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THE FOUR-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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The All-New Isuzu D-Max 4x4 (left) shows off how it can conquer through any terrain with Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno and Isuzu Philippines executives onboard in a ceremonial drive through the prepared off-road track at the D-Max 4x4 Drive Series “One Challenge, Five Destinations” event, Pueblo Business Park, Cagayan de Oro City, June 6. Right photo, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar “Oca” Moreno (2nd from right), and executives of Isuzu Philippines lead by Nobou Izumina (3rd from left), Francisco Rolida (3rd from right), Art Balmadrid (2nd from left) and George Ongchua (right) pose for posterity infront of the all-new Isuzu D-Max during the D-Max 4x4 Drive Series “One Challenge, Five Destinations” event at Pueblo Business Park, Cagayan de Oro City, June 6. Photos by Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy of the Cagayan de Oro Times

Carp ends on June 30 but farmers remain landless • Archbishop Ledesma, peasant groups file petition for notices of coverage for 271,000-hectare of Carp land • Plea made less than a month before agrarian reform law expires

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AGAYAN de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma with the Task Force Mapalad (TFM) and eight other groups on June 4 petitioned Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes to issue notices of coverage (NOCs) for 35,204 landholdings with an aggregate area of 271,031.32 hectares.

Ledesma said: “ The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) should fast track the issuance of NOCs to ensure that all those areas are covered by the agrarian reform law, which is a social PETITION. Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma together with farmer justice measure, and will be leaders sign the petition for the issuance of notices of coverage for 271,000 hectares processed for distribution at the DAR Central Office in Quezon City on June 4, 2014. HO-TFM Photo

beyond June 30, 2014.”

The petition includes 7,750 landholdings covering 32,362 hectares in Yolandastricken Leyte and Eastern Samar provinces.

TFM President Alberto Jayme said: “The issuance of NOC will ensure that the

landholding will be subject to Section 30 or Republic Act 9700 or the CARPER Law.” “The said section of the law provides that the DAR can continue the acquisition and distribution of landholdings even beyond 2014, the ending year for the extended CARP funding period,” Jayme stressed.

Supporting the plea for the issuance of NOCs are Romeo M. Briosos Sr., Chairperson of the Alliance of Land Rights MovementMindanao (Alarm-Mindanao), Roger Amurao of See farmers, page 11

Manila Southwoods leads WGAP tourney on day 1, 2

By Angela Marionne Mendoza Contributor

THE Manila Southwoods took the lead in the WGAP 22nd Infinity Luzvimin Golf Championships held at the Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City that started on June 4 and will culminate From left, Manila Southwood’s Sofia Chabon and Del on June 6.

Monte’s Pamela Mariano at play.

Philippine top lady amateur golfers Sunshine Baraqueil, Sofia Chabon, Sophia Blanco and Annika Cedo together bring in a total two-day score of 414 to earn the Manila Southwoods a sure lead in the Class A Pearl Division on the first day and second day of the competition.

Hot on their trail for second place are the Del Monte ladies, led by Pa-

mela Mariano, with a two-day total score of 382. Close on their heels is Harmie Constantino’s Villamor team with 372 total points.

In the meantime, scores for Day 1 of the Class B Emerald Division show Valley Golf I leading over Negros Occidental, while Manila Southwoods II and Forest Hills tied at 3rd place.

See tourney, page 11

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‘Organs-on-chips’ to revolutionize drug development A “breathing”, “beating” chip the size of a small USB stick, may one day replace animals in testing the safety and efficacy of potential drugs and save at least a third of the time and half of the cost in drug development.

These “organs-on-chips” are currently being developed by USA’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences-National Institutes of Health (NCATNIH) in partnership with Food and Drug Administration and Defense Advanced Research Agency. This was revealed Dr. Danilo A. Tagle, NCAT’s associate director for special initiatives in a recent scientific symposium organized by the Philippine Genome Center (PGC).

Organs-on-chips are designed to mimic the mechanical and chemical function of organ systems (respiratory, circulatory, etc). In a lung-on-chip, for instance, human lung and blood vessel cells line each side of a flexible porous membrane that stretch and relax upon application of cyclic suction to mimic the breathing action of human lungs.

Dr. Tagle noted that the whole process of See DRUG, page 11

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Ombudsman junks MRs of Enrile, Estrada, Revilla THE Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday denied all the motions for reconsideration (MRs) of the three principal accused in the alleged P10-billion priority development assistance fund (PDAF) scam.

In its resolution, the Ombudsman said the respondents in the plunder case, namely: Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada failed to con- ENRILE vince them (Ombudsman) to dismiss the plunder case against them.

The Ombudsman said the three respondents also failed to raise new arguments to warrant the setting aside and the dismissal of the earlier recommendation of the Ombudsman for the filing of the plunder case against them before the Sandiganbayan.

Aside from the three senators, the Ombudsman also

ESTRADA

REVILLA

Senator Miriam Santiago: ‘There is a God, after all.’

dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by the camp of Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged “brains” behind the P10-billion PDAF and the P900-million Malampaya Fund scams.

On the other hand, the Ombudsman granted an “extended immunity” to the whistleblowers in the PDAF and Malampaya Fund scams, namely: Benhur Luy, Merlina Sunas, Arlene Baltazar, Marina Sula and Simonette Briones.

However, the Ombudsman did not approve the application for immunity filed by other witnesses -- Rodora Mendoza and Victor Cacal.

Miriam’s reactions Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who is engaged in a high-profile word war against Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, said: “There is a God, after all.”

See junks, page 11

NorMin participates in World Environment Day, 5,000 mangroves planted

By Irene Joy B. Dayo

MORE than 800 participants coming from different groups in Northern Mindanao participated in mangrove planting at Barangay Taytay, El Salvador City, as an observance for World Environment Day, June 5, 2014.

It gathered participants

coming from different government offices, companies, private sectors, environmental protection groups and academes, among others.

Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) in Northern Mindanao, in partnership with Philippine Information Agency - Regional Office 10 (PIA-10) organized this event to primarily be an instrument for encouraging worldwide awareness not only for people to realize the importance of taking care of mother earth but as well as agents for positive environmental change. It is also to promote solidarity in mitigating climate change.

In relation to the celebration’s theme, “Raise your voice, not the sea level,” some 5,000 mangrove propagules are being planted in swamp areas. Each person are obliged to plant six propagules.

In a message coming from DENR-10 Regional Director Ruth M. Tawantawan that is delivered through Regional Technical Director Paquito D. Melicor Jr., it

Participants lining up, heading to the direction of planting area. They came from different government offices, companies, private sectors, environmental protection groups and academes, among others. Photo by Irene Dayo

is stressed that mangroves are important for it protect coastal communities from super typhoons and other frequent events. She recalled the Tropical Storm Yolanda on 2013 that took several lives and properties, DENR Secretary Ramon P. Paje declared the restoration of mangrove and beach forests in Eastern and Central Visayas. The storm in the past surge is a wake up call not just for the government to take more actions but also to the countrymen as well.

This is also one the reasons behind this mangrove planting event.

In addition, mangroves also serve as provider of nursery grounds for prawns, fishes, crabs and the like. It also support fishery production.

Philippines originally have 500,000 hectares of mangrove forest but due to coastal development and land convertions, only 100,000 hectares are left in the country today.

Further, Regional Director Tawantawan encouraged everyone present to raise their voices towards

solidarity and be an agent for change.

She also quoted United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki-moon’s words during the launch of the 2014 International Year of Small Islands and Developing States, “Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it.” In this, she enticed participants to act now and make everyday an Environment Day. The mangrove planting is also part of the climate change advocacy that will be launch in the region anytime this month by PIA-10 and DENR-10.

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Government conducts regional confab on urbanization in CDO

By JASPER MARIE OBLINA-RUCAT of PIA-10

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AGAYAN de Oro – The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) under the Office of the President conducted here a Regional Consultation-Workshop on key issues and challenges of urbanization as input to the National Reports and Plans of Action in the United Nations (UN) - HABITAT Preparatory Committee Meeting on September this year in New York City.

The United Nations Hu man S e tt l e me nt s Programme, UN-HABITAT is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General As s e mbly to prom ote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

According to Cecilia S. Alba, Secretary General of HUDCC, the HABITAT III presents an opportunity for world leaders to discuss and chart new pathways in response to the challenges of urbanization and implementation of sustainable development

goals.

The Philippines, she said as a member state is preparing and gathering reports from all over the country including Visayas and Mindanao for this purpose.

Six topics were discussed particularly Urban Demographic Issues and Challenges for a New Urban Agenda; Land and Urban Planning; Environment and Urbanization; Urban Governance and Legislation; Ur b a n E c o n o m y a n d Housing and Basic Services.

In terms of demographics, Commission on Population (POPCOM) revealed that this year, estimated total population of the country is 98, 909, 981, making the Philippines the 12th most populated country in the world.

Based on the overview of the Habitat II National Report and Plan of Action, Janet Cruz of HUDCC said that growth of urban population was dramatic from 1960 to 2000, five times from 8 million to 39 million.

According to statistical report, currently with 46

million urban population, one in two persons can be said to live in the city.

She said that the issue of urban sustainability is becoming prevalent in the country with an increasing urbanization with three or four persons living in the cities. The decision to go to urban areas should not be because of lack of opportunities in rural areas, there should be balanced development in the two areas, she explained.

Meanwhile although the economy is growing robustly with Manufacturing

having the highest growth rate of 10.5%, Cruz said that Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry and Hunting sector is the lowest with only 1.1% in 2013.

On the other hand, with Climate Change as the new normal today, Cruz further said that local governments should be prepared in adaptation and mitigation. She also said that in response the government has provided green solutions as development priorities especially by its creation of the Climate Change Commission.

In the workshop, it was agreed that local government units should be able to capacitate their communities to be disaster-resilient as lesson derived from Storm Surge ‘Yolanda’ in Visayas.

T h e re w a s a l s o a suggestion to include more livelihood programs in the barangays and to fully maximize LGU powers based on Local Code.

And in terms of basic services, not only should the youth and the senior citizens be catered but also the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

PSALM requests DOE to issue disconnection notice vs DANECO The Power Sector and Assets Liabilities Management (PSALM) has requested the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue a notice of disconnection against Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative Inc (DANECO).

PSALM President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Emmanuel R . L e desma in a statement Wednesday said that the issuance of notice is valid due to the failure of DANECO to comply with its f inancial

obligations under their power supply agreement with PSALM. The suggestion was made after DANECO failed to pay its Php 576 million outstanding debt on March 21.

T h e Marc h 2 0 1 3 - Apr i l 2014 billing of the company include power bills at Php 83.29 million, an interest charge of Php 0.82 million and the monthly amortization set at Php 8.15 million.

However, DANECO has only

paid 69.76 percent of its billings, amounting to Php 64.36 million.

Ac c ord i ng to DA N E C O law yers, the company was suffering from internal disputes between the DANECO-National Electrification Administration (NEA) group and the DANECOCooperative Development Authority, along with the effects of Typhoon Pablo in the Davao del Norte and Compostella Valley areas.

On June 2013, PSALM and

DA N E C O - N E A a g re e d t o a re st r u c tu r i ng of DA N EC O’s approximated Php 275 million payables, which was agreed and dutifully paid at Php 8.15 million a month.

However, the DANECO-CDA group has failed to settle its power bills, the last being given on December 2013.

If the request is approved, the Davao del Norte and Compostella Valley provinces will be hit by brownouts and blackouts. (PNA)

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By JENNIFER P. GAITANO of PIA-CARAGA

UTUAN City - Employees who serve B as duty-bearers of gov-

ernment agencies with partner stakeholders in the private sector planted some 500 talisay trees (scientific name: Terminalia catappa) on Thursday along Caloc-an beach in Magallanes, Agusan del Norte, in celebration of this year’s Environment Day with the slogan “Raise your voice, not the sea level.”

The Caraga region’s 2014 celebration of the Environment Month

headed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) with regional director Nonito Tamayo kicked-off with a caravan from this city going to Caloc-an. A “hataw” exercise then followed and a short program recognizing the importance of the celebration.

The said venue is where the Philippine Centennial Tree is also located.

O I C - C ENR O f ficer Vince Estopito of Tubay, Agusan del

Norte expressed his warm welcome and acknowledgment to all the participating agencies and partner stakeholders and announced that the municipal government supports tree planting activities and other environment-related activities.

A l s o , T a m a y o thanked the participating agencies for joining the activity especially for putting efforts pertaining to environmental protection. He also

said that next year, a conference on climate change is set in Paris.

Tamayo bared that the World Environment Day is the opportun it y f o r e v e ry o n e to realize not only the responsibility to care for the earth but also to become agents of change.

“Let’s consider everyday as Arbor Day. Let’s plant more trees.

This is good for our economy, our health and our environment.

Let’s preserve our nat-

ural resources and surroundings,” expressed Tamayo.

Tamayo further announced that the country is observing the Philippine Eagle Week from June 4-10, 2014.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga conducted a full coverage or documentation of the activity and expressed commitment to provide communication support to DENR’s activities for the environment.

“On behalf of our regional director Abner Caga, we’d like to thank the DENR for having us as your partner in this activity today. The PIA is committed to provide communication support to all the programs of DENR-Caraga, as we do care for our environment,” said PIA-Caraga deputy regional director Fryan Abkilan.

Said activity ended through the community singing with “Inang Kalikasan,” the official DENR Hymn.

Stakeholders support DENR’s “Adopt-an-Estero” program

By Gideon C. Corgue

WORLD BEST WATER - Linapacan Island, Palawan, Philippines The Phillippines’ most remote province, Linapacan Island is a bugger to get to and as a result remains one of the most spectacularly untouched islands in the region. The snorkelling just off shore is spectacular with an abundance of coral and marine life housed in the beautifully clear water.(Yahoo)

PAGADIAN Cit y - In support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-9’s “Adopt-anE s t e r o P r o g r a m ,” t h e barangay officials, college students, stakeholders and residents of Balangasan, Gatas, and Napolan actively participated in cleaning the rivers and creeks during yesterday’s observance of World Environment Day.

As DENR’s flagship program, the program was launched in 2010

by Secretar y Ramon J. Paje involving the estero c o m m u n i t y, p r i v a t e

entities, academe, local government units (LGUs) and other stakeholders. The program sought to provide an integrated undertaking to curb flooding due to clogged esteros.

Balangasan Punong B a r a n g ay Map h i l i n d o Obaob said the barangay officials have been actively supporting the government efforts in conserving and protecting the environment particularly the rivers, which are considered “the critical natural resource worldwide.”

“We h ave d e e p commitments to cleaning our rivers to prevent them from getting polluted.

We n e e d t o p r e s e r v e this valuable resource by preserving it,” Obaob explained.

Obaob recalled that decades ago, people who were living beside the creek washed their clothes in the rivers and their children were used also to taking a bath in the rivers. “But now we seldom see them because piles of garbage were thrown into the rivers, he said.”

“By regularly doing cleanup activities, we can ensure that our children’s children will get full use of the rivers in this barangay,” Obaob concluded (GCC/ PIA9-Zamboanga del Sur)

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By Gail Ilagan MindaViews DAVAO City––It was raining that late afternoon on March 4 eleven years ago when an improvised explosive device exploded at the waiting shed in front of the old airport in Sasa.

The terrific blast claimed 21 lives and injured about 150 persons including taxi drivers, itinerant vendors, porters, and family members waiting for their loved ones to deplane from a Cebu Pacific flight from Manila.

We at the Ateneo lost a 19-year-old Mass Comm student to that deadly blast.

Airport authorities replaced the broken windows in the first and second floors of the building. However, for years after, the mangled waiting shed remained out front, a testament to a violent statement that nobody fully understood. I remember walking the pavement between the shed and the terminal building some years later. The airport had been moved to the more

Child of violence modern Francisco Bangoy International Airport.

What remained were the abandoned building and the pockmarked street. It wasn’t hard to imagine the dead and the dying lying in blood, felled where they stood.

A month later, the terrorist group targeted the Sasa Wharf, placing a home-made bomb at a food stall by the ferry terminal. Seventeen people died and about 50 were injured. It left the residents with the notion that Davao City was no Switzerland.

We can’t be neutral when we’re under attack.

And so Davao City entered the age of bag inspections and body search. We willingly gave up our right to privacy and suffered the unwelcome touch of unfamiliar fingers of security personnel. We took off our shoes and surrendered our backpacks, umbrellas, drinking water, galanicals,

manicure sets, and even ballpens. Ah well, that did mean more job openings for lady guards, and never mind if they were butch.

Today, we take all these security precautions very much in stride. We blink at airports somewhere else where security personnel waive us through with nary a touch.

We get uneasy when we are allowed to cart our stuff inside department stores.

It’s hard to unlearn behaviors designed to assure others we were no threat.

The Davao airport blast of 2003 gave birth to the Task Force Davao (TFD).

Digong, who was mayor at that time, explains: “The Task Force Davao is a child of violence.”

The TFD was constituted by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from a composite of security forces that had presence in Davao.

The TFD was to provide the warm bodies that would help city hall secure the city

Wayward and fanciful

from terrorist attack. Under the operational control of the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division, the majority of the TFD personnel were on detached service from their mother units in the Army. It also had a K-9 unit and some other support teams from other branches of security services.

Digong confesses that he had been a lot closer to the former TFD commanders.

A decade at it, however, and the TFD seems to have the procedures down to pat.

It can function without the micro-management of the mayor, earning as it had in the last few years a very high approval rating from the populace. At the TFD turnover of command last June 4, he lauded the performance of outgoing commander Col. Casiano Monilla and expressed hope that Col. Macairog Alberto would similarly prove just as capable of managing the anti/counter terrorism measures in Davao City.

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The job we must not fail THINK a minute.

Recently on television I saw the mother and father of a young 15-year-old girl being interviewed. Their daughter’s teenage boyfriend had told her that the only way they could be together was for them to kill themselves.

So the 15-year-old girl took a gun and shot herself in the head. But when her boyfriend saw her dead, he became afraid and ran away. I watched the parents of this young girl who killed herself break down and cry on TV. They were begging all parents to get closer to our children, and to especially really understand what our kids are feeling and going through in their own life.

It doesn’t matter how much success you and I have in our jobs and careers. Even

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst if we get the best education, become leaders with high titles and respected by many people, or if make heaps of money or have the highest titles. But if we fail in our marriage and with our children. If we fail to love and raise our children to be confident, mature, honest people who passionately love God and others. None of our other successes can make up for us failing as parents. It’s the one job we must not fail!

Being a successful par-

ent is a tough job and big responsibility.

To love, teach, and shape a human being wisely from the moment they start life is overwhelming!

After all, babies come into our world with no manual or instructions.

Then, as they grow their needs change. Plus, each child is different, so what works with one of our kids, may not work with the other.

Yet even when we make mistakes, we can still get closer to our children so

they will both respect us and also count us as their close friends. Many times the kids who rebel and make bad choices are the ones with parents who just make strict rules, but they are not close to their children. It’s usually the kids who are close to their parents who really respect, love, and want to care for their parents when they’re old.

But no matter how old your children are, it’s never too late to start being a better parent.

Why not ask Jesus to forgive you for all your mistakes and to take charge, so He can start changing you with His love, power, and wisdom? It’s only with Jesus in complete charge of your character that you can become the parent and friend your kids need.

Just Think a Minute.

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Senate Pres. won’t allow arrest of 3 colleagues inside Senate building MANILA - If three senators charged in pork barrel scam will be arrested, Senate President Franklin Drilon on Friday said he will not allow the warrant of arrest be served inside the Senate building. ”As a matter of institutional courtesy, I will not allow the law enforcement officers to serve the warrant in the session hall or in the Senate,” Drilon said in a media interview.

Drilon, however, clarified the court sheriffs have the option not follow his request. ”This is not a matter of law because theoretically, the law en-

forcement officers can arrest them anywhere. I will appeal to them to do it (arrest) outside the building,” he said.

On Thursday, the Office of the Ombudsman has rejected the motion for reconsideration of senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr. to junk the plunder and graft cases against them.

On Friday, the Ombudsman formally filed graft complaints before the Sandiganbayan against the three senators and businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles for their alleged involvement in the misuse of P10 billion priority development as-

sistance fund (PDAF).

Drilon said the Sandiganbayan will raffle the case and once it is assigned to a division, the justices would determine whether evidence is sufficient to warrant the issuance of the warrant of arrest. ”The issuance of warrant of arrest is not automatic,” he said.

Drilon said once the Ombudsman files a motion to suspend the accused, the Sandiganbayan has no discretion but to place the accused public officials under “preventive” suspension. ”The preventive suspension is only 90 days,” Drilon said.

The Senate president, however, clarified the suspension will only take effect after the Ombudsman file the appropriate motion in the Sandiganbayan. ”The legislator involved, a congressman or a senator, will be preventively suspended from performing his or her functions,” Drilon explained.

He said after the 90-day suspension, the accused public official will remain “under detention” but they can already file bill and conduct public hearings. ”(Because) remember that they are presumed to be innocent under proven guilty,” Drilon said. (PNA) Drilon

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16 LGUs in Region 12 receive P24M as incentives for good performance GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Sixteen local government units in Region XII have received a total of P24-million worth of incentives this year from the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Reynaldo Bungbung, DILG-12 regional director, said the beneficiaries comprise 12 municipalities and four cities in the region that were conferred with the Seal of Good Housekeeping based on the 2013 assessment.

He said the PCF is a performancebased reform program of the DILG that grants incentives to eligible LGUs to finance high impact priority local development projects in their areas.

These include projects intended for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, maintenance of core road networks to boost tourism and local economic development, promotion of transparency and accountability in all government transactions, disaster risk reduction management and ecological solid waste management, Bungbung said.

The official said the recipients were the municipalities of Aleosan, Libungan and Tulunan in North Cotabato; Norala, Sto. Niño, Tampakan and Tantangan in South Cotabato; President Quirino, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Lambayong and Palimbang in Sultan Kudarat; Maitum in Sarangani; and the cities of Cotabato, Kidapawan, Tacurong and Koronadal.

He said the four cities received incentives of P3 million each while the 12 municipalities got P1 million each.

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Philippine crocodile appears in North Cotabato irrigation dam

The Seal of Good Housekeeping mainly recognizes LGUs with good performance in internal housekeepKABACAN, North Cotabato - dove into the irrigation canal came from Kabacan river that ing, particularly in the areas of local Villagers in a remote barangay when it noticed humans around. overflowed early this week due legislation, development planning, The croc last reappeared at to heavy downpour and flooded here have enjoyed watching a resource generation, resource allocaseven low lying villages.

6 p.m.

Thursday. seven-footer Philippine crocotion and utilization, customer service He said on three occasions Espino said Domingo Tamayo, dile that appeared, went missing and human resource management and then reappeared again since a resident of Barangay Dagupan, that the villagers saw the reptile and development. first saw the croc beside the ir- it had opened its mouth as if Tuesday, officials said.

Bungbung said the 16 LGUs rigation canal which had been waiting for something to eat.

The crocodile, one of the specifically passed the different Espino said the village officials silted. country’s endangered species, levels of the project’s three main Quoting Tamayo, Espino had already coordinated with was first seen at an irrigation categories: bronze, silver and gold. dam in sitio Kinudal, Barangay said the villagers did not do the Department of Environment The bronze seal is given to LGUs Kilada, Matalam, North Cotabato anything nor harm the crocodile and Natural Resources since they that have no adverse or disclaimer Commission on Audit opinion which was adjacent to Barangay for they were fully aware of the do not know what to do if the and fully complied with the full Dagupan, Kabacan, also in North law prohibiting the capture of reptile returns. disclosure policy.

Last April a 2.7 meter long Cotabato where it appeared twice, Philippine crocodiles.

The silver seal is for those that ”We just enjoyed crocodile Philippine crocodile was captured according to village councilman posted good or excellent perforwatching but we are very care- in Mlang, also North Cotabato Renato Espino. mance as indicated in the Civil Espino said the villagers were ful, afraid it will attack humans,” but later returned to its natural Service Commission Report Card habitat in the Liguasan marshstunned at first seeing the large Espino said.

Survey on the Anti-Red Tape Act He believed the crocodile land. (PNA) reptile at 10 a.m. Tuesday as it implementation; has functional bids and awards committee; and fully complied with the posting requirement of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System.

The gold seal is given to LGUs with above benchmark Local Governance Performance Management System performance; has an internal audit office; has functionality of local development council, local school board, local housing board and peace and order council; engages in joint ventures or cooperative arrangements with people’s organizations and non-government organizations in the delivery of basic services, capability building, livelihood projects, agriculture and other socio-economic development endeavors; and has indigenous people or IP representation in local Sanggunian and other local policy- DAVAO DEL NORTE: The Open Beach project is set to make Talikud Island in the Island Garden City of Samal the new Boracay of the South.

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Muslim bizmen urged to explore Halal market amid ASEAN Integration

By MICHAEL L. UY

Davao del Norte - With ASEAN Integration in the offing, a government agency here based in the province encouraged Muslim businesmen to certify their products to Halal to access its growing export market.

E dw i n B anqu e r i go, provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said in an interview that Halal is a

growing market force since the Muslim composed 1/5 of the world population or about 2 billion people.

Banquerigo added that the market for Halal in the Philippines will increase in 2015 as the ASEAN Integration will start to implement.

“With the free flow of products and people in the ASEAN Integration, our products can be marketed directly and easily to Malaysia and Indonesia, which are highly-dense Muslim

countries,” he said.

He also revealed that there has been an irony in the value chain of Halal in the world since 80% of its exports came from non-Muslim countries like Australia, Canada and Brazil.

Banquerigo then encouraged the Muslim businesspersons to take the opportunity and acquire Halal certification, since they as Muslims know that the needs of their brothers

and sisters in the other countries.

Meanwhile, the DTI, in partnership with the Tagum City Council of Women, Inc. and the Tagum City Muslim Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., conducted this afternoon the first Halal Stakeholders Business Forum at Molave Hotel, Tagum City.

In the forum, Commissioner Salem Demuna of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF)

discussed the roles and mandates of their office in the development of Halal industry in the country.

Norodin Kuit, Halal lead auditor of Muslim Mindanao Halal Certifying Board, Inc. (MMHCBI), led the understanding in acquiring certification.

Banquerigo revealed that the recognition and acceptance of Halal certification in our country was lessened due to the abuse and misuse of some

certifying bodies.

He added that he is positive that Halal certification shall have one logo only and one standard for the Philippines soon.

Banquerigo also said that there is no single Halal certification standard that is globally acknowledged.

He added that countries like America, Saudi and Malaysia have different standards for Halal certification. (PIA 11, Michael Uy)

EMB-IX leads World Environment Day cleanup 5 Schools receive “Community Spirit Awards” By CLARO A. LANIPA the Balangasan River while ebrated global activity and has grown to become the personnel of Land aimed at achieving a posi- one of the main vehicles for Best Practices PAGADIAN CITY - The Evaluation Division are tive environmental ac- through which the United

By Grace Almedilla

COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE - There are five (5) public schools which were recognized on their excellent performance and best practices during the 15-Day Remedial Reading simultenous activity in 33 participating elementary schools provincewide dubbed as “Summer Big Brother Reading is Fun! (Season 1).”

T he s e s cho ols received Community Spirit Awards on May 29, 2014 at the Capitol during the Provincial Culmination Day Program. They were among with those other implementing schools given with Bayani sa Karunungan Certificates in recognition to their great contribution in the

success of the Summer reading program.

Leading the activity was Information Technolog y C hair S enior Board Member Tyron Uy who expressed his gratefulness to the volunteer teachers, youth volunteers, Municipal Coordinators, and Provincial Coordinators.

C ommunity Spir it Awards recipients are Compostela Central Elementary Schools, Bukal Elementary School in Nabunturan; New Leyte Elementary School in Maco; Banlag Elementary School in Monkayo and; Bantacan Elementary School in New Bataan. Board Member Uy handed to each of them Plaque of Appreciation and Cash Award. (grace almedilla, ids-comval)

Environment Management Bureau (EMB)-IX is spearheading the cleaning of rivers, creeks and esteros here today in observance of the World Environment Day. EMB –IX Regional Director Jacqueline A. Caancan said the areas identified for the cleanup activity are Balangasan River, Gatas Creek , Tuburan Creek and Napolan River, all in this city.

Officials and employees of the Forest Management System Ecosystem Research and Development S er vices (FMSERDS) are assigned at

assigned at Gatas Creek along Rizal Avenue.

The Protected Areas Wildlife Conservation Zone Management System (PAWCZMS) and the office of the Land Management System (LMS) are assigned at Tuburan Creek.

EMB-IX officials and employees have been assigned to clean the Napolan River.

Caancan said local residents and other environment friendly stakeholders were also invited to participate in the activity.

World Environment Day is most widely cel-

tion, involving everyone from everywhere around the world. Although its activities take place all year round, the climax of the event falls on June 5 each year.

The World Environment Day started in 1972

Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action.

This year’s theme is “Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level.” (FPG/CAL/ PIA9)

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MAFBEX 2014 and first-ever SIAL ASEAN serves up a winning recipe MAFBEX Events Management, a subsidiary of Worldbex Services International, the country’s leading exhibition and event organizer, concocts the most-awaited food event of the country each year, the Manila Food and Beverages Expo or MAFBEX that is slated to be held on June 11 to 13 from 10am to 6pm at the Philippine Trade Training Center and World Trade Center Metro Manila’s Tents A & B, alongside the South East Asian leg of Salon International de l’Alimentation - SIAL ASEAN at the main hall of World Trade Center Metro Manila.

Occupying a total of 25,000 sqm of exhibition area, MAFBEX along side with SIAL ASEAN, marks the biggest collaboration in the food exposition industry. Aiming on serving up a winning recipe for the F&B industry, MAFBEX and SIAL ASEAN, both of these renowned food exhibitors will try to cover all grounds and aspects in the food industry.

MAFBEX which will cater to consumers looking for the best food choices will serve up scrumptious pocket activities and events over one another. Slated to be the tastiest instalment yet, the 8th MAFBEX will accommodate food enthusiasts who are looking to find unique small-scale goods for home and personal use, as well as those who are looking for large-scale goods for food-related businesses.

Likewise, companies and food producers can expect business-to- consumer opportunities as bloggers, media personalities, and other industry professionals are expected to flock to the event in search of the latest interesting find.

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Tourney... from page 1

The players of the Valley Golf II top in the Class C Ruby Division, while Davao City and Alabang run at 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The Luzvimin Golf Tournament is a three-day event played this year in Cagayan de Oro City. It was launched by the Women’s Golf Association of the Philippines in 1993 to reach out to the other players in the Southern area of the country.

Twenty-one years and tournaments later, it continues to promote women’s golf and the development of Filipina golfers.

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conference after the turnover ceremony, I could not help but feel distinctly annoyed at the usual questions the mayor was getting.

I think he was, too, as he asked for the next question. In the lull, I asked: “Mr. Mayor, do you think there would ever be a time when this city would not need a Task Force Davao?”

Lord, it was after all the turnover of command, not a reluctant presidential election campaign sortie.

Without missing a beat, Digong comes back with an unequivocal “No. Until the same circumstances obtaining, the need remains.”

There will always be a TFD. Digong hopes that the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro sails through to its hoped for conclusion into law, but he also points out aspects about it that would have to stand up to questioning by the body politic.

Funny how things come full circle. The twin blasts in 2003 happened during a thorny point in the peace negotiations between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the government of the Republic of the Philippines. The consequences of that breakdown had been suspected in the events that led to the birthing of the TFD. Digong’s reply tells me he is still very well aware of that fact, and that he remains vigilant lest his city receives another violent statement we won’t fully understand.

(Wayward and Fanciful is Gail Ilagan’s column for MindaViews, the opinion section of MindaNews. Ilagan teaches Social Justice, Family Sociology, Theories of Socialization and Psychology at the Ateneo de Davao University where she is also the associate editor of Tambara. You may send comments to gail.ilagan@ gmail.com. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it “Send at the risk of a reply,” she says.)

Farmers... from page 1

the Farmworkers Agrarian Reform Movement (FARM), Danilo Carranza of the Kilusan Para sa Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan, Ro-

meo Clavo of the Ugnayan ng Magsasaka sa Gitnang Quezon; Melchor Rosco and Maribel Muza of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Bondoc Peninsula, Leonardo Montemayor, President of the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), Nanette Pascual, President of the Department of Agrarian Reform Employees Association (DAREA), and Fr. Marlon Lacal of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP).

Signing on behalf of the TFM were leader Alberto Jayme and national coordinator Atty. Armando Jarilla.

The petition includes T F M are a s of 1 3 , 5 5 9 landholdings covering 137,840.32 hectares in 12 provinces where it operates and non-TFM areas includes 21,645 landholdings covering 133,191 hectares in 10 provinces.

Jayme said the TFM areas not yet served with NOCs are as follows: Negros Occidental (North), 3,661 landholdings covering 45,265.13 ha; Negros Occidental (South), 3,663 landholdings with 38,768.20 ha; Negros Oriental, 662 landholdings with 6,868.80 ha; Iloilo, 616 landholdings with 3,964.54 ha; Capiz, 1,351 landholdings with 13.334.10 ha; Agusan del Sur, 1,062 landholdings with 11,593.59 ha; Bukidnon (North), 1,225 landholdings with 9,684.68 ha; Bukidnon (South), 113 landholdings with 680.78 ha; Davao Oriental, 33 landholdings with 309.30 ha; Batangas, 258 landholdings with 922.10 ha; Davao del Sur, 80 landholdings with 729.74 ha; Misamis Oriental, 355 landholdings with 1,590.37 ha; Cagayan, 125 landholdings with 1,382.30 ha, and; 405 landholdings in Eastern Samar with 2,746.69 ha.

In the non-TFM areas, the breakdown is as follows: Albay, 612 landholdings with 2,979.76 ha; Camarines Sur-A, 994 landholdings with 8,836.66 ha; Camarines Sur-B, 1,401 landholdings with 11,257.07 ha; Isabela, 3,540 landholdings with 30,286.85 ha; Leyte, 7,345 landholdings with 29,615.89 ha; Masbate, 2,506 landholdings with 14,920.65 ha; North Cotabato, 1,621 landholdings with 10,642.73 ha; South Cotabato, 269 landholdings with 7,339.63 ha; Quezon I, 325 landholdings with 1,123.84 ha; Quezon II, 570 landholdings with 5,351.67 ha; Sorsogon, 2,520 landholdings and 10,512.25 ha, and; Zamboanga del Sur, with 42 landholdings and 324 ha.

“That if an NOC is not issued, a landholding can never be processed for acquisition and distribution to its farmer-beneficiaries and thus will remain under the control of its present landowner, thereby defeating the CARPER’s land-to-the-tiller objective,” Jayme added.

TFM is an alliance of farmers and agrarian reform advocates engaged in securing land for landless peasants consistent

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with the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), otherwise known as Republic Act No. 6657, and its successor-law, CARP Extension with Reforms or RA 9700.

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Santiago was reacting to news that, just as she predicted last May, the Ombudsman denied the three motions for reconsideration filed separately by the three senators, Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, and Bong Revilla, against whom the Ombudsman found probable cause for the crime of plunder.

Last May, Santiago told the media that she was making a “bold but rules-based prediction” that the various petitions by the accused would be denied by the Supreme Court.

Santiago made her prediction as early as May 8, during a commencement speech at the Baliwag Polytechnic College, Bulacan.

During that speech, Santiago said: “As a former RTC judge, I take the humble opinion that the separate motions did not present any new evidence or any new argument. Therefore, like most courts do with pro forma motions for reconsideration, the Ombudsman should consider them as sham, dilatory, and frivolous.”

Santiago said that since the Ombudsman has denied the motions for reconsideration, the next step is to file the complaints in the Sandigan court.

“Automatically, the filing of the complaints will trigger the issuance of warrants of arrest against the three senators,” she said.

Santiago told media that although the law provides that the crime of plunder is non-bailable, this provision has to be reconciled with the provision in the Constitution that all persons have a right to bail.

“The distinction is simple and easy to understand.

In law, there is a difference between a right and a privilege. Every person has a right to bail, but if the person is charged with a non-bailable offense, he loses the right. Instead, the law merely gives him a privilege by giving him the chance to show at a minitrial that evidence of guilty is not strong. If evidence is not strong, he will be granted bail. If evidence is strong, he will be denied bail and will have to stay in a detention cell at the PNP headquarters,” she said.

Santiago predicted that lawyers of the three indicted senators will run once more to the Supreme Court and may be even to other forums to delay the criminal proceedings.

“Any boasting on the part of the accused is just whistling in the dark. For example, Enrile said that he might represent himself. Everybody knows that a lawyer who represents himself is a fool,” she said.

“I humbly urge the Sandigan court to conduct hearings on the motions for bail by using a summary procedure. If evidence of guilt is strong, the accused should remain in detention to prevent them from fleeing as fugitives from justice, or financing a program of terrorism to distract the public,” she said.

Santiago said: “The best proof that one of the accused has used terrorist tactics to sow confusion and fear among the public is the recent obviously manufactured problems raised by the simultaneous release of the lists of pork scammers. Watch out for similar diversionary tactics,” she said. Sources: PNA, senate.gov.ph

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developing these chips involves many disciplines such as engineering, biology, microfabrication, and toxicology among others.

These organs-on-chips would address the inadequacy of animal models in pre-clinical trial stage.

“Animal models are not really representatives or predictives of human condition,” Dr. Tagle pointed out.

NCAT scientists hope that through organs-onchips, drug developers may be able to predict adverse events earlier to allow their prevention and mitigation, and be able to identify the population who will earlier respond to a new drug, thus accelerating drug development.

Currently, drug development process takes around 15 years or more. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America 2005 data indicate that out of 10,000 potential compounds screened for drug development, only 11 compounds reach the clinical trial stage and only one gets approved for human use.

The project targets to build 10 chips for each organ system and link them together to simulate a whole body system.

The scientific forum is part of the launch of the PGC’s Bioinformatics Core Facility. PGC is a flagship project of University of the Philippines and Department of Science and Technology that aims to advance our capacity in genomic research.

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‘Hatid Saya’ program for OFWs pushed AN ambassador-turnedpartylist representative is pushing for the institutionalization of the “Hatid Saya” program, which seeks to provide annual entertainment to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

OFW Family Partylist Rep. Roy V. Señeres filed House Bill 3719 to promote the welfare and well being of OFWs who make personal sacrifices to give their families and loved ones the amenities of good and quality life.

“The emotional aspect of working overseas will have to be confronted by the overseas Filipino workers such as loneliness, homesickness, culture-shocks experience, living away from loved ones back home for a long period of time, to name a few. Accordingly, we need something to enliven their spirit,” Señeres said.

“We need to bring joy and merriment to our OFWs by staging musical and comedy shows with the participation of Filipino singers, movie stars, comedians and other Filipino entertainers free of charge. This is what we call Hatid Saya,” Señeres added.

Señeres sought the immediate approval of his proposed measure, which he said is “of paramount significance in honoring our modern-day heroes.”

Under the bill to be known as Hatid Saya for Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Act of 2013, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labor and Employment, in coordination with the Philippine Embassies, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, shall undertake a permanent program of Hatid Saya to OFWs at least once a year in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

The sum of P50 million shall fund the initial budgetary requirements of the proposed act. The succeeding budgetary requirements to implement the program shall be included in the annual appropriation of the DOLE.

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Negligent Special Gospel of the day: Luke2:2735(June7, 2014-Saturday) Luke 2:27-35And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed: In Ephesians 6:4-And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and “admonition” of the Lord. This is what the Parents of Jesus did to Jesus since they brought him to the temple. Supposed to be, all parents must do the same because this is the only way to nurture our children in spiritual life.

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