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UNIDENTIFIED men stole a radio transmitter and other equipment in Digos City in the province of Davao del Sur––some 1,500 kilometers south of Manila––wounding the radio station’s caretaker in the process on September 8, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) reported Wednesday.

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Members of the Philippine National Police flash the peace sign during a peace rally at Rizal Park in Davao City, evening of September 24, 2013. (Inset) Davao City Police chief Senior Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa, together with Moro National Liberation Front Davao City State chair Rolando Olamit and Task Force Davao chief Colonel Casiano Monilla flash the peace sign during a peace rally at Rizal Park in Davao City, evening of September 24, 2013. MindaNews photo

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Full implementation of CCTV Ordinance in Davao ordered DAVAO CITY -- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all shopping malls, and commercial centers operating within the city to install, operate and maintain high end and high definition closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras as one of the measures to strengthen public safety.

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P3.89-billion allocation broken down

1. Continuing relief assistance for 23,794 families - P 178,455,000 2. “Balik Probinsya,” which includes transport fees and incidentals for 2,125 displaced families - P10,625,000 3. Educational assistance, which includes supplies and allowances for 21,387 teenage/college students - P106,935,000 4. Supplementary feeding program for 120 days for 15,446 families - P24,095,760 5. Cash for work for 23,794 families P149,902,200 6. Construction of bunkhouses/transitional shelter for 21,252 affected families P797,250,000 7. Shelter assistance for P21,252 affected families - P2,125,200,000 8. Livelihood assistance for seed capital for 21,252 families - P212,520,000 9. Operational and project management requirements - P 285,017,040

DOH launches nurses’ specialty certification program

The Department of Health (DOH) launched its certification program for nurses in eleven specialty areas such as cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary, mental health, maternal and child, infectious diseases, orthopaedic and rehabilitation, trauma and emergency, operating room, and anesthesia care.

“This is a key strategy to enhance the competencies of the country’s nurses who play vital roles in the attainment of universal health care or Kalusugan Pangkalahatan,” Secretary of Health Enrique Ona said.

The DOH Nurse Certification Program will be open to all Filipino registered nurses, as well as, foreign nurses with Special Temporary Permit from the Professional Regulations Commission.

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Pres. Aquino mobilizes P3.89B for Zambo relief

MANILA -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has issued instructions to Secretary of Budget and Man-

agement Florencio “Butch” Abad to set aside P3.89 billion for relief and rehabilitation activities in Zam-

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METRO CDO

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Misor sets tourism summit; to invite private investors

By GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City––To develop a number of potential tourism sites in Misamis Oriental, the provincial government has invited investors from the private sector to a two-day summit where they can discuss specific places of interest.

Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano has scheduled the 1st Misamis Oriental Tourism Summit on Oct. 3-4 at Duka Bay in Medina.

In recent weeks, Emano has visited eco-tourism sites around the province that need to be developed as tourist attractions.

These sites have been identified and will be presented to the potential investors.

Tourism summit head Celeste M. Dosdos said the investors have been invited to partner with the provincial government in developing the identified sites.

Dosdos said most of the sites are cold springs, hot springs, waterfalls and beaches.

She added a sail fin lizard farm in Jasaan is also included.

“Tourism promotion for these areas is needed,” Dosdos said.

She said they have also invited Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority chief Mark Lapid.

Expected to participate in the event are regional tourism officials led by director Catalino Chan III and all municipal tour-

Jaraula: ‘I will stay’ CAGAYAN de Oro City––Former Cagayan de Oro Rep. Constantino Jaraula said on Wednesday that he would not leave the country after he was implicated in the P 10 billion “pork barrel” anomaly.

“I will face the charges in court to prove my innocence,” Jaraula who served as Congressman of the lone district in Cagayan de Oro City for three terms prior to the division of the city’s congressional district in two in 2007.

“They are accusing me for a wrongdoing that I have not committed, definitely I will never escape as I will face the charges in court,” he said.

Jaraula was among the 35 congressmen whose name was listed in the immigration’s watch list who would likely fly outside the country to escape prosecution.

Jaraula did not comment on the report of the Commissions on Audit (COA) implicating his name in the Priority Development Assistance Fund anomaly saying he will reserve his arguments in court.

“On COA’s allegations, I will reserve my defense at the proper time and venue,” Jaraula said.

Jaraula, however, said that those who earlier left the country does not mean that they were guilty of wrongdoing.

“I believed those officials would come back in due time to prove their innocence, too,” Jaraula added. CD with PNA report

ism officials.

The governor will highlight the meet with a presentation during the plenary of both the public and private sector representatives.

Dosdos said Emano went around the province with a team of architects, engineers and planners to come up with audio-visual presentations.

Provincial board member Hecker t Emano, chair of the committee on tourism, will come with other provincial officials.

The activity is seen to be the first of a series of tourism summits that the province will hold.

Dosdos said the venues will change from year to year.

Ms. Celeste M. Dosdos, head of the coming tourism summit in Misamis Oriental, says the province has a lot of potential sites to be developed as tourist attractions. The tourism summit on October 3-4 will invite investors to partner with the province in developing these eco-tourism sites.Mindanao Daily News photo

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New Generation Forum

Rotary Club facilitates assumption of Cagayan de Oro city youth officials

By Irene Joy B. Dayo and Grace Mae L. Beber Staffmembers

NEW Generation Forum, now on its 12th year, has again facilitated from selection to assumption of youth leaders, who will assume the positions of the city officials for one week, as part of training new breed of young students in the affairs of the City Government.

September is also known as Youth Month.

Rotary Club of CDO President Ferdie Bernasor said more than 50 individuals, comprising students and teachers, gathered at Mandana Hall, VIP Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City, on September 21, 2013, to participate in a New Generation Forum organized

by Rotary Club of Cagayan

LAWYER Ma. Dulce Cuevas Banson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) receives her Certificate of Appreciation from RCCDO President Ferdie Bernasor. Banson is one of the speakers in the just-held New Generation Forum held in a hotel in downtown Cagayan de Oro. At left is Forum Chair PAG John Mark Sarraga. Photo by Lovely Mae Casenas

de Oro City.

Bernasor said the forum aims to promote awareness among the youths with regards to the current state of the city before they elect

themselves to the top city government positions.

Rotary Club invited students, accompanied by their teachers, from 22 schools to have the chance to ask

questions to panelists, who are composed of individuals from key government offices and experts on current issues.

For this year, the panellists were composed of Atty. Antonio S. Soriano (on Pork Barrel Scam), P/ Supt. Michael Deloso and P/Supt. Reynaldo Padolla (on Peace and Order and Traffic), Mr. Nonito Oclarit (Hapsay Dalan), Atty. Ma. Dulce Cuevas Banson (Commission on Elections), Mr. Efren Uy (Oro Chamber), Mr. Tito Mora (Environmental Concerns) and Mr. Dietmar Schug (Health).

Among the topics that has been raised of the students is on pork barrel scam, peace and order, Hapsay Dalan project, environmental YOUTH | page 7

Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez expresses his support for the ongoing peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the MILF during a recent briefing conducted by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process headed by Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles. Rep. Rodriguez values the importance of peace in the Mindanao region and sees how it can improve the lives of the people of Mindanao.

Bulua CS, Tablon NHS top Oro’s journalism contests

By URIEL C. QUILINGUING, Contributing Editor

BULUA Central School and Tablon National High School are this year’s campus journalism champions in Cagayan de Oro. Both schools bagged the most points in elementary and secondary school levels, respectively, during the Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC) on August 30-31 at East City Central School, according schools

division superintendent Elena M. Borcillo.

Borcillo, in a division memorandum on Sept. 10, 2013, disclosed that Bulua CS amassed 64 points while Tablon NHS garnered 50 points and outscored all other private and public elementary and secondary public schools in Cagayan de Oro. CONTESTS | page 7

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Boat sinks in Surigao; 14 passengers, crew saved S

By Roel N. Catoto of MindaNews

URIGAO City––Fourteen-passengers and crewmembers were rescued when a motorized banca sank on Monday morning off Bucas Grande Island in Surigao del Norte, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

NATIONAL GREENING PROGRAM. Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte OIC Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer Cecilia Concon (left) briefs farmer-members of San Isidro Farmers Association and Kahugpungan sa Katawhan sa Subait on the rationale of the National Greening Program. The two organizations, whose members are Agrarian Reform beneficiaries, committed to plant 41,675 trees on lands covering 25 hectares in Las Nieves town.

Photo by Gil Miranda.

2 farmers’ groups back NGP, commit to plant 40,000 trees

By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor-Caraga

LAS NIEVES, Agusan del Norte--Two agrarian reform farmers’ organizations here have pledged to plant more than 40,000 tree seedlings in support of the government’s National Greening Program (NGP).

The San Isidro Farmers Association (SANIFA) and the Kahugpungan sa Katawhan sa Subait (KKS) made the commitment during an orientation on the continuing implementation of the National Greening Program organized by the Agusan del Norte Provincial Agrarian Reform office (PARO) and

the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at the Las Nieves municipal covered court last September 11.

The activity is aimed at buttressing support to achieve the planting of 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares of land nationwide in six years as mandated by President Aquino’s Executive Order No. 26.

DENR Forester Rodolfo Mendez said the farmers will be provided with fruit and forest tree seedlings for planting, technical knowhow on raising them as well as financial assistance.

Ester Cabalan of the Agrarian Reform Department’s Beneficiaries

Development Division OIC chief, said the Department of Agrarian Reform is intensifying its efforts to make NGP a success since the program can contribute in alleviating poverty in agrarian reform areas in Las Nieves town.

She said the agrarian reform beneficiaries can generate additional income from taking care and maintaining responsibly the planted seedlings to ensure their survival.

The SANIFA and KKS pledged to cover 25 hectares each and plant with different tree species or highvalue fruit trees at an average of 1,667 seedlings per hectare. With a report from Gil Miranda

PNP-Caraga postpones oath-taking of recruits due to poor neuro exam result BUTUAN City––The oath-taking of the new police recruits may not push through at the end of this month as scheduled, a regional police spokesman said in an interview Wednesday.

Supt. Martin M. Gamba, chief spokesp ers on of t he Police Regional Office 13, said the deferment is due to the pending request of the regional police office to Camp Crame for the reconsideration

of the examination results of those who have taken the first phase of t he neuro-psychi at r ic examination.

O ut of t he 337 applicants, only 67 have been considered to have passed the first phase.

“Of the 67, only 65 had actually taken the second phase which was the work, behavior and aptitude (WBA) test, as one applicant signified to quit and go home to attend to some family

problem and another just dropped out and cannot be contacted anymore and thus considered not anymore interested,” Gamba said.

On the 65 who took the second phase of the examination, Gamba said a nu mb e r st i l l are not expected to pass the test.

“The remaining number might be too much lower than the recruitment quota allotted for PRO 13,” according to Gamba.

He said the regional

police had sent a request to Camp Crame if applicants who got borderline results could be reconsidered.

S ome 100 recr uits under the attrition prog r am and 3 7 for t he regular quota had been allotted to PRO 13 for this year and they are supposed to take their oath as police officers 1 (in temporary status) at the end of the month.

A report from the philippine news agency

The boat marked CMO (City Mayor’s Office) and owned by the Surigao City government was heading to Surigao City from Dapa Port when it encountered big waves spawned by the southwest monsoon.

Among those rescued were close-in body guards of Surigao City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas and some personnel of the city police.

They were identified as SPO3 Richie Ticmon, SPO2 Teodorico Bano, Inspector Joel Cabanes, SPO3 Johnson Juanite, SPO1 Octavious Pontillo, P02 Eric Balinia, Harold Lopez, Rito Enopo, Romualdo Escabal, Dindo Bulactial, P03 Frederick Cosmiano, and Reynal-

do, Bernabe and Bergelyn Camingue.

M/V LQP-1, a passenger boat on its way to Surigao City rescued the said passengers.

Matugas said he could have taken the ill-fated boat if not for his wife’s advice to ride a bigger vessel.

He thanked the M/V LQP-1 crewmembers for saving the crewmembers and passengers of CMO. CMO also sank in April this year when its hull was breached while docking at the city boulevard.

The local government is planning to purchase a new and bigger boat to be used in going to the city’s 21 island villages.

CSC awardee spearheads move to establish mangrove plantation in Butuan City BUTUAN City––A Civil Service Commission (CSC) “Dangal Ng Bayan 2013” awardee led his class batch in signing a memorandum of partnership with the Department Of Environment and Natural Resources - Caraga to establish a mangrove plantation project at a seaside village in the city, afternoon Tuesday.

Senior Jail Officer 2 Richard C. Recososa, an officer of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Caraga Region and the program director of the Agusan National High School-Class 1990 is also an awardee of the “Dangal Ng Bayan 2013” for his exemplary career service.

He led the signing of the memorandum of partnership (MOP) with DENR-13 Regional Executive Director Nonito M. Tamayo, in a class batch initiated program dubbed as “Planting Mangrove for a Cause in Support to the National Greening Program (NGP) in Consonance with Executive Order 26 of President Benigno S. Aquino III.” Recososa had received his regional award as a semifinalist awarded by CSC Regional Director Adams Torres and may soon receive a national award from the President along with the other national awardees in Manila.

Also present during the signing were Agusan del Norte PENRO Paterno Olivera, CENRO Norman Asugan of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Barangay Lumbucan Chairperson Shirly Reyes and Eleazar Acompanado, representative of the Lumbucan Mangrove Planters Association (LUMPA), which will oversee the protection and maintenance of the project.

Recososa in message said that his class batch had “initiated the project as their community advocacy in the environmental care and protection.”

Tamayo in his message for the occasion said that the target for Agusan del Norte for next year will be 5,476 hectares to be reforested. This will be the provincial contribution according to him for the 28,734 target hectares for reforestation in Caraga region next year.

However, Tamayo commended the ANHS-Class ‘90 for their initiative, which, according to him were the first to sign a partnership pact with the regional DENR here in Caraga. “It’s not the size of the area which matters such as what we have offered to this class,” he said.

It is the gesture as this will be a show window for the other groups to follow and sign partnership with the DENR in its tree planting programs under the national greening program (NGP),” Tamayo said. pna

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Bukidnon environment monitor pushes for measurable ECC conditions M

By WALTER I. BALANE

ALAYBALAY CITY – Requirements for an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to industries should be quantified to ensure easier monitoring, officials of the Bukidnon Multi-partite Environmental Monitoring Task Force (MMT) told MindaNews Monday.

Provincial board member Alfeo Baguio, task force chair, said they have relayed this proposal to the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the agency that approves and enforces ECCs. But Baguio, who denied reports the local MMT has become inactive, said the

change could be executed in 2014.

Robert Tado, a member of the MMT secretariat as chief of the Bukidnon Environment and Natural Resources Office pollution control services, said it is difficult to measure compliance with the ECC if the conditions are not quantified.

He cited, for example, the

provision to plant perennial trees and legumes in lot boundaries and bare fields to provide buffer against pesticide drift.

He said it is not clear how many trees and lines of legumes should be planted.

Tado said EMB regional director Sabdullah Abubacar supported the idea of quantifying ECC requirements during a workshop on best practices for soil conservation on Sept. 19 in Cagayan de Oro City.

Tado cited the importance of improving monitoring efficiency in Bukidnon especially for soil conservation with the onset of typhoons and siltation.

He said the conditions for companies on silt traps, tree plantations, catch basins, and contour canals

Tangub City Police implements Oplan Sr. San Miguel 2013

By RUTCHIE CABAHUG-AGUHOB

TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental – The Tangub City Police Station (CPS) has implemented Oplan Sr. San Miguel 2013, to extend maximum security for the safety and protection of the people and prop e r t y du r i ng t he whole duration of the City Fiesta.

This assurance came from P/Chief Insp Joey Felisilda Ampong Chief of the Tangub CPS who said the activities lined up for the occasion will expectedly bring an influx of visitors, observers and viewers during the different day and night cultural presentations.

These activities started on the last week of August with accepting c a n d i d at e s f or M i s s Tangub City Tourism

2013,their presentation and Alay Lakad Sept.6, Archdiocesan Commission on Education Convention, Sept. 14, Changing of the Garb of St. Michael, Sept. 20 and from then on, daily/ nightly prayers, talent and cultural shows until Sept. 29, St. Michael’s Feast Day. Ampong said while Tangub City can be presently considered one of the safest places to live in Misamis Occidental, the Tangub CPS will not lower its guard against threats posed by terrorist groups, which if left unattended, may cause the loss of lives, panic, fear, chaos and disorder to the public.

The threat is coupled with nefarious activities conducted by organized crime groups in neigh-

boring towns and cities, who may take advantage of the situation to disrupt the religious, social and cultural activities, such as, bombing, kidnapping, hostage-taking and other terrorist attacks.

On the other hand, Ampong said the Tangub CPS shall intensify aggressive police visibility and intelligence operations to preempt terrorist plans concentrating on vital installations, economic key points and other vulnerable target structure of the city.

In any course situation, operating units/ teams of the Tangub CPS is guided by the provisions of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Operational procedures, Ampong also said.

(RCA/PIA10-Misamis Occidental)

should be quantified in their ECCs. “It would be easier to check if they complied with quantitative targets,” Tado said.

Baguio told MindaNews that monitoring of compliance is one thing and monitoring of actions taken on their recommendations is another.

He said the DENR-EMB should tell them what has happened to the task force’s recommendations on violations.

In 2012 and 2013, he said, the MMT did not really know if all their recommendations were complied with.

Tado said the execution would take time because the companies involved have the right to due process.

But he admitted that

many of their recommendations were undermined because the companies hired good lawyers to defend them.

He said many companies thought the ECC is already a permit and so did not bother getting local permits.

“The ECC is only a guideline for environmental management,” he clarified.

Another common violation is discharge permit for waste water from piggeries and poultry farms.

Tado said multinational companies usually didn’t have water use permits, and they blamed it on the long process to obtain a permit from the National Water Resources Board.

He said each violation carries a penalty of P50,000.

He noted that over the

years the regular inspections have made the companies “more conscious of their compliance because of the local monitoring mechanism.”

But he admitted that they were unable to visit all the ECC holders due to constraints like availability of members among others.

In 2012, the MMT monitored only 27 of 43 pineapple and banana plantations and 40 of 325 piggeries and poultry farms in the province.

Tado said they would prioritize the areas they failed to visit in the previous years and those with violations to check compliance with recommendations.

The MMT was created in 2002 to monitor compliance with ECCs. (Walter I. Balane/MindaNews)

Bukidnon news media undergo seminar workshop on environmental reporting

By RUBY LEONORA R. BALISTOY

M A L AY BA L AY C I T Y, Bukidnon —More than 50 Bukidnon media practitioners, including veteran reporters, news writers for print, broadcast, online, and bloggers participated in the recent two-day seminar workshop on environmental reporting at Pine Hills Hotel, here.

The seminar, titled “Reporting the Environment in Bukidnon: Issues and Opportunities for the News Media,” aims to encourage ecological stories and more environmental reporting on floods and denuded forests, garbage mismanagement, mining issues, climate change adaptation, and watershed management.

In his lecture, science columnist and Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) consultant Dr. Crispin Maslog, emphasized the best ways of telling ecological stories and how these relate to Bukidnons in order to track environmental

trends overtime and make informed decisions.

Maslog, a retired journalism professor at the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and environmental activist, imparted, as well, practical tips for covering press conferences and panel discussions during ecological events.

Gender specialist Dr. Carolyn Sobritchea of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, also discussed issues on ethical considerations in ‘Gender’ and ‘Indigenous People (IP)’ reporting.

The key focus are writing, broadcasting, and reporting, but participants also dived into all forms of modern journalism, from social media to books, blogs, and video presentations, all prepared in close collaboration with Climate Change specialist Dr. Rosa Perez, Team Leader Dr. Manuel Bonita, and Mr. Louie Tabing of the Philippine Foundation for Rural

Broadcasters.

Dr. Rex Navarro of the Decentralized Framework for Sustainable Natural Resources and Rural Infrastructure Management, likewise, talked about the social mobilization for Environmental and Watershed Management in Bukidnon, which seeks to do more in-depth reporting taking in the voices of those most affected by environmental degradation, especially IPs and women.

Sponsored by Primex and Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Bukidnon, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, ARMDEV, and Bukidnon Press Club, the activity is another step taken towards equipping journalists with guides and tips to produce innovative reports about environmental problems and solutions. ((RLRB/PIA 10-Bukidnon)

DepEd-Misamis Occidental requires City government anti-smoking bulletins in schools launches tree planting activity

By RUTCHIE CABAHUG-AGUHOD

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental – The Department of Education, Division of Misamis Occidental (DepEd-Mis. Occ.) has required all elementary and secondary schools in its district to put up bulletin boards for its anti-smoking campaign.

In his memorandum to all Public School District Supervisors and Heads of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, Dr. Jonathan S. Dela Pe?a, Schools Division

Superintendent (SDS), said these Anti-Smoking Bulletin Boards must be placed in strategic areas inside the school campuses.

Of a minimum size of 3ft. by 2ft., such boards must be displayed all year round and must contain the no smoking sign and to regularly educate and warn the pupils/ students of its damaging/ ill-effects to one’s health and to constantly advocate to discourage them from starting to smoke.

Just recently, DepEdMis. Occ. has conducted a poster/slogan making contest in all its 16 districts to increase the pupils’ awareness on the bad effects of cigarette smoking to their health.

Open to Grade 4, Grade 5 and Grade 6 pupils in the elementary schools, the theme of the contest was “Sigarilyo ay Iwasan Upang ang Baga ay Mapangalagaan, Maging Tataguyod ng Kalusugan.”

Meanwhile, the Division

Office of Dep-Ed Mis. Occ. is a recipient of the 2013 Red Orchid Award for satisfying the criteria activities for the anti-smoking campaign being advocated by Department of Health (DOH).

It also supports the implementation of the Smoke-Free Ordinance of the province of Misamis Occidental as its strong advocacy against cigarette smoking, SDS Dela Pe?a added. (RCA/PIA10-Misamis Occidental)

A tree planting activity was conducted by the city government last September 21, 2013, sponsored by Youth Affairs Office, City Mayor’s Office in cooperation with the City Agriculture Office and different departments of city hall.

Melchor Alquizola, Department Head II representing Mayor Celso G. Regencia in his message enjoined and urged every-

one to plant a tree to help preserve the environment in the city especially those in Sitio Bayug, Barangay Hinaplanon.

According to Octavios Molo, City Agriculturist, 5,000 seedlings of different variety of trees, 1,000 industrial trees and 3,000 mangrove seedlings and others were planted in the activity. (With reports from Ree J. Altres)

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No Toga for Kiddie graduates Wearing of toga during sis: The toga is a symbol graduation ceremonies of triumph, achievement for all pre-school and el- and status. Allowing grade ementary schools gradu- school pupils to wear a ating pupils may soon be toga during graduation prohibited, according to a ceremonies will give them false impression that finishneophyte lawmaker.

The lawmaker filed a Bill, ing elementary school is 2374, which provides that already a major educational achievement. the wearing of Guest Editorial Wearing the the graduation toga shall only be allowed toga according to some in graduation rites in sec- parents is more of a way ondary schools, tertiary to remember the glamour and higher educational of graduations. It is in the explanation of parents to institutions.

Her reason is that the their kids what a Toga in practice of making mere all phases of education is pupils wear toga contrib- all about. utes to the stunting of ambi- Although, the lawmaker tion in the young and their has a valid point why toga parents. should be disallowed be Critics say she has no cause it imposes additional credible basis for her the- expense and burden on

parents.

Under the bill, the Department of Education (DepEd) is mandated to issue the necessary rules, orders and circulars for the effective implementation once it becomes a law.

To say that wearing a toga when a very young kid finishes early learning may instill an impression that she or he has finished a major educational hurdle could be a problem of how a parent educate her child.

Would a parent nod if her kindergarten child says he is now like her college graduate ate or kuya because he has worn the toga? Would the parent not explain? This could be absurd.

The compunction to lie The imbroglio former Sen. Francisco “Kit” Tatad put himself in by writing a fictional account that suspected brains of the pork barrel fund scam Janet Lim Napoles was already in Malacanang several hours before her official surrender to the President on the evening of Aug. 28 only proves the compunction even of professed Christians to lie to advance the cause of evil.

In writing a lie in his Manila Standard Today column a few days back, Tatad must have nothing in mind but serve evil. How can a professed devout Roman Catholic weave a tall tale that Napoles accompanied by presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda was already in the Palace as early as 9 AM on that fateful day without presenting an iota of evidence to prove his claim if he was serving the interest of truth?

Tatad in his column even claimed that President Aquino and some officials of his administration even had lunch with Napoles at the Music Room served by Palace secretaries and not the usual waiters to keep Napoles’ presence secret. Interior and Local Governments Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, Lacierda, Aquino and later joined by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa and Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras holed themselves up in the Music Room for several hours, Tatad in his fictional story further claimed.

Apparently, Tatad’s intention was to paint a picture of Aquino and the rest of his Cabinet officials trying

A deeper view Jesse E.L. Bacon II to convince Napoles not to spell the beans against any Aquino official or ally in the pork barrel fund scam.

The assumption Tatad had is that Aquino officials and allies are equally involved in the scam that shook the very foundation of the administration.

The problem with what he wrote is that it was based mainly on loose talk. He never presented even just an iota of evidence to prove his story. This was proven when the Palace simply made public Aquino’s schedule that day where he had two speaking engagements, one at about noontime in a five star hotel with so many people attending and the rest of his schedule in the afternoon where he had another speaking engagement in Malacanang and meetings in the Palace as well with bacon| page 7

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No Parking Think a minute…On this journey called life, do you sometimes feel like just pulling over and parking? You feel like you’ve done enough, worked enough, and learned enough. Now it’s time to relax, let the others do the work, and enjoy the ride.

But the problem when we pull over and park is that we get nowhere, since we stop learning and improving to make our life the best it can be. So we don’t reach our potential and live every day to the fullest.

One parking place we might stop at is what we wrongly think are our handicaps and weaknesses. We compare ourselves to others who might have certain talents and abilities we don’t

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several officials.

Tatad since then was as silent as the night with regard his bum stir, kuryente, of a column.

What Tatad did shows what is the biggest problem of this country. We have Christians who publicly profess their devout adherence to their faith and even take the cudgels in promoting and protecting the dogmas of the Church but have no compunction to serve the ends of evil.

If people like Tatad have this compunction, do we expect the cause of faith re-enforced by such ability to readily lie just for evil to triumph?

Lacierda last Monday vowed to resign as presiden-

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Three-time champion West City Central School was 10 points behind Bulua CS while Gusa Regional Science High School was half a point away in retaining the overall championship title it had last year.

Bulua CS was last year’s second-place overall winner behind defending champion East City Central School, this year’s DSPC host.

As contained in Division Memorandum No. 22, Bulua CS produced 14 Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) qualifiers, seven in individual contests and the other seven in collaborative publishing team in Filipino while Tablon NHS has five regional qualifiers in individual contest categories.

Of the 14 individual contest events, Bulua CS topped the editorial writing in English, editorial writing in Filipino, and news writing in Filipino while it took the second-place slot in news writing in English and the third spots in feature writing in English, editorial cartooning in English and sports writing in English.

Bulua CS also points from collaborative publishing in English where it

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Biblical reflection

have. But we need to realize that we have our own special strengths and abilities. We each must first learn to accept ourselves with our own unique physical looks, personality and abilities. No one is completely handicapped!

We each have something important we can be and do in this world. We each were made to make a difference and help other people’s lives. So friend, don’t park by what you think are your handicaps or lack of talents and abilities. Start making the most of the abilities you do have.

A second parking place that many of us stop at is our failures. But we’ve all failed! So if you’ve failed join the club! Just learn

from it and try again. It’s not how you start but how you finish that makes you a real success. So it’s never too late to get back on the road toward your dreams and goals in life. Time is running out, so you might as well get moving toward the kind of character and life you want.

The third place many people park is by their suc-

cesses. Just because we’ve achieved a little success in life some of us choose to stop. We stop trying, learning, and improving because we’re satisfied with only a little success. But if what you’ve done isn’t your very best, then you’ll never know that you did everything you could in life. Then you’ll have to live with that terrible regret!

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tial spokesperson if Tatad can come up with the evidence to show that indeed what he has written in his column bears even just an iota of truth. This is not an ordinary challenge but Tatad as of this writing remained mum about the folly he has undertaken.

I pity those who read his column and took it as gospel truth considering Tatad’s public posturing of being upright and a man who will die for righteousness sake. Now that he himself has stripped himself of any cover as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, perhaps it would serve the interest of truth that he be boycotted as well as his paper where he writes his column.

It is one thing to express one’s opinion in a newspaper’s op-ed section but

another to write lies and falsehoods to advance the interest of evil. In this regard, the newspaper where he writes his column is equally condemnable for allowing its precious space to be used to advance the cause of evil.

The condemnable act done by Tatad, a devout Roman Catholic, is apparently rubbing off even to those who are in the academe.

A graduate student in the University of the Philippines, Mark Joseph Solis, who finished his undergraduate course cum laude from the same university was discovered to have plagiarized the picture he submitted as entry to a photo contest sponsored by one of the embassies in the country. The morally corrupt student claimed that the picture he submitted was that of a boy from

Zamboanga but it turned out the boy was a Brazilian and the photo taken by the boy’s compatriot.

The pork barrel fund scam is simply the macro level of how far corruption has rotten the moral fiber of Philippines society with the micro level of corruption shown by Tatad’s and Solis’ compunction to lie, readiness and willingness to advance the cause of evil while professing to be morally upright themselves.

Given the above, is this country not going to the dogs? Can something good still be expected from the Filipinos and the Philippines? I really hope so.

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secured the third spot and in radio broadcasting English and in Filipino where it ranked sixth and fifth.

For Tablon NHS, it has three first-place winners from news writing in Filipino, sports writing in Filipino, and photojournalism in Filipino. It also won second and third in news writing and sports writing, respectively, both in English.

Tablon NHS also collected points being third and fourth in radio broadcasting in English and Filipino, respectively and was second in collaborative publishing Filipino.

Meanwhile, Liceo de Cagayan University and Gusa Regional Science HS dominated the radio broadcasting group competitions, both in English and Filipino, in elementary and secondary levels, respectively.

But Gusa Regional Science HS produced only four regional qualifiers in individual contests while Liceo de Cagayan University elementary department only has a lone qualifier.

In collaborative publishing, City City Central School took the championship title and has four individual contest qualifiers for regional competitions.

Last year’s overall cham-

pion in the elementary level, East City CS will be sending only two individuals to the RSPC since it’s collaborative publishing teams landed second-place both in English and Filipino while its radio broadcasting in English was fourth.

Other top-performing elementary schools include Macabalan CS with three first-place winners, Philippine Southfield School with four regional qualifiers, South City Central School and West City Central School with three each, Puerto ES, Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori, Suntingon Elementary School with two each, and those with a qualifier are Agusan ES, Bugo CS, Camaman-an ES, Consolacion ES, Cugman, Iponan ES, Lumbia ES, Macabalan ES, Macansandig ES, and North City Central.

In secondary levels, those with regional qualifiers are Saint Mary’s Academy of Carmen with four, Bulua NHS with three, and those two each are Agusan NHS, Bugo NHS, Cagayan de Oro National High School, Canitoan NHS, Corpus Christi School, Indahag NHS, Iponan NHS, Lapasan NHS, and Puntod NHS. With a qualifier each are Angelicum Learning Center,

Cugman NHS, Kauswagan 2013.

NHS, Liceo de Cagayan One of the highlights University HS, Lourdes Col- of the celebration is to let lege HS, and Lumbia NHS. students sit side by side with the city government officials, whose position from page 2 they hold for one week, concerns and health. d u r i n g m e e t i n g s a n d Jo s hu a P h i l i p p e E . other regular activities Pelegrino, a student from during the week.

Kong Hua School, said The Rotar y Club of joining the activity gets Cagayan de Oro City is him involved with the under the District 3870 current issues and tak- of Rotary International. ing part of the solution This is the oldest club in to the problems that the the district and is celcity is facing, even as he ebrating its 66 years of cited the issue on Priority existence.

Development Assistance E l e c t e d Yout h C it y Fund (PDAF).

Officials are as follows: Another student in the Youth City Mayor - Jason event, Krishia Uriele T. Q. Superable, 16 years Galanida, expects the city old, of Xavier University government to provide High School- Ateneo de more jobs to the residents Cagayan; Youth City Vice because she believes that Mayor - Josh Elleso, 1 5 high employment rate will years old, of C a p i t o l greatly lift the status of University; City Council the city.

Secretary - Mayer BauMeanwhile, President tista of Lapasan National Bernasor said one of the High School. advocacies of Rotary Club The Youth City Counis helping the young cilors are: ones be future lead1. Karuna Leiko Y. ers and inspire them to Bersabal do go and pursue good Corpus Christi Schoolleadership in the society. Pueblo He e n c o u r a g e d t h e 2. D o m i n i q u e youths to take par t in Limbo The the Rotar y Youth Week, Abbas Orchard School which kicked-off last 3. Kiarra B. Neri Monday, September 23, Interna-

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F resh G os p el of the da y : L u k e 9 : 1 6(September25, 2013-Wednesday)Luke 9:1-6Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere: This gospel is telling us total dependence on God’s divine providence as what He always promises to us. In Matthew 6:33-But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. In Luke 12:31-But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. This is very important for the Priests and preachers to believe for them to survive. Like me, I am now a full time preacher in SMCNI TV, RADIO JAGNA, BBDN NEWS PAPER BOHOL, ENTERNET and PUBLIC MINISTRY. My ministry survives due to the generous people who work behind my ministry. In Luke 10:7-And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. Do you believe on God’s providence? SPONSORED:Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! Listen: Radio Ultra AM-1188-3:30 PM - Sunday: #09284149490-09266607505: Question – Prayer request tional School 4. Denise Gabrielle M. Alombro St. Marys School 5. K r i s h i a Ur i e l e Galanida Kong Hua School 6. M a r k C a r l o B .

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Classes in Zambo resume amid standoff ZAMBOANGA City––Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II and Education Undersecretary Rizalino Rivera led Wednesday’s resumption of classes outside the “areas of concerns” amid the standoff that enters its 17th day in this city.

Roxas and Rivera and other government officials have joined the flag raising ceremony Wednesday morning at the Sta. Maria Central Elementary School located three kilometers north of City Hall.

City Division of Schools officer-incharge Superintendent Pedro Melchor Natividad, however, said that not all of the targeted 168 public elementary and high schools has resumed classes.

This city has a total of 205 public elementary and high schools, according to Natividad. Of these, 37 schools are within the areas of concerns, island barangays and evacuation centers.

The decision to resume classes outside the areas of concerns was arrived at following a thorough evaluation by the Crisis Management Committee (CMC).

“Binuksan lang natin sa mga areas na sure tayo, as advised by the CMC, that is safe,” Rivera said.

Rivera said that classes in some schools did not resume on recommendation of barangay chairmen, who are designated by the CMC as “ground commanders.”

Among the reasons cited by the barangay chairmen are the reported sightings of unidentified people believed to be armed.

Natividad said initial monitoring showed that classes in at least 14 schools did not open as no students reported for classes.

More or less 151,000 students from kindergarten, elementary and high schools were earlier expected to report to their classes on Wednesday, Natividad said. philippine news agency

Armed men who shoot boat owner still at large ZAMBOANGA City–– Motorcycle gunmen shot and wounded a boat owner in an attack in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca said Abdurahmin Usman, 45, was shot near Weebin

Wharf in the village of Baliwasan. Usman was talking to his elder brother, Jalil Usman, when the one of the assailants shot him several times.

The duo fled after the shooting, allowing Usman’s brother and other people to rush the victim to hospital.

No individual or

group claimed responsibility for the attack, but police said an investigation is ongoing to determine the motive and the identities of the assailants.

Usman is a native of Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi in southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)

FOR PUBLICATION KALAMIAN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Arcadia Village, Zone-9, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City RESOLUTION # 03 Series Of 2013 RESOLUTION FOR EXPULSION/DISMEMBERSHIP OF THE INACTIVE AND IN DEFAULT MEMBERS WHO WERE VIOLATED THE EXISTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES OF THE ASSOCIATION, (KAHA, INC.) Whereas; KAHA, INC. a duly registered Association and a TAKEOUT Project of Community Mortgage Program of National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation, found of its members who were violated its existing policies and Guidelines of the Association, whom for quite period of time, Inactive and in default to its financial obligations and other responsibilities; Now therefore, upon motion jointly made and severally seconded, it is hereby resolved that the following members will be expelled/dismembered from the Association to wit: Abañas, Rosita Abejay, Cecilio Abello, Ester Acapulco, Uldarico (dec) Agang, Evangeline Arda, Honey Margarette Asignar, Marina Bangot, Josephine Baiño, Berna Bajuyo, Lolita Balangigue, Dennis Balivado, Rosana Bentasal, Casiano Bestudio, Raulito Briones, Pablito Borgoños, Celedonia Borres, Cresilda Cabason, Annie Cabigon, Lyn Cabelin, Reynaldo Caballero, Melchor Caguindangan, Ernesto Catubig, Venus Colquera, Del Colon, Hilario (dec) Daba, Joyce ann Daba, Reuben Dano, Mario Degumbis, Estanislao Delota, Veneranda Digamon, Crisanto Digamon, Hipolito Digao, Joel

Duhaylungsod, Esperanza Fuentes, Merlindo Fuentes, Alicia Frago, Felomina Go, Drexel Gambuta, Evangeline Gempesaw, Jolly Gerongco, Milagros Gales, Sykvia Gulay, Norma Iglesia, Luzviminda Jacot, Feliciano Java, Meguelito Java, Laarni Java, Fe Juario, Democrito Linaac, Macrina Lituanas, Igmedio Lubguban, Lourdes Lumingket, Felipe Malmis, Rolando Marcelo, Benedicto Maybuena, Renato Mondejar, Deodito Melana, Rosalina Nala, Florentino Neniza, Eutequio Pagar, Ronald Pamisa, Chona Petahar, Ely Plangca, Romeo Pujas, Pedro Purisima, Federico

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Duly approved and presented to the General Assembly dated March 31, 2013 I hereby certify the correctness of the foregoing Resolution.

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STUDY TIME. A young student makes up for lost school days by studying in her

evacuation tent at the Juan F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex in Zamboanga City on Saturday, September 14. At least 62,000 residents were forced to evacuate to escape the fighting between government troops and Moro National Liberation Front members loyal to Nur Misuari, the group’s founding chair, who entered the city last Monday.

MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

Rape of six-year-old girl shows dangers lurking in swelling evacuation centers

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA of Davao Today

ZAMBOANGA City––Social Welfare Secretary Corazon ‘Dinky’ Soliman is calling for close monitoring of children and women in evacuation centers following the rape of a six-year old girl in one of the city’s main evacuation centers.

The victim, whose family members were among the 80,000 evacuees staying at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex was reportedly raped by her uncle late night of September 19 while her parents went out to tend to their laundry.

“The victim is now under the custody of the DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) for psycho-social therapy intervention. The perpetrator is now in jail,” Soliman announced.

The secretary further said measures are being made to protect women and children in the centers “with the help of the local city police” and added that they are increasing “lighting facilities in the evacuation centers to easily see movements of people around.”

Faridah, a 27-year old mother of four and a neighbor of the rape victim’s family, told Davao Today “(Y)ou have to keep your attention to them. My husband and I are taking turns in watching our children.”

As to the rape incident,”(W)e haven’t really noticed that it happened as we were also busy with our chores,” explained Faridah.

Another mother, Anna, got worried when her sevenyear old was locked up inside the evacuation center’s bathroom.

“She had herself locked

inside so she screamed. An ice-cream vendor heard her shouts,” Anna said.

When news of the rape inside the evacuation center spread, she said, “I am not letting my daughter out of my sight anymore.”

The DSWD is also expanding day care centers “so that parents can leave their children freely under the care of our social workers,” said Soliman.

Even with added security and measures, Soliman appealed to parents to watch closely their children. “I strongly remind and appeal to parents in evacuation centers to take care of their children and should not let strangers or even relatives to take care of them.

Tending to children has become difficult in evacuation centers with the number of displaced increasing every day. Evacuees in Enriquez Sports Complex had reached 80,000 after two weeks of skirmish between MNLF and state forces.

All over the city, the number of displaced residents has swelled up to nearly 120,000 from 12 villages as fighting continued on its second week.

President Benigno Aquino III, who stayed in the city until Saturday to monitor the situation, had promised Php 3.8 billion for the resettlement and other services for displaced residents.

Meanwhile, for Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luzviminda Ilagan, the President’s allocation for Zamboanga victims “should not in any way be used to justify the retention of discretionary and lump sum funds under the Office of

the President.”

In a statement, the solon said “(T)he Zamboanga siege, or any calamity, natural or manmade, should not be used to justify the existence of the President’s Special Purpose Funds or Presidential Pork. Allowing such discretion and entitlement to any government official including the President is a recipe for an even bigger disaster, it is a formula for plunder.”

According to Ilagan, funds have always been and will be allocated specifically for the disaster preparedness, risk reduction as well as rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in various government agencies and departments as well as in local government units.

“In cases like Zamboanga, or in other cases where existing funds will not suffice Congress may be instructed by the executive to enact a supplementary budget that can be used for such purpose. What is important is that there is a system of checks and balances on the disbursement of funds,” Ilagan explained.

“If there is anything that should be learned from the pork barrel scandal is the fact that unscrupulous individuals can and will take advantage of calamities to plunder people’s money” the militant solon noted.

She also added that “more political initiatives should go towards addressing the roots of conflict with peace negotiations and poverty alleviation through job creation especially in the provinces.

Prevention is always better than the cure.”(John Rizle L. Saligumba/davaotoday.com)

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‘We were burying a boy when the clash erupted’

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By KEITH BACONGCO

I D S A Y A P, North Cotabato – When a clash between government forces and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) erupted less than a kilometer away from Barangay Tugal on Monday, Ustadz Abdulnasser Bandala and his fellow villagers were burying a teenage boy who died in a vehicular accident.

“We finished the burial before we evacuated,” said Bandala, who recalled it was around 7am when the firefight started.

“We had buried the boy and we were just praying when we heard gunfire. We noticed that bullets hit the roofs of the houses and the trees. But we had to finish the prayers first,” the 48-year old ustadz recounted.

His fellow villager Tenang Abas told Mindanews that they were preparing food for those who attended the burial when they heard the gunfire.

Abas, who is already in his 50s, added that they and all those who attended the burial hid behind the hilly portion on the western part of the village because bullets where whizzing along the tree line

Classes are still suspended in Kapinpilan Central Elementary School in Barangay Kapinpilan, Midsayap town, North Cotabato Province on Tuesday, September 24, as skirmishes between government troops and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) that began Monday continue.

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from the eastern part.

“It was already 1pm when we were able to eat the food we prepared because he had to seek cover. We could not come out because we might get hit,” the farmer, a father of 13, said.

Bandala said two Simba tanks arrived a few minutes later and positioned along the national highway leading to Datu Piang, Maguindanao.

He said they were allowed to evacuate by foot about two hours later, adding mostly women and children were the first to leave.

But Abas said they left Tugal around 4pm Monday because they were scared of being trapped in

the crossfire.

Quoting the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), Gov. Emmylou Talino-Mendoza reported that some 2,000 families have been displaced and are now staying in six evacuation centers here.

Clashes between government forces and BIFF rebels erupted on Monday morning when the rebels launched simultaneous attacks on different military outposts.

Pakiramdaman lang MindaNews noticed that some evacuees, including Abas and Bandal, have started returning home Tuesday afternoon.

Both of them told MindaNews

they decided to return home because their children were complaining that they could not sleep in the evacuation centers.

Abas and Bandala are relatives.

They shared two carts pulled by carabaos in hauling their belongings when they evacuated and returned home.

They spent a night in Barangay Salunayan, at least eight kilometers away from Tugal.

But Bandala said they will not unload their belongings yet because they were not sure if there would be no more clashes on Tuesday night.

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R-12 police gets robot for anti-bomb ops GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Police Regional Office 12 has adopted the robotics technology to enhance the reconnaissance operations of its explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) or anti-bomb units.

Chief Supt. Charles Calima Jr., Region 12 police director, said Tuesday they turned over a package of EOD mobile robotic device to the EOD unit of the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Police Office as part of their ongoing capability upgrading and enhancement program for local police units.

Calima said the unmanned mobile robotic device will mainly assist EOD units in Sultan Kudarat and in other parts of the region in remotely checking or verifying explosive devices or materials.

Region 12, which is also known as the Soccsksargen Region, comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

“The device will help will our EOD and other police units in identifying threats involving explosives in fast and accurate manner,” he said in a statement.

Calima said the release of the EOD equipment, which is considered historic being the first of its kind for the regional police, came after a training in the use of mobile robotic devices facilitated by American EOD experts, he said.

The official said the modern EOD equipment was one of the three units initially distributed by the Philippine National Police central office.

The two other devices were

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RDC-12 to finish reorganization next month

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region 12 is targeting to complete by next month its ongoing reorganization process, an official said.

Arturo Valero, acting RDC-12 chair, said they expect the formal appointment before the end of October of the council’s new chairperson

A soldier flashes the "peace sign" as their vehicle passes through Midsayap town in North Cotabato on Tuesday, September 24, after sporadic clashes with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters on Monday.

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Agusan del Norte Municipality of Buenavista NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Isabelita Y. Villareal has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from ISABEL to ISABELITA who was born on FEBRUARY 19, 1958 at Buenavista, Agusan del Norte and whose parents are Francisco Yamit and Judita Valdehueza.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than 03 October 2013.

(Sgd.) TERESITA K. VALDEHUEZA

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Sept. 19 & 26, 2013

and co-chairperson, who will be holding office for the next three years or until 2016.

He said the reorganization, which started in July, was based on the provisions of Executive Order (EO) 325, series of 1996, that sets the mandatory reorganization of all RDC’s in the country.

Region 12, which is also known as the Soccsksargen

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City ALMITA B. VILLAMERO,

Petitioner Civil Case No. 2013-122

- Versus - For Approval and

Registration of Divorce.

MAKZHAL-UL HAQUE,

Respondent. x-----------------------------------------------/ ORDER

On September 12, 2013, noting on the Petitioner’s urgent Ex-parte. Motion for Leave of Court to effect service of summons by publication therein that an order be issued allowing the petitioner to effect service of summons by publication to respondent, MARZHAL-UL HAQUE, pursuant to the Rules of Court being suppletory to the Special Rules of Procedures in Shari’a Courts, in view of the Process Server of this Court to effect service of summons on the ground that said respondent is not anymore residing in the given address, nor anybody residing in the address mentioned in the petition and his whereabouts if ever he transferred his residence.

WHEREFORE, premise considered, petitioner’s urgent ex-parte motion for leave of court to effect service of summons by publication to respondent MARZHALUL HAQUE is hereby granted Thus, petitioner is allowed to cause the service of summons to said respondent by publication, in any newspapers of general circulation in three (3) consecutive weeks, of this order, and the summons/notice in wihch case petitioner shall send a copy of this Order, the summons/notice and the petition by registered mail to the last known address of the said respondent and is directed to show proofs thereof. Set the hearing of the case on October 4, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. 9/ffO A-M SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, September 16, 2013.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: Sept. 20, 26 & Oct. 2, 2013

Region, comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

Valero, who is also the regional director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 12, said the council has nominated

three key officials in the region — South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes, North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Mendoza and Tacurong City Mayor Lina Montilla — for the chairperson’s post.

For the co-chairperson, who will be coming from the council’s private sector representatives as mandated rdc-12 | page 11

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUTT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES NILO OGA MOLD AND GLENDA C. PACANA-MOLO.

CIVIL CASE N0. 2013-124

NILO OGA MOLO AND GLENDA C. PACANA-MOLO, Petitioners. x----------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER

Before this court is verified Joint Petition for the approval and Registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others:

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rites on May 28, 1977 at Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversions to Islam were Registered with this court, both of litem can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their residence at Kauswagan Highway, Cagayan de Oro City and Mangga, Tuhod, 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 more than four (4) years already, since September 2009, they decided to separately live physically in bed and board thereby executed 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’s affairs; Petitioners seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on May 28, 1997 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on October 4, 2013 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 news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 19th of September, 2013.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge MDN: Sept. 20, 26 & Oct. 2, 2013

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Journo gets death threat Radio transmitter stolen

UNIDENTIFIED men stole a radio transmitter and other equipment in Digos City in the province of Davao del Sur––some 1,500 kilometers south of Manila––wounding the radio station’s caretaker in the process on September 8, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) reported Wednesday.

Five days later, on September 11, a broadcaster from another radio station received a death threat sent via a commercial courier, the CMFR said.

MUEWS 97.5 FM station manager Arvin Malaza told CMFR that on September 24 2013 that he was at the radio station airing coverage of Digos’s 13th cityhood anniversary when the transmitter house was taken over by armed men.

The transmitter house was in Barangay (village) Soong, some seven kilometers from where the radio station in downtown Digos City.

Roy Veronas, who had been caretaker of the transmitter for only six months, was shot twice and wounded in the right arm. He escaped

the armed men, getting bruised in the process, and was brought to the hospital.

He said he would no longer work for the station.

The transmitter and other equipment, estimated to be worth P900,000 (some USD21,000), were missing after the incident.

“We had a back up (weaker) transmitter but it’s wonky. We lost about 50 percent of our normal coverage area,” Malaza said.

“The stolen transmitter and equipment had a password and was registered. It can’t be taken apart and resold.”

Asked about the possible motive behind the attack other than theft, Malaza said it could be their station’s stance against illegal gambling in the city, in which local politicians and some police officials are allegedly involved.

Five days later, Boss Radio 99.1 FM news director for public affairs Ruby Simene received a package sent to her radio station’s address via commercial courier on Wednesday morning, September 11.

The package contained a .22 caliber magnum bullet

Death threat against Ruby Simene and a note that said “Isang bala ka lang” (“It only takes one bullet”).

Simene immediately reported the incident to the police. The package indicated that the sender was a certain Lemuel Torres, but Simene said they checked with voters’ registration records and concluded that the name was bogus. They went to the local branch of the commercial courier

from where the threatening package was dropped off, but found no footage of the sender from the CCTV cameras.

“That was the first time I had ever received a death threat,” Simene told CMFR on September 14 2013. She started working for radio in 1989 and currently hosts a developmental and information program called “Boss Balita Ug Uban Pa” (“Boss

News Etc.”).

Simene mentioned a possible motive but asked not to include it in this report as she had “no evidence” to support her speculation.

A Philippine Daily Inquirer report last September 17, 2013 said local journalists in Digos City doubt that the police take the threats against media workers seriously.

“At an informal meeting

outside the city police office here … (Local journalists) cited the case of a colleague whom the police accused of ‘imagining threats to his life,’” the report said.

Three journalists have already been killed in Digos City since 1986. Two worked in radio. Mt. Apo Current and Kastigadorpublisher and editorial assistant Nestor Bedolido was killed in the city on June 19, 2010.

Groups to Duterte: US stands to gain in bomb threats

By TYRONE A. VELEZ of Davao Today

HAVING American troops may not be the solution to Davao City’s security threats, a councilor said.

Councilor Nilo Abellera Jr. told reporters that “(T) heir presence would not pacify the threats. This is not the solution. I think the people should be vigilant. If they see someone or something suspicious, they should report this immediately to the authorities.”

“I believe the police under (Police Chief ) dela Rosa is competent enough to handle this situation,” Abellera added.

The Davao City Council in 2005 signed a manifesto with barangay captains declaring the city as a “No Balikatan/ No US troops zone” at the height of a series of RP-US joint Balikatan military exercises.

Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate hoped Duterte would remember this position was made because of the United States’ collusion on bombings in Davao in the past.

“We should remember that in previous bombings, there were many questions surrounding it, yet there was one American, Terrence Meiring, who was arrested when a bomb exploded in

STRICT CHECKING AT MALLS

A long queue of shoppers passed through metal detectors and individual check of their bags as part of tighter security measures in Gaisano Mall of Davao along JP Laurel Avenue. The new procedures started days after the mall’s cinema was struck by an improvised bomb last Monday, along with Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s order for public establishments to have tighter and improved security measures.

Contributed photo by Shewrin Desierto/Davao Today

his hotel room. He was later frisked away by FBI agents. This established that even before hand, the American government is possibly behind this bombings,” Zarate said.

The Meiring incident

happened in 2002, a year before the twin bombings of the old Davao airport and Sasa seaport.

“What we should look at these bombings is who would stand to benefit?

Maybe this is a way of con-

ditioning us, or the mayor, to allow US troops in the city,” said Zarate.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte earlier made a statement last week implying he would change his stance and allow foreign military

forces in the city if security threats continued.

“If the bombings continue, maybe, just maybe I will be forced to review my refusal to give access to foreign military troops in Davao City,” Duterte said Saturday following a meeting with the Rotary Club from South Korea, a country he visited last week before the bombing of two cinemas inside two malls last September 16.

Mayor Duterte earlier revealed he rejected offers

by American representatives who asked him to transform the old Davao Airport into headquarters for US drones.

Police investigation had already identified two suspects on the incident, but the latter remain at large even with a 48-hour ultimatum that expired last Saturday and a Php 2-million reward offered by Duterte.

But now, the mayor said, his stand could be overruled by the government’s bilateral agreement with the United States for broader access to Philippine territory.

R adio commentator Dodong Solis said this is the first time the mayor “mellowed down” from his tough position against US intervention because of the American government’s “arm twisting to get what they want.”

Solis said US security interests could be linked to American economic interests in Compostela Valley province like the St. Augustine Copper and Gold mines and the Cadan Resources. The former is located in Pantukan town and has an estimated value of US $24 billion, while the latter is found in New Bataan town and has an economic value of $ 38 billion.

Bayan Southern Mindanao spokesperson Sheena Duazo warned that “The presence of US troops in Zamboanga and the militarization in the countryside shows the plan for widescale plunder in Mindanao.”

Duazo said this pressure on the city could be a preparation for the visit of US President Barack Obama to the Philippines on October 12, who would discuss the new rotational-framework and access agreement to heighten American troops presence and operations all over the country.

Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares said the government had long allowed US military facilities in three areas in the country since 2002. Among the areas are Camp Navarro in Zamboanga City last August and Camp Sionco in Cotabato City around 2004. (Tyrone A. Velez, davaotoday.com)

Mindanao Daily 11 NorthMin NEDA assures enough rice in NorthMin thursday | september 26, 2013 Editor: CRIS DIAZ Email: crisguardian@yahoo.com

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CAGAYAN DE ORO -- The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) 10 here has assured consumers there is enough rice production in Northern Mindanao, but said the price of some commercial rice went slightly up in some retail stores.

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noted in some variety of commercial rice in the market.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial supervisor Celestino Negapatan said the Local Price Monitoring Council or LPMC, which is chaired

by Surigao Mayor Ernesto Matugas is conducting a monitoring on the prevailing prices of commercial rice within the month.

Negapatan said it is the regional office of the

Department of Agriculture that is tasked to monitor rice prices and not the DTI, which functions as the secretariat of the LPMC. The LMPC, along with other concerned government agencies, held a meeting earlier this month, with a representative from the National Food Authority and discussed the price situation.

Negapatan said that rice outlets selling at excessive prices would be summoned

by the LMPC. Josephine Gabutin, DTI consumer specialist, said that their office has no authority overseeing the price of rice, adding they are tasked to monitor other basic commodities like canned goods, milk, sugar and dairy products.

The soaring rice prices have been hurting poor residents, saying it has gone beyond their pockets’ reach.

Royal Rice, which used to be at P1,800 per sack is

now P2,550 per sack orA difference of P750 a sack.

Rice vendors said prices of rice started getting expensive from their suppliers since late July, prompting them to also adjust their retail prices.

In July, the 7-Tonner rice variety was sold at P40-42 per kg. It is now being sold from P47-49/kg.

Other vendors said the lack of supply has caused the price to spike up. (with a report from mindanews)

interventions and accreditation of providers.

“This Program opens a wide range of opportunities and improves employability of the nurses who have been certified “competent” under this initiative,” the health chief concluded. (doh.gov.ph) from page 1 Based on Executive Order No. 24 issued September 20, the mayor said CCTV cameras must be installed within the eye level of an averaged height person to ensure facial and physical identity of everyone who enters the premises.

Duterte said CCTV cameras must be installed separately in the entrance and exit points of every movie house and in strategic areas common hallways leading to all comfort rooms within the malls.

He said security personnel must subject every person to inspection to include bag, pouches, purse and the like.

“Individuals wearing sun-

glasses shall be required to remove the same during inspection. Every person- man, woman, children who refuses to be inspected must not be denied entry into the premises,” Duterte pointed out.

He said every security inspection done with the foregoing procedures must be caught and recorded upfront by the CCTV cameras.

Duterte stressed that all shopping malls and commercial centers must comply with the order within a week or have their establishments closed.

“With safety and security of the people being the primordial object herein, non-compliance with all the directives set forth on this order shall be a ground for suspension and or cancellation of business permit and or closure of the business establishment when warranted by circumstances,” he said.

Duterte also directed the Davao City Police Office to monitor, enforce and implement strictly this order. (RGA/JSD/ PIA-XI)

Consumers complained of increase in the price of commercial rice in Surigao City by as much as P10 per kilo.

NEDA economic de-

velopment specialist Engr.

Cecilio Clarete allayed fears on shortage of rice during a media forum NEDA sponsored Wednesday, but said a P5 increase has been

Relief...

Funds, which have remaining current balances of P1.2 billion and P4.9 billion, respectively.

“By their very design, the Contingency and Calamity funds should support relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction activities, and other services in connection with situations that require urgent action.

In Zamboanga’s case, we’re seeing a crisis resulting from armed conflict, so it’s even more crucial for us to tap these funds and deliver assistance to the communities as swiftly as possible,”Abad said.

DBM said that the P3.89billion allocation will be broken down into the following major relief and rehabilitation priorities: 1. Continuing relief assistance for 23,794 families - P 178,455,000 2. “Balik Probinsya,” which includes transport fees and incidentals for 2,125 displaced families - P10,625,000 3. Educational assistance, which includes supplies and allowances for 21,387 teenage/

college students - P106,935,000 4. Supplementary feeding program for 120 days for 15,446 families - P24,095,760 5. Cash for work for 23,794 families - P149,902,200 6. Construction of bunkhouses/transitional shelter for 21,252 affected families - P797,250,000 7. Shelter assistance for P21,252 affected families P2,125,200,000 8. Livelihood assistance for seed capital for 21,252 families - P212,520,000 9. Operational and project management requirements - P 285,017,040 The details and figures are as of September 18, 2013, according to the budget department.(dbm.gov.ph) from page 1 Philippine Heart Center (PHC); renal nursing at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI); pediatric nursing at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, and the National

Children’s Hospital; pulmonary nursing at the Lung Center of the Philippines; mental health nursing at the National Center for Mental Health.

Other courses will be available at the following hospitals: maternal and child nursing at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital; infectious disease nursing at the San Lazaro Hospital; orthopedic and rehabilitation nursing at the Philippine Orthopedic Center; trauma and emergency nursing at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC); operating room nursing at the NKTI and PHC; and anesthesia care nursing at the PHC, EAMC, the Quirino Memorial Medical Center, and the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center.

The Program is a system of developing and certifying nurses based on a set of standard competencies in both basic and specialty areas. The components of the certification include competency assessments of self and workplace, competency-based learning

and co-chairperson will be made

by President Benigno S. Aquino III from among the nominees based on EO 325.

“We have submitted their names to our central office (NEDA) and we’re now complying with the clearances and other documentary requirements necessary for their appointment,”

he said in a press conference on Monday afternoon.

The official cited that the end of October target for the completion of the ongoing reorganization is within the time table earlier set by the council for the entire process.

He said the RDCs of the other regions are also following the

same duration and processes.

“As of today, the President has not yet made any appointment for the chair and co-chair of the other RDCs,” Valero said.

Meantime, as part of the RDC12’s reorganization, Valero said the council has adopted 13 new geographical and sectoral private sector representatives (PSRs).

Among the new PSRs is former City Mayor and RDC-12 chairperson Darlene AntoninoCustodio, who is representing the governance and environment sector.

Custodio vacated the RDC-12 chairperson’s post in June after losing her reelection bid in the last May elections.

The former mayor was elected as chairperson of the macroeconomy development, administration and finance committee of the reorganized council.

Valero said the new PSRs took their oaths recently before Koronadal City Regional Trial Court Branch 25 Judge Renato Tampac. (MindaNews)

tal Region Police Office, he said.

Sultan Kudarat Gov. Suharto Mangudadatu, who graced the simple turnover rites for the EOD equipment, committed to provide

the necessary resources for the maintenance of the robotic device.

He assured to properly maintain the usability of the device, which he christened as “Charles

Robocop,” even beyond his term of office.

Mangudadatu said the provincial government will continue to support local police units and will

specifically allocate an additional financial assistance of P30,000 to the Sultan Kudarat Bomb squad for the use and maintenance of the robotic device.

He said the local government has been allocating around P600,000 annually from its peace and order funds as assistance to the provincial police office. (MindaNews)

firefight, but if there will be no more firefight tomorrow morning we’ll unload our things) he said.

They brought home their children but left behind their wives in Salunayan to avail of the food aid.

In Barangay Kapinpilan, 60 families from Tugal and Mudsing have taken refuge, said barangay

health worker Bai Lyn Dagsa.

Among the evacuees was Menangkawi Timan. She told MindaNews she was unaware that two of her children fled with her brother to Barangay Glad.

“It was only upon arriving here that I noticed that my two children are not with me,” said

the mother of six, adding they fled on foot.

By noontime, Timan said she received a call from her brother that her five- and six-year old sons were in Glad.

Mudsing is seven kilometers away from Glad and four kilometers away from Kapinpilan.

Many villagers along the national highway from Salunayan to Tugal already have their belongings packed and placed outside their houses.

The residents said they were just getting ready just in case the clashes would escalate.

But Capt. Antonio Bulao,

spokesperson of the 602nd Infantry Brigade, said in a text message there were no more firefights as of 4pm Tuesday.

MindaNews spotted five truckloads of government troops on their way to Aleosan town escorted by a Simba and V-150 tanks. (Keith Bacongco/MindaNews)

from page 1 According to the preliminary estimates of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the total requirement of P3.89 billion will effectively fund continuing relief operations alongside education, shelter and livelihood assistance in the aftermath of the Zamboanga siege.

“President Aquino has personally attended to the situation in Zamboanga to ensure that peace and security are immediately restored in the city.

The administration’s efforts to bring back order in Zamboanga include the provision of relief aid for displaced or affected families, as well as the implementation of rehabilitation activities that will help the communities recover from the recent conflict,” Abad said.

The budget chief added that the financial assistance will be sourced from the 2013 Contingency and Calamity

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by EO 325, the nominees were Raymund Salangsang of this city, Erwin Anthony Garcia of Tacurong City and Ramon Floresta of the social sector, he said.

Valero said the appointment of the new RDC-12 chairperson

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