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CAGAYAN de Oro City-William Guialani, the principal complainant in the anti-graft and disqualification charges against Mayor Oscar Moreno, decried his arrest Wednesday night as “political harassment.” Guialani , the former village chief of Taglimao, was arrested Wednesday night on arrival from Manila at the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental on a warrant involving “acts of lasciviousness.” From Laguindingan, Guialani was whisked to the police detention center in Cagayan De Oro City Police Office where he posted a Php 200,000 bail for his temporary liberty Thursday noon. His arrest stemmed from the arrest warrant
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5 killed, 1 serious in Misor road mishap By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
MISAMIS Oriental––Five persons were killed and one in critical condition in a road mishap Wednesday in Medina town, 111 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro City. A police report reaching the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) identified the fatalities as John Loyd Bola, 17, of Mandihilag, Talisayan, Jerry Salarda, 59, driver, Antonia ated shortly after his arrest at the Laguindingan airport on Wednesday night. He later De la Torre, 58, Maan De on posted bail for his temporary liberty.
City Council okays House rules, officers
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– As its first official acts, the 18th City Council of Cagayan de Oro during its inaugural session on July 4 adopted Resolution No. 12390-2016, prescribing its Rules of Procedure and Resolution No. 12391-2016, electing its officers. Councilor Zaldy O. Ocon was elected as the presiding officer protempore with Councilor Ian Mark Q. Nacaya as the majority floor leader-coalition and Councilor Teodulfo E. Lao, Jr, as the assistant majority floor leader.
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Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno with other ranking officials of Shell Philippines view the scale model of this undated photo of the P6-billion fuel import facility in Cagayan de Oro City. Its inauguration is slated on July 19. From left, Philippines Country Chairman Edgar Chua, NMIF Project Manager Leo Dejadina, Project Engineer Jennifer So, Facilities Manager- Philippines Mario Monsalud, Supply Chain Development Lead Bryan Nazareno, East S&D General Manager Dennis Gamab, JGC Phils See OKAYS, page A7 President Shigeru Hanajima. Photo credit: shell.com.ph
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Shell to inaugurate fuel import facility By Mark D. Francisco Staff member
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The P6-billion fuel import facility of the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation in Corrales Extension this city will finally be inaugurated on July 19. Constructed since 2013, the facility is expected to accommodate petroleum imports consisting of motor gasoline, diesel and jet fuel with a total capacity of 170,000 cubic meters storage at any given time. D u b b e d t h e Nor t h Mindanao Import Facil-
ity (NMIF), the project is also aligned with the policy thrust of the Department of Energy (DOE) to promote investment in the energy sector. These are (1) to promote development and upgrade of the downstream infrastructure, and (2) to update the Oil Supply Contingency Plan through the establishment of oil stockpile. The project directly addresses the growing power and energy needs of the Visayas and Mindanao regions, according to a press statement released by the See import, page A7
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte is pushing for a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) as a mode of changing some provisions of the Constitution which is among the priorities of the administration, said Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella who presided over the first press briefing in Malacanang on Monday. “As far as we know, Presi-
dent Duterte favors ConCon,” said Abella, pointing out that “it’s more consultative and with more representation.” He explained that ChaCha (charter change) is among the priorities of the President, pointing out that federalism as the form of government is strongly being pushed. “I don’t know exactly how high a priority it is, but it’s part of the
considerations that we do have several issues on hand.” Abella added that freedom of information (FOI) is also a priority of the present administration which it intends to communicate to Congress for legislation even as an Executive Order (EO) is being prepared in line with the government’s policy of transparency. Government contracts, salaries and bonuses of of-
ficials are among the areas to be considered in the forthcoming EO, Abella explained. “This is going to be part of the specifics that will be covered in the process. But definitely, it’s being focused on right now, I believe also within the week.” Abella explained further that PRRD “abhors secrecy and he desires transparency, that’s part of his working
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style and his values that work ought to be done in a very transparent manner.” In t h e s am e br i e f ing, Abella also dwelt on emergency powers for the President to address the worsening traffic not only in Metro Manila but in other urban areas across the country. This is aside from the drug menace which the government is already addressing. PND
287 surrender, 39 arrested, 5 killed in campaign vs drugs in Davao By Antonio L. Colina IV of MindaNews
DAVAO City––A total of 287 illegal drugs suspects surrendered to police authorities, 39 were arrested, and five were killed in the
city from July 1 to 5. Outgoing Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Milgrace Driz told reporters Wednesday that most of those who surrendered came mostly in Bunawan, Toril, Buhangin,
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and Sta. Ana areas. She said those illegal drug suspects surrendered to all 12 police stations here. Driz added that the DCPO conducted 34 buybust operations under the new anti-illegal drug cam-
paign of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald dela Rosa called “Campaign Plan Double Barrel” that targets both the drug-lords and the street-level drug pushers. “This is what the new DCPO director Michael John Dubria wants to be intensified with regards to the implementation of the mandate given from the higher office,” she said. The newly-minted Dubria retained the program of his predecessor, Senior Supt. Vicente Danao Jr., dubbed “Isumbong mo Kay CD” that allows the public to report directly to the local police chief any ille-
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gal drug operations in the community. Dubria maintained that the police follow protocols in all operations and they shoot the suspects only if they fight with the authorities. “They were killed because they fought the police. Not because you have involvement in drugs, you will be automatically killed,” he stressed.
Driz added that they “have to preserve the lives of our colleagues sa lahat ng operations, including buy-bust.” She said that not all those who surrendered will be taken in by DCPO’s rehabilitation center, given its current capacity, but some of them will be referred to the facility run by the City Government of Davao in Tugbok District.
SALVADOR, Lanao del Norte--Troopers from the 15th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, in coordination with elements from the Philippine National Police (PNP) of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte conducted an inter-agency law enforcement operation which landed to a successful apprehension of Allan Paalisbo Gonzales, one of the most wanted criminals in Kapatagan. Police senior inspector Paul Vic P Juntilla, chief of police, PNP Kapatagan, said Gonzales, 40 years old, married, and a resident of Purok 4, Barangay Bel-is, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, has a standing warrant of
arrest for frustrated murder under criminal case # 153907-2015 dated 02 May 2016 issued by Presiding Judge Dennis P Vicoy, Regional Trial Court of 12th Judicial Region Branch 7, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. The 15th Infantry (Molave Warrior) Battalion and the Kapatagan police force apprehended Gonzales at 4:30 a.m. at his residence in Bel-is, on 28 June, 2016, and was handed over to the Kapatagan Municipal Police Station for proper disposition. Lt. Col. Audie A Mongao, GSC (INF) PA, 15th IB battalion commander, said this is part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) mission to provide support to the law enforcement agencies of the government, to include PNP. (Eddie M Alcima/2MechBde/PIA-10 LDN)
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GENERAL Santos City--The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 12 has adopted a “three-strike policy” for private construction firms working on government road projects that are violating standard roadwork safety measures. Engr. Reynaldo Tamayo Sr., DPWH Region 12 director, said Thursday the move is mainly in response to the rising cases of accidents in the region involving road construction projects being implemented by the agency. He did not cite specific figures but said their assessment showed that a number of road accidents were caused by worn-out signages usually made of tarpaulin as well as erroneous detour and informative signages. In most cases, he said assigned contractors had failed to install proper signages and safety barricades to warn and inform the public about the ongoing projects. He said several department orders had been issued in the past to address the problem but some contractors still failed to comply them.
“This (three-strike policy) is to ensure safety in the project sites and prevent accidents involving motorists,” Tamayo said. The official said he has mobilized the agency’s project engineers and inspectors to lead the monitoring of ongoing construction projects, especially those involving road works. He said the monitoring focuses the compliance of contractors to safety standards and the agency’s quality policy. It includes the adherence to the standardized system of signs, lightings and traffic management, he said. “Visible and adequate signages and traffic control devices must be installed, and traffic controllers must be assigned to both ends of the ongoing projects,” he said. Tamayo said materials and construction wastes along road sections should be stockpiled properly during construction and maintenance activities to ensure the safety of motorist and pedestrians. “We will strictly impose sanctions to all erring contractors for these lapses,” he said.
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Village chief refuses to conduct ‘Tokhang’ By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– At night, Barangay 23 here comes to life with motorcycles going in and out its streets and alleyways in a never ending frenzy to get stash of illegal drugs. The Barangay 23 AntiDrug Council listed at least 15 names of shabu dealers plying their trade openly in their village. “They (shabu dealers) conduct their business openly in full view of other residents. That is how brazen they have became,” Frias told MindaNews. During a drug bust operations, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency supported by Barangay 23 officials seized P1.5 million worth of shabu last Dec. 3, 2015. So it came as no surprise that the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office asked Barangay 23 officials of the list of suspected drug dealers last week. Frias, a former journalist who still writes occasional sports stories for
news publications, said he and their barangay council complied but told police officials they should not use the list to stage “Oplan Tokhang” (toktok hangyo) in their village. “I am very firm on this. No tokhang in our barangay. It is a clear human rights violation,” Frias said. Frias said inviting or identifying the suspects without evidence or criminal case filed before the courts is a gross violation of their rights. Furthermore, Frias said the children of these alleged suspects will be traumatized learning that their parents are under suspicion for selling illegal drugs. “What if all our information are not true? The damage will be irreparable. The children will bear the brunt of shame,” he said. Frias said he asked the police to file the appropriate criminal charges against the suspects rather than subject them to a shame campaign. He also admonished the police to secure proper search warrants from the See refuses, page A7
The official said the “three- strike policy” will cover all contractors, including those on partnership or joint venture agreements. For the first and second violations or strikes, he said first and second warnings will be issued to the viola-
tors. For the third violation, contractors will be subjected to administrative sanctions, including a suspension of one year from participating in any procurement process of the agency. Tamayo said contractors
will get a two-year suspension for the succeeding set of violations. In the case of their project engineers and inspectors, he said they will impose administrative sanctions if they would fail to submit complete and verifiable
“three-strike” reports. He said the concerned personnel will be reprimanded for the first set of “three-strikes” or violations; suspension of up to 30 days for the second set; and dismissal from service for the third set.
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PRESIDENT Digong Duterte who accused five generals of links to the business of illegal drugs has admitted he has no solid evidence against them. How can this be? As a lawyer, he should have known fully well that maliciously humiliating and putting to public shame anyone is a crime as well as bad lifestyle and conduct. He must have leaned so much on his presidential immunity to suits, but how about the tears of the generals and their families? Who gave him the false information and for what reason? I cannot figure out the pain inflicted to the generals. Three of the five generals saw Bato and all of them were emotional on the matter. They denied the charges. I have been saying during the campaign that Duterte is one guy who talks too much. Certainly, there is nothing wrong in opening one’s mouth excessively as long as there is a basis in the pronouncements. 000 Tension between America and China is getting hotter on the issue of the Scarborough Shoal. The international tribunal in the Hague will render its decision anytime this week on the petition of the Philippines relative to ownership of the disputed seas and it is believed the judgment will be in favor of our country. China, however, said it will not accept any unfavorable decision and will go on with its claim of the shoal. When American warned China
about the issue, the latter declared they are not afraid of trouble. Notwithstanding the hot atmosphere on the matter, I still hope peace and friendship between the two superpowers will prevail. 000 I wish to inform the people of Cagayan de Oro that Mayor Oscar Moreno who is facing cases has numerous remedies on the issue. There is the court of appeals and the Supreme court. Meantime, I wish those noisy supporters and politicians to close their mouth and wait to avoid disturbing the tranquility in the city. Let us give peace a chance. 000 Politics in the Philippines has bred dirty people, yet adored and cherished by everybody. The activity does not end even after the elections. Fighting in and outrage until supporters are killed. Protests, violence and others prevail year round. This is just ugly and people around the world are laughing at us. It is a shame. 000 The disputed Philippine seas is being patrolled by several countries such as America, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and other claimants. The Scarborough is worth fighting for because of its huge deposits of oil and other expensive minerals reportedly worth billions of dollars. 000 Accusing former president Noy Aquino of some of his alleged failures like those
of the Mamansapano incident and others is definitely linked to political rivalry. As far I am concerned, Aquino is one president who has done more good for the country than harm. He has modernized our military by buying updated fighter jets and battleships and many more. He should be remembered by his honest leadership and set aside politics because it has no basis in truth and in fact. 000 I thought the Communists in the Philippines will stop fighting the government when Duterte sits as president. Lately, an NPA commander declared they will continue in their war against the government. I know why. Their objective is to take over the country and declare it a communist state and nothing else. They have disturbed the country for almost half a century (47 years) and still they cannot win the war. It is a foolish war. 000 Our country is now in the typhoon season, We should not be surprised if typhoons come and go in short intervals. Just be ready to evacuate to safe grounds when the need arises. Never trust the weather season because it has victimized so many people. Those who reside in river banks better go up to the hills and plant bananas rather than complain. 000 Pres. Duterte keeps saying “patayin ko kayo”. I think he should change
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that he was serious about his threats. And to make his point crystal clear, he appointed his most trusted police officer, Gen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, as the new Director General of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Dela Rosa, on his first day on the job, warned the policemen involved in illegal drugs that “they have 48 hours to surrender to him.” Indeed, Duterte couldn’t have chosen a better PNP Chief than Dela Rosa, who earned his moniker “Bato” – which means “Stone” – for what he is, a hardened cop who had served “The Punisher” well in fighting criminals. But calling him “Bato” would be kinder than what I’d call him – a pit bull… without a leash. Duterte-and-dela-RosacrosshairsIt did not then come as a surprise when the drug lords put a P1-billion price on the heads of Digong (Duterte’s street moniker) and Bato. The bounty was offered by 20 imprisoned drug lords who’d pitch in P50 million each for their assassination. But instead of cowering in fear from the jailed drug
lords’ threat to assassinate them, Digong and Bato went on the offensive. To put an end to the corrupt culture inside the New Bilibid Prison, where the drug lords are given VIP privileges, Duterte ordered the replacement of the correctional officers with commandos from the PNP’s elite Special Action Force (SAF). Poverty and corruption Duterte’s unorthodox ways and style have earned him the respect of the people, who have been waiting for a “messiah” to deliver them from the clutches of poverty and the evils of corruption. But election after election, pretenders and charlatans promised to eradicate poverty and stop corruption, only to make the lives of the common tao worse than before. But they saw in Duterte someone who is like them and thinks like them. He talks, looks, and walks like them; therefore, he must be like them… nay, he is them! It is an alchemy that created a harmonious relationship between the people and him. And, hopefully, that fusion would stand the test of time. But Duterte doesn’t have too much time to deliver on his promises. He said he’d
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his lifestyle and behave well as president of the country. His “bugoyish” trademark is bad specially to the youths. That maybe acceptable when he was mayor in Davao City but not as chief executive of the country. He must give respect to the Filipinos and certainly to himself. 000 Crimes are taking plce in the country every minute of day. This is terrible. I am extremely tired of hearing TV news stories about rapes, murders, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, etc. everyday. Ano ba yan, lol. The irony is Duterte keeps on saying he will annihilate crimes in the country. 000 A congressman filed a bill that says “no work no pay” for members who are absent during office hours. I like this very much. Manny Pacquiao when he was a congressman attended only four sessions for the entire year and he got paid with allowances. The sad thing he just sat down and closed his mouth. And he was not ashamed despite criticisms from the media. Now he is senator.
Duterte’s unorthodoxy: The new orthodoxy
With no major political organization behind him and no big donors to fund his campaign, President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte was propelled to power by people from all walks of life. He beat four other candidates, three of whom – Jejomar Binay, Mar Roxas, and Grace Poe — were funded by executives of some of the country’s top companies, including San Miguel Corporation, Araneta Group, and Aboitiz Group. Shunned by the major newspaper outlets – or was it an organized boycott? — Duterte waged an intensive grassroots campaign and used the social media to reach out to the ordinary people. He hammered in a promise to fight – nay, kill – the criminals and drug lords, and stop corruption in government. He vowed to restore the death penalty by hanging. And for drug lords, he’d hang them twice – once to kill them and the second time to severe their heads. And with his reputation as “The Punisher” during the two decades that he was mayor of Davao City, no criminal would ever doubt
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stop crime and corruption in six months. While that might sound quixotic – and it is in all honesty – his determination to put an end poverty and corruption gives the people a flicker of hope. However, it is a challenge that ordinary politicians would fail the moment they take the helm of leadership. Indeed, a few days ago, Sen. Ping Lacson said that corruption couldn’t be eradicated in six months, not in six year, and not in 60 years! In a way, he’s right, corruption has been with us in the last 70 years since the Philippines gained her independence. But that’s putting it mildly. The truth is: corruption has been ingrained in our culture since the Spanish era. That’s more than 400 years! So, how can it be eradicated in six months? Impossible! But Duterte can at least start sending drug lords and corrupt politicians to the gallows. Only then do I know that corruption can be mitigated and could eventually be stopped. Communist insurgency NPA-CordilleraAnother daunting challenge for Duterte is the communist See orthodoxy, page A5
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Media noticed mistake, but Palace lawyers did not LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… In a short time---just a little more than a year--you careless ones will suddenly begin to care. For your fruit crops will fail, and the harvest will never take place…” (Isaiah 32:10, the Holy Bible). -oooFAUX PASS IN FIRST DUTERTE ORDER? So, what should we make of the first ever executive order issued by the Duterte government on June 30,
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2016 which purports to “reengineer the Office of the President” by placing several existing agencies under the supervision of the Cabinet Secretary? Are we to consider it null and void and without any force and effect whatsoever, in the sense that what was stated therein as the legal basis for the “reengineering” of the Office of the President, which is “Section VII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution”, could not
truly be considered as a legal basis since there is technically no “Section VII” in the Constitution? Or, are we to consider it an honest-to-goodness mistake which was made possible only by the hustle and bustle and the giddiness of a government that had just been installed, aggravated by the fumbling and bungling of its new officials, in the manner that novices would fumble and bungle, and should therefore spare
that executive order from nullification? -oooMISTAKE IN EXECUTIVE ORDER WENT UNDETECTED: Whatever, many Filipinos are startled to see that this kind of a legal blunder could even happen, in a government that is now headed by a president who has been a lawyer all his life, and who is aided by numerous assistants who rose to prominence in the legal profession during the
prime of their careers. The question is now being asked: if such an egregious error could be committed in the very first executive order of the new government, the issuance of which was even much anticipated, and on a matter as simple as consolidating supervision over several government agencies under the Cabinet Secretary, what then can we expect when more important issues are See MISTAKE, page A7
How to live right with a wrong husband
Think a minute. A famous woman once said: “All marriages are happy, it’s living together afterwards that’s the problem!” Have you ever felt like you could be a great, loving wife—if you had the right kind of husband? Well, if you’re the wife who has the wrong kind of husband, then these 4 reminders are just for you. Number 1 is our actions and behavior. It doesn’t matter how difficult your husband is to live with, he’s still not blind! He can’t ignore the way you behave— whether you’re good to him
and treat him with respect or not. Don’t let him fool you, he’s watching the way you act and behave! Number 2 is our appearance: how we look. Of course, we need to be pure and loving in our heart, but don’t stop when you get to the outside! We need to care about how we look for our husband. So if at home you and I are looking like a messy, unmade bed all day, what husband wants to come home to that? So do all you can to look good—whether it’s your clothes, makeup, exercise or diet. Even an old shed looks better with new paint on it!
Orthodoxy...
United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration (PSA)? Indeed, during the presidential campaign, he sent strong signals about his position vis-à-vis the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Early on, he wanted to initiate bilateral talks with China; thus, abandoning the multilateral negotiation that his predecessor, former president Benigno Aquino III, preferred. The Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua took the cue and hopped into a plane to go visit Duterte in Davao City. And even Chinese President Xi Jinping wasted no time in conveying his congratulations when Duterte was being sworn into office. Wind of change But following his swearing-in, Duterte’s tone changed. He said he’s going to wait until the PCA made its judgment on the arbitration case, which many believe would be favorable to the Philippines. However, China had repeated over and over again that she would not abide by the PCA’s ruling. If that would be the case, the international community might treat China as a “rogue” or “outlaw” state, which would have a highly negative impact on China’s economic and political standing with the rest of the world. The question is: What are Duterte’s options? With his penchant for doing the unexpected in
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insurgency. The communist rebellion in the Philippines is the only one of its kind in the world today. While Duterte was known to have links with communists and leftists during the early years of his mayorship of Davao City, he is a self-described “socialist.” It would alarm some people — especially those who are in the upper strata of Philippine society – who brand the socialists as “communists.” But there is a large chasm that separates the two; although, politically, they find them themselves rooting sometimes for the same causes that benefit the common tao – particularly the poor. And being leftist or socialist sometimes puts someone in league with those who have anti-American sentiments, which begs the question: Would Duterte veer the country away from the United States and bring the country closer to communist China? I have been wondering myself where he’d lead the country? Would he terminate the U.S.-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), and the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT)? Would he withdraw the case against China that is now before the
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Number 3 is our attitude. Do you have a gentle, quiet strength? You might say: “Wait a minute. I’m not that weak, See WRONG, page A7
his unorthodox way, he just might surprise everybody with what he would do. And to quote British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s famous “Wind of Change” speech to the South African Parliament in 1960: “The wind of change is blowing through this continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.” Today, that “wind of change” is blowing through the 7,000 islands of the Philippines. And with that change, what used to be Duterte’s unorthodoxy yesterday would be the new orthodoxy today. (PerryDiaz@gmail.com)
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Wrong... from page A5
submissive wimp type!” Friend, I’m not talking about being weak; I’m talking about our attitude of inner strength and self-control that still shows respect for our husband. Remember, you and I can fix our faces up in 2 minutes, but our right attitude takes a lifetime to build! And number 4 is the way you and I take care of our husband’s needs. Or are we too busy running here and there for other people, taking care of everyone else except our own husband? Friend, if we do all these things that are right in our marriage, then God will bless and reward us. But you and I must trust Godto change our husband. And if you’ll ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for all your wrongs in your marriage, and ask for His power to change, your love and example will begin to influence your husband to want to change. Then, you’ll be on your way to living with the right kind of husband! Just Think a Minute.
Mistake... from page A5
at stake? Many have tried minimizing the impact of the error in the phraseology that was used in that executive order by saying it was a mere trivial mistake, but even these people could not deny that irresponsible carelessness attended the drafting and the signing thereof, even by President Duterte himself, who appeared unable to detect the error before affixing his signature therein. -oooMEDIA NOTICED, BUT PALACE LAWYERS DID NOT: What was more embarassing here was that, it took a newsman who is not lawyer, Mr. Vic Somintac (the Malacanang reporter of radio station DZEC, 1062 kHz, and my co-anchor in the Mondays to Fridays, 6 am, program “Tambalang Batas at Somintac”), to point out the mistake, during the first-ever press conference in Malacanang of Presidential Spokesman Ernie Abella that was then being aired on national television. Somintac told me that when the members of the Malacanang Press Corps received a copy of Executive Order No. 1 before the press con, almost all of them noticed right away the legal infirmity at its sixth “Whereas” clause, which mentioned “Section VII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution,” when, as we said earlier, there is no such “Section VII” of the Constitution. Unable to bring this infirmity to Abella before he faced the media, the Malacanang Press Corps decided to send Somintac as their representative to secure a clarification. Abella subsequently promised to
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look into the matter, but the cat has been let out the bag, so to speak: President Duterte was made to sign an order that did not reflect the accurate legal basis! Wow! -oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible study and prayer session online could now be heard, 24 HOURS a day, in the Philippines and the world at www.facebook. com/angtangingdaan or www.facebook.com/ANDKNK (and look for “Ang Tanging Daan” broadcasts). Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.
Okays... from page A1
Meanwhile, Councilor Leon D. Gan, Jr. was elected as the minority floor leader with Councilor Nadya Emano-Elipe as the assistant minority floor leader. Legislators also approved Resolution No. 12392-2016, electing the chairman, vice chair and members of its 27 standing committees. A separate resolution was adopted authorizing Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy as the official signatory for any transaction of the City Council with the city’s depository banks. Vice Mayor Uy congratulated all the members of the 18th City Council for winning the May elections. Responding to the parliamentary inquiry of councilor Gan on whether the vice mayor should preside over the session or sit as the city mayor in view of the decision of the Ombudsman on the case filed against Mayor Oscar Moreno, the vice mayor stressed that his intention is to serve in whatever post he assumes. “The bottom line is I want to serve the people no matter what the position is. I will serve the people of Cagayan de Oro,” he said. (CDO Legislative Information)
Arrest... from page A1
already “dismissed.” “I don’t know what’s going on and I could not even remember when the charges were filed against me. All I know is that I was arrested without a preliminary investigation and that I have never been given a chance to defend in court,” Guialani said. Guialani filed anti-graft charges against Moreno involving the illegal agreement with the Ajinomoto Phil. Inc., which lowered the total tax assessment due the city government to Php 300,000 instead of the actual tax due of Php 2.9 million. The Ombudsman found Moreno and the city’s acting Treasurer Glenn Banez guilty of grave misconduct and abuse of authority from entering and consummating the tax agreement without the authority of the City Council. The Ombudsman or-
dered Moreno and Banez dismissed from service and perpetual disqualification from holding public office, which decision was sustained last March 2016. Based on the decision of the anti-graft court, Guialani filed a disqualification of Moreno’s Certificate of Candidacy (COC) with the Commissions on Elections (COMELEC) describing Moreno’s candidacy as “illegal, right from the very beginning.” Moreno, who was reelected Mayor in the May 9, 2016 elections, said he would appeal the Ombudsman decision to the Court of Appeals (CA) and asked for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the execution of the order. Moreno said that he would defend hims elf against the charges “and is willing to stake his life” if only to find justice in behalf of the people who elected him to office.. Guialani assailed Moreno’s continued stay as City Mayor despite the Ombudsman’s order and threatened to file charges with “usurpation of authority” for refusing to vacate the mayoral post. He expressed the suspicion that Moreno’s camp is behind his arrest because the hearing of the plunder case, which he also filed against Moreno is scheduled to be resolved any time soon. With a report from Mark Francisco
Mishap... from page A1
la Torre, 21, and Milagros Lagare, 48, all of Tup -on, Medina, Misamis Oriental. Fernando Dy, head of the PDRRMC, said that Jessame Nalagon, 15, of Pahindang, Medina, is now undergoing treatment in a highly guarded condition. He said that based on the police report, the victims were on board a passenger Van colored Green with plate number 964 owned by Melodia Ordinaz, of Talisayan, Misamis Oriental with a Gingoog-Balingoan route. Dy said that the passenger vehicle had a collision with a “refrigerated van” loaded with “dressed chickens” with plate number AFA 759 owned by a certain Lucille Unabia. He said that the police are still conducting an investigation into the incident.
Import... from page A1
company. It will serve as an additional source point of fuels that can be distributed to smaller depots in the area and will increase local storage capacity for finished petroleum products. This new import facility in Northern Mindanao is expected to boost activity at the Port of Cagayan de Oro after most of its cargo clientele have shifted operating at the nearby Mindanao Container Terminal located
A7 No ISIS-affiliated group in Davao City police chief on alleged terror threat
By Antonio L. Colina IV of MindaNews
DAVAO City––The hometown of President Rodrigo Duterte is reportedly facing threats from a global terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to his son, acting Mayor Paolo Duterte, but the Davao City Police Office maintained there is no ISIS-affiliated group in the region or Mindanao. Newly-minted DCPO director Michael John Dubria told a press conference on Thursday that there are no reports from the intelligence community pertaining to the presence of any ISIS-recognized group here. “(You) remain calm but stay vigilant, there is no truth to the information that there is ISIS group, but it doesn’t mean that we do not have threats directed towards our city,” he said. Acting Davao City Mayor Paolo Duterte on Thursday told reporters that the city is facing threats from ISIS, that he has ordered the police and military to beef up security and intensify intelligence gathering to avert possible attacks from the international terror group. He said he already has some information about the whereabouts of the group but refused to give details. “We are intensifying the gathering of information. We cannot disclose details in the adjacent municipality of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. Pilipinas Shell operates a refinery, 22 oil depots and over 960 retail stations nationwide. Its sole refinery blends and transports a range of fuels, lubricants, bitumen and other specialty oil-based products with a refining capacity of 93,000 barrels per day. Its sister company Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. operates the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project in Palawan.
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courts if they want to raid a house in the village. “I am the first one to say let us arrest and deal harshly with the drug dealers but for God’s sake, let us do it properly and according to the law. It should be done by the book,” Frias said. He said he does not mind if he will be sharply criticized for his actions. Frias said the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has yet to issue an order requiring barangay officials to conduct “Tokhang” in their villages.
or confirm anything as of yet,” the acting mayor said. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon told MindaNews “we will look into this.” “We will treat this as raw info but will exert big effort in verifying,” Esperon added. Dubria said he was told by the acting mayor that a person told him of the threat but it remains to be validated and it did not specifically state Davao as the subject of the attack. “Sinabi nya sa akin there was a person who informed him but it remains to be validated but he said to me that it did not state that the threat is in Davao City. Davao City has remained safe. Why can I say that? The police are spread out. I have directed station commanders to intensify checkpoint operations and to maximize the deployment of their personnel and so to try to gather as much information from informants and intelligence networks so that Davao City will stay safe and secure as it is,” he said. The Armed Forces’ Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) echoed the police’s statement. “Yun ang sabi ni Vice Mayor Duterte but this has to be validated, yan ang ginagawa namin ngayon with other security agencies dito sa area ng EastMinCom pati na rin yung WestMinCom. On our part continuous ang monitoring and naka-alert kami, so far wala pa naman but again yung threat naman always nandyan yan kaya ang ating mga units on alert and on our toes,” said Maj. Ezra Balagtey, EastMinCom spokesperson. He said that they will do all they can to protect the city, this being the “Exhibit A” of the President in his campaign against drugs and criminality. The Davao City Information Office posted an “additional quote” from Duterte on its Facebook wall at 3:38 p.m., hours after the interview, that “whether the information is
real or not, whether there is an actual threat from ISIS or none, what is important is that the people are now informed. And because of that, all of us are vigilant now. The public and all concerned agencies have been alerted and are doing everything to avert the threat from ISIS. Kailangan nating magbantay. I repeat, we are still verifying this information.” Dubria acknowledged t houg h t hat t here are “ISIS-like” armed groups and terrorist groups like the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) operating in Mindanao who are trying to sow fear among the people in order to get the support of the ISIS. “Per intelligence exchange with our units and operatives, there is no ISIS group in PRO 11 area of responsibility… or in Mindanao. These groups like the BIFF are terrorist groups and they are trying to get the support of the ISIS, so we call them ISISinspired, but we don’t call them ISIS. I do not believe that we have ISIS-inspired groups in Region 11, it is possible in other places in Mindanao,” he said. Dubria acknowledged that there are other threats the city is facing, not only against the President who prefers to spend a few days in the city before returning to his official residence in Malacañang at the National Capital Region, but also from lawless armed groups. “Other regions are experiencing threats from lawless armed group. Davao Region is different because we not only experienced threats from lawless armed group but also from BIFF, ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group)… most especially now that the police have stepped up their campaign against illegal drugs, so it is also possible that drug lords and personalities involved in drugs and those whose businesses were affected in our intensified campaign against illegal drugs na they plan to retaliate.”
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