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LTFRB: Taxi flagdown rate set at P40 nationwide By Aerol B. Pateña of PNA

THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has set the taxi flagdown rate for the first 500 meters at P40 nationwide, except the Cordillera

Administrative Region (CAR). The fare will take effect today (February 13). The provisional authorized flagdown fare for taxi services in the Cordillera region has been set at P35 for the first 400 meters.

There will be no increase in rates for the succeeding meters or for waiting time. The transport group, Philippine National Taxi Operators Association (PNTOA), has earlier filed a petition to increase the

flagdown rate for taxis to PHP40 from P30 following the series of oil price hikes. Meanwhile, the LTFRB has also announced that the jeepney fare is at P8, up P1 from the previous rate of P7 in the National Capital

Region (NCR), Central Luzon and the Calabarzon region. A rate of P6.40 will be charged to students, senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). There will be no increase for the succeeding kilometers.

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4 killed, 108 hurt in Surigao quake CAAP issues notice on closure of Surigao Airport due to quake

‘Salary scam’

CAMP Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City--Police Chief Supt. Agripino Javier, police regional director in Northern Mindanao, on Friday ordered a probe on alleged “salary scam” involving policemen in the region. See scam, page 11

Manhunt

CAMP Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City--The military and the police on Friday launched a joint manhunt operation against an armed group that torched the heavy equipment owned by a construction firm, abducted a police officer, and killed a resident in Bukidnon.

Bishop: Sending rouge cops to M’nao an insult

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SURIGAO City––Four people died, including an Octogenarian, and 108 were injured in the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit this city late evening Friday as about two dozen aftershocks were recorded shortly after the big quake all the way until morning. A report monitored from here identified the fatalities as the octogenarian as Roda T. Justina, 83, Lito Wilson, Robert Iludo Jr., and a certain J.M. Ariar, all residents of Surigao City. Vice Mayor Alfonso Casurra, acting chair of the Joint Provincial and City Risk Reduction Management Council, said this morning the injured are now confined in three hospitals within the city. The quake damaged the runway of the airport here and all flights to Surigao City have been diverted to neighboring Butuan City, Annette Villaces, of the city government’s Public Information Office, quoted Engr. Junelito Abrazado, Surigao manager of the

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Fallen Bridge. Anao-aon Bridge connecting Surigao City to the municipalities of San Francisco (formerly Anao-aon) and Malimono in Surigao del Norte collapsed when an intensity 6 quake struck Surigao City late evening Friday (10 Feb 2017). MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto

Quake Damage. A car parked near the main entrance of Surigao State College and Technology along Narciso

Street in Surigao City got damaged after debris from the building fell as a result of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake late Friday evening (February 10, 2017). Left, Toto Abelano was attending to his girlfriend at the Caraga Regional Hospital in Surigao City when a portion of a ceiling, including the steel beam collapsed. Abellano was spared but some watchers sustained injuries. The quake registered Intensity 6 in the city. MindaNews photos by Roel N. Catoto

SENDING erring cops to Mindanao is an ‘insult’ to the region and its people, a Catholic bishop said. Bishop Jose Cabantan of Malaybalay said Mindanao should be turned into dumping place where rogue policemen are reassigned for atonement. “We are insulted if we deserve the unruly service of these people,” Cabantan told Manila archdiocese-run Radio Veritas on Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier said erring policemen would be sent to Basilan believed to be a stronghold of the bandit group Abu Sayyaf and other extremist groups or they should quit. Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa made a similar statement in a bid to clean their ranks following several complaints of police abuses. The bishop said See BISHOP, page 11

Police says no ‘hit list’ for drug personalities, lawyers in Surigao By Roel Catoto of MindaNews

SURIGAO City--Authorities here have denied accusations of having a “hit list” containing the names of drug personalities, includ-

ing protectors and lawyers representing drug-related cases. S r. S u p t . A n t h o ny Maghari told reporters Thursday afternoon that there is no such list even as lawyers here condemned the

attacks on their colleagues by gunmen. The Surigao del Norte chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and supporters went to the streets Thursday holding placards that said “Stop

killing lawyers.” Maghari said these are mere speculations that PNP members are behind the killing of retired Regional Trial Court Judge Victor A. Canoy and the slay attempt on Surigao City Prosecutor

Manuel N. Tesiorna. Insp. Joel Cabanes, former intelligence officer of the city police office, told reporters that he has no knowledge of the alleged hit list. “If there’s a hit list, the

PNP provincial director will know it. We don’t have it,” he stressed. Cabanes has made dozens of arrests of those alleged to be involved in the illegal drug trade in the See lawyers, page 11

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CAAP issues notice on closure of Surigao airport due to quake By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata of PNA

THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued Saturday morning a notice to airmen (NOTAM) regarding the closure of the Surigao Airport until March 10. CAAP Area Center Xll manager Evange-

line Daba said a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City at about 10:03 p.m. Friday, causing damage to the 1,700-meter runway 18/36 of Surigao Airport that needs immediate repair and rehabilitation. Daba added that the airport terminal, except for some broken windows and cracked tiles, had minimal damages.

She cited that PAL Express and Cebu Pacific operate daily flights to Surigao Airport from Manila. “The nearest alternative route for passengers to reach Surigao City is to take flights to and from Butuan Airport, which is a two-hour drive by land,” CAAP said. Meanwhile, CAAP director general

Jim Sydiongco immediately instructed Daba and the CAAP engineering team to expedite the repair and rehabilitation of the damaged portions of runway 18/36. CAAP assured the public that it is doing its best to accelerate the repair and to put Surigao Airport back to its normal operations very soon. (PNA)

Church leaders call for resumption of peace talks By JIGGER JERUSALEM of PNA

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Church leaders in Northern Mindanao on Friday called on the national government and the National Democratic Front (NDF) to revive talks to achieve lasting peace in the country, particularly in Mindanao. In a statement, the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), said that “negotiations should not be scuttled by accusations and counter-accusations. It suggested that the outstanding issues be threshed out in a principled dialogue over the negotiating table. Both parties, the government and the NDF, have been engaged in three formal rounds of talks facilitated by the Royal Norwegian Government in Norway and Italy, which have attained

great stride toward attaining peace. The PEPP also cited the signing of the supplementary agreement to revive and strengthen the Joint Monitoring Committee under the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) as a success. PEPP said that the CARHRIHL and the supplementary agreement is a “viable instrument to address the accusations of both parties that have led to the present breakdown.” Another positive result of the talks, the group said, was on social and economic reforms where the parties reached an agreement on the first three sections of the draft. The panelists also agreed Damaged Bridge. One of the bridges damaged by the earthquake that hit Surigao City and neighboring areas late Friday evening (February 10, 2017). The bridge connects Surigao City to the municipality of San Francisco to form bilateral See PEACE, page 11

(formerly Anao-aon) in Surigao del Norte. Photo courtesy of 1Lt Ryan Layug / 30IB

Local govt extends one-stop shop for entrepreneurs MAMBAJAO, Camiguin-Camiguin holds Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) on for the entire month of January to facilitate fast, easy and

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in every town around the province pooling all approving personnel in one place. Aside from the one-stop registration, BOSS also offers application or renewal of business permits such as the issuance of zone clearance, building inspection clearance and sanitation clearance. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) meanwhile provided personnel in support to the LGUs. Other participating agencies include the Social Security System (SSS), Philhealth, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). DTI meanwhile continue to urge LGUs to sustain a systematic and efficient business licensing and registration system for a business and investor friendly environment. Boss likewise encourage more businessmen to renew their respective businesses or start a new one by making the process less tedious, faster and cheaper. This system according to DTI has been adopted for over seven years now and is one of the agency’s measurements in evaluating the competitiveness of the locality. (Zita Abellare with reports from Varry Labial/ DTI-Camiguin/PIA-10)

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Man has no more concern for others LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. `Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children…” (Hosea 4:6, the Holy Bible). -oooMAN HAS NO MORE CONCERN FOR OTHER MEN: There are now many pieces of proof that show that the world has come to the age of “to each his own”---no one is minded anymore to help a fellow in clear need. This is really sad because they showed how far man has wandered away from the spiritual injunction that he should love his fellowmen as he loves himself. The first item was aired by a mid-morning program at a radio station where, in an interview with a lady broadcaster, a woman narrated that at the time she was being attacked physically and beaten black and blue by a man, no one among those who were around and were actually watching what was happen-

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ing to her dared to help her or stop her attacker. The second item---a cellphone video clip---was shown in a Facebook post and showed an old man biting the blooded face and arms of another man, apparently over a dispute as to who would occupy a seat inside a running sub-way train. The video showed people standing nearby, but, for one reason or another, nobody intervened, and just let the incident happen right before their very eyes. -oooHELPING OTHERS, OBEDIENCE TO GOD: The Biblical admonition to help others is found first in Matthew 22. In its verses 34 to 40, Matthew 22 says: “Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: `Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ “Jesus replied: `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and

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It never occurred in the past that such scenario existed. The police had always been the guardian of peace and order and people respected them through and through. Just imagining things in the country, I felt afraid too because I could feel that someday somehow I would be walking in the streets of Mindanao and suffer the same fate as anybody else. So I informed my relatives to be watchful all the time wherever they they go to be safe. Even coming out of the church could spell danger already, I am really confused what happened to the place where I first saw sunlight. I still cannot understand if the real enemy of the communist/NPA is the government or the civilians. As it is now, a lot of people are displaced, killed or victims of the war between the military and the rebels. I urge the NPA to be extra careful in the battlefield, not to hit people who are out to look for food. The NPA should not burn machinery and equipment not for its value, but these are big sources of employment to our people. President Digong Duterte labelled your group as terrorists and I think he is right because you are always out looking for trouble. When you see soldiers, you run faster than dogs. You fire your guns at helpless civilians. Then you claim you are fighting for the interest of the people. Oh my God,

let us stop marketing jokes and terrorisms in the guise of peace and honor Just last week, people were complaining about flooding anywhere around the country. In a few weeks, summertime will be with us and we will again complain of heat or warm weather. I guess we should adjust already to the condition of our county We have only two seasons namely: cold and hot. Whatever it is our country is one of the most beautiful in the world that we must appreciate. The trouble is a lot of us just do not realize this because we lack patriotism or nationalism and we all want to get rich even without working for it. Some of us even think the shortest way to become wealthy is through politics. We have basis because we saw politicians who got into politics and became rich in just one term or two. It is only in being powerful and influential that we can ride on latest model car, live in mansions located in exclusive villages or subdivisions, have girls with bad habits, feared by the poor and everything never experienced by honest individuals. I wish to reiterate my suggestion that the government should sometimes conduct random inspections of firearms along highways and in public markets. We should notice that a lot of killings are perpetuated by people who carry deadly

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weapons concealed on their persons. Believe me a person who carries a gun is not afraid to venture anywhere and with slight provocation or misunderstanding with someone, he thinks of using his firearm. It is good for the funeral parlors’ business, but as a human, they are tired too, and reluctant to undertake services specially if the victims are not identified much less known to have assets to pay for embalming and coffins. I regret so much that death penalty could be retrieved in congress, but would not include plunder. This is good for corrupt politicians, but terribly bad for the taxpayers. This only shows that some of our leaders are protecting themselves against no bail criminal cases that involves millions of pesos. So nothing is new in the country that propagates change. Maybe they really mean loose change, the coins. I am glad President Duterte is now targeting illegal gambling in the country. There used to be masiao number game that had many people getting into extreme hardship due to losses. It was later replaced by suertes or something that also See LATEST, page 11

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Prepaid electricity: Neoliberal ‘users pay’ at its worst THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) recently said that it aims to expand its prepaid customers by 100,000 from the current 40,000 this year. Kuryente Load (KLoad), the utility giant’s prepaid electricity service, is presently available in Mandaluyong, Manila, Pasig, and parts of Rizal. Meralco now plans to offer KLoad to customers in Caloocan, Makati, Marikina, Pasay, Pateros, San Juan, and Taguig. Pilot tested in 2013 and commercially rolled out in 2015, KLoad allows customers to save up to 20% in consumption, or so Meralco avers. But looking past this dodgy claim, KLoad is nothing more than the worst form of the neoliberal tenet “users pay”. The scheme deepens the exclusion of the poor from access to electricity as a basic service and their right to decent living. As the Energy Department once said, prepaid electricity helps “consumers not unnecessarily spend for what they cannot afford”. How it works A user must have Meralco’s “intelligent” meter installed first and register a mobile number for the account. Through SMS (‘text’) using the registered mobile number, the user can load KLoad cards worth as low as Php100 and as high as P1,000. The user will receive a text message confirming that the amount has been loaded successfully to his or her account. KLoad also lets users receive text notifications on the account’s remaining balance, low load reminder, and rate adjustments. Like prepaid cards for mobile, KLoad cards can be bought even at retail stores. For Filipinos who have long been accustomed to prepaid mobile service, KLoad is pretty easy to grasp. In fact, it is this familiarity with and preference

S ecretary E r n e s t o Pernia, socioeconomic chairman of NEDA, gave enlightening insights about the status of the country in his keynote address during the International Conference on Regional Development and Local Governance recently held in Tagbilaran City (Bohol). Though one of Asia’s highest growing economy with a 6.8 percent growth rate, the country meets a perennial challenge—unequal economic development. It has the highest inequality index in Asia with two thirds of the GDP coming from Metro Manila and CALABARZON. The country capitalizes on the drivers of economic growth. Good news: there has been an increase in investment spending, which

for prepaid mobile that Meralco banks on for its KLoad. Saddled with tight budget, most Filipinos use prepaid mobile to control spending. Lack of a steady income, in fact, forces many to buy in tingi not just mobile credits but most of their daily needs – from shampoo to 3-in-1 coffee. The same concept supposedly applies to prepaid electricity. The problem is it’s not quite the case. Rising power rates Under the KLoad system, retail rates will be the same as the effective postpaid rate at the particular month the load was consumed. Unconsumed credits in a given month will be charged with prevailing rates in the following month. Unlike in prepaid mobile and other consumer goods where charges are more or less predictable, electricity rates vary monthly (often upwards). The reason is deregulation under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (Epira), which allows automatic adjustments in the generation charge and other periodic adjustments. The fluctuating rates make it difficult for a household to effectively monitor and regulate their consumption, and accordingly plan their use of electricity based on prepaid credits. But far more crucially, the ever-increasing power

rates will offset efforts by a household to cut their electricity bill even when they shift to KLoad. No matter how much kilowatt-hour that a household tries to reduce in their consumption, the end result is still an exorbitant electricity bill. Meralco’s own commissioned survey in 2016 shows that its rates are the third highest in Asia. An average Meralco customer is also paying 4.5% of their disposable income for electricity, higher than the global average of 3.9 percent. Aside from deregulating rates, Epira also privatized the country’s power plants. In Luzon where Meralco operates, just three groups (i.e., San Miguel, Lopez, and Aboitiz) control 70% of power generation. Such tremendous control makes alleged collusion and price rigging easier like during

power plant shutdowns that lead to rate spikes. In March this year, for instance, Meralco said that its rates are set to rise by as much as Php1.44 per kWh purportedly due to Malampaya maintenance shutdown from 28 January to 16 February. Other power plants will also be on maintenance shutdown on 13-17 February, placing more pressure on power supply and rates. Anti-consumer, antipoor Instead of addressing these policy issues, the onus of coping with rising electricity costs is further passed on to hapless consumers under the prepaid system. With KLoad, no prepaid credits, no electricity. Disconnection is automatic, done remotely by Meralco. It’s that straightforward and heartless.

comprise the bulk of expenditures. The country, nevertheless, needs to improve household consumption, government spending and export services. On the supply side (now I’m using the economist’s language), the expected influx of tourists, extension of retail trade and the continuous growth of the IT-BPM sector can

ways and danger areas in Metro Manila. Recently, in a Tondo slum, Meralco installed KLoad for former Smokey Mountain residents. Notably, prepaid system is among the supposed best approaches to slum electrification that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) endorsed in its 2004 study that also included Meralco as one of the cases. Affront to decent living KLoad is part of the long-term plan of Meralco to install the so-called Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) – an integrated system of intelligent meters – in its franchise area. The AMI will allow Meralco to, among others, remotely switch on and off the supply of electricity not only to prepaid customers but also those with regular connection. Access to electricity is needed to achieve the minimum standard of decent living. Thus, it should not be contingent upon the ability of people to pay and must be a basic right guaranteed by the state. KLoad and Meralco’s remote and automatic disconnection system is a blatant affront to this right. KLoad will set a worrisome precedent if not questioned and opposed. It is prepaid electricity today. Prepaid water soon?

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A Catholic prison ministry official called on lawmakers not to be swayed by political pressures and vote on the death penalty bill according to their conscience. Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the bishops’ Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, said they are hoping legislators will follow their conscience in voting against “the taking away of the life of the person.” “They should not sacrifice their principles in measure that will only satisfy the ego of the present leaders

in the house,’ he said. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez yesterday said members of the ruling party who are against the death penalty must resign. He also warned those in the House leadership that they risk being ousted from their posts as deputy leaders and committee heads if they oppose the proposed measure. Diamante also called on the House leadership not to railroad the passage of the bill and to allow more discussions on capital punishment. “It is not worth it to pass a law that

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Through remote and automatic disconnection when credits run out, KLoad violates the rights of Meralco customers as outlined in the Magna Carta for Residential Electricity Consumers. These rights include the right to due process and notice prior to disconnection and suspension of disconnection. Prepaid customers are supposed to be notified via text three days before the remaining load is estimated to run out. The warning shall be based on the average consumption of the household. But what if the household used more electricity than their average consumption and depleted the load in two days instead of three? KLoad primarily targets poor communities where collection of monthly bill is problematic and illegal connection is prevalent. A prepaid system for these households ensures that bills are paid to and collected by Meralco. As explained by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), prepaid electricity reduces pilferage and improves collection efficiency and cash flow for distribution utilities. Meralco has an existing partnership with the National Housing Authority (NHA) to provide KLoad service to urban poor families resettled from water-

leverage the economy. The resurgence of agriculture and fishery, and boost in the construction industry also play their roles. Our economy, however, faces risks and uncertainties, both domestic and external. Among the outside factors: fragile growth in Japan and the European Union, slowdown in emerging economies such as China, uncertain policy shifts in the US, asynchronous monetary policies in the world’s major economies, greater volatility in capital flows, and geopolitical risks. On the domestic side, the new normal is weather disruptions—we do not know when to halt an important business transaction because of a typhoon. There are delays in govern-

ment infrastructure and reconstruction projects. Moreover, the closure of our mines can cause unemployment. Amid risks and uncertainties, we still have high hopes because of the opportunities. We have a robust macroeconomic fundamental. The labor groups are in good terms with the current administration. The president is strong-willed and enjoys a high trust rating. We have bilateral partners who express funding support. Based on several focused group discussions, secretary Pernia came up with the country’s vision: by 2040, the Philippines shall be prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor. Our people will enjoy

will not really serve justice to people concerned,” he said. The Catholic Church strongly opposes moves in Congress to reinstate the death penalty in the country. The proposed bill seeks the death penalty for several crimes categorized as “heinous”, including some forms of murder, rape, and drug offenses. Plunder was originally included among the crimes punishable by death, but the lawmakers in the majority bloc reportedly agreed to remove it from the list. (Roy Lagarde/CBCPNews)

long and healthy lives, are smart and innovative, and will live in a high-trust society. When asked by a participant about how development can take place in Bohol, secretary Pernia emphasized the game-changer—the new international airport in Panglao island, new hospital in Cortes, and the coming bridge between the province and Leyte. He lamented, however, the closed economy of Tagbilaran City whose leaders turn away investors from other provinces—such as SM City among others. Ever since, the city usually does not approve their business permits. He cited that he is transparent about this issue and told mayor Baba Yap that Tagbilaran should be open in a global economy.

How tragic, indeed, for this city to be victims of forced underdevelopment—a form of oppression-- because businessmen seem to hold the scepter for unknown reasons which is really an open secret. I have not accessed the papers presented during the conference held at Holy Name University but am confident that from now on, a province like Bohol will never be the same. Having started an international conference for the first time, there will be more of such conference in the country. I am thankful for the partnership forged between the Social Sciences Research Society based in Turkey and Holy Name University that makes this international conference a trailblazer for the milieu.

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A Travel Companion for All

With 3 of its vehicles making it to the top 5 Overall Gasoline Category chart of DOE’s Euro-4 Fuel Economy Run last year – namely the Suzuki Celerio CVT 29.14 km/L (1st Place), the Suzuki Ciaz A/T 27.94 km/L (3rd Place) and the Suzuki Celerio M/T 27.70 km/L (5th Place) – pioneer compact car manufacturer Suzuki Philippines is able to reinforce its commitment to boost Filipinos’ love for travel. Designed to deliver exceptional performance that are nothing short of elegant and comfortable, the leading Japanese car maker presents once again their top-grossing fuel-efficient vehicles just in time for the upcoming breaks. Designed to deliver quality-driving experience at greater fuel savings compared with other vehicles of the same caliber, the subcompact sedan Ciaz is your best companion for both daily use and long drives. The Ciaz bagged the Best Subcompact Car in the 2016 CAGI Car of the Year Awards, the Best Subcompact Sedan in the 12th C! Awards and Compact Sedan Best Value for Money in the Auto Focus Media’s Choice Awards. Aside from these, the recently rolled out subcompact sedan was bequeathed the “Best Fuel Rating Award” under the Sedan-Gasoline Category during Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Economy Run conducted last year. Available in three variants, namely the GL Manual Transmission, GL Automatic Transmission and premium GLX, Suzuki’s latest subcompact sedan is equipped with exceptional features

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and best-in-class fuel efficiency, Suzuki’s latest subcompact sedan earned favorable market response across Asian markets that are looking for practical yet out-of-the-box driving experience. Along with elegant exterior design and redefined interiors, the Ciaz is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Invite more family and friends to a road trip in the roomy 7-seater Ertiga! Deemed to have the Best Value for Money in the MPV category during the Auto Focus Media’s Choice

Awards, this multipurpose vehicle (MPV) is also a Life Utility Vehicle (LUV) and is much bigger than other vehicles in Suzuki’s product portfolio. Combining the agility of a compact car and the spaciousness of a family car, the Ertiga will surely come very handy during outings. Its sleek yet comfortable interiors will provide passengers with the convenience and entertainment necessary for long drives. The Ertiga, which exudes elegance, boasts a keyless push start system, user-

friendly multimedia Android touchscreen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB connectivity with handsfree. Successfully moving from the sidelines to being Suzuki’s best-selling vehicle of 2016, the all-time favorite Celerio brought the Japanese car brand to a whole new level last year after being awarded with Best Fuel Rating under the Over-All Gasoline Category in last year’s DOE Euro 4 Fuel Eco Run. One of Suzuki’s vehicles powered by a fuel-efficient engine and patented Total

Effective Control Technology (TECT), the Celerio enables confident driving, making it the best buddy for budgetfriendly trips. In addition to its sleek interiors, the model offers top-of-theline features and a more spacious cabin and luggage space. The Suzuki Celerio best fits the younger generation who wants vehicles with a general sporty feel. Available in various exciting colors, the Celerio is without a doubt the constant companion you are looking for!

All-time favorite, the classic Swift targets the sporty and adventure-seeking Filipino. Its ability to deliver smooth and seamless driving has made the famous hatchback popular among the younger generation since its release in the market in 2004 until its upgrade in 2010. Equipped with a relatively spacious cabin and sleek interiors packed with a touchscreen entertainment system, the Swift is undoubtedly one of the best travel companions you will ever have!

In Celebration of the Reign of the King – Raider R150 Summit 2017 In celebration of the continuous supremacy of the Raider R150 as the undisputed Underbone King, Suzuki will be hosting another big gathering for all its riders at the World Trade Center on February 26, 2017 aptly called as the Raider R150 Summit 2017. With unprecedented sales of 30,785 units in 2016 topping the Underbone 150cc category data of the Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association, Inc. (MDPPA), the Suzuki Raider R150 has once again secured its title as the superior in its class. Powered by Suzuki’s reliable 150cc carburetor engine with double

overhead camshaft (or Twincam), 4-valve, 6-speed transmission, the Raider R150 has already captured the hearts of the Filipinos. The R150’s slim body holds very well its highly powerful engine giving a very light yet authoritative ride. All packaged in its very distinct appearance, the Raider R150 is always the choice of all riders who want to add more to their bikes through customization or modification. The Raider breed’s dominance can be traced back in 2002 when the Raider R125 was launched. Two years later, the Raider R150 was born and it forever changed the course of the

competition in the underbone category. After more than 14 years, the Raider bikes have made their mark in the motorcycle community. Considered as the breed that leads backed up by its promising sales of more than 380,000 units (over 165,000 of it are Raider R150) since its introduction, the Raider has also formed communities of riders and enthusiasts sharing the same passion for riding and loyalty for the brand. For pre-registration and contest mechanics, please visit Suzuki Website, Suzuki Official Facebook Fan Page or join the Suzuki Facebook Group Page.

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Members of Bangsamoro Transition Commission finally named DAVAO City––Finally, the 21 members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission that will draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) have been named, their appointment papers released three months and two days after President Rodrigo Duterte issued Executive Order 8, expanding its membership from 15 to 21. The Duterte administration opted to increase the number of members from 15 to 21 to allow for a “more inclusive” body that would draft the law creating the Bangsamoro, a new autonomous political entity that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Congress under the Aquino administration adjourned in February last year without passing the BBL. Under the Peace and Development Roadmap of the Duterte administration, July 2017 is the target date for the submission of the BTC’s draft to Congress.

The new BTC is composed of 11 members nominated by the MILF and 10 by the government. The MILF’s 1st Vice Chair Ghazali Jaafar has been chosen by the MILF Central Committee to chair the BTC. The 10 members who were nominated by the government panel are: lawyers Jose Lorena, Maisara Damdamun-Latiph, Hussin Amin, Firdausi Abas and Omar Sema; Samira Gutoc, Dr. Susana Anayatin, Datu Mussolini Lidasan, Romeo Saliga and Hatimil Hassan. The 11 members nominated by the MILF are Jaafar, Iqbal, Abdulraof Macacua, Ibrahim Ali, Atty. Raisa Jajurie, Said Shiek, Hussein Munoz, Timuay Melanio Ulama, Gafur Kanain, Ammal Solaiman and Haron Abas. Iqbal, Ali, Jajurie, Ulama, Munoz and Shiek had served as members in the previous BTC. Not one of the former members nominated

THE First Vice Chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (right) introduces the other members of the MILF Central Committee to then presidential candidate and Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte during his visit in Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao on February 27, 2016. Jaafar is now chair of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission. MindaNews file photo by Toto Lozano

by government has been reappointed. “Inclusive Bangsamoro law” Jaafar was the first peace

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of February as the target date for the launch of the BTC in Davao City. “Optimistic” Santiago and Iqbal told MindaNews they are optimistic the BTC can meet the July deadline. Santiago said they are confident the draft law will be submitted to Congress before the President delivers his second State of the Nation Address on July 27. The President is expected to certify the bill as urgent during his SONA. Iqbal said they are “not starting from scratch” and there are existing drafts that can be made as the working draft to hasten the process of the drafting. Iqbal also said sessions can be done more frequently than the previous BTC’s twice monthly sessions with the rest of the month spent on consultations and See NAMED, page 11

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Army chief leads reactivation of 54th Engineering Brigade ZAMBOANGA City––The Philippine Army on Friday reactivated the 54th Engineering Brigade (EB) to undertake development projects in support to the government’s pacification campaign in this part of the country. Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, Philippine Army chief, spearheaded the reactivation ceremony held at Camp Arnaldo Fernandez Jr., in Barangay Cabatangan, this city. “We are not only trained to fight but rather we are also trained to support development,” Miranda said during the ceremony.

“I am ready to accept these tasks,” he said. Miranda, meanwhile, thanked Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman for allowing them to use a portion of the ARMM property to house the 54EB headquarters in Barangay Cabatangan, this city. Originally, Lt. Col. Maynard Camarao, operations officer of the 52EB, said that the 54EB was activated on July 1, 1991. However, Camarao said

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the 54EB was deactivated on July 11, 2013 after it was assigned to the different areas in the country. With its reactivation, the 54EB would be the fourth engineering unit of the Philippine Army. The other three Army engineer units are the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Engineering Brigades. Glorioso has placed the 54EB under the tactical control of the Philippine Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command based in this city.(PNA)

At the same time, Miranda has installed Brig. Gen. Arnold Fernandez as the 54EB commander. Miranda expressed confidence that Fernandez will not falter in his task, citing he is an efficient and competent officer. Fernandez, for his part, has assured that he would do his best to accomplish the tasks given him and his brigade.

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Some politicians have mining links -- Lopez

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez on Thursday alleged that some politicians are “indebted” to mining firms, allowing the industry to “flourish” in the country. “I mean that’s how it is, the governor, the mayor, all over the country. Politicians have mining links. That’s why mining has been al-

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ing by her orders since she had followed the rule of law every single step of the process and vowed that as long as she is head of the DENR, she would stay true to her advocacies of environment protection and social justice. “I don’t know how long I’m going to last here. You know, my Commission on Appointment (hearing) is coming. If I’m in ABS, I’m just a tree hugger ‘di ba? But now, I’m DENR Secretary. So let me use my position now because I don’t trust politics. Now that I am still

here as DENR Secretary, let said. (Cielito M. Reganit/ me close the mines,” she PNA)

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APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For the approval of amendment of route to operate PUJ/FILCAB service on the line;RB; PIER to Cogon Market and vice versa with the use of Six(6) units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on February 24, 2017, at 3;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. Issued this 10th day of February, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority To extend the validity a certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ Service on the line ;B3; Bulua National Highway to Gaisano –LKKS Center –Liceo and vice versa with the use of ONE(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on February 24, 2017 at 3;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/ (s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. Issued this 10th day of February ,2017 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippine.

AMINODEN D. GURO OIC Regional Director

MDN: Feb 13, 2017

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had the same effects. Well, Filipinos are lovers of gambling from clandestine operation of card games, madjong, cockpits, hantak, etc. It is in our blood. Many years ago, Filipino-Americans would indulge in cockfighting and many of them were arrested because it is illegal in this country. It took so much time for the police to eventually stop the gambling participated by Filipinos. National elections in our country had just been held less than a year ago and some people are already talking about who would run for president, senators, congressmen, etc. in the next elections, This have been just weird and plain stupidity. We should think of something productive to avoid hunger in the coming years rather than getting idly and discuss about elections. (Bennex News Service)

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Supt. Surki Alday Sereñas, regional police command spokesman, said that 30 policemen were initially found to have been claiming their salaries and wages on a 15/30 basis. He said that the anomaly was exposed when the police regional office ordered a review of the identification of all the names of Police Officer 1 (PO1) and their assigned post in Northern Mindanao. Aside from getting all the names and assignments of PO1s in Northern Mindanao, Javier also ordered a probe into whether the policemen were actually performing the assigned duties and functions, Sereñas said. According to Sereñas, the policemen involved were reportedly found out to have been receiving salaries every 15th and 30th of the month without performing any police work in connivance with higher police officials. “The police regional director has ordered an investigation to validate whether the policemen were really involved in a ‘salary scam’ in connivance with their superiors,” Sereñas said. He said that the anomaly was exposed as the regional police command launched its program on Strengthening Internal Discipline and Service Oriented Practice of Personnel in Northern Mindanao this week. (PNA)

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Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez, spokesperson of the Army’s Fourth Infantry Division (4ID), said that the armed group members, who introduced themselves as agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), killed a certain Lito Siagan Atoy and abducted Police Officer 2 Anthony Natividad. He said that the armed group on board a dump truck and an L300 van

raided the house of Atoy in Talakag, Bukidnon last Thursday. The unidentified armed men took Atoy and his five motorcycles and sped toward Kilometer 28 of Tigkalaan, a village that is part of Talakag, where he was tortured and shot dead. Along the way, and prior to the killing of Atoy, the armed men torched the four heavy equipment of the Mindanao Rock Corporation then put up a checkpoint where all vehicles and commuters were checked. “The police officer was then taken by the armed group that fled toward the direction of Lanao Del Sur,” Martinez said. Colonel Eric C. Vinoya of the Army’s 403rd Infantry Brigade Commander, has immediately directed the 1st Special Forces Battalion to have a close coordination with the PNP and conduct pursuit operation against the perpetrators, Martinez said. (PNA)

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Civil Aviation Authroity of the Philippines. Villaces also said on her Facebook page that commercial buildings with major damage have been ordered closed by the city government. “C lass es and work, both in private and public [schools and establishments], are now cancelled per order by the vice chairperson of CDRRMC [City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council] and City Vice Mayor Alfonso Casurra effective immediately until further notice,” she added. Villaces said that due to damaged and nonpassable bridges along the highway leading to Lipata Bridge for cargo trucks and buses, all vessel and port operations there have been diverted to the Port of Surigao. Also yesterday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) closed the city’s airport after the runway becomes unfit for landing and take-off due to a crack that stretches about 300 meters. Provincial officials said that all flights had been diverted to the neighboring city of Butuan, about 124 kilometers, southwest of Surigao City while the all vessels had been advised to call at the Surigao City Port. Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez, the spokesperson of the army’s Fourth Infantry Division (4ID), said that all military units with an ongoing operation in the hinterlands of Surigao Del Norte and Surigao Del Sur had been ordered to join in the relief and rescue operations in Surigao City. Provincial Govervor Sol Matugas, said that the local government was still assessing the total damage in infrastructures, although four bridges has been reportedly damaged, two became impassable. Matugas has called for

Monday, February 13, 2017 assistance from the national government as people and city residents remained in shock while some of them had evacuated to the city’s gymnasium as the major evacuation center. The quake, of tectonic origin with epicenter somewhere under the waters of Surigao Strait 14 km northwest of Surigao City, plunged the city into darkness and cut off its water supply, creating havoc in the area. Fearing a tsunami shortly after, residents went to the streets to find higher ground while patients confined in hospitals, some of them still with intravenous fluids injected on their arms, went out to open ground to avoid being hit by falling debris. As of yeserday morning, many commercial establishments, Jollibee among them, did not open for business. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported 24 aftershocks since the big quake at 10:03 p.m. Friday, with magnitude ranging from 2.0 to 3.6. The first aftershock, at magnitude 2.9, came at 11:52 p.m. in the municipality of San Jose in Dinagat Island. Many more followed either inland or in the waters around Dinagat, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, Southern Leyte and as far as Compostela Valley and Davao Occidental in the South, averaging about five per hour, until it slowed down at one per hour starting 4 a.m. The latest tremor recorded by PHIVOLCS was at 7:45 a.m. at magnitude 2.5 in the water west of Dinagat Island close to the major quake. (Roel N. Catoto / MindaNews)

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the people of Mindanao doesn’t deserve abusive cops unless they are being sent there for a “holistic transformative program”. “If they are brought here because Mindanao is the best community for their formation and transformation then we will appreciate that. Which of these are their motives for doing so?” added Cabantan. “It’s a matter of instituting a holistic transformative program, systems and structures for individuals,” he also said. (CBCPNews)

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city and in the municipalities of Surigao del Norte. Shortly before noon last Feb. 2, retired Regional Trial Court Judge Victor A. Canoy was gunned down by an unidentified assailant along Burgos St. here. The slain lawyer was former executive judge of the RTC branches in the province. Four days later, incumbent City Prosecutor Manuel N. Tesiorna Jr. was also shot early in the morning right at his own house. He sustained seven gunshot

Council of Churches in the Philippines, Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines, Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches, and the Ecumenical Bishops Forum.

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working teams to meet continuously before the resumption of the formal talks in April. PEPP noted there were also encouraging developments on the proposed agreement on political and constitutional reforms. “These are testaments to the desire of both parties to transcend their differences toward a much larger goal,” PEPP added. The group said it has always “maintained that all signed agreements that were painstakingly negotiated by both parties are signs of hope and should be honored to serve as building blocks for a better future.” “This recent crisis in the peace talks shows how fragile the peace negotiations are and the people’s vigilance is needed to see to it that the parties involved stay on course. But all is not lost as there is a people’s clamor for the peace talks to continue,” it added. The PEPP statement was signed by Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, Rev. Fr. Rex Reyes Jr., Bishop Noel Pantoja, Bishop Deogracias Iniguez Jr., and Sr. Mary John Mananzan. The PEPP is a platform for five church institutions, namely, the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines, National

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committee meetings. He said they can even meet every day if necessary. Of the 21 members, six are lawyers, five are women and two are representatives of Indigenous Peoples (Lumads). Among the 10 members nominated by government are five lawyers, including two nominated by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) faction under Muslimin Sema. Three are women and one represents the IPs. Of the 11 members nominated by the MILF, six are former members of the BTC including the representative from the IP. Two are women. GPH-nominated Among the government nominees, Lorena was a member of the legal panel of the MNLF in the negotiations with the government from 1993 to 1996 and had since served in various capacities in the ARMM and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. Amin served as representative of the 1st district of Sulu from 1998 to 2007 and was mayor of Jolo from 2007 to 2016. Damdamun-Latiph is Senior State Solicitor at the Office of the Solicitor

General. She had earlier served as Assistant Cabinet Secretary at the Department of Education in the ARMM; Gutoc of Marawi City is is a former OIC member of the ARMM’ s Regional Legislative Assembly, and was a founder of the Young Moro Professionals; and Anayatin is chief of the Technical Management Service of the Department of Trade and Industry in the ARMM, and is a professor of peace and development. Lidasan, an IranunMaguindaoan, is director of the Al Qalam Institute of Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia at the Ateneo de Davao University. Saliga, a Teduray from Maguindanao, was executive assistant to former BTC Commissioner Froilyn Mendoza. He also served as Executive Director of the defunct Lumad Development Center. Hassan, Abas and Sema were nominated by the MNLF-Sema faction. A native of Basilan, Hassan had served Vice Chair of the MNLF and worked with its Foreign Relations Office. He was a member of the MNLF peace panel since in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Tripoli Agreement in 1976 and the Final Peace Agreement in 1996. Abbas served as MNLF legal counsel from 2006 to 2011 and legal adviser to the MILF from 1998 to 2000. According to the profile provided by OPAPP, Abbas is recognized as “Sultan of Lanao.” Lawyer Omar Yasser C. Sema is counsel of the Central Committee of the MNLF chaired by his father, Muslimin Sema. He was a member of the MNLF panel in the Tripartite Review of the GPH-MNLF peace process and was a member of the MNLF-MILF Joint Technical Working Group to draft the new BBL. He was founding member and first Secretary General of the MNLF Youth. MILF-nominated The new Commissioners nominated by the MILF are Jaafar; Macacua, chief of staff of the MILF’s Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces and secretary general of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party; Abas, chair of the Secretariat of the MILF Central Committee, had earlier served as secretary to the late MILF chair Ustadz Salamat Hashim; Kanain of Parang, Sulu had served as consultant of the OIC- Assemblyman Romeo Sema from 2011 to 2013; and Solaiman, legal officer at the Department of Health in the ARMM and Executive Secretary of the MILF’s 2nd Vice Chair Ali Solaiman. The six reappointed members are Iqbal; Ali, chair of the organization’s Da’wah Committee and a member of its Darul Ifta; human rights lawyer Jajurie, who was a member of the MILF’s technical working group on the Annex on

Wealth-sharing. Shiek, a Maranao, was head of the MILF Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) and was a member of the MILF’s technical working group on the Annex on Normalization; Muñoz, also known as Sonny Davao from Lupon, Davao Oriental, is Deputy Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, while Ulama, a Teduray, heads the Organization of Teduray and Lambangian Conference. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

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from page A10 acceptability endorsement for the construction, operation and maintenance of base stations of cellular mobile telephone service, paging service, trunking service, wireless local loop service and other wireless communication service. SPECIAL REPORT In her special report last Monday, Councilor Dahino called for the streamlining of permitting process in the grant of authority to telecommunication providers to establish and install telecommunication towers in the city. This is an offshoot of the meeting conducted by the committee on ways and means chaired by Councilor George S. Goking last January 31, 2017 with the NTC, and telecom companies. It was revealed during the meeting that the existing telecommunications network infrastructures are inadequate to meet the requirements of a fast-growing city like Cagayan de Oro. According to providers, this inadequacy is one of the root causes of slow internet speed. This is mainly due to the limited coverage as many subscribers are lumped into a condensed cell sites. Some networks have pending cell site projects. The additional telecommunication projects that are still up for implementation will significantly improve their services. But according to the companies, what is delaying the expansion of infrastructure like cell sites, is the bottleneck in the permitting process. There are at least 26 processes of various permits needed before a cell site can be constructed and most of these are reportedly coming from the local government unit (LGU). “With this current situation, I think it will take long for telcos to reach the scale of the good number of cell sites to a standard subscriber ratio,” councilor Dahino pointed out. ROLE MODEL During the meeting, Engr. Buenavista said the move of the City Council to streamline the process is also being lauded by telecommunication companies. He informed the committee that high ranking officials of Smart, Sun and Globe from Manila are willing to come to the city and sit down with the committee on this matter. “Cagayan de Oro will be a role model for other cities,” he said. The committee agreed to hold the meeting with officials of the telecommunication providers on February 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the City Council Session Hall. Councilors Lao and Dahino thanked Buenavista for his support as the City Council moves to provide better services to the city’s constituents and to address poor internet connections and other concerns in Cagayan de Oro. (JAO/LCR/SP)

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