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August 27, 2013

By PAT SAMONTE Regional editor-Caraga

Hackers feast on govt websites as Pinoys hold ‘Million People March’

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U T U A N City––Rep. Lawrence Lemuel Fortun (1st District, Agusan del Norte) calls it “a welcome development” President Aquino’s move to abolish the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

By Perfecto Raymundo of the Philippine News Agency

SOME government websites were hacked Monday during the “Million People March” against pork barrel apparently as part of protest against the alleged anomalous use of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

The protest march was triggered by the alleged P10-billion pork barrel and P900-million Malampaya fund scams allegedly committed by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles involving

some lawmakers.

Some of those who were victimized by the hackers are the websites of the National Historical Commission, National Telecommunications Commission, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, Municipality of Pikit, North Cotabato, Optical Media Board, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, San Juan City, Talibon Bohol, Philippine Economic Zone Authority and the Sugar

By GERRY LEE GORIT

He said the intention of the pork barrel was for government to be able to reach far-flung barangays through the senators and congressmen.

“The local government units could not extend substantial assistance to these barangays,” he said.

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Pdaf is good but...

CAGAYAN de Oro City– –“In general, the pork barrel has a very good intention,” said Boboy Sabal, general manager of the Pelaez Sports Center in Cagayan de Oro. “But in the last decade or so many abused it,” Sabal added.

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ANTI-PORK PROTEST IN ORO. Thousands of local residents in Cagayan de Oro City gathered at the Gaston park, in front of the Cathedral Church, yesterday afternoon to join the nationwide call to abolish the pork barrel. The protesters also call for the immediate passage of Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill now pending in both Lower and Upper Houses.

Mindanao Daily News photo by Rolando Sudaria

More photos on anti-pork protests in Mindanao inside!

Napoles, Lim still in PH, says BI

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WANTED businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and her brother Reynald “Jojo” Lim are still in the Philippines.

Napoles is the alleged “brains” behind the P10-billion pork barrel and P900million Malampaya fund scams.

She and her brother are the subjects of an intensified nationwide manhunt by law enforcement agencies by virtue of an arrest order issued by the Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 150 for the

case of serious illegal detention allegedly committed on Benhur Luy, the whistleblower in the pork barrel scam.

According to Acting BI Commissioner Sigfried Mison, based on the database of the travel records of the agency the siblings Napoles and Lim are still in the country.

Mison said the two siblings will have difficulty in leaving the country as their passports have been cancelled by See napoles, page 15

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tuesday| august 27, 2013 Asst editor: ROLANDO N. SUDARIA • Email: rolando_sudaria2000@yahoo.com

PNoy challenged to make pork abolition bill urgent President Aquino has been challenged to show political will by certifying as urgent a bill that seeks the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel system.

In a statement timed with the Million People March at Manila’s Rizal Park, Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said Aquino should make House Bill 1535 filed by partylist representatives under the Makabayan block to abolish the pork barrel urgent.

Ilagan said “all pork funds, lump sum and discretionary funds in the 2014 budget be effectively rechanneled in specific items towards the delivery of basic social services such as healthcare, education and housing.” “ The Million People March will snowball and public outrage will continue.

History will judge Aquino and his government harshly on turning his back on his campaign promises against plunder and corruption unless the pork barrel is eliminated,” she warned.

Also in a statement today, the Kagayanon Kontra sa Mga Korap (Cagayanons Against the Corrupt) pushed for the creation of an “independent investigation panel” to ferret out the truth about the PDAF and so-called discretionary funds.

The group said all those involved in the alleged PDAF scam should be held accountable for their acts and prosecuted.

The Balay Mindanaw Group of NGOs meanwhile said “not only a million but millions of Filipinos, not only in Manila but all over the nation and the world, will individually and collectively express our rage against the unimaginable magnitude of corruption that has been institutionalized and perpetuated through the pork barrel system.”

Balay Mindanaw said the “despicable and criminal practice” by “legislators and their co-conspirators in the executive department, and pseudo-NGOs,”referring to the alleged PDAF scam, has

undermined democracy and made the lives of poor people in Mindanao more miserable.

It added government should ensure accountability and transparency especially the right of the people to freely access information.

Meanwhile, in a press conference today in Malacanang, presidential spokesperson Secretary Edwin Lacierda dismissed calls for the President to also do away with his own discretionary funds.

Lacierda said abolishing the President’s social fund, for example, is unrealistic given the frequency of calamities in the country.

“If we can abolish calamities, then maybe we can abolish the fund,” he said in Tagalog.

He added the social fund is where the President gets money for assistance to the victims of calamities and to the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded in action.

He explained these are among the “uncertainties” that the social fund is intended for. (MindaNews)

Misamis0 Oriental Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez led the Induction of the Federation of Officers of the Supreme Student Government and their Advisers of the Division of Cagayan de Oro City at Philtown Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City on August 20, 2013.

protest against corruption - Religious, private and other sector in society unifying yesterday at Gaston Park Cagayan de Oro City demonstrate their consternation against the misuse of the pork barell fund of the lawmaker. Protesters support on abolition of pork barell fund and called for immediate passage of Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill. Photos By Rolando N. Sudaria

Local entrepreneurs gathered at Kahimunan Regional Trade Fair

By Irene Joy b. Dayo Staff Reporter

Over 50 micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) from different municipalities, provinces and cities of Northern Mindanao joined the Kahimunan Regional Trade Fair 2013. It was opened last August 24 at SM City, Cagayan de Oro. “This Kahimunan Regional Trade Fair is a marketing promotion for us to promote the products of our micro and small entrepreneurs and second,

this is our contribution to the Cagayan de Oro fiesta,” said Ms. Linda O. Boniao, Assistant Regional Director/Officer-in-Charge of Department of Trade and Industry - Regional Office 10 (DTI-10). DTI-10 spearheaded this display together with various local producers.

This Kahimunan Regional Trade Fair was designed of special setting similar with the government’s priority program One Town, One Product (OTOP). Locallymade and considered best products in the region are

being showcased and sold in the trade fair.

Participating in the display were DTI-assisted clients whose products include processed food, gifts and housewares, fashion accessories, beverages, home style and living, and health and organic products, among others.

The trade fair also featured the Shared Service Facility (SSF) product showcase. DTI’s newly launched SSF project aims to improve the quality and productivity of MSMEs through the provision of processing

machines/equipment. This equipment, being highlighted by the products, addresses the gaps in the value chain of priority industry clusters composing of processed fruits, marine products, abaca, bamboo, coco coir, gifts, decors, housewares and others.

The clients of the trade fair were also beneficiaries of DTI’s development programs that include marketing and product promotions.

The trade fair will continue until the proper fiesta day, August 28, 2013.

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Bamboo pushed as livelihood source in Bukidnon MALAYBALAY City - The Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. is promoting the use of giant bamboo sticks to be processed into panel boards as a lucrative livelihood opportunity in Bukidnon, Roberto Tinsay Jr, chamber vice president for membership, said.

Tinsay told the Strictly Business news conference Thursday that there is “a big and sure market for bamboo boards in the domestic and international markets.”

He cited the “open volume” purchase order he recently obtained from Home Depot, one of the country’s big home stores selling, among others, construction materials.

Bamboo production and processing are among the forestry-based industries included in the preferred areas of investment in Bukidnon that qualify for incentives in the province’s new investment incentives ordinance.

Amended in March 2013, the ordinance created the Bukidnon Investment and Export Promotion Board, which grants incentives to investors and new investments in the province.

Tinsay said the chamber promotes the production and processing of sticks from giant bamboo, which bamboo board producers buy at P5 per stick at the

source.

He said this is a livelihood opportunity for those in far-flung barangays with abundant supply of giant bamboo.

The provincial government and the chamber have been promoting the use of bamboo, even during the Kaamulan festival, as the main material in the construction of trade booths, Tinsay added.

Tinsay said that Bukidnon can capitalize on the

bamboo industry to fill the vacuum in the domestic wood industry, which suffered a blow when President Benigno Aquino III issued on February 1, 2011 Executive Order 23, declaring a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests in the entire country and creates the anti-illegal logging task force.

Tinsay said that 30 percent of the wood industry’s

requirements in the country are sourced locally.

“Bamboo should be the substitute,” he added.

Tinsay said there are local panel board producers that are capable of manufacturing export grade products.

The bamboo sticks had to go through a process of carbon application as a requisite before selling, with Tinsay saying that they are willing to train those who want to be suppliers of bamboo sticks.

He also cited that the Shared Service Facility (SSF) project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) can provide support to qualified groups that are willing to avail of a bamboo cutting machine for their livelihood.

SSF is a DTI project aimed at enhancing the productivity of industries operating for at least three years already, Ermedio Abang, DTI-Bukidnon director, said.

SSF can provide facili-

ties to groups “but not for ownership,” he said, adding that the business chamber can apply on their behalf if they want to avail of assistance under the project.

Tinsay said a group of bamboo stick suppliers from the barangays may opt to avail of the cutting machine via the SSF or they can ask the help of the local government to finance the assembly of the machine, which costs around P30,000. (Walter I. Balane/MindaNews)

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tuesday | AUGUST 27, 2013 Editor: JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA Asst editor: ARJAY S. FELICILDA • Email: mindanaodailycaraga@gmail.com jayfels30@yahoo.com.ph

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Fortun welcomes pork abolition

By PAT SAMONTE

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UTUAN CITY – Rep. Lawrence Lemuel Fortun (1st District, Agusan del Norte) calls it “a welcome development” President Aquino’s move to abolish the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

He, howe ve r, d e manded accountability and justice for those who perpetrated its misuse and abuse.

The President on Friday announced “It is time to abolish the PDAF” and in its place a new mechanism will be created to address the needs of the people.

Starting 2014, lawmakers will have to course their projects through the budget process.

Fortun said, “when we

pushed for rationalization and greater transparency and accountability in the spending of the PDAF, we asserted in our resolution that if Congress intends to retain the PDAF in the annual budget, it is essential that stringent measures against its misuse, abuse and corruption are instituted. Otherwise, it would be in the greater interest of the people that its abolition be considered instead.”

“We are glad that after prudent deliberation, the President has adhered to public clamor. But more than the abolition, let us continue to demand accountability. Justice must be served,” he stated.

According to Mr. Aquino, “Bawal na ang soft projects tulad ng fertilizers, punla, gamot,

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medicine kits, pustiso, paliga, training materials at iba pang hindi masusuri,” Aquino said.

He a l s o d e cl are d that dredging, desilting, regravelling, or asphalt overlay projects coursing funds through non-government organizations (NGOs) and selected governmentowned and –controlled corporations (GOCCs) sponsoring projects for districts not governed by the lawmaker are no longer allowed.

A Commission on Audit report said at least 74 lawmakers received excessive amounts of pork barrel funds amounting to millions of pesos from 2007 to 2009.

It also said that some P6.156 billion pork barrel funds from close to 200

lawmakers went to 82 mostly dubious NGOs in that three-year period, including 10 linked to businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles.

Fortun said Mr. Aquino’s employment of a new mechanism for lawmakers’ projects “is a new beginning and “we must come together determined in making this work for our people.”

In the institution of this reforms, there shall be significant changes that some may not be used to. But ultimately, this will redound to the greater good of our constituency and only those with wicked intention of amassing wealth at the expense of our people will not be happy about all these, he continued.

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DILG Caragapays tribute to Robredo BUTUAN CITY –On August 19, this year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG Caraga) has commemorated the first death anniversary of its fallen leader, DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo.

During the Monday convocation, DILG Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion emphasized the necessary traits of government workers, as exemplified by Robredo.

Using the acronym P.U.B.L.I.C. S.E.R.V.A.N.T.,

she spelled out the challenge for all public servants, such as People should always be the priority concern; Unity, that the call to serve is a concerted effort; Braveness to do what is rightand necessary, even if it makes one unpopular; Liability, that whatever they do should be in accordance with public trust; Integrity, that they abide by moral principles and professionalism; Courtesy should be practiced at all times, to everyone they encounter;

Service, acts that go beyond oneself and walking the extra mile; Energy to serve effectively public servants need to be physically and mentally fit, which necessitates rest, reinvigoration or if needed—retirement; Responsiveness, that actions must be timely; Vigilance, that all should be aware of the issues andconcerns that the nation is facing; Accountability, that all transactions be accounted for;

Nobility, that public servants maintain decency and act honorably at all times; and Tsinelas Leadership, that despite the authority or influence public servants might possess, they should still remain humble and modest.

They ended the convocation by viewing a tribute video that encapsulated the life and works of Robredo and his contributions to the work for good governance and the tuwidnadaan.

(DILG-13/asf)

PIA News Bits Director Abner M. Caga PIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

Abolition of SK recommended BUTUAN CITY - Public sector representatives to the recent Public Consultation on Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) have recommended its abolition, as SK officials nowadays are already influenced by ‘traditional politicians’. A forum participant from the same sector wanted the retention of the SK, minus the honorarium.

Students favorretention of SK BUTUAN CITY - Most of the students participating in the recent Public Consultation on Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) had common stance against its abolition, but moved for reformation especially in its accountability scheme. They also asked for stricter policies and more structured programs for the SK. They had varied opinions on the postponement of the October barangay election.

Colors lowered in half-mast BUTUAN CITY - City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. has enjoined all public institutions in the city to lower the Philippine national flag to half-mast for three days beginning Aug. 23, 2013. Amante also bared that as of Aug. 22, 48 passengers remain missing after M/V St. Thomas Aquinas sank off the coast of Cebu resulting in death of 37 passengers from Caraga region, including five Butuanons.

Bonok-Bonok opens SURIGAO CITY - The City Tourism Council, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industr y opened on Aug. 23the B onokBonoksa Surigao Trade Expo (Bosstex) at the Luneta Park, this city.

Postponement of barangay elections sought BUTUAN CITY - Most of participants to the recent Public Consultation on Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) have proposed for the postponement of the October barangay elections to give ample time for the reformation of its system.

FIESTA GREETINGS TO THE PEOPLE OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY SUAAI TREE PROJECT - Officials and members of Silliman University Alumni Association Inc. (SUAAI) Butuan chapter, led by City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, pose at the SUAAI's adopt golden yellow coconut tree project. (Johny S. Natad/Richard D. Atillo/PIACaraga/asf)

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Why PNoy’s itemized PDAF won’t stop the pork barrel plunder “THE president’s announcement last week on the abolition of the current congressional pork barrel and its replacement by a new mechanism was rightfully met with cynicism by a public who knows better.” Thus said former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño who joined Monday’s Million People’s March to Abolish the Pork Barrel System at the Luneta park.

“In the first place, it fell short of the rhetoric. The president is not abolishing the P25.3 billion congressional pork barrel in the national budget. He is, in fact, retaining the hopelessly corrupt system of discretionary lump sum allocations for congressmen and senators, only with a new menu and requiring an itemized list. But according to budget secretary Butch Abad, we will have to wait till 2015 to see what that’s all about,” Casiño said in

a statement.

He added: “Also, Aquino is, in fact, retaining the presidential pork estimated at P200 billion at the least, not including the various lump sum allocations tucked into the budgets of the various departments and line agencies, to be released upon the Executive’s discretion to favoured legislators and local officials.

This is the mother pork from which portions are given to politicians for them to use just like their PDAF,.”

“Aquino’s itemized pork barrel system will not solve the plunder and abuse that has been going on for years. As long as congressmen, senators and the President are given sole discretion over the use of billions of public funds, nothing will change.

There will always be a Napoles who will do the dirty work for the politicians and corrupt bureaucrats,” Casiño said.

Statement

“The solution is to abolish the PDAF and other vague, discretionary lump sum allocations altogether.

All expenses should be itemized and therefore transparent and accountable, with as little room possible for discretion. To ensure that enough funds flow for the welfare of their districts or sectors, legislators can and should propose amendments to the General Appropriations Act (GAA) in the form of realignments or additional special provisions. But approval of these amendments should not give them any entitlement or role in how those funds are spent, except in the exercise of their oversight powers. This will end the spectacle of congressmen and senators lining up and begging for their SAROs and NCAs and treating these as negotiable instruments with suppliers and contractors,” he said.

“Such a system requires that See stop, page 14

Procrastination is a thief of dreams “Whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.”

(Colossians 3:23).

When I open my eyes to a glorious new morn, I take a few more luxurious minutes in bed stretching & anticipating my day. I always face the day excited and happy. I take my time browsing over some spiritual reading, then on to a slow breakfast & idle chatter with members of the family.

These rituals are enjoyable & harmless by themselves. But before I know it, my morning is gone.

The tiny minutes frittered away on some pleasant indulgences soon add up to huge chunks of valuable time lost. The sad part is, they have become a habit with me, and have set the standard of a pampered life.

I didn’t realize it, but I have become a slothful person.

I can argue that I deserve this. That I am just enjoying the well-earned fruits of my labor. Didn’t I work myself to the bone for the past 3 decades?

The sluggard will find nothing wrong with a lifestyle of comfort & ease. But for a person with a pur-

The business of happiness Girlie Gualberto-Suan pose, for a worker in God’s vineyard, this is disgraceful behaviour.

I will not call myself lazy. I can be counted on to deliver a good job. The problem is, I know I can do better. The good job can still be transformed into a masterpiece. And I should not just deliver, I should yield an abundant harvest.

If we are not giving our very best to our work, to living a life of victory, then we have to concede that we are slothful people. We can do more, but we are procrastinators.

I’m not talking about being busy. There are countless persons who have their nose relentlessly on the grindstone. For them, life has become a never-ending drudgery of toil and work.

A donkey’s world.

I’m talking about the majority who can’t seem to

harness their time, energy and willpower for greatness. erful to dump in the garbage bin of procrastination.

How do you know if you are a procrastinator? If you are just taking tiny baby steps toward your dream, making soft little decisions, never straying from your comfort zone, and easily cast down by excuses, you are a procrastinator.

Be bold. Ride life like a bull. Take it by the horns.

Procrastination is not only a thief of time, it is also a stealer of dreams.

The longest job to finish is the one that took you too long to start. The work you keep postponing, is the work you won’t finish.

A work once begun, is already half done.

Everytime you plan to do your work tomorrow, or next week, or very soon, your dream is sailing farther

away from you. The best time to build your dreams was a decade ago; but the next best time is right now!

So how do we demolish our tenacious enemy, Procrastination?

Focus all your attention and determination in doing the work that needs to be done at hand. Do it immediately. Instantly.

Right away. Without delay.

Pronto! Don’t wait until some conditions have been met, or some other chore has been accomplished first, or when you are feeling good, or in the mood.

Just jump right in. Attack the task.

When you feel overwhelmed at the enormity of your goal, ask yourself, what’s the next step? Then just take that one step. You only need to take the next step. You are not required to jump to the top of the mountain of your ambition in one single leap. You are asked to climb the mountain only one step at a time. Easy does it. Steady as she goes.

Work smarter, not harder. Using the “right now, pronto” approach will knock down procrastination, before it can rob you of your lofty ambition!

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Views/Opinion

Resign, so new elections can be held LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth…” (Psalm 34:1516, the Holy Bible).

-ooo“RESIGN, SO NEW ELECTIONS CAN BE HELD”: Beatriz Gonzales of Camarines Norte (according to her Facebook profile, that is) has been sending quite many a reaction to what I have been writing in this column, and the latest of those reactions pertains to our column entitled “Hoodwinking Filipinos re: pork barrel”. Interestingly, Beatriz is saying that, based on the latest pork barrel scandal, Filipinos need “a fresh beginning, from a clean slate”.

THINK a Minute.

Who said life’s fair? I heard my grandmother say that a thousand times if I heard it once.

And there was a reason she said it often. When my grandmother was a little girl, one day her father just left her and her mother— and he never came back!

So my grandmother fought that feeling of rejection and unfairness all her life. From an early age as a child she learned that life isn’t fair!

My guess is so did you.

Hopefully you didn’t experience such a painful injustice as my grandmother.

But as a child your father punished you for something you didn’t do; or a neighbor blamed you for something that was someone else’s fault.

Maybe you had a teacher

Mercy

Special Gospel of the day: Matthew12:1-8(August27, 2013-Tuesday) Matthew 12:1-8-At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.

But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio Here is the entirety of her view, also posted in Facebook, on August 25, 2013: “It takes an upheaval for us to realize what kind of government and most politicians we have now.

With our electoral processes hijacked thru pcos (precinct count optical scan machines), we have no way to (rightly) choose our leaders anymore except, God forbid, (through) radical means.

“Sana mag-resign na lang

lahat (sila in the) interim (I hope all of them would resign in the interim); palitan (ang mga nasa) Comelec (change those who are with the Commission on Election, with persons) from reputable academe (or, maybe, academic institutions) and conduct manually (a genuine) general elections.

We need a fresh beginning from a clean slate. That is the long and short of it.”

-oooSPIRITUAL UPHEAVAL

Who said life’s fair?

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst in school who really treated you unfairly. And now that you’re an adult, your boss is unfair. Laws seem to discriminate.

Even your wife or husband may treat you unfairly or accuse you unjustly. Who said life’s fair? It’s not!

So what can you do to handle the unfairness of people and life?

Well, once again Jesus Christ has an answer to our life’s toughest questions.

Do you want to talk about unfairness?

Biblical reflection

Jesus Christ is the number one victim of injustice in history!

Even people who didn’t like this man admitted that He was the last one in the world who should be executed and killed as a criminal!

If Jesus Christ was not a good and innocent man, then no one is!

So next time you and I think we’re being treated unfairly, just tell Jesus about it.

He knows exactly what

NEEDED FOR RP: My reaction: “Salamat sa Diyos sa Ngalan ni Jesus, Beatriz Gonzales. But what kind of an `upheaval’ are we looking at? We already have the Revolution of 1896, the Revolution of 1986, and the Revolution of 2001 (or 2000, I do not care to recall now, for that, too, is the greatest waste of all), but look at where we still are at present.

“The upheaval we really need is a `spiritual upheaval’, not only for our leaders, but for our people as whole as well. Let us try to move heaven and earth so we can bring our people, of any faith or religious denomination, to be more `spiritual’, or more godly, by reading their respective Holy Books, and then meditating on them, and then carefully

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Cagayan de Oro Arhbishop Antonio Ledesma (middle), Msgr. Elmer Abacahin, Msgr. Monsanto, Fr. Nathan Lerio, Kaloy Manlupig of Balay Mindanaw, and Dr. Art Surdilla of CDO for Peace lead the protest rally in city on Monday afternoon calling for the scrappping of the PDAF. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry L. Gorit

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you’re feeling and going through. How do you handle unfairness in life?

You really can’t without Christ. But with Him you can overcome anything that life and others do to you.

Jesus has already paved the way for you to follow.

He’s been there and done that. And He gives that same power to anyone who will ask Him to take charge of their life every day.

His own inner strength and peace that doesn’t let the unfairness of others keep you down.

You’ll even be strong and free enough to forgive those who hurt and treat you unfairly. Jesus’ power is yours for the asking.

So why not ask Him to forgive you and take control of your life today and every day?

Just Think a Minute.

Church people join the Million People March in Davao City on August 26, 2013 calling for the scrapping of the Priority Development Assistance Fund, popularly known as pork barrel. MindaNews photo by Toto LozanoAug 26, 2013

NO TO PORK. Some 300 protesters march in Surigao City on August 26, 2013 to join calls for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund or pork barrel.

Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco Matugas (1st district) and former congressman Robert Ace Barbers (2nd district) have been named as among the lawmakers that allegedly caused the release of pork barrel funds to dubious NGOS. MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto

VIVA SR. SAN AGUSTIN !!!

FIESTA GREETINGS TO THE PEOPLE OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY GREETINGS COMING FROM :

Bro. Edcel L. Closas would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day: This gospel is focusing of what we called in “every law there is an exception.”We can notice that Pharisees are very strict to their laws and not considering the situations of the hungry apostles. This is also like us many times since “we are blind to the needs and necessities of others.” In Mark 8:18-Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Take note, Pharisees are self centered because they never MERCY | page 14

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Nationwide protests vs pork barrel swell

By IRENE DAYO, Reporter with Wire Reports

D E S P I T E pronouncement made

by President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday calling for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), there’s no stopping for t he scheduled simultaneous prote st r a l ly to d ay dubbed “Million People Ma rch” aga i nst t he blatant misuse of the so-called pork barrel fund.

In Cagayan de Oro, a protest rally will be held at Gaston Park, while millions are expected to do similar protest actions in other parts of the country.

The simultaneous protest action was called upon by netizens over social media after the scandalous misuse of lawmakers’ PDAF, otherwise known as “pork barrel fund,” broke out linking several senators and a number of congressmen.

Established in 1990, the PDAF was intended to bring development to every part of the country by making sure that every congressman will have an assured allocation for his district even if he is a member of the silent committee in Congress.

Under the 2013 General Appropriations Act, about P25.2 billion is allocated for the Priority Development Assistance Fund of both members of the Senate and House of Representatives.

‘NO MORE PORK.’ Wearing masks of porcine replica, activists join calls for the abolition of the graft-laden pork barrel during a protest rally in Manila Friday. photo courtesy of richard a . reyes

Each senator has P200 million in PDAF every year, while each congressman – either district and party-list representative – has P70 million each. These amounts are spread across a number of agencies, to which NGOs request for funds, backed by endorsements from the lawmakers.

The Commission on Audit special report, which took two years to complete, has found 12 senators and 180 representatives channelling their PDAF or pork barrel to non-government organizations (NGOs), which misused the funds, if not totally left them unaccounted for.

The COA report shows t hat P101.6 bi l l ion was

r e l e a s e d f o r “ Va r i o u s Infrastructures including Local Projects” (VILP), P12 billion for pork barrel, and P2.36 billion for financial assistance to LGUs. COA’s audit covered P32.6 billion of the VILP and P8 billion of the PDAF released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

At least P6.156 billion were released to questionable NGOs. A tota l of 82 NGOs were found to have questionable backrgrounds and operations to begin with and eventually misused or failed to account for the funds.

Ten of these dubious NGOs, the COA noted, are “presently linked” to Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind who is now the subject of an arrest warrant for illegally NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of MODESTO DAGANI, who died intestate on August 5, 1999 at Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, consisting of: 1) A parcel of land situated at Mabini, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, covered

by Original Certificate of Title No. P-9581containing an area of 7,554 square meters; and 2) A parcel of land situated at Poblacion, Municipality of Cabadbaran, Province of Agusan del Norte, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-3094, containing an area of 9,368 square meters, is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE made and entered into by deceased Modesto Dagani’s legal and compulsory heirs, namely, Lelia M. Dagani, Evelyn D. Bustillo, Blas M. Dagani, Cecilia D. Nacario, Apolinario M. Dagani, Nila M. Dagani, Esteban M. Dagani and Virginia D. Ladaga, selling, conveying, and transferring by way of absolute sale unto vendee Marilou A. Ala, a portion of land covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-9581 containing an area of 200 square meters only for and in consideration of P50,000.00, per Doc. No. 282; Page No. 57; Book No. III; Series of 2013 of the Notarial Registry of Jennifer Hazel A. Racaza, Notary Public with PTR No. 0073103/01-02-13 until December 31, 2013, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte.

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detaining an employee who has since turned against her.

During a press conference last Friday, President Aquino called for the abolition of PDAF amid allegations of misuse of some P10 billion public funds.

He then directed Budget Secretary Florencio Abad to consult with Senate President Franklin Drilon and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. regarding the removal of the PDAF and the crafting of a new system.

He said a new mechanism should be crafted allocating funds for projects in each d i s t r ic t t hat wou ld b e included in the national budget in 2014.

“There is nothing wrong in this policy,” the President said in Filipino. He said what is wrong, and what people are against, is a president who conspires with legislators with the help of the bureaucracy to remain in power through PDAF. But Bayan Muna representatives Neri Colmena res a nd Ca rlos protests | page 13

NOTICE OF SELF-AJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of spouses JORGE LANTAJO and CENONA G. LANTAJO, who died intestate on July 24, 1966 at Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, and on November 29, 1998 at Talo-ao, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, respectively, consisting of a parcel of land situated in the Barrio of Nueva Sibagat, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-293-182 containing an area of 50,517 square meters, is the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF SELFADJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF SPOUSES JORGE LANTAJO AND CENONA G. LANTAJO executed by Jorge Lantajo and Cenona G. Lantajo’s sole heir, namely, Ernita LantajoCabaron, per Doc. No. 473; Page No. 95; Book No. I; |Series of 2013 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Gerardo M. Labastilla, Notary Public for Agusan del Sur until December 31, 2013, PTR No. 4790779, 1/11/13, Agusan del Sur. MDN: Aug 27, Sept 3 & 10, 2013

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…FOI bill’s passage will prevent another pork barrel scandal

By BONG D. FABE Associate Editor

VOWING to join today’s nationwide People’s March Against Pork, Freedom of Information (FOI) advocates urged for the immediate passage of the bill to prevent future pork scandals from happening again.

“Yung issue ng pork ang lalong nagbibigay ng hudyat ng maagang pagpasa ng FOI Bill,” Rep. Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao of the lone district of Dinagat Island told the Business Daily.

She sa id t hat FOI advocates, like the rest of the nation who are against the pork barrel system— as a trough of legalized corruption—“are called to rally behind the clamor for change.”

Bag-ao, along with Rep. Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao, and Akbayan partylist Rep. Walden Bello led the filing of the FOI Bill or the People’s Freedom of Information Act of 2013 on the first day of the 16th Congress (July 1).

It was filed under the indirect initiative provision of Republic Act 6735 or The Initiative and Referendum Act to give it enough traction and ensure that it is tackled the earliest possible time in plenary since RA 6735 prov ides that bills f iled through indirect initiative “sha l l have precedence over the pending legislative measures on the committee.”

Right to Know Right Now! (R2KRN) coa l it ion, t he u mbrel la movement of a l l FOI advocates, said that the wide-ranging pork barrel scandal all the more push the urgency of the passage of the FOI Bill.

“Now more than ever, we are convinced of the urgency to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. W hi le t he COA specia l audit covered expenditures made prior to 2010, we are deluding ourselves if we think that similar schemes wou ld just magica l ly disappear with the change of administration. Limited proactive transparency in the release of aggregate allocations and spending is not enough to allow citizens to get to the bottom of scams.

While it provides leads, we need request-based access to information to be able to dig deeper. The People’s FOI Bill seeks to address this, but it is also the reason why it has been facing determined resistance across government administrations,” the R2KRN Coalition said in a statement.

R2KRN said that it will marshall its members to scandal | page 13

COA chairman Grace Tan shows report confirming that some legislators downloaded their pork barrel fund to dubious NGOs.

Dubious NGOs got P45-M from Surigao solons’ PDAF

By ROEL CATOTO, MindaNews

SU R IGAO Cit y -Dubious non-government o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( N G O s) allegedly got close to P45 million from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel allocations of politicians from Surigao del Norte, the 452-page report released by the Commission on Audit (COA) showed.

F i r s t D i s t r i c t R e p.

Francisco Matugas allotted a rou nd P20 m i l l ion to questionable NGOs, according to the COA special audit report covering the

period 2007 to 2009.

Former 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers also allocated some P25 million to dubious NGOS, the COA report released on August 14 showed.

But Barbers immediately disputed the report, noting he was no longer a congressman from June 2007 to 2010 after he was elected as provincial governor.

Barbers, who ran but lost in the 2013 gubernatorial race, said he had “never downloaded his PDAF to NGOs, preferring instead to allocate them for roads and other infrastructure dubious | page 13

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Biennial International Show to Feature Innovatory Technologies and Solutions

A numerous highly innovative machine, equipment and solutions are expected to showcase at country's largest and focused metal working show.

5 Axis machine, 3D laser printing, laser cutting machines, robotics and other related products will invade the manufacturing industry in the Philippines this coming August 28-31, 2013 at World Trade Center Metro Manila.

As the only largest professionally organized industrial machinery, equipment, accessory and subcontracting exhibition in the country and recognized world-wide for its being the only focused industry, PDMEX 2013 is the perfect stage for companies to showcase their newest innovations, as well as for everyone to share knowledge and discuss industry trends.

PDMEX 2013 is an ideal venue for professionals, decision makers to introduce, meet, network, learn, form business partnerships and closing deals. PDMEX is back with much better and bigger scope that would cater to the metal working and its allied industries.

The 6th Philippine Die & Mould, Machineries and Equipment Exhibition (PDMEX) will be participated by over 350 leading local and foreign companies occupying

over 500 booths displaying their state-of-the-art innovations and solutions.

In addition, PDMEX will showcase and launch the “Die and Mold Solution Center”, a joint project of the Philippine Die and Mold Association, Inc. (PDMA) and Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the facility will be staffed and managed

by PDMA who will perform activities related to training, consultancy and will serve as common service facility for die and mold makers.

Over 8,000 visitors are expected to gather on the 4-day event to witness the one of a kind show that created bench mark in the exhibition industry.

PDMEX 2013 will also attract top industry professionals from all over the world.

Every other year, industry will congregate not just to follow the trend, but to to share their knowledge and expertise at the event’s several seminars.

A FREE entrance event and a FREE seminars to participate, what else can we ask for.

For more information, please contact MAI (Market Access & Innovations) Management Philippines at (63-2) 899-2642 or e-mail mai_mgt@compass. com.ph.

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he coffee table Jesuits in Mindanao: The to the Philippines in proceeds from its sale Mission (Muse Books) will be launched 1861.It is excellently w i l l go towa rds t he on Sunday, September 8, 2013 as one of laid out and beautifully care of infirm Jesuits the highlights of the renaming of the Xavier printed in Singapore. and the formation of University Church of the Immaculate Con- Muse Books donated future members of the ception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The date the entire print run of Society of Jesus. coincides with the Feast of the Nativity of the first edition to the F a t h e r H e r b e r t Philippine Jesuit Aid Schneider, PJAA exMary, Mother of Jesus Christ.

“The book chronicles ing from their return Association (PJAA) and ecutive direc the life and joys of Jesuit missionaries among the people of Mindanao,” said publisher Ramoncito Ocampo Cruz (XUGS ’67) “It honors Jesuits present and past, the people whose lives and thoughts they were able to inf luence and the schools they built: Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Ateneo de Davao University and Ateneo de Za mboa nga University.”

The 300-page coffee table book shows a white-cassocked priest riding a carabao on its cover and is lavishly illustrated with a pictorial history of Philippine Jesuit Provincial Fr. Tony Moreno receiving the donation from San Miguel President and CEO Ramon Ang for the construction of the Jesuit Infirmary. the Jesuit Mission in Corp. during the Mass for the feast of St. Ignatius at the Ateneo de Manila High School Mindanao, commenc- Covered Courts.

Republic of the Philippines Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ARMM Regional Governor Cotabato City

BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHEEM. Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu!

I give my warmest greetings to all my fellow Muslims here in the region and elsewhere as we celebrate the Eid’l Fitr.

Today we join family and friends to celebrate the Eid’l Fitr, the devotions and the sacrifices we hurdled in the course of a month.

Ramadan exacts the most trying test of faith to us Muslims as we strive to let our spirit conquer earthly desires and guard ourselves against the smallest of temptations. Each time, we emerge as better individuals, selfless and more sensible.

Our actions and dispositions in the days ahead would be the embodiment of these gains, the real test of what the past and coming Ramadans mean to us. As Muslims, we must put to practice what we have achieved in mind, in body and in character.

Our personal development must translate to the improvement of our society and not limited to ourselves and our immediate environs. The challenge of an enduring peace and development continue to confront us Moros. No less than our collective effort is required to conquer this challenge and secure that promise and hope of a better future for our homeland – Mindanao.

The lessons of Ramadan and the spirit of the Eid will always be our inspiration.

Eid Mubarak to one and all!

HON. MUJIV S. HATAMAN Regional Government

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Pig joins Davao anti-pork rally

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA and TYRONE A. VELEZ of DavaoToday.com

DAVAO City––A live pig joined some 3,000 Davao personalities, students, journalists, netizens and ordinary folks who took advantage of the work holiday in the city’s version of Million People March against the pork barrel.

“This is not just a rally or movement of organizations,” said Sr. Consuelo Flauta OND, former chair of Sisters’ Association in Mindanao (SAMIN), “(M) any who came are individuals already fed up with the system, with how politicians are corrupting our money and taxes, and are not spending on people’s health and education.”

While some came straight to the rally at Rizal Park in San Pedro Street, a contingent marched from Freedom Park including nuns from SAMIN, Pagbabago Movement and the students and faculty of the Ateneo de Davao University

led by its President, Fr. Jose Tabora SJ. Fr. Tabora, who spoke during the rally, said “we deserve nothing but the absolute truth from our leaders in government.

How are public funds being spent? Napoles has brought the “decaying rat” from the stinking closet into the open. She has exposed the dishonor in the pomp and ritual of the ’honorables’.”

A pig was also brought to the side of the stage where protesters posed with a thumbs-down sign.

Rally speakers also came

from the Davao Association of Colleges and Schools, Pagbabago Movement, Assumption College of Davao, and Philippine Centrist for Democracy.

After the speeches, tambulan, reggae songs and zumba, personalities led by Tabora, Degala, Dr. Jack Estuart, Brother Karl Gaspar, AdDU Professor Cezar Billones, journalist Jon Joaquin signed a pledge of commitment tjat was read

by Pagbabago convener Atty.

Fatima Adin.

The crowd raised their right hand or their clenched

fist to pursue more efforts and campaigns to fight for the abolition of PDAF and ensure accountability from government officials.

Tabora called for government spending “based on intelligent foresight, detailed budgetary planning, integrity, transparency, control, and accountability.”

Tabora challenged President Aquino to audit his own Special Purpose Funds worth PhP 449.95 billion. “(This fund is) about a fifth of the entire P2.268 Trillion proposed in 2014 (budget). If news reports are to be believed, the DBM has failed to submit a report on how Malacañang spent its special purpose funds. Mr. President, this makes us, your BOSS, very uneasy,” Tabora said.

Sr. Noemi Degala SMSM, SAMIN executive secretary, also challenged Aquino to scrap the PDAF. RALLY | page 14

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Kadayawan cagefest in Davao cancelled DAVAO City––The much-awaited championship game in the Mayor Rody and Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte Kadayawan Invitational Basketball tournament was cancelled by the organizers due to a reported manipulation of the two teams.

City Sports Office OIC Butch Ramirez announced this yesterday after a meeting with the representatives of the four invited teams – The Royal Mandaya Hotel-City Mayor’s Office, Goldstar Hardware, Montana Pawnshop and Omega Pro. “The organizers have cancelled the remaining games including the championship game as a result of the game Monday night where two teams (Goldstar and Montana) manipulated or controlled the outcome of the game,” said Ramirez.

Goldstar and Montana refused to play already after the organizers gave them three options to decide the real champion of the 4-day league organized by the city government in celebration of the 28th Kadayawan Festival.

The first option was to require the Montana and TRMH-CMO, ranked no. 2 and 3, respectively to play and determine the right to face no. 1 seed Goldstar in the championship game.

But Montana, represented by coaches Nick Serafica and Peter Epe, refused to play already against the powerhouse TRMH-CMO in a knockout match.

“Dili me gusto mukalaban sa pader,” said Serafica obviously referring to TRMH-CMO. The organizers then requested Goldstar to instead play TRMH-CMO already for the finals set at 6:30 p.m. as of press time. But according to coach Ice Gravador, Goldstar team owner Winston Ho also refused to play against TRMH-CMO. “Since this league is really a thanksgiving for the people of Davao and as a celebration also of this year’s Kadayawan Festival, we will still have a game,” said Ramirez.

The TRMH-CMO squad was instead divided into two teams with import Jamelle Cornley and reserved import Devon Sullivan playing against each other. A P50,000 pot money courtesy of TRMH-CMO team owner Glenn Escandor will be awarded to the winning team.

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Republic of the Philippines City of Government of Cotabato Region XII OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR Cotabato City

Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem

In behalf of the whole City Government Family, I would like to extend my felicitations in our Muslim brothers and sisters as we celebrate Eid’l Fit’r.

The Eid truly deserves a celebration as we mark the end of the Holy Month of Ramadhan, one of the greatest blessings of Allah (S.W.T) to all of us Muslims. Let us pray that the lessons we have learned and the sacrifices we have made during the Holy Month will always be instilled in our hearts and minds all throughout the year and bring us closer to Our Creator.

It is also in my fervent prayers that the values and morals embedded in our hearts and minds illuminate our path as we continuously strive for a more peaceful and progressive Cotabato City,.

Eid Mubarak!

JAPAL J. GUIANI, JR

City Mayor

tuesday | august 27, 2013 EDITOR: CHENG ORDOÑEZ e-mail: cheng.ordonez@gmail.com

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Miss CDO 2013 Amadea Piatti dreams of steering DOT

By Irene Joy B. Dayo Staff Reporter

Ms. Amadea Lucia Taperla Piatti, Candidate No. 5 of Barangay 15, Cagayan de Oro City, has been crowned Miss CDO 2013 during the pageant’s coronation night held on August 24, at Limketkai Atrium.

Ms. PiATTI, 21 years old, is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management at Liceo de Cagayan University.

During the question and answer portion at the pageant’s coronation night, where top five candidates were given the same question, which is: “How do you describe a world-class Kagay-anon?” Ms. Piatti visibly excelled, according to observers.

“As we all know, Cagayan is known to be the pride in white-water rafting. We have different tourist destinations that we could be proud over the whole

world, but one thing that we can truly be proud of are the qualities that a true Kagay-anon has,” she said.

She then continued her answer by enumerating the qualities she believed have made a world-class Kagay-anon.

First, she said, is being very hospitable. Kagayanons offer the most beautiful smiles that none other has. She then supported it with an example based on her personal experience.

According to her, his father is a foreigner but he fell in love with a Kagay-anon woman.

Second, according to Ms. Piatti, are set of attributes -- the love for God, self-respect and the love for God’s creations. Kagayanons respect the beautiful tourist destinations in Cagayan de Oro City and God-given creations, which is the nature.

Third, the quality on resiliency. Piatti said Kagay-

Candidate no. 5 Amadea Lucia Piatti upon learning she won the Miss Cagayan de Oro 2013 title at the Limketkai Atrium in Cagayan de Oro on Aug. 24, 2013. Piatti, the 21-year-old daughter of a Swiss painter and a Filipina, hails from Camiguin. She is a graduate of tourism management.Mindnaews Photo by Froilan Gallardo

anons have faced tough times lately, and it was not easy, yet they still remain stronger than ever.

“With these qualities,

Lanao governor unveils landmark in the province TUBOD, Lanao del Norte -- Governor Khalid Q. Dimaporo headed the cutting of ribbon ceremony and the unveiling of the newly constructed Municipal Treasurer Association of the Philippines (Muntap) Inc. Lanao del Norte Chapter landmark located at Sagadan Highway (fronting Laneco), Tubod this province, last August 13, 2013.

On the landmark is written, “Sa Kaunlaran ng Bayan Buwis Ay Dapat Bayaran (For a Progressive Nation, Pay your Taxes),” that reminds passersby to pay their taxes.

Likewise, it serves as legacy of Muntap, according to Mildred J. Hingco, treasurer and Muntap adviser.

Gov. Khalid Dimaporo expressed his appreciation and congratulated the Muntap-Lanao del Norte Chapter as a well performing group in the whole region in terms of tax collection.

The landmark was created through the financial assistance from 22 municipalities, and from the provincial government of Lanao del Norte.

The activity was followed by an oath taking ceremony of the new 2013 elected Muntap officers: Mercedita A. Baran, president; Ibrahim D. Ampaso, vice-president; Jayhan Amerol, secretary; Tita B. Pador, treasurer; Alexander D. Ababa, auditor; Leonida B. Redoble, public relations officer; Joel R. Marcial and Ansary G. Limgas, Sgt-at-Arms. Board of Directors is composed of Lilibeth B. Javier, Talib P. Amindato, Leonila A. Mendez, Nidalin S. Sebial, and Loida B. Columnas. Adviser is Mildred J. Hingco.

Municipal Mayor Nelieta Q. Noval, along with the staff from the Provincial Treasurer’s Office also graced in the activity. (Lovely A. Rosario-PIO,LDN/ lvg/PIA10, LDN)

we surely show to the world that it’s more fun in the Philippines and definitely much more fun in Cagayan de Oro City,” she concluded.

In her profile, Piatti claimed that she has a big dream of becoming the future Regional or National Director of the country’s

Tourism Industry. Making the city and even the country the top tourist destination of the world is what she desires.

The Miss CDO 2013 also bagged most of the special awards, which include Miss Sanctuary Spa, Miss Hairscape Salon, Miss GMA Kapuso 2013, Best in Mags Casual Wear, Miss Rejuv Gensing Soap, Miss Myra 300E, Miss Flawlessly U, Darling of the Press and Best in Swimsuit.

The other top four candidates were Miss Tourism 2013, which was bagged by Barangay Patag’s Kristia Jolina B. Alde (Candidate No. 9), First Runner-Up is Mary Mikaela C. Montalban (Candidate No. 3) of Barangay Lapasan, Second Runner-Up is Keena Alyssa Prell Streegan Dacubor (Candidate No. 1) of Barangay Canitoan and Third Runner-Up is Mary Joy Obsioma (Candidate No. 4) of Barangay Tablon.

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Protests... from page 8

Zarate said that Aquino’s statement abolishing the PDAF as misleading.

“Looking at Pres. Aquino’s statement, he still stubbornly ref uses to abolish pork by merely changing t he name PDAF and putting in regulations like congressmen will have to choose from a list of projects and limiting it to t he district of t he congressman concerned, practically transforming it into an itemized pork barrel system,” Colmenares said.

“Pres. Aquino hopes that by changing its name as itemized pork, people will be misled into thinking that there is no need for the August 26 rally. Firstly, the pork barrel system was called Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) then renamed to PDAF but the corruption and patronage politics it spawns remained, no matter how much it is regulated,” Colmenares added.

Scandal... from page 8

join today’s (Monday’s) indignation protest march against the pork barrel system scandal wherever they are in the country.

The Coalition described the breakdown in government check and accountability mechanisms, as evidenced by the pork barrel scandal, as “repugnant.”

“Equally repugnant is the breakdown in government check and accountability me c h a n i s m s , w it h t he plunder prospering under t he ve r y no s e s of t he Department of Budget and Management and the various implementing line agencies of the Executive, the legislators in their PDAF allocations, the Commission on Audit, and the Ombudsman,” it said.

R2KRN Coalition also calls for the prosecution of the culpable in the pork barrel scam.

“Stop the budget scams!

Deepen, expand and promptly complete the investigation, and prosecute those found to be culpable!”

On Friday, President Aquino pronounced in his address to the nation that “it is time to abolish the PDAF” or the Priority Development Assistance Fund.

Aquino’s pronouncement was welcomed by Bag-ao.

But more t han its abolition, Bag-ao, former executive director of the Cagayan de Oro City-based Ba lay A lternative Lega l Advocates for Development in Mindanaw, Inc. (BALAOD Mindanaw), said that “It’s time to break down the system of patronage and dynastic politics. Through this, let us intensif y the creat ion of t ra nspa rent mechanisms for services to truly reach the people.”

And this can only happen with an FOI Act, she stressed.

She also said that the pork barrel scandal “cannot be solved by the abolition of the pork barrel alone.”

Bag-ao said there is also a need to “reform of the

budget system in a way that will guarantee the equitable distribution of resources, especially for the poorest provinces. No one must be left behind.”

She also reiterated calls for a shift to a parliamentary for m of gove r n me nt— where the Executive and Legislative branches “are one in implementing programs for the people that go hand in hand with crafting laws that will uplift the marginalized.”

Dubious... from page 8

projects.”

“That is why during my term, almost all roads in Surigao [del Norte] got cemented. I made sure that my PDAF will not go into the hands of bogus NGOs,” he told MindaNews in a phone interview.

Barbers ser ved as congressman from 1998 to 2007. In 2010, he failed to win the gubernatorial race.

For his part, Matugas did not return this reporter’s calls and text messages for comments on t he COA findings.

The COA report showed that Matugas’s pork barrel allocation from 2007 to 2010 amounted to P101.910 million, of which P79.9 million was intended for Various Infrastructure including Local Projects (VILP or hard projects under the category of public works); P8.5 million for “soft,” which refers to projects involving livelihood, education, health and social services; and another P13.5 million for “soft” from other sources.

During the period, Matugas allocated P22 million for “soft projects,” of which at least P19.8 million went to NGOimplemented projects that COA found questionable.

One of these NGOs— Dr. Rodolfo A. Ignacio, Sr. Foundation (DRAISFI)— received P13.5 million from Matugas’s PDAF. He and 15 other legislators gave the shadowy foundation a total of P164.6 million from their pork barrel, the COA said.

It said that DRAISFI was not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) but was issued permits by the local government of Quezon City. The NGO listed two addresses that turned out to be nonexistent upon COA’s verification.

According to state auditors, DRAISFI was involved in livelihood trainings and in the distribution of “financial

assistance.”

Howe ver, COA s a id the recipients listed under the “financial assistance” component were found to be anomalous because of the following: • T h e a m ou nt of financial assistance received by each participant was not indicated in the list; • M a ny s up p o s e d recipients did not sign in the list of participants, and in at least two such projects, no list of participant was submitted at all; • And, many alleged beneficiaries have no specific addresses and a good number were found to be not registered voters within their reported districts or towns.

There were 255 such alleged beneficiaries in Surigao del Norte, but COA said none of all the listed recipients were voters of the district or town where they supposedly come from.

Matugas also endorsed some P3.395 million to the Kabuhayan at Kalusugang Alay sa Masa Foundation, Inc. (KKAMFI), which received a total of P526.6 million from 2007 to 2009 from 23 other congressmen. The NGO used the money for livelihood trainings and the procurement of technology kits.

The COA audit report said “KKAMFI projects were attended by anomalies, and the NGO did not bother to respond when asked to verify its suspicious transactions.”

Matugas also allocated pork amounting to P2.7 million to the Philippine Environment and Economic Development Association (PEEDA), COA said, noting it could not find the two listed addresses of the group.

Another P300,000 from Matugas’s pork barrel that went to PEEDA was also listed as “unliquidated.” The group’s expertise was on distributing “livelihood kits.”

According to COA, PEEDA had listed suppliers that were either nonexistent or had denied transacting with the NGO. It was also unable to submit pertinent documents when asked by COA. In Surigao del Norte, the towns of Pilar and Socorro in Siargao Island had 39 and 74 PEEDA beneficiaries, respectively. However, when COA verified the names through the Commission on Elections records, 36 of the 39 recipients in Pilar turned out as registered voters, and only 12 in Socorro.

In all these findings,

Publication Notice Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Initao -oOoNOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CFN - 0002-2013

Date: August 20, 2013

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that DARIO Q. OMELDA has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from “BERNABE” to “DARIO” and correction of entry in sex from “___” to “__” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “__” to “__” in the certificate of five birth of BERNABE Q. OMELDA at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are FRANCISCO H. OMELDA and TEODOCIA U. QUILAB.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than September 6, 2013.

(Sgd.) ISAIAS A. JARALES

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COA said that Matugas did not reply to the auditors’ request for confirmation of the transactions.

For Barbers, COA said he allocated P23.4 million pork money to the Asia World Sanctuary and Development, Inc. (AWSDI), which were unliquidated. The amount was earmarked for “trainings” and released in 2007.

COA said that AWSDI’s existence was suspect, having changed its name twice and the address it listed was found to be a residential unit owned by its president—a certain Rosemarie Palacio— and was up for rent when state auditors conducted an ocular inspection.

Barbers’s name was listed along with Cong. Arturo B. Robes of San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan province as having endorsed a total of P48.8 million to AWSDI. “AWSDI submitted certain documents to back up the projects under Barbers’s name but disclosed that all these contained “deficiencies,” COA said. The NGO also claimed that documents relating to Barbers’s SARO “have been damaged by flood.”

State auditors also found that three of AWSDI’s suppliers “cannot be located at their given addresses and have no existing permits based on the issued official receipts since 2007 to 2009.”

“The items distributed and received by the beneficiaries were not indicated in the submitted list of beneficiaries a nd some benef icia ries included in the list did not affix their signatures,” the report said.

Barbers denied having ha nd led t hese projects, pointing out that he was already serving as governor of Surigao del Norte beginning 2007, the year the controversial pork barrel fund under audit was released.

He noted that between 2007 and 2009, incumbent Rep. Guillermo A. Romarate, Jr. (2nd district) had already started his first term in office.

During this period, the COA report showed that Romarate had a PDAF totaling P95 million, all of which went to hard projects or VILP and none for NGO-implemented “soft projects.”

Barbers also argued that “he could have never received

PDAF allocations while he was on his way out of Congress in 2007 because then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had stripped him of his pork barrel.”

He pointed out that he had a falling out with the Arroyo administration during his last term in Congress after he voted to impeach the former president.

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Resign... from page 7

obeying them.

“Then and only then will we have real change hereabouts. Otherwise, we are doomed to really be destroyed, as the Holy Book of the Christians in our midst is saying.”

-oooLACK OF GODLINESS CAUSING RP PROBLEMS: The Filipinos’ real problem is not the kind of leaders that are in power today, or in this country’s immediate past. If ever this country’s leaders have been corrupt, morally bankrupt and inept and incapable of governing

well, it is because of the general lack of godliness among all of us, which have made each and every Filipino prone to corruption, moral bankruptcy and ineptness and incapacity to be good.

The undeniable truth is that because almost every Filipino nowadays did not sincerely grow up with God and His Word---whether that Word be in the Christian Bible or in some other Book---we have become capable of doing even the most despicable things. This is the reason why, when anyone of us gets a chance to be elected to government office, it will not take him or her very long to become good at corruption.

This has been predicted to happen by the Christian Bible, at least in its 1 Timothy 4:1 and 2 Timothy 3:16.

In fact, in Deuteronomy 28:15 to 68 of the same Bible, we have been told that if Publication Notice R.A 10172

we no longer listen to God and no longer obey Him, we shall suffer curses upon curses which are designed to destroy and kill all of us, which are happening now.

All of us who still sincerely believe in God must therefore work to bring back our people to Him, as soon as we can.

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Mercy... from page 7

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Republic of the Philippine Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Lala OFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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CFN - 05-2013 CCE - 47-2013 R.A. 10172 In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JANICE GABUNALES LIPORADA has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from “JAMES” to “JANICE” and correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JAMES GABUNALES LIPORADA at Lala, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are SAMUEL GARCENIS LIPORADA and HILARIA CASTILLO GABUNALES.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later that 15 days (Sgd.) MARICHU M. SANCHEZ, MBA, MA

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Rally... from page 10

“Where now is your daang matuwid (Righteous path) which is buried in this pork barrel scam?”

Tabora also said Aquino’s call for reforms such as strict auditing of the PDAF will not be enough as people are wary of this now.

“Pouring perfume on a stinking rat does not eliminate the rot. It is not the sweet perfume that wins, but the stench. We want change. Not just perfume based on the stinking rat,” he emphasized.

Robin Tongkwa, president of AdDU Samahan Central Board told Davao Today said they joined the march as they find the corruption “very appalling.”

“If there is no proper mechanism to audit the pork barrel, it is better to scrap it,” Tongkwa said.

The Samahan announced to fellow students to come in black as “a symbol of mourning how the people’s money is stolen,” a call widely heeded by students who came in huge turnout

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On the occasion of Eid’l Fitr. I wish to extend, in behalf of my family, our warmest and heartfelt greetings.

May the culmination of this month – long Holy Feast of Sacrifice bring peace, joy, love and blessings to you and your family.

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during Monday’s march.

Charisse Ronquillo, president of AdDU’s political group Buklat said the abolition of the pork barrel system will benefit the majority to prevent corruption of funds intended for social services. (John Rizle L. Saligumba & Tyrone A. Velez/ davaotoday.com)

Cagefest... from page 10

nila upang maibigay talaga natin ang tunay na basketball sa mga tao,” said Escandor.

Escandor said that they invested time, effort and money to show a quality basketball and just wanted to know the people the real scenario.

Goldstar intentionally dropped their game against Montana, 65-72 to oust TRMH-VMO from a triple tie knockout system.

In the 2011 Araw ng Dabaw tournament, Goldstar had also intentionally dropped its game against the already eliminated Team Virus to also drop TRMH from contention.

In this year’s Araw ng Dabaw league, Goldstar protested the bad officiating of the league and showed only with five players in their next game. Ironically, Goldstar still won an overconfident Team Villar of Zamboanga.

“They were not even given any sanction for that.

But this time I think there should be a sanction,” Escandor said.

An investigation regarding the controversy will be made by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) under Mindanao Cluster B regional director Regino “Boy”: Cua while an inquiry will also be conducted by the City Council spearheaded by Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte.

--- LITO DELOS REYES

Stop... from page 6

Congress stop the practice of keeping amendments to the GAA confidential and leaving it up to the bicameral conference committee to finalize. It is an abomination that unlike all other bills, the House passes the GAA on second reading without including the proposed amendments and approving it on third while keeping the amended provisions secret.

This makes the bicameral conference committee the secret chamber for horse trading and back scratching.

Stop it already,” he added.

“Corollarily, Congress should introduce appropriate FOI provisions in the GAA itself to ensure that all information regarding the budget and its disbursement is available to the public, including penal provisions for withholding information,” he said.

“Again, we reiterate, abolition of the pork barrel system is the key reform measure to stop another fertilizer fund scam, Napoles scam or the abuses found in the COA report. Nothing less should be demanded by the people and done by the Aquino administration,” the former lawmaker said.

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9 persons rescued at mid-sea in Surigao del Sur BUTUAN City - A joint team of rescuers rescued nine persons who were seen drifting about a kilometer away from the shores of Barangay Dahican, town of Carrascal in Surigao del Sur over the weekend.

Report from Surigao del Sur Police provincial office reaching the police regional headquarters said that a search and rescue (SAR) team consisting of Carrascal Municipal Police Station, Globe Mining Corporation and Carrascal Nickel Corporation which was immediately organized to launch a rescue operation in response to the alarm rescued all the nine persons.

Those rescued were identified as: Expedito Ruaya Lubrio, 51; Patricia Dulguime Lubrio, 46; a minor (Jane) not her real name, 11; Edgardo Sulapas, 44; Emely Sulapas, 18 and Bob Pedrosa, 24; all from Dapa, Surigao del

Hackers... from page 1

Regulatory Administration.

Some of the hacked websites have the message stating: “We are Pinoy Vendetta. We Don’t Die, We Multiply. Abolish the Pork Barrel, Hitman, Greetz to Darknight and Soulja Girl.”

The hackers also expressed their gratitude to President Benigno S. Aquino III for announcing the abolition of PDAF last Friday.

However, they noted the alternative package allowing congressmen and senators to identify sponsored projects to be funded as line item in the annual budget is also paving the way for abuse by corrupt government officials in the public funds.

Because of this, they said, it is clear that pork barrel will still remain.

Likewise, they also urged President Aquino to really abolish the pork barrel system and just let the lawmakers do their law-making function.

The hackers identified themselves as the “Anonymous” who do not forgive, do not forget, feared by corrupt and supported by honest people.

Napoles... from page 1

the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Nevertheless, he said they also have strict instructions to immigration officers in the international airports and seaports to be on alert once the wanted siblings are sighted in their respective areas.

He added the pictures of Napoles and Lim are also posted in the airports to help in their capture.

Meantime, Mison said the BI is also coordinating with the DFA so that the agency will be very careful in processing of new passports, especially for people who have “resemblance” with Napoles and Lim. In so doing, he said, what happened to siblings former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and Mario Reyes who were able to leave the country despite the warrant of arrest against them after using a passport with a different name will not be repeated. pna

Norte; Maria Minda Galgat, 46; Cinderila Cutar, 33 and Jesa Borga, 18 all from Pilar, Surigao del Norte.

The rescued passengers were immediately given medical attention by the Surigao del Sur Search and Rescue (SAR) Team.

It was learned upon inquiry that the nine were among the 11 passengers who were supposed to attend a Christian fellowship in Madrid, Surigao del Sur aboard a green passenger pump boat which capsized after it encountered strong winds and huge waves brought about by the low pressure area affecting the area

Friday evening. The group came from Dapa, Surigao del Norte and was heading toward the municipality of Madrid in Surigao del Sur when they were caught by the tempest mid-sea.

The survivors recalled that the huge waves caused by strong gusty winds filled their vessels with seawater upon reaching Capaguihan area, Barangay Dahican, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, forcing them to jump off to the sea.

Two passengers identified as Garry Espenile Conado, 27 and Junwel Nogueraza Borga, 22; residents of Barangay Maasin, Pilar in Siargao Is-

land managed to swim ashore near the said place, but had no idea as to the fate of their other companions.

The strong winds and the huge waves temporarily halted the search and rescue attempt by the local officials in the area in response of the report of the two early survivors.

The SAR operation was continued at dawn which resulted in the spotting and rescue of the nine other passengers about a kilometer away from the place of incident. (PNA) LAP/NOEL B. NAJARRO/ UTB

Good...

and balance system between the executive and legislative,” Sabal said.

“Unlike previously, there were no guidelines as the congressman was given a blanket authority on how to spend his pork barrel,” he added.

Sabal noted that some projects of congressmen in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental have benefited many barangays such as farm-to-market roads, livelihood programs, feeding programs, medical missions, health centers, pathways, and scholarships.

One parent, however, has complained that a certain congressman in Cagayan de Oro did not fulfill his promise of full tuition assistance for his son now enrolled in 1styear college.

The parent said he was forced to pay the school fees for his son.

For his part, Msgr. Elmer Abacahin said the pork barrel “started as pro-poor but ended pro-politician”.

Abacahin said he is for the complete abolishment of the pork barrel.

However, he said there should be a mechanism to check if the government money really goes to the poor.

In Cagayan de Oro on Monday afternoon a protest rally was led by Archbishop Antonio Ledesma and an interfaith group.

At least 3,000 protesters from parishes joined the activity.

In their pastoral statement on the “PDAF Scam”, Cagayan de oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma and social action director Fr. Nathaniel Lerio said it “is a grave immoral act.”

“We cannot tolerate such evil to proliferate in the country,” they added.

from page 1

In view of the nationwide protests on Monday calling for the abolishment of the pork barrel, Sabal said the government must act now.

“The problem was in the implementation,” he said, noting that some of projects funded were found to be questionable especially those undertaken through a non-government organization.

“If the Department of Budget and Management pushes through with its new budgeting guidelines, then this will bring out the best congressmen,” Sabal said.

The new guidelines will no longer allow a lump sum to be released to each congressman but it will be on a project-toproject basis.

“This will have a check

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In our daily routines, we Muslims are enjoined to learn and harness the traits of Zikr (constant remembrance of Allahu Ta’ala through prayers and good deeds), Firr (concern for our religion, community, and fellow mankind especially the hapless), Sukhr (modesty and contentment with gratitude to the Divine Province), and Sabr (patience and perseverance in the midst of trials).

Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allahu Ta’ala), despite various challenges, we believe we have delivered within or even beyond what has been expected us.

As we have celebrated the Eid’l Fitr, we ask for forgiveness for whatevet mistake or shortcoming we might have done in the course of performing our duties and functions in public service.

In behalf of our constituents and fellow public servants in the ARMM, my family and I wish all Muslims the best in the celebration of the festive day.

Eid Mubarak!

ENGR. EMIL K. SADAIN Secretary

Department of Public Works and Highways

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance wih Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JULIE MAPA CAPANPAN has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “JULIA” to “JULIE” in the birth certificate of JULIA MAPA who was born on JULY 18, 1954 at BUTUAN CITY, AGUSAN and whose parents are MAURICIO MAPA and VICTORIA CAPONAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 06 September 2013.

(Sgd.) JUDITH ALVIZO-CALO, LLB, MPA

City Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 20 & 27, 2013

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Mindanao Daily NEWS

tuesday | august 27, 2013

northmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper

It’s the Season to be Ready

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t’s that time of the year again—it’s the rainy season, and people cannot help but think of the worst: another Ondoy or another Sendong, and the calamity that may happen. With what the Filipino people had faced in the previous years and recently with typhoon Maring, preparedness has been the most important takeaway for every Pinoy from the numerous typhoons which come and go.

MyPhone B18+TV Duo has mobile TV, so users may keep themselves updated with news even when electricity is out.

Need to Have: A 72-hour kit for every household Seventy two hours—this period is a matter of life and death should any calamity or disaster such as flooding/ storm happen. It takes an average of 3 days for access to basic supplies such as food and water, and services such as power and communication to return to normal. Thus, authorities recommend that every household become prepared by keeping a 72-hour kit at bay.

A 72-hour kit contains basic necessities which include noodles, biscuits, canned goods (and can opener), water, first aid kit and medicines, blankets, flashlight and batteries— enough for an entire household’s consumption for 3 days.

MyPhone cell phones are pre-loaded with emergency numbers.

Need to Do: What's happening? What's going to happen?

Too many times (and storms), the Filipino people have feared for their safety. Other than a 72-hour kit, constant monitoring is crucial amidst the storm and flooding—even when power and communication lines are down.

But worry not anymore as mobile technology has made TV phones that can last for 3 days (on standby time) possible, such as the MyPhone B18+ Duo. It's handy for times of calamity or disaster, not just because of its mobile TV feature which can let you monitor updates and what to prepare for, but also because of its phonebook pre-loaded MyPhone with emergency hotlines.

Moreover, MyPhone B18+ TV offers the dualSIM technology, so when one network fails you in times of emergency, there's always another one to back you up. The phone’s camera flash also doubles as flashlight. Available for only Php 1, 490, every household can now afford to have an emergency phone in their 72-hour kit.

MyPhone B18+TV Duo’s camera flash also doubles as a flashlight.