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CEB announces 2 new routes from Northern Mindanao THE Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), takes a step further in the Mindanao region with the launch of two more routes—this time, from the City of Golden Friendship. Starting March 15 and March 16, 2017, CEB will be flying four times weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Fri-

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Saturday) between Cagayan de Oro and Bacolod, respectively. Both new routes will be using the new ATR 72600 aircraft that is expected to arrive in early March. To introduce the new routes, CEB is offering an introductory P799 all-in seat sale, for travel from March 15 until May 31,

2017. Travelers may book their flights from today until January 27, 2017 or until seats last. The promo fare is inclusive of taxes and fees, while bags, meals, and other ancillaries may be added as preferred. “Cebu Pacific stays committed in providing the best connectivity options

for our valued passengers at the lowest fare available in the market. These new routes will open great opportunities for everyjuan, both business and leisure travelers alike, enabling them to visit the Visayas region more conveniently. At the same time, See routes, page A7

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Ex-mayor wants name erase from illegal drug list By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

MISAMIS Oriental--The former town mayor of Lugait in Misamis Oriental showed up at the regional police command in Cagayan De Oro City Monday afternoon in a gesture of good will to clear his name in the illegal drug list mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte. The names of former town mayor William Lim of Lugait, former Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Cruz, and former Rep. Varf BelMiss U. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo are flanked by candidates of the 65th monte, of the Iligan Citu’s Miss Universe during a photo session at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on January 23, 2017. The Philippines Lone Congressional Disis hosting the event. The coronation is on January 30, 2017. Richard Madelo / Presidential photo trict, were mentioned by

Residents protest v owner of noisy cars By BONG D. FABE Contributing Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Angry and finally have enough, residents of one posh subdivision at the Pueblo de Oro Township came out of their homes early Monday morning and held a picket rally at the village’s main gate against a resident and other overspeeding vehicles that disturb the peace and quiet of the subdivision. “Today, we say enough is enough!” they said in a statement released in time for the picket, three days after they officially filed a petition at the office of Regional Director Oscar Salcedo of the Land Transportation Office, Region 10 (LTO-10) against See owner, page A7

President Duterte as among local government offiicials reportedly engaged in illegal drug activities. Lim, who served as an undefeated town mayor of Lugait until he gave way in the last election because he could no longer run after serving for three consecutive mayoral term, was accompanied by Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano to the office of the regional police director Monday. Lim has denied the allegation and suspected that “politics” could be behind the inclusion of his name See DRUG, page A7

Rebel slain in clash with govt troops KIDAPAWAN City––A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with government troops in a remote village in Makilala, North Cotabato over the weekend. The January 21 clash came on the same day the government and National Democratic Front (NDF) peace panels signed in Rome, Italy the Supplemental Guidelines for the Joint Monitoring Committee which shall “additionally guide the work” of the Joint Monitoring Committee in its task of “monitoring the implementation of, and achieving, the objectives of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.” T h e N PA- S out h e r n Mindanao confirmed the death of a comrade in a statement e-mailed to the media at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, signed by Rigoberto Sanchez, spokesperson of the Regional Operations Command. The statement claimed See clash, page A7

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DAVAO City––A detailed feasibility study has yet to be conducted, but this early a representative from a state-owned Chinese railway developer said that Davao City is “fit for monorail” project. Jiang Zhiping, planning and management deputy director of the market development center at the China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., said in a press conference on Monday that his group was keen on pursuing the project to ease traffic in downtown Davao. “The monorail is almost the cheapest urban transit in cities. For China, monorail is very popular now and secondly, it does not occupy roads. The monorail is very light and the structure is very simple,” he said. If it pushes through, he said the project will be the first undertaking of their company outside China. He estimated that the project will take about three

years – one year for engineering and planning and two years for the construction. According to Bloomberg, the CREC is a company based in Beijing, China which operates as a subsidiary under China Railway Group Limited and offers engineering services. CREC’s website said the company was the former Professional Institute of Ministry of Railway in China founded in February 1953. “It is a large comprehensive survey and design group specializing in engineering survey, design, consultancy, construction supervision, general contracting, and scientific research and development,” it said. Jos e L. Guardo Jr., spokesperson of Philtram, the Filipino partner of the Chinese company in the Philippines, said the openness of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to Chinese investors is the major factor that has attracted investors

like CREC. The city government and Philtram will sign a memorandum of understanding next month that will kick off the conduct of a business case and a feasibility study for the development of a monorail project, he said. He added the company will shoulder the expenses for the conduct of a business case and detailed feasibility study which would cost about P11-P12 million and will take about a year to complete. He said the monorail can run as fast as 80 km an hour. The first phase will cost about P28 billion for a stretch of 14 km, he said. Guardo said they are planning to charge passengers with P10 to P11 base fare plus P1 for every succeeding kilometer. Guardo added the CREC constructs 30 percent of the high-speed trains and roads, and designs 80 to 90 percent of the monorail

projects in China. He said the proposed monorail will have two to eight coaches, can hold about 1,000 passengers at any given time, and will be constructed in four phases. Although the project will be up for bidding through a public private partnership, Guardo said he is confident that they will be chosen as their proposal is more sustainable with a more forward-looking design. He added they plan to put up a mall and parking space for each station and would cater to cargo and logistics at nighttime to subsidize the operations of the monorail. Edward Geguerra, operations head of Philtram, said the terminal will cost about P500 million to P1billion while each kilometer will cost about P1 billion. In phase 1, as proposed, he said that station 1 will be located at the junction of R. Castillo St. and J.P Laurel Avenue Ave.; station

2 at SM Lanang; station 3 at the Southern Philippine Medical Center; station 4 at Abreeza of the Ayala Malls; station 5 at Gaisano Mall of Davao going until the Duterte Central Station at Roxas Avenue. Station 1 of phase 2 is planned to be at Quirino Avenue.; station 2 at Bankerohan; station 3 at NCCC Mall of Davao in Ma-a; station 3 at the junction of General Douglas MacArthur Highway and Quimpo Boulevard Diversion Road; station 4 at SM Ecoland; station 5 at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal; and station 6 either near the office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO 11) or Davao City Recreation Center, also along Quimpo Blvd.; and then back to Duterte Central Station at Roxas Avenue. Phase 3 will connect the junction of General Douglas MacArthur Highway and Quimpo Boulevard Diversion Road to station

1 at the Matina Crossing; and then to station 2 in Bangkal, station 3 in Ulas, and the proposed South Bus Terminal in Toril. Gaguerra said planning for phase 4 is still in the works but they wanted to link it up with the proposed North Bus Terminal in Panacan. Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. president Ronald Go said in a text message that any transport system that will “unclutter or decongest our roads will always be a welcome development in the business community.” He said that a mass transit system such as a monorail will help make more possible the expeditious delivery of goods and services, benefiting both the businesses and the riding public. Earlier, Davao City Planning and Development Office head Ivan Cortez said wanted to know if the market size of the See PROJECT, page A7

Displaced. At least 500 families in Barangay Malabuaya, Kabacan, North Cotabato have evacuated to safer grounds as their houses are still submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, Janaury 21. The Pulangui River overlowed evening of January 19, inundating the low-lying areas. Mindanews photo R.A 9048/10172 Form No. 10.1(LCRO)

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In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANN MICHELLE BALUARTE OBAG as filed with this Office a petition for correction of correction of clerical error particularly in his GENDER from “Male” to “Female”, in the Certificate of Live Birth ANN MICHELLE BALUARTE OBAG who was born on March 29, 1995 at Diplahan, Diplahan, Zamboanga del Sur and whose parents are ERNESTO PINEDA OBAG and VEVENCIA SUMAGANG BALUARTE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than ___________.

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Importance of Innovation in Education By Raquel Rita D. Salingay kinds of problems— ideas School Head that generate jobs ideas that Kinawe National High School other people want and need solutions to. In research, it’s Teachers, parents, and all the found out that the teachers other supporters of students and mentors, who had the find themselves once again most impact, across a host faced with the challenge of of reputable institutions making the learning process and in fields, were outliers. engaging to retain student Outliers that put an emphasis interest. The statistics on the on collaboration, real world latter point are especially problem based learning, troubling in the fields in intrinsic motivation, and which we so badly need the willingness to take risks. Certain Student Summit new talent. This is a few years old, had the good fortune to see views on the importance of these learning styles actually innovation remain relevant, play out. We’re watching the “…not just the major innova- rise of the apprenticeship, tions, but becoming a coun- as it grows in popularity in try that produces more better the United States, giving ideas to solve more different more and more students

the opportunity to learn hands on with real-world problems. Programs like the FIRST Robotics competition encourage student collaboration and a safe place to take risks. We’re constantly coming across stories of young innovators and entrepreneurs who are pursuing their goals because they know they can make the world better. Innovation in education happens every day, and it is on every one of us, teachers, mentors, and students alike to continue to be willing to do so. Good luck with the ending of school year, we can’t wait to see what the new school year brings!

TEACHING KINDERGARTEN

By Jade B. Gerodias, Teacher I Sagbayan Elementary School Dangcagan District Dangcagan, Bukidnon

Teaching kindergarten was not my dream, but I have found my deep passion for it that helps fuel my instruction every day. My love is to teach. My dream is to help children see that they are special, talented, meaningful, beautiful and loved. Kindergarten is a pivotal year in a child’s academic development. As a kindergarten teacher, I take teaching seriously not just a mere profession. To be an effective kindergarten teacher, there are certain traits that I have to bear in mind. First is passion, passion of what I do even challenging at times; passionate through loving what I do and making difference. Being passionate is to show

also love to kindergarten children as my own. And the latter is not difficult to do because I am a mother myself, I can relate to it a hundred percent. Second is patience, patience in distraction, disruption and frustration to unforeseen issues inside the kindergarten classroom. Third is creativity in which I have to come up with great ideas when it comes to classroom instruction. Fourth is flexibility in which I can monitor a situation and adjust the lessons when the day is crucial. Fifth is respect, which means understanding and appreciation diversity. The last but still in my list is the high energy which is definitely beneficial as a teacher to match with children’s energy and enthusiasm for learning. These are the traits that I valued so much in teaching kindergarten.

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“THE HOBBIT” (MOVIE) AN ALLEGORY OF LEADERSHIP By Joey G. Acera, Head Teacher I Kimolong Elementary School Kitaotao I District Kimolong, Kitaotao, Bukidnon

Leadership is not simply being the first, biggest or most powerful as what many people believe. Leadership in the school community has a different and more meaningful definition. A leader is the one who sets direction in an effort or tasks and influences or motivates colleagues. Being a leader influences an individual to exert effort to attain the set goals. The movie The Hobbit is a legend that holds many insights of today’s leaders. Gandalf, Bilbo and Thorin showed leadership of different qualities. They exhibited

their own unique approach of leadership. Like the characters mentioned, as a school head, we must possess an eclectic leadership qualities. These are the combination of positive styles and qualities of a leader to achieve the optimum goal. Like Gandalf, we are honest in what we are doing and have communication to accomplish the tip of our journey. Like Thorin, we also have confidence and commitment in everything we do. And like Bilbo, we need to have an intuition in every school and job-related situation. The positive attitude of the three characters entail that as a school head, we will keep our team motivated to achieve success in the journey. The success in the journey will not benefit us alone but of course to our significant clientele, the learners.

SBFP FIGHTS VS. MALNUTRITION

By Marilou T. Magdula Teacher I Sagbayan Elementary School Dangcagan District Dangcagan, Bukidnon

The implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) addresses the undernutrition and shortterm hunger of the wasted and severely wasted school children from kindergarten to grade six. To improve the nutritional status is the primary goal of the SBFP. Secondly, it also aims to increase classroom attendance and improve children’s health and nutritional values and behavior.

Our institution is a beneficiary of the said program. As a SBFP Coordinator, it entails responsibilities. It is my responsibility to prepare nutritious menu to feed the SBFP recipients. With the help of the parents, teachers and other stakeholders, the school-feeding were done smoothly. We’re able to feed the wasted and severely wasted school children. To boast their health, we also gave them vitamins and deworm them. To add up the information they knew, my fellow teachers in their respective class informed all the children the importance of eating a balance diet, that

in every meal a go, grow and glow food should be present. It was integrated in their respective class discussions the importance of good grooming and personal hygiene to their health. The W (wasted) and SW (severely wasted) pupils were also taught on waste segregation and composting because it plays a vital role on cleanliness and their personal health as well. We also established our Gulayan sa Paaralan. With the tutelage and leadership of our school head, the SBFP was a success. It brings positive outcome to our undernourished children. SBFP indeed fights against malnutrition!

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world… So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child…” (Luke 2:1, 4 and 5, the Holy Bible). -oooADOPTION AS A KEY FIGURE IN THE BIRTH OF JESUS: The birth of Jesus Christ is not only a Biblical and spiritual wonder. It is also a highly legal event designed to fulfill the prophecy that Jesus was to be a descendant of King David through the instrumentalities of adoption. Adoption? Yes, adoption. It is amazing that God allowed a human institution such as adoption to fulfill His prophecies. -oooJUST EXACTLY WHAT DI D L AC S ON WA N T “BATO” TO DO? Just what exactly did Sen. Panfilo Lacson want Director General Ronald Dela Rosa of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to do to rid the police organization of

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and by the police organization, in particular, is this: what is making Filipinos so criminal-minded today? Criminal mindedness is to me the root cause of police brutality and criminality, as it is also the cause of corruption and abuse in government, and even in the private sector. To bring about change therefore---to stop police brutality and criminality, as well corruption and abuse in government and everywhere---it would be greatly necessary to address criminal mindedness. Why are Filipinos capable of being criminals at this point? Why are their minds concededly controlled by evil? The answer is that, many of us grew up without God in our minds, hearts, bodies, and souls. Since God was not with us as we were growing up, the devil has gleefully taken control of most of us. Is there a remedy to this? Yes, and it is by going back to God, listening to, and obeying, Him, once more! -oooHOW DID JESUS BECOME A DESCENDANT OF DAVID? For all its spiritual grandeur, the Bible uses legal concepts to bring to fruition even its most important prophe-

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cies. In the prophecy about God the Father becoming man, for example, the Bible mandated that God is supposed to descend from the line of King David. Yet, a reading of Matthew 1 of the Bible will show that there is no direct line between David and Jesus, our God and Savior. In detailing the genealogy of Jesus, Matthew 1 started off with Abraham and ended up with Joseph, the fiancée of the virgin, Mary. Any Bible believer would have thought that Jesus would be the direct descendant, in flesh and blood, of David, through Joseph. But this was not to be so because from Joseph, the line jumped to Mary. Are you following? Read the next installment of this subject, please! -oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible Exposition and prayer session online, could now be heard 24/7 (24 hours a day), in the Philippines and the world at www.facebook.com/angtangingdaan. Phone: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.

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rouges, scalawags, murderers, and misfits? I raise this question because Lacson was a former PNP chief himself, and, despite his well-publicized campaign to instill discipline in the force during the time of former President Joseph Estrada, policemen remained rouges, scalawags, murderers, and misfits, capable of murder, kidnapping, and many other heinous crimes. Lacson owes it not only to Dela Rosa but to the entire Filipino nation as well to say specifically what would be required to instill discipline, and even the most basic good manners and right conduct among policemen, so that change can really come. As it is, however, Lacson would not be qualified to say anything since he clearly failed in his own efforts to truly cleanse the PNP of criminals. -oooMINDS OF FILIPINOS CONTROLLED BY THE DEVIL: The criminal and devilish mind seems to afflict almost all Filipinos nowadays. It is apparent that almost all of us have become capable of criminality, at its most heinous forms yet. So the question that must be addressed by the citizenry in general,

in Davao City kicking off the Philippines’ hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in its 50th year. Over the next few months, we will have dozens of technical panels and ministerial meetings convening all over the country. Everything will culminate in the Leaders’ Summit later this year. As hosts, we will be supervising all these meetings, looking after the creature comforts of the guests, and securing the delegates. Apart from matters on their respective agenda, we hope to familiarize our guests with the sounds and sights and gustatory wonders of our beautiful islands. The meetings are spread all over. But the most important meetings will be held in Davao City. It will be easier to secure VIPs in President Duterte’s hometown. Besides, there will be less traffic flow to aggravate in the country’s southernmost city. It is hard to believe that Asean is now 50 years old. It was an idea put together in the mid-1960s by the region’s senior diplomats, including our own Carlos P. Romulo and Narciso Ramos. Asean

began with five members, and later expanded to six with the inclusion of Brunei. The core Asean countries were subsequently joined by the nations of Indochina to form a larger regional bloc. The forerunner of Asean was a short-lived association called Maphilindo (for Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia). It was a largely Malay club with no clear strategic agenda, explaining its early demise. Seato (or Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) was born in the early part of the 1960s as the Vietnam War began to intensify. Modeled after Nato (or North Atlantic Treaty Organization), this was a principally military alliance effectively influenced by the Western powers during the Cold War. Soon many regional leaders, some of whom were participants in the Non-Aligned Movement, became uncomfortable with the pro-Western military alliance. As Seato was quietly put to rest, Asean was organized. Its founders were careful that the new association did not acquire the character of a military alliance. They were careful, as well, to act only on a clear consensus

and avoid stepping into the internal affairs of membercountries. In its first two or three decades, Southeast Asia was not quite ready for the idea of building a regional economy. The member-nations were as different as any grouping of nations could be. Historically, we were separated by the colonial experience and were in the post-independence period more closely linked to the former colonizers than to regional neighbors. Asean’s potential remained latent in its first three decades. Over the past two decades, however, the member-countries became more comfortable with the idea of regional economic integration. In the 1990s, the basic outlines of the Asean Free Trade Area were drawn up and a schedule for lowering tariff barriers to encourage intraregional trade and investment flows was agreed upon. Asean began to resemble the European Economic Community, the forerunner of what is now the European Union. While the idea of building a regional economic community was fairly easy to grasp, the matter of evolving

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a common identity proved more difficult. This is, after all, a region where all major religious and cultural streams intersected. Asean brings together Christian, Buddhist and Muslim countries. Its members were former colonies of Spain, the United States, Britain, France, Portugal and the Netherlands. A clear regional cultural identity remains elusive to this day. By contrast, the European Community is characterized by great homogeneity rooted in the Greco-Roman heritage. On its 50th year, Asean should begin to evolve into a regional identity. It will be based on the common regional interests that evolved into place in its framework. It will be sustained by increasingly intensive regional exchanges and more comprehensive corporate integration. The Asean identity will be based on the vision of a shared future sustained by the emerging regional economy.

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GRP, NDF seal guidelines for joint monitoring committee ROME, Italy—The Government of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) signed on Saturday (January 21), the supplemental guidelines for the full operation of the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) under the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL), moving the peace negotiations another step towards final peace settlement. GRP peace panel chair and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the signing is concrete manifestation of the Duterte administration’s adherence for respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. He added that the signing is a victory for the people and the Duterte government and a major dividend in the peace process. “I view the signing today of the supplemental guidelines, therefore, not only as affirmation of the Duterte administration’s commitment to human rights protection and to IHL adherence, but likewise

Initial peace dividend of the 3rd round of GRP-NDF peace talks in Rome—signed supplemental guidelines to monitor violations of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).

a concrete dividend of this round of talks,” he explained. The guidelines were crafted in 2004 but the draft of its supplement was not signed after the peace negotiations bogged down in 2011. “The full operation of the Joint Monitoring Committee, with its supplemental guidelines in place, should not be difficult under our legal regime that includes new and bold laws and statutes upholding human rights and international humanitarian laws such as the law against

enforced disappearance, Anti-Torture Act, IHL Act, Human Security Act, Writ of Amparo and the Writ of Kalikasan, among others,” Bello said. The supplemental guidelines, signed by GRP panel Chair Silvestre Bello III and NDF panel chair Fidel Agcaoili at Holiday Inn in Rome, Italy in the presence of Royal Norwegian Government Special Envoy Elisabeth Slattum, is a set of mechanisms on how to address complaints of violations of human rights and

he returned. But on Sunday, Dureza who proceeded to New York from Rome, told MindaNews: “1 returned P19,000 so minus that amount (from P996,000).” That leaves a balance of P977,000 which Dureza vowed to return when he is back in the country. But Dureza told MindaNews he would request that he be allowed to refund the amount “by ‘gives’ or by installment.” “I take full responsibility” In his January 20 statement, Dureza said he was informed that “COA with finality, denied Medco’s appeal and ruled that I together with other MEDCo officials are liable for the illegal release.” “I take full responsibility for COA-disallowed payments to MEDCo employees some 10 years ago,” said Dureza, a lawyer and former congressman. He explained that while serving as MEDCo chair from 2001 to 2004, “the finance department recommended to me to release P456,000 as staple food assistance and P540,000

as amelioration allowance to officials and employees during the Christmas season or year-end, (if my memory is correct). This was to augment their meager pay and to give them incentives for a year’s good performance.” “I now clearly recall I asked then finance division head (now retired) Ms. Perla Pandan and the executive committee officials as to whether this was allowed under the rules and they assured me this was okay,” he wrote. He said he asked them on the consequences if COA disallowed the release of funds and was told that all the recipients will have to return what they received. “I was told this was communicated to the whole staff,” Dureza said, adding he even directed the finance division to “get a written undertaking from the employees that they would return the amount they received if later on required to do so.” Dureza said that while still at Medco, he was informed that the COA disallowed the fund release. “I promptly returned the

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Negotiating panels from the GRP and NDF sign the supplemental agreement on Joint Monitoring Committee on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law as negotiations move towards other substantive agenda.

international humanitarian law by government forces and the armed wing of the NDF – the New People’s Army (NPA). Slattum immediately praised both parties for quickly coming into an agreement to activate the JMC. The guidelines are pursuant to the Operational Guidelines for the JMC issued on 14 February 2004 in Oslo, Norway by the GRP and NDF peace negotiators. This initial victor y, Bello said, also bodes well

for the possible signing of the bilateral ceasefire, a most-awaited agreement to benefit the Filipino people, especially those living in conflict-affected areas. “This should be taken as an incentive for us to work harder in the remaining days of this round of talks, especially on our efforts to put in place a joint ceasefire agreement—a peace dividend that our people have been waiting for,” he said. The CARHRIHL primarily promotes and protects human rights and adherence

Dureza to return P977,000 of disallowed fund release while MEDCo chairperson

By Carolyn O. Arguillas of MindaNews

DAVAO City--Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza will return nearly a million pesos to the national treasury after the Commission on Audit (COA) ruled with finality that he and other officials of the defunct Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) are liable for authorizing what turned out to be an “illegal release” of P996,000 for staple food assistance and amelioration allowance of its employees and officials from 2001 to 2004. “Although I already returned what I personally received myself while still at MEDCo years ago, I will promptly return the remaining total amount due from my own personal funds immediately upon my return to the country,” Dureza said in his January 20 statement sent from Rome, where he attended the opening rites of the third round of formal peace talks between government and the National Democratic Front. Dureza’s statement did not say how much money

to international humanitarian law. It likewise provides venue for victims of violations and abuses of human rights or their surviving families due to armed conflict to file their complaints and evidence. The agreement provides that “persons liable for violations and abuses of human rights shall be subject to investigation and, if evidence warrants, to prosecution and trial. The victims or their survivors shall be indemnified. All necessary measures shall be undertaken to remove the conditions for violations and abuses of human rights and to render justice to and indemnify the victims.” Bello said the adoption of the guidelines is a realization of CARHRIHL, which is one of the four substantive agenda of the negotiations that will comprise the final peace agreement. The other three remaining substantive agenda are socio-economic reforms, political and constitutional reforms, and end of hostilities and disposition of forces.

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza on his way to the airport in Rome for his flight to New York Saturday (January 21, 2017). Photo courtesy of OPAPP

amount I personally received. I even wrote an official letter in doing so and I received an official receipt acknowledging the return of the amount,” he said. Award and Incentives The COA decision dated December 27, 2016 and signed by chair Michael Aguinaldo, and Commissioners Jose Fabia and Isabel Agito, cited records showing that pursuant to Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 1, series of 2001 and the Program on Award and Incen-

tives for Service Excellence (PRAISE), as approved by the CSC, Regional Office No. XI, Davao City, MEDCo granted Staple Food Assistance and Amelioration Allowance to its officials and employees for a period of three years from 2001 to 2004. On post-audit, however, the MEDCo Audit Team Leader issued Audit Observation Memorandum No. 2005-001 dated July 28, 2005 and AOM No. 2005-002 dated February 8, 2005, finding the grant

“without authority from the Office of the President or the Department of Budget and Management … and in violation of Republic Act (RA) No. 6758 or the Salary Standardization Law.” The decision was affirmed by the Regional Cluster Director, Legal and Adjudication Sector on October 14, 2005 and November 21, 2005. Dureza said he authorized the move to seek reconsideration of the COA ruling “to further See RETURN, page A7

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PH now in ‘world radar’ of peace efforts

Presidential Peace Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza takes leave on Saturday from the ongoing peace negotiations by the government with communist insurgents to attend two United Nations (UN) forums where he will herald the Philippines’ efforts in forging peace agreements with the leftist National Democratic Front (NDF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). “I will present to (the UN) the model for the Philippine peace process,” Dureza told mediamen, as he announced that he will be leaving for New York Saturday to attend two meetings in the international agency on best practices in peace

processes on Sunday and Monday. He will return in Rome, Italy on Wednesday, in time for the closing of the third round of the peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and National Democratic Front (NDF) panels at the Holiday Inn Rome – Eur Parco dei Medici. According to Dureza, the ongoing peace negotiations of the Philippines with communist insurgents and Muslim rebels have gained international distinction, together with the Colombia’s own peace efforts with FARC rebels. “These are the two models on peace work. So I will present the Philippine peace

process,” he said. Dureza said the invitation to the UN forums only underscored that the Philippines was “already in the radar screen of the world in terms of moving forward with peace.” On Sunday, Dureza will attend the Third Symposium on “The Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs,” which carries the theme, “Just, Inclusive and Sustainable Peace” at the UN Headquarters. The next day, he will be engaged in a high level dialogue that was organized by UN President of the General Assembly Peter Thompson titled “Building Sustainable Peace for All: Synergies be-

tween the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace,” also at the UN. “We’re honored and I cannot miss the opportunity when they sent the invitation. So with the permission of the panels, I have to take leave,” he explained. Dureza’s temporary leave will not likely derail the ongoing talks here as the GRP and NDF are expected to sign the supplemental guidelines for the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) that will monitor the “implementation and achieving of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) on Sat-

urday morning. The guidelines constitute another concrete step towards the signing of a joint, bilateral ceasefire by both parties at the end of the third round. Dureza said he will also be having a separate briefing for the the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) regarding a multidonor trust fund that is being set up in Mindanao as part of the government’s peace efforts with the MILF. He bared that he will be taking the opportunity to ask donor countries in the same UNDP briefing for “possible support for our socio-economic development (programs) with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NDF, even as negotiations are still ongoing.” Dureza’s UN visit actually sets off a roadshow of peace forums that will be mounted by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the GRP peace panel in Rome, Milan, London and Vienna. On Sunday, GRP peace panel chairman Silvestre Bello III will be attending a peace forum at the multisocial hall of the Philippine Embassy in Rome at 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., while panel members former

Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rene Sarmiento and Ateneo College of Law Dean Sedfrey Candelaria will grace a similar event at the Chaplaincy at 1 p.m. After his Philippine Embassy engagement in Rome, Bello, who is Labor Secretary, will proceed to Milan to meet with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). He is also expected to discuss the progress of the peace negotiations with the CPP-NDF in the forum organized by OFW Watch. GRP peace panel member Angela Librado-Trinidad will be in London on January 27, then in Vienna on January 28, also on missions to explain the ongoing peace process. The parties to the Government of the Philippines (GRP) – National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace process have agreed to sign supplemental guidelines for the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC). These guidelines shall additionally guide the work of the JMC in its task of monitoring the implementation and achieving of the objectives of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL). (PR)

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eight soldiers were killed, an allegation denied by the 10th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao Command. . “No casualty on the government forces side,” Capt. Rhyan Batchar, chief of the Division Public Affairs Office of the 10th Infantry Division told MindaNews late Sunday night. Senior Inspector Elias Colonia, chief of the Makilala municipal police station, identified the slain rebel as Rojit Ranara of NPA’s Front 51. Colonel Harold Argamosa, commanding officer of the 39th Infantry Battalion, said Ranara’s body was taken by Mayor Rudy Caoagdan of Makilala for turnover to his family. Rojit’s sister, Lolita, said they were surprised to learn that their brother was killed in an armed encounter with government troops. His brother left their hometown in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur to work in a construction firm in North Cotabato. “We didn’t know he would join the NPA. This is sad,” Lolita said. Argamosa said the encounter on January 21 happened when the Makilala police and the Army received reports that an armed group was seen massing in Sitio Lukatong, Barangay Biangan in Makilala. In a press briefing, Argamosa noted that on January 20, a day before the clash, a 10-wheeler truck driven by Delio Tongcos of the Santos Land Development Corporation was flagged down along Barangay Malasila road by four armed men who allegedly identified themselves as members of the NPA and took the key from the driver. “Extortion was believed to be the motive behind the incident,” Argamosa said. On January 21, Argamosa said he sent a team led by 2nd Lt. Rainer Serrano, to check if the NPA was indeed massing but before they could reach the area, they were attacked by at least 20 armed guerillas, leading to an hour-long clash. Joy Mirasol, chair of Karapatan-North Cotabato, condemned what happened in Makilala and said it was a clear violation of the unilateral ceasefire. Mirasol said they already conducted a quick documentation of what happened from January 21 to January 22 and would “submit results of our quick response to the GRP-NDFP panel as proof the Army in North Cotabato has violated the truce.” In his Jan. 22 statement, Sanchez denounced what he described as “sinister combat operation” of the 39th IB. He said troops from that unit arrived in Sitio Concepcion, Barangay Kisante in Makilala town at 5 a.m. on January 21 and “launched offensive operation towards Sitio Lokatong in Brgy. Bi-

angan where an NPA unit was encamped.” “Hav ing mon itore d the enemy’s movement, Red fighters promptly maneuvered to avoid armed encounter,” Sanchez said, adding that the Army caught up with the NPA at around 5 p.m. “and engaged them in an hour-long firefight which martyred one guerrilla fighter.” In a press release emailed to the media at 3:49 p.m. Sunday, Batachar said troops from the 39th IB and police personnel from Makilala Municipal Police Station pursued members of a “lawless armed group” that earlier harassed a truck driver. Batchar said the military and police were fired upon by the “lawless armed group” at Brgy Biangan, Makilala, North Cotabato at around 5 p.m., leading to an hour-long exchange of gunfire, that at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday, the “lawless armed group” again fired at the troops who were scouring the site and after a 30-minute firefight, the troops recovered three high-powered rifles, several personal belongings “and a dead body of an unidentified man at the encounter site.” In another press release, the 10th ID said the recovered war materiel from the Jan. 21 and 22 encounters inMakilala, North Cotabato “belong to the NPA under the Guerrilla Front 51.” “Ceasefire violation” The NPA statement said said what happened in Makilala was a ceasefire violation. The government and the MILF each declared an indefinite unilateral ceasefire in August and were targeting to forge a bilateral ceasefire after two months. Both panels, however, are still working on it. Sanchez said Sitio Lokatong in Brgy. Biangan “is a remote area that their presence can only mean an offensive operation against the NPA. Furthermore, they fool no one by claiming that their combat operation was merely in response to reports by local authorities of the presence of lawless groups: for the entire day, they actively maneuvered to engage the evading unit of the NPA.” The biggest impediment to just and lasting peace, Sanchez said, is “the bullish insincerity of its armed forces to continue its counterinsurgency campaign that is the biggest impediment in the quest for just and lasting peace.” (MindaNews)

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in the President’s illegal drug list. Po l i c e C h i e f Su p t . Agripino Javier, the regional police director in Northern Mindanao, welcomed Lim’s voluntary appearance at the regional police command. However, Javier said that the clearing or the deletion of Lim’s name in the illegal drug list would still undergo the “standard operating procedure.” He said that the law enforcers would still validate the claims and denials of Lim while at the same time an investigation into the report would also be undertaken. “We (PNP) were glad that Mr. Lim reported to us as a manifestation of his willingness to cooperate with us,” Javier said. During the meeting, Emano also reiterated the provincial government’s all out support to President Duterte and the PNP’s drive against illegal drug activities in Misamis Oriental, particularly among local government officials engaged in the illegal drug trade.

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a resident, a certain Juan Miguel Arroyo Araneta who drives a loud and noisy modified sportscar. “Mr. Araneta drove his car at a speed beyond the legal speed limit. Likewise, he altered its muffler by using a booster-muffler without proper authority from LTO, this created a loud sonic-boom-like sound

that is so irritating and annoying even at a radius of 1 km. By its nature, it is injurious to the health and comfort of the community as well for the safety of pedestrians. It alters the quality of life and peace of mind as disturbing the peace and tranquility of the Morning Mist community,” main petitioner, former Sugbongcogon Mayor Jerome Lagbas alleged in the petition that was also signed by 57 aggrieved MMV residents. “Early in the morning and even late at night, he revolutionised his car with the engine at full throttle that sounds like a jet plane. Every then and now, he passes the streets of MMV and Pueblo de Oro with a supersonic boom sound that disturbs residents and students that are studying at home and even to the extent of disrupting classes at Xavier University Grade School. Even Mass the St. Joseph the Worker and at St. Francis Xavier Church were not spared. Our rest and sleeping time were greatly affected. Countless times, we have been unduly vexed by this irritating and annoying noise coming from his car. We have suffered so much stress already, and if this will continue, our health will deteriorate faster,” the petition added. This writer also had a brush with Mr. Araneta last year. In that “encounter,” he showed his true colors—arrogant, boastful, no respect for others, no respect for traffic rules and regulations, etc.—when he revved his very loud engine and cut us off, causing a near-collision with us while we were slowly (because of heavy traffic) turning left towards the JR Borja Bridge on Vamenta Boulevard. Not content with cutting corners and endangering the lives of motorists, Mr. Araneta, who at that time was driving his modified alpine-white BMW with plate number JMA48, rolled down his and flashed the dirty finger sign at us. It was learned that Mr. Araneta owns another modified sportscar, a Porsche GT3 with plate number JMA38. According to the residents, they have talked with Araneta many times and asked him to show respect to the residents and the law but to no avail. “We have asked him many times, but all proved unsuccessful as he remained adamant, boastful, and without consideration for the feeling of others,” the petition said. MMV Homeowners Association officers also ordered the guards at the main gate not to let his car enter so that the loud noise will not disturb the residents. But he allegedly confronted the guards and arrogantly and boastfully identified himself as a member of the Arroyo and Araneta clans. In their statement, the MMV residents said that they “have suffered long

enough from the noise and threats to our health inflicted by the noise and overspreading cars driven as if the village and the surrounding streets are a racetrack.” While Araneta was not identified in the MMV residents’ statement, the meaning was clear. “We call on the Land Transp or t at ion Of f ice (LTO), the Road and Traffic Administration (RTA) and other government agencies to act on the various complaints already lodged against violators of laws and regulations protecting the rights of citizens from irresponsible vehicle owners and drivers,” they urged. “We also call on these agencies to exercise political will in the implementation of laws, and not to be intimidated by some rich, powerful and influential individuals,” they added. It was learned that just hours after receiving a copy of the petition against him, Araneta showed the MMV officials an injunction from a court here in the city. (Bong D. Fabe)

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\protect the employees and the staff who would find it difficult to return theirs.” Dureza stressed that as sole approving authority then, “I personally take FULL responsibility and spare the other employees/ officials from liability as ruled by COA.” The December 27, 2016 COA decision ruled that petitioners who are rank-andfile employees of MEDCo “need not refund the disallowed amounts.” Citing a Supreme Court decision, the COA ruled that “government officials and employees who unwittingly received disallowed benefits or allowances are not liable for their reimbursement if there is no finding of bad faith” but “public officials who are directly responsible for, or participated in making the illegal expenditures, shall be solidarily liable for their reimbursement.” The COA ruling said Dureza as MEDCo chair and Assistant Secretary Eufemia O. Calderon, MEDCo ViceChair as approving officers; and Corazon T. Ginete, Director V, Administration and Finance, and Perla R. Pandan, Administrative Officer V as certifying officers as to the necessity and legality of the expenditures, “are solidarily liable to refund the disallowed amounts.” MEDCo was replaced by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) in 2010. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

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city would sustain the operations of the monorail. “The best indicator of development of a certain locality is when the public uses mass transit instead of cars because it means your transit system is ef-

fective and efficient,” he said. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

Cop, 2 others nabbed in drug buy-bust in Mati

DAVAO City--A policeman and two other suspects were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Camansi, Brgy, Badas in Mati City, Davao Oriental Saturday. A report from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 on Monday identified the policeman as PO1 Kenneth Gervir Casane, who was detailed at the Mati Police Station, and the two others as Ricky Namoc Masisay and Jomairah Adar Espina, both residents of Badas. The report said the three men tested positive for drug use. However, Casane will be subjected to a confirmatory drug test by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 11 in Davao City. He has been stripped of his badge and firearms. Reportedly recovered from the the three men were three pieces of small elongated heat-sealed transparent plastic containing suspected “shabu”, marked money and other drug paraphernalia. They are currently detained at the Mati City Police Station while awaiting charges for violations of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. “We are serious in our fight against illegal drugs and we will continue to clean our ranks. We will show no mercy to those police officers who will be found guilty of pushing, using and recycling of illegal drugs. They have no right to be in the organization, not only will they be dismissed but they will also face criminal charges,” PRO 11 director Chief Supt. Manuel R. Gaerlan said in a statement. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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