Mindanao Daily 11 NEWS
monday | october 14, 2013
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The COMELEC has issued the reminder so that candidates at the barangay level will understand that importance of filling up the proper certificate of candidacy when one runs for a barangay position in the scheduled election this year, Magbutay said. Magbutay also said the election for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) is not included in the coming barangay polls. However, he said, the SK member would still serve the remaining term until the term for SK members expires in November. CRIS DIAZ, Exec. Editor, Mindanao Daily News
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and Bulua back on March 2012 where AVE reportedly downloaded some P 2 million for each of the barangays for various livelihood projects. She said that the supposed amount reportedly came from the Special Allotment Release Order or SARO of Magsaysay which was assigned to KKMF, as AVE’s duly recognized nongovernment organizations, intended to help victims affected by typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro City on December 16 2011. Marban claimed that she became suspicious of the transaction on July 2012 when the said amount was addressed to the barangay Capt. Alfredo Carcosa although the fund was supposedly intended for livelihood projects in the barangay. She said that her doubt grew when Carcosa withdrew the check but was later returned to the foundation. “The pattern later became clear when the Napoles scam was exposed this year,” Marban said. She said that she has the suspicion that part of the money that was released by the KKMF intended for the barangays was withdrawn and misappropriated by Carcosa and political allies in the barangay. Marban said that she already filed criminal and administrative cases against
that the whistleblower can ever have is his or her clear conscience, and the thought that God, who always knows the truth about the judges’ or justices’ motivations in his or her decisions, evens up the score all the time. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@yafrom page 2 hoo.com, mmauriciojr111@ car’s windows until it were gmail.com broken. Police said the robbers took the firearms of the from page 1 Casino said the MNLF security guards and before taking the duffle bag that members will turn over contained the withdrawn their MNLF identification cards (IDs) to the authorimoney. The recovered vehicle ties as a declaration of their and motorcycle were not in withdrawal or pulling out the custody of the Cagayan of the MNLF organization de Oro City Police. GERRY and a gesture that they are GORIT, Staff Member, Min- relinquishing their positions and corresponding danao Daily News obligations with the MNLF orgsanization. from page 7 Earlier, the police removed and dismantled the be brought to court. 10 MNLF flags hoisted over -oooGOD EVENS UP THE different areas in Malitbog SCORE VS. THE COR- town. Casino said the police are RUPT: The fact is that, judges and justices and all contemplating of filing cases others who are involved in against the MNLF members the justice system of any who hoisted the MNLF flags country continue to remain in Malitbog. This, despite as humans, burdened with Casino’s declaration that the feelings and emotions that MNLF flags were hoisted are basically human and, in Bukidnon even before therefore, less than divine. the Zamboanga standoff The temptation to “get even” happened. Vice Mayor Casino said with people who dared accused them will just be too the MNLF members planned great and irresistible, and surrender to police authorithe experience of man is ties resulted from the said that he or she will always plan of the police to file take advantage of an op- cases against them for the portunity to exact revenge, flag hoisting and as a way of not getting involved in at some point in time. For it can happen that the cases filed against their the judge or justice and all chairman Nur Misuari. The MNLF members the others who may have a hand in the justice system in Bukidnon are said to be will later on get to be as- under MNLF Commander signed to handle the case or Amir Alibuk. Casino cancases of the whistleblowers not say though if Alibuk who gave the information are among those who will that was used to investigate surrender and relinquish his MNLF position. them. When that happens, and the judge or justice will not voluntarily inhibit or from page 1 requests army assistance disqualify himself or herself from that case, any deci- especially in hinterland sion he may issue therein areas,” Uy said. He added that their is going to be subjected to doubts and suspicions that it meetings with the Comelec was the product of bias and and the Philippine National partiality or even of brib- Police have been regularly ery. The only consolation held to ensure a peaceful Carcosa and several barangay officials with the Ombudsman. Aside from the P2 million scam, Marban also filed other cases such as dishonesty malversation of funds and three other cases to the village chief for such anomalies in her barangay. CD WITH WIRE REPORTS
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barangay elections this year. “We call on candidates who do not support the electiion activities of the New People’s Army to inform us so that we can prevent attacks on their lives,” Uy said. The NPA has b e en known to be active in collecting fees during elections. Uy said the usual trouble spots are in faraway places. Recently the United States Embassy released a travel advisory warning of possible terroristic attacks in certain parts of Mindanao.
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areas in the country for the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 10366, which authorized the poll body “to establish precincts or accessible polling places exclusively for persons with disabilities and senior citizens.” “This is the first time in history that we will be conducting an election at the comfort of a shopping mall,” said Comelec Commisioner Grace Padaca during the project’s launching Saturday noon at the SM City General Santos. The official said Barangay Lagao will serve as the project’s main testing site for Mindanao in the upcoming barangay polls. The other pilot sites are barangays Sabang in Lipa City for Luzon, 679 in Manila for the National Capital Region and Mabolo in Cebu City for Visayas. The special voting will be conducted inside SM malls, which agreed to partner with the Comelec for the trial implementation, she said. Under the project, Padaca said the Comelec will establish an “accessible polling place” or precinct at the SM mall here for the Oct. 28 barangay elections. “So instead of taking the usual long lines and casting their votes inside the warm classrooms, they will be accommodated instead in a comfortable spot inside the mall,” said Padaca, herself a PWD afflicted with polio. Padaca they will transfer all records of the selected PWDs and senior citizens of Barangay Lagao to the new polling precinct for the conduct of the special
voting, which will be facilitated by selected board of election tellers. The selected PWDs and senior citizens here signed consent forms issued by the Comelec on Saturday to allow the movement of their records and cast ballots. Padaca said the special voting will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. only to facilitate the transfer of the ballots to their original precincts in time for the scheduled counting after the regular voting ends at 3 p.m. “Our role is just to open the accessible polling place and conduct the voting. We will not interfere in any way or dictate who they will be voting. We have no right to do that,” she stressed. Padaca, who heads the Comelec’s committee on PWDs and senior citizens, said they will use the results of the special voting for the planned nationwide implementation of RA 10366 in the 2016 local and national elections. “If this will turn out successful, we will launch a nationwide massive information and education campaign in preparation for the 2016 elections,” she said. For the nationwide rollout, Padaca said they might tap other shopping mall chains in the country and other potential “accessible polling places” as set in RA 10366. She said these include basketball courts, gymnasiums and other similar facilities within or adjacent to the barangays. Bartolome Huyo, a leader of a senior citizen’s group from Purok 13 of Barangay Lagao, lauded the Comelec for implementing the project. The 76-year-old Huyo is under Barangay Lagao’s clustered precinct number 21 at the Balite Elementary School. “This is big relief for us so I hope the Comelec will do this every election,” he said. Bro. Manuel de Leon, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) coordinator here, said they have long been lobbying with the Comelec to work on the establish-
ment of “accessible polling places” for the PWDs and senior citizens during the elections. “We’re glad that they’re doing it now,” said de Leon, who committed to assign some volunteers assist the conduct of the special voting here. He said the PPCRV will specifically take charge in hauling the participants of the special voting to the polling place as requested by Padaca. The Comelec asked for the group’s help to ensure that the process will not be “politicized,” he added. (MindaNews)
‘Santi’ out of PHL
TYPHOON “Santi” is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and is moving far t her away f rom t he countr y and closer towards Vietnam, the state weather bureau said on Sunday. In its update, PAGASA said that as of 10:00 a.m. Sunday, the eye of “Santi” was located at 550 km West of Iba, Zambales still packed with maximum winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. It is forecast to move West at 19 kph. “With this development and unless re-entry occurs, this is the final weather bulletin for this weather disturbance,” it said. Meanwhile, PAGASA said that as of 10:00 a.m. Typhoon “Wipha” (International Name) was estimated at 1,400 km East of Northern Luzon and it is expected to enter the PAR by Monday morning. We at h e r Fore c a ste r Fernando Cada said on Sunday that once inside the Philippine territory it would be named “Tino” the third cyclone to visit the country this month and 20th this year. A report from the Philippine News Agency
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