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Quezon town earns P228m in 2014

By JOE PALABAO Associate Editor

Municipality of Quezon Municipal Hall

THE local chief executive of Quezon town in the Southern Bukidnon has expressed optimism that the local government would be able to surpass this year its whooping P228 million revenue in 2014.

Mayor Gregorio Lloren

Gue said Quezon, now a first-class municipality, is one of the fast-growing municipality in Bukidnon province.

Mayor Gue said the town’s sources of income last yea r was der ived from its Interna l Revenue A l lot ment (IR A) pegged at P179 million plus its P37 million from local source revenue, the

Military chopper fired at civilians

P6 million income from its economic enterprises revenue, and other income worth P4 million.

He said Quezon is the hub of the sugar industr y in Northern Mindanao––and in the countr y– –where t housands of hectares are planted to sugar beets; and the center of the sugar

See earns, page 15

GUE

n Six schools

have been forced to stop classes

TOKEN. Ms. Bjanesha Manigsaca-Emphasis, general manager of the Apple Tree Resort and Hotel (third from left), receives from Mr. Joe Palabao, the associate editor of MindanaoSTAR and vice president for marketing of BusinessWeek Mindanao Corp. (second from left), the frame featuring the Apple Tree Resort and Hotel. The Apple Tree Resort and Hotel located in Opol town in Misamis Oriental is one of the Northern Mindanao’s premier and luxurious hotels.

By ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO of DavaoToday.com

DAVAO City––One of the findings of the recently concluded solidarity mission held in Mindanao was a case of a military helicopter firing at civilians including children in Agusan del Sur. The mission repor t cited a case on November 24, 2014 at around 8 in the morning when families of Ramil Hugsalan and Robin Badbaran together with Michael Sumbian, Jona Mae Acost a a nd Nonoy Agbuha n, sta f f of the nongovernmental Rura l Missiona r ies of the Philippines (RMP) were on their way to sitio Tambo, Barangay Binicalan, San Luis, Agusan Sur to visit and monitor the RMP school in the

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ADVOCACY CONTINUES. Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez continues to empower the youth through his lecture on “Enhancing Youth Competitiveness and Readiness in the Forthcoming ASEAN Economic Community” to the 307 student-participants of Bukidnon State University- Talisayan External Studies Center (BSU-TESC), Talisayan, Misamis Oriental. Photo supplied

BalitangBinisaya Kasagaran sa Pinoy pobre lang gihapon DUOLAN singkwenta e kwatro porsento (53.6 percent) sa mga Filipino galisud pagpalit sa igoigong pagkaon.

K ini ang migawas nga tubag sa survey nga gipahigayon sa duolan

duha ka libo (1,501) ka mg tawo nga gipangutana sa IBON Foundation, sa milabay nga Enero 19 ngadto sa 30, sa IBON Foundation.

Ang IBON

Region 10 Bantay Asin Task Force reactivated Pagmatngon batok

By JOE PALABAO Associate Editor

See fired, page 15

Department of Health, Region 10 (DOH-10) Regional Director Aristides Concepcion Tan (above), also the chairperson of the Regional Nutrition Committee, Region 10 (RNC-10), stresses a point during a forum on the reorganization of Bantay Asin held at the VIP hotel in Cagayan de Oro City this month. At left, the WYD Iodine Checker machine, used in determining iodine content.

C A RRY ING t he t heme “Scaling up: Saktong Asin sa Iodine,” the Region 10 Bantay Asin Task Force was reactivating and reorga ni zed i n a for u m held at the VIP Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City on March 12.

The forum was convened by the United Nations International Children’s Fund (Unicef) in coordination wit h t he National Nutrition Council (NNC) through the facilitation of the Department of Health in Region 10 (DOH-10).

See force, page 14

See Pinoy, page 15

sa sunog: Konsehal SI bise mayor Caesar Ian Acenas hugot nga nanawagan sa katawhan sa dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro nga magmatngon kanunay aron malikayan ang mga insidente sa sunog.

Kini ang panawagan sa bise mayor nunot sa nagpadayong kasaulogan sa National Fire

See konsehal, page 15

MindanaoSTAR tulo na ka tuig; Marso 18 GISAULOG sa MindanaoSTAR niining bulan sa Marso ang ika-tulo ka tuig nga kasumaran sukad kini unang giimprinta kaniadtong tuig 2012 sa bulan sa Marso 18.

Si Da nte Suda r ia, ang Chief Executive Officer sa Business Week Corporation, miingon nga ang MindanaoSTAR ipublikar gamit ang pinulongang Binisaya.

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Woman victim: the abuse just had to stop

By Charmaine Suzette Leonore P. Tadlas of PIA-10

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Mae (not her real name) is a victim of verbal abuse by her ex-boyfriend, whom she t hought would be someone she could love and spend the rest of her life with. But she started to think twice about that dream when he started to abuse her emotionally and verbally.

“Sige lang ko niya siyag ita n ug ma kasa k it nga mga pulong – nga wa la k uno koy pu los.

Iya kong paka-ulawan sa kadaghanan ug atubangan sa iyang mga barkada (He would shout hurtful things to me – that I was worthless. He would ridicule me in front of the public or when he is with his friends,)” she recalls.

“Sa pila ka tuig, iya kong gi-abusar. Ug tungod niana halos mu-tuo na ko nga basin tinuod pud iya ng g i napa mulong na ko. Gi ka minusan na pud nako akong

kaugalingon (for years, he had been doing that to me. And because of that I started to believe that maybe he was right. I felt ashamed about myself.)”

After being constantly harassed and abused by her ex-boyfriend for almost four years, she finally took the courage to report her case to the authorities. “ Na a y g a m a y n g a tingog sa akong hunahuna nga gasulti sa ako nga gik ina hanglan na g y ud ng a m au nd a ng kini – nga gikinahanglan nako depensahan akong kaugalingon sa legal nga pa maag i. A ng katong tingog maoy naghatag kanako ug kaisog nga mureport sa otoridad (there was deep voice inside me telling me that this has to stop - that I have to fight for who I am, legally. That voice gave me the courage to finally report my case to the government

authorities).”

While her case is currently being handled by the Department of Social welfare and Development (DSWD) and the courts, she is now residing at the Regional Haven for Women run by the Department for adult women under very difficult circumstances. “ Na k i t a n a k o a n g akong panimalay dinhi nga nag pa h i nu mdu m sa ako nga naa koy pulos – nga a ko adunay katungod (I have found a home here where I am reminded that I am not worthless at all, that I am somebody with rights),” Mae says. “Kumpara niadtong mga niagi nga mga tuig, makaingon g y ud ko nga arang-arang na ko sa akong gibati ug sa spirit wa l nga kaba hin (compared to what I have been through for the last few years, I could definitely say that I am get-

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HOPE FOR A REAL HOME. Nina Bongasoy, 81 years old, a member of the Kalagan tribe, hails from Pindasan, Mabini, Compostela Valley Province. She dreams to have a real home as they currently occupy a small hut along Magallanes Street for 3 years already.

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A lot of women are still out there who are experiencing abuse and exploitation...’

ting better emotionally and spiritually).”

Mae is one of the 52 women who are currently residing at t he Haven today, receiv ing counsel l i ng, psycholog ica l therapy and even medical interventions, while their cases are still being handled. The residents also receive livelihood trainings and seminars to prepare them for their reintegration to their families and communities.

Rosanel Pague, Center Head for the Haven, believes that a lot of women are still out there who are experiencing abuse and exploitation because they are too ashamed to admit that they were victimized. “The first step is to report their case and seek counselling from social workers or from spiritual leaders. Reporting their case is just one of the things that we need to do to stop violence against

women.”

“Kailangan gyud sila musumbong sa mga otoridad nga gi-abusar sila (they need to report to the authorities that they were abused),” Mae says, referring to t he women victims who are too ashamed to do so. “Kay kung dili, magpadayon gyud sila nga magpuyo sa kapildihon ug sa kasakit (because if not, they will continue to live defeated and violated).”

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Lifestyle

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Globe is purveyor of the Filipino digital lifestyle • Content partnership to drive near, long term mobile data growth Globe Telecom is cementing its leadership in digital services by focusing on enriching its mobile data content amid customers’ growing propensity for multimedia applications on their devices. This, in turn, is expected to underpin the company’s mobile data revenue growth over the short and long- term period.

“As demand for data continues to drive our growth, we remain steadfast in our strategy to build the most appropriate and adaptive portfolio of mobile data services and offers to cater to our customers’ evolving digital lifestyle. With the portfolio of global and local partnerships for mobile data content we have so far, Globe is in the best position to take advantage of the growing consumer appetite for quality digital content,” said Dan Horan, Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business Group.

Globe has so far partnered with Google, Facebook, Viber, Spotify, NBA and Hooq to structure offerings that are relevant to its customers and further seed mobile data adoption.

“With these partnerships,

we have built a suite of offers that provide the best mobile experience. We likewise endeavor to offer the best music and best sports experience to our customers, leveraging on our alliances with Spotify and the NBA,” emphasized Horan.

Globe has also partnered w it h Wattpad to deliver access to crowd-sourced content to its customers.

It also launched last year PisoMall, which allows customers to watch and stream snack-size videos for P1.

“We believe that these initiatives and strategies are the most appropriate paths for us to meet the changing needs of our customers as the world of data becomes more and more pervasive in their lives,” he stressed. Most recently, Globe announced its part-

Globe Telecom Senior Advisor for Consumer Business Group Dan Horan is shown above at the recent launching of the mobile operator’s partnership with Hooq, Asia’s video-on-demand service provider which will enable Filipinos to watch over 10,000 international and local movies and TV series online and offline.

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nership with HOOQ, Asia’s video-on-demand service, which will enable its customers to enjoy unlimited online streaming access and an offline viewing option to top Hollywood and Filipino movie and television content.

Accordi ng to Hora n, sustained demand for mobile data services is a key driver for growth in 2015, amid growing affordability of a variety of smartphones in the market. ”Globe is the leading net work for smartphones in the Philippines. With the growing adoption to these devices, Globe expects its mobile data business to create deep revenue stream for the company in both the near and long-term period.

While revenue growth will cont i nue to be accessdriven significantly in the short-term, introducing a variety of content to our customers will get them into various internet serv ices that we think will underpin growth over the long-term period,” he said.

Globe reg i stered it s

best year ever in 2014, as it booked a core net profit growth of 25% to P14.5 billion from P11.6 billion in the year earlier as consolidated revenues reached an a l l-t ime high of P99 billion, a robust 9% rise from a year earlier. The company’s solid performance last year was driven by sustained demand for data a nd i nter net connectiv ity across mobile, broadband and fixed line data services and proof of its successful transformation and customer-centric strategies.

Hora n sa id revenue growth will also draw support from the continuing network upgrade and expansion of its LTE TDD and LTE-FDD footprint. To enhance its wireless network infrastructure, Globe is currently in the process of activating more than 4,300 cell sites with the LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD ultra broadband access technologies for a more pervasive LTE coverage to ensure reliable and fast mobile internet service for its customers.

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If gov’t refuses to obey court orders…

The Striker Ben Emata Jr.

Pulong binisaya nga nalimtan na ANG pinulongan binisaya sama sa English, Latin, Spanish, Prances ug uban pa nga mutobo usab ug daghang mga bag-ong pagiya nga nakapuli niini.

Ako, kumo natawo sa lalawigan sa Misamis Oriental sa Mindanao, akong namat-an ang sinultihan nga binisaya ug hangtud karon mao gihapon ang akong gigamit bisan kon nia na ako sa Amerika.

Akong mga anak akong gisultihan nga sa inyong panimalay kon mahimo mag binisaya gayud. Apan akong namatikdan nga daghan na kaayo mga pulong binisaya nga nawala na ug dili na gani hibaloan sa mga batan-on.

Sama sa mga pulong R e s a g u s , Ta m p a r o s , Dalag-ay, Lampingasan, Balat-ang, Karkolo, Intonsis, Buros, Bansagon, Estabien, Tabirak, Torpe, Baul kon Kaban, Ransio, Estoki, Balasubas, Baston, Peste, Aliwarang, Balikutsa, Biskog, Bokilya, Pureso, Balbal, Lampara.

Rentoy, Tanus, Demodo, Butalid, Puklid, Butsokoy, Gamatitoy, ug daghan pang uban.

Sa Mindanao, daghan na kaayo mga pinulongan.

Sa Cotabato musulti sila tinaga log na; sa Za mboa nga chabaca no ug tinagalog; sa Surigao ug Butuan City binisaya ug binutuan; sa Bukidnon mag sagol ang binisaya ug binukid daw minanubo; sa Ozsmis binisaya gayud; ug sa Dipolog City binisaya, sa Lanao del Norte ug Lanao del Sur, sagol sa binisaya ug maranao ug daghan pang uban.

Tungod sa ubay ubay nga pinulongan, ang mga tawo magakawala sa ilang pagsabut. Mao kini ang usa sa hinungdan nga sila magka disgusto, magkarambola, magkaaway ug mag tinigbasay. Haskang paita apan mao kini ang kamatuoran.

Unya ang mga lumad n g a t a g a M i nd a n a o, mag l i sud na u sab sa pagsabut sa mga sinul-

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Ang atong nasud kapin man sa usa ka libo nga isla mao nga daghan pinulongan sa mga tawo.

Hinuon ang atong kaugalingong pinulongan maanindot man usab ug klarex gayud. tihan sa langyaw. Dili pareho sa Visayas nga usa ray sinultihan ug mao lamang ang binisaya gikan sa Sugbo, Bohol, Leyte, ug diin pang uban. Sa Luzon usab usa lang gihapon ug mao ang Pilipino kon tinagalog.

Maayo gani kay duna kitay national language nga mao ang tinagalog kon Pilipino mao nga kon sa lugar nga medyo ka estranyo, magtinagalog na lang bisan kinamais.

Ug ang maong pinulongan gitudlo man usab sa atong mga eskwelahan.

Halos tibuok nasud makasulti na ang mga t awo sa t i naga lo kon Pilipino labi na kay ila man kini mabati sa mga karadyohan ug telebisyon.

Ang atong nasud kapin man sa usa ka libo nga isla mao nga daghan pinulongan sa mga tawo. Hinuon ang atong kaugalingong pinulongan maanindot man usab ug klarex gayud.

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LIFE’S INSPIR ATIONS: “…Let everyone be subject to t he gover n i ng authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves…” (Romans 13:1-2, the Holy Bible).

-oooIF GOV’T REFUSES TO OBEY COURT ORDERS, WHERE CAN WE GO FOR REDRESS? If officials of government can refuse to obey the orders of the courts, like the Court of Appeals, where can Filipinos go for redress---to the rebels, joining cause w it h t hem to oust t he disobedient government?

This is the question that the case of Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Junjun Binay is presenting to all right-thinking citizens of this country, especially in the light of public statements by Secretary Mar Roxas of the Department of the Interior and Local Government that he and his department can no longer obey a temporary restraining order from the Court of Appeals stopping the suspension of Junjun.

Can Mar override a Court of Appeals’ decision? Is Mar above the judicial department of gov-

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio ernment? The answers are clear. Yet, Mar and his cohorts seem oblivious to the rule of law in this country which says that, when the courts have already spoken and issued their orders, everybody, from the President to the janitor, must obey!

-oooFEARS ABOUT A MAR ROX A S PR ESI DENC Y: This is very tragic, and raises a lot of fears if Mar succeeds to become the nex t president of t his country. He is going to be the next president alright, notwithstanding his perennially-poor showing in surveys of presidentiables, if we are to take into account the insistence of the Aquino government to use t he discredited precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines in the 2016 elections.

I mag i ne, a not her president who ref uses to obey cou r t orders, just like what President Aquino has done during his term? If Aquino’s disregard of the courts brought the country and our people to the lowest depths of disrespect for authority, where would a Roxas presidency which

also defies the courts lead us to?

To more problems, of course, which could only mean more poverty, more hardship, more failures, more troubles.

We will not escape all of these punishments, as the Bible in its Romans 13:1-2 is saying. The admonition is for all of us to subject ourselves to authorities, for there is no authority which was not established by God, and anyone who fights authorities will be meted punishments.

-oooPNOY & BE AU T Y CON T EST S: I a m not normally interested in beauty pageants, except perhaps to ogle at the beautiful bodies of contestants aspiring to become beauty queens, but there is something in the 2015 Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant that is bothering me no end. How, really, are beauty queens chosen?

This is a question that must be ex pla ined by pageant organizers now because, in our program “Tambalang Batas at Somintac” (which airs Mondays to Fridays, at 6 a.m.

to 7 a.m. at DZEC 1062 kHz) last Tuesday, March 17, 2015, our listeners asked if the results of the contest had any relation at all to the reported dinner date between President Aquino and one of the winners in the pageant.

My co-anchor, Vic Somintac, added fuel to the fire when he disclosed, citing news reports, that many of t he judges in the beauty pageant were eit her of f icia ls of t he Aquino government or close friends of the President or of his family. The question of our listeners: was there a connection between the results of the pageant participated in by the President’s men, and the President’s dinner date?

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Why do bad things happen to good people?

THINK a minute.

W hy do bad t hi ngs happen to good people?

Why does that kind, honest person who does the right thing get fired from his job? And why does that evil crook become rich and get away with lying and cheating?

Maybe you’ve asked yourself: “If God is so good, then why doesn’t He do something?”

We feel like the little girl who wanted a big new bicycle. But her father told her no because she had to wait until she was bigger.

The girl got angry and said: “Then I want a new Daddy!”

Sometimes when we don’t agree with God we act like t hat litt le girl

Think A Minute

Jhan Tiafau Hurst

“If God is so good, then why doesn’t He do something?”

who can’t trust her father, even though He knows much more than her.

He understands that she’s not ready for a big bic y c le. But s he ju s t thinks her father’s not fair or doesn’t really love her.

Our problem sometimes is that we’re looking for the wrong answer.

We don’t believe what God is doing is for our happiness, or that He’s even isn’t listening to us.

But He is. In fact, He’s answering needs in your life you don’t even know about!

As one w ise person prayed: “God, don’t punish me by giving me everything I ask for.”

You see, many times we simply don’t k now what will make us happy

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for the rest of our lives.

We just wa nt to be comfortable and happy for the moment right now.

But God is trying to help us and make sure we are happy forever. So He’s trying to fix the bigger problem of our heart and relationship with Him our Maker.

Does that mean Jesus doesn’t care about our suffering now? No, it’s just the opposite.

Jesus cares very much!

He knows exactly what it feels like to be hurt and suffer unfairly for something you didn’t do.

W hen God t he Son Himself, Who was completely innocent, took all the pain and penalty for our wrongs and sins, See PEOPLE, page 14

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Life/History

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REMEMBERING TEACHER LUCILA PALABAO-LUGO Best Day Care Teacher of Tagum City and Davao del Norte Hon. Mayor Allan L. Rellon Paid His Last Respect and Farewell Hon. Councilor Atty. Allan Zulueta was Present at Her Interment Hon. Councilor and Extraordinary Lay Minister Frank Remitar offered Liturgical Services at Her Wake

Written by JOE P. PALABAO Business Week Mindanao Corporation Vice President for Marketing

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ver a t housa nd people f rom a l l walks of life came to pay their last respect to Teacher Lucila Palabao-Lugo last February 13, 2015. 1:00 P.M. as she was laid down to eternal rest at the Public Cemetery, Madaum, Tagum City. To all those present, it was a celebration of LIFE EVERLASTING, a joyous celebration of Life for she is now rests in peace with God. She is now with the Angels in heaven and at the bosom of Our Divine Creator, Our Loving Father-GOD THE ALMIGHTY. The Hon. Mayor Allan Rellon of Tagum City came to her internment and paid his final respect to the Best Day Care Center Teacher of Tagum City and of Davao del Norte. Also present during her interment was her classmate at the University Mindanao- Tagum Branch, the Hon. City Councilor Atty.

Allan Zuluela of Tagum City, Hon. Councilor Frank Remitar, her classmates in High School at the Holy Cross of

Babak, Island Garden City of Samal. Co-teachers coming from the ninety two (92) Barangays of Tagum City under the leadership of their DSWD Supervisor Madame Sally Balili were present and paid their respect. The hundreds of relatives and cousins coming from General Santos City, Babak, Samal City, Monkayo, Tagum City, Panabo City, Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental and from Manila- and her husband’s relatives from Bohol.

The hundreds of friends and the residents of Makabayan Village, hundreds of former pupils at the Day Care Center who are now professionals and having their good lives were present and the forty more or less kids (batch 2015) who were orphaned from their loving, and dotting Teacher Lucila Palabao-Lugo.

She is survived by her loving husband-Arsenio Cartoneros Lugo, son Jefferson P. Lugo-a Civil Engineer working at the CAA Technologies Private Limited, Singapore; Denessa P. Lugo working at Motortrade, Nabunturan Branch, Compostela Valley Province, Lowela May P. Lugo, a nurse at the Medical Mission Group of Hospital Services Corporation, Archie Lou P. Lugo and Maria Christy Rose P. Lugo who

are still college students at St. Mary’s College and University of Mindanao-Tagum City, respectively.

For twenty four (24) productive years she has touched the lives of over A THOUSAND toddlers, and taught the little children the ABCs of life of MAKABAYAN DAY CARE CENTER, Barangay San Isidro, Tagum City. She sees to it that the kids can read and be ready for Grade 1. Her pupils whenever there are Regional Contests always shine and excel in every contest category; be it in drawing, math contest, spelling contest, story- telling contest and the like. She has honed the innate talents of the children that when they are in grade school, they always excel and made good in their high school and college life until they finished their respective courses. The children she taught always looked back and reminisces the teachings, the good deeds, the motherly care they received while they were kids from Teacher Lucila. They were always in good hands and she had well-meaning and excellent relations with the parents of the kids. Indeed, she had touched many lives of people in her community-Makabayan Village, Barangay San Isidro, Tagum

City.

She is well remembered by all for she had made her Day Care Center-the best day care center in Tagum City and in the Region. She improved its surrounding, the standard teaching materials- well defined kiddie curriculum, the kiddie corner.

She perfects her craft and her approaches are excellent in teaching the children which is like the Montessori School Method of teaching. She was a Day Care Center trainer and a role- model teacher, she always excel in her work, attended to the needs of the children, trained them well and become what they ought to be in the future-models and good citizens of the country.

She is remembered as a soft spoken mother by her children, a loving mother; slow to anger and abounding in kindness. Loving and caring wife to her kind and understanding husband Arsenio ‘Loloy’ Cartoneros Lugo. She is loved and cared by her mother- Mama Aldegunda now 85 years old and Papa Simo (deceased 1997), elder brothers and younger sisters: twin brothers Joe and Jess, Nestor, Corazon, Evelyn and Angelito. She is remembered by her nieces and nephews who knew her

well.

She is remembered by her classmates in High School Batch 1976 from Holy Cross of Babak who were present at her internment: Roland Enumerables, Loreta Ibo-Enumerables (husband and wife businessmen) from Samal City , Hon. Jaime PichonCity Councilor, Edna Badiang now a Principal-DepEd, Noven Estrada-DepEd and Phoebe Caballo-DepEd and her other classmates who were not able to make it at the internment.

AT AGE FIFTY FIVE

(55) OUR DEAR INDAY LUCILA PALABAO-LUGO SUCCUMBED TO SEVERE PNEUMONIA AND HEART COMPLICATION, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 AT 9:35 A.M. WE WILL ALWAYS PRAY FOR THE ETERNAL REPOSE OF YOUR SOUL. R EST IN PEACE WITH GOD AND W ITH THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN. WE WILL ALWAYS CHERISH YOU IN OUR HEARTS. WE LOVE YOU SO DEARLY. GOOD BYE AND FAREWELL, OUR DEAR INDAY LUCILA.

Different Personalities who joined us with our bereavement during the interment of Teacher Lucila and shared Prayers and Thanksgiving to the Lord.

Mayor Allan L. Rellon, Councilor Atty. Allan D. Zulueta, Councilor Francisco ‘Frank’ Remitar, photo of the Classmates of Inday, photo of the teachers, people and family.

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GILUSAD sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Rehiyon 10) ang Women’s Month Celebration kaniadtong Marso 2, 2015 sa rehiyunal nga buhatan niini sa Barangay Macabalan, sy udad sa Cagayan de Oro. Matud pa ni Forester Marilou M. Clarete, ang DENR 10 Gender a nd Development Regional

Republic Act 9262 o ang “Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004”.

A ng DENR 10 usab miduyog sa rehiy una l nga paglusad sa Women’s Mont h Celebrat ion sa Camp Alagar, Lapasan, sy udad sa Cagayan de Oro. Mat ud pa n i C h ief SUPT. Agrimero A. Cruz

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Women’s month gilusad sa DENR-10 Focal Person, daghan ang ipahigayon nga mga kalihukan aron sa pagsaulog sa selebrasyon sa Women’s Month ug maghatag k ini og pasidungog sa mga kababayen-an nga dako ang kontribusyon sa katilingban.

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DESPITE THE DRY SPELL. A farmer in Linangkob, Kidapawan City hauls newly

harvested rice on Monday (March 16). Kidapawan and other parts of Mindanao have been hit by a dry spell. MindaNews photo by Geonarri Solmerano

Aerial spraying endangers Davao watersheds

By Mark Anthony Duran, DavaoToday Intern

DAVAO City––Eight years after an ordinance here banned aerial spraying of fungicides on banana plantations, advocates say the fight must continue to prevent unmonitored practices to contaminate the watersheds.

Environmental group Mamamayang Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying (MAAS) disclosed that the plantation and farm owners in the barangays of Dacudao and Subasta in Calinan District continued to use aerial spraying.

“Both barangays are also located in important but critically endangered watersheds. Subasta, in particular, is located in the Talomo-Lipadas Watershed where the city sources its drinking water,” said Dagohoy Magaway, president of MAAS. MA AS said that the environment group Interface Development Interventions, Inc (IDIS) “found [in 2013] traces of pesticides in air and water samples taken from four separate areas in the Talomo-Lipadas and Panigan-Tamugan watersheds.”

Magaway sa id t hat these watersheds are “the current and future sources of drinking water for the city.”

In a privilege speech Tuesday at the City Council here, Councilor Leonardo Avila III said that they would press hard on plantations still using aerial spraying.

Av ila said that they have held several hearings “between the workers and residents against the multinational companies in September 2006 to February 2007.”

“We concluded that the people like farmers and farm workers and the environment, were not as resilient as t he large-scale agricultural plantations,” Avila said.

“This decision a lso favored the next generations of Davaoenos living within the periphery of the agricultural plantations and the bodies of water where we source part of our drinking, domestic and agricultural requirements,” he said.

Ordi na nce 0309-07 entitled “An Ordinance Banning Aerial Spraying Practice in all Agricultural Entities in Davao City” was passed by Davao City in March 2007 but was questioned in court by giant banana plantation group Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Associaion (PBGEA).

The ordinance prohibits aerial spraying of fungicides in 1,800 hectares out of the total 5,000 hectares of banana plantations in Davao City.

Six months later, in September 2007, PBGEA filed a case questioning the constitutionality of the ordinance before the Regional Trial Court 17.

The RTC Branch 17 affirmed the constitutionality of the ordinance but PBGEA elevated the case to the Court of Appeals in Cagayan de Oro City.

The appellate court declared the ordinance u nconst it ut iona l on January 2009. A month after, in February 2009, MAAS and other groups elevated the case to the Supreme Court where it is now pending.

MAAS said it also demands for immediate implementation of Davao’s Watershed Code “which contains provisions that prohibit aerial spraying i n t he desig nated env ironmenta lly critica l areas (ECA) of the watersheds.”

“We w il l work w it h what we have. Right now, it is the Watershed Code, which is currently being implemented, that allows See aerial, page 14

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UCPB launches auto, home loan fair in Oro

By Joe Palabao, Associate Editor

T

HE United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) conducted a three-day Auto and Home Loan Fair held at the Ayala Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City.

The UCPB, one of the leading providers of financial services and innovative products in the country today, has offered special loan packages in auto and home loan services to its valued clients during the three-day (March 6 to March 8, 2015) activities which run from 10 a.m. to 10 in the evening.

Many people have taken advantage of the freebies and special offers––and even entered the actual market encounter––as the UCPB offered high loanable amounts to answer the clients need, quick processing, competitive interest rates which are available nationwide.

Likewise, the UCPB has extensive partnerships with top real estate and developers, brokers and top auto dealers from all over the country.

UCPB Executive Vice President Higinio “Joey” Macadaeg Jr., also of the corporate and banking group, has expressed the management’s “great interest and pleasure to advertise the services of UCPB throughout the country.

Macadaeg, in an interview, said that the UCPB has conducted similar activities in key cities of the country.

He said the UCPB offered competitive interest rates in its overall loan packages in car and home loans with flexible terms.

With the holding of the loan fairs, he said the UCPB intends to help more people realize their dreams by offering them special packages suited to their car and housing needs.

He also added that the UCPB also offer Small Business Loan (SBL) to fund working capital, to expand business, and purchase of equipment.

Joining the UCPB three-day car and housing loan are the Kia Green Cars Mindanao Corporation, BMW Premium Motoren Corporation, the Verdant Motors Corporation, which featuring Peuqeot Cars, Toyota, Isuzu, Nissan, Ford, Foton, and Mitsubushi Motors Corporation. For housing loan, Filinvest-Avida, AWBrown Company, and Pueblo de Oro. An employee with a monthly gross income of P30,000 or more can already avail of the home loan package.

Last year, the UCPB has been conducting the loan fairs in all key cities of the Philippines.

The UCPB car and loan fair was first conducted in Davao City in Abreeza Mall, Ayala Mall in Cebu, Maquee Mall in Angeles City, and now in Cagayan de Oro City.

The loan fair was powered by UCPB General Insurance Company.

The UCPB was established in 1963 as a commercial bank and grew to become the first private bank Philippine Universal Bank in 1981.

AUTO AND HOME LOAN FAIR. From left, Crisanty David, UCPB head of financing; Ms. Joji Narico, head credit and administrative division; Ms. Jocelyn Tan, UCPB client and proprietor of JL Diamond Star of Maramag town in Bukidnon, assist UCPB Executive Vice President Higinio O. Macadaeg Jr., corporate and consumers banking group in cutting the prosperity ribbon of the firstever “Home and Loan Fair” of the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB)-Cagayan de Oro City. Looking on at the back is Emmanuel Mugto, AVIDA marketing director; Ms. Carolina Zavala, UCPB CFBC department head; Ms. Mona Arabelle Solidum, Filinvest general manager; and Voltaire Flores, product manager of Pueblo de Oro. The three-day UCPB Home and Loan Fair was held at the Ayala Centrio Mall from March 6-8, 2015 in Cagayan de Oro City.

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OWWA Extends Assistance to Yemen Repatriates The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is ready to extend airport assistance to returning OFWs from Yemen who registered for the Mandatory Repatriation offered by the government as tension escalated in the said country.

“OWWA is part of the Crisis Management Team (CMT) composed of officials from the DFA and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The CMT continuously monitors the situation of countries experiencing crisis to ensure that our OFWs working there are safe. If immediate action is needed, the CMT automatically activates its committees to respond to the situation,“ OWWA Administrator Rebecca J. Calzado explained.

Administrator Calzado disclosed that as of 26 January 2015, there are a total of 2,391 OFWs working in Yemen as nurses, household service workers (HSWs), supervisors, technicians, mechanics, engineers, among others.

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In a nutshell, the utilization of iodized salt in Northern Mindanao continues to be a challenge.

The 2011 National Survey showed that while there is an increased awareness on iodized salt in the region (79.4% awareness level), utilization remains at 57.4%. This rate on users of iodized salt in Northern Mindanao is slightly higher compared to the national utilization rate of 46.5%.

Republic Act No. 8172, otherwise known as an Act Promoting Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN), and the related purposes commonly called “ASIN LAW” (signed on 20 December 1995) is the landmark legislation mandating the iodization of all salt for human and a ni ma l consu mpt ion.

Following the passage of the law is the organization of Regional Bantay Task Forces ensuring the supply and distribution of only adequately iodized salt in the region.

With the reactivation and organization, the Regional Nutrition Council (RNC) Chairperson and Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Aristides Concepcion Tan has directed member agencies of the RNC to undertake the following: come up with a list of salt producers and distributors, strengthen advocacy at LGU level, explore possibilities of acquiring testing kits and the proper repacking, and labeling of iodized salt by the manufacturers of iodized salt in the region.

Also discussed during the forum were measures to ensure the supply and distribution of only adequately iodized salt within the region in an effort to address the pronounced levels of iodine deficiency recorded in the province of Bukidnon and Misamis Occidental (mild and severe cases) as evidenced in the 2008 National Nutrition Survey.

Likewise, the Region 10 Bantay Asin Task Force

was for ma l ly reorganized whose composition and roles through the local adaptation to the needs of the region, ta k ing into considerat ion t he prev a i l i ng distribution and supply channels.

The task force also tapped the services of journalists from print, broadcast, and television to help disseminate information among releva nt gover n ment agencies, salt industry representat ives, a nd civil society groups, and to monitor the salt supply at the regional, provincial and municipal levels.

Highlighting the forum was the actual testing of the iodine content of the salt from different distribution channel through a sophisticated W Y D Iodine Checker machine.

Sample salt packaging to include the salt used by the host hotel were found to have within the threshold level of iodine content ranging from 30% to 35% which is fair enough for household consumption.

Every member of the Bantay Asin Task Force will help the assurance that salt being distributed and sold in the market should have at least an iodine content between 30% to 70% parts per mi l lion (ppm) to ensure exact intake of the consumers in order that the Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) of the region will be arrested and minimized.

Meanwhile, the Philippi ne I n for mat ion Agency (PIA), the lead agency for the campaign is now preparing for the forthcoming 20th Anniversary of the passing of the ASIN Law (December 20, 1995) on December 20, 2015.

A scheduled launching of the of the Advoc ac y Ca mpa ig n w i l l be spearheaded by the Task Force. Slogans will be aired over the radio, printed in newspapers a nd st icker s w i l l be placed in conspicuous

places, buses, private vehicles of advocates, public utility vehicles, houses, shipping companies down to the barangay levels.

The local government units, barangay hea lt h workers, healthcare students, midwifery and nursing students and ot her related health care courses will help facilitate the campaign.

BusinessWeek Corporation through its newspaper subsidiaries BusinessWeek Mindanao, Mindanao Daily News, MindanaoSTAR and Cagayan Times will publish and print all advocacy programs of the regional task force.

The reactivation and reorgani zation t he Region 10 Bantay Asin Task Force (RBATF) are composed of t he fol low ing agencies: Department of Health (DOH)-Regional Office: a) Regulations, Licensing and Enforcement Division- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Section; b) Regulations, Licensing and Enforcement Division-Health Program Section; c) Local Health Assistance Division – Non Communicable Disease Cluster; d) National Nutrition Council – Regional Office (NNC); e) Population Commission (PopCom).

Department of Agriculture X (DA), Depa r t ment of Agrarian Reform X (DAR), Depa r t ment of Education X (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Environment and Natural Resources X (DENR), Department of the Interior and Local Government X (DILG), Depa r t ment of Labor and Employment X (DOLE), Depa r t ment of Science and Technolog y X (DOST), Depa r tment of Social Welfare and Development X (DSWD), Department of Trade and Industry X (DTI), National Economic Development Authority X (NEDA), National Commission on Indigenous People X (NCIP), Lead Agency for AdvocacyPhilippine Information X (PIA), Bureau of Customs, Cooperative Development Authority X (CDA), Philippine Coast Guard and Maritime Police X.

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Jr. nga ang selebrasyon sa Women’s Month maghatag og pasidungog sa mga lig-on ug madasigon nga mga Juanas nga naghatag og inspirasyon sa nasud ug sa uba ng parti sa kalibutan.

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us to protect TalomoLipadas, Panigan-Tamuga n a nd ot her watersheds from contamination by toxic chemicals released through aerial spraying. Even as the Ban AS ordinance awaits final resolution, the campaign to eradicate aerial spraying continues.” Magaway said.

Av ila a lso said t hat during 2004, “there was already a statement from

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cried out to God the Father: “Why have you left me?”

Even Jesus Himself, after He became a human being, did not get the

Advocate of Region 10 nag-awhag sa mga kababayen-an nga mahimong mas aktibo pa sa mga papel niini sa katilingban.

Ang rehiyunal nga paglusad sa Women’s Month Celebration naglangkub sa katoliko nga Misa, parade ug “Hataw” nga giapilan sa nagka-daiyang ahensya sa gobyerno sa rehiyon apil na ang Phil-

ippine National Police.

Ang National Women’s Month ginasaulog sa Pilipinas pinaagi sa Proclamation No. 227 s. 1988 nga gipirmahan ni kanhing Presidente Corazon C. Aquino.

Ang tema karong tuiga mao ang “Juana, Desisyon mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa, Ikaw Na!” --DENR-10

the Department of Health urging the Department of Agriculture to stop aerial spraying until sufficient proof of its safety was clearly established.”

“While our fight has not ended, as the case is still pending at the Supreme Court, there are some things to be thankful for: with agricultural plantations expanding to other areas outside of the city, other LGUs that have existing large-scale plantations still using aerial spray have been

inspired by ordinance and are taking their own measures to pursue similar ban,” Avila said.

Avila said that there a re bi l l s i n Cong ress seek i ng to ba n aer ia l spray “both moving towards the total ban of aer ia l spray ing in t he country”.

He said they are calling on the national government agencies and the Congress to “fast-track the legislative process on the proposed aerial spray ban.” (davaotoday.com)

answer He wanted right away. Was it fair? No. But it was God’s mercy and love for us and our only hope, since God the Son’s death was the only way He could forgive you and me to give us a new life.

So why not put your

life in the hands of your Maker Who loves you that much? Decide today to start living for Him His way, knowing that everything He does in your life is for your permanent happiness and success.

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milling and refinery.

It is the home of the largest sugar milling–– the Busco or, the Sugar Milling Company, t he Busco Organic Fertilizer Processing, and the Busco refinery.

The presence of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI), Davao-Agro Ventures Corp. (Davco), poultry, hog, cattle raising, and the small scale grains processing, and ot her profitable small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have catapulted the municipality of Quezon as one the first-class municipalities in the country today.

Mayor Gue, through his years of good governance, has also catapulted the municipality of Quezon in Bukidnon as one of the fastest-growing local government unit in the region in terms of local economy and its tremendous growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Other businesses present at the town include the alcohol manufacturing, grains processing, meat processing, banking services, commercial fertilizer processing, rhum manufacturing, feed mill, coconut processing, mineral water processing, and building construction.

Demog r aph ic dat a shows that Quezon has a projected number of households for Calendar Year (CY) 2014 at 20,970 and 21,233 for CY 2015 with an average household si ze of 4.74, a nd projected population of 99,402 in 2014 and 100,645 in 2015 with an average growth rate of 1.25. A targeted revenue of P300 million for 2015 with the milling industry contributing much to its annual projected revenues.

Contributing also to its unprecedented growth is the “Kiokong Eco-Tourism Project” where tourists enjoy cultural heritage through their annual Sunggod Ta Ka ma nga Festival, an annual grand thanksgiving celebration, a festival of rituals of the Pulangihon and Matigsalog Manobo tribes held every month of February.

Foreign a nd domest ic tourists also enjoy the outdoor adventure, trekking, spelunking, rock climbing and nature exploration. All these adventures are located at San Jose where the white rock walls, blue water cave, white mountains and caves and the exhilarating Pulangi River are found.

Tourists can also view the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mansilarac or, take a dip at Lowan-Lowan Natural Spring and Swimming resort in Poblacion; experience the nature and culture park at Palacapao; the Makabaya picnic farm

at Salawagan; Gue’s Garden, also at the Poblacion; and the San Roque falls.

Quezon is a landlocked municipality wherein the only means of transportation is by land. It is accessible by buses in two routes from Cagayan de Oro City or, from Davao City. The first one is taking the route via Busco and second is taking the route via Maramag. Tourists may dine at Pilmarc Restaurant and stay at J & R Lodge, Farmer’ Training Center, Clarey’s Lodge, Ria Ruby Pension House, and Twilight Traveller’s Inn. It is 75 kilometer from the City of Malaybalay, 162 kilometers from Cagayan de Oro City and 145 kilometers from Davao City.

At a glance Kiokong, now Quezon, is a valley nestling in one of the verdant slopes of Bukidnon. Nature has blessed the municipality with wild trees, wild orchids and paradise of ferns. Local lore says KIO-HONG, is its original name. In English, it means “Mushroom.” In the olden times, it was believed that flood engulfed the place and at a distance, it looks like a mushroom.

The pre-historic natives known as the Manobo, Talaandig, Higa-onon and Bukidnon tribes loved to call it KI-O-HONG until the advent of colonization. Since then, the place is known as KIOKONG, a lone coconut tree discernible and aptly preched at the lowland situated at the crossroads of Poblacion.

Local residents call it “Bugtong Lubi.” It was the center of activity during those years. It was believed, however, that because of their customs and traditions, death at the residence of a native datu brought natives and migrants to the present Poblacion (KIOKONG), now Quezon.

Upper Pulangi Historically, the original name of the municipality per Executive Order No. 199 dated November 18, 1965 was UPPER PULANGI, in which the appointed mayor was the late Mayor Crispin C. Bernadas.

In June 28, 1966, Republic Act 4802 was enacted by the House of Congress under the sponsorship of Congressman Cesar M. Fortich, which was entitled AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON, IN THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, WITH THE SEAT OF GOV ERNMENT IN THE PRESENT SITE OF KIOKONG. In June 21, 1969, Repu bl i c A c t 59 61 w a s passed by the Philippine Congress, amending Republic Act 4802 “AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPA L I T Y OF QUE ZON IN THE PROV INCE OF BUK IDNON” w it h t he

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seat of government at Salawagan. This act however, was not i mplemented for in June 19, 1971, another act – RA 6240 was passed transferring again the government site from Salawagan to Kiokong.

Land area The municipality has a total land area of 71,128.00 hectares per CAD 895D with 31 barangays of which 23 barangays are inhabited by the Manobos.

Quezon with its large chunks of fertile plains, inland valleys and virgin forest, rolling hills and mountain ranges. Quezon is bounded in the South by the Municipality of San Fernando. The biggest body of water found in the municipality is the Pulangi River.

Quezon is part of the service area of the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperat ive, I nc., si nce 1978. Out of thirty one (31, twenty nine (29) were energized at present. The rest were provided by the Local Government Unit with generator sets and Photo Voltaic Solar Energy System.

The water works of the municipality was constructed and operated by the municipal government through the Municipal’s Office-Economic Enterprise (MMO-EED).

But later on it was turned over to the Quezon Water District. Most of the barangays in the municipality has level 11 water system. The Municipality has tapped several water sources from different barangays to being water to the consumers. Some of the barangay with tappable spring were also developed and have provided them potable water supply.

Early settlers Quezon has a mixed culture. This can be substantiated from the folklore, folkways and the traditions that survive the savage of time. The early inhabitants are the Manobo, Bukidnon and Ta laa ndig mi nor it ies.

They were the nomadic groups.

In 1920’s, the FORTICH family came and settled permanently up to the present, t he late DON JOSE FORTICH was considered t he “Fat her of the Municipality,” having contributed immensely in the promotion of goodwill of the natives who are now residing at Sitio Dumasilag, Barangay Sta. Felomina and along Palacapao Creek of Barangay Palacapao. Some, however, have inter-married with Christians assimilated the present culture.

Under the present administration of Mayor Lloren Gue, he has full support to the preservation of the culture, arts and tradition of the Indigenous People (IP) of the Municipality the Pulangi-

hon Manobo and Matigsalog Manobo tribes.

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area when they were held by the 26th Infantry Battalion.

The group, including four children, was held by the soldiers for interrogation.

W hen t he m i l it a r y was finished, the civilians were finally allowed to go. But around f ive minutes later, a military helicopter fired at them indiscriminately.

Dulphing Ogan, secretary general of the Kusog sa Katawha ng Lu mad (Ka lumaran), said t he incident was one of the reasons that prompted 14 communities of San Luis, Agusan Sur to evacuate to Barangay Balit, San Luis, Agusan Sur. “Six schools have been forced to stop classes.

They are now just conducting classes in t he evacuation center,” Ogan said.

Some 200 delegates from local, national and i nter nat iona l hu ma n rights and peace organizations expressed solidarity to the displaced Banwaon, Higaonon and Manobo of Talaingod in an international solidarit y mission dubbed as Mindanao Bakwit (internally displaced persons) Solidarity Mission.

The mission took place on March 8-9 mainly in Brgy. Balit, San Luis and prior to this in Barangay Nuevo Trabajo, San Luis, Agusan del Sur. The other leg of the Mission was at Talaingod, Davao del Nor te on Ma rch 11-12 covering 31 communities of Barangay Palma Gil and Dagohoy.

A mission team was also sent to Mabini and Pantukan Compostela Valley to probe on milit a r y enc a mpment i n schools and communities.

D u r i ng t he publ ic presentation of the mission report, Ogan, said the mission found the impact of heavy deployment of 55 infantry battalions of military troops in Mindanao resulted to gross violations of human rights mostly of lumads and peasants.

“Among the most blatant violation of the military and the paramilitary g roup is t he enca mpment in schools, civilian houses and other public structures like barangay ha l ls a nd hea lt h centers,” Ogan said citing four cases of attacks and military encampments in three schools in Barangay Dagohoy, Talaingod, Davao del Nor te f rom October 2014 to March this year.

Ogan said 427 indiv idua ls including students and teachers were either victims of illegal encampments on schools

or within the range of the school compound, vilification such as red tagging, interrogation and threat harassments and intimidation.

Oga n sa id t hey a re recommending the Regional Peace and Order Councils in regions 11 and 13 “to investigate the atrocities, abuse and human rights violations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Army and ‘paramilitary’ groups.”

“The regional councils are also urged by the Balit Mission to recommend to the national government the dismantling of paramilitary groups,” he said.

The mission will submit report to the United Nations and UN Permanent Tribunal on Indigenous Issues and the Local Government Units to recommend for the pullout of the military troops encamping the schools and communities.

The Balit Mission was jointly organized by the Northern Mindanao and Ca raga for mat ions of K A R A PATA N A l l ia nce for the Advancement of Peoples’ Rights, Rura l Missionaries of the Philippines, Kalumbay, Kasalo, the Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Network on Extractive Industries and Energy. The Talaingod Mission was led by Solidarity Action Group for Indigenous People and Peasants (SAGIPP), Save Our Schools Net work, and PASAKA Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Southern Mindanao Region.

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Prevention Month niining bulan sa Marso.

Mahimong malikayan ug mapakgang ang mga panghitabo sa sunog kun hi muon sa ta na n a ng responsibilidad nga magamping ug magmatngon kanunay, pasabot ni Acenas.

Gi k i na ha ng la n gay ud nga mag-a mpi ng ang tanan ilabina ning panahon nga sobra kaayo ang kainit ug taud taud na nga wala masinati sa dakbayan ang pag-ulan, dugang sa bise mayor.

Hinuon, siya mapasalamaton sa kadagkoan ug mga kawani sa City Fire District (CFD) sa ilang walay puas nga pagmatuto sa katawhan sa mga pamaagi nga malikayan ang mga insidente sa sunog.

Siya nanawagan nga mag tinabangay ang tanan aron malikayan ang mga aksidente pinaagi sa pagpahigayon og kanunay nga pagsusi sa mga electrical wiring sa matag panimalay ug mga opisina ingon man pag-edukar sa kabataan kalabot niini.

Gikinahanglan man nga hugtan ang kapasidad sa dakbayan pagkon-

tra sa sunog importante gihapon nga ma-edukar ang katawhan dinha sa paghimo sa mga lakang nga malikayan ang sunog, pamahayag ni bise mayor Acenas. The Power

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Fou ndat ion usa k a independente nga instit usyon sa ka la mbua n nga gitukod sa tuig 1978, aron magpahigayon sa r e s e a r c h, e duc a t i on, publ icat ion, i nfor mation work, ug advocacy support sa mga isyu sa katawhan ug ekonomiya.

Samtang ang resulta sa survey nagpakita usab nga duolan singkwenta e uno porsento (50.8 percent) naglisud pagpalit sa tambal ug pagbayad sa pagpatambal.

Usab, duolan traynta e nuybe porsento (38.6 percent) naglisud pagbayad sa pag-eskwela sa ilang mga anak, kwarenta e uno porsento (41 percent) naglisud pagbayad sa pag pana kayan kun transport ug laing duolan kwarenta porsento (38.9 percent) naglisud pagbayad sa tubig. (PIA)

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