULIETA H. LIM, in the property more particularly described as follows: DESCRIPTION TCT NO. T-38702 A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. 25006-B-2-A, PSD10-005240) situated in the bo. of Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (575) Sq. Meters more or less;
ORDER The petition is set for initial hearing on June 22, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.
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TCT NO. T-54585 A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. 25008-B-4-B, PSD10-007030) situated in the bo. of Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (834) Sq. Meters more or less; NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of said Order of Execution and in accordance with Rule 39, Section 19, of the Rules of Court, Sheriff Alden V. Sambaan will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippines Currency, on the 3rd day of August 2015, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the entrance door of Regional Trial Court, Branch 41, Capitol Compound, A. Luna St., Cagayan de Oro City, the rights, interests and participation of the defendant JULIETA H. LIM, in the above described property in order to satisfy said Order of Execution, together with interest, costs, sheriff’s fees and expenses of sale.
Cagayan de Oro City, June 4, 2015.
(Sgd) ALDEN V. SAMBAAN Sheriff BWM June 5, 12 & 19, 2015
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