Mindanao Daily Davao (September 2, 2014)

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Education dept slammed for removing ‘God-loving’ phrase

By MART D. SAMBALUD of DavaoToday.com

Team Lasureco Task Force: Help us

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A G U M City––Religious groups slammed the Department of Education after it removed the phrase “God-loving” in its 2013 vision statement.

By SONNY SUDARIA of Mindanao Daily News-Armm

MARAWI City––Team Lasureco Task Force Chairman Engr. Matanog “Diego” M. Mapandi yesterday urged local residents in Lanao del Sur to support the restoration of power supply to avoid delay and other problems.

Mapandi said that without the strong support of the local residents and officials

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Ms B’non Centennial’s loses crown

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Police exec condemns alleged gun smuggling

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By Walter I. Balane of MindaNews

MALAYBALAY City––The provincial government has taken back the crown from Laga ta Bukidnon 2014 (Ms Bukidnon Centennial) winner, Ms Marah Luz Smith of Malaybalay City, allegedly because she is an American citizen.

Honolu Cruzin, Malaybalay City tourism officer said Governor Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. took back the

the task force will not be able to cope up with its target date for the complete restoration of power supply

by January next year that includes the installation of 40,000 electric meters.

He, admitted that without the help of all consumers the Lasureco will not be

THE Team Lasureco Task Force with Col. Glenn Macasero, 103rd Brigade commander and co-chairman of Lasureco task force, and Engr. Matanog “Deigo” M. Mapandi, task force chairman, and Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal A. Adiong governor, deliberate with the local residents, religious groups, municipal mayors, and other multi-sectoral groups on how they can fasttrack the restoration of power supply inLanao del Sur during a gathering held in Marawi City recently.

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LANAO del Sur--A senior police official here joined the Philippine National Police (PNP) in condeming, in the strongest term, the alleged smuggling of forearms from the warehouse of PNP-Firearms and Explosive Office (FEO).

Police Chief Supt. Danilo S. Constantino, acting director for police community relations of the PNP’s Special Action Force (SAF) in Lanao del Sur, said the PNP leadership will follow

the directive of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas to conduct an inventory of all private firearms.

Constantino said the PNP leadership reiterated to all its personnel, whether uniformed or not, to dutifully perform their jobs, as each personnel’s work reflects on the performance and credibility of the entire organization.

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Environment advocates say ice-bucket challenge wastes water

By TYRONE A. VELEZ of DavaoToday.com

DAVAO City––Environment advocates here pointed out that while the ice bucket challenge in support of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research has raised awareness on the disease, it has wasted lots of water.

Water consumption for the campaign on ALS— an incurable neuro-degenerative disorder that causes paralysis and eventually death–has already reached some six million gallons.

Journalist Jason Ruiz from the Long Beach Post in California computed the figures using five gallons of water per 1.2 million participants to the challenge who shared their videos.

One of those critical of the campaign was Sister Noemi Degala of the congregation (Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary) SMSM, and executive secretary of the Sisters’ Association in Mindanao, who said those who THE Poblacion Opol Central School wins the street dancing competition in the first take the challenge should be ever Ostrich Festival 2014 held yesterday at Opol Misamis Oriental.

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Education dept slammed for removing ‘God-loving’ phrase tuesday, september 2,

2014

By MART D. SAMBALUD of DavaoToday.com

TAGUM City––Religious groups slammed the Department of Education after it removed the phrase “God-loving” in its 2013 vision statement.

No less than the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday issued a statement as it lamented and described the situation as “unfortunate.”

In its 2013 version, “there is no more mention of God, nor of the salutary fear of Him that, Scripture tells us, is the beginning of all wisdom,” CBCP President and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said in a statement.

According to the Philstar.com, the older DepEd vision states: “By 2030, DepEd is globally recognized for good governance and for developing functionally-literate

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and God-loving Filipinos.”

The new vision which the DepEd posted on its social networking account reads: “We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation.”

Villegas maintained that the “formation of God-fearing pupils and students is a vision that cannot be surrendered”.

“A vision statement is not an empty platitude. It guides the articulation of policy. It orients plans of action,” Villegas lamented.

Archbishop Villegas stressed that the right of a child to recognize and love God “are not harmful to anyone else, believer or not as our pluralistic society accords respect for the option of some to believe and for others not to.”

Filipinos for Life, a Manila-

based Christian Lay group also criticized the Department of Education for “acceding without discerning” after it removed the “God-fearing” phrase in DepEd’s vision statement reportedly upon the request of atheist group in the Philippines—the Filipino Freethinkers.

“Believing in God does not hurt nor disturb anyone. DepEd should have realized the impact it will give to a nation that is known to be religious and firm in faith,” said Dr. Ricardo Boncan, spokesman for Filipinos for Life.

Boncan said that even the 1987 Constitution “invokes the aid of God” as stated in its preamble.

“When did the belief in God prove harmful to man?” he asked.

Public school teacher Janice Corsiho, 35, said “it is very alarming. Slowly, DepEd is becoming an instrument of non-believers already.”

Another teacher Harry Talapiero, 27, said “DepEd chose the wisdom of this world and listened to the godless society.

Our education department is governed by fools because fools don’t believe in God.” On Friday, the DepEd in a statement, said its “new VMV should be regarded as one document to be appreciated in its entirety.”

This as DepEd admitted that it removed the phrase “God-fearing” but its core values still retains the word “Maka-Diyos.”

“The term God-loving is synonymous with Maka-Diyos. The term Maka-Diyos is essentially connected with Maka-tao, Makakalikasan and Makabansa and allows our Values Education teachers to develop modules that will hopefully form persons of integrity. It warns against pietism or ritualism and encourages per-

sons of faith to live those convictions everyday, everywhere,” the DepEd said.

DepEd explained that the removal of the word “God-loving” was a result of discussion revising DepEd Vision, Mission, Values as early as 2010.

“A series of consultations was conducted with key persons in various levels of the organization, including the regions and school divisions,” DepEd said.

DepEd added that the DepEd Order No. 36 s. 2013 was issued “in order to update the Agency’s directions and further strengthen our capacity to fulfill our constitutional mandate. The review of our Vision and Mission was anchored on the Filipino Core Values of Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan and Makabansa as articulated in Section 40, Republic Act 8491.” (Mart D. Sambalud/ davaotoday.com)

LBC’s unfair labor practice prompts workers to run DAVAO City––In preparation for their collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations to be held September, rank and file workers of LBC Davao held a “protest run” and urged their

management to discontinue its unfair labor practices.

About 30 members of LBC Davao Employees Union (LBDCDEU-ADLO-KMU) ran the length of this city’s Freedom Park toward C.M.

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Recto St. wearing black shirts and protest signs.

The union claims the LBC management is not complying with CBA provisions related to benefits and regularization of employees.

The union also hit the management’s “tactics” of quelling the union’s campaign to end the company’s “unfair sanctions policy” and its persistent efforts to discredit union president Butch Gajudo who has been slapped with numerous complaints.

Butch Gajudo, president of LBCDEU-ADLO-KMU, says they are sending a clear message to the LBC management that the workers are united and ready to protect their rights under the law.

“We are also calling on management to respect the law by respecting our union, our leaders, and to stop all acts of harassment against us,” Gajudo said.

The regional chapter of labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno in Southern Mindanao expressed support

to LBC union’s campaign.

Romualdo Basilio, secretary general of KMU Southern Mindanao, said that everywhere in the country today, genuine trade unions and union leaders are targets of attacks and unfair labor practice. He lamented what

he calls as “a climate that is repressive to genuine trade unionism.”

Aside from what the union and its leaders in LBC have complained about, 24 union leaders of electronic firm NXP in Laguna were illegally dismissed in the middle of its negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. They are now fighting for reinstatement.

In Davao, Basilio said union stalwarts Carl Anthony Olalo and the Berdera

brothers of MPSI have also been illegally dismissed.

Other leaders are being slapped with trumped-up murder charges such as the Maragusan DOLE Stanfilco union leaders, Artemio Robilla and Danilo Delegencia. Unionists are also “red-baited and maliciously linked” to the communist movement such as in the case of the RMN Davao Employees Union, Basilio said.

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ARMM relief arm helps Maguindanao flood victims COTABATO CITY - The relief arm of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has been attending to the needs of about 25,000 persons affected by floods that hit 85 villages in Maguindanao’s 11 municipalities, the ARMM humanitarian office said Monday.

Lawyer Laisa Alamia, ARMM executive secretary and chair of the Humanitarian Emergency Action Response Team (HEART), told reporters that despite floods

brought about by torrential rains the past few days in Maguindanao and nearby provinces, the affected families did not leave their homes.

A boy was reported killed in Blensong, Upi, Maguindanao after a landslide hit a farmer’s home on Saturday. Three other family members were hospitalized.

Affected towns, based on HEART monitoring, were Mamasapano, Ampatuan, Shariff Saidona Mustapha, Pagalungan, Datu Montawal, Datu

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Abdullah Sangki, Datu Paglat, Rajah Buayan, Datu Piang, Sultan sa Baronggis and Sultan Kudarat.

A l am i a s ai d a s i d e from f looded homes, HEART also monitored some schools were also underwater in Sultan sa Barongis, Mamasapano, Sultan Kudarat, Kabuntalan and Datu Piang.

Also affected were village health centers, rice fields and practically all that were situated beside the Rio Grande de Mindanao.

Over the weekend,

HEART personnel went out of their way to distributed relief goods to affected families. Each family received food packs composed of rice, noodles and sardines.

Alamia said her unit is set to visit Datu Montawal and Pagalungan towns where several villagers had been underwater for days.

Maguindanao which hosts the country’s second largest marshland had been the catch-basin of flood water from the mountains of North Co-

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tabato, Davao Occidental, to the emergency needs of South Cotabato and Sultan affected families through Kudarat. its calamity fund. (PNA) It may not be raining in Maguindanao but surrounding provinces experience moderate to heavy downpour, Maguindanao’s low lying communities are easily inundated.

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1 missing, 6 houses destroyed, 200 residents flew in Misor Bukidnon • Camiguin • Lanao del Norte • Lanao del Sur • Misamis Occidental • Misamis Oriental

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MISAMIS Oriental––A person from a neighboring province of Bukidnon remained missing as flash flood displaces about 200

individuals and destroyed houses in the province and the premier capital of Cagayan De Oro City Sunday evening.

Local officials from the neighboring town of Libona in Bukidnon re-

ported that a flash flood carried a certain Nelson Paclig, 50, at the height of heavy rains Sunday evening while negotiating the Gango River in Libona on board a motorbike. Paclig has remained missing until

Monday.

In Cagayan De Oro City, the flash flood carried and destroyed three houses while displacing about 100 individuals in the city’s first district of Carmen.

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District Cong. Rolando Uy said that barangay officials have started extending relief to the victims who have evacuated to the West City Central School Sunday evening.

In Misamis Oriental, about 100 people, mostly from the province’s west and east districts, have been evacuated as the rivers overflowed and flash flood occurred in some of the province’s coastal towns.

Edmundo Pacamalan, Jr. the provincial administrator, said that the flash flood also destroyed three houses in the outskirts of Nangka-on in the municipal town of Opol.

He said that the evacuation also took place in the component city of El Salvador and Manticao in the western district

and in the province east district of Lagonglong and Binuangan.

Pacamalan said that the province risk reduction management council immediately dispatched relief operations as Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano ordered a 24/7 alert to Misamis Oriental’s 424 villages.

He said that the provincial government has been in close contact with all the risk reduction officers of the province 424 villages at the height of the heavy rains Sunday evening.

Weather officials said that a Low Pressure Area (LPA) has spawned the heavy rains Sunday afternoon, which resulted in the overflow of rivers and flash floods apart from isolated landslides in Northern Mindanao.

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captivity. (click link http:// youtu.be/UpIgpntXA1I to watch the video) Pfc. Manuel Cinces, 23, of Valencia, Bukidnon and Pfc. Jerrel Yorong, 28, of Kalubi, Naga Dimaporo, Lanao Del Norte, all elements of the army’s 8th Infantry Battalion based in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon were abducted at gunpoint by the NPA rebels in the village of Bontongon, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon last Aug. 22, 2014.

The military said that the soldiers were unarmed members of the Peace Development Team of the army’s 8th IB who were responsible in the delivery of basic

NPA releases video of abducted army soldiers CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The soldiers, abducted by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the hinterland of Bukidnon last August, on Monday issued an appeal for their immediate release.

T h e N PA r e l e a s e d 7.51-minute-video to media outlets in Mindanao showing the two soldiers in captivity who were clad in long sleeves with their hands tied, a jungle hammock in the backdrop, and each were allowed to talk to appeal for help for their immediate release from

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SP to start review of Oro’s Revenue Code next week THE 17th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas, through the joint committees on finance and ways and on trade, commerce and cooperatives chaired by Councilors President D. Elipe and Edna Dahino, will soon start to review the provisions of the 2003 Revenue Code of Cagayan de Oro for possible amendments and modification.

Councilors Elipe and Dahino favorably endorsed this for approval on first reading, which will be acted upon during the regular session this afternoon.

Councilor Elipe said

only the title will be approved as provisions of the revenue code will still be subject to discussions with different sectors.

During a joint committee meeting two weeks ago, Councilors Elipe and Dahino agreed to hold a series of public hearings with representatives of the business sector, professionals, and concerned stakeholders to hear their comments and recommendations on the new revenue code.

Different sectors were requested to submit their proposals for discussions.

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Broadcasters spearhead tree planting in ‘Magdiwata’

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Regional Editor-Caraga

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur—Local radio broadcasters in the province is doing away from the government ningas cogon habit by planting trees and nurture them until they will really survive in the small portion of denuded areas of Mt. Magdiwata watershed.

This is what members of Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP) Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur Chapters did on Saturday when they led the planting of some 2,000 Philippine mahogany tree seedlings together with hundreds of college students in different schools ,workers of local environment offices of this town and even policemen and Army soldiers.

The event ,dubbed as “Oplan 2014 : Broadcastreeing”, is part of nationwide simultaneous annual activity of the KBP. “This was a no-nonsense tree planting activity that is not just a theatrical showcase. We will make sure that almost all seedlings will survive, “ Max Tutor, station manager of 96.1 “San Franz Radio” FM and local KBP chairman, said.

To make good on their commitment to sustain the activity, the local KBP chapter signed a memorandum of agreement with San Francisco Water District (SFWD) to jointly closely monitor the growth of the trees around the three-hectare sloppy area near the boundary of the 1,700-hectare watershed.

Based on the agreement, SFWD will provide technical assistance to ensure an almost 100 percent survival of the tree seedlings, frequent visit by the foresters in the area for 45 days while KBP will continue monitoring

AN Army soldier joins he signing of an agreement to ensure that almost all of the 2,000 mahogany seedlings will survive and grow to regenerate the denuded portion of Mt. Magdiwata watershed in San Francisco town in Agusan del Sur. Photo courtesy of Mike Tutor

A college student plants a Philippine mahogany seedlings in the slopes of Mt. Magdiwata watershed where 2,000 of these trees were planted with a mission by local KBP members to let it all survive until it grows independently.

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their growth onwards every 45 days until another “broadcastreeing” event next year.

SFWD serves as the main caretaker of the protected watershed and takes pride of totally regenerating the already heavily denuded mountain from what used to be only 30 percent forest cover about two decades ago to now 97 percent lush greenery.

The local water service utility has attained a 98 percent track record of the survival rate of the thousands of trees planted inside the mountain and courageously took the risky forefront of going after illegal logging and illegal mining activities in the watershed and at the buffer zone.

KBP and SFWD officials said the event would make it different from the massive tree planting of at least 4.6 million simultaneous done in just an hour throughout Mindanao in September 26.

Spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Mindanao Development Authority , the event, which is part of the government’s National Greening Program, attempts to break the Guinness World Record for most trees planted.

Elmer Luzon, SFWD general manager, said the tree planting activity with KBP is just as good in their consistent commitment to target at least 100 percent survival rate, unlike the NGP which he believed got a dismal 35 percent failure in the province.

“It has been our mission that if our survival rate would go below 90 percent, then we consider it a failure,” Luzon said.

He said SFWD has not adopted the DENR geotagging system since this will not truly reflect the real presence of planted trees in the mountain and instead send foresters and forest guards to do an actual counting of trees and make a chart map in every tree planting area.

Tandag City set for 392nd fiesta celebration TANDAG City––Invitations were already sent out last week to officially trumpet the approaching 392nd Tandag City Fiesta Celebration on September 8-10, this year, in honor of its patron saint San Nicolas de Tolentino.

With the theme “Kinaiyahan Protektahan, Kabilin Ampingan, Kalambuan Palapdan (Protect the Environment, Take Care of Domain, Spread Growth),” a Grand Parade and Opening Program, Agri-Aqua Trade Fair, Pinoy Games, Kasa-

lan sa Parokya, Sinugdan (Sinugbahay sa Dan), and Ginang Parokya Coronation apart from the live concert that will be held at the Vicente L. Pimentel, Sr. (VLP) Boulevard will mark the opening day; 2nd Sangkaan Festival, Theatrical

Showdown, and Showbiz Entertainment I with the special casts of both Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 and 2 winners—Jovit Baldovino and Marcelino Pumoy, respectively, and comedienne Cacai Bautista are the activities set for the

second day; while Showbiz Entertainment II featuring comedienne K Brosas, RnB singer Jay-R, and sexy star Arci Muñoz is scheduled on the third and fiesta day.

The VLP Boulevard, Tandag City Plaza as well as the Tandag City Gymna-

sium are the designated venues for almost all major events of the three-day fiesta celebration, except for the Kasalan sa Parokya which will be held at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral. Greg Tataro Jr. of PIA-Surigao del Sur

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Police kill arrested Sayyaf man in Sabah kidnappings

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AMBOANGA CITY – Policemen killed a key Abu Sayyaf member arrested in the southern Philippine province Tawi-Tawi in connection to the spate of kidnappings and murder in Sabah, Malaysia, reports said.

Malaysia’s The Star Online reported that Mobin Hailil alias Kahumbo, who was arrested in Bongao town on August 26, had been shot dead allegedly after grabbing the gun of one of his escorts while on their way to jail from a court appearance on August 29.

The 44-year old Hailil was charged with illegal possession of firearm and explosives after police commandos and soldiers seized a pistol and a grenade from him during his arrest.

Hailil is also being linked to the killing of a Malaysian policeman Kpl Rajah Jamuan, 32, on Mabul Water Bungalow Resort during an Abu Sayyaf raid in July this year. Rajah’s companion Kons Zakiah Alejp, 26, was kidnapped by the Abu

Sayyaf and is being held for ransom in southern Philippines.

The Star Online exclusive report said Tawi-Tawi police chief Joe Salido has ordered an investigating into the killing of Hailil.

Quoting from a police report it obtained, The Star Online said that Hailil was killed when he allegedly tried to escape while being escorted under heavy guard in Bongao town.

The police report said “the suspect pulled the firearm of a security team member and resisted. That gave reason for the security team to shoot Kahumbo, resulting in his instant death.

Team medics immediately applied first aid and brought Kahumbo to the hospital but he was declared DOA

(dead on arrival).”

The Star Online also quoted an unidentified intelligence source from TawiTawi that claimed Hailil was killed to prevent him from bailing out of prison.

“They said that it would have been difficult to find him guilty in court as he had the protection of someone influential in southern Philippines. It would be difficult to find him guilty on either illegal possession of weapons or kidnapping. Security forces know that he would eventually be freed and that is why they executed him,” the source said.

It was unknown whether police and military had completed its interrogation on Hailil, or whether he was killed to silence him. Abu Sayyaf prisoners are usually transported to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City while charges are being prepared or for further interrogation, especially those involved in high profile cases such as the Sabah kidnappings.

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Mobin Hailil.

Director Datuk Ahmad Nadzer Nordin said at least 14 groups from southern Philippines were involved in cross-border kidnappings in Sabah.

The Star Online also quoted a report by former Abu Sayyaf hostage and Mindanao State University lecturer Octavio Dinampo as saying that Hailil was “an intelligence gatherer for Abu Sayyaf, whose main duty is to identify possible targets

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for the gunmen to kidnap.”

“As an urban operative, he would be familiar with places like Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Semporna,” Dinampo, who was kidnapped in June 2008, told The Star Online, adding that Hailil would blend in with the Tausug and Yakan communities in these districts.

“These operatives use their knowledge to identify possible kidnap victims and watch their movements as

well as the fast boats to be used in the abductions,” he said, adding, any information from Hailil would enable Philippine security officials to know the inner workings of the Abu Sayyaf.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abd Rahman earlier tagged brothers as Nilson and Badong Muktadil as among those involved in kidnappings in Sabah. The two brothers were also linked to the raid on Mabul Water Bungalow Resort.

Malaysia’s Star Online also quoted Jalaluddin as saying that the brothers were part of a kidnap-forransom group based in Tawi-Tawi province. They were believed to be involved in the April 2 kidnapping of Chinese tourist, Gao Huayun, 29, and Filipino worker Marcy Darawan, 40, from the Singamata Reef Resort off Semporna in Sabah. Both women had been freed in exchange for a huge ransom. (Mindanao Examiner. With a report from The Star Online.)

PNPA sets Sept. 26 deadline for Cadet Admission Test applications

By ALMA L. TINGCANG IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay - The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) has set the deadline for the submission of application forms to the PNPA Cadetship Program on Sept. 26, 2014.

Applicants must be a natural-born Filipino citizen, single with no parental obligation, 18 years old and not more than 22 years old on April 15, 2015. Height requirement for male is 5 feet and 4 inches and 5 feet and 2 inches for female with weight which corresponds to the applicant’s height, gender and age.

He must be a high school graduate upon application, with good moral character, no criminal, administrative and civil derogatory record and without pending complaint or case before any tribunal.

Applicants must not be a former cadet of the PNPA or other similar institutions and must not have been dismissed from any private or government employment for cause.

The coverage of examination includes Communication Skills, Logical and Reasoning Ability, Math and Sciences, General Information and Current Events.

Aside from passing the PNPA Cadet Admission Test, applicants must also hurdle the Medical, Psychological and Psychiatric Examination, Agil-

ity Test and Interview, including the minimum physical fitness exercises.

Duly accomplished Application forms together with a prepaid LBC Airvelop Regular/NPouch or self-stamped Window envelope can be mailed to: The Director (Attention: Registrar) Philippine National Police Academy, Camp General Mariano N. Castaneda, Silang, Cavite 4129.

Schedule of PNPA examination is on October 26, 2014, Sunday at 7:00 AM in 27 test centers nationwide. Region 9 applicants may take the examination in Zamboanga City.

A PNPA cadet enjoys full government scholarship that includes free 4-year education and training with training allowance. After graduation, he must serve the government either in the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) or Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

Applicants from Zamboanga Sibugay may secure application forms from the Philippine Information Agency, Zamboanga Sibugay Infocenter, Door 8, Magat Apartment, Barangay Sanito, National Highway, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay or they can download forms at the PNPA website at www.pnpa.edu.ph. (FPG/ ALT-PIA9/Zamboanga Sibugay)

Mayor Beng Climaco Thursday distributes bags to Grade 7 students in various schools in the east coast in line with her personal advocacy on education. (JOEY BAUTISTA)

Special Forces commander dies in Basilan clash

Z A M B OA NG A C I T Y – A Special Forces commander, who was wounded in clash with Abu Sayyaf militants in the troubled Basilan province in southern Philippines, had died before dawn Sunday while being airlifted to hospital in Zamboanga City, officials said.

Officials said Captain Mark Gamboa, of the 14th Special Forces Com-

pany, clashed at around 7 p.m. on Saturday with militants led by Halang alias Commander Jeck in the village of Calusugan in Lantawan town.

The fighting lasted only 10 minutes and it was unknown if there were enemy casualties.

Gamboa was hit in the arm by a bullet that penetrated his body organs.

Soldiers, who reinforced the officer’s unit

an hour later, brought him to the army headquarters in Isabela City where US troops provided him first aid while waiting for a helicopter to transport Gamboa to Zamboanga City.

Gamboa was airlifted shortly midnight to the Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City, but died before reaching the military hospital there. The Western

Mindanao Command did not release any statement about the fighting and the death of Gamboa.

US troops were training Filipino soldiers in anti-terrorism warfare in southern Philippines, including Basilan, one of five provinces under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, since 2002. (Mindanao Examiner with a report from Ely Dumaboc.)

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reminded that there are places where water scarcity is a big issue.

Degala said that while she empathizes with the cause for finding a cure for ALS, she also urged them to think also of people in Africa.

“Think of the buckets you waste, how many families would line up to drink for that,” she said.

One of the places is Burundi, a country in central Africa sandwiched between Rwanda and Congo, where she spent three years in her mission work in the last decade.

For a country where water can only be found in 8% of its land area, Degala said the main source of water for some eight million Burundi people comes from rain.

But when the occasional heat wave comes to Burundi where it leaves the country without rain for three to six days, Degala said “people would go crazy.”

Mary Ann Fuertes, executive director of Interface Development Interventions, shared the same concern, as her group is making headway to make the city implement a rainwater catchbasin practice to save rainwater for household use.

“It’s a waste of precious freshwater. As of now in just three months more than a million people are taking the challenge. Just imagine how many liters of precious water are being wasted. So many families could be supplied with such amount of water, ” said Fuertes.

Hollywood actor Matt Damon joined this campaign but used toilet water to raise awareness of his other advocacy that 800 million people around the world are suffering from lack of access to clean and safe water.

The ALS Association, who is the beneficiary of the bucket challenge, has gathered more than $90-million in donations, which they will spend mostly on education and research.

The ice bucket campaign has gone viral through social media such as Facebook and YouTube. And with the Filipinos’ active use of such social media, the country is ranked eighth by Facebook with the most participants for the challenge.

Not only celebrities in the country took part in the challenge, but also government officials including Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Bureau of Internal Revenue commissioner Kim Henares and former Governor Chavit Singson among others. Each donated $100 for the ALS Association.

In Davao City, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte took part in the challenge. He nominated his sister former mayor Sara Duterte, but she declined saying she would prefer donating for the cause without going through the ordeal.

Their father, Mayor

Rodrigo Duterte was also nominated by de Lima, a critic of the mayor’s stance in crime-fighting. But the elder Duterte declined citing he just came out of intensive care and would review the mechanics of the challenge.

Degala, however, doubted the intention of some leaders who joined the challenge for the attention.

“They are only after the media mileage,” she scoffed. (davaotoday.com)

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able to cover the cost for the installation of the newly calibrated meters, amounting to P7,428,260 each.

Earlier, Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong said he will convence all the mayors, and member-consumers to support the Team Lasureco Task Force to fast track their task.

Col. Glenn Macasero, 103rd brigade commander and co-chairman of task force Lasureco, reported during the Inter-Agency Meeting in Marawi City earlier that since the team was organized it was able to achieve a 34-36 percent collection efficiency.

Macasero said the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Lasureco) was able to pay a total amount of P33,533,098 to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and PSALM. But Matanog said that the collection is not enough to cover the losses of the electric cooperative in terms of loan obligation which amounted to P8 billion.

Some of the problems that the electric cooperative are now experiencing, Matanog said, include the 11-percent loss of power supply due pilferages and other illegal connections that caused overloading of transformer.

Macasero, on one hand, was also dismayed over the harassments being experienced by Lasureco fieldmen and employees from their member-consumers.

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crown from Smith because the 17-year old beauty was born in the United States.

“Yes it’s true. It was verbally stated that they have to take it (title) away due to the fact that she is an American,” Smith’s mother, Neneng Mozar, said in a text message Saturday. She said the title was taken back noon of August 29 (Friday) in a meeting with the governor at a local hotel.

But Mozar denied that Smith, a Psychology student at the Central Mindanao University, is an American.

“She is Pinay (Filipina) because I am Pinay (Filipina),” she added.

Mozar said their lawyer is waiting for a copy of the decision, in writing.

She said her daughter is “totally devastated” and she herself is “so distraught”

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(about the situation).

“But I have to be strong for my daughter,” she added “My mom, my family and friends will never leave me, even when everyone is against me… I love you,” Smith posted in her Facebook wall Saturday afternoon.

Cruzin cited a complain filed before the governor’s decision but did not provide details. The governor has yet to issue a statement.

Joanne Bayona, provincial tourism officer declined to comment but confirmed that the governor spoke with Smith’s family.

Cruzin stressed that before Smith joined the contest, they had sought legal counsel on the citizenship issue. She said Smith has been living with her mother in the Philippines since she was three years old.

“She, being with her mom here makes her a Filipina until she is 18 years old when she can choose her citizenship,” she added.

Zubiri and Bayona have yet to respond to the same query about Smith’s citizenship.

Smith will turn 18 on September 17 this year.

Smith won over 20 other bets from Bukidnon’s 19 towns and two cities in the pageant night on August 17. The Municipality of Impasug-ong, in-charge of the 2014 pageant, fielded no candidate. She also won “Best in Gown,” “Best in Swimwear,” and “Ms. Regata Tours.”

Last week, the Malaybalay City council passed a resolution commending Smith for her victory.

Cruzin said the council will take the matter again in their next session.

Mayor Anthony Uy of the Municipality of Impasugong, which was behind the committee that held the pageant, told MindaNews via telephone that he has yet to get a definite report on the issue.

He said he was told that during the screening, Smith qualified to be among the candidates.

Bukidnon’s Facebook citizens took up the issue on their walls.

“Is this how lousy the screening committee is, that she reached this far before being disqualified?” “ARL” said in his comment.

He clarified that he is not against or for the (provincial) administration but stressed “ I want is impartiality.”

Another FB post compared Smith’s case to that of Venus Raj, who also faced and prevailed over a citizenship issue against her at the Binibining Pilipinas pageant before landing as runner up in the Miss Universe competition in 2011.

“This is foul. Is this discrimination again?” another FB member opined.

In another thread, an FB citizen posted that there has to be a credible explanation behind the disqualification of Smith. “Why do they have to do this and humiliate a young lady who “did her

best” and “deserved” the business licenses.

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As a result, he ordered In the video release, for an inventory of all priCinces, 23, married, talked vate firearms stored at the for 4.04 minutes appealing PNP warehouse to deterfor help from the govern- mine whether there is an ment and the Armed Forces increase in the number of of the Philippines (AFP) to missing guns which may negotiate for their immedi- likely pose additional danate release. ger to the public and to law Cinces said that they are enforcement. now being held captive in Roxas also instructed an undisclosed mountain the PNP to get in touch in Mindanao. with the concerned tradHe assured his wife, par- ers and importers and tell ents, families and relatives them to explain why their that they are being treated business licenses should not well, provided food, and ac- be suspended if they are corded all the privileges of found to have had a hand the prisoner of war (POW) in the missing firearms. under the Geneva Conven- With a report from the tion.

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is continuously cleaning its ranks. He added that any PNP personnel who is found to have conspired with gun dealers to smuggle firearms out of the PNP warehouse will be administratively sanctioned and prosecuted under the law.

“The PNP assured the public that it is continuously looking for a long term solution, especially on the issues relatibng to firearms in order to provide better police service,” Constantino pointed out.

Earlier, Roxas warned gun dealers, importers and dealers, who are allegedly engaged in the illegal trading of firearms that they will face not only imprisonment but also suspension of their

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Councilor Elipe said the new revenue code should suit the prevailing economic condition of the city, and address other concerns.

He expresses hopes that this will be completed by the end of the month before deliberations on the 2015 executive budget starts.

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But we must bear in mind that there are two kinds of preaching, verbal and non verbal preaching. What is the difference of these kinds of preaching?

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ENERAL Santos City––President Benigno Aquino III said Monday Mindanao is currently in the best position to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the integration by next year of the 10-member states of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Secretary Lucille Sering, vice chairperson of Climate Change Commission, explains government policies and development plans to participants of the Climate Change Media Workshop, Monday, Sept. 1, at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, Davao City. Photo by Cheng Ordonez

In his keynote speech delivered by Mindanao Development Authority chairperson, Secretary Luwalhati Antonino at the opening of the 23rd Mindanao Business Conference (Minbi-

zcon) here, the President said the island will play a major role in the country’s participation in the integration efforts, especially in terms of the opening of a single ASEAN market and

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production base.

He said the integration initiatives will be characterized by the free flow of goods, services, investment, capital and skilled labor, which will “pose tremendous opportunities for our country, especially for Mindanao that plays a big role in the nation’s economy.”

“With its active participation in the BIMP-EAGA, Mindanao plays such an important role in the nation’s economic well-being that it is worthy to note how it will also fare in the coming ASEAN economic integration,” President Aquino said

in his speech.

BIMP-EAGA stands for Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines–East ASEAN Growth Area, a sub-regional grouping that mainly involves Mindanao and Palawan as well as other key east ASEAN areas.

The President said Mindanao‘s prospects for growth and development now appears very promising as the national government foresees positive transformation in the island with the signing earlier this year of the Comprehensive See bigger, page B7

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Canadian Chamber eyes more business in Davao DAVAO City––The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be opening an office in Davao City before the year ends with the aim of encouraging more investment projects between the Philippines and Canada.

“This will be the first one in Mindanao and our third in the Philippines,” said Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Julian Payne.

Payne said the the other CanCham offices are in Manila and Cebu.

While he does not wish to argue with the Canadian government which issued a travel advisory against travelling to the city and to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), he said the private sector decided to take the lead by opening an office here. The Chamber has however started to accept members in the city three years ago.

“The Davao Canadian Chamber was established to increase the profile of

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Canada-Philippine business interests in the Davao Region,” said Canadian Chamber of CommerceDavao City chair Manuel

Orig, who is also the first vice president for Mindanao Affairs of Aboitiz Power.

Constant Integrated, a real estate company partly owned by a Canadian, has been doing business in the city for two years now.

The company buys lots and builds high-end home with prices ranging from P15 million for expatriates and foreign buyers.

Payne said there is great potential in Davao and in Mindanao in the following areas: Business Pro-

cess Outsourcing, mining, manufacturing and tourism.

Thos e who b ecome CanCham members are given an opportunity to promote and project their Canada-Philippines business interests. The names of these businesses will also be posted on the CanCham website.

Memberships are available for corporations and individuals. Among the priority sectors of CanCham are: Agriculture and See chamber, page B7

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GenSan feel brunt of Manila’s truck ban GENERAL Santos City–– Business le aders here warned of drastic increases in the coming months in the prices of various commodities that are shipped through the ports of Manila if the continuing truck ban in the area will not be lifted or resolved soon.

Manuel Yaphockun, former president of the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (GSCCCII), said Monday a number of local businesses are now starting to feel the impact of Manila’s city-wide truck ban with the delayed shipment and deliveries of goods to the area.

He said it mainly affected the delivery of imported goods coming in through Manila’s south harbor and those manufactured in parts of Luzon that are shipped out from the north harbor.

Manila’s south harbor is the country’s main entry point for imported commodities while the north harbor caters to domestic shipping operations.

In February, the city government of Manila banned cargo trucks from its main thoroughfares from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., a move that triggered backlogs in deliveries to, through and from the ports of Manila.

Covered by the ban are cargo trucks, gravel and sand trucks, cement mixers, eight-wheelers and any truck with a gross vehicle weight of at least 4,500 kilograms.

“It now take weeks for

shipments from Manila to arrive here and the situation has so far affected the availability or supply of some vital goods,” said Yaphockun, who is among the area’s biggest suppliers of hardware and construction materials.

He said such problem specifically affected some hardware materials, some of which are imported from other countries.

Yaphockun urged the national government to look into the situation and set some remedial measures regarding the impact of the truck ban.

“This (truck ban) problem is not only affecting Manila and the neighboring areas but also us here in Mindanao,” he said.

If the problem will continue unresolved, he said it could eventually trigger significant increases in shipping and other related costs.

“Freight costs are going to go up and that means additional burden later on for our consumers,” he said.

Raymund Salangsang, GSCCCII vice president, said the truck ban could later on affect the availability and prices of some Noche Buena or Christmas holiday products.

These include ham, fruit cocktail, cheese and sandwich spread, mayonnaise, queso de bola, pasta and spaghetti, elbow and salad macaroni, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and creamer. philippine news agency

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THE recovery of the Philippine economy in the second quarter of 2014 made one of Asia’s leading securities and investment broker maintain its outlook on the possible hitting of the government’s growth target for this year and next year.

In a research note, the company said it is keeping its 6.8 percent growth forecast for the country this year and 7.6 percent for 2015.

The government’s 2014 growth target is a range between 6.5-7.5 percent while it is seven to eight percent for 2015.

The industr y sector drove domestic output from April to June this year, which reached 6.4 percent, higher than quarter-ago’s 5.6 percent but lower than year-ago’s 7.98 percent.

The research note expects the continued six percent-level growth for the domestic economy in the second half of the year as it expects the recovery in government spending among others.

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second quarter of the year was led by the agriculture, manufacturing and exports while construction and retail trade slowed.

It also noted that problems caused by port congestion issue, due mainly to the expanded truck ban in the City of Manila that started last February, will be addressed.

“Thus, we believe the composition of growth will revert to one led by domestic demand, supported by net primary income, mostly remittances from overseas Filipinos,” it added.

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Relatively, Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI) lead economist Emilio Neri Jr. maintained the bank’s 6.2 percent growth forecast for the country this year on back of projected improvements in domestic financial conditions, which in turn will support consumption.

“The faster-than-expected print for second quarter of helps reduce uncertainty about the sustainability of the Philippine economy’s surprisingly strong performance in the last few years,” Neri said in a research note.

The research note cited

that growth in the second quarter of the year was led by the agriculture, manufacturing and exports while construction and retail trade slowed.

“We will not be surprised if this will actually lead to an improvement in employment and poverty statistics this year vs. 2013,” it said.

With the expected sustained growth of the domestic economy, Neri said this gives the central bank’s policy-making Monetary Board (MB) leeway to further increase the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP)

key rates on their September 11, 2014 meeting to keep inflation within target.

Rate of price increases last July surged to 4.9 percent, almost hitting the upper end of the government’s three to five percent target for 2014, while average for the year stood at 4.3 percent.

For 2015, the inflation target

is a range between two to four percent.

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Republic of the Philippines 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTR THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES BIENVENIDO P. BAYONAS JR. AND CHRISTINE A. DAGTING-BAYONAS,

CIVIL CASE NO. 2014-102

BIENVENIDO P. BAYONAS JR. AND CHRISTINE A. DAGTING-BAYONAS Petitioners X------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Before this court verified join petition for the approval and registration of the divorce filed by the petitioners through counsel and alledging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on June 26, 2004 at Iligan City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were duly registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident their residents at Purok 5-A, Tambo, Iligan City and Purok 1, Hinaplanon, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for five (5) years already, since March 7, 1999, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Mutual Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 26, 2004, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on October 3, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

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Iligan City, Philippines, this 29th day of August, 2014.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: Sept. 2, 9 & 16, 2014

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Binay’s popularity is his ‘mistake’ WHETHER Vice President Jejomar Binay has officially started his campaign trail for the Presidency in 2016, his weekend visit to Mindanao provided him relief against the torment of politics in Manila.

During a rare, albeit limited time to talk with the local press, Binay poured his sentiments on the various issues hurled against him, particularly the reported overpriced P 2 billion Makati building. “The issues raised against me were certainly politically motivated.

These were nothing but a demolition job consider-

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Cris Diaz ing that I have already announced my presidential bid in 2016,” Binay said.

In some degree, Binay could be right. With a soaring popularity as

the next possible President, the ambition of other presidential candidates is definitely threatened. Binay’s popularity is a big mistake. The political opposition considers Binay’s high popularity rating as the latter’s weakness. Thus, the political enemies want the destruction of Binay’s credibility in an effort to drag his popularity down.

Worse, the enemies want Binay to be in jail so that his wings would be broken!

A case at bar, is the Senate purported investigation of the Makati controversy. It is disturbing that the two

Senators (Trillanes and Peter Cayetano) who made public their intention to run for the Presidency, would become the principal “prosecutors” of the Senate body tasked to prove Binay. The Senators summoned a witness who was Binay’s political ally, but who became a political nemesis after reportedly failing to get Binay’s political endorsement. (This case is also popular in the local political arena).

It was also intriguing for the witness – Binay’s former Vice Mayor – to admit without batting an

course. But the overarching consideration is the candidate’s his skill in prying the public coffers loose when in office and his readiness to spread the loot around. ***** In the trapo’s calculus, these are what make for winnability in a candidate.

Bet on him and earn lots of balato!

Think of deposed President Erap with Chavit Singson (before their falling out), Atong Ang, Mark Jimenez, the gang that made his candidacy bankable, and their army of sycophants.

As with the buccaneers of yore or the modern-day pirates of Somalia, a share of the loot is the reward for sycophancy.

Patronage and sycophancy are the Gemini twins in the political firmament.

Like Mafia or Yakuza enforcers, these twins patrol the neighborhoods, ensure that local officials are loyal, and scoop up the neighborhood votes for safekeeping.

That’s the way their bosses in the capital (big-time trapos) corner the votes of the masses. ***** It would be interesting to see what gimmicks the incumbents will devise now that the pork barrel is supposed to be abolished.

Imaginative deployment of pork barrel funds used to be their mainstay.

For example, pork barrelfunded projects were the major source of kickbacks before—which they could give away without using their own money to repay favors and political debts

See mistake, page B7

Trapo mentality and winnability

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– With politics heating up in anticipation of the 2016 elections, it may be useful to review the playing field and the tricks of the game, including the mindset of traditional politicians (trapos).

A trapo looks at politics the same way he views cockfights, beauty pageants, and sports-fests. His yardstick is “winnability” – a concept having less to do with competence or character as with name-recall, wealth, popularity, or connections.

Generally it doesn’t matter to a trapo whether a candidate is incompetent, a crook, or lives a scandalous life; if his name rings bells and cash registers, and he’s willing to spend, he’s the man!

Watch how this mindset plays out as the line-ups for

The Worm’s Eyeview

Manny Valdehuesa

the 2016 election are decided by the so-called parties; parties that are not really parties in the proper sense of the term but personalconvenience vehicles for ambitious trapos.

Apart from wealth and the willingness to spend it generously, connections and charisma also count of

See trapo, page B5

Daily Inspiration Lazy to plow “Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.” -Proverbs 20:4

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DON’T forget to plan and prepare for the important things in life, especially when they involve your family. If you’re not saving money every month, you may not have

enough money in your retirement years. Yet, more importantly, if you’re not investing the time to teach, play with, love or care for your kids now, you won’t have loving and unbreakable relationships in the years to come. What are you waiting for?

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Pinoys in trouble abroad: how to help them LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you listen to, and obey, the LORD your God…” (Deuteronomy 28:2, the Holy Bible).

-oooTROUBLE FOR PINOYS IN THE WORLD: News headlines during the last five days have been dealing with unfortunate stories of Filipinos facing serious threats to their lives while they are working abroad.

The first story is about 40 or so Filipino soldiers working as members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Syria, who managed to escape death from Syrian rebels only by fleeing in the dead of the night.

The second story is about two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been sentenced to die after they were found guilty of cocaine trafficking in Vietnam. In fact, there is also the story

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Atty. Batas Mauricio of another OFW, Antonio Espares, who was beheaded in Libya much earlier. On top of all of these, there are countless other stories of misfortune befalling other OFWs in other parts of the world, but which are no longer reported.

Indeed, our countrymen, whose only fault was to seek gainful employment in foreign soils because there are no opportunities for them in the Philippines, will continue to suffer and be killed.

This is a curse which was predicted to happen by the Bible a long time ago. We can read about this curse against our children being given to other nations and suffering pain and death while we are unable to help them, in Deuteronomy 28:15 and 32.

-oooCURSES FOR PINOYS WORKING ABROAD: For the non-Bible readers, here is what Deuteronomy 28:15 provides: “However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you…”

Deuteronomy 28:32 says, on the other hand: “Your sons and daughters will be given to other nations, and you will wear out your eyes watching for them day after day, powerless to lift a hand…” In fact,

Deuteronomy 28:41 warns of a similar catastrophe in this manner: “You will have sons and daughters but you will not keep them, because they will go into captivity.”

Then, there is actually a third curse for OFWs, which is a curse for the entire Filipino nation as well who has taken pride in treating our children as exports. This is the curse of broken families, represented by marital infidelity, both for the OFWs and their spouses who are left behind, which is raised in Deuteronomy 28:15 and 30: “You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it.”

-oooTHE ONLY WAY TO HELP OFWs: And if we think more carefully about it, there is a fourth curse for OFWs, likewise already warned about in the Bible,

political to the con-con. If done simultaneously with regular elections, lame ducks rejected in that election by the people don’t get a second option and inflict themselves on the people.

Then let the con-con be convened as soon as the new president also assumes office. That way, an honestto-goodness cha-cha can be done. This may take more time and more resources.

But there’s no other better way if we want to reform as a nation.

CANADIAN CHAMBER — The topic discussed during the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in its Davao luncheon meeting (Aboitiz executive Bobby Orig, as Davao chief ) a few days ago framed the reasons why we need to open up our constitution. ACCRA Law Senior Partner Eusebio Tan, the resource speaker walked through some laws to illustrate.

RESTRICTIVE — For

instance, the retail trade law that is supposed to protect Pinoy small businessmen, is more breached than observed. Look around your favorite Chinatown areas.

Even the practice of professions that are reserved only for Filipinos needs review in the light of globalization. This is ancient. The 60-percent rule on Filipino ownership of corporations is also subject to review.

This is not only restrictive; we see this also being “layered” to circumvent it.

Including those businesses 100% reserved for Filipinos. xxxxx VS TERRORISTS –I read with keen interest the statement of Saudi Arabian King Abdullah warning the whole world that if we do not wipe out the Islamic jihadists fast and quick, they will be knocking on our own doors in no time.

I wonder if our Philippine authorities will now

Con-Con not Con-Ass

DAVAO City––Indeed, there are many reasons why we need to take another look at our Constitution, not only those pertaining to the economic provisions, but including the political and the whole gamut of our basic law that need alignment with the realities of the fast-clipped pace of world advancement.

NOT CONGRESS — Despite being a congressman myself before (or maybe because I was one before), I do not trust Congress to do a constituent assembly (Con-Ass) notwithstanding how many times Speaker Belmonte shall swear to high heavens that Congress would support only those that will deal on economic reforms. There is a need for a comprehensive review, not the knee-jerk type. Even the timing will be put to a question now that President Aquino is nearing term end and the surfacing of naughty suggestions of lifting of

Advocacy Mindanao

Jess Dureza term limits (although I have no doubt that they cannot hack it, even if they want to.) Let’s do this, as they say, “with feeling”.

MY FORMULA– Let President Aquino leave a legacy to the Filipinos. He can call for the convening of a constitutional convention (Con-Con), the delegates to be elected in 2016 to coincide with the national elections. This way we separate the men from the boys: those more political to run for public office and the less

See CON-CON, page B7

Why you should surround yourself with a community of support Do you often feel like you’re walking life’s road alone?

Learning how to have a successful life is much easier if you have a network of support and encouragement.

Here is why surrounding yourself with a community of support helps you learn how to be a successful entrepreneur: 1.) You Can Exchange Ideas and Experiences. One of the things that sometimes makes life hard-going is a sense of loneliness and a feeling that no one understands what you’re going through.

Finding a community

of people who have shared experiences and trials cannot only be beneficial in helping you feel alone, but also can help you discover ways to overcome shared obstacles.

2.) You Can Reach Your Goals Faster. Reaching your goals doesn’t happen by accident, and you will need support from those who are where you want to be or who know what you’re going through.

Being with like minds actually helps you achieve your goals more quickly.

It is always best with people who walk the same path that you do.

This way, it is a lot easier to trail the path since they already know where you are leading them.

3.) It Keeps You Energized. A shared community of encouraging people who want you to succeed can lift you up when the going is tough and celebrate with you when you reach your goals. The people who understand what you’re going through know how to motivate you and what can keep you going.

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under its Deuteronomy 28:15 and 29. This curse says that all of us, including OFWs of course, shall be robbed and plundered, and there will be no one--whether from the administration or from the opposition---who will help us.

Indeed, there is absolutely no one from the administration or from the opposition in government right now who is able or, perhaps, amenable, to helping our OFWs truthfully and sincerely. While politicians from the opposite sides of the political spectrum claim that our OFWs are the new heroes of the country, there is no concrete action from them to remedy the problems OFWs are facing.

The task of correcting this malady therefore devolves upon true and sincere believers, who have been enlightened that these curses can be healed only

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Raise your standard of living THINK a minute.

You’ve heard of people who try to raise their standard of living at almost any cost.

They’ll go without many things to get a higher education, hoping it will later get them a higher-paying job and career.

Some even move their family to another country to raise their standard of living. Still others will only let their children marry someone whose standard of living is the same or higher than theirs.

Many of us spend much of our life working to raise our standard of living in terms of money and status.

Then when we finally reach the standard of living we want, we still have to work hard to make sure we stay there!

But there are people whose standard of living never changes, whether they have a lot of money or not.

They always enjoy a high standard of living in their own character and daily lifestyle.

They’re always honest, loving, and kind. They’re quick to forgive others who wrong and hurt them.

They’re in control of their physical desires for pleasure, so they always have great fun in life without hurting their own bodies or other people.

They enjoy real happiness and closeness every day in their marriage and with their kids.

You see, the kind of person we are inside is what gives us our real standard of living, not material things or status!

So what kind of character and daily lifestyle do you have? What kind of

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There are many people who have heaps of money and status, but they have a low standard of living, because of the low level of their own personal character.

T h e y ’r e d i s h o n e s t , greedy, competitive, and jealous of what other people have. They gossip and use people to get what they want.

They don’t have much love and forgiveness in their heart for people who wrong and hurt them.

There are heaps of rich people who do not possess real love, peace, and satisfaction in their marriage and family!

This is why our Maker is the only One Who can give us the power, honesty, and love we need to raise our standard of living by raising the level of our character.

It’s only when we ask Jesus Christ to start changing us that we can start enjoying a truly high standard of living.

So why not ask Jesus to take complete charge of your heart and way of living?

It’s only then you can start climbing the ladder of REAL success and satisfaction for the rest of your life.

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AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - You need to get your altruism out today -- so volunteer or do good deeds all over the place! The more you do, the easier it gets and the more fun you have, so make sure that your halo is on.

PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - Take greater care than usual with legal documents or any other detail-filled materials. It’s not that anyone is trying to take advantage of you, just that you need to do right by yourself.

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The Remaining is a right wing, faith based supernatural thriller that addresses questions of life, love and belief against an apocalyptic backdrop.

In the movie The Remaining a group of close friends gather for a wedding, but the celebration is shattered by a series of cataclysmic events and enemies foretold by biblical end-times prophecies.

The survivors face a horrifying, uncertain future as they scramble for safety, but as their world collapses around them in chaos and terror will they choose real life through faith, or just try to survive?

ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - You feel a wee bit frazzled today -- but that’s not necessarily a bad thing! Take it as a sign to spend some time on your own. Even if you’re not getting stuff done, you can still be spiritually productive.

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TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - You can feel emotions more acutely today -- and that could mean that you’re on the road to something bigger and better. That doesn’t make it any more comfortable, but it may be comforting.

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GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - You need to slow down and think clearly about whatever it is you’re facing today -- otherwise, things are sure to get iffy by tonight. As long as you can tell what’s what, you should be fine.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - You can count on your intuition to guide you unerringly today -- so don’t take any steps down paths that seem threatening or even questionable. Things should start to make sense soon.

LEO (July 23 – August 22) - Your ego needs a lift -- and one is on the way! Of course, it doesn’t take the form you were expecting (or hoping for), but that just means you get to show off your flexibility a little bit, too!

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tuesday | september 2, 2014

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Bigger... from page B1

A g r e e m e nt o n t h e Bangsamoro between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

He said that with the dawning of peace and development “in an area that is the nexus of our bloodlines and heritage,” the government and other stakeholders may now look forward to further strengthening convergence initiatives through existing growth corridors within the BIMP-EAGA. He specifically cited efforts towards the promotion of sub-regional cooperation in trade, investment, and the tourism sector, “with a view of contributing to the region’s goal of realizing the 2015 ASEAN Economic Community.”

“We have aspired for many years for bigger markets in trade, tourism, and investments. This will become a reality in 2015 when ASEAN member countries integrate their economies into one ASEAN community to make it more globally competitive,” the President said.

“As ASEAN starts to look closely at regional subgroupings, now is the best time for the BIMP-EAGA to put its best foot forward,” he said.

The President further urged Mindanao businessmen to move closer to forging more direct investments in the island, especially in establishing globally competitive industries that will spawn more business activities, provide employment opportunities to our people, increase the region’s productivity, and drive economic growth.

“I urge ever yone to continue fostering greater understanding of the challenges and prospects, as well as finding the common ground for policy directions that underpin business growth and economic development in Mindanao,” President Aquino added.

Around 1,300 businessmen, professionals and government officials gathered here on Monday for the three-day Minbinzcon, which is considered as the biggest gathering of business chambers in Mindanao.

The conference focuses on discussions regarding the country’s preparations and policy directions for the 2015 ASEAN integration.

The 23rd Minbizcon, which adopted the theme: “Growth Beyond Convergence,” is co-hosted by the business chambers of this city and nearby Sarangani Province.

Mistake... from page B4

eyelash that he benefited from the construction of the Makati building. He further explained that, since he was the Vice Mayor at that time, he presumed that Binay, then the Makati City Mayor, also benefited from the construction of the Makati building. When Trillanes pressed to qualify

and gratitude became inexorably intertwined with their bosses, the wayward lawmakers.

In turn, the lawmakers used the loyalty and debt of gratitude owed them as chips in their power games, leveraging them. ***** Ferdinand Marcos was a consummate practitioner of the art of buying loyalty and sowing patronage to harvest sycophancy—which he then converted into political capital.

It was the sycophancy of the bogus “citizens assemblies” and the KBL’s Kabataang Barangay which enabled him to simulate public support for Martial Law, the conjugal dictatorship, and his so-called “constitutional authoritarianism.”

Since many of the trapos in congress today were incubated and grew up in the Marcos political hatchery, they are virtually unbeatable in the game of patronage today.

And they have the confidence of gaming operators who know that gambling odds always favor the house.

They know they can’t lose as long as grassroots votes are securely corralled in precincts that are controlled by their operatives.

And of course they’re right; so we had be better forewarned! (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Manny is former UNESCO regional director for Asia-Pacific; secretarygeneral, Southeast Asia Publishers Association; director, development academy of Philippines; member, Phil Permanent Mission to the U.N.; vice chair, Local Government Academy; member, Cory Govt’s Peace Panel; and PPI-UNICEF awardee, from page B4 most outstanding columnist. as well as feather the Today he is President, Gisnests of their sycophants ing Barangay Movement Inc and supporters. What will valdehuesa@gmail.com) replace these practices this time around is the question.

As the Napoles scam from page B5 take his advice to heart. reveals, pork was virtually a bottomless well for the If the report is accurate that enterprising scammer, an the BIFF and ASG have unending source of easy announced their alliance money for unscrupulous with the dreaded Islamic congressmen and senators. State (IS) group that is reThere was so much to sponsible for barbaric acts skim from their allow- of slaughtering and beheadances that the bathtubs in ing non-believers of Islam, Napoles condo apartments then it’s time to do some had to do double-duty as real action on this.

CEASEFIRE — The cash receptacles. Can you imagine bathtubs full of problem however for government now is that we bundled cash! have a ceasefire agreement ***** To be sure, the congress- with the MILF and we are men and senators have still nurturing the environalways known that there ment conducive to the peace were kickbacks galore from process with the pendency public works projects, infra- of the work on the peace structure, unsolicited grants agreement. An all-out atand gifts from contractors, tack on the BIFF and ASG outright skimming from stronghold will surely inflict their budgets, and other its collateral damage on the sleight-of-hand financial peace process.

EMBEDDED — We tricks.

To cover their tracks, know that extremists are their operatives and ward tactically embedded in Musleaders served as conduits lim communities and this of the pay-offs and them- is their effective protection selves became big-time from punitive military opplayers and patronage dis- erations. A surgical attack, even though how carefully pensers.

That’s how their loyalty executed will definitely rethe accusation, the former Makati Vice Mayor simply implied that accepting “grease money” is part of the trade. Dung! Whether the Senate investigation was a “moro-moro,” Trillanes and Cayetano should have inhibited in the inquiry.

Without Trillanes and Cayetano, the probe body could demonstrate a semblance of credibility - else the investigation was a sham.

Now, there is also a move to pass the anti-dynasty law in Congress. The proposed law is authored by a known ally of President Aquino.

Notwithstanding, Cong.

Erice, the proponent of the anti-dynasty bill, even expressed the doubts that Congress would approve the bill. Yet, why pushed it?At a time when Binay and his family become an apparent object of a “demolition campaign” by political adversaries, the anti-dynasty bill becomes a “hot potato.”

In other words, while the anti-dynasty bill have the best of intentions it could be cryptically motivated to destroy the alleged Binay political dynasty, too. The son of Binay is the incumbent Makati Mayor, his daughter is an elected representative of the Makati District and an elder daughter, Nancy, now a Senator.

Undoubtedly,Binay’s visit to Mindanao is crucial. It is one way where he could relay and explain to the Mindanaoans about the ongoing political persecution that he and his family is getting through. Getting the story directly from Binay could be the last thing that could crush all the political demolitions hurled against him. Send react: crisguardian@yahoo.com

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sult to civilian casualties, including displacements. Of course, we know that some civilians provide them actual sanctuary and support.

LEAKED — We even heard of instances of prior planned military ops being prematurely leaked and passed on to high value targets to avoid being cornered. I was told of one operation in Lanao to get bomber-terrorist Marwan, an internationally-wanted Indonesian, but the raiders returned to base emptyhanded because the targets were tipped off ahead of time. And the reason for this is understandable. Under the ceasefire agreement with the MILF, no military operations can be done unless prior coordination is done with the MILF. The result is obvious.

Perhaps, when the time is ripe, it will put to a good test whether the MILF is capable of governing and policing the Bangsamoro area and rid it of those dregs of the land.

DUPLICITY? — On the other hand, there are doubters who see the duplicity of it all — believing that the BIFF is an instrumentality of the MILF and it (BIFF) serves a good purpose of doing pressure tactic on government and at the same time becoming a “fallback position” for the MILF when things do not turn out as expected in the peace process with the government.

The reasons are obvious!

Let’s see if the doubters’ speculations turn out false.

Or true. xxxxx PINOY SOLDIERS — We hope we are getting accurate and timely reports on what’s happening to our UN peacekeeping Filipino soldiers out there in Syria and now, from the latest news, are under siege holding their ground and refusing to surrender their firearms to rebels. The initial reports make us mighty proud. Pray that this does not have a tragic end. (Latest reports from Philippine officials said the Filipino UN peacekeepers had escaped their outpost in Golan Heights which was besieged by Syrian rebels. – Editor) ••• (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews.

Advocacy MindaNOW is a syndicated column of Jesus “Jess” Dureza who worked in Malacanang in various capacities and is now president/chairman of the Philippine Press Institute, a national association of newspapers and publications. You may reach him at jessdureza@gmail.com)

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Giving Higalaay a Try I

never thought the Higalaay Festival would create such an impact on me.

For one, I was able to take part in one of the major events this year, the Cagayan de Oro Carnival Parade as one of the event hosts.

It may not seem much but what I saw and experienced that day is beyond the perks of being seen up on stage but experiencing firsthand the wonders of friendship and camaraderie.

The festive atmosphere of the street merrymaking invigorated everyone even with the heat and humidity that day.

You can see people from all walks of life coming together to celebrate friendship through dance and music, smiling at the sights of the performers and cheering them on as they paraded their way to the front of the stage set up at the heart of Plaza Divisoria.

The parade is indeed a show of Higalaay, a manifestation that we can come together and have clean fun.

On a personal level, the Higalaay season also was a way for me to rekindle ties and foster new friendship. The pocket events and other activities lined up during the month allowed me to mingle with a wide variety of personalities, reuniting with people I have known for years and establishing new relationships with the ones I meet along the way.

This month, I have set aside differences and did not mind affiliations just so we can all have a wonderful and eventful celebration.

This move proved to be a good thing, it unburdened me and made me appreciate how wonderful it is to put weight on good relations than petty feelings.

This indeed made this Higalaay

festival a personal journey to a better understanding of how amazing life is if we continue to become better versions of ourselves every day.

Higalaay is also a time for wonderful victories for my friends and our Liceo family. Back to back victories in all three major beauty and personality pageants held annually in CdeO is indeed a blessing to be grateful about.

Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014, The Man of Himologan 2014, and the ultimate Barangay Gwapo for this year hail from the same university where I come from.

I may not be directly involved in all three in their bid for the big win but I share the same joy for their victory. Aside from this grandslam feat, the Liceo Dragon Boat team and their supporters from the dance companies of Liceo U emerged as second place in the Carnival Parade hurdling challenges of limited rehearsal schedule and pre-contest preparations.

Their participation was also a show of force, unity and determination of the students and staff which I am blessed to have seen and felt.

When the City rebranded the festival last year, I was wondering why. Now I do not have to seek answers for I have been able to actualize what it is like to make friends, keep friends and be friends. What I was able to experience, share and cherish this month is more than enough for me to look forward to another Higalaay in 2015.

Will it be grander and bigger? For sure it will. All it takes is for all of us to continue the friendship and embrace new ones.

More friends, More fun only in Kagayan! nOWEN JAEN Photos by GLENN PALACIO

Miss Lapasan 2014 in her colorful ensemble during the Higalaay Kagay-an Carnival Street Dancing and parade

Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014 Beatrice Alvarez Pohl and her court.

Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno in his speech during the coronation night of Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014, August 23, Limketkai Atrium.