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PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is optimistic that Mindanao’s abundant resources and dynamic people can contribute to the country’s growth and development. The President said he believes in Mindanao’s great potential as long as it has the right infrastructure and a sound business environment. “It is for this reason that the government is aggressively pursuing infrastructure projects in Mindanao,” Duterte said to around 600 business leaders on Saturday, September 9, during the closing ceremony of the three-day Mindanao Business Conference 2017 held at the Xavier Sports and Country Club, Cagayan de Oro city.
30 IP schools TANDAG City – To further expand the basic education services for indigenous people (IP), the Department of Education (DepEd) Surigao del Sur Division would add 30 more public schools in the province. DepEd Surigao del Sur Division Indigenous People Coordinator Danilo Alcantara said that currently, there are already 30 public schools serving IP learners in 30 different communities in the province. Alcantara said some of the ‘indigenized’ classrooms established during the 1st batch of the Classroom Construction for Lumads (CCL) project were already finished and turned over. The Surigao del Sur Division has already employed 67 permanent teachers in 2016, while 36 more will be hired before 2017 ends.
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ENERAL Santos City — Development work has shifted to high gear for the P434 million expansion and rehabilitation of the city international airport’s passenger terminal building to meet its targeted completion by 2019.
Engr. Ginalyn Cachuela, manager of the Soccsksargen Area Development Project
Office, said the demolition and clearing works are ongoing in portions of the
POWER UPDATE
No economic justification for Vis-Min interconnection By DAVID A. TAULI
A NEWS article in The Philippine Star, September 6, 2017, states: “The Energy Regulator y Commission (ERC) has given the go-signal to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to proceed with the construction of the P52-billion VisayasMindanao Interconnection Project (VMIP).” The primary justification for the VMI Project according to the article, quoting ERC officer-in-charge Alfredo Non, is that it “will enable power supply importations among the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao grids.”
What the article does not say, but which is stated in the ERC order, dated July 11, 2017, granting provisional approval for the implementation of the Project by the NGCP, is that the Interconnection will enable the consumers in the Visayas grid to import power from Mindanao starting in 2021 until 2030, the latest year in which Mindanao will continue to have power surplus from existing power plants that could supply the projected shortages in the Visayas grid. An added benefit of the update/PAGE 9
airport’s terminal building as part of the initial construction phase. She said preparator y work started last April following the release of the notice to proceed with the project’s construction by t h e D e p ar t m e nt of Transportation (DOTr). The DOTr and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) awarded the project’s contract to joint venture firms Vicente T. Lao
Construction and C.B. Garay Philwide Builders Inc. “This is a two-year project and we expect its completion by April 2019,” Cachuela said in a presentation at the City Council’s regular session on Tuesday. She said the project includes the expansion of the terminal building’s arrival and pre-departure area and the improvement of basic facilities. When completed, the
existing terminal building would expand to around 12,000 square meters. Aside from the terminal building project, Cachuela said clearing and stripping works are also ongoing for the expansion of the airport’s apron space, drainage and storm drains. She said the DOTr has allotted around P54.3 million for the project, which is being undertaken by the Premium expansion/PAGE 11
Nene on P1,000 CHR budget:
Congress can’t abolish CHR By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS MindaNews
DAVAO C it y — “ T he Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is a Constitutional body that Congress has no power to abolish,” former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel said in reaction to the House of Representatives’ 119 – 32 vote Tuesday to give only 1,000 pesos budget to the rights body in 2018. Granting a 1,000 peso budget to an office effectively renders its useless. The CHR proposed a budget of P623.38 million f o r 2 0 1 8 . Tw o o t h e r government offices were
Former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Jr.
also given the same 1,000 peso budget by the House of Representatives : the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)
and Energy Regulator y Commission (ERC). Pimentel noted that the decision of the House to abolish/PAGE 11
Vista Land ventures into mixed-use dev’t project in Davao City By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent
TUBA GATHERER. A coconut farmer readies his receptacle used to gather tuba (coconut wine), which could also be made into vinegar. Photographed in Barangay Upper Tominobo in Iligan City Thursday morning (14 September 2017). mindanews photo by bobby timonera
DAVAO City — A subsidiary of Villar-led Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc. is adding a shopping mall within a planned 15-hectare residential subdivision in the southern area. The 2.6-hectare Vista Mall project of Vista Land’s Camella Communities Davao, Inc. was recently approved on second reading by the Davao City Council following the recommendation of the subcommittee on housing, rural and urban development for vista/PAGE 9
URBAN GARDENING. Displaced women from Marawi avail the Cagayan de Oro City government’s urban gardening program. Their products are on display and for sale at the City Hall grounds. photo by mark francisco
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HE CAGAYAN de Oro City Council has lauded President Rodrigo Duterte in his efforts to make Cagayan de Oro a metropolis. Councilor Leon Gan Jr said he heard President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that Cagayan de Oro City will become the fourth metropolis in the country, following the ranks of Metro Davao, Metro Cebu
and Metro Manila. Consequently, the president deserves our utmost appreciation because finally, Cagayan de Oro City will become a metropolitan under his administration, Gan stressed. Gan said this has been the dream of the previous City Council, legislators and city officials. He expressed hopes that Cagayan de Oro Metropolis will be
realized soon, after being included in the Philippine Development Plan. It may be recalled that last week, the City Council adopted a resolution urging the National Economic
Development Authority (NEDA) and the Regional Development Council (RDC-10) to spearhead the initiative for the establishment of Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro. (EF/SP)
THE conversion of Cagayan de Oro city roads into national roads is in the offing. The City Council headed by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy adopted a resolution endorsing the conversion of some city roads, which
ISLAND GARDEN City of Samal – Around 20 registered Samaleño Micro, Small and Medium
businessmen had attended the Business Forum on September 12 at the Old SP Session Hall, Island Garden City of Samal. The activity was initiated through the partnership by the Samal Chamber of Commerce (COC) and City Tourism and Investment Office
(CITO). “This is one of the undertakings of the Chamber since as businessmen, we should be compliant to the law of the land”, said Samal City Chamber of Commerce Austerio Obenza. With this year’s theme, Negosyante: “Kulokabildo
includes the primary arterial road (ButuanCagayan de Oro-Iligan Road) as proposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 2nd District Engineering Office. It was learned that the conversion/PAGE 9
sa mga buhisan sa BIR”, personnel from BIR XI educated the Samaleño businessmen on the Registration, Bookkeeping, and Invoicing Requirements. “Anybody with transaction that involves tax liability must register forum/PAGE 9
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jhan tiafau hurst Think a minute…Some big powerful horses can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Yet if you put a bridle and bit in its mouth, a little 90-pound girl, who knows what she’s doing, can make that big horse do whatever she wants! But you know what’s even smaller than a bridle and bit, weighs only 2 ounces, yet can cause divorces and even wars between nations? Our tiny tongue. Terrible wars have been fought, killing millions of people, all because of the evil, destructive power of our tongue and words! Gossip is probably the number one killer of relationships, even people’s jobs and careers. Someone spreads untrue, bad stories about another person, so they don’t get their job promotion. And longtime friends suddenly become
enemies! All because one person could not control his or her tongue! So your and my tongue has the power to ruin not just our life, but other people’s lives also. In fact, most of our life’s problems and pain start with our tongue - our dishonest or hurtful words, cutting people down so they don’t look better than we do! But just think…if every one of us would use our tongue only to encourage and say positive things that make the other person look good instead of bad! If you and I would choose to always speak the truth, can you imagine how different life would be? Everybody would actually trust each other instead of being afraid that they’re only nice to your face. Because the minute you turn your back, watch out! Some say the real test of a person’s relationship with God is not how clever and well he or she can speak, but rather how well our heart can control our tongue no matter what someone did to wrong or hurt us. So right now, won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for all the hurtful, destructive words you’ve said with your tongue? Jesus said that’s the only hurst/PAGE 9
Ruffy magbanua THE Crusade for Clean Government is in full support for giving peanut budget of Php1,000 each to the three NPAs (non-p er for ming assets) of the government. The minuscule funding is seen to eventually shut down the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Energy Regulator y Commission (ERC) and National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples (NCIP). Congress has vowed to cripple the CHR, which is a constitutional agency, and the ERC by drastically reducing their funding. The CHR has been the fo c us of criticism, particularly from President Rodrigo Duterte, following its statements against the ongoing war on drugs. The Commission has repeatedly expressed concern over deaths linked to the drug war, specifically those which they claim were unjustified. It has been said that the CHR is still reviewing cases of police kills and homicides with alleged links to the drug trade. However, the agency was more concerned about the human rights of criminals than of victims. For the record, CHR Chair
Jose Gascon is Liberal Party’s remaining ranking cadre still ensconced in a government agency with a budget of P500 million yearly, and which has been paying him P4 million in salary and allowances annually. Gascon was the executive director of LP’s think tank, the National Institute for Policy Studies, the director general of the Liberal Party from 2008 to 2011, and the political director of its 2010 electoral campaign. After that, he served in the Office of President Noynoy Aquino and at the same time was a board member of the Bases Conversion Development Authority. In the case of NCIP, the agency has not been effective in protecting the rights of indigenous peoples. The NCIP is mandated
to protect and promote the interest and well-being of the indigenous peoples with regard to their beliefs, customs, traditions and institutions. But some NCIP offices in the country appear plagued with corruption – in the form of long-standing unliquidated (unreported) fund disbursements – some dating back more than a decade. And if Malacanang is to get serious about corruption, looking into a government agency like the NCIP is key. The Lower House has also approved a measly Php 1,000 budget for the ERC to clean up its act following allegations of corruption in the commission. Officials of the ERC are now facing charges of graft, indirect bribery, and technical riddance/PAGE 9
Young historians debate FM’s true legacy Kakampi mo ang batas
Batas Mauricio LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands…” (Acts 17:26, the Holy Bible). -ooo YOUNG HISTORIANS D E B AT E F M ’ S T RU E LEGACY: I am not fond of regularly reading Facebook posts but, the other day, I chanced upon the post of Luis Zuriel P. Domingo, a nephew-
in-law of mine (he is the son of Don Carlo Domingo, the brother of my wife, former Judge Angelina Domingo Mauricio, and Gail Parial Domingo, of the Manila Regional Trial Court). His piece was presented as simply as possible, yet I was moved to share what he wrote on the occasion of the 100th birthday of President Marcos. Zuriel, by the way, graduated valedictorian and summa cum laude in Philippine history, not too long ago, from the University of Sto. Tomas, and is now taking up further studies for a master’s degree from the same school. Still single up to now although he must be only about 22 or so years old, he writes sense, as shown by the following: “Sad, that Filipinos blame the misfortunes of the past ONLY to President Marcos… -ooo “FILIPINOS SHOULD
LEARN CRITICAL THINKING”: “Let’s not forget how President Roxas betrayed the Filipino people through the passage of the Parity Rights and the Military bases agreement; President Quirino whose administration has the biggest controversy of graft and corruption… “… President Magsaysay won the 1953 national elections thanks to the participation of the Central Intelligence Agency ; President C or y Aquino who neglected to answer the problems of the country (poverty and economic dependency to US) for the restoration of ‘democracy’ and the oligarchs… “I still hope for the Filipino people to be critical in dealing with the events of the past and with the best ability to recognize both the desirable and undesirable deeds of every President/ administration…” -ooo-
JUSTIFICATIONS FOR BEHAVIORS OF PAST PRESIDENTS OF RP: Shawn Paul Traballo, apparently a Facebook friend of Zuriel, wrote this reaction: “ Let me point out my stance regarding this statement for academic sake. Let me point out that everybody is entitled to their own opinions. Even the side of Pro-Marcos could have done the same thing to favour their own suppositions about late President F. Marcos. “On the other hand, I also want to argue that even though President Roxas may have betrayed the nation by passing the Parity Rights, General Relations, Military Assistance Agreement and even the Militar y Bases Ag re e me nt , we c an not entirely blame him for these things, because there is no other choice to do so. “I even remember when D r. R e s o s is l e c tu r i ng ab out t h is du r i ng ou r legacy/PAGE 9
The “etiam pro ignotis” hints and traces
roy cimagala It means, “also the things that we are not aware of,” or words to that effect. It refers to both the good things, like the blessings and opportunities given to us that we may not be aware of, as well as the bad things, like the mistakes, harm and damage we may have caused on others without our realizing it. Life is so complex and complicated, and wrapped in mysterious laws and ways, that there can be many blessings we have received that have escaped our notice.
Also, there can be many things we have done, even with our best efforts and with the best of intentions, that actually caused harm on others. We need to somehow thank God for the many blessings we can always presume to be given to us without realizing them, and apologize and atone for the unintended errors and damage we have done. This should be part of our daily prayers. In this way, we can be in a better relation with God, and we would put ourselves in a better position to know more about him and his will and ways especially in very tricky situations. This is how we can be more intimate with God. We have to be more conscious of this phenomenon for that can only attract more blessings from God. To pray for the “etiam pro ignotis” would enable us to be more keen in discerning God’s
will and ways, and to carry them out. It would sustain a supernatural tone of our life. For sure, it will contribute to make our spiritual life more vibrant, more generous and creative. It will help us to cooperate more closely with God’s providence which is how all our activities should aim at. We then can play in God’s game, and not just our own game. All we have to do is to try our best to do things with God, in spite of our weaknesses and mistakes. We know that he reveals himself to the weak and simple, and so whatever claim of weakness and inadequacy we have can actually be our passport to be intimate with him. With him, everything will always work for the good, in spite of our mistakes. He even goes to the extent, as in the case of St. Paul, to reveal himself to one who was hostile to him.
We just have to be quick in thanking God for whatever grace and blessing he has given us without realizing it, and in apologizing for whatever evil we may have committed without intending it. I lately have been reading books and viewing documentaries of massive programs undertaken by governments and other groups to help those in need. And yet, despite all the good intentions of these programs, many of them actually caused more harm than help on the people they tried to aid. We should not anymore b e s u r pr i s e d by t h e s e developments. They are part of our weakened human condition. But we can always do something about them. By atoning for the mistakes “etiam pro ignotis” we can somehow turn them into something good, if not now then later. roycimagala@gmail.com.
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DBP to provide P1.5-B financing for DOTr’s PUV Modernization Program THE Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) will provide a P1.5-billion finance facility for the initial implementation of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DBP Chairman Alberto Romulo to jumpstart the realization of the PUVMP, which does not only aim to modernize PUV operations in the country, but also to professionalize the public road transport sector. To help government implement the PUVMP, DBP developed the Program Assistance to Support Alternative Driving Approaches (PASADA), which will offer responsive and reasonable financing for transport corporations and cooperatives to allow them to acquire new and passenger-safe PUVs. The DBP shall also assist the DOTr in the design, development and implementation of an automatic fare collection system (AFCS) for the public road transport sector.
Under the MOU, the DBP shall advise and assist the DOTr in developing a financing program for the PUVMP. It shall also make available loans to finance the acquisition of new PUVs to qualified prospective borrowers. Transport cooperatives and corporations, registered with the Office of the Transport Cooperatives, may avail themselves of the DBP PASADA and participate in the pilot phase of the program, which will finance purchase of public utility jeepneys, buses, mini buses, and utility vehicle express units. Loan proceeds may also be used for the acquisition or construction or support facilities like off-street garage/ terminal and purchase of equipment needed for the proper operations and maintenance of the PUVs. The DOTr under Tugade’s leadership launched the PUVMP to help the public road transport sector to transition to a high-quality public transport system with greater capacity, environment-friendly low carbon emissions, and efficient operations via modernization of vehicles.
President Duterte graces SSS 60th Anniversary celebration
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (left) graced the 60th anniversary celebration of the Social Security System (SSS) held at the Ramon Magsaysay Hall of the pension fund’s main office in Quezon City last Sept. 6. In his keynote address, Duterte urged SSS to intensify compliance of employers with the SS Law to ensure payment of their workers’ contributions. “To the SSS management and personnel, you are in a unique position to directly impact the lives of our people through the services you provided, the work that you do every day.” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc, for his part, said that while
SSS has reached the usual retirement age of 60, it will never retreat in giving quality service to the Filipino people. “We want a government that can do or give in a much better and effective way than any other person or institution can render. Sixty years after Ramon Magsaysay’s death and
60 years after SSS was created, our principal guest is the most pro-poor President we’ve ever had. Under his administration, social justice is not only an abstract concept memorized by every law student but a way of life, ” Dooc said as he welcomed Duterte during the event. Above photos show
Duterte shaking hands with Social Security Commission (SSC) Chairman Amado D. Valdez (left photo) and Dooc (right photo) as he arrived at the venue to deliver his keynote address during the milestone celebration of the founding anniversary of the pension fund.
BPI, WorldRemit sign deal to improve money transfers BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with Londonbased firm WorldRemit to fast-track remittance transactions, with the country standing as the biggest market for the financial service provider. In a statement, BPI announced its deal with
the digital money transfer service from the United Kingdom, which would improve access to funds for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. WorldRemit pursued the tie-up with the Ayalaled bank as it saw that money transfers to the
Philippines accounted for over a fifth of their monthly transaction volumes, making it the “largest receive market” globally. WorldRemit said 160,000 of the average 700,000 remittances they process each month are bound for the Philippines. Over the last six years,
WorldRemit customers sent 4.5 million money transfers to Manila. WorldRemit leverages on financial technology to facilitate fund transfers through payment messages made by its users through its Web and mobile app platforms. improve/PAGE 9
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EADING airline Cebu Pacific increased the number of flights between the Philippines and select international routes, on the back of higher demand expected in the peak yuletide season. From the fourth quarter of 2017 until the first three months of 2018, CEB will add frequency in selected routes in Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia. From the current five times weekly (Sun/ Tue/Wed/Thurs/Sat), CEB will fly six times a week (Sun/Tue/ Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat) between Manila and Osaka, Japan starting November 3, 2017 until December 06, 2017. The Manila-Osaka route will increase further to daily operations by December 15, 2017 to March 2018, in time for the Christmas season. For the Manila-
Nagoya route, CEB will fly six times a week (Sun/Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/ Sat), up from the current four times weekly (Sun/ Tue/Thu/Sat), starting October 29, 2017. For Tokyo (Narita), on the other hand, CEB will boost frequency by 100%, from the current seven times a week, to 14 times weekly, starting October 29, 2017 until March 24, 2018. CEB will also increase flights to and from Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia from the current four times a week to five times weekly, starting December 04, 2017 until March 06, 2018. From five times weekly, CEB will increase flights between Manila and Hanoi, Vietnam to daily, or seven times a week, from December 1, 2017 to January 9, 2018. “We constantly review our route network and
frequencies to respond to changing market needs and operational requirements. Depending on seasonal factors, we make flight schedule changes as necessary, while keeping in mind the bookings of our passengers, many of whom book flights way in advance,” explained Atty. JR Mantaring, Vice President for Corporate Affairs of Cebu Pacific. Cebu Pacific had earlier expressed interest to mount operations between Manila and Tokyo-Haneda, citing strong demand to fly to Japan’s Haneda Airport, which is closer to Tokyo’s city center. The carrier has been requesting the Philippine government to ask its Japanese counterparts for bilateral air talks for the last two years. For the first half of 2017, Cebu Pacific carried 10.1 million
passengers, roughly the same volume in the same period in 2016—the height of the electoral campaign season. Of the total, 7.5 million flew domestic routes, while 2.6 million travelled via CEB’s 26 international destinations. The carrier plans to sell-off three Airbus A319 aircraft over the next 12 months, to make way for brandnew aircraft, the first of which are scheduled to arrive by the first quarter of 2018. CEB is awaiting delivery of seven Airbus A321CEO (Current Engine Option) in 2018; and from 2018 to 2022, an additional 32 Airbus A321NEO (New Engine Option) planes. The carrier also has an existing order for 10 ATR 72-600 aircraft from Franco-Italian manufacturer Aerei da Trasporto Regionale, set for delivery from 2017 to 2020.
Phinma Energy sues PSALM, Ledesma PHINMA ENERGY Corp. on Wednesday sued state-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) and its former president for damages relating to the termination of an administration agreement over geothermal power plants in Leyte. In a disclosure to the stock exchange on Wednesday, Phinma Energy said it had filed before the Regional Trial Court of Makati City a complaint for damages with prayer for a writ of preliminary injunction or a writ of preliminary mandatory industry against PSALM and its former president Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. It has also sought a temporary restraining
order (TRO) against the defendants. The case seeks to stop the termination of the deal — on grounds of administrator’s default — for the selection and appointment of independent power producer administrators (IPPAs). The deal involves the “strips of energy” of the Unified Leyte Geothermal Power Plants (ULGPP) located in Tongonan town of Leyte. “The grant of the prayer for a TRO will restrain PSALM from terminating the Agreement on the ground of Administrator’s Default and prevent PSALM from asserting any further claim to the detriment of the Corporation. In the event that the
Court rules in favor of PHINMA Energy, the Agreement may be invalidated and an award for damages may be made to the Corporation. An adverse decision may open the Company to possible financial claims by PSALM,” the company said. To recall on Nov. 7, 2013, Phinma Energy, then known as TransAsia Oil and Energy Development Corp., was declared one of the winning bidders with the right to administer 40 megawatts (MW) “strips of energy” from ULGP. On Nov. 8, 2013, Typhoon Yolanda hit the Eastern Visayas, resulting in extensive damage to the ULGPP. It was only a year later that PSALM awarded the “strips” to the winning
bidders. Phinma Energy said it had formally sought the renegotiation of the agreement with PSALM, even proposing several measures for relief. The company had written PSALM to express the difficulties the administrators suffered under the agreement. Through its counsel, Phinma Energy said it had written a letter exercising its right to withdraw from the agreement. “Discussions on the termination were initiated,” it said. The company, however, received a notice from PSALM of the administrator default, it said. The government agency also resolved to terminate the agreement and forfeit the performance bond.
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VMIP is that it “will also help optimize the available power supply in the Philippine grid”, according to ERC-OIC Non, as quoted in the article. But this is merely a motherhood statement for justifying a grossly expensive project. The economic benefit to consumers from “optimizing” power supply is not quantified in the application submitted to the ERC by the NGCP, but if it were calculated it would constitute a negligible addition to the total economic benefits of the project. So the primary economic benefit of the VMIP is that it will enable consumers to import some of their power requirements from Mindanao. What will the consumers in the Visayas pay for importing power from Mindanao? The article does not say, and neither does the ERC order. But the rate for transmission from Mindanao to the Visayas can be calculated, assuming that the rated initial capacity of the VMI (450 MW) will be utilized 80 percent of the time for a period of 30 years to supply a portion of the requirements of the Visayas grid from Mindanao. With those assumptions, and the total cost of the VMIP in the amount of 52 billion pesos, the consumers in the Visayas will have to pay at least 1.50 pesos per kilowatt-hour for the transmission rate for importation from Mindanao, which amount will be added the cost of generation from power plants in Mindanao (presumably coal-fueled, at a generation rate of 5.00 pesos per kWh). Instead of importing from Mindanao, it will be significantly cheaper for Visayas consumers to purchase power from coal power plants built in the Visayas. S o the VMIP is not economically feasible for the primary purpose for which it is being built. And it will be a white elephant if the NGCP goes ahead and build it. Are the Chinese owners of the NGCP being stupid for prop osing a losing project? And are the ERC commissioners being stupid for approving a project that cannot be economically justified? No and No. What the news article does not say, and what the ERC does not explicitly say, but can be known by looking at the details of the ERC Order, is that the ERC will force ALL power consumers in the Philippines to pay for the VMIP. It will not be just the Visayas consumers, who are the only beneficiaries of the VMIP, from whom the costs of the VMIP will be recovered, but all power consumers connected to the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao grids. It is only a small amount though, around ten centavos per kWh per month. Of course, the ERC is disregarding the principle of “users pay” in the case of the VMIP. Obviously, the ERC can do that with impunity. After all, the ERC has not
been even reprimanded for allowing gencos and electric coops in Mindanao to steal from power consumers in the amount of billions of pesos every year. What do es the ERC gain by doing favors for the NGCP, a private corporation, and for the generating companies in Mindanao (the actual beneficiaries of the VMIP), to the grievous harm of consumers, and thereby risking the ire of President Duterte (which they obviously can do also with impunity)? The ERC will be paid the amount of 385 million pesos by the NGCP as permit fee. That is more than the amount that is being withheld by Congress from the ERC budget in 2018. So the NGCP will go ahead with a blatantly uneconomical project, and the Visayas Mindanao Interconnection will be operational in 2021, assuming that consumers in Luzon and Mindanao will not raise any objections to the extortionate project of the NGCP and the ERC. That is an easy assumption in the case of Mindanao consumers, though consumers in Manila may be a problem. Obviously, the ERC and the NGCP have as little respect for people in Manila and the rest of Luzon as they have been exhibiting for Mindanaoans. It will be interesting to see how Filipino power consumers will react, now that the economic scourge of the NGCP and the ERC is being inflicted on them all. ( DAV I D A . TAU L I , President, Mindanao C oalition of Power Consumers)
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DPWH will also include the provision of drainage system in the development and maintenance of said roads. City roads to be converted into national roads include Don Velez Street-MacasandigIndahag-Bukidnon Road (10 km); Don Velez StreetCarmen (Pelaez Bridge)Airport Road; Jct ButuanCagayan de Oro-Iligan City (BCIR)-Osmeña Extension-
CDO Port Road; Jct ButuanCagayan de Oro-Iligan City (BCIR)-Agora-CDO Port Road; Jct Airport Road-Upper Balulang-Macasandig-Don Velez Street. Also to be converted are Don Velez Street-JR BorjaButuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan City road, among others. City Engineer Rolando Pacuribot informed the committee on public works chaired by Councilor Zaldy Ocon that the conversion of roads is geared towards improvement and development of much needed roads of the citizenry of Cagayan de Oro. The City Engineer’s Office welcomed and favorably endorsed the proposal, adding that the city can now focus on the remaining development of 487.7 kilometers of various roads in the urban and rural barangays. T h e re s o l u t i o n w a s endorsed by the committees on public works and on laws and rules chaired by Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya. (SP)
Salazar can save his face, but the die has been cast. The Crusade for Clean Government can only say: good riddance. (ruffy44_ ph2000@yahoo.com)
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Diplomatic History class, and he mentioned that these things were for the sake of the massive reparation of the Philippines from the WW2 atrocities, especially the need to borrow money to make this happen. I could’ve done the same thing too. But of course, I invoke my right to academic expression, and I therefore respect your call for critical thinking for all these political issues…” -ooo “THERE IS ALWAYS A CHOICE”: Migz Jimenez, one the other hand, retorted, in reference to Traballo’s “There is no choice”: “Actually they have. Ethically and philosophically speaking, there is always a choice. They just wanted the easy way out. Even the nationalists will agree on this…”
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with the BIR”, stressed Revenue Officer Ralph Leslie Yu. BIR XI stressed that the businessman’s obligation does not just end after registration. With the presence of the Samal Negosyo Center, DTI XI will provide an office space for the Samal Chamber of Commerce. “We will be able to help more Samaleño businessmen in being compliant to the regulations and requirements – one, by paying our taxes”, added CoC President Austerio Obenza.
The money is then sent either as mobile money, bank deposit, an airtime top-up, or may be picked up as cash from accredited outlets. “Filipinos in the diaspora will now be able to make s e c u re, i ns t ant m on e y transfers from the ease of their phones or personal computers directly to loved ones back home, further supporting the transition from costly offline remittances sent from bricks and mortar agents to safer, faster and lower cost online transfer method,” WorldRemit chief executive officer and founder Ismail Ahmed was quoted as saying. On the other hand, BPI vice- president and head of inward remittance Melinda V. Dulay said the partnership would allow the local lender to further expand their fund transfer services to more Filipinos abroad. Money sent home by OFWs reached $13.813 billion as of end-June, according to central bank data, 4.7% higher than the $13.192 billion recorded during the same six-month period in 2016. About 98% of remittances
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way you and I won’t suffer because of all our wrong and hurtful words. So why not ask Jesus to take charge and start changing your heart and way of talking? He’s the One Who can give you the love and willpower you need to tame your tongue. Then you’ll start speaking only honest, loving words to bless others. Just Think a Minute…
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malversation before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly receiving money from a regulated power company to fund their junkets abroad. However, beleaguered ERC officials have sought an audience in Malacanang, in the hope President Duterte will not follow through on his threats to abolish the agency amid allegations of corruption. The ERC was taking the President’s warnings seriously but unfortunately, officials have not heeded calls to resign. And on the defensive as it were, suspended ERC Chair and CEO Jose Salazar could only assure Malacanang that the agency followed due process in public biddings.
NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that the heirs of the kate Ricardo F. Fabe and Victoria T. Fabe, who died in Cagayan de Oro City on June 2, 2016 and April 16, 2016, respectively, have extrajudicially settled and distributed among themeselves the following properties: (1) TCT No. T-103989, a parcel of land at Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro, with an area of 200 sq.m.; abd (2) TCT No. T-58308, a parcel of land Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro, with an area of 150 sq.m., all by means of a public document executed on January 28, 2014 and ratified before Atty. Ian Sol C. Llego, notary public in and for Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, as per Doc. No. 59, Page No. 12, Book No. 1, Series of 2017 of his Notarial Register. BWM: Sept. 1, 8 & 15, 2017
received by OFW families are used to buy food and household needs, according to results of the third quarter consumer expectations survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Remittance inflows as well as business process outsourcing revenues have
constantly been cited as key drivers of domestic private consumption, which in turn supports overall economic growth. The BSP expects remittances to hit a fresh record high at $28 billion this year, up by 4% from last year’s $26.9 billion.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased JULIO SUNDOLAN, who died on March 15, 2013 at DAGUNDALAHON, TALAKAG BUKIDNON; That the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a Parcel of Land situated in the Barangay of Dagondalahon, Municipality of Talakag, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao; ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. AO6430; LOT NO. 2194, CAD 630-D, CASE 14; JULIO SUNDOLAN is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND, is made and entered among; QUIRINO DAQUINAN SUNDOLAN (married), EUSEBIO DAQUINAN SUNDOLAN (married), ARNOLD DAQUINAN SUNDOLAN (married), and ESAIAS DAQUINAN SUNDOLAN (married), all of legal age, Filipino citizens, with postal address at Dagundalahon, Talakag Bukidnon, hereinafter referred to as the HEIRS/SELLERS/VENDORS; and SPS. JOVILETO T. DIOCOS and HERSIE N. DIOCOS, both of legal age, Filipino citizen, spouses, with residence and postal address at #158 Zone 2, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter referres to as the BUYER/VENDEE; Containing an area of THIRTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY TWO (13,142) SQUARE METERS, more or less. That for and in consideration of the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (Php 80,000) Philippine Currency, receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledge by the HEIRS/SELLER/S VENDORS after the amount is paid in hand by the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S the SELLER/S or VENDER/S hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY the above-described properties THIRTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY TWO (13,142) SQUARE METERS, more or less, in favor of the BUYERS or VENDEES his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the same is nontenanted. Under Notary Public of EMELITO J. MARQUINO; Per Doc. No. 261; Page No. 52; Book No. XIV; Series of 2017.
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late LOLITA T. PUNOC who died at Talakag, Bukidnon and SILVINO PUNOC (still alive and the registered owner of the Parcel of Land; that the said deceased at the time of her death, left a Parcel of Land situated in Barangay, Dagundalahon, Municipality of Talakag, PRO; ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-42999, FREE PATENT TITLE NO. 101320-04-24097; LOT NO. 2151, CAD. 630; LOLITA T. PUNOC is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND; is made and entered among; ESTERLITO TAPNAYAN PUNOC, MARINA DALANA BATONGHINOG, VICTORINO T. DALANA, REMI T. DALANA, SUSIE D. ACLO, TERESITA D. SINGANE and SELVINO P. PUNOC, all of legal age, all married with residents at NATARING, DAGUNDALAHON, TALAKAG, BUKIDNON, HEREINAFTER referred to as the surviving legal heirs of the Late LOLITA T. PUNOC, and registered owner, SILVINO PUNOC as SELLER/VENDORS; and RONILLO F. DIOCOS and RLIZA C. DIOCOS, both of legal age, Filipino citizens, spouses, with residence and postal address at P4, BALUARTE, SANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA, hereinafter referred to as the BUYER/VENDEE; That for and in consideration of the sum of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 600,000.00) PHILIPPINE CURRENCY receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledge by the SELLER/VENDOR after the amount is paid in hand by the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S the SELLER/S or VENDER/S hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY the above-described properties to RONILLO F. DIOCOS and ELIZA C. DIOCOS spouses all Filipino citizens the whole area of land consisting of 50,307 square meters in favor of the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the same is nontenanted. Under Notary public of EMELITO J. MARQUINO, Per Doc. No. 350; Page No. 70; Book No. XIV; Series of 2017.
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Higalaay Uptown Pyro Musical Festival at SM N
ow on its 9th year, the grandest display of fireworks lit up the sky as SM City Cagayan de Oro sponsored the Higalaay Uptown Pyro Musical Festival 2017 last August 28 at the Pueblo Grounds. More than hundred thousand spectators witnessed the event while pyro musical teams from
Manila, Cebu, Cotabato, Bulacan and Cagayan de Oro joined the contest. Team Bulacan emerged as the grand winner. It was indeed a colorful and fun-filled event for everyone as Jenzpeak performed on stage while ABS-CBN’s Jam Bantigue and Joe Romantico entertained the audience with exciting games.
Oro Integrated Cooperative reactivates foundation Story and Photos by MARK FRANCISCO
Head to SM Store for Travel, CTPL, and Health Insurance
To make insurance more accessible to the general public, BDO Insurance Brokers, Inc. (BDOI) and Pioneer came up with an innovative idea of making various simple insurance products accessible via 56 locations of The SM Store nationwide. The process of availing is simple, expressed BDOI General Manager and SVP Tracy Tan in a statement. “We are happy to introduce Insure ME@SM, which is short for Insurance Made Easy at The SM Store. Customers can just go to the Business Services counter of any SM Store nationwide and ask about travel insurance, dengue insurance or even your vehicle’s compulsory third party liability (CTPL) insurance, pay for it, and activate the coverage right there,” she said. Pioneer, the other half of this undertaking, for its part said it has always been the group’s retail vision to have insurance reach more people at the most convenient and affordable ways. “This is a first in the country, and Pioneer is proud and honored to be part of Insure ME@SM. Is there a better way to achieve our retail vision for insurance but to partner with the leader in retail who serves millions, SM, and a company who finds ways - BDOI?” said President Lorenzo Chan. Meanwhile, The SM Store President Chelo Monasterio said having Insure ME offered at The SM Store is consistent with the cmyk
vision of SM to offer as many choices in products and services as possible to its shoppers and the public. The following insurance products are available nationwide at The SM Store Customer Service or SM Business Services counters in the malls: Travel insurance, Dengue insurance, and CTPL insurance for vehicles. Safe Trip Comprehensive Travel Insurance Worldwide 2.5M provides medical treatment cover of up to P2,500,000 and satisfies the Schengen Visa requirement. It also offers personal accident up to P1,000,000, personal liability up to P1,500,000, and covers travel inconveniences, such as trip cancellation, flight delay, and loss of baggage. It additionally provides access to emergency and travel assistance hotlines.
Aside from the Worldwide 2.5M, SafeTrip comes in the Worldwide 1.5M and the Domestic 500K variants. MediCash Dengue Insurance provides a P10,000 cash assistance in the event the covered person is diagnosed with Dengue, even if diagnosis does not require hospital confinement. The P10,000 cash assistance pays on top of HMO and PhilHealth. CTPL is the Compulsory Third-Party Liability insurance required by law before any vehicle can be registered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO). The insurance provides coverage for death, disablement, and medical expenses of a person injured because of an accident involving the covered vehicle. All Insure ME products are underwritten by Pioneer.
THE Oro Integrated Cooperative reactivated its foundation and along with it its outreach programs. According to marketing head Jennifer Amora, Anamarie Labininay was the designated head of the Oro Integrated Cooperative Foundation. Their first project was feeding 150 pupils at Taguanao Elementary School last Tuesday, September 12. Labininay said that 35 more feeding programs will be conducted more in elementary schools all over Visayas and Mindanao until December. From thence, a school will be piloted to be the recipient of Oro Integrated Cooperative Foundation’s initiated feeding program. For now, the foundation merely contributes the equivalent amount of the existing feeding program of the Department of Education (DepEd). “We make sure that once we have institutionalized our feeding program, we will be introducing yummier
dishes to the children so there will be no rice and viand leftovers once they’ve finished eating, at the same time retaining the nutritional quality of our dishes,” Labininay said. While the feeding program was in progress, another Oro Integrated Cooperative team led by Melissa Inocente conducted a lecture to sixth graders and encouraged them to join the cooperative’s Youth Savers Club. The Youth Savers Club is a group of young Oro Integrated Cooperative members aged seven to 17. With only P100 as initial savings, any child and youth can already be a member of the Youth Savers Club. According to Inocente, there are already 20,000 members of the Youth Savers Club. Oro Integrated Cooperative was founded in 1966 in this city. It has expanded all over Visayas and Mindanao and now has a roster of around 150,000 members under its fold.
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named included five general officers, four colonels, four lieutenant colonels, one major, four subordinate officers, and fourteen civil officers and insurgent sympathizers. (visit http://paleric.blogspot. com/2014/04/mabini-ricarteand-del-pilar-on-guam.html for a complete list of the deportees). On July 4, 1902, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed amnesty and all the exiles, except Mabini and Gen. Artemio Ricarte, were sent back to the Philippines. The two had to remain on Guam for their refusal to take the oath of allegiance, which was a precondition imposed for the expatriates to be set free. Mabini contended that if any oath was to be taken, Guam would not be the place to do it since it was not a part of the Philippines.” TWO of these Filipino exiles remained on Guam: Palting and Flores, who became prominent members of Guam society before World War II. Except for these, all the Filipino prisoners were sent back to the Philippines by 1903 except Ricarte who eventually moved to Japan. “Often, I receive calls by the descendants of the other Filipino families who arrived with Mabini. Yet, the monument truly and only highlights Apolinario Mabini. I personally escort these families to the Mabini Monument,” Mr. Ramirez recalls. Among the other Philippine heroes exiled to Guam with Mabini were Generals Artemio Ricarte, Pio Del Pilar, and Mariano Llanera; Col. Maximo Hizon, Pablo Ocampo, Leon Flores, Pan c r api o Pa lt i ng an d Maximo Tolentino. They were quartered in a former a leper hospital until 1903, when all of them took the oath of allegiance to the United States except General Ricarte." T h e monu me nt w a s erected and inaugurated on July 4, 1961 by the Philippine American Council of Guam under the auspices of the Philippine Consulate General, and maintained by the Batangas & Southern Tagalog Assn. (Basta), Guam, and Cavite Association of Guam. “Mo s t F i l i p i n o s o n Guam do not know the site of the Apolinario Mabini Monuments. Yet beautiful floral wreaths are laid at his monuments each year on Philippines Independence D ay, Ju n e 1 2 t h . T h e Philippine Consulate Office I believe coordinates this event,” he added. The Martyrdom of San Pedro Calungsod As the first ever Filipino saint, Filipino pilgrims to Guam would be primarily interested in visiting the San Vitores Shrine in Tumon where Blessed Father Diego Luis de San Vitores and San Pedro Calungsod were killed on 2 April 1672 after he baptized the infant daughter of Chief Mata’pang of Tumon, who was once a Christian
convert, without his consent. The statue of Padre San Vitores in the courtyard of the Tumon Catholic Church on the road named after the martyred priest, is situated near the site of the two missionaries martyrdom between the Guam Reef Hotel and Sails restaurant. San Vitores was beatified in 1985 while Calungsod was formally beatified on March 5, 2000, by Pope John Paul II and officially canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on October 21, 2012. Filipino pilgrims find it curious how Calungsod was not included in the San Vitores shrine. Anthony J. Ramirez, Historian from the Guam Historic Preservation Office, Department of Parks and Recreation, proffered the following explanation in an email to this author: “San Pedro Calungsod was not known as well as Blessed Diego Luis Diego de San Vitores. San Vitores was the significant figure in the event as he was the founder of the Roman Catholic Missions in Las Islas Marianas in 1668,” Mr. Ramirez noted. “S a n Pe d r o w a s i n Chamoru a Katikista ( Mi ss i onar y Ass i st ant / Catechist). The sculpture depicts five figures :Padre San Vitores, the Nana (mother), Neni (Baby), and the two Maga'lahi (Chamoru leaders), Mata’pang and Hurau. “The sculpture depicts the act of Matakpangi (Baptism in Chamoru) or Bautismu (Baptism in Spanish). Not all who were involved were sculptured in the storyline,” he explained. Mr. Ramirez says the Visayan Community of Guam plays a significant role in celebrating the feast day of San Pedro Calungsod in Tomhum (Tumon in English) on April 2 every year. “In the same light, the Santu Ninu (Santo Niño) feast day on Guam is also celebrated by the Visayans on Guam. This is a Filipino annual tradition celebrated at the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagatna (Agana, Capital of Guam) in January. The religious ritual includes a Mass and Lukau (Procession). The traditional is so beautiful most especially when the Visayans dance with their Santo Niños through the street of Hagatna as the drums are played,” Mr. Ramirez said. Getting There “Fort Soledad and Fort Santa Agueda are under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Parks and Recreation, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Guam Register of Historic Places. There are no fees to these sites,” Mr. Ramirez said. Visitors wishing to visit these sites can either rent a car or arrange a tour for larger groups. If only specific sites are requested, then a special tour can be requested. This tour could be referred to as Spanish Guam, meaning the sites selected relate to the Spanish History of Guam. “With this arrangement, one needs to inform the Tour
Company of language choice. Tagalog is one (1) option. There are several certified Filipino Tour Guides on Guam,” Mr. Ramirez said. Guest capacity can range from a van (10 pax) to a large bus (up to 55 guests) The Guam Ground Tour Transportation are on the website / Lamlam Tours / Turtle Tours / Kings Tour / etc. Cebu Pacific flies three times weekly to Guam (Tue/ Thu/Sat) departing NAIA III at 4:10AM and arriving in Guam 9:50AM (Guam is two hours ahead of Manila). Return flights depart for Manila on the same dates 12:00NN and arrives Manila at 1:55PM.
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Megastructures Inc. The two projects are part of the nearly P1 billion funding approved by the DOTr in 2015 for the upgrading and improvement of the city airport, he said. S h e s a i d t h e ot h e r component projects are the upgrading of the airport’s water supply facilities worth P100 million, upgrading of navigational aids worth P137 million, and construction of various support facilities worth P294 million. These are the upgrading of the airport’s power supply facilities, construction of a power house, installation of precision approach lighting system, construction of its administrative building, repair and improvement of the control tower, construction of a satellite fire station with access road, and the construction of a sewerage treatment plant. Cachuela said CAAP is currently working on the detailed engineering design of these projects. “But the funds are already available and ready to be downloaded to CAAP from the DOTr,” she said. The city airport, which is classified by CAAP as an alternate international airport, has not undergone any major repair since it opened in 1996. It serves the air transport requirements of the greater part of Region 12 which comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato, and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato. The city is considered as the region’s airline hub and has seen a surge in traffic following the entry of budget airfares here several years ago. In 2016, the airport’s passenger traffic reached 838,941, which was up by 29.40 percent from the previous year’s record of 592,911. The airport’s passenger traffic is projected to reach around 1.5 million by 2020. (MindaNews)
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provide only a thousand pesos for a government agency “amounts to a self-inflicted censure of the way some government bodies are being run.”
But “those haughtily preposterous and unilaterallyimposed inane ‘sanctions’ may still be remedied not only by the President, but also by the Senate Committee on the Budget,” and “naturally, by the people, themselves, speaking out against those spiteful reactions that are most likely borne out of anger, that has no place in settling intra civil disagreements between or among government agencies which are all mandated to serve the wellbeing of the people.” Of the 32 who voted against the 1,000 peso budget, eight are from Mindanao: Arlene Bag-ao (LP), lone district of Dinagat Islands; Ariel Casilao (Anakpawis); Lawrence Fortun (NP), 1st district Agusand del Norte; Evelyn Plaza Mellana (NUP), 2nd district, Agusan del Sur; Bai Sandra Sema (LP), 1st district Maguindanao and Deputy Speaker for Mindanao; Tom Villarin (Akbayan), Carlos Isagani Zarate (Bayan Muna); and Manuel Zubiri (Bukidnon Paglaum Party), 3rd district, Bukidnon. Dark days Coming from a dark period in Philippine history where violations of human rights were rampant — martial law from 1972 until the dictator Marcos was ousted in February 1986 — framers of the 1987 Constitution ensured there would be an independent body that would monitor human rights violations to avoid a return to those dark days — and to ensure government’s compliance with international treaties. The creation of the CHR was mandated by Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution (Social Justice and Human Rights) and provides that “the approved annual appropriations of the Commission shall be automatically and regularly released.” In a statement reacting to the 1,000 peso budget decision, the CHR maintained it is a “Constitutional office created to serve the people as a State institution — separate and independent from the three principal branches of the government — as watchdog and protector against human rights abuses.” “We have called out violations and praised positive measures across administrations in promoting the societal goals of justice and rule of law,” the statement read. It t h a n k e d t h e 3 2 representatives “who stood up with us in our fight for this country and human rights during the budget deliberations at the House of Representatives.” “Despite these circumstances, we will not turn our backs on our Constitutional duty to render justice for all and give everyone their due. The concern for human rights is beyond partisanship or disagreement. We shall seek means to move forward and navigate through the hurdles mindful of our oath to serve the people and the Republic — because it is what is right and what is needed of the times,” the CHR added. The CHR has b e en investigating alleged human rights violations in the the bloody war on drugs of the Duterte administration.
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The Philippines and Guam:
A Shared Heritage worth remembering I By Mike Baños | additional photos by Joros Razon
t’s sad how of the 20,000 Filipinos who visited Guam last year, most came to shop, unaware of the treasures awaiting them here on a shared historical heritage.
Filipino revolutionary leaders deported to Guam Jan 16, 1901
Filipino poltical exiles boarding a vessel for Guam (paleric. blogspot)
Magellan’s Monument facing Umatac Bay
Like the Philippines, Guam was a Spanish colony, and remnants of that period remains in a series of forts built to defend the island against pirates and privateers, it being a prime target as a vital stopover for the famed galleons of the Manila-Acapulco Trade. “In Guam we have over 333 years of Spanish history. And within that time, we’ve learned to adapt to Spanish customs and traditions and foods,” said Pilar Laguaña, Director of Global Marketing, Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB), during a recent interview with journalists from the Visayas and Mindanao. The group underwent a recent famtour of the island courtesy of the Cebu Pacific Air and the GVB, the official marketing agency of the Government of Guam tasked with promoting and developing Guam as a viable destination overseas. Tourism provides over 50% of the Gross Island Product and is considered as the main economic driver of Guam’s economy. Guam is a mere 3.5 hour jaunt from Manila on the same airlines and aircraft Filipinos have been used to traveling in domestically. Ferdinand Magellan Guam was also the
last stop of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition before he discovered and was killed in the Philippines. “We were discovered by the same explorer Ferdinand Magellan and I know what happened when he came to the Philippines!” Ms. Laguaña noted. Magellan landed in Umatac Bay on March 6, 1521, and landed in the Philippines on March 16 of the same year, where he fell to Datu Lapu-Lapu in the Battle of Mactan. Residents of Umatac celebrate Discovery Day every March 21st with a re-enactment of the 1521 landing. A simple obelisk marks the site of Magellan’s landing at Umatac Bay. Forty-four years later, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, anchored at Umatac Bay for 13 days and formally claimed Guam for Spain, and during his stay, a Catholic mass was celebrated in a large cruciform canoe house by the bay. The Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade On top of these sites, Filipinos would also enjoy visiting the series of forts built by Spain to protect the Acapulco-Manila galleon trade (1565-1815). Spanish governors were wary of English privateers pillaging the colony or capturing vessels heavily
San Vitores shrine marks the spot where San Pedro Calungsod was martyred with Blessed Fr. Diego San Vitores.
Mabini at the Presidio (prison) in Asan in 1902. (paleric.blogspot)
Fort Soledad overlooking Umatac Bay
Apolinario Mabini historical marker at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Asan Beach, Guam
laden with precious cargo. Fortunately, two of the forts still survive and can be visited as part of a day tour to these historic sites. Fort Santa Agueda (better known as Fort Apugan), the only surviving Spanish fort in Hagåtña, sits atop Apugan Hill overlooking Hagåtña on the western coast of Guam. The site might pose a challenge for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women since the stairs are pretty steep and a ramp is not available. There is a marker describing Fort Santa Agueda in three languages alongside sketches describing the original layout of the fort. The site belongs to the government of Guam and is maintained by
the Department of Parks and Recreation. All that remains of the fort is a raised viewing platform, but the site is one of the most frequently visited parks by tourists given its unobstructed view of Guam’s scenic western coast. The fort has a commanding view of the capital village of Hagåtña, the Philippine Sea, and the sheer northern cliff lines of Oka Point and Urunao Point. It is a prime location to study the northern topography of the island with its raised limestone plateau. During the Spanish era, however, the site was developed for tactical purposes. Apolinario Mabini & the 32 Exiles On another aspect of the Philippines’ shared history with Guam are the two Apolinario Mabini monuments found side by side in Assan Point. Mabini was accompanied by some 32 Filipinos as political exiles to Guam on 26 January 1902 on orders of then Gen. Arthur MacArthur, military governor of the Philippines and father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who would gain fame during World War II as the “Liberator of the Philippines,” from the Japanese Imperial Forces in an ironic twist of fate. The Marianas were used by Spain and the U.S. as a place of exile for many of those who were captured. The persons heritage/PAGE 11